Gou in the ninja world

Chapter 237 Nine Cities

"Is it here?"

About 10 minutes later, according to Taro's description, Yukimura and the others rushed to a mountain road more than ten kilometers away from their residence.

"Ah."

Taro looked around, nodded and said with a sob in his mouth.

"It's here, sister Qin let me go first, and then I fought with the hounds."

"Damn!"

Youdou ran around, searched all kinds of places, but found nothing, finally stomped his feet severely, and said anxiously.

"There's nothing around here!"

"hateful!"

Akiko bit her lip and said unwillingly.

After learning about the danger, they rushed over as fast as they could, but they were still one step behind. When they arrived, both Sister Qin and the hunting dogs who were chasing them had already disappeared without a trace.

"Woooooo...it's all my fault."

Taro squatted on the ground and cried, they were supposed to be able to come back safely, but it was because he accidentally leaked his words, which aroused the suspicion of others, and thus became like this.

"That's why I said, Taro shouldn't be allowed to go."

You Dou said angrily, originally looking for food would involve contact with the outside world, which is a very dangerous thing in itself, so the two of them used to go out with Sister Qin instead, and Taro just joined soon and because of his age She was still young, and she always belonged to the left-behind group, but this time, it was Sister Qin who felt that Taro should receive some training, so she insisted on taking Taro out, and something happened.

"Things have already happened, what's the use of talking about them?"

Compared with Yudou, Akiko is obviously calmer. Although she is also very anxious, she is very clear that the most important thing at present is to find the whereabouts of the eldest sister, not to pursue responsibility.

"Let's see if we can find any clues."

Several people were making noise nearby, Yukimura didn't interrupt, but looked at everything around him seriously.

There are not many traces of the on-site battle, a few messy footprints, flattened dry grass and broken branches, other than that, there is no trace of ninjutsu.

Although he is not from the tracking force, Yukimura also has some understanding of the trace investigation.

Most ninja battles have traces to follow. Once ninjutsu is used to fight, it will leave traces of ninjutsu on the scene, burning caused by fire escape, moisture caused by water escape, sharp cross-section caused by wind escape, thunder The electric scorching of Dun, as well as the irregular state of the ground caused by Tu Dun, are all imprints left by ninjas in battle. Through these imprints, experienced ninjas can analyze the opponent's number, strength, and the type of ninjutsu that has been used Wait, these traces are difficult to completely eliminate.

However, at the scene in front of him at this time, there was no sign of anyone using ninjutsu, indicating that no one had used ninjutsu with obvious traces during the battle.

"Is it only physical combat? Or, because the time is too short, there is no time to use ninjutsu?"

Yukimura thought about it, judging from the few traces at the scene, he was more inclined to the second type, because if it was a taijutsu duel, there would be too few footprints and other traces in front of him, and it's not like he has never touched a taijutsu ninja , when those people fight, the movement will be at least five times more chaotic than here.

From this point of view, their opponents this time are a bit level.

When Uto and the others came here, Yukimura had already learned a little bit through observation. Judging from their body shape, movement and speed, they were about at the level of ordinary ninja, and from their mouths, most of what they learned Ninjas of the same age also have this kind of strength.

And the elder sister Qin they are talking about is stronger than them, so is it probably the stronger genocide or zhongren?
At first, Yukimura was puzzled. Uto and Akiko, who were obviously fifteen or sixteen years old, only had the same strength as Twelve Xiaoqiang, who was around 12 years old or even slightly weaker. But after thinking about it, he was relieved. The ninjas in the world have always been in a state of hunting and fleeing. They are trying to hide themselves every day, and they are careful not to be discovered by the outside world. Neither time nor energy can focus on cultivation. In addition, due to the pursuit of hundreds of years, powerful ninjas have been killed. The massacre was exhausted, and those who survived lost their important inheritance. It is normal for the overall level of ninjas to decline from generation to generation.

In other words, should the general strength of ninjas in this era be weaker than those in their own era?

Yukimura thought in his heart that this was good news for him, it was better than finding Kageji walking all over the place after he arrived, and everyone was like a dragon who was not as good as a dog.

Of course, this is just the status quo on the side of the ninjas. What is the specific situation on the side of the empire needs to be further understood. Perhaps this incident is an opportunity.

"Akiko, let me ask, generally speaking, where are ninjas taken after they are caught?"

After thinking about it like this, he asked Akiko.

"Generally speaking..."

Akiko froze for a moment, then recalled.

"Most ninjas were killed on the spot, and some..."

She suddenly realized that since there was no blood at the scene, it meant that there was a high probability that Sister Qin was not dead, so since she was not dead, she did not appear here, either she escaped or was taken somewhere.

Judging from the current situation, the possibility of escaping is relatively small, because according to Taro's description, the situation they encountered at that time made it very difficult for him to escape alone, and it is almost impossible for two people to escape Things, and, until now, they haven't gotten a single message or flag.

Therefore, there is a high probability that it should be taken away.

"By the way, it's Taki City, they must be going to Taki City."

At this time, Jingzi suddenly thought of something, and shouted excitedly.

"Taki Castle?"

Yukimura frowned, what a strange name.

"Well, in addition to the various small cities all over the world, the empire has also established nine giant cities in the world, each of which can accommodate tens of millions of people. They are called the City of Fire, the City of Earth, and the City of Thunder. The City of Wind, the City of Water, the City of Taki, the City of Grass, the City of Rain, and the City of Iron. Except for ninjas, many people live in the cities. They will also be taken there, the closest to us is Taki City, and it will take about half a day to walk west."

"The City of Fire, the City of Earth, the City of Thunder, the City of Wind, the City of Water, the City of Taki, the City of Grass, the City of Rain, and the City of Iron?"

Yukimura murmured to himself, isn't this the variant of the Land of Fire, the Land of Earth, the Land of Thunder, the Land of Wind, the Land of Water, the Land of Taki, the Fruit of Grass, the Land of Rain, and the Land of Iron?

All are the names of countries that once existed, and they all have their own sovereignty and military power. From this point of view, this empire must have a great relationship with the previous ninja world, not the kind of wasteland after the war. A new country rebuilt.

He felt more and more interesting about the huge city that could accommodate tens of millions of people and was connected to the country that existed before. Yukimura was sure that the emergence of this empire was not that simple, and it might have a lot to do with Ninja Village at that time. .

"Are you sure you were taken to some Taki Castle?"

Yukimura asked again, it took them nearly 10 minutes to get here from their place of residence, and it took Taro at least 10 minutes to go back from here, and once they came back, there was a time difference of 10 minutes, that is to say, It took more than half an hour for the person who took the piano to leave.

It's not easy to catch up with half an hour's journey, especially if the opponent's skill is far superior to Akiko and others, the gap will become even bigger, let alone not knowing the opponent's course of action, even Yukimura It may not be possible to catch up.

Therefore, the best way is to go straight to the destination of the other party.

For Yukimura, this is also a favorable choice, Taki City, one of the nine giant cities established by the empire, perhaps he can learn some secrets of the empire through this operation, and find a connection with the past.

"Roughly certain."

Akiko nodded and replied, Uto and Taro came from other places not long ago, but Akiko has been living here for a while. In the past few years, she has heard that there are ninjas imprisoned in the news there.

"So, is it possible that sister Qin will be caught there too?"

"All right!"

Hearing this, Youdou clasped his hands, stood up and took a deep breath, speaking seriously.

"It's decided, let's go to Taki City to save Sister Qin."

"City of Taki..."

Hearing this name, Taro couldn't help but shudder. As a descendant of ninjas hunted down by the empire, the imperial base camp like Taki City was like a scourge to him. There is a chilling feeling.

"Coward, are you afraid? Then you stay at home."

Yu Dou glanced at him and said angrily.

"You Dou!"

Akiko gave him a reproachful look, but after thinking about it and considering the danger of this trip, she still said.

"Well, Taro, or you can stay at home and wait for the news."

Although it is not very pleasant, the content is not wrong. After all, they are going to save people this time, and there is a high probability that they will participate in the battle. The fighting power of Ether Lang is very likely to be hindered. According to Dou, letting Taro stay is the best choice.

"Hmm~"

Hearing the conversation between the two, Taro's face turned red all of a sudden. He lowered his head, clenched his fists tightly with both hands, his body trembling, and paused for a long time before he finally mustered up the courage to raise his head and speak.

"no!"

He said loudly, trying not to let himself cry, and said with Yudou's eyes.

"I'm going to save Sister Qin too!"

"It's all because of me that Sister Qin...she treats me so well..."

He muttered, faltered, and said in a trembling but firm tone.

"So, I'm going to save her too!"

"But……"

Akiko frowned, she could understand Taro and sister Qin's feelings, because Taro's life was saved by sister Qin under the hands of the hunting dog, but, with his level, is he up to the task?
"I think, or else, let him go."

At this time, Yukimura next to him thought about it and suggested.

"Luffy……"

Akiko frowned, as if blaming him for talking nonsense.

"In Taro's heart, sister Qin should be someone very important to me, right?"

Yukimura didn't care, but said with a smile, the stubbornness shown by Taro gave him a very familiar feeling.

To be honest, in his opinion, if he really wants to save people, no matter if it is Taro, Akiko or Uto, they are all lagging behind for him. If he really wants to follow the optimal solution, he will save people by himself. In fact, it was the best choice, but since he was unfamiliar with the place, he couldn't do it, so he had to go with other people.

As for hind legs, one is not too much, and two are not too few. Anyway, I have already dragged two of them, so what's the big deal if I drag another one? Moreover, it doesn't necessarily mean that it won't work because of poor strength. In the original book, Naruto and the others In the Nami country mission, if Sasuke and Naruto hadn't had an idea, maybe even Kakashi, who was a jnin, would have been defeated by Zabuza.

"Ah."

Taro nodded seriously. Although it was the first time he met Yukimura, his words made Taro feel very fond of him.

"Then, let's save your most important sister, Qin!"

Yukimura patted Taro on the shoulder and gave him an encouraging smile.

After all, there is a saying that says so, isn't there?

People, when you want to protect what is most important to you, you become strong!
(End of this chapter)