Accepting a Mission to Protect the Queen
The Vines of the Shinki stretched out like lightning, wrapped around Sara's falling body, and then with a "whoosh!" they quickly contracted!
In the end, the Vines transformed back into the shape of the Shinki's arm, and Sara, like a frightened little rabbit, nestled in the Shinki's embrace.
"That scared me to death, that scared me to death..."
Having been pampered since childhood, Sara trembled in the Shinki.
Shinki cooperated by not saying anything, but simply patted the girl's back with his hand.
"It's okay, it's okay... (▿ )"
After a while, Shinki's tone suddenly changed. "We should go."
Sara looked up, her tear-filled eyes gazing at Shinki's handsome profile.
I'm a little obsessed!
Then, she looked in the direction the Shinki tree was looking and saw several Puppet Golem flying there.
Sara breathed a sigh of relief and gestured to the Shinki beside her not to be so tense, "It's alright, that's the minister's puppet, here to protect me. ୧⍢⃝୨"
However, the next moment, the puppet flying in the air raised its arm and fired a purple Chakra beam straight at Sara's location!
"Boom!!"
Stones flew everywhere, and a large hole was blasted out of the top of the tower where Shinki and the other person were!
Sara, who had been pulled away from the attack by Shinki, looked bewildered. "How could this be? Aren't these puppets being controlled by Minister Anrokuzan?"
Why don't they recognize me?! (°A°`)
Upon hearing Sara mention the name 'Anrokuzan', Shinki was standing nearby, began to have a plan in mind.
Before embarking on the Rōran mission, Tsunade's master had mentioned that 'Anrokuzan' was a treacherous minister of the ancient Rōran city, who controlled the entire Rōran through special means!
Queen Sara's current predicament was most likely orchestrated by this treacherous minister!
"Is it possible that Minister Anrokuzan is trying to harm you?"
Shinki voiced his suspicions.
Sara shook her head, saying with absolute certainty, "Absolutely impossible!"
"Anrokuzan is a pillar of the state! After my mother's death, he helped me govern the entire Rōran. Without him, there would be no Rōran city as we know it today!"
Seeing the girl's stubbornness, Shinki didn't bother to say anything more. He waved his hand and prepared to leave. "Fine, fine, think what you want. I'm leaving now. (||๐_๐)"
"Wait! You can't leave yet!" Sara's voice suddenly rose.
Shinki shrugs. "Why? ┐(´-`)┌"
Sara raised her hand and pointed to the puppets floating in the air, which were rushing towards them at high speed!
Although he didn't know why the minister's puppet didn't recognize him.
But Sara knew that without the red-haired guy's help, she would probably have died today...
Shinki understood Sara's meaning, but he felt he had already done what he was supposed to do; it was just that the girl didn't believe him. (▔□▔)/
"I am neither your subject nor your guard, and I have no responsibility to protect you. ( ´◔‸◔`)"
"You're Ninja from Konoha, aren't you?"
Sara panicked immediately.
"Doesn't your Ninja Village accept requests? Could I ask you to protect me...?"
Just as Sara was speaking, a giant Puppet Golem rushed in front of the two of them and raised its massive claws.
In the nick of time, Sara, terrified, covered her head and crouched on the ground, crying out, "Help!"
"Swoosh--"
"Boom boom--"
When Sara opened her eyes again, the puppet robots in the sky had disappeared, and in front of her was the smiling face of the Shinki.
How is the compensation calculated?
Shinki put away the giant Chakra Blade in his hand and asked happily.
The other party is the Queen of Roran, so the reward she offers must be substantial!
Sara: "I don't know the price of Ninja either; you can set it yourself."
Shinki thought for a moment, "Then let's make it two hundred million. ｡◕‿◕｡"
Sara nodded blankly. Having lived a life of luxury in the Imperial Palace, she had no idea that it would cost two hundred million coins.
After accepting the mission, the first thing Shinki had to do was to send Queen Sara back to the Imperial Palace.
On the way, Shinki suggested, "There's no need for all that trouble. Just point me to the mansion in Anrokuzan, and I'll settle things for you. (๑ت๑)"
"Forget it, I still don't believe he would do anything to harm me." Sara shook her head.
Since the employer was like this, Shinki had no choice but to take Sara into the Imperial Palace first, and deal with the rest later.
Meanwhile, in Rōran City, at the Anrokuzan residence, in a gloomy corner...
Anrokuzan, dressed in a magnificent robe and with his entire body covered in Chakra Threads, sat upright in a chair.
His expression was extremely unpleasant at this moment.
"I've been here for six years, and I'll soon have complete control over the entire Rōran. I never expected that the Konoha Ninja chased me six years ago would reappear... (ꐦ ಠ 皿ಠ)"
"Shinki... No matter how renowned you are, you can't defeat me who possesses the power of the Ryūmyaku! (▼ヘ▼#)"
Just as Anrokuzan was planning his next move, he used Chakra Threads to control the Puppet Soldiers guarding the mansion and discovered the strange thing about the mansion!
"Who dares to barge into my house?! Ծ‸ Ծ"
Meanwhile, at the Rōran Imperial Palace.
Shinki led Sara in, and along the way were guards who had fainted.
Sara, who was following behind the Shinki, was filled with trepidation.
Along the way, with Shinki's help, she witnessed firsthand what 'infiltration' truly meant.
Anyone who tried to block his way was knocked unconscious by the red-haired boy!
No one was fully aware that they had entered the palace, so they considered their infiltration a success!
At this moment, the two were walking on the steps leading from the bottom to the top of the tower.
Suddenly, a figure darted out from a dark corner of the stairwell!
Just as Shinki was about to use the same trick again and knock the man unconscious, he discovered that there was a group of people standing behind him!
These people included the elderly, children, and women, but there wasn't a single able-bodied man among them.
Moreover, although these people dressed differently, judging from their coarse Mabui, their families were not in good financial condition.
They were most likely not guards, but ordinary citizens.
"Who are you? Why are you here?" Shinki warily shielded Sara behind him.
A woman wearing a headscarf stepped forward from the crowd. Facing Sara behind the Shinki, she pleaded, "Queen Sara, could you please release my husband?"
After one person took the lead, a chorus of voices rose from the back of the crowd.
"And my Older Brother! My Older Brother has been missing for several days!"
"And then there's my son, he's just turned twenty this year, the family can't function without him!"
A little girl in the crowd cried, "I want my daddy... Waaah..."
Faced with this situation, the well-protected Sara retorted, "You can report your family members missing to the authorities, why are you asking me?"
Sara's words drew widespread complaints from the crowd.
"The people who took my father away said it was Queen Sara's order!"
"Yes, that's it!"
"Queen Sara, I miss my son so much, please..."