By then, Xia Yu had already put out to sea.
One man, one small boat.
To protect himself from the blazing sun, Xia Yu had even bought a straw hat before renting the boat.
After spending so long inland, occasionally drifting leisurely across the sea and enjoying the view of sea and sky blending into one was rather nice.
The Land of Sea was not large. In just a few hours, Xia Yu reached Mother Island.
He had barely stepped ashore and had yet to steady himself when fierce beast cries rang out from the dense forest nearby.
"That loud? They must be pretty big..."
With a soft sigh, Xia Yu headed toward the cries.
Along the way, he saw neither people nor even ordinary houses. The place was deserted, with nothing but stretch after stretch of dense forest...
"Awooo! Awooo!"
The howls drew closer...
Hiding behind a tree, Xia Yu discovered several ninja locked in battle with a number of enormous Summoning Beasts.
Judging by the symbols on their forehead protectors, they were undoubtedly ninja from Kirigakure.
With them were two men in white lab coats and a young red-haired girl.
There were simply too many Summoning Beasts. The Kirigakure ninja were steadily driven back and soon found themselves cornered.
"Damn it! These beasts are such a pain!"
"Honoka! What are you hesitating for? Seal them already! We're going to die if you don't use your power! Make yourself useful!"
"I... I...!" The red-haired girl was already deathly pale with fear, trembling from head to toe.
Seeing her like that, the ninja cursed:
"Useless trash! I have no idea why the higher-ups made her come with us. She's nothing but a burden!"
"Forget counting on her! Let's concentrate our strength for one final strike. We'll use the Water Formation