"I believe you!!! Help me!" The child was so frightened that his face turned pale and his hair turned white. Shiyu rushed over immediately, grabbed him steadily, controlled his body, and levitated him in the air.
The child had his eyes tightly closed, but when he realized someone was hugging him, he relaxed and opened his eyes, followed by an expression of disbelief.
"How is that possible!? Am I floating in the air? No, you can fly!? My God!! Are you Immortal!?"
When have children ever seen someone who can fly? Naturally, they see Shiyu as Immortal, since Shiyu can fly in the air even without wings, and in a child's mind, only Immortal can do that.
"Now you believe me, right? My skills are definitely up to par, aren't they? If you dare say no, I'll throw you off the mountain." Shiyu threatened with a wicked grin.
"I believe it! The child was completely terrified at this point."
Shiyu then snapped her fingers again, switching the surrounding environment back to the small town. The child in front of her, who had been stunned, now had his fear and confusion in his eyes transformed into admiration and curiosity.
"Immortal! Immortal! What else can you do besides fly?"
"Immortal, Immortal! I remember you could summon water too!"
"Immortal! Are you a ninja or Immortal? Please teach me how to fly!"
The children kept asking questions.
Shiyu then threatened, "Now I'll ask you a question, and you answer it. Don't say anything more nonsense, or I'll throw you out of that icy world."
"No problem! Immortal!"
The child already had a general understanding of the Immortal's temperament and knew that Shiyu was just deliberately scaring him.
"What's your name?" Shiyu asked.
"My name is Komiya Hideo," the child in front of me said.
"Huh? Komiya Hideo? Your surname is Komiya, so your father probably wouldn't be...?"
"Yes, my dad is Komiya Tatsuya, the rich guy who posted the bounty," the child said.
Shiyu slapped her forehead and said, "What a small world! We actually bumped into the employer's child. Since your father posted the bounty, how dare you burn it?!"
Hideo said, "Of course! It was because of the bounty he offered that I dared to burn it. I trusted he wouldn't do anything to me. Besides, if it weren't for the high bounty, so many people wouldn't have died!"
"Everyone says the giant scorpion will affect the safety of the town, but I think what can really kill the townspeople is their greed!" The young Hideo said something that surprised even Shiyu.
"I truly admire your insight, but having accepted the mission issued by your father, I cannot simply leave. As a ninja, I will certainly complete the mission perfectly."
"No matter what, the existence of that Desert Giant Scorpion is a threat to humanity. You know my strength, so you should be able to rest assured, right?" Shiyu patted Hideo's head and asked.
"Hmm! If it's you, no problem! In that case, I'll wait for your good news from Father. After all, you'll still receive a reward after killing the giant scorpion, right?" Komiya Hideo asked.
Shiyu nodded and said, "You're very smart. Of course. So, it's a deal then. You have to wait for me to come back obediently! And I will definitely get rid of the Desert Giant Scorpion."
Shiyu and Hideo had made a promise, and Hideo was picked up by the Komiya Family.
Shiyu randomly found a spot and sat quietly for a while until it was completely dark.
"Now's the time! Begin the hunt for the Desert Giant Scorpion!" Shiyu then Teleportation away from the desert town. Floating in the air, Shiyu activated her Byakugan, taking in the entire surrounding world.
Shiyu explored southwestward little by little, not missing any small details. Finally, Shiyu discovered a caravan moving northeastward.
"What's wrong with this caravan? Knowing there are Desert Giant Scorpion nearby, do they still dare to travel in the middle of the night?" Shiyu couldn't help but complain.
Shiyu observed that most of the caravan members were quite exhausted.
"Hurry up! Don't dawdle! Speed things up! We must get this shipment to the desert town before nightfall! We need to get here before everyone else's resources arrive so I can make more money!" The leader was a businessman, a real shrew, who didn't care about his subordinates' physical condition at all in order to make enough profit.
They're even willing to risk their lives for profit, disregarding safety altogether.
"He's not entirely stupid; he even hired a few Sunagakure ninjas to protect the caravan." Shiyu noticed several Forehead Protector Sunagakure, vigilantly surveying their surroundings.
Shiyu knew that this caravan's reckless actions would inevitably attract the Desert Giant Scorpion, so he secretly followed the caravan. Before long, Shiyu Byakugan some unusual activity.
A rumbling and rumbling sound arose around us.
Those in the caravan could clearly feel the ground beneath their feet begin to tremble, and suddenly a huge object appeared before them, rising upwards on its own, with large amounts of sand sliding down its surface like a sand waterfall.
Then the monster stood up completely from the sand. It had four pairs of strong legs and a pair of hard pincers, which looked particularly magical in the moonlight. Its tail was naturally a barbed stinger. It was clear that it was Shiyu's target this time, the Desert Giant Scorpion.
The size of the Desert Giant Scorpion exceeded Shiyu's estimate. He originally thought it would be no more than a few meters in size, but now it was tens of meters in size.
"What?! Can I really be this unlucky?!"
"That's Desert Giant Scorpion!?"
"Oh my god! Sunagakure Ninja Village ninjas! Protect me!"
The merchant leader, encountering danger, was naturally terrified and didn't know what to do, so he immediately hid behind the Sand Ninja.
Although the Sand Ninja were surprised, they were, after all, battle-hardened ninjas. They quickly demonstrated their ability to react in time, and the three Sand Ninja swiftly Hand Seals.
"Wind Release: Gale Palm!"
"The Unleashed Shadow Clone Technique!"
"Wind Release: Wind Cutter Technique!"
The three Sunagakure used their signature techniques, and their attacks instantly landed entirely on the giant scorpion's shell. When the sand was affected, a large amount of dust immediately rose up. However, in the dust that was invisible to the naked eye, a scorpion tail was immediately protruded.
Although the scorpion's tail was fast, the Sunagakure quickly dodged it. However, the Desert Giant Scorpion was also very agile, immediately changing its attack from a sting to a whip, sweeping all three Sunagakure to the ground.
"Bang!" The Desert Giant Scorpion, extremely agitated, strode towards the caravan, whipping its tail once more.
"Not good!"