The Airheaded Mist Ninja Girl
A naturally Mist Ninja girl (1/5 update)
Having discarded the clothing bearing the Uchiha Clan crest, Shunren was left with only a pair of tattered underpants. To conceal his wounds and bandages, he "borrowed" a tattered garment from a nearby house and covered himself with it. Finally, to disguise his face, he smeared it with ash. ΩΩ Novel
Pakura did the same, discarding everything that would give her Sand Ninja characteristics. Not only did she cover herself in ash, but she also ruthlessly cut off the orange-dyed bangs on either side of her forehead, took off her topknot, and messed up her hair. As a young woman, it was truly remarkable that she could do all that.
After some investigation, they discovered a very embarrassing reality.
That means they are still within the territory of the Land of Water, and not on the border, but on the main island of the Land of Water.
It turns out that the waters where Shunren and Pakura fell that day flowed from west to east. In other words, they were desperately running towards the border while being chased by the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist, but who knew that they would end up back in the territory of Kirigakure!
However, this very mistake led to a series of unexpected events. After Shunren and Pakura disappeared without a trace, the Mist Ninja authorities were furious and immediately dispatched a large number of ninjas to completely surround the border of the Land of Water. But what they never expected was that Shunren and Pakura would somehow manage to return to the vicinity of Kirigakure. This is what is known as being blind to what is right under one's nose.
Regardless, they are currently in the sphere of influence near Kirigakure, where they can encounter Mist Ninja people everywhere. At this moment Shunren and Pakura are both injured and have weak Chakra. If their identities are exposed, they will be completely doomed.
With the outbreak of the Third Shinobi World War, the Land of Water, which was isolated overseas and already lacked resources, continued to build up its military and engage in militarism, making life extremely difficult for Land of Water people and resulting in a large number of refugees. Shunren and Pakura disguised themselves and blended into the ranks of the refugees.
"Please line up, one by one, with priority given to the elderly and children..." Inside the refugee camp, a girl about the same age as Shunren was directing the distribution of relief food.
After taking one look, Shunren couldn't help but scrutinize her closely. The girl had slightly wavy brown hair and bright, emerald-green eyes. He felt that she looked vaguely familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere before.
"This girl..." Pakura's eyes were also fixed on her. The Forehead Protector on her forehead indicated that she was a ninja, but what surprised Pakura the most was that her petite body was dressed in a gray-blue vest, which represented Mist Ninja Chunin Kirigakure. "To become Mist Ninja in Chunin at such a young age, she is truly an extraordinary genius."
Shunren frowned slightly, secretly forming a hand seal. He then pulled Pakura closer to him and whispered in her ear, "That girl's Chakra is not simple. Just in case, don't leave my side by more than a meter. I'm going to activate a small-scale Sensory Technique."
If they were ordinary Genin, they believed they could easily get away with it, but for Chunin, it was a bit risky, especially since both of them were in an extremely weak state. However, turning back now was impossible, because the refugee caravan was heading ahead to deliver food aid; showing themselves now would be giving away information, wouldn't it? Besides, after fleeing for their lives, their stomachs were growling with hunger.
Pakura did as instructed, clinging close to Shunren, feigning weakness in front of others, a hint of worry flashing in her eyes. She then pressed her lips to his ear and whispered, "Shunren, your Chakra right now..."
"It's alright, it's just a small-scale counter-sensory effect, no problem," Shunren replied softly.
"Here, this is for you." The girl carefully distributed the food to each refugee, her eyes revealing genuine heartache. As a member of the Mist Ninja, she felt deeply saddened to see her countrymen suffering like this.
Shunren and Pakura received their food right under the noses of the Mist Ninja girl, who didn't notice anything amiss. However, just as they were about to turn and leave, an unexpected incident occurred.
"Wait a minute, you two in front!" the Mist Ninja girl called out to them.
Shunren and Pakura froze for a moment, but quickly recovered and turned around, their voices deliberately hoarse as they asked, "Ninja Master... what can I do for you?"
The Mist Ninja ran quickly towards them.
Pakura tightened her grip, but Shunren grabbed her hand, signaling her not to make any rash moves.
Without a word, the girl reached out her hand to them, carefully lifting Pakura's tattered shawl before exclaiming, "Big sister, you're injured!"
Then the girl examined Shunren again and exclaimed in surprise, "Ah! Little brother, your injuries are even more serious! How did you get hurt like this?"
"He injured himself in a fall."
"He injured himself in a fall."
Shunren and Pakura spoke in unison, with Shunren adding, "My brother and I were gathering herbs on the mountain when we accidentally fell down..."
Shunren spoke nonsense with a straight face. To be honest, his hastily made-up lie was full of holes. Anyone with a little common sense could see that Shunren and Pakura's injuries were quite severe. Most people would have died long ago. How could they still be walking like this?
Therefore, as soon as he uttered those words, Shunren had already prepared for the worst: to first subdue the girl in front of him with lightning speed, and then the two of them would escape. However, doing so would be tantamount to exposing their whereabouts, and since this place was the center of the Mist Ninja's territory, they would face an even more dire situation.
Shunren stared intently at the girl, carefully observing every subtle change in her expression.
The girl frowned.
Shunren remained calm and quietly released his grip on Pakura's hand.
Pakura lowered his head, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes.
"How pitiful." The girl's eyes welled up with innocent tears. "Waaah~ Because of the war, they lost their home. Siblings with no blood relation came together and have depended on each other ever since... Waaah~ So touching."
"..." Shunren
"..." Pakura
The girl wiped away her tears, a naive smile spreading across her face. "Don't worry~ Heaven has eyes, big sister and little brother will definitely get married in the end and stay together forever."
Because of their similar appearances, the girl cleverly realized that they weren't siblings. However, instead of immediately suspecting them, she somehow ended up imagining a bizarre and melodramatic sibling romance in her mind.