[Naruto] Raiders of large dogs

Inside the exquisitely carved wooden box was a small veil, and Kinako lifted a corner to reveal a stone inside.It was an inconspicuous stone, without bright colors or gorgeous shapes, just gray stones that can be seen everywhere.

The ninjas all showed puzzled looks, and Kinako also understood what everyone was thinking and explained: "This is not an ordinary stone. It was obtained by chance by my father a few years ago. I have been keeping it in secret for some reason. The news was leaked, so my father decided that instead of taking the risk of placing it in a city that has no power to protect him, it is better to entrust it to the Fire Nation as a bargaining chip."

Kinako picked up the stone with a handkerchief and placed it under the sun. The original plain stone seemed to absorb the sunlight and become transparent, with a little bit of fluorescence.

"There is a chakra reaction in this stone." Kakashi raised his forehead in surprise, and observed it with Sharingan, "and it has a very high concentration of chakra...to be honest, it's a scary amount."

"Yes, this stone seems to be able to absorb the surplus chakra energy in nature and store it. We still don't know its limit. It is equivalent to a bottomless chakra storage. If used properly, the power contained in it may It can be used as an advantageous weapon in war.

However, our country does not have that strength, and holding it will only increase the covetousness of others. Recently, the pressure from the Land of Earth has become increasingly serious, and they also hope that we will hand over the stone.But the long-term relationship made us unable to trust them, so in exchange, my father proposed the condition of marrying the Land of Fire. "Kinako put the stones as they were, closed the box and waited for Xue to give instructions on the next step.

"I see, it seems that your father loves you very much." Kakashi touched his chin and said, "If you send the stone to the Land of Fire, you may be retaliated by the Land of Earth, even if you are alone. Let you accept the asylum of the Fire Nation. Asking you to carry the stone with you is also to let Konoha send elite troops to protect you all the way."

Kinako's eyes were a little red, she sniffled and lowered her head to pinch the skirt that was dusty from the trek.

"We are still unable to determine how many forces are active in this mission. Due to the information leak, the number and capabilities of the enemy have exceeded expectations. There is still a long way to go to the Kingdom of the Wind, and there may still be ambushes at the border. "

Xue pressed her throat, and slowly expressed her thoughts in a hoarse voice, "I suggest that we divide into two routes for the following section and carry out tasks separately, which can confuse the enemy's tracking."

"Will this be too risky? I'm not boasting. As long as our team's strength works together, we won't encounter any opponents." Xuanma questioned. Can't help but get serious.

Recalling the strange abilities of Akatsuki's duo, Yuki squeezed the ninja sword in her hand, looked at the anxious Kinako and Kakashi who showed a worried look, and said firmly, "No... We can't bet on the odds, what I need is the absolute completion of the mission."

"According to your arrangement." Kakashi sighed, if Anbu acted alone and directly sent the stone back to the Fire Land, the girl would not be bound by the escort task, and it would be safe to maximize her speed advantage, so it would be fine. Agreed to Snow's plan.

Seeing Kakashi nodding, Xue breathed a sigh of relief, and asked everyone to prepare immediately, while she pulled Kinako aside and said in a low voice, "Does Kinako trust me?"

Even though the girl was in a state of embarrassment, her pair of black eyes were dazzlingly bright. They were unadulterated and sincere eyes, and people were unconsciously attracted to them.

Kinako, who was originally afraid of the girl's murderous intent, looked back at Xue, nodded seriously, and said, "I completely trust Xue, so let Xue take this stone. I'm sorry, it's all because of my father's insistence on protecting me. The situation is like this from the beginning, so Xue doesn’t have to work so hard.”

"No, the client's request is of course the first priority. However, I want to tell you another thing..."

After talking with Kinako, Yuki called up the Anbu of the unit, and officially separated from the regular team at the entrance of the rest point.Before leaving, Kakashi and Yuki waved their hands and turned to prepare to leave.

"Wait, teacher." Yuki suddenly stopped Kakashi, and took out a cute cloth bag from the equipment bag. Kakashi recognized that it was a girl's candy, "I'm afraid that the candy will be damaged by the rapid march. Can I leave it at your place first?"

"No problem, I promise to return it to you intact when the destination meets." Kakashi smiled and put the cloth bag into the pocket of his vest.

"Teacher, be careful on the road."

The girl said with some embarrassment, and she used some gentle words when she was at home, which relieved her tired body and mind a little. Kakashi showed a familiar smile with crescent eyes, and said with a smile: "You too."

Looking at the leaving figure of Kakashi's team, the smile gradually receded from Xue's face, and then resumed the chilling Shura expression.The girl turned to look at the Anbu members standing in line and said, "I think you probably guessed the current situation. The next action is not an order. You can choose to keep up with the regular team."

Tsuruta and Kanna looked at Akiyama in surprise, as if they had guessed the reason why Kujo and Kinoshita were not there, Akiyama just nodded and remained silent, as if even the air was filled with a low atmosphere for a while.

Xue's hoarse voice was like a ghost traveling: "At any cost, I will complete this task."

Although this battle plan was proposed out of consideration for the success rate, Xuefa sincerely did not want his teammates to get involved. The task and the lives of his teammates seemed to be on both ends of the balance.

"What a joke! There is no reason for our team to flee without a fight!" Tsuruta clenched his fists and said, "I don't want to be laughed at by that guy Kinoshita!"

"Although I am not capable enough, please let me help the seniors!" Although Shenna was shaken for a moment after hearing the news, she still nodded firmly to Yuki.

Akiyama remained silent and stood with his arms folded, but the invisible words coming out of the bear-face mask also showed his position.

"Thank you." The cotton ball that was suppressed in my heart seemed to block her throat again, and the girl's voice trembled a little.It must be the throat, she thought.

"Since the team leader asked you to lead the team, then we will follow your arrangements for everything. You can tell us what we should do."

Xue pressed her throat, as if she was thinking about it, before she opened her mouth for a moment: "...Our goal this time is not to directly escort the stone back to the country of fire..."

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The sun gradually sank to the west, gray rock walls stood one after another in the mountains, the sky cut into pieces by the rocky mountains was stained with blood, and homing birds flew towards their nests one after another.

The corpses of several ninjas were lying messily on the path leading to the Kingdom of the Wind, and the smell of blood filled the air, stimulating the killing intent that even the horns couldn't hold back.

"It seems that we are not the only ones looking for someone. If we don't hurry up, we will lose the reward." Kakudo stood alone beside the corpse, observing the traces left on the road.

Judging from the distribution of footprints, the passing team was a three-person team, and there was also a slightly smaller female footprint that was always behind the team. The footsteps were messy and did not have the unique light step habit of ninjas, and the footprints were completely left on the mud.

It doesn't seem to be the female ninja who escaped, so it can be inferred that they didn't meet up or moved separately.Kakuzu followed the traces all the way, and because the opponent had a non-combatant who was obviously moving slowly, he soon caught up with a group of ninja teams running towards the land of the wind.

Looking from a distance, one of them was carrying a girl who was dressed in simple but dignified clothes on his back.The three accompanying guards all bore traces of battle. Only the girl was clean and clean. Her head was covered with covering clothes, so she couldn't see her appearance clearly, but judging from her figure, she was exactly the age indicated by the target's information.

Jiaodu was secretly excited because of the large reward he was about to get, and almost couldn't suppress his killing intent. Real money is real to him.

Suppressing the murderous aura that was about to overflow, the hunter hurried forward and quickly caught up with the running team. He was about to make a move, but he didn't want the leading ninja to wave his hand immediately when he saw this, and the two ninjas behind him Suddenly scattered.

Kakudo looked down at his feet vigilantly, and there were several detonating charms hidden in the seemingly ordinary gravel road at some point.

"Not good..." Before he could finish speaking, the violent explosion drowned his voice in the continuous roar.

The smoke from the explosion hadn't dissipated yet, and a red cloud and black robe that had been blown out of shape was suddenly thrown into the sky, attracting the attention of the ninja team who was observing the situation.Before he could react, the corners of the robes that had been removed had rushed out of the dense fog unscathed, and the outstretched hands accurately grabbed the woman on the ninja's back and pulled them back in front of him.

"Oops!" The ninja carrying the girl on his back was staggered by the sudden attack and almost fell to the ground.

"So cautious, it seems to be genuine."

Jiaodu pulled the trembling girl to his eyes, his strange eyes revealed a dangerous message: "Your Highness, don't be so afraid, please hand over the things as soon as possible."

The girl lowered her head and couldn't see her expression clearly. She seemed to be too scared to speak, and the hands under the exaggerated sleeves tremblingly reached into the clothes.

As long as you get the things to the employer and get rid of the guarding ninja, the princess might be able to hand it over to the Land of Earth for extra rewards.Jiaodu was planning in his mind, already thinking of the scene after the task was completed.

As for how the other party will treat this girl who has no self-protection ability, it is out of his consideration.

Just when he was still thinking about how to deal with the girl who was about to shake into a sieve in front of him, a flash of silver light flashed, and the sound of a sharp blade piercing through the flesh sounded suddenly.

"You said one thing wrong." Some hoarse women's voices reached their ears lightly, and from the corner of their eyes they saw a handful of kunai buried in their chests.

"I'm trembling with excitement." The girl raised her head, and the clothes covering her head fell to the ground, revealing a head of wine red hair, which looked extraordinarily flamboyant in the afterglow of the sun.

The author has something to say:

After a night of insomnia, I simply got up and posted the later manuscripts. I thought that there would be no one to read them anyway, so I would not whet the appetite of the little angels. In the past two days, I have finished the manuscripts and then entered the stage of continuing to save manuscripts. ('▽`〃)