Ninja Ice House

When he realized that a giant was approaching, it was too late to leave.

The Konoha ninjas, who felt as if they were standing on top of the hill-like monster, were back to back on guard.

A few minutes later, the expected attack did not come, and the black shadow under the water did not leave, but a strange long neck and a strange head appeared on the surface of the water. After opening it, several people in very simple clothes came out. Type creature.

"Looks like a human!"

"What does it look like? It is!"

Yayoi muttered softly, and Xiaoxi made a judgment with certainty.

Baiyun Yeshan tightly held the long sword behind his back, and Bai hid one hand, ready to attack with ice escape at any time.

"It's you guys who are inquiring about Dragon Palace City?"

A man with algae-green long hair who looked like a leader stepped out from the crowd and looked at the faces of several people.

"One adult, three children, strayed into this place, and honestly got it. Do you still want to do something extraordinary?"

The contempt in the tone was beyond words, and Konoha ninjas could hear the strong sense of disdain from a long distance away.

"We did come from the outside world, but we didn't have any malicious intentions. We were just entrusted to investigate the strange tales of mermaids near the country of Bo, otherwise it's true."

"The Kingdom of Waves? I seem to have heard of it, but I can't remember it."

The leader thought for a while, muttering to himself.

"It seems that you don't have the ability to make trouble, so how about it, come with me, explain the ins and outs of the matter clearly, and send you out."

"No, no, we have a foothold. The mayor of Zuodu Island warmly entertained us."

puff!

The leading man couldn't help laughing after hearing Baiyun Yeshan's words.

"Do you think that fat man with a knife in his smile is a good person? If you didn't find out your details, you would have been taken down last night. How can there be so many people who treat you well for no reason in this world!"

They provided accommodation and food, and without receiving any compensation, they revealed all the precious information.

Even in this isolated place, there is a limit to innocence.

"You mean, Shiranui harbored malicious intentions when he first met Mister? Do you have evidence that you slandered others when you first met..."

"Slander? Haha..."

Presumptuous laughter came and went, as if Baiyun Yeshan had said some terrible joke,

"This world is all the territory of Dragon Palace City. Zuodu Island is a 'garbage dump', a settlement built by all the abandoned criminals and robbers. It's nothing, decent people don't go there. Use your heels Can you imagine, what kind of good people can you find in the severe punishment prison? Isn't the elected 'prisoner' the villain among the villains? There are still people who think that those guys are kind-hearted, it's ridiculous."

"how come?"

Bai asked back in shock,

"I see that the people there are all working hard to live, and there are many simple children."

"You guys don't know how scary that island is!"

The leader spread his hands,

"What do you think is the reason for those hopeless guys to stay on the island without running around and live a peaceful life?"

Without waiting for Konoha ninjas to ask questions, the leader replied self-servingly:

"The island of exile is also called the island of oblivion, the island of atonement. After staying there for a long time, the memories of the past will gradually be forgotten. Keep forgetting, and gradually don't know what kind of person you used to be, just I can live step by step as I am now. Zuodu Island is a super-large stage, where thousands of people come to play house wine games based on their real experiences."

"how come?"

Because the time here was too short, I didn't have time to communicate with the people there, so Konoha Ninja and his party didn't find anything special, they just felt that everything on Zuodu Island was very comfortable.

"Contradictions will gradually be forgotten as time goes by. Does it mean that there is peace naturally?"

"You finally understand, this little brother has a good reaction speed..."

Glancing a few white eyes that were somewhat unacceptable, the leader said sarcastically,

"The loving couple you saw was probably an enemy who forgot about life and death, a good neighbor who was kind and generous, maybe a few years ago, he was a big devil who killed countless people..."

Amid bursts of ridicule, the Konoha ninjas were silent for a long time before Baiyun Yeshan couldn't help asking:

"Then... what is the role of the mayor?"

"Shepherd dog! The townspeople are domesticated and docile sheep. A few foreign sheep broke in suddenly. If they can stay, it might make the owner happy. Don't treat yourself like a sheep..."

"Then... who is the shepherd?"

Baiyun Yeshan asked in a deep voice, but was greeted with a few perfunctory words that didn't understand.

"I want to know, come with me! You are lucky, you left the island after only one day, and you happened to meet a kind-hearted man like me on patrol."

The man who was speaking turned around and walked back into the giant beast's mouth.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you whether you want to follow up or not. If you want to go back to Zuodu Island, it's your freedom. Just bear the consequences."

Looking at the backs of the few people leaving, the three ninja looked at Baiyun Yeshan, waiting to lead the jnin to make a decision.

The sword-backing ninja gritted his teeth, and finally stepped forward to follow, walking into the big mouth with sharp fangs, followed by three students.

After the giant beast's mouth was closed, as soon as the light dimmed, the Konoha ninjas felt the ground sliding under their feet. About ten seconds later, the four regained their vision again, and they were already in a spacious corridor.

"Where is this? In the belly of a monster? It looks a bit like an underground secret laboratory."

Yayoi couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The Konoha ninjas never expected that the interior would look like this.

"Yunin has a giant turtle island whose location cannot be determined. Here, it should be something similar."

The well-informed Baiyun Yeshan guessed after thinking about it,

"It turned out to be such a good thing."

Its value is definitely no less than that of a large psychic beast.

"You guys, what are you doing standing there? Follow up!"

Not far away, the man who had just called the Konoha ninjas in took off the coat he was wearing, revealing the scaly marks on his neck and arms.

Bai, who has outstanding observation skills, even saw webbing between the opponent's fingers holding the harpoon-shaped weapon, and then pulled Baiyun Yeshan's sleeve to signal the opponent to pay attention.

Baiyun Yeshan, who was also aware of it, asked curiously:

"You... are mermaids?"

"I don't know if it's what you're looking for, but if it's a mermaid that can move on land or live in water, we should be it! Even if we live in the sea, there's a big difference. We are different from humans. They have relatively few contacts, and I heard before that some tribes have a deep connection with humans on land, and even secretly hide among normal people, living a life of debauchery and debauchery, which is really enviable to others."

"You live in Dragon Palace City, and you also yearn for the outside world?"

"It would be great if we really had the final say on Dragon Palace City!"

While talking, several people passed through a cabin door, and then, outside the translucent shell, huge fish monsters and sea beasts with brilliant lights were moving forward in one direction.

"This is……"

"Oh, it's the first time you've seen it. No wonder you're curious. The eddy channel, where ocean currents and seamounts converge, forms a path along the water. It's easier to walk from here. You see, everyone is heading in one direction, just like the sea surface. The boat on board sails in the same direction to take advantage of the wind."

"Are these all alive?"

"Of course, we managed to tame these big guys, fed them well, and then transformed their bodies without affecting their vitality, and mounted some peripherals, and it became what it is now. You land humans are not taming wild beasts. For your own use, why are you making such a fuss?"

"It's too big. If it is loaded with weapons, wouldn't it be running across the sea?"

"Where is this? It's too small! The real 'weapon-grade' sea beasts are all controlled by the nobles of Dragon Palace City. This kind can only be used for patrolling, carrying people and pulling goods, so it's no big deal."

"What is the weapon grade?"

Xiaoxi, who didn't know the seriousness of the problem, asked curiously. The mermaid who led the way pointed to the undulating dark seabed below, which seemed to be composed of several small hills, with tiny figures walking in the middle.

"That is!"

"Where is it, why can't I find it?"

"You see...all of them!"

"what?"

Before the words fell, the "little soil bag" below suddenly shook, and the nearby seabed suddenly bubbled up. A thing the size of an island seemed to sense the movement outside. After a little tidal wave, it lay still on its stomach again , let the seabed mud cover it, the small hills that a few people saw just now are just a few bumps on its back.

"You guys, do you really have such a thing?"

Baiyun Yeshan sighed in disbelief.

I was still comparing it to Giant Turtle Island just now, but I didn't expect to see the real thing.

"Only senior 'deep divers' know how to cultivate that kind of thing. We are not qualified to covet it. It is said that there are even more terrifying monsters. I have never seen it. I don't know if it is true!"

"It's so big, what do you eat? The nearby sea beasts have been eaten up, so they can't raise many?"

"So, most of the time, I'm sleeping to save energy. Otherwise..."

The mermaid guide smiled.

In the ecological circle of a normal world, it is impossible for a species with an almost crushing advantage to suddenly emerge, such as such a large sea monster, it is difficult to find food to feed them.

Outside, there are not only huge monsters, but also many "hitchhiking" fish, shrimp, turtles, and even a large octopus that looks powerful, grabbing the transparent shell with a suction cup, and slowly crawling forward.

The IQ of this thing is not low. Through the translucent shell, I stared at the people inside for a while, and then left "reluctantly" after arriving at the destination.

"Outside, if you meet this guy, run away quickly. Not only are they poisonous, but they are also very smart. They can eat a lot of people, so it's easy."

"So dangerous?"

The first time I went down to Baiyunye Mountain in the deep sea, I found that my past experience seemed to be completely useless.

"In the sea, the more beautiful and cuter things are, the more attention-grabbing things must be. Be careful. The world of the jungle is so conspicuous, and it has not been extinct, which is enough to prove its danger. Those beautiful patterns, no matter how obvious But it's a warning."

Several people were chatting intermittently, and there was still some distance from Dragon Palace City. They first came to a place that seemed to be a tavern.

After ordering some special dishes, a few people sat down and talked while eating.

"It seems to be similar to the food on the shore."

"The ingredients are different, and the cooking methods are slightly different!"

Facing Bai's question, the guide said as expected,

"We are just people living in the sea, not sea monsters that look like humans. What's so strange about being similar to you? If there is no contact between our two races, it would be an incredible thing to communicate with each other." thing."

"makes sense."

In the center of the tavern, there is a stage, on which there are several people with obvious mermaid marks, dressed very artistically, playing music.

"This seems to be a popular song in the ninja world a few months ago."

"That's right! It may be someone who went to the outside world, and when he came back, he brought it back by the way."

"But……"

It stands to reason that there is a lot of knowledge about the ninja world here, but there are only sporadic unconfirmed stories about the mermaids in the ninja world, which seems a bit wrong.

"Just because you don't know, doesn't mean no one knows! In this world, there are more secrets hidden behind the scenes than you can imagine. What you see may not be true, and what you hear may not be false. It's not a bad thing to think about it..."

The mermaid leader drank a few glasses of rice wine, and seemed to talk more. After chatting about some trivial matters, he said carelessly:

"Over Zuodu Island, it's rare to meet outsiders who come directly. There are those who really want to explore, but most of them never return. It's so strange that you showed up there without receiving guidance."

"We came here after being advised by a man named Urashima Taro..."

Then, Baiyun Yeshan explained in detail what happened along the way.

"Urashima Taro 500 years ago? I haven't heard of it..."

The drunken mermaid leader recalled for a while, but found nothing, and finally gave a very positive answer,

"Anyway, I haven't heard any legends about Urashima Taro. Is it a sea turtle who wants to repay his favor after being rescued? Let me ask someone to ask. As for the goddess, there are several "goddess" titles in Ryugu Palace. For nearly 500 years, No one can tell how many there are. Don’t have too much hope. Most of the aquariums, including mermaids, don’t live long. Except for a few species, you humans have passed through more than 500 generations in 40 years. We mermaids may have passed through more than [-] generations, after such a long time, many things have long been forgotten."

"Then... have the mermaids gone to the coastal areas of the mainland to play tricks?"

This point is the key task of the Konoha ninjas, and they must try their best to figure it out.

"Who knows! Under normal circumstances, mermaids don't know how to deal with ordinary people, and you can't even find them when you meet them face to face. Mermaids are not dangerous, but you are the ones who are dangerous."

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