Putting aside the troubles caused by his own people in Konoha Village, what Xili wants to do most now is to rendezvous with the Nishimura team. He wants to know whether Sister Meako is safe.
In his eyes, materials and other things are not as important as a person.
To put it more elegantly, it is the principle of saving land and losing people, and losing both people and land; saving people and losing land, and gaining both people and land.
To put it more simply, when supplies are gone, you can buy them again, raise them again, or even rob them again.
When people are gone, there really is nothing.
The border area between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass has complex terrain, with woods, swamps, mountains and other terrains intertwined together.
A bull-headed imp squatted on a big tree, standing at the highest point and looking into the distance.
"I have searched all the places within ten miles, and this is the only place I have not been to."
Xili turned his head and looked at a high ground deep in the swamp. It seemed to be a small village with a small number of people. Will Sister Yazi be there?
…
"Huhu"
A black shadow stumbled along the mountain road, heading towards a dilapidated grocery store in a remote area.
Bang!
The door was slammed open, instantly alarming the people hiding inside.
"who?"
Meako held a kunai in her hand and stared at the figure lying on the ground warily. When she saw clearly that the person coming was Shusuke, her expression suddenly changed.
Blood stained Shusuke's clothes and flowed down his body to the ground, forming a pool of blood.
"Shusuke? Why are you injured like this?"
Meiko quickly took out the gauze and hemostatic medicine and ran over.
She was about to reach out to bandage Shusuke, but a big hand grabbed her wrist tightly.
"No, don't waste time, hurry up, run!"
Shusuke endured the sharp pain that penetrated his chest, gritted his teeth and squeezed out these few words. He knew the extent of his injuries.
His chest was penetrated and there were several fatal injuries.
The lungs, liver, and heart were all more or less damaged. Excessive blood loss caused the body temperature to drop, and consciousness began to become blurred.
He could no longer survive, and he only relied on his will to get here.
"What happened? Who hurt you?"
When Meako saw the wound on Shusuke's chest, her pupils shrank suddenly and tears fell down.
As a nurse, she should be used to seeing death.
But whenever a companion dies in front of her eyes, she can't help but want to cry, and the deep sadness pours out from deep in her heart.
Can't help it.
"Don't ask anymore, hurry up, run away."
Shusuke took a strong breath and urged again.
In his perception, Kusanagi was already approaching. He shouldn't have come back, and perhaps dying outside would delay it for more time.
"Stop talking, let me help you stop the bleeding first."
Meiko forced herself to stay calm, the more she could not panic at times like this.
If she panics, Shusuke will only die.
However, he didn't wait for Meiko to make a move.
I saw Shusuke's tense body softening, completely loosening up as if the last string had been broken, and his arms hanging weakly aside.
"Shusuke!!"
Meiko bit her lip, desperately trying to stop the tears from falling, but the more she tried not to cry, the harder she cried.
Boom!!
A huge explosion broke the silent night.
The whole village trembled.
It was late at night, and the villagers who had worked hard all day had already rested. When they heard the huge explosion, everyone was awakened and terrified.
The women and children hid in the house, while the men picked up sticks and hid in the windows and watched outside.
swish swish
There was a rush of rapid steps from far to near, and the person coming was a large group of grass ninjas, a team of twenty people!
Dealing with two people, one Chuunin and one Genin.
Five teams were dispatched!
It shows that the grass ninja is determined to win this action!
After all, it is a large amount of medical supplies. For the Grass Ninja Village who is at war with the Rain Ninja Village, this batch of strategic supplies can almost become the key to victory or defeat.
Only with medicine can the team's continued combat effectiveness be guaranteed.
Only with follow-up combat capabilities can we ensure final victory.
This is also the reason why Kusanagi took great risks and took action against Nishimura's team.
"Separately search, we would rather kill the wrong one than let him go!"
"yes!"
A grass ninja jonin jumped onto the roof and stood at the highest point overlooking the entire village.
There were only a few households in the village, so it didn't take them much time to complete a carpet-like search.
That Konoha ninja was seriously injured and couldn't run far!
It must be in this village.
"What are you going to do? Let her go!"
"Let go of my child!"
puff!!
"ah!"
The Kusanagi's search was very rough. They kicked in the door and pulled out all the people hiding in the house. If they resisted at all, they would kill them with a knife.
The village was covered in blood, and the fire illuminated the darkness.
The endless screams made the night even more desolate.
Meiko, who rushed out of the grocery store, happened to see this scene. She was very hesitant. If she didn't show up, the grass ninja would probably get angry and kill all the villagers here.
The villagers here are innocent, and they suffered unreasonable disasters just because she hid here.
But if she appears, she will definitely be killed.
She wasn't confident enough to escape from five grass ninja teams.
She is not afraid of death, she has the consciousness of being a ninja.
But she can't die here yet. The supply scroll must be brought back, and everyone is still waiting for these medicines to save her life.
"hateful!"
Meiko gritted her teeth and rushed out.
Her dream was to become a medical ninja to help others, but she was not talented enough to learn medical ninjutsu, but she never gave up.
She wants to help others in her own way. She cannot become a medical ninja, she can be an ordinary doctor.
If you are not qualified to be an attending physician now, then you can start as a nurse and gain experience little by little.
After only a slight hesitation, Meiko made a decision and ran resolutely towards the village.
No matter what, she couldn't do anything to save him.
Maybe she really is a fool
Whoosh!
A kunai with a detonating talisman tied to it shot through the air, aiming at the grass ninja jonin standing on the roof.
Meiko didn't expect such an attack to kill the opponent.
Her purpose is to attract the grass ninja's attention.
boom!!
There was an explosion, the roof was blown open, and thick smoke billowed up. Meiko successfully attracted the attention of Kusanagi.
"It's Konoha ninja, chase after me!"
Whoosh!
The attack arrives before anyone arrives.
The shurikens that filled the sky turned into countless small black dots, pouring down like a curtain of rain covering the earth.
Meazi didn't dare to look back, she just ran away wildly.
At this moment, suddenly, a little girl of four or five years old walked into the burning house, crying and looking for her mother.
But her family has been hacked to death by grass ninjas.
The body was on the grass outside the house.
These are not the important points, the important point is that the place where she appeared is within the attack range of Kusanagi Shuriken.