Ancient ruins! Timsii of the royal family!
"What should we do? The old man has been taken away, and we don't have any Ninja Dogs with us. How are we supposed to find him?"
Naruto asked anxiously.
"Fine."
Shinki waved his hand, indicating that there was no need to worry about such a trivial matter.
Then, he formed a hand seal for a Summoning Technique, bit his finger, and pressed it to the ground.
With a "whoosh!" sound.
Amidst the smoke and dust, a majestic wolfhound appeared, seemingly guided by the spirit of the Shinki!
Shinki explained to Naruto beside him, "When we were chasing Sasuke last time, I found the Ninja Dogs to be very useful, so after returning to the village, I asked the Inuzuka Clan for one."
It was more than ten kilometers away from Shinki.
Haido grabbed old man Heyan and headed up a hill.
Standing here and looking down, you can see a large area of ancient architectural Ruins.
The ground was covered with moss and weeds, indicating that no one had been here for many years.
"Is this where the mine is located?" Haido questioned.
Old man Heyan trembled and nodded, saying, "That's right, this is the location recorded by our ancestors."
Haido was overjoyed at the thought that he would soon obtain a large number of Gelel Stones.
Old Man Heyan cautiously asked from the side, "I have brought you to the mine as you requested. Could you release my people first?"
Haido smiled gently, appearing completely harmless.
"Don't rush, we haven't gone in yet. Once I obtain all the Gelel Stones, your people will be safe."
After saying that, Haido led the old man Heyan down the mountain and onto the Ruins Breath.
The group walked to the middle of the Ruins.
Under Haido's threat, old man Heyan opened the mechanism leading to the underground Ruins.
"Click--"
The sound of gears turning filled the air as the platform where the group was located slowly descended.
Just then, Shinki and his group arrived at this spot with their Ninja Dogs!
Shinki, with his sharp eyes, spotted Haido standing on the platform immediately!
"Stop!!"
Shinki and Naruto roared and charged forward at full speed.
He wanted revenge for all those who died in the caravan!
Behind the two, Sai sat down on the ground and began to draw.
On the other side, Timothy, who had been brought here bound hand and foot by several people, had a complicated expression on his face.
Thinking of how many innocent people were harmed in the caravan.
His long-held belief that "great ideals require sacrifice" has been challenged.
Do those who were originally kind really deserve to die?
A bewildered Timothy wanted to hear Lord Haido's answer to his questions.
At this point in the Ruins, the Shinki and Naruto were less than fifty meters away from Haido!
The next moment!
"Click--"
A loud grinding sound came from beneath the platform where Haido was standing!
Then, with a "clang!", the platform plummeted!
The sudden turn of events left Haido, who was on the platform, with no time to react!
Soon, the group of people on the Shinki above the Ruins heard a loud "BOOM!"
I reckon Haido and Heyan descended underground!
"Uncle!"
Naruto rushed forward anxiously, intending to jump down into the tunnel.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a female knight in full armor blocked Naruto's path!
Kazagai, she was the person sent by Haido to investigate the caravan, and also the one who silenced the caravan after Haido took Heyan away!
"Don't block the way!"
"I'm furious! "Naruto roared.
Kazagai drew his sword from his waist, his face contorted with madness, and shouted, "I will not let you stop Haido!"
"Unless I'm dead!"
The next moment!
A figure flashed by!
"Whoosh!!"
The white blade sliced across the woman's throat!
Blood suddenly appeared!
One sword to the throat!
Shinki flicked the blood off his Bone Blade, his expression indifferent as he looked at Kazagai, who was still not quite dead on the ground.
Don't boast like that again.
Naruto: (⊙o⊙)
Shinki's speed was so fast that even he couldn't react!
Seriously, when did the people of Shinki Kacha become so decisive?!
Above the Ruins, Timothy looked bewildered.
He didn't even see Shinki raise his hand before Kazagai died!
"Wow, this is amazing! Is this what Ninja is like?!"
Sai's expression at this moment: Σ( ° △ °|||)
The Red-Haired Kid usually seems like such an easygoing person.
How can someone be so scary when they get angry!
Although his expression was calm, he gave off the feeling of a ticking Explosive Tag!
And it was the kind of explosion with incredibly powerful explosive force!
What kind of missions is Danzo giving himself?!
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To monitor and devise a plan to assassinate Shinki?!
Even Danzo himself couldn't accomplish something like this!
Beneath the Ruins.
Haido looked at the empty underground hall with dissatisfaction. "Why haven't we seen Gelel Ore yet?"
"That's the kingdom's top secret, of course it's well hidden."
Heyan said it was only natural.
"To access the Gelel Ore, we need to break through the final layer of restrictions."
"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and open it!"
Haido urged him anxiously.
He couldn't wait a second longer!
"To break the final barrier, royal blood is required," Heyan explained.
Haido felt that the old scoundrel was deliberately playing a trick on him. "Don't you want your granddaughter to live?! (ꐦ ಠ 皿ಠ)"
Concerned for the clan, Heyan quickly waved his hands and said, "No, no! I know where the royal family is!"
"That child with long blond hair is very likely a member of royalty."
"You mean Timothy? Are you sure?"
Haido narrowed his eyes slightly.
He'd known Timothy for years, how come he hadn't discovered that Timothy actually had royal blood flowing through his veins?
Heyan quickly explained, "I'm telling the truth. Nirugu originally kept in the Imperial Palace. It was close to that boy because of the royal blood flowing in his veins."
"Also, that child has Gelel Ore implanted in his body, right? Only royalty can fully compatibility with the power of Gelel Ore."
After listening to the old man's explanation, Haido thought about it carefully and felt that it made a lot of sense.
Just then...
"Splash splash splash..."
Shinki, Naruto, Sai led Timothy down into the cave.
Haido's face lit up with a smile.
He was just thinking about how to bring Timothy down.
Now look what's happened! These kids have done me a huge favor!
Timothy, his hands and feet bound, looked anxious as he saw Lord Haido and said, "Lord Haido, I have something I'd like to ask you."
"We can talk about this later. I'll deal with these arrogant brats first," Haido said, tightening his gloves and looking eager to get started.
With a "Ku!" sound, four black wings, like those of a dragonfly, sprouted from his back!
"We killed so many people for our Land of Plenty, was it really the right thing to do?"
Timothy roared.
However, Haido didn't take Timothy's words to heart at all and quickly rushed to the side of the three Shinki.
A silver light shimmered.
Haido swiftly and decisively dispatched the three from Shinki with his blade!
Then, he carried Timothy's body to the center of the altar and held a long sword to Timothy's neck...
Timothy panicked instantly.
"Lord Haido, what do you mean by this?! Σ(っ°Д °;)っ"
Haido maintained his usual smiling expression, "I never imagined you had royal blood flowing through your veins. Saving you when we destroyed that village was truly the right choice."
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