Naruto: Hundred Flowers Niandi

As the night gets darker and the moon rises, everything around you gradually becomes quieter. Under the quiet night sky, the occasional chirping of insects in the woods appears particularly clear.

Lying on the bed, Chiba Mai couldn't sleep. She turned her head and looked at the bright moon in the sky. White Fang's arrogant and indifferent face flashed through her mind from time to time. If faced with the same situation, what choice would she make?

The next day, Konoha's third training ground.

Ryo's rest time was over, and Kon had a new mission. But when Chiba Mai arrived at the meeting point, even Nara Shikaku, who was usually the slowest and always on the point, was already standing there looking at him calmly. She, so she was late for the first time.

"Oh, it's so rare that someone is slower than me." Nara Shikaku said with a teasing smile.

"I know I'm slow, so I'll come earlier in the future, Shikaku-senpai." Mei Ling complained helplessly, looking at Chiba Mayi who obviously had two dark circles under her eyes, and asked with concern: "Mai-chan, are you okay? You didn't sleep last night. Okay"

"Yes, Mayi, how can our youth be so tired?" Metkai also noticed that Chiba Mayi seemed a little sleep deprived.

Waving to the three of them, Chiba Mai shook her head and said, "I'm fine. I just had some insomnia last night and was unable to sleep due to the buzzing noise of a large group of flies."

"So that's it." Metkai nodded.

"What's this? Where did a swarm of flies come from in late autumn?" Seeing that Matkai believed it, Meiling rolled her eyes.

Nara Shikaku glanced at Chiba Mayi thoughtfully, was it because of that? But, why?

"Okay, I'm fine, Teacher Shikaku, what's the mission this time?" A cool autumn wind blew by, and Chiba Mai felt much more energetic.

"By this time, people should have arrived." Nara Shikaku looked at the time, and the agreed time had arrived.

"Sorry, I'm late." came a gentle and soothing voice.

When I heard the voice, I saw that the person who came was about 20 years old, with eyebrow-length bangs, black hair shawl, willow-leaf eyebrows, eyes filled with autumn water, mouth slightly open, with a slight regret on his face, probably because he was anxious and his cheeks were smudged. She was wearing a hint of red, and her red and white clothes highlighted her slender and well-proportioned figure.

"So beautiful," Mei Ling couldn't help but admire.

"She is indeed a beauty." Chiba Mayi nodded in agreement.

"Ahem, this is the mission client, Takeshita Saki." Seeing the two people starting to comment on each other, Nara Shikaku quickly introduced: "Our mission is to escort Takeshita-san safely back to Kyoto, the Land of Fire."

"I am Takeshita Saki. I will trouble everyone in the next few days." Takeshita Saki nodded to the four of them, then looked at Meiling and Chiba Shinichi with a smile and said, "Also, thank you for the compliment."

"Uh-huh." Facing Takeshita Saki's smile, Mei Ling looked a little embarrassed.

However, Chiba Mai waved her hands very calmly and said: "You're welcome."

"" Takeshita Saki was choked up all of a sudden, and she didn't know how to answer the question.

Seeing this, Nara Shikaku quickly changed the topic: "Ahem, okay, it's getting late, so let's get ready and leave."

"Yes." x3

After packing their luggage, the five of them each had a backpack, exited the gate of Konoha, and headed north along the road.

Because it was an escort mission, the client Saki Takeshita was just an ordinary person, and the mission required that they arrive safely within five days, so the team did not rush in a ninja style, but just walked very normally.

Get up. In the past, when leaving the village, I always rushed back and forth, rushing as fast as I could. I walked on the road of the Fire Country at a normal speed. This was the first time for Chiba Mayi to come here.

It has to be said that the scenery of the Country of Fire is really good and the resources are rich. No wonder the other major ninja villages want to invade the territory of the Country of Fire. It is true that poverty makes people jealous, and the country is no exception.

It was rare to travel so easily. On the way, Chiba Mai also chatted with Takeshita Saki for a few words. He knew that she was going to Kyoto to visit relatives. Because she was worried about encountering robbers and robbers alone, she posted a mission in Konoha and hired someone. Ninja protection.

In response, Meiling patted her chest to reassure her that the Nara team would definitely send her to Kyoto safely.

I don’t know if it counts as standing. Not long after Mei Ling finished her promise, on the first afternoon after setting off, they really encountered a group of bandits. How could a group of robbers be the opponent of professionally trained Konoha ninjas? Five divided by two were cleared away, and everyone continued on their way.

After a night's rest, they walked peacefully for a while. On the next morning, they encountered a second group of robbers. This time the robbers seemed to be more organized and disciplined, and it took some effort to defeat them.

After that, it was another peaceful journey.

Night fell again, and everyone found a clearing in the forest as a campsite. They set up tents, picked up some dry firewood, lit a fire, boiled hot water, and cooked a meal using the wild game and mushrooms they caught on the road. Quite a delicious dinner.

The two days of traveling and the two attacks of bandits made Takeshita Saki very tired. After dinner, she got into the tent to rest.

Nara Shikaku arranged the order of the vigil and sent the three of them to rest. He stayed by the fire alone, playing with the bonfire and keeping vigil.

An hour later, after feeling Takeshita Saki's steady breathing and confirming that she had fallen asleep, Chiba Mai crawled out of her tent and sat next to Nara Shikaku around the fire.

"Why can't you sleep?" Nara Shikaku glanced at Chiba Mayi and asked.

"No, I just have some questions." Chiba Mayi stretched out her hands to warm the fire and replied. The late autumn night was still quite cool.

Nara Shikaku added another handful of dry firewood, raised his eyebrows and said, "You noticed it."

"Yes." Qianba Zhenyi nodded, looking at the dim light of the fire and saying: "First of all, these two groups of robbers came very strangely. I didn't pay attention to the first group of robbers, but I didn't pay attention to the second group. After careful observation, the other party clearly saw our forehead protector and rushed forward without hesitation, which is very abnormal."

"Yes, ordinary bandits will never deliberately provoke ninjas when they see them." Nara Shikaku nodded.

"Moreover, the second group of bandits are obviously more organized than the first group. They seem to know the characteristics of our battle in advance and deliberately delay time." Chiba Mayi paused and continued: "Secondly, before the bandits rush towards When we were there, because I was worried that Sister Takeshita would panic and run around, I paid special attention, but her behavior was strange and calm, without any fear at all. It was not like what an ordinary girl would do in such a situation. Sometimes, especially when the second group of robbers arrived, her face showed a sad expression for a moment."

"Well, I also noticed that she seemed to have expected that the robbers would come, and these are not like simple robbers. Their eyes are very strange, and they don't seem to be afraid of death at all," Nara Shikaku fiddled with him and became energetic again. bonfire, and added: "By the way, what she entrusted was an A-level mission."

"Does A-level know that there will be ninjas involved later? Otherwise, unless she has a lot of money and nowhere to spend it, A-level tasks are five or six times more expensive than B-level tasks." Chiba Mai felt more and more that Takeshita Saki was hiding something. , at least she is not just a simple girl who goes to Kyoto to visit relatives.

Adding a handful of dry firewood again, Nara Shikaku stretched and said: "In short, no matter what she hides, we must ensure her safety. Akira, pay more attention to the surroundings. If I am not wrong, you should have some sense, Makoto." I’ll leave the security matters to you.”

Qianba Zhenyi nodded without saying anything else, lowering her head and looking at the red flames in front of her.

"It seems that this mission will be more exciting than imagined."