Chapter 12: A Thousand Winds and Sands
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γYou have a temporary missionγ
Xie Mao blinked, temporary mission?
Xie Mao remembered that the system has such a setting - temporary tasks will be released from time to time, and the digestion progress can be directly increased after completion.
Xie Mao looked at the introduction of the task.
[Temporary Mission: Puppet of the Thousand Winds Sands: Event Time: At 11:42 on September 22, Konoha 42, you are about to explore the old ruins of the buried Monzaemon Gate]
[Quest content: Explore the old ruins and the truth behind them]
[Mission Progress: 0%]
[Mission time limit: 2 days]
[Task Rewards: Rewards will be graded according to the specific situation]
[Special note: The task reward is doubled, and there must be a special reward, only for the first mission]
Oh? Xie Mao squinted slightly.
The content of this task is kind of interesting.
The truth behind it?
At present, Sand Hidden Village believes that there is a successor of the Men Saemon puppet technique living in seclusion in that old ruins, and more information has not been made public for the time being, and Xie Mao does not know what the first batch of people have discovered.
As he guessed, the task was not easy.
Do you still want to refuse? Xie Mao's eyes flickered.
Fortunately, Xie Mao didn't forget about eating, he was not active in cooking, and he had a problem with his brain, so he simply continued to think while eating.
In order to figure out his physical strength, he deliberately fought with Iwa Saxiu, and finally judged himself to be "just like that", no matter how you look at it, it can only be regarded as an ordinary shinobi, and this kind of strength is still involved in tasks that are obviously wrong, it is really unnecessary.
But now that there are temporary tasks given by the system, Xie Mao must think carefully about the task rewards and further explore the system mechanism.
Moreover, double the reward + special reward, it looks so fragrant.
Do you want to be greedy?
Xie Mao ate absent-mindedly at this meal.
When he returned to the room after eating, he saw the props on his table, and Xie Mao suddenly woke up.
I'm already a soothsayer, so why bother with it?
Xie Mao immediately wrote down the event to be divined on a piece of paper, "This mission is dangerous", then picked up the blue crystal and tried divination with the spirit pendulum method.
Soon, Xie Mao saw a small clockwise rotation of the blue crystal.
Dangerous, but not much...... Xie Mao could clearly feel that his heart was moved.
Give it a go, and turn your bike into a motorcycle.
For the first mission, double rewards and special rewards, as long as the risk is not exaggerated, there is no reason not to be greedy.
Moreover, Xie Mao was very curious about the so-called special rewards, which might be precious items that could change his future, or they could be worthless additions.
Greed is the end of it.
But...... Xie Mao suppressed a little expectation and restlessness in his heart, and seriously considered how he should not be seen by others if he took on the task.
"Strength is an unavoidable problem, but this mission should be more inclined to the direction of scientific research, I inherited the memory of me at all, even if I really encounter danger, I am also the ninja who leads the team, and I only have to pay attention to emergencies."
If there is no systematic reward, Xie Mao is unwilling to take risks, isn't it happy to develop well? When the strength of the middle ninja is restored, Xie Mao has no shackles of restraint, and there is no need to be too worried.
Besides, is he really qualified to refuse the task directly sent by the Sand Hidden Village?
After cultivating hard in the afternoon, after eating, Xie Mao met Chiyo, who had come back early.
Chiyo smiled a little after seeing Xie Mao, and then lowered his voice and said, "Scorpion, you should have received a notice, prepare early, and leave early tonight." β
"Early departure?"
"Yes, this is a decision made by Grandma, as the captain of the second batch of teams, based on the current situation."
Chiyo sighed lightly: "The progress of the first team is not going well, and we have encountered unsolvable trouble this morning, and we must rush over as soon as possible." β
"Yes." Xie Mao responded unsurprisingly.
After all, there is a question about Mozaemon, and the village will naturally send the strongest puppeteer, so Chiyo could have set off in the first batch, but first, there are still many affairs in the village that she needs to deal with, and she can't be cleaned up at once, and second, the situation of the old ruins is not complicated, and anyone can come to open up the dark passage, and Chiyo doesn't need to go early.
Of course, there is another hidden reason, the village needs a certain amount of time to eliminate the suspicion of the puppeteer in the village.
With Chiyo taking the lead, Xie Mao, as her grandson and a genius who focuses on puppetry, really has no reason to shirk the task.
If you force yourself not to go, you will attract even greater suspicion.
I don't have a choice.
The task was very urgent, Xie Mao didn't ask questions at this time, and immediately walked back to his room to change into black clothes, packed his luggage, and then came to his workshop again, and packed the [father] and [mother] and spare puppets with the sealing scroll.
Ninjas have scrolls that can be sealed and carried lightly, so they don't have to carry a large bag or a small bag.
However, it always takes a little time to retrieve something from the scroll, and some sluggish puppeteers will be killed by fast ninjas before they can be removed.
Xie Mao put a few scrolls into a special ninja bag, then took out a forehead guard and put it on his head.
Already heavily armed.
When Xie Mao returned to the first floor, Chiyo was already waiting there, bowing his head lightly after seeing Xie Mao.
When Xie Mao walked up to Chiyo, Chiyo said, "Let's go, meet at the village gate." β
The two of them walked out the door together, and it was already completely dark.
"Have a nice trip." Uncle Mori bent down to say goodbye.
Xie Mao looked back at the house where he had lived for a few days and bowed slightly.
Chiyo took the lead in running, Xie Mao followed, ran two steps, and naturally put his hand behind his back, turning into a ninja run.
At first, Xie Mao was not very used to the classic ninja run, but fortunately, he kept his memory and ran not fast, so he had enough time to adapt slowly, so he got used to this kind of running style with a serious forward leaning center of gravity as he ran.
This style of running requires a certain amount of chakra assistance, and it also relies on the physical fitness of the ninja, which is difficult for ordinary people to do, and can only run like Orochimaru.
At first glance, it's not a ninja.
When he ran to the village gate, Xie Mao saw that ten ninjas had gathered there, standing together in twos and threes and chatting.
After seeing Chiyo and Xie Mao who came over, they all straightened their faces and greeted, "Advisor Chiyo." β
"The people are here. Chiyo swept her eyes, "Let's go now." β
"Yes!"
The ninjas answered in unison, following Chiyo the moment they passed them.
The Land of the Winds is full of deserts and rough rocks, and there are few regular and smooth roads in the few places where there are few people, but because of the various huge mountain rocks, the flat areas that can be walked have become winding.
As everyone was rushing, Chiyo said a little hoarsely: "Some of us have been temporarily recruited and don't know the specific mission information, so I'll explain it next." β
"The site of the mission is in the Thousand Wind Sands, twenty kilometers away from the village, and we will arrive within an hour. There is a place in the Thousand Wind Sands where the old ruins of Monzaemon-sama are buried, and a few days ago, Orion discovered a secret passage, and a large number of golem-sama-style puppets and mechanisms appeared in the dark passage, and we all agreed that it was done by a puppeteer who had obtained the relevant inheritance, and our task was to find him and control him. β
"Before us, the first batch of ninjas had taken the lead, led by Kamishinobi Hakura, who was responsible for locking the area and emptying the dark passages, but now they are in trouble that they can't solve, and their progress has stalled."
"We are the second group of ninjas in charge of support, so we must complete the mission as soon as possible!" Chiyo shouted forcefully.
"Yes!" The ninjas immediately responded in unison, indicating that they were all listening.
Xie Mao, who was following Chiyo, was silent, just feeling the rapid flow of chakra in his body as he ran.
With a lot of exercise and the blessing of chakra, the speed of the ninja is far beyond the limit of what ordinary people can catch with the naked eye, and if you run at full strength, twenty kilometers can take less than an hour.
Now Chiyo is deliberately pressing the speed, not only to take care of the ninjas who are less powerful in the team, but also to retain a certain amount of physical strength and chakra while taking into account the speed, seeking a compromise.
Now this speed is just right for Xie Mao, too fast, it is difficult for him to adapt in a short period of time, too slow, the flow of chakra will not be violent.
The speed of not being fast or slow allows Xie Mao to feel the chakra flowing all over his body while running, helping his body to run quickly.
The long-distance running for nearly an hour in a row was something that Xie Mao had never done in his previous life, and Xie Mao's whole person had a kind of exhilaration.
When Chiyo gave the order to stop, Xie Mao let out a long breath of heat, and then gasped slightly, feeling that his control over Chakra had increased a little.
On a mountain cliff, Chiyo looked at the camp not far away and began to assign tasks: "Kamishinobu is in charge of guarding, and the rest rests." β
Even in the territory of the Land of Wind, Chiyo is still on high alert, which is the experience of war, or rather, the sequelae.
After giving orders to the team's actions, Chiyo ordered a ninja who was good at reconnaissance and rushed down the hillside to the large camp ahead.
Xie Mao stood on the edge of the cliff, without fear of heights, he admired the beauty of this desert with amazement.
Under the black velvety night, layers of flake-like yellow-brown mountain rocks are centered on a deep pit, like a spiral, large pieces are connected together to reach hundreds of meters long, two or three meters thick rocks protrude from the surface, and the wind from all directions converges along the spiral mountain rocks, and large pieces of sand and dust swirl in them and fall into the deep pit in the center.
This is the Qianfeng Sandy Land, the whole is round, the diameter is more than three kilometers, the highest mountain rock is hundreds of meters long, and the vertical height is also nearly 100 meters.
The Thousand Winds Sands were formed by the power of nature and the transformation of powerful ninjas, and a large number of desert flora and fauna depend on these strange mountains and rocks to survive.
Not far away, the camp was a flat sandy area between two huge rocks, where the first sand ninjas were stationed, and in the middle of the night, there was also a faint glow of fire.
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