Even from a thousand meters away, Naruto and his party could see the figure at the end of the cross-sea bridge.
The other party was holding a dark pillar over two meters high in his hand. Even he himself was standing there like a pillar, but he didn't seem to have any intention of rushing over to do anything to them.
"As long as we don't get close to the Country of Waves, he won't attack us."
Naruto analyzed: "However, that person doesn't seem to care that there are people watching him around, which is strange."
Intuitively, this doesn't sound like a ninja.
"Why are you thinking so much? I'm afraid this guy is just a janitor."
Sasuke opened his Sharingan and used the zoom function to see more clearly than Naruto.
"Judging from the impression he gives me, he is definitely not a powerful character, so naturally he can't do much.
"Don't forget, the penguin named Cardo said it himself. Of the two, the bigger guy is probably a follower."
The sky was clear at this time. Sasuke crossed his arms on his chest and said, "Only the dwarf in his mouth who imitates the hero and speaks unpleasantly is worthy of our careful handling!"
Sasuke's confidence is not without confidence.
First, Naruto Uzumaki, who has been training with him since childhood, and Neji Hyuga, who occasionally sparred with him in order to repay Giyuu, are the strongest beings among their peers in Konoha.
And this kind of combat training has never been interrupted since the first day he went to school.
Secondly, the Thunder Release Ninjutsu he learned from his mother is very functional and has almost never been seen by outsiders. He should have an advantage when encountering various enemies.
Thirdly, his taijutsu and fire escape were personally taught by Giyuu and Anjuro! And every time he met Anjuro (the clone), the other party would praise him for becoming stronger again.
Therefore, Sasuke can be said to be full of confidence in his own strength.
You can't just go out and easily deal with the first enemy you encounter, right?
It’s not like everyone is a giyu and anjuro.
"Yiyong once said: We don't understand each other until our opponents reveal their weaknesses."
Naruto narrowed his eyes and warned: "Don't be too arrogant. Outside the village, others won't let you go every time like me."
"I'm the elder brother! Stop lecturing me with your words of righteousness!"
Sasuke was not very happy and kicked a stone to the side of Naruto's shoe, "Also, when will you let me..."
Before he finished speaking, a soft groan came from behind the two of them. It was the kind of sound that makes a patient wake up from a coma.
"Sakura!" They both turned around at the same time.
Seeing Haruno Sakura sitting cross-legged with a pale face and trembling eyes, both of them were a little worried.
Naruto picked up Sakura's water bag and handed it over: "How are you? Were you discovered when you were using the spiritual transformation technique?"
Sasuke added: "Or did you see something scary?"
A thin layer of sweat poured out from Sakura's forehead.
She took the water bag and took a sip. It took her a few seconds to calm down before she said, "They are islanders from the Land of Waves..."
"Islanders?" Ming Zuo looked at each other and his face darkened: "Isn't it because they haven't gone fishing for a long time and have nothing to eat, so they starve to death?"
"No, my spirit flew over the entire island and found no one starving to death. And unlike what we expected, most of the people on the island looked very good. On the surface, they were even better than the ones in the village.
The watermelon-headed uncle still looks healthy."
Haruno Sakura shook her head: "These people are full of energy and are gathering together at the moment to search for people everywhere on the island."
"Looking for someone? Who are you looking for?" Sasuke was stunned for a moment, then pointed to the end of the bridge: "Looking for those two people?"
"No." Sakura looked a little dazed, "I'm looking for the person who was taken away and imprisoned by those two people."
Before Naruto and Sasuke could ask, Haruno Sakura immediately added: "I found a huge space opened up by Earth Release in the mountain.
"At least three to four hundred people were imprisoned there. Their limbs were embedded in rocks, and their mouths were blocked with things like bamboo tubes. It was difficult to even move. Judging from their appearance, these people except the fishermen on the island
In addition, there are also the key members of Cardo’s men who were taken away...
"It's just that each of these imprisoned people looks very strange. Their muscles are exaggeratedly swollen, their faces are ferocious, their eyes are bloodshot, and they are twisting their bodies exaggeratedly like crazy. They don't look like they are conscious.
Look.
"So I guess those people might have been subjected to some strange experiments..."
The pity in Sakura's eyes was beyond words, but she was also truly frightened by what she saw before.
"It's possible."
Sasuke raised his eyebrows: "I remember that Orochimaru, who was killed by Giyu once, especially liked to capture people for experiments.
"Do you think it's possible that he was afraid of Yiyong and didn't dare to do these things on land, so he moved the laboratory to the sea? And he specially asked his subordinates to wear masks made by Yiyong?"
"It doesn't look like it, let alone the fact that this place is right next to the Land of Fire. At least Orochimaru should know that sooner or later, the mask thing will bring Giyuu himself here. Isn't that asking for trouble?"
Naruto pinched his chin, not quite agreeing with Sasuke's wild guess.
"Furthermore, if this matter was really done by the cruel and cunning Orochimaru that the lecherous uncle said, how could Cardo have a chance to seek help from the Ninja Village alive? The ninjas who came to this island to drive them away before would never be able to return alive...
…
"At least judging from the behavior of these people who have no intention of keeping silent, I always feel that there should be other hidden reasons in this matter."
"Go over and ask that guy directly."
Sasuke looked at the end of the bridge and looked at Haruno Sakura again: "Where is the big man's accomplice? Have you found it?"
"No." Haruno Sakura replied: "Aside from the arrested people and the islanders who move around freely, he is the only one on the island."
"Ah? Did you miss any piece?"
Sasuke didn't believe it, "Didn't Cardo say that those two people never came down after they landed on the island?"
"What do you mean?" Haruno Sakura narrowed her eyes and her tone became dangerous: "Is my spiritual transformation technique unreliable?"
"I'm just asking if it's possible..."
"Although I have just started to learn the art of spiritual transformation, this island is only so big after all. When my spirit body flies to the center, no one on the entire island can escape my notice."
Sakura emphasized: "Even if you miss it, you can't just miss the strongest character, right?"
"...makes sense."
Sasuke was convinced, and his eyes flashed brightly.
"In other words, that guy is the only one we have to deal with now? How about it, you must have felt his chakra just now, right?"
"Yeah. The feeling he gives me should be similar to Sasuke in terms of chakra amount. If such a person is not in a state of mental exhaustion, my spiritual transformation technique will not be able to deal with him."
"almost?"
Sasuke still remembered that Kado said that the two people who came to the island both had a little baby voice, that is, they were of the same age.
An evaluation like this was not what he wanted.
"At least we can be sure that this earthen city wall that stretches for more than ten kilometers is not his masterpiece."
Naruto felt a little more relieved after hearing Sakura's comments.
"As for the other person... Since the people on the island have not starved to death, it means that their food has not been interrupted. Maybe this person went out to buy food. For a powerful ninja, using ninjutsu to cross the sea should not be considered a problem.
What a difficult thing."
"You think too well of people. It's already a miracle that there are two people like Giyuu and Anjuro."
Sasuke stood up and stretched his limbs.
"Let's go. We've got all the information we can get through Sakura's investigation. It's time to have a face-to-face interview with that guy."
After saying that, he took out a long bow with sharp blades at both ends from his scroll, fully pulled the bowstring, and pointed at the standing figure in the distance with one eye narrowed.
Just like the sword in Giyuu's hand, his bow is also a ninja tool specially made for him by Uchiha Mikoto. The specific function is unknown to others except Sasuke, because he has not yet encountered a situation where he needs to use it.
"I hope the first enemy I face after becoming a ninja can give me a sense of challenge!"
After saying that, he was the first to take steps towards the country of waves.
"We are not necessarily enemies yet! Don't characterize it casually!"
Naruto and Sakura exchanged speechless expressions, packed up their things and followed.
【come yet?】
The tall young man waiting at the bridge looked at the three people getting closer and closer. He glanced at the huge stick in his hand that was as big as a pillar, and felt that for the sake of the other party's safety, it was better not to use this thing.
Just let these three people retreat and drive them away.
Of course, the best result is that these three people can listen to the advice. In this case, there will be no need for conflict to break out at all.
[As long as Muichiro can get targeted drugs from Miss Shinobu and cure the people on the island, we can leave early tomorrow morning.]
By that time, anyone who wants to land on the island will have nothing to do with them.
This young man thought so well, but he ignored two points - one was his own temper; the other was Uchiha Sasuke's temper.
Finally, when Naruto and Sakura were still 50 meters away from the end of the bridge, he spoke.
"Don't go any further!"
Although this man's voice was a little childish, it sounded like a bell.
Compared with Anjuro's inspiring words, his voice has more of a frightening effect.
This is especially true in front of this huge earth-flow city wall and in this vast and vast sea.
This warning mixed with the sea breeze, blowing over the faces of the three of them, causing them to frown at the same time, and a layer of goosebumps appeared on their bodies. It was not until several seconds later that they gradually dispelled the discomfort in their hearts.
After the discomfort leaves, what immediately emerges is the rebellious psychology unique to young people.
Therefore, Sasuke not only did not stop, but also walked faster.
"I'll say it again, turn back immediately -"
The second warning was interrupted by Sasuke loudly: "Hey! Your voice is so ugly, don't imitate others and speak loudly! It makes my eardrums explode!"
The tall young man fell silent.
The previous way of making sounds was learned when he and his master were practicing meditation on the Ming Island.
Whether it's the policemen who want to arrest them when they go around killing ghosts, or the quarrelsome senior volunteers and brothers they meet at the Zhuhe meeting, or even the group of rampant Shura demons in hell, whoever hears the screams
The creatures that roared from the chest and abdomen of Yu Xingming would be frightened and shocked as if struck by lightning, with few exceptions.
But he couldn't even scare three little brats.
[It seems that compared with my teacher, my practice is still far behind.]
While they were thinking, Nazuo Sakura and the others came closer and took a closer look at the masked man blocking their path.
The mask this man wore was indeed the same as the one given to them by Yiyong. Although they couldn't see each other's eyes clearly through the fox mask, they could still feel the fierce aura coming towards their faces.
Moving his eyes away from the mask, Naruto looked at the other party's torso carefully. The black robe was simple in style. The only memorable thing was that the other party's buttons were not round, but a red cloud, which looked like
Fire is like blood.
Under the black robe, there is a strong body that cannot be hidden, and the outline of the arm muscles looks even more exaggerated than Anjurou.
[With such a physique and chakra equivalent to Sasuke, it is really not that simple...]
Naruto was just about to remind Sasuke not to act rashly, so he asked first, but the latter had already taken a step.
"Hey, let me ask you, where did your mask come from?"
The tall young man had no intention of answering.
If they had known that this mask would attract Giyuu-senpai's younger brother, they would not have worn it in the first place.
And after all, this is ultimately the fault of Yiyong. Because he insists that this mask can bring good luck, so...
Seeing the other party's delay in answering, Sasuke curled his lips and simply threatened: "Your powerful accomplice is not here, so I'd better tell you honestly what I asked you.
"You alone cannot be a match for any of us. Instead of us catching you and forcing you to speak, it's better to speak directly now."
[Sasuke-kun, why are you saying the lines of the villain in the movie...]
Sakura couldn't help but complain: "What else is there about, 'I'm not a match for any of us', don't take me with you!!!"
But this time, the man who looked like a wooden stake finally reacted.
"How do you know that my 'accomplice' is not here?"
In addition to doubts, there was also a hint of danger in the young man's tone.
Muichiro's brother Ginzi made it very clear that these three people were the only ones who came to the island. And these three people were always within his and Ginzi's sight.
"Did you send any clones or anything like that to the island to investigate?"
The young man took a step forward and asked in a very urgent tone: "Do you think you know what happened on the island?"
[If Ninjamura knew that kind of seafood can bring ‘power’...]
"Are you talking about the people you imprisoned?"
The young man's body trembled.
It was an extremely secret place inside the mountain. How did they discover it?
"While you were standing here in a daze, our 'clone'," Sasuke said jokingly, stretched out his index fingers and made a quotation mark, "maybe he has rescued them."
"Rescued."
"Out."
"coming."
Sasuke's voice echoed in the tall boy's mind, and an unknown fire instantly rushed from his abdomen to his head.
Due to his innate personality and his adolescence, he didn't think much about whether this was just a trick Sasuke used to test him.
"Do you know what you have done?!"
A roar surged out of his body, and the young man's arms poked out from under his black robe. His exaggerated muscles were terrifying.
Without any extra warning, he suddenly stretched out his hands, raised the exaggerated stone stick above his head, pressed it down with his knees, and then like a tiger passing through the gap, he leaped into the sky above the three of them, and then smashed it down like a meteor falling to the ground.
Down!
"It's going to be bad!"
Naruto shouted, and the three of them jumped off the bridge as a loud noise erupted.
After landing on the beach, Naru Sasakura looked upwards in horror and discovered that the piers of the recently repaired cross-sea bridge, like the legs of an old man who could not bear the heavy pressure, quickly shattered and collapsed layer by layer.
【That's not ninjutsu!】
[It’s just a person jumping up and hitting the ground, okay?!]
Immediately afterwards, spider web-like cracks appeared on the entire bridge deck for the last thirty meters, and then it quickly collapsed into the shallows below. Suddenly, smoke and dust were everywhere, and the whole bridge was covered with gray.
"I told you not to act rashly."
Naruto glanced at Sasuke, "You deliberately provoked him just to fight, right?"
"I didn't know he couldn't stand stimulation so much!"
Sasuke felt a little aggrieved.
He was just about to treat the wound on his wrist that was scratched by the broken stones, when he noticed a black shadow flying out of the dust, getting closer and closer to the three of them.
That thing flew too fast and came too suddenly. It was too late to avoid it now!
At the critical moment, Naruto gritted his teeth and stepped in front of Sasuke and Sakura. A light blue cyclone condensed in his right hand and pressed against the flying ruins of the stone bridge.
"Rasengan!"
It is the Muji Ninjutsu that Jiraiya taught Naruto in the past three years - the Rasengan.
The cyclone burst out with huge energy that was very inconsistent with its size, and immediately smashed the rocks into pieces.
But Naruto had no time to be happy - because after the stones scattered, what came to him was a rough and broad hand.
That rough and powerful hand covered Naruto's face and threw him hard against the earth flow wall surrounding the Land of Waves, immediately creating a large human-shaped crater.
"Naruto!"
When Sasuke shouted loudly, the opponent had already raised his knee and bumped into him.
He didn't have time to think too much, he hurriedly puffed up his cheeks, formed seals with his hands and used the all too familiar technique of Fire Release and Fireball.
The intense high temperature drove away the air, blowing away Haruno Sakura's hair——
She saw with her own eyes the hot fireball that instantly enveloped the opponent's entire body, and she felt terrified because she didn't expect that someone would die in the hands of their team so soon.
However, less than a moment after this thought arose, it was completely shattered by the outrageous reality.
The tall figure emerged from the fire without even interrupting his previous actions. His raised knee slammed into Sasuke's stomach.
The latter's eyes bulged, and he flew into the distance like a folded shrimp. He soon became neighbors with Uzumaki Naruto.
At this moment, the flames went out, the man's black robe was burned to tatters, and the mask on his face was charred and cracked.
He tore off the black robe with one hand, revealing the iron bones that were hardened but covered with scorch marks, and the mohawk-style white hair with a little brown-black under the hood.
With his other hand, he wiped off the mask and crushed it into pieces. His eyes were bloodshot and full of anger. In his gasping mouth, the four sharp canine teeth reflected the cold light like blades.
He glanced at Haruno Sakura, who was nervously raising a kunai not far away, and then focused more on Naruto and Sasuke, who were helping each other to get up.
"Listen to me, uncle!
"I don't care whose brother or student you are!"
The burns on his body disappeared quickly like an open zipper being closed, but the ferocity in his eyes gradually increased, like a completely angered beast.
"I, Immortal Kawakawa Genya, put my words here today!
"You three little brats who don't know the heights of heaven and earth! Don't even think about going out standing today!"