Chapter 82 The man who fought against the God of Ninja, Yagyu’s speechlessness
"I will trouble you next, Mr. Yagyu."
"No, this is my duty."
Yagyu greeted the noble's butler a few times, then handed each other the certificate of leaving the village to the chuunin guarding the gate, and left Konoha again after many days.
From the beginning to the end, Liu Sheng had never seen the nobleman, and the other party seemed not to want to meet Liu Sheng.
After some observation, Yagyu also realized that it was not the noble who asked Yagyu to escort by name, but the shrewd butler who suggested it.
The other party is obviously good at collecting intelligence. He must have received the latest news and learned Yagyu's identity.
In other words, he had seen Yagyu's strength during the official Chuunin Examination and knew the Phantom Technique.
It may also be that they knew that Yagyu's Class 8 and Class 3 had Byakugan and directly entrusted the two teams.
Or even all three!
Otherwise, that nobleman wouldn’t even understand this bit of human sophistication.
As a result, Yagyu no longer wondered why the other party named him as the captain. He directed the third class and the eighth class to stand on the two sides closest to the carriage, turning on his eyes from time to time, or sending out insects for long-range and short-range perception.
The Kingdom of Birds is one of the neighboring countries of the Kingdom of Wind.
According to the map of the ninja world, it is bounded by the Kingdom of Earth to the north, the Kingdom of Rain to the east, the Kingdom of Wind to the south, and the Kingdom of Bears to the west.
There are three routes from the Land of Fire to the Land of Birds.
One is through the country of rivers, the second is through the country of rain, and the third is through the country of grass.
If you choose the first route, you need to climb mountains and ridges.
The third route needs to pass through a prairie and pass through the border of the Kingdom of Rain or the Kingdom of Earth.
So the most suitable route is through the Country of Rain.
The nobles who were eager to return to the Kingdom of Birds directly asked Yagyu and others to choose the second route.
Yagyu didn't refuse, after all, the customer was God, as long as he wasn't a scoundrel like Dazuna who had no money, lied about the mission level, and then resorted to moral kidnapping after being exposed.
So, Class 8 started the boring walk again.
The speed of the carriage is very slow. Even if the terrain of the Country of Fire is very good, if you want to go to the nearest Country of Sichuan, you must not stop anywhere and barely rest during the day to leave the Country of Fire in three days.
For example, the caravan on the first C-level mission of Class 8.
The caravan had a huge sum of money and was eager to go back to distribute money to the villagers in the iron mining village. It was also afraid of encountering an accident on the way, so it did not stop at any time.
But the nobles of the Bird Country are obviously not people who can endure hardship.
In this world without concrete roads and bumpy carriages, the nobles of the Bird Country only have a few hours and need to take a rest.
When passing by a relatively prosperous town, I have to stop to buy something. Even when I saw that it was getting a little late, I stayed in the town directly.
Classes 3 and 8 were very helpless, but they didn’t say anything.
Fortunately, the nobles of the Kingdom of Birds are more generous, and he paid for the food and accommodation expenses of Class 3 and Class 8.
Every night, the eighth shift and the third shift take turns keeping vigil.
It took a full ten days for the convoy to leave the Country of Fire, more than three times as long as the caravan from the Iron Ore Village of Kawa Country.
The thought of having to go through a rain country and walk a certain distance in the bird country made Yagyu feel like vomiting.
In the future, when I hear about escort missions, I will probably have a stress reaction.
He would rather assassinate the Five Shadows than do such a task.
But the torture has just begun!
The Ninja Continent is a very unique continent.
Every part of this continent has a unique climate and topography.
The countries and villages that established countries and villages in these places will be named according to the characteristics of the place.
For example, the characteristics of the Kingdom of Wind are deserts and strong winds.
The characteristics of the Land of Earth are rocks and mountains.
The characteristics of the Land of Thunder are the towering peaks and the sound of thunder.
The country of rivers means mountains and rivers.
The Country of Rain, as the name suggests, means rain all year round, with rainy seasons all year round.
It's not bad in the country, there are still many sunny days in a month.
The village hidden in the rain, ruled by the Akatsuki organization, is truly outrageous.
Except for Sunday, which will be sunny, the other six days will be shrouded in Nagato's Rain Tiger Free Technique.
However, the luck of Yagyu and others was obviously not very good.
Not long after the convoy entered the Kingdom of Rain, the sky became overcast with dark clouds, and soon it began to rain heavily.
When rainwater and yellow mud mix together, the land becomes like a swamp, making it difficult for carriages to move.
The already slow speed became even slower.
From time to time, the wheels would drive into water-filled potholes and get stuck for a while.
Class 3 and Class 8, who put on their raincoats, looked speechless for a while.
Then the enthusiastic Xiao Li couldn't help it and took the initiative to help push the cart.
By the time the convoy left the Country of Rain, it was already five days later.
This is just a small country, but it took five days.
It has taken half a month since setting off from Konoha.
This further strengthened Yagyu's idea that he would never accept escort missions again.
Just when Yagyu and others entered the Kingdom of Birds and were slowly heading towards their destination.
In a deserted forest road in the Kingdom of Birds, voices of complaint were heard in a tea house built on the roadside.
"I said, Brother Kakuzu, if we walk a little further we will be back to the Land of Rain. Do you need to get another job?"
"How can you get the money if you don't work? Who pays for the food and drinks you have along the way?"
"Even so, there is no need to hunt for prey and work at the same time, and then continue working on the way back, right?"
"You said that your religion can make money, so I teamed up with you. But it turns out that your religion can't make a penny. If it weren't for your head being worthless, I would have taken off your head and taken it to the black market to exchange for money. ”
"Hey...what you said is going too far. Didn't I give you all the money I paid for working and hunting?"
"If this weren't the case, you, a guy who only wastes money, would have been killed by me long ago!"
"But Brother Kakuzu, you are quite principled, and you didn't kill that boss."
"His head is worthless, and he will give me money after he comes back. I might have the opportunity to work for him in the future. It's not worth killing him."
"..."
The screen zoomed in, showing a young man with a gray slicked back, wearing ordinary clothes, a white apron in front of his body, and a towel on his shoulders. He was sitting at the door of the teahouse, looking for topics in a boring way.
The person who was talking to him was a middle-aged man wearing the clothes of a shopkeeper, a black mask on his face, and his eyes did not look like a good person.
However, this middle-aged man who looked fierce was currently diligently wiping the table and cleaning the tea room, which was full of contrast.
These two people are none other than the immortal duo in the Akatsuki organization - Kakuzu and Hidan.
"Hey... Brother Kakuzu, someone is coming."
At this time, Hidan, who was picking his nose, suddenly seemed to have discovered something and shouted quickly.
"Go out and recruit customers. We earn commissions when we make money."
"I know, I know."
Hidan immediately walked out of the door, waving his towel at the motorcade approaching in front of him.
"Lord Yoshikawa, there is a tea house in front of you. Do you want to take a short break?"
When the steward of the nobles of the Kingdom of Birds saw this scene, he immediately asked the nobles in the carriage for instructions.
"Okay, let's stop and take a rest."
After receiving the response, the steward immediately gave the order: "Pull over and rest for a while."
"Yes." The coachman and the ordinary guards immediately stopped the carriage next to the forest road.
The pot-bellied nobleman stepped out of the carriage with the help of the butler, and then walked towards the tea house.
Classes 3 and 8 followed closely behind.
Seeing the forehead protectors on the heads of the third and eighth squads, Hidan couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and said to himself: "Is this forehead protector a ninja of Konoha?"
On the outside, he greeted very warmly: "Welcome, distinguished guests, please come inside, please..."
It’s okay if you’re not enthusiastic, otherwise you’ll get scolded by Kakuzu again.
"Welcome, what would you like to eat?"
After the nobles took their seats, Kakuzu also came over with a pot of tea and asked very politely.
But when he saw Class 3 and Class 8 standing behind the nobles, especially Hinata who had a forehead protector hanging around her neck and a smooth forehead, a gleam suddenly flashed in the depths of her green eyes.
On the surface, he handed a menu to the noble and waited for his order.
"Let's have some snacks, I don't like other pig food."
The noble just glanced at it and said with a look of disgust.
"OK."
Jiao didn't say anything, but turned and left.
Looking at his leaving back, Hinata Neji frowned slightly, and then made a few gestures to Yagyu, which were all communication codes taught in the ninja school.
The meaning of Hyuga Neji's gesture is very simple, it is to remind Yagyu that that person is not simple.
Yagyu also responded with continuous changes of gestures, saying that he knew that the shopkeeper and employees of this tea house were not simple. They had a strong chakra in their bodies, so they must not act rashly.
At the same time, Yagyu was also guessing about the identities of these two people.
Unlike Uchiha Itachi and Inigaki Kisame who recognized each other at a glance, Yagyu didn't recognize the immortal duo.
After all, none of them were wearing the uniforms of the Akatsuki organization, nor did they have the forehead protectors of rebel ninjas.
But the chakra in their bodies is very powerful, not inferior to elite jounin such as Sarutobi Asuma and Hatake Kakashi.
The strength is at least starting with elite jounin, or two.
Why would such a strong man appear in the tea house of this small country?
Could it be that he was tired of the disputes and chose to live in seclusion here?
Yagyu didn't know, but just like he reminded Hinata Neji, he couldn't act rashly.
Since the other party is not hostile, just pretend that you don't know their identity.
Otherwise, if we take action here, it is easy to kill the client, which is a serious dereliction of duty.
Not only was half a month wasted, but you also couldn't get a penny. You might even be verbally lectured by Tsunade after you go back, leaving a big bad mark on your record.
Yagyu didn't want to have such a stain on his first team leader.
So, Yagyu braced himself and kept an eye on Kakuzu and Hidan.
At the same time, he also secretly opened the red eye to see if Kakuzu would poison the food.
But fortunately, the other party seemed to be a strong man living in seclusion here. He did not tamper with the snacks and brought them out quickly.
The nobles of the Kingdom of Birds were eating snacks and drinking tea. At the same time, they also asked the butler to buy several pots of tea and a large number of snacks and send them to the grooms and guards.
Then he invited Yagyu and others to sit down and have something to eat, but they were rejected by Yagyu and others.
As ninjas, when they perform missions outside, unless they are sure to rest, they basically only take military food pills to avoid physical problems that will delay the progress of the mission.
The nobles of the Kingdom of Birds seemed to know the urinary nature of ninjas and did not continue to force it.
After more than half an hour, the rested noble convoy continued its journey.
"Dear guest, please go slowly. Welcome to visit us next time."
Hidan waved a towel to see them off, then returned to sit on the bench at the door, exhaled and said, "I'm so tired. I feel like working is more tiring than killing."
"Is there any job in this world that makes money and is not tiring?"
Kakuzu suddenly took out two packages from under the counter, threw one to Hidan, and said, "Hurry up and put on your clothes, it's time to work."
"Eh?"
Hidan was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully, "Aren't you going to work part-time?"
"If you find the prey, why do you still work?"
Kakuzu put on the clothes of the Akatsuki organization and said in a deep voice: "The Byakugan of the Hyuga clan is worth tens of thousands of gold. It is a good treasure that has a price but no market on the black market."
"The Byakugan of the clan, are you talking about those two Konoha ninjas with white eyes?"
Hidan took off his apron and also put on his uniform while asking curiously: "Then why didn't you do something to them just now?"
"Nonsense, I am an employee here. If I damage this place, I will not only have to pay for it, but I will also lose my salary. Isn't my work these days just in vain?"
"Brother Kakuzu, you are really obsessed with money."
"..."
At this time, Yagyu, who had already left the tea house far away, suddenly changed his expression slightly.
I saw him quickly forming a seal with one hand: "Shadow Clone Technique!"
There were two sounds of "bang bang" and white smoke filled the air.
After creating two shadow clones, Yagyu suddenly said to the housekeeper: "An enemy is coming. You speed up and we will hold them back."
"Okay, please."
The butler's face suddenly changed slightly, he nodded quickly and urged: "Hurry up and speed up!"
"yes!"
The coachman responded and hit the horse's butt with a whip, causing the carriage to speed up immediately.
Yagyu's two shadow clones followed, while Teams 3 and 8 stayed where they were.
Whoosh——
Almost ten seconds after they stopped, a harsh sound breaking through the air immediately reached their ears.
Hinata Neji, whose temples had veins popping out, immediately shot out a larger twisted air stream in the direction of the sound of breaking through the air.
"Bagua·Kongzhang!"
With a 'clang' sound, a red three-section sickle with a chain attached to the end fell to the ground.
Immediately, a figure appeared next to the scythe and picked it up.
Another figure appeared on the other side of Class 3 and Class 8 at some unknown time. The two blocked the way forward and retreat for Class 3 and Class 8.
Seeing these two people, Hinata Neji and Hinata, who had already opened their eyes, seemed to have discovered something, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.
The carefree Xiao Li and the lively Tian Tian also looked extremely serious.
Obviously, they all sensed a dangerous aura.
The expressions of Yagyu and Aburame Shino also became very solemn.
Seeing this uniform, Yagyu already recognized the identities of Kakuzu and Hidan.
He was very speechless about this.
On my first C-level mission, I met Black Hoe Leiya, one of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen.
The second time he left Konoha openly, he met the strongest duo of the Akatsuki organization.
Now leaving Konoha for the third time, I met the immortal duo again.
What kind of luck is this?
Could it be that he exploded Asura's chakra from Naruto's body, and also exploded his protagonist's aura? So hateful?
The point is, the accidents Naruto encountered while doing the mission were not as outrageous as him!
(End of this chapter)