Red sand dust

Two days later, after lunch, the Suna ninjas packed their bags and prepared to leave Konoha Village with some specialties they were reluctant to throw away.

No matter how long you live in Konoha Village, this is not the home of Sunagakure. Everyone knows that sooner or later they will return to Sunagakure Village, which is neither peaceful nor prosperous.

Although it is not as comfortable as here, it has the peace of mind of home.

At the gate of Konoha Village, only Nara Shikamaru and Hyuga Neji came to see him off.

Unlike the memory of Nara Shikamaru, who was a standout, the high-IQ boy who was now on par with Hyuga Neji, at least the lazy and trouble-free expression on his face had faded a lot.

The steady Hyuga Neji remained taciturn.

Although he did not stand out from the crowd like the chief students in the past during this period, as a true genius, he did not think that he was inferior to anyone else.

Stepping out of the door, Daimaru seemed to have thought of something. He turned around and walked up to Nara Shikamaru and Hyuga Neji. He smiled and punched his chest:

"Did you see that? Chunin... I hope you can be like me when we meet next time! Otherwise, when I am promoted to Jonin, you won't even be able to see my back!"

"you……"

Hyuga Neji raised his eyebrows, but he didn't say anything. As a genin, he was not as confident as a chunin when speaking, so speaking harshly would only make him appear guilty.

Nara Shikamaru waved his hand:

"Go away quickly. When I see your hypocritical smile, I feel like I should stay away from you!"

"Then I'm leaving. Next time we meet, you have to show your face, otherwise I will pretend that I don't know you!"

Looking at the arrogant figure walking away, Nara Shikamaru sighed:

"This is the kind of person I'm talking about when a villain succeeds!"

Hinata Neji nodded:

"It's really embarrassing to lose to such a guy!"

There are always some guys who are obviously good at strength, but still have a ruffian style. They don't have the aura of being a high-level ninja at all, which makes people look very unpleasant.

However, when I think that my current performance is not as good as this kind of person, I feel very unwilling.

"Go back! There will be many opportunities to deal with him in the future. If you can't bear this grievance, what will you do in the future?"

Fortunately, such a guy is a Suna ninja, not a Konoha ninja. Otherwise, I don't know what kind of headache I would get when I think of having such a person among my peers talking in front of me every day.

…

Ma Ji hurried in front, and Sa Zi followed slowly behind, whispering to Yin Feng:

"Senior, your subordinates like to cause trouble so much, why don't you take care of them?"

"Young people, it's a good thing to be energetic!"

A disapproving smile appeared on Yinfeng's face, and he said cheerfully,

"On the other hand, you, Sunako, are so young and always have a sad face. It's so ugly!"

"It's not good to be too indulgent to your juniors!"

Shatie, who was one step behind, also said with a smile:

"Are you talking about Daimaru? Just let it go! He was under my command before, which made me worry a lot; now the team is missing such a guy, and it's so lifeless that it makes me nervous!"

Although ninjas are tools to complete tasks, they are not emotionless machines.

Experienced senior ninjas have their own ways of dealing with others.

Yinfeng slowly said to Sunako:

"You have just become a Jonin, and you don't have much experience. You will understand when you are also tasked with guiding the juniors.

It was my first time leading a team and I met a guy like Daimaru. It was really easy..."

"Unthinkable!"

Sunako shook his head. Although he was a bit cautious, although he had a delicate mind and a flexible mind, his experience was not as rich as that of his predecessors.

To the rear, Gaara and his team were surrounded by several Chuunin, chatting away.

Just when the sun was about to set, Daimaru, who was joking and laughing, suddenly frowned.

"What's wrong?"

Qian asked in a low voice, noticing the change in Daimaru.

"Something's wrong. Since just now, there have been several groups of bees flying over here..."

"Is this unusual?"

Daimaru said in a deep voice:

"This season is not the active period for bees, especially when it is getting dark. Most bees should return to their nests to rest..."

"Could it be that they are eager to store honey for the winter, so the worker bees travel frequently and just happen to be seen by us?"

"Anyway, be careful! Yemu, take a closer look..."

After hearing this, Ye Mu adjusted the focus of his eyes and began to observe the nearby movements.

However, things started in a hurry and nothing unusual was found for a while.

Ma Ji, who was opening the way ahead, noticed the movement here and turned around and asked:

"Did you notice any problems?"

"The atmosphere nearby is a bit concerning..."

Maki called on his compatriots to stop and restore their chakra and physical strength.

"It's better to be cautious. In fact, I also feel that the surrounding forest has an unsettling aura!"

Yemu retracted his farsighted eyes, breathed a sigh of relief, and said:

"I didn't find anything here!"

"Just because we haven't found anything, it doesn't mean it's okay. Nighteye's eyes can't detect invisible enemies!"

Daimaru raised his head and looked at the sky. The sun was almost disappearing on the top of the mountains in the distance. Some bright or dark stars had appeared in the east. The bright moon in the sky could not wait to appear in everyone's eyes.

"what to do?"

Everyone looked at the leader, Marky.

"That's it for today, let's rest!"

Marki ordered decisively,

"No matter whether there is someone really lurking nearby with malicious intent, as long as we maintain our fighting power, we won't be afraid of anyone!"

That's fine too.

The "Akatsuki" organization shouldn't have time to cause trouble for the Suna ninja now. Even if one or two S-class rebel ninjas do come, they won't be unable to fight.

If there are other people who want to fish in troubled waters, Suna Ninja will let them see that although Sunagakure Village has declined, not everyone can covet it.

After setting up camp on the spot, Maji arranged for night watchmen to keep the two jounin and five chunin on alert at all times, while the others rested peacefully.

After taking turns to rest, the sand ninjas regained their strength for a day of rapid marching. When the sun rose, no enemies were found.

"Are we worrying too much?"

Temari looked in the direction of the teacher Maggi in front of her, feeling a little relieved.

The thought that there is a powerful mysterious organization that targets tailed beasts makes people feel uneasy.

Gaara will encounter such an enemy sooner or later in the future. If someone is really eager to take action this time, then Gaara's safety will be the top priority of Sunagakure Village.

After replenishing food and water, Marki once again led his men forward. This time, the speed was a little slower than yesterday. He would rather sacrifice a little speed to maintain enough physical strength and chakra to deal with dangers that may be encountered at any time.

In this way, after two days of marching, the group finally approached the border between the Country of Grass and the Country of Rain.

"Be careful tonight. If there is an enemy who wants to attack us, it will be the last chance. We will have someone to respond after we get past Kikyo Mountain Castle."

Markie looked to the west worriedly. There was still less than a day's journey, and he didn't know if he could arrive safely.

In the second half of the night, it was the turn of Sandie, Nekaze and Daimaru to keep vigil.

Daimaru was boringly manipulating the puppet on his shoulder to refresh himself. At this moment, a low buzzing sound came.

The dark shadows of the trees blocked the moonlight in the sky, and only a shadow could be seen heading this way.

"That is……"

Daimaru's spirit was shaken, and he was about to sound a warning. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically, and he flipped his wrist, and a bright silver wind blade enveloped the corner of the side and rear.

"Wrist electricity·Constant voltage!"

As Daimaru took action, blood spattered, and accompanied by screams, a figure appeared, seriously injured and fell from the tree. It looked like he would not live long.

"There really is an enemy! Is this... Iwa Ninja?"

Daimaru's expression changed.

"Was there supposed to be this attack?" Or was it because Suna Ninja killed Fuga that provoked Iwa Ninja to take revenge this time? 』

At the same time, the sand ninjas who were awakened by the screams stood up one after another and looked at the rolling shadow.

"So many bugs!"

Many people couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

In addition to most of them being bees, there are also many insects that cannot be active at night.

"This is...the insect manipulation technique, is it from the Aburame family?"

Daimaru's heart moved, and he immediately rejected the idea. Konoha Muramasa and Sunagakure Village were at a critical juncture to reconcile, and the Aburame family, the pillar of Konoha, would not stab them in the back like this.

"That means that Iwagakure Village also has ninjutsu that can control insects?"

Daimaru took a few steps back, and Nefeng stepped forward, forming a seal with his hands:

"Wind Release: Gale Wind Palm!"

Unlike Daimaru, who relies on air compression to provide power, Nekaze's Wind Release and Gale Palm emphasizes the changes in the properties of wind chakra, which is very lethal. A large number of black bugs turned into corpses and fell to the ground.

"Iwagakure Village did have very powerful insect masters in the past, but they have been in decline for a long time. I didn't expect to meet them here today."

At the same time, Temari flew forward, waving her three-star fan repeatedly, and the wind-escaping tornado spread everywhere. Most of the fragile bugs were killed or injured without even getting close.

"No amount of this kind of thing will be of any use!"

Temari waved her fan lightly and looked proudly in the direction of Daimaru,

"How about it? This is the power of Feng Dun..."

"Idiot, be careful!"

Daimaru's expression changed, and he suddenly disappeared, then appeared behind Temari. He reached into the shadow of nothing with one hand and grabbed a bare head.

The dark elegy's backward wind tornado cut countless penetrating wounds on the invisible enemy, causing screams and bloodshed to spread everywhere.

A moment later, the body of a middle-aged Iwa nin was thrown to the ground by Daimaru.

"Don't be careless! There are enemies here who use the Iwagakure Jutsu. Although they are not very powerful, you may suffer losses if you are not careful."

"knew!"

Temari reluctantly agreed after being helped by Daimaru.

At this moment, groups of insects came again with a buzzing sound.

"These guys sent all the insects from this forest here just to consume our chakra?"

Daimaru couldn't help but feel worried.

This was obviously a revenge attack that had been planned for a long time by Iwagakure. Knowing that Suna Ninja had four jounin and more than a dozen chuunin, he was still very confident in taking action.

The situation for the sand ninjas who are at a disadvantage in terms of intelligence may not be good.

Nighteye, who was obviously weaker in strength, stayed at the center of the Suna Ninja, constantly observing the surrounding movements with his eyes, warning of possible dangerous directions. Sen stood behind Nekaze and Gaara, and continued to support the two with illusions.

Kankuro followed Maki, controlling the puppet crow and the puppet black ant to protect the teacher's flanks.

Sunako is invisible and seems to be an assassin-type assassin.

Others were also distributed around, resisting a group of black-clothed and masked ninjas who appeared in conjunction with the insect swarm.

"Has the Iwa Ninja been reduced to the point where he doesn't dare to show his true colors?"

Marky fought off an attacker and roared.

"Whether we have fallen or not, it is not for the sand ninjas who used despicable means to kill Wenya to judge!"

"Who are you……"

Hearing this voice, Marky looked at the burly figure coming out of the shadows in disbelief.

"loess?"

"It's me! Why, are you scared when you see your old rival, Marky!"

"It's troublesome!"

Markie waved to his companions to retreat, and then looked at the others.

Except for two or three who suffered minor injuries, the others were all fine.

Daimaru, who killed two attackers in succession, retreated to Ma Ji and whispered:

"Senior, the light is not very good, so my polarized killing array can't provide much help!"

"I see!"

This situation is really too bad.

"Since we are surrounded here, a spy must have leaked everyone's information. The characteristics of the ninjutsu of the sand ninjas present must have been thoroughly studied..."

Choosing this time to attack was definitely premeditated.

Although it is not impossible to use polarized light to kill the formation, it is definitely not as easy as when used during the day.

In terms of planning and then taking action, the Rock Ninjas had an absolute advantage, but they didn't know how many people were attacking.

"Daimaru, you go and cooperate with Sunako to disrupt the enemy's rear. Even if it doesn't work, you have to find out how much effort the enemy has put into ambush us!"

"knew!"

There are a few people here who are more powerful than Daimaru, but the only ones who can carry out covert assassination operations are Sunako and Daimaru.

Although I am a little worried about Qian and Yeme, now is not the time to think about this. Fighting with unknown enemies in this dark primitive forest, if you are not careful, they will all die here.

Ma Ji was right. At this time, Daimaru could only believe in their strength.