Chapter 36: The Noble of the Land of Fire! Hunting Whitebeard?
Whitebeard's hearty laughter seemed to spread across half of the town, revealing his king-like aura.
Kakashi's forehead was dripping with cold sweat.
"...How did this happen?!"
He didn't expect that Whitebeard asked him to help draw that strange flag, just to do this kind of thing!
He declared that this town was under the protection of the Whitebeard Pirates.
And he wanted to collect protection money here?
How was this different from declaring war?
He looked at Whitebeard's towering figure, and then at the pirate flag fluttering above.
Kakashi felt a headache.
He could only hope that Naruto, the son of his teacher Minato, would be able to persuade his old man.
But now,
"Pops, is this what being a pirate is like?" Naruto didn't try to dissuade Whitebeard, but instead found it very interesting.
Even though he was carrying a huge rock that made his body tremble, he still tried to lift his head and look at the pirate flag above.
Kakashi: "..."
Oh no.
The child of his teacher, he wouldn't be completely corrupted, would he?
What if Naruto didn't want to be Hokage one day?
But instead wanted to be a pirate.
That would be a big problem!
"Gurara! That's right! Being a pirate, you have to be like this!" Whitebeard looked down at a group of civilians from the Land of Fire, taking in their shocked and fearful expressions.
Whitebeard grinned, this smile was very cheerful in Naruto's eyes. But in the eyes of these civilians from the Land of Fire, it was like a monster, sneering at them.
"Giant, giant! Run!" Finally someone reacted: "Quick! Go and inform the ninja in the town!!"
"He's a pirate! The giant is a pirate!!"
"Wah! Monster don't come over! Where are the ninja? Ninja come out quickly!!"
"Idiot! Run!!"
The panicked civilians from the Land of Fire ran towards this side, screaming. Some people were so scared that they threw their goods on the ground, and ran wildly towards the back.
But their terrified screams.
Made Naruto feel a bit uncomfortable.
Naruto muttered: "Why do they call pops a monster?"
"Gurara! This is fear!"
Whitebeard didn't care about how high-profile he was and what kind of commotion he would cause. As one of the Four Emperors of the New World, he didn't know what low-profile meant.
If it was in the New World, the Whitebeard Pirates could just claim to protect a place, and that place only needed to pay protection money.
The people there would not be afraid, because they all knew the good reputation of the Whitebeard Pirates.
But in this place called the Ninja World.
His Whitebeard Pirates...
Were indeed unknown!
The three of them just barged into this town.
Wherever he go
People retreated.
...
"Tsk, that noble really knows how to enjoy themselves!"
Sarutobi Takahito was an elite jonin from the Sarutobi clan of Konoha. He recently took a ninja mission in Konoha - to escort a noble from the Land of Fire from one city to another.
Although the Ninja War had ended, there were still many bandits, rogue ninjas and robbers in the Land of Fire.
Those nobles from the Land of Fire naturally cherished their lives. They would spend a lot of money to hire ninjas from Konoha to protect them.
Escorting one trip had a reward of 3 million ryo.
Such a mission was very popular in Konoha, but unfortunately, Sarutobi Takahito was the nephew of the Third Hokage.
The ninja missions that others had to compete for.
He could get them casually.
"Who said it's not!" Next to Sarutobi Takahito, there was also a Sarutobi clan ninja, an elite Chunin of Konoha. He said, "That nobleman's generosity is quite something. He invited the two of us ninja to that kind of place."
After saying that, he sniffed the perfume on his clothes and showed a nostalgic smile: "Next time we pass by here, I'll invite Brother Takahito for another special massage."
"Hahaha!" Sarutobi Takahito laughed: "Deal! You can't go back on your word!"
However...
Just as they were about to return to their temporary residence, there was a commotion ahead that caught their attention.
"Hmm?
Sarutobi Takahito frowned: "What happened over there?"
The clan member next to him seemed to be a sensory ninja.
He listened carefully: "Brother Takahito, I think I heard... someone shouting about pirates invading, there are thieves in the town."
"Pirates?" Sarutobi Takahito was stunned.
That's not right!
If this town was a coastal town, it would be understandable to encounter pirates, but this was an inland town!
In this kind of place...
Where did the pirates come from?
"Ninja! Ninja!" A group of civilians from the Land of Fire who ran over here in a hurry, suddenly saw two ninjas with forehead protectors, as if they saw their saviors.
"Ninja! There are pirates! There are monsters!" Someone gasped and told them what they saw and heard.
"Pirates? Monsters? Are there pirates or monsters?" Sarutobi Takahito asked with a frown.
"...Brother Takahito, I think we don't need to ask."
Suddenly.
The clan member next to him swallowed hard, his tone very tense and nervous, and interrupted: "It seems that we have found a formidable guy."
"Takahito brother." He hurriedly said: "look over there!"
Sarutobi Takahito looked at the direction in the distance.
Upon first glance,
he was stunned,
his eyes widening in surprise.
"What is that?"
The 6.66 metertall Whitebeard was too conspicuous in this town, taller than many of the single-story houses and two-story shops on the roadside! It was indeed difficult to overlook such a man.
Whether it was Sarutobi Takahito or the chuunin ninja of the Sarutobi clan standing next to him, they had been escorting the nobles for more than half a month.
During this time, they had not returned to Konoha Village
and were completely unaware of Whitebeard, who had made a big name for himself in Konoha Village.
Their astonishment was understandable.
"Hmph!" Sarutobi Takahito's face was solemn: "So that's how it is. Is he a monster-like pirate? A combination of a pirate and a giant, perhaps this guy is a wanted criminal?!"
He took out his ninja tools, his serious face revealing a hint of anticipation: "If we take down this pirate's head, perhaps our gains from this mission could exceed 5 million ryo."
"This guy doesn't have a ninja forehead protector, nor does he have a ninja forehad protector. He's neither an missing ninja nor a rebel ninja. We have a great advantage in a two-on-one fight against such a big target!"
Sarutobi Takahito couldn't help but lick the kunai he had just taken out: "The two of us will hunt him down!"
...
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Whitebeard's huge body made much more noise when stepping on the ground than ordinary people. Each footstep sounded like a war drum in people's ears, causing many people's hearts to tremble along with it.
In the town, the civilians of the Land of Fire were shivering in their homes.
The braver ones...
could only dare to open the window cracks and quietly look outside.
"...Should I put away my Konoha forehead protector first?"
Kakashi, who was following behind, was full of black lines. He felt that he looked like an accomplice to the pirates.
Coupled with his Konoha forehead protector...
Good heavens!
Konoha is colluding with pirates!
Kakashi looked at Naruto again and was slightly shocked: "How did Naruto manage to hold on? He has been carrying this stone for nearly a kilometer."
A five-year-old child carrying a stone weighing hundreds of pounds and walking one km on foot...
That kind of determination that seemed to be able to crush one's teeth...
It was shocking to watch.
"Is it the power of the Nine-Tails? Or is it the Uzumaki bloodline? Or did Minato-sensei leave behind some talent?" Kakashi didn't understand.
But he was greatly shocked!
Just at this moment, Whitebeard, who was walking at the front of the three, stepped on an inconspicuous mud pit...
"We've got him!"
A voice full of ecstasy suddenly sounded: "Earth Release: Art of Inner Decapitation!"
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