Senior Brother of Konoha

Naruto and others followed Gang Ya Ao and the eight silver-backed demon wolves, and walked all the way to the lake in the center of the ruins of the Land of Waves. After walking for about two hours, the sky was completely dark, and they finally saw the blue. lake surface.

The lake scenery at this time is still quite beautiful.

The sky is reflected by the silver moon, and the lake is calm and waveless. The island in the center of the lake seems to be inlaid with a dark green gem, and it looks absolutely beautiful.

But this also brings about a big problem.

How can we get across such a calm and unobstructed lake to the island in the middle of the lake on the opposite side?

Although Keiji Hirabayashi had said before that there must be a way, Naruto didn't really believe it. He always felt that Keiji Hirabayashi was very unreliable and even gave him a sense of danger.

"What do you think?"

Naruto fell behind everyone, pulled the ramen out of his pocket, and asked softly.

"What, what, what, how about"

Ramen asked sleepily and slurred his words.

It is no longer a nine-tailed demon fox that is so energetic that it can stay awake for thousands of years. It is just a small ocelot kitten. It would be strange not to doze off at this point.

But Naruto wasn't going to let it go, so he directly grabbed its ears and let it wake up.

"Really, really"

Ramen complained softly and thought for a moment before replying: "Are you going to ask that Hirabayashi Keiji? I know him. He is a very arrogant guy. He said he wanted to capture the nine great demon kings in the world and make them his pets."

"Nine Demon Kings"

Naruto was puzzled.

Ramen said proudly: "The demon kings who are on the same level as me have one to nine tails, from one to nine tails."

"Oh, is One-Tail the most powerful?"

"Of course Kyuubi, I am the most powerful nine-tailed demon fox."

"So that's it." Naruto thought for a while and asked: "Since he dares to say such big words, he must be a very powerful guy. Has he caught you?"

Ramen sneered, "Big words are just big words. How can we not catch him if we are so powerful?"

"but"

"But I seem to have heard that Ichibi Shukaku fell into his hands for some reason. Although he escaped later, he also left a bad reputation."

Naruto was really surprised this time, "The guy who can catch a demon king of your level cannot be too weak, right? How could he seal himself in the Wave just because of a heaven-level magic weapon?" It’s unjustifiable to spend decades in the ruins of the country.”

Ramen spread his hands and shrugged like a human, "I don't know. After all, I happened to be arrested at that time and had no chance to understand the truth behind it."

Maybe there is some unknown conspiracy behind this matter, otherwise there is really no way to explain these doubts.

Naruto pondered for a moment, and when he wanted to ask about Ramen again, he found that the little guy fell asleep again. After thinking about it, he didn't bother Ramen again, but put it back in his pocket and looked around.

He had to be careful, otherwise he might fall into trouble here, in the hands of the suspicious Hirabayashi Keiji.

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"Senior Hirabayashi," Kakashi looked at the beads hanging around Gangya's neck, "What about the method you mentioned to cross the lake?"

This lake looks calm, but in fact there is a murderous plot lurking beneath the calm surface. Countless ferocious fish and water beasts are lurking underwater, just waiting for their prey to take the bait.

In previous years, they relied on the water-attribute true energy training of the Blood Mist Sect to successfully swim to the island in the middle of the lake. This year, they were taken to a different route by Hirabayashi Keiji. It was basically impossible to encounter the Blood Mist Sect's training again. Otherwise, they can only rely on the method mentioned by Keiji Hirabayashi.

"Don't be anxious, haha"

The laughter of Keiji Hirabayashi came from the beads, and it sounded very happy, which made Naruto feel more and more uncomfortable.

He deliberately suggested that Kakashi not to be deceived by Keiji Hirabayashi, but seeing Kakashi's confident look, he felt very unhappy and gave up the idea.

Anyway, with the nine-tailed demon fox here, I shouldn't hang here. As for the others, just leave it to fate.

He turned around and looked around, and found that everyone around him had the same confident expression on their faces as Kakashi, which made him feel something was wrong again.

No, these people have all been fooled by some mysterious technique of Hirabayashi Keiji, and have been brainwashed by Hirabayashi Keiji.

At this time, after a splash of water, a huge monster ten feet long emerged from the lake.

Naruto's heart suddenly tightened, and he thought to himself: No, he must have been tricked by Keiji Hirabayashi, and he was going to be attacked by the monster summoned by Keiji Hirabayashi.

Since Hirabayashi Keiji was the leader of the Spiritual Beast Sect decades ago, and he also promised to capture the nine demon kings in the world, he must be able to summon monsters. This monster, which is more than ten feet long, is 90% It's Keiji Hirabayashi's pet beast

While he was thinking nervously, the voice of Keiji Hirabayashi came from the beads on Gangya's chest again, "Everyone from Konoha Gate, don't be afraid. This is just a pet fish dragon I raised. It will carry you." Cross the lake to the place where I will temporarily stay.”

Hearing Keiji Hirabayashi's words, Naruto felt more and more worried. He looked at the monster carefully and found that the so-called ichthyosaur was just a huge crocodile. It had no real energy and was not the strength he had imagined. Super powerful spiritual beast.

But having said that, with such a large size, this crocodile cannot be simply classified as an ordinary beast. It is stronger than slightly inferior spiritual beasts. Ordinary underwater spiritual beasts may not have the courage to provoke it under normal circumstances.

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"Thank you, Hirabayashi-senpai, for sending the pet beast to greet you," Kakashi looked back at everyone, waved, and then jumped on the back of the big crocodile first, "Let's go, let's go."

Kurenai Yuhi and the other six people followed Kakashi onto the crocodile.

When it was Naruto's turn, he hesitated.

Originally, he wasn't too afraid of this big crocodile, but for some reason, he suddenly felt a creepy feeling coming from behind, which made him feel chilly and actually made him scared.

What's going on

Are they the two people that Ramen mentioned before, who once confronted Kakashi at Naihe Bridge? Or are they Keiji Hirabayashi who is hiding in the dark?

It shouldn't be Hirabayashi Keiji, because he should be waiting at the island in the middle of the lake now.

But if it was the two people who had confronted Kakashi, why had they not made any movement before, and why did they lose their composure after seeing this big crocodile, and even exposed their well-hidden aura?

"Naruto, come up quickly, we have to leave."

Kakashi scolded impatiently.

Naruto stopped looking back and obediently jumped onto the back of the big crocodile.

In any case, it is not the safest place to stay here now, so we should go to the island in the middle of the lake with Kakashi and the others first.

As for those two people

When the huge crocodile under his feet started to swim toward the center of the lake, he quietly glanced behind him.