Uchiha Akaishi Tour

Chapter 157: A Conspiracy!

Chapter 159: A Conspiracy!

Since Orochimaru had already said so, Akaishi had no choice but to accept it. After all, Orochimaru was the captain, and Akaishi should obey his orders.

After Orochimaru and Minato left, Akaishi and Ranma exchanged an awkward glance, then looked at Yakushi Nonou with a blank stare.

Of course, the awkward thing is that Yakushi Nonou is also there!

"Ahem, it's already this late, and no samurai from the Land of Iron have patrolled here yet. Let's rest first. As for keeping watch—"

"After coughing twice, Akaishi said."

Although it was at a supply depot, and Orochimaru had stated that the Rain Country's mobile force behind enemy lines aimed for surprise attacks and a quick looting and escape, it was unlikely they would actually attack just because Akaishi and his group had eliminated one of the squads. "Retaliation" wasn't something they should be doing right now.

But that doesn't mean we should give up keeping watch or completely relax, because sometimes humans do things they shouldn't!

What if any of the three Chunin killed by Akaishi had friends or family nearby?

"I'll take charge of the night watch; you all get some rest," Akaishi decided immediately.

Lan Wu had been using medical ninjutsu and should have rested properly. As for Yakushi Nonou—if she were to take the night watch, Akaishi would have to secretly monitor her, which would be too inefficient!

And the reason why Akaishi said he was in charge of keeping watch was—

Thud—

As Akaishi spoke, he directly created a mirror image of himself.

After nodding to the main body, the clone leaped to the top of the village tower and sat down cross-legged.

Clearly, Akaishi was preparing to use "Mirror Clone" to keep watch at night.

The reason for not using "shadow clones" is, of course, because the main body can recover its chakra reserves, unlike shadow clones which directly share the maximum chakra value.

As for Akaishi's main body, as well as Lanmai and Yakushi Nonou, they also have places to rest. In the villages of the Land of Iron, an empty house is prepared as a supply point. Although it is simple, it can still provide shelter from the wind and rain.

While resting in the middle of the night, Akaishi still used Mirror Clone again, arranging it to lie in wait outside the guest room. Then he used Shadow Clone again—this time, the Shadow Clone used only had less than one-eighth of the chakra, so it didn't matter that it occupied a little over 10% of the chakra limit.

result----

There was actually a reward!

The mirror clone on the tower didn't find anything unusual, but the second mirror clone, who was secretly observing, discovered that Yakushi Nonou had sneaked out in the early morning.

"Could this girl be a traitor? No—could it be—she's secretly passing information to that Shimura Danzo?" Akaishi's heart tightened—what kind of information could she be passing on? It must be a conspiracy against our Uchiha!

Yakushi Nono clearly didn't want to be discovered, so she not only didn't inform Akaishi and Ranma, but even Akaishi's mirror clone on the tower didn't see anything. Fortunately, Akaishi had taken precautions.

Because of the shared vision, after discovering Yakushi Nonou's behavior, Akaishi's shadow clone immediately canceled itself, causing Akaishi's real body to wake up from its "immersion".

This is why Akaishi used more than 10% of his chakra to create shadow clones; the purpose was to use them as "alarm clocks."

The mirror clone does not share memories, only visual sharing within a certain range. Unless it directly wakes up the original body, the "immersion" cannot be interrupted.

After waking up, Akaishi was still a little disappointed. This "immersive" story, although about everyday family matters, was actually very suspenseful!

This made Akaishi quite curious about the final outcome.

However, since there was something to do, Akashi naturally wouldn't let it interfere with important matters!

Earth Release: The Technique of Fish Reflected in the Earth!

Akaishi's true form sank directly into the ground, silently following Yakushi Nonou.

Although "Echoes of the Earth" moves very slowly, fortunately, Yakushi Nonou also moves slowly to avoid being seen, and there is also a Mirror clone lurking in the shadows to lock onto the direction, so Akaishi is not afraid of losing track of it.

Following them all the way, the result was————

Contrary to expectations, Yakushi Nonou did not go outside the village to meet with the Root people or pass on any information. Instead, she quietly came to the place where the children were resting.

Because children have a stronger reaction to poisoning, they need to be closely monitored. At this time, they are concentrated in the barn, and some villagers also voluntarily supervise them. If anything happens, they will call Akaishi and the others.

Without disturbing anyone, Yakushi Nonou went into the barn and checked each of the sleeping children's beds, dissolving the residual toxins that had seeped out during the first half of the night. She worked for more than two hours before quietly returning to her resting place.

Akaishi:————

Akaishi was also confused about the situation.

There are two possibilities —

Either she was using treatment to select "orphans" for the root; or—she discovered she was being followed and decided to go through with the act!

In either case, Akaishi needs to be extra careful from now on. However, since no evidence has been found, it's best not to alert the enemy.

Early the next morning, patrolling samurai came to the small village in the valley.

Because the Land of Iron can only be inhabited in mountainous areas, the villages are too scattered, with only about a hundred people in each village, making patrolling quite difficult.

"You're the ninja team from Konoha who came to transport the trade goods? I heard there are two more people here—" The samurai already knew that people from Konoha had come, but he was a little confused. He had heard that Orochimaru and Jiraiya were the two top disciples of the Third Hokage.

He didn't care at all about the fact that there was one less Chunin.

"They've gone to gather information!" Akaishi said, waving his hand.

To avoid any unforeseen complications, Akaishi naturally wouldn't reveal Jiraiya and Orochimaru's plans to them.

But this tone—

Anyone who didn't know better would think that Akaishi was the captain!

The armored warrior before him twitched at the corner of his mouth upon hearing Akashi's reply, then said, "Thank you all for your assistance. From now on, leave this place to us—Duan Yue City—that—"

This guy also knew that the Konoha ninja team would be heading to Duan Yue City, and he even seemed to be urging them on.

If it were before, Akaishi would definitely be furious, but now—

Thinking that the Land of Iron was risking its life to hold back the Land of Rain, creating an opportunity for the other three great nations to bleed the Land of Rain dry, Red Stone felt a sense of balance.

"Okay, then I'll leave this place to you." Akaishi nodded.

The poison of the salamander is strong because of its wide range and difficulty in prevention. The toxicity is not severe, but it gradually paralyzes people until the respiratory system is also paralyzed, causing them to suffocate and die.

The treatment method is basically to alleviate the numbness while enduring it; if you can endure it, you'll get through it; if you can't, you'll die completely.

Therefore, if the poisoning is not severe, the patient can be cared for by themselves after emergency treatment.

"By the way, those children are more severely poisoned, so we need to be especially careful," Akaishi said, glancing meaningfully at Yakushi Nonou.

This is also a warning to her.

Stop trying to kidnap other people's children and send them to that old pervert Danzo Shimura for further harm!

Yakushi Nonou: ————

Akaishi was just giving her a warning. If she had discovered that he was following her last night and pretended to visit the children, she wouldn't find Akaishi's words strange. But if she had ulterior motives towards the children, she would definitely be frightened by Akaishi now.

Unfortunately, Yakushi Nonou lowered her head at that moment, and Akaishi couldn't understand her reaction either.

Lan Wu, standing to the side, was even more confused about what Chi Shi was doing.

Then, led by Akaishi, the awkward trio set off and continued towards Duan Yue City, where Orochimaru had previously said they would meet.

"If we travel here, we'll be slower. Let's take this route instead—it'll take about three days." Akaishi told Ranmai and Yakushi Nonou the route just before they set off.

The main reason was to keep it from the pharmacist Nono, to prevent her from colluding with external enemies.

"If nothing unexpected happens, Jiraiya-sensei and the others should arrive before us," Lanwu said.

Without Jiraiya and Orochimaru, the three of them couldn't travel at full speed anymore.

With Shuimen gone, there was no need to worry about rescuing the villages along the way, so the three of them headed straight for Duan Yue City.

For two consecutive days, nothing unexpected happened.

On the third day, a sudden blizzard disrupted Akaishi's planned route.

Since there was a blizzard, it was not advisable to cross the plains again. In addition, it was unknown how long the blizzard would last, so Chishi decided to take a different route and seek shelter in the mountains.

Even if such extreme weather doesn't threaten the ninjas' safety, having to travel for a long time in a blizzard would undoubtedly worsen their condition.

"There just happens to be a supply point here, a village built inside a cave—hopefully it hasn't been attacked," Akaishi said expectantly.

"We're not far from Duan Yue City now—don't be such a jinx!" Lan Wu reminded him.

Just to be on the safe side, Akaishi first used "Mirror Clone" to scout ahead and confirm that the village was still there before heading there with Ranmai and Yakushino.

"Who is it?"

Akaishi's mirror clone had just arrived at the cave entrance when it was spotted by the guards. Of course, Akaishi had already spotted the other party, a "Samurai" warrior wearing full armor.

Akaishi didn't bother to hide; instead, he walked over openly.

"We are Konoha ninjas, here to resupply," said Akaishi's mirror clone, taking out a token.

Before splitting up, Orochimaru gave Akaishi the token for using the supply point.

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"A Konoha ninja?" The other person seemed relieved after seeing the token.

after all----

A "Samurai" equivalent to a Chunin, plus a few "Foot Guards," in this situation, when encountering a Rain Ninja squad, can only send a signal and wait for reinforcements.

Akaishi first used the eyes of his mirror clone to confirm the situation before leading his men closer.

"Huh? Isn't a Konoha team supposed to have two Jonin and four Chunin?" The samurai was a little confused when he saw that there were only three young Chunin.

"Who told you that?" Akaishi asked, puzzled.

"Isn't that right?" The samurai was even more confused—this information shouldn't be wrong.

"She's a genin," Akaishi corrected, pointing at Yakushi Nonou again.

warrior:----

Is this a misunderstanding about Chunin and Genin? Where are your Jonin?

"As for the others, you don't need to worry about them. Only the three of us are here to rest!" Akaishi's tone was as if to say, "You just need to take good care of the three of us."