New Mission: The Ghost of the Land of Birds

Naruto stopped a pretty young woman on the street and asked somewhat shyly, "Hello, do you know where the Daimyo's Residence is in the Land of Birds?"

The young woman first sized up Naruto, then pointed him in a clear direction. "This is just an ordinary town in the Land of Birds. If you want to find the Daimyo, you should go to the capital of the Land of Birds. Look, take that Highway, and you'll get there after crossing a few mountains."

After hearing the young lady's directions, Naruto thanked her repeatedly.

However, just as he turned around, intending to tell the team the information he had gathered, he suddenly saw the Shinki in the crowd ahead!

(´◊ω◊`)

So Naruto rushed straight to the Shinki and gave it a bear hug!

"Haha, Shinki, what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in the Land of Earth?!"

Shinki pushed Naruto away with some disdain and explained, "I'm in the Land of Birds on some business."

After saying that, Shinki asked in confusion, "By the way, I was about to ask you something. Shouldn't you be in the village? Why did you come to the Land of Birds?"

Naruto scratched his head and explained, "I didn't have much to do in the village, and since there happened to be a mission in the Land of Birds, I volunteered to come. (o´Д`o)ノ"

Shinki: "A mission? There must be other people involved, right?"

Naruto immediately pointed in a direction. "There, my teammates are Tenten and Neji. Those two are currently buying supplies. I came out to ask for directions."

Shinki nodded. "I see."

Since old friends have met, it's inevitable that they'll get together for a meal.

Soon, Shinki, Naruto three were sitting around a Barbecue Restaurant.

Tenten spoke first, asking with concern, "I didn't expect to see you here, Shinki. I heard from Lady Tsunade that you gifted the Land of Earth a Crystal Mountain, which caused a severe overdraft of your Chakra. Are you alright now?"

After hearing what Tenten said, Tsunade to himself, "Shinki- sensei's lie covered up for me pretty well; she actually managed to keep the whole village in the dark."

So, following Tenten's lead, Shinki continued, "Her injuries have almost healed, but it'll probably take fifty or sixty years for her Chakra to return to its previous level. →_→"

After hearing this, Tenten felt a pang of heartache. "Ah, fifty or sixty years? This... it's alright, Shinki, even if your strength is greatly diminished, you are still the pride of the village!"

"Still my love..."

Towards the end, Tenten realized she had spoken too quickly and without thinking, and immediately blushed deeply, lowering her head shyly:(´つヮ⊂︎)

Seeing this, Shinki didn't ask any further questions, but instead turned his gaze to Neji sitting next to him. "What specific mission are you here in the Land of Birds this time?"

Neji took a sip of tea and slowly said, "Someone claims to have seen a ghost in the Daimyo's Residence. The village accepted the request to investigate the ghost and sent us over to take a look."

Shinki frowned slightly. "Ghosts? Do such things still exist in the Shinobi World? (￢‸￢)?"

After hearing Shinki's words, Naruto added fuel to the fire, saying, "You just don't understand. (o´Д`o)ノ"

"Some time ago, the former Daimyo of the Land of Birds Ōsagi, died mysteriously. Not long after, his daughter, Daimyo Benisagi, also died."

"Therefore, I suspect that this ghost is very likely the reincarnation of the former Daimyo of the Land of Birds."

Shinki: "..."

"Why didn't you make it even more outrageous? Ծ‸ Ծ "

Tenten chimed in, "Since we met in the Land of Birds, Shinki don't you come with us to the Land of Birds's capital? The rewards for this mission are quite generous. (◔◡◔)"

Shinki pondered these words carefully.

He had just subdued the Four-Tails, Sasuke eye on things in the Land of Lightning, and the Five-Tails was being protected by Iwagakure...

I happen to be in the Land of Birds, so it wouldn't hurt to travel around and relax. ( •̀∀•́ )

So, Shinki decided to go on the mission with Neji, Tenten, and Naruto: "Okay! I'll go with you guys! (๑ت๑)"

On the Highway leading to the capital of the Land of Birds.

Four Ninjas raced down the road.

After running several kilometers, Shinki suddenly stopped. "Walking is too slow."

Naruto nodded. "Yeah, yeah, Shinki, hurry up and pull out your Big Airplane! (ꈍᴗꈍ)"

Shinki: "..."

It's just a plane, why are you blushing like a teapot?! (╯‵□′)╯┻━┻

Neji nodded and said, "Flying is indeed much faster than running."

Tenten chimed in, "I really envy Shinki for being able to fly to all sorts of places. ｡◕‿◕｡"

Shinki shook his head. "We won't fly this time."

"Let me show you my newly acquired Tailed Beast. ୧⍢⃝୨"

After saying that, Shinki raised his right hand, and the seal in his palm lit up!

"Boom--"

A gigantic, bright red ape appeared on the road!

Tenten, Neji: Σ(っ°Д °;)っ,⊙▽⊙

Tenten exclaimed in astonishment, "One, two, three, four!... Four tails! If I'm not mistaken, these must be the Four-Tails of Iwagakure!"

Shinki nodded. "Yes, that's what the Four-Tails' main force wanted."

Neji: (꒪⌓꒪)

Shinki really is a place where people never leave empty-handed!

Go to Iwagakure and steal a Tailed Beast!

Let's go.

After Shinki finished speaking, he jumped onto the top of the Four-Tails great ape's head!

Then Shinki lowered his head and said to the Four-Tails, "Is everything alright?"

Four-Tails: "N-No problem! (*꒦ິ⌓꒦ີ)"

It's the Four-Tails Son Goku, a proud Tailed Beast!

It wasn't created to be used as a mount!

Therefore, when Shinki initially suggested riding it on its journey, it refused!

But Shinki's fist was too strong!

We can't beat them! We simply can't beat them!

They had no choice but to submit.

Then, everyone jumped onto the Four- Four-Tails 'Four-Tails shoulders and grabbed its fur...

With a loud "thump-thump--", the Four-Tails took a step and rushed towards the capital of the Land of Birds.

At this moment, Nine-Tails, the Kurama, was overjoyed within the sealed space inside Naruto!

Nine-Tails: "Yay! This time I'm finally not the one riding! վ'ᴗ' ի"

Riding on their Four-Tails, the group quickly arrived Capital of the Land of Birds.

The capital of the Land of Birds is built on the Lakeside of a large lake, where everything is lush and green—it's very beautiful!

Upon seeing the massive walls of the Land of Birds's Capital, the Shinki, in order to avoid causing panic among the people, subdued its Four-Tails.

Afterwards, the four of them walked into the city.

Clearly, this ghost incident had a significant impact.

Shinki and his group had barely entered the city when they overheard the residents discussing the matter:

"Everyone, lock your doors tonight! A ghost might come and steal your money!"

"It's said that the ghosts appear because the former Daimyo harbored immense resentment when he died... Sigh, I wonder if it's true."

"What a pity for Daimyo now, his father died not long ago, and now his sister is dead..."

"It's said that a ghost attacked Kōmei. Could it be that Lord Akira is related to the death of the former Daimyo?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Isn't the High Priest Mōsō here?"

"Shh~ Quiet down, this isn't something we can just discuss casually!"

"What's there to be afraid of? I refuse to believe that Kōmei can truly rule the Land of Birds with an iron fist!"

"Why does everyone think Kōmei is the murderer? Don't you all think there's something fishy about this...?"