Grass Ninja Village.
Bai Yu and a group of five people escorted the prisoner into the Grass Ninja Village.
The one who came to greet them was Wuwei, the jounin leader of the Grass Ninja Village, and he was also the current lord of Ghost Lantern City.
"Are you Orochimaru, one of the three ninjas? I never expected that Konoha would send a strong man like you to carry out such a simple B-level escort mission!"
Wuwei greeted him enthusiastically, his expression extremely respectful.
He looks to be in his early thirties, a little older than Orochimaru, but the ninja world has never ranked seniority according to age.
Orochimaru nodded slightly as a greeting.
"As expected of Orochimaru's team, some of them are young, but they feel that their strength is almost catching up with mine. Konoha is indeed rich in geniuses!" Wuwei turned to praise Bai Yu and others, his tone full of envy.
Kushina, Chiho, and Hideto were not good at dealing with such a person, so Bai Yu took up the conversation.
"Master Wuwei, you are so polite. You look much more powerful than the average jounin!"
There is indeed something about this inaction. The energy field emitted makes the fire element in the space very active.
Apparently he possesses powerful fire escape secret skills.
"Are you Iori Baiyu?" Wuwei looked surprised.
"Master Wuwei actually knows about me?"
Bai Yu was startled.
"Of course, Mr. Bai Yu is known as Konoha's second medical expert in the future. The reward on the black market has risen to 30 million taels, which is higher than the elite jounin of some big countries!" Wuwei said seriously.
Bai Yu: "..."
MMP!
"Everyone, please follow me." Seeing Bai Yu fall into silence, Wuwei smiled and led the way for everyone.
Go halfway.
Suddenly there was a sound of cursing in the street.
"Hurry up, don't be lazy! Our Grass Ninja Village doesn't raise idlers! If you want to have enough to eat, you have to work hard!"
A ninja from the Grass Ninja Village swung his whip and hit two teenagers, a boy and a girl.
The two men were thin, probably in their early adulthood, and both were carrying heavy objects as tall as one person.
Her long, fiery red hair is more eye-catching, but she looks like she hasn't taken a shower for a long time. Her clothes are ragged and her hair is dry and messy.
The surrounding villagers of Grass Ninja Village seemed to be used to this kind of thing, and even helped in yelling and scolding.
At this time, Kushina stiffened, her eyes widened suddenly, and she rushed towards the two of them, pushing the whip-wielding ninja away.
"Sora! Naomi! Is that you?!"
Kushina's expression was complicated, mixed with excitement and sadness. The two of them were actually her childhood playmates?
"Princess Kushina?! Is it really you? The Kingdom of Uzumaki..." Brother and sister Korra and Naomi looked in disbelief. They dropped the heavy objects and knelt down in front of Kushina. started crying.
"You guy! Are you looking for death?!" The ninja who was pushed down by Kushina got up and whipped towards her with a whip.
A trace of anger flashed in Kushina's eyes.
However, Bai Yu's movements were faster. He appeared in a flash and appeared beside the grass ninja, grabbing his wrist forcefully.
"Ah! Let go!"
The grass ninja's cry of pain immediately attracted the patrolling ninjas, and the surrounding villagers of the grass ninja village also screamed in dissatisfaction.
A group of people surrounded Bai Yu and Kushina, seemingly ready to take action at any moment.
"Shut up!" Wuwei yelled loudly: "Get back, everyone!"
"Yes!" Although the grass ninja around were a little angry, they still obeyed the order and left, and the villagers also shut their mouths.
Bai Yu also let go of his hand at this time.
"I'm sorry, the ninjas in this village are so reckless!" Wuwei stepped forward to apologize because he noticed the chakra fluctuations on Orochimaru's body just now.
"I'm too excited."
Kushina calmed down and gave Wuwei a step up so that he didn't look so ugly.
"Bai Yu, I want to take them away." Kushina whispered.
Bai Yu's mind turned quickly and he said: "Master Wuwei, the Uzumaki Kingdom was once our ally of Konoha. When we encounter the Uzumaki tribesmen living outside, we have the obligation to properly resettle them, so..."
"It turns out that these two people are the remnants of the Uzumaki clan?" Wuwei looked surprised, as if he really didn't know, and said respectfully: "These two people were only temporarily living in our Grass Ninja Village. Since they are not If Ye wants someone, we will naturally comply.”
"Thank you!" Bai Yu said with a smile. It's easy to talk to smart people who know what's going on.
...
The main gate of Kusanagi Village.
Bai Yu and others took the prisoner with them.
Wuwei will set off with them. As the city lord of Ghost Lantern City, he will stay overseas most of the time, and the affairs of the Grass Ninja Village will be handed over to another Jonin leader.
"Kushina-sama, can we not go to Konoha?"
Naomi whispered, following Kushina.
Kong Liang looked determined: "Konoha has betrayed its trust. Even if we die in the Grass Ninja Village, we will not go to Konoha!"
"This..." Kushina was a little embarrassed. She had to return to Konoha. If she didn't take the two of them with her, she wouldn't be able to take care of them nearby. The two of them probably couldn't even beat the students of the ninja school, so how could she rest assured if they were left outside.
"Do you think this is okay?" Bai Yu stepped forward: "If you don't go to Konoha, you can go to Tian Country."
Saying that, Bai Yu looked at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru nodded slightly: "I will write to the Daimyo of Tian Country."
"Then I'll send them there!" Kushina was still a little worried.
"No." Orochimaru refused.
Before Kushina entered his team, the third generation repeatedly emphasized that she must be safe.
With the attitude of the third generation, coupled with her relationship with Tsunade, Orochimaru can naturally think of many things.
It's just a B-level mission, so it's no big deal if you just give up.
"Let's do it together."
Orochimaru added.
"Why don't we go to Tianzhi Country first? The road is relatively close anyway. When we arrive, we can speed up to Ghost Lantern City in time." Bai Yu suggested, then looked at Wuwei: "Master Wuwei, do you think it's okay?"
"Of course." Wuwei naturally didn't dare to have any objections.
"Then shall we leave now?" Bai Yu looked at Orochimaru.
Orochimaru nodded.
"By the way, everyone, there was a prisoner who escaped from the Ghost City Prison in the early years. Recently, news came out that a bounty hunter who specializes in digging out the hearts of ninjas appears in Tian Country. It seems to be him, and his name is Kakuzu. If If you encounter him, can you catch him and send him to Ghost Lantern City? We will pay you according to the A-level mission."
Before Wuwei left, he suddenly spoke.
Kakuzu?
Bai Yu frowned slightly. He heard that even the average Jonin couldn't get out of Ghost Light Castle. This guy named Kakuzu was able to successfully escape from prison. He must be very strong.
He specializes in digging out people's hearts. He is either a pervert or practicing some special secret technique. Dark wizards in previous lives often did this kind of thing.
"If you encounter her, you can consider it." Orochimaru responded, without directly rejecting her. It might not be possible anyway, and he would never take on an A-level mission with Kushina.
"Thank you very much."
Wuwei smiled and waved goodbye to everyone.
A head worth thirty million taels, Jiaodu should be very interested in it, right?
And there is also Orochimaru worth 100 million ryo.
