Chapter 570: Spectating the Drama!
Chapter 570: Spectating the Drama!
Several hundred kilometers away from the Wave Country.
The group had been traveling for almost a week.
For Tang Ping, it was more like a vacation and a time to relax and adjust.
With consecutive battles ahead, as a core member of the Heavenly Castle, adjusting his state was his top priority.
Along the way, the team passed by two patches of water.
However, Kakashi seemed to have not noticed them at all.
Hmm, Tang Ping's exchange team was far behind, as if they had fallen behind.
The reason?
Of course, it was because of Koushin's presence, whose perception was genuinely strong, allowing her to sense the danger from afar, which was why they had fallen behind.
Spectate!
As Tang Ping had said, they were just there to watch the show.
Would this lead to trouble?
Of course not!
With the famous 'Copy Ninja' Kakashi present, how could anything go wrong?
Even though she was only an Elite Jonin, during missions, she had a record of retreating unscathed from Shadow-ranked opponents. Additionally, she had mastered numerous ninjutsu and taijutsu techniques, earning her the title of 'Copy Ninja'.
Title!
Everyone knew how difficult it was to obtain such a title.
Currently, only four members of the Heavenly Castle held titles.
Purifying Flame: Tang Ping!
Storm's Wrath: Kousuke!
Queen of Flame and Lightning: Yae!
Flame Style: Haya!
The others, even though Sho and Shizuka Uchiha possessed Shadow-ranked abilities, did not have titles.
But Kakashi, an Elite Jonin, had earned one, an extraordinary feat.
As for Asama's title, 'Dragon of Konoha', everyone knew how much water it carried—it was all just water.
The strength of titled ninjas was undoubtedly reliable.
Except for certain imposters (Asama: I have a few words to say today!).
Whoosh! Whoosh!
After Naruto and his team passed by, two figures in cloaks and masks emerged from the water patches, wielding chains with sharp blades.
Swish! The chains lashed out, quickly entangling Kakashi.
"Careful!"
"Kakashi-sensei!"
"Get out of the way!"
Several voices shouted in warning, but they saw Kakashi being torn apart by the chains.
"Ah!"
A scream escaped from Sakura's mouth.
Who would have thought that their reliable teacher would be killed like this?
In other words, only the three of them could protect Dazna now, while the exchange team was lagging behind, unable to provide support.
Indeed, Tang Ping had no intention of interfering with the plot.
Instead of helping, he walked to the shade of a nearby tree and took out a watermelon from his backpack.
Bought on the road!
For him, this mission was all about spectating and enjoying a watermelon, which he had wisely prepared.
Swish! He skillfully sliced the watermelon into several pieces.
"Here!"
He distributed the watermelon to the other three.
Indeed, since they were here to spectate, it wouldn't feel right without a watermelon to eat.
"You..."
Izumi glanced at the distant battle and then at the watermelon Tang Ping offered. Finally, she accepted it and started eating.
She wasn't worried about any danger.
She just felt a little embarrassed eating watermelon while others were fighting, but since Tang Ping was the real leader of the team, she didn't bother.
The battle itself wasn't worth describing. Two of Zabuza's subordinates, the 'Spirit Brothers', were effortlessly blocked by Sasuke's dazzling display of skills.
At a critical moment, Kakashi, like a 'Heavenly Descending Fierce Woman', knocked both of them unconscious.
"Let's go! We're leaving!"
Tang Ping tossed the watermelon rind into the forest and walked over.
Minoko, Koushin, and Izumi followed suit.
When they reached the spot where the unconscious Spirit Brothers were tied to a tree, Kakashi was negotiating with Dazna.
"This C-Rank mission is only to protect you from attacks by pirates, bandits, and other armed groups. But now, two Mist ninjas are attacking you. Don't you think you should give us an explanation, Mr. Dazna?"
As Kakashi spoke, his gaze was extremely solemn.
Such false mission reports could cause significant losses for ninjas, and not killing the perpetrator on the spot was already a show of restraint.
"It seems I have no choice but to explain..."
Seeing that he couldn't hide it any longer, Dazna naturally began to explain.
It turned out that they had already caught the attention of Kado, a well-known wealthy ninja in the ninja world.
Kado's shipping company monopolized all sea trade in the Wave Country, and they also secretly smuggled and dealt in contraband, doing all sorts of evil deeds.
Once the bridge connecting the Wave Country to the Land of Fire was completed, this monopoly would be broken, so Kado would undoubtedly do everything in his power to prevent the bridge from being finished.
Kado had recruited some rogue Mist ninjas to work for him, and these two ninjas were among them.
"Is Kado that rich?"
Tang Ping became interested.
The richer Kado was, the more excited he became.
After all, according to the plan, this wealth would soon be his.
"Mr. Dazna, we might have to end this mission as soon as we deliver you to the Wave Country!"
Kakashi directly expressed his opinion.
"Sigh, if I return alone, I might die at Kado's hands along the way!"
"My nine-year-old granddaughter will lose her grandfather!"
"My kind daughter will hate Konoha because she no longer has a father!"
"And those people who have placed their hopes on the bridge, they 'won't' curse you either."
...
The old man Dazna kept raising the stakes, completely using morality to blackmail them.
"Teacher Kakashi, let's help him!"
Naruto suddenly changed his position, completely forgetting that he had just been in a life-threatening situation.
If it weren't for Kakashi, a novice like him, who wasn't even as good as a genin and had no real combat experience, might have already lost his life amidst the laughter and cheers.
"Naruto!"
Sasuke frowned and stopped him, but didn't say much more, as Kakashi was the one making the decisions.
Kakashi rubbed his head and smiled, "Oh well, I guess we'll help you this once!"
She wasn't morally blackmailed; she just saw this as a great opportunity.
An opportunity to train! Fighting against mere bandits and mountain bandits wouldn't provide much training, but encountering strong enemies would be ideal.
And wasn't there a reliable force to rely on?
The Exchange Students!
So she wasn't worried about their team's strength.
Tang Ping and the others had no objections to this.
Soon, they arrived at the ferry terminal and boarded a small wooden boat that seemed to be waiting specifically for them.
The boat was about several meters long and two meters wide, and it was extremely crude.
Yet, it had a motor installed at the back and used oars to adjust its direction, creating a completely mismatched style.
"Get on the boat quickly!"
Dazna urged them to board.
Fortunately, they were sailing on a river; if they were in the sea, a single wave could easily destroy the boat.
With the boat, their speed increased significantly.
In less than half a day, they reached the middle region between the Wave Country and the Land of Fire.
Here, the surrounding mist was thick, and they could vaguely see a huge and spectacular stone bridge.
In terms of scale, it was extremely exaggerated, not much weaker than the super bridges from before the crossing.
This was built by ordinary people.
Even though Dazna was a master bridge builder, the amount of time and effort it took to build such a bridge was unimaginable; perhaps he had dedicated his entire life to this project.
It was also because the bridge was almost complete that it caught Kado's attention.
The boat sailed through the misty waters and finally entered the Wave Country.
A small town surrounded a lake.
After dropping them off, the boat quickly departed.
This was as far as they could help; after all, this was Kado's territory.
From here, they needed to head to Dazna's home, which was just a few kilometers away and could be reached quickly.
Halfway there, Naruto started causing trouble.
To prevent Sasuke from taking all the glory, Naruto pretended to discover an enemy.
"There's something!"
He threw a kunai into the side grass.
Pfft!
A hare was pierced by the kunai.
'Is this a substitute hare bred in a dark environment?'
Kakashi instantly recognized what it was.
Just then...the enemy finally arrived.
(End of Chapter)
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