A few days later, Land of Bears.
It is a small country caught between the big countries Land of Earth and Land of Wind.
There are not many ninja families living in this country, and they are not famous. Among Ninja World, like most small countries, they have always played a transparent role called the background board.
Moreover, there are many miasma valleys in this country, and many places are uninhabitable, resulting in a very sparse population in this country. In the past history, it has been reduced to a strategic buffer zone between major powers many times.
Now that Five Great Nations Ninja Village has grown in size, the status of this strategic buffer zone has not changed at all.
So much so that Daimyo, who is running this country, often wavers in his stance, sometimes taking refuge in Land of Wind, and sometimes flattering Land of Earth.
It stands to reason that both Land of Earth and Land of Wind have the ability to easily swallow up Land of Bears, but neither of them took the initiative.
Because Daimyo of the two major countries know very well that Land of Bears this war buffer zone is a necessary product. The reason why this country can exist for a long time is also the result of their deliberate maintenance of this state.
Passing through a canyon full of miasma, there are layers of mountains and forests, full of primitive and barbaric atmosphere.
There is no one here all year round, but for ninjas, it is a natural place of refuge.
The moonlight is hazy and the cold wind blows.
Endless darkness shrouded this primitive mountain forest.
I saw nearly twenty ninjas dressed in green Ninja Outfit, walking quickly through the forest, leaving afterimages in the air.
Their speed was so fast that they were obviously running at full speed, and the branches and leaves in the forest were blown by the high-speed airflow.
The leading ninja carried a black square wooden box on his back. This wooden box looked ordinary and had nothing special about it. At first glance, it was just an ordinary thing.
Just as they were running forward, a black insect no bigger than a fingernail landed silently on the shoulder of the leading ninja.
The leading ninja didn't notice anything unusual at all, and still led the team deep into the forest.
The little black bug stayed for a moment, and after confirming its direction, it took advantage of the thick night sky, silently fluttered its wings, and disappeared into the shadows of the dense forest.
About a quarter of an hour later, the leading ninja who was running at the front suddenly raised his hand and pressed down. All the green-clothed ninjas behind immediately stopped and spread out according to the formation. They also pressed their palms on the ninja tool bag, not even daring to breathe.
The stalemate lasted for half a minute, but nothing unusual happened.
"Am I overthinking it?"
The leading ninja couldn't help but become confused. Just as he was about to move on--
The bright moonlight above his head dimmed obviously. When he looked up, he saw that it was not the dark clouds that blocked the moonlight, but a thick layer of white fog. At the speed of lightning, it not only covered the moonlight in the sky, but also blocked their vision.
"This is Hidden Mist Technique! Little--"
The leading ninja was well-informed. The moment he saw the thick white fog, he immediately realized what it was Ninjutsu.
The level of this technique is not high, only D level, but it is extremely complicated to use. Generally, ninjas who can use this technique are masters among ninjas.
But by the time he shouted these words, it was already too late.
A black shadow suddenly rushed out from the thick white fog. Without any unnecessary movement, the Samurai knife in the black shadow's hand flashed with cold light and directly wiped the neck of the leading ninja.
Warm blood spurted out instantly, and before he could even scream, the leading ninja fell straight down and became completely silent.
"Akahoshi Master!"
The other ninjas vaguely saw this scene through the thick fog, and screamed in panic.
Akahoshi, who led them, was comparable to the Jonin-level master in the ninja village, but he was killed with a single blow.
After killing Akahoshi, the black shadow suddenly disappeared again, as if it had never appeared.
This Body Flicker Technique technique is simply terrifying.
"Oops, things are missing! They are coming for the 'star'! Send the signal quickly!"
A ninja in green noticed something and shouted loudly.
Before they could take action, a cold and eerie shout sounded in the heavy fog:
"Fire Release·The fire is extinguished!"
The red fire wave suddenly tore apart the thick white mist, and rushed towards the face with a burnt smell.
The overwhelming wave of fire blocked all escape routes for this group of green-clad ninjas.
Although this group of green-clad ninjas alone are not as good as the leader Akahoshi, they are all elites and are by no means weak.
Several people rushed out and formed the Water Release seal.
"Water Release·Water Formation Wall!"
"Water Release·Water chaos!"
The thick water wall and the turbulent current formed a compound attack. The blazing high-temperature fire waves hit the cold water, and a large cloud of white water vapor evaporated in Setsuna.
The scorching hot wind also burst out from the water and fire, blowing people so hard that they could not open their eyes.
Then each signal bomb was launched into the night sky, breaking through the thick fog and exploding into brilliant fireworks in mid-air.
"Cut!"
The one who made the dissatisfied voice was obviously a young girl. She was obviously dissatisfied with the power of her move Fire Release.
"Over there! Don't let them go, take back the 'star'!"
The green ninjas noticed the direction of the attacker, and they directly used Ninjutsu to launch a joint attack.
"Lightning Release·Lightning Release: Earth Walk!"
"Wind Release·Beast Wave Palm!"
"Water Release·Water Dragon Bullet Technique!"
Thunder and lightning spread from the ground, and the roaring current split the surrounding vegetation black and broken.
The condensed wind blade slashed down from the front with the sound of whistling through the air.
The water dragon, as thick as a bucket, fell from the thick fog with the momentum of a mighty mountain.
Instead of choosing to fight head-on, the girl jumped out from the shadows of the dense forest, her toes touching the ground, her body as light as flying, and she easily dodged the combined attacks of the three Release Techniques.
When the green-clothed ninjas saw the attackers being forced out, they wanted to rush forward and surround them. However, the ground beneath their feet suddenly became soft and sank, and several green-clothed ninjas sank half of their bodies into the wet mud.
"Earth Release·Yellow Quannuma!"
A rich man's voice sounded from deep in the mist.
"Fire Release·Great Fireball Technique!"
Another deep male voice fell, and a red fireball with a diameter of more than four meters suddenly shot out of the mist.
The fireball traced a blazing trajectory in mid-air, hitting the green-clad ninja who was still stuck in the quagmire and unable to move.
Caught off guard, screams instantly erupted in the forest, and a strong smell of burnt smell mixed with the smell of blood soon spread.
The remaining ninjas in green were frightened and angry. They were about to Hand Seals fight back when suddenly a flash of scarlet light shone in their field of vision. They felt like the world was spinning, and their bodies involuntarily froze in place, unable to move.
Before they could break free Genjutsu, in the white mist, there was only a muffled sound of a weapon piercing flesh, and a moment later, the forest returned to deathly silence.
Two tall figures and one short figure stood in the thick fog, all three of them opened their scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
It is Uchiha Hokuto, Uchiha Meirou and Uchiha Izayoi.
Izayoi is responsible for attracting attention, Hokuto and Meirou are responsible for ambushing Ninjutsu, and then using Genjutsu to hypnotize and kill them directly.
"The opponent has rare Sensory ninjas, so let's kill them all."
Hokuto The scarlet Sharingan stared straight ahead. The sound of dense footsteps could be heard in their ears. A large group of ninjas were approaching them, and their goals were very clear.
Meirou and Izayoi did not speak, they just turned the three Tomoe among Sharingan and responded silently.
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The east is white and the sky is slightly bright.
Three figures were sitting on a large rock in the wilderness to rest.
It is Aburame Yuroketsu, Kurobei, and Hoshigaki Kairyu.
In last night's attack, Yuroketsu first identified the target with insects, Hoshigaki Kairyu then used Hidden Mist Technique to close the field of view, and finally Kurobei was responsible for the surprise kill and snatching the target items of this mission.
"Is this the goal of the mission? It looks like an ordinary stone."
Hoshigaki Kairyu, who grinned with sharp teeth, looked at the opened black wooden box. Inside was a purple stone the size of a human head. The surface was full of pits, as if it had been eaten by insects.
"Yayoi-sama will not specially ask us to find an ordinary stone, and something that can be closely escorted by the ninjas of this country cannot be judged from its appearance."
Kurobei Although I don't know the specific function of this meteorite 'star', judging from the fact that the ninjas of this country escorted it so carefully, I know that this meteorite is not as simple as it seems on the surface.
Yuroketsu also nodded, speaking with care and respect, "The bug told me that this meteorite releases a strange radioactive energy all the time, and it should have a special use."
"Then seal it. Lord Yayoi also reminded us of this. If we are exposed to this kind of radioactive energy for a long time, something bad may happen."
Kurobei suggested.
The sealing work must be completed by Yuroketsu or Azure Dragon.
He is a Samurai, and all he knows is Taijutsu and swordsmanship, and he has no ninja skills at all.
Yuroketsu took out a blank scroll and spread it out. The Sealing Jutsu pattern had been engraved on it in advance.
With his hands wearing black gloves, he took out the purple meteorite from the wooden box and placed it on the scroll engraved with Sealing Jutsu.
Bang.
A burst of white smoke drifted past, and the purple meteorite disappeared from the scroll.
In the middle of the engraved Sealing Jutsu pattern, a conspicuous "star" appears.
"The mission is now completed. Do you want to go back directly? Or do you want to wait for the three people over there?"
Azure Dragon asked the two of them what they thought. The focus was more on Yuroketsu, who was the leader of this mission and the strongest among the three of them.
Yuroketsu didn't speak, and turned his body in a direction so that no one could see his eyes under his sunglasses.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh.
Three black shadows fell from the air. Standing not far in front of the rock, they were the three people Uchiha Hokuto who had completed the clearing work.
All three of them were unscathed, except that their bodies were stained with a lot of blood stains that had not yet dried up. The scarlet red in their eyes faded and returned to ordinary black eyes.
"The mission is completed, the follow-up support troops have been cleaned up, and there are no survivors left. And according to your instructions, the bodies have also been destroyed."
Hokuto walked closer and reported the completion progress of this employment job to Yuroketsu.
Then, Hokuto glanced at the seal scroll in Yuroketsu's hand.
"How are you doing here? Have you confirmed that everything is correct?"
He doesn't know what Yayoi wants to do with this country's meteorite, but as long as the task can be completed successfully and he gets a generous reward, he won't meddle in his own business.
Yuroketsu nodded slightly, put the seal scroll into the ninja bag, and said, "Now that everything has been dealt with, let's return according to the original route and hand the things to General as soon as possible. The remaining half of the reward must be delivered after we return."
Before the mission began, Hokuto received a deposit of fifteen million taels.
Only after completing the task and delivering the items to Land of Night accurately can you get the remaining reward.
Hoshigaki Kairyu grinned, revealing his sharp teeth, and said with a touch of awe, "Then let's leave quickly. After such a long journey, I want to go back to the hot springs as soon as possible and drink some wine by the way."
This mission was not very difficult, and they spent most of the time on the road.
Azure Dragon misses the hot springs in Nightview City a little bit. After having a nice meal, this day is much more comfortable than in Land of Water.
There are no ninjas who discriminate against them, and there is no work pressure. Most of the time, they only need to complete patrols and training regularly.
At the end of every month, a generous salary will be paid.
He was a little hesitant at first, but then he completely fell in love with this country and its rhythm of stability and fulfillment.
They Hoshigaki Clan must also devote their loyalty to General!
Land of Water? Sorry, I'm not familiar with it at all.
"To be honest, Azure Dragon, your smile is a bit scary, like a villain who always appears in puppet shows."
Kurobei Looking at Azure Dragon's grinning fangs, I always felt that this guy was not a good person.
Azure Dragon: "..."
They Hoshigaki Clan look like this, what can he do?