Chapter 18: 18
Kisame looked at Sakura and the others, and suddenly said.
"Excuse me, when you issued the mission, did you apply strictly according to the specifications of the C-level mission?"
"Of course."
After being stunned for a moment, Sakura quickly replied with a lovely smile. But the experienced Kisame keenly noticed that her face was a little unnatural.
So he continued to ask:
"Do you or Snow Village have any enemies? If we are attacked by hostile ninjas on the way to escort, then this task is beyond our ability."
Hearing Kisame's question, a trace of panic flashed in Sakura's eyes, but she quickly replied:
"We are all ordinary villagers. How could we possibly provoke ninjas? You think too much."
After speaking, she took a step back, as if she was frightened by the aggressiveness of Kisame.
At this time, Ameyuri couldn't stand it any longer, and ran over to Kisame and said:
"Big bad guy, don't ask any more questions, even if we are attacked by ninjas, I promise to kill them all."
She heard that the scenary in the Snow Village was very beautiful, so she wanted to take a look, so for fear that Kisame would offend the employer and ruin the task, she came over.
Terumi Mei also stepped forward and said:
"Kisame, let's talk about it on the way if you have any problems. In case of an emergency, with the strength of the three of us, we must be able to deal with it. What do you think?"
She also felt that Kisame was too cautious and thought too much.
"You are the captain, I will listen to you."
Kisame nodded and said no more.
So, the group set off.
A few days later.
In the deep mountains in the northern part of the Land of Water, heavy snow rained down, and the cold wind was howling.
A small caravan of about ten people traveled all the way through mountains and rivers, and finally reached a forest in the evening, where they temporarily settled down to avoid the wind and snow.
In the past few days, Sakura, Terumi Mei and Ringo Ameyuri, became close while chatting and laughing along the way, and have become very good friends.
Only Kisame has been wandering outside the team, spending most of the time alone.
'Bristle.'
In the camp, flames rose from camp fire, and soon burned vigorously, driving away the cold.
Everyone sat around the campfire, took out food and, heated it by the flame, and enjoyed a steaming dinner.
Not far away, Kisame held his sword and leaned against the tree, keeping vigilance at all times to guard against possible dangers.
"Kisame-dono, come and have dinner with us."
At this time, Sakura trotted all the way over and invited Kisame with a smile on her face.
She is very concerned about Kisame, because from the appearance, Kisame is obviously the strongest in this ninja team, and he is the biggest guarantee for the safe return of the Snow Village Caravan.
"I already ate."
Kisame glanced at her and said calmly, "Please go back to my companions, they will protect you. Also, please don't get too close to me, I have no interest in making friends with my employer."
When Sakura heard these words, she was stunned for a moment, then she stopped talking, and turned away quitely.
Kisame raised his head and looked at the snowy night sky.
It is February now. It has been almost half a year since he came to this world.
Next month, Kisame will celebrate his 13th birthday.
While recalling the anime and sorting out clues in his mind, he took precautions and planned future actions.
The night was not disturbed by anything.
"It's really boring. These two enemies are too weak for me to fight."
Ringo came over at this time and showed off, looking like she was not enjoying it.
Terumi Mei heard the conversation between Kisame and Sakura.
She stared at Sakura, who gave her a look that asked for help.
Terumi Mei finally relented, and said to Kisame and Ringo:
"Although we encountered unexpected enemies, these villagers are simple and kind people. Let's send them home safely as agreed."
Although she also noticed something strange, she didn't want to give up this task easily.
After all, the deceased old village chief of Snow Village is an old friend of Elder Genji. Elder Genji deliberately entrusted this task to her, and Terumi Mei naturally wanted to do her best.
So, after a simple rest, everyone set off again.
On the way, Terumi Mei walked to Kisame and whispered to him:
"Sakura may be out of money and can't afford the B-level task, so she released the C-level task. But even if it's a B-level task, Ringo and I can do it, you don't have to worry."
"I hope so."
Another day passed.
"If we climb another mountain and we will arrive at Snow Village. There is a steaming hot spring in our village, where you can take a relaxing bath."
Sakura said to the three.
At this moment, the howling of wolves suddenly came from around.
"Oooow."
A group of skinny wolves rushed down from the mountain and surrounded the group.
"Sure enough, there are beasts that came down the mountain for food."
Terumi Mei looked at the wolves and flashed the water whip again. Without the help of ninjas, these ordinary villagers in Snow Village would definitely be buried in the belly of a wolf.
After a fierce and short battle.
Most of the hungry wolves were killed or injured, and those who survived tucked their tails and ran away.
However, just when everyone finally relaxed and prepared to take a break, a sudden change occurred.
'Shhhhhhhh!'
A rain of shuriken flew out from the woods in front of the sky and fell towards everyone.
In an instant, except for the three in the team and Sakura, who was better protected, none of the other villagers survived, they fell under the shuriken rain.
But the real crisis has just arrived.
'Crunch. crunch.'
A sound of foot stepping on the snow came from the woods.
"The two waste Chunin that were sent out really failed to complete the mission."
"In the end, it's still up to us two brothers to do it in person."
Under the gaze of Kisame and others, two figures talked and appeared from behind the tree.
Those were two tall men, the same height and size as Kisame. They have inch hair, bronze skin, and thin clothes, and they don't seem to be afraid of the cold at all.
Kisame noticed that although the two men did not wear forehead guards on their foreheads, the words "steel" and "iron" were tattooed on their right shoulders.
'Kumo Ninja?'
In an instant, he preliminarily determined the identity of the other party.
In Kumogakure, high-level ninjas usually have shoulder tattoos, such as "thunder", "gold", "silver", "iron", etc, which are a symbol of strength and status.