Meaningless Vigilance
Nawaki's emotions were hesitant. Even though he felt that a dead person returning to the world was unreliable, and there might even be other conspiracies.
But after all, he was still a child, so it was normal to hesitate. However, he still said with a slight firmness: "No!"
As a ninja, no matter how young, he had a certain ability to discern and knew that he couldn't casually agree to anything, especially when it came to life-and-death taboos.
"What if you could see your sister?" Lin Ke shamelessly played the family card.
Shu immediately shut himself off, literally ceasing all communication with him. The last message he conveyed was that he didn't want to be used to threaten his sister.
Such childish behavior—not communicating with the outside world and refusing to communicate—even if he wouldn't be used, he would completely lose any chance.
Lin Ke shook his head. He wasn't worried that he wouldn't be able to control the summoned dead. If he injected an excessive amount of Chakra, he could pull the summoned dead into the world in a semi-transparent state.
When he became stronger and had a higher status, he could first pull the contacted ninjas back to the world in a semi-transparent state to chat, reason with them with emotion and logic, and then pull them out with Rashomon to be his thugs.
Chatting with Shu when he had nothing to do was mainly to build a good relationship with Tsunade. He wasn't really interested in the kid's combat ability. He could die on the battlefield the next day, so what combat power could he have?
It's just that he has a sister who is one of the Sannin and a top-notch healer, and he also has a secret technique that he wants to obtain. In the future, he might become the Hokage before him, so he definitely has the value of winning him over.
With a different position, the failed conspiracy that Orochimaru used once in the manga might not necessarily fail when he uses it.
Lin Ke called out to Shu a few more times, but the child listened with his head covered, his mind blank and completely unresponsive. He simply took advantage of the last bit of time of the Summoning Jutsu to chat with his old man for a few words. After hanging up the phone, he returned home to prepare for washing up and resting.
He had indulged himself all day today and hadn't cultivated at all. He couldn't be idle tomorrow.
Cultivation, cultivation, step by step, starts from the feet.
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Two days later, morning, Tanzaku Street, in a hotel.
"Chunin Lin Ke, thanks to you for the last mission, I was able to come back alive." A Land of Fire merchant greeted with a smile.
"You're too kind." Lin Ke didn't continue with the praise that exaggerated his role too much, and replied politely.
Nara Yan Shui stood beside him, his eyes watching his nose and his nose watching his heart. Let the gold master say whatever he wants.
Now Lin Ke is considered one of Nara's own people, so it would be strange if he were provoked.
The Land of Fire merchant stood up and said with a smile, "I'll leave this mission to the two of you as well."
"Leave it to us." Nara Yan Shui took over the conversation at this time.
Downstairs.
"Here we are again..."
Yuan Wei looked at the street outside with a bit of emotion. Wasn't their first mission out of the village here? Thinking about it now, time really flies.
They have grown a lot, but this place seems to be the same as before.
The same lively, the same prosperous.
Xia stood beside him reservedly, not looking around like the first time she came. Before long, Nara Yan Shui and Lin Ke walked downstairs, followed by the familiar Land of Fire merchant and several unfamiliar samurai.
The two naturally joined the team, waiting for the Land of Fire merchant to get into his human-powered sedan—
This guy was still sitting in a carriage last time, but now he's got a human-powered sedan. He's not only richer, but also more eager for status.
However, it also has something to do with the destination. Last time, they detoured in the Land of Rivers, and there was more wilderness, so it was more comfortable to live in a spacious carriage without needing to camp. This time, they went straight to the Land of Wind, passing straight through the Land of Rivers without staying for long.
The Land of Wind is one of the five major countries after all, and no matter how poor it is, its actual construction is much stronger. There are naturally more cities, and there are cities along the way where they can rest, so there is no need for the convoy to follow.
Nara Yan Shui still followed near the sedan, on guard at all times. Lin Ke mixed among the samurai who were clearing the way in front, ensuring that he could respond as quickly as possible to attacks from the front.
The group squeezed through the crowd on the street and left Tanzaku Street in a mighty manner, embarking on the road to the Land of Wind.
Such rushing around was common for ninjas and samurai, and the residents of Tanzaku Street were not surprised by the departure of a wealthy merchant with such a grand display.
Except for a few gamblers on the street who lost their pants and cursed a few times, everything was as usual.
That guy... something's not right.
Lin Ke recalled the look in the Land of Fire merchant's eyes when he saw him just now and felt suspicious. Last time they met, that guy still looked down on ninjas and samurai, but suddenly he was polite and full of enthusiasm towards him.
Anyone could tell there was a problem.
If the person who attacked me in the village was Yakushi Kabuto, then the Land of Fire merchant...
His heart was ringing alarm bells. As a transmigrator, he of course knew that Orochimaru possessed the Ninjutsu to erase and change faces and could disguise himself as someone else. He could use the excuse of 'secret technique' to warn Yan Shui Teacher and his two companions, but to really expose it...
What if the person was just a Land of Fire merchant who suddenly changed their personality? Or what if Orochimaru wasn't just impersonating a merchant, but secretly controlling him...
In any case, caution is paramount.
Lin Ke remained vigilant until they reached a town for the night. During a shift change, he used a code to alert Nara Yan Shui and their two companions.
The night passed without incident.
The next few days proceeded as usual. The Land of Fire merchant's odd behavior seemed to have been a fleeting moment, and the four's caution seemed entirely misplaced.
Fortunately, the two companions didn't question any of Lin Ke's actions, and Nara Yan Shui didn't show anything either. They safely arrived at the Land of Wind city responsible for negotiating the gold sales price.
After escorting the Land of Fire merchant to the hotel, both the ninjas and the samurai felt much more relaxed.
In any case, after arriving in the Land of Wind, if something really happened, the Land of Wind officials and the Sand Ninja Village would be the first to be blamed, so it was relatively safe.
That afternoon, the Fourth Kazekage came to visit the hotel.
It was Lin Ke's first time seeing a Kage from another ninja village. He stood in the hallway and took a distant look, but it wasn't his concern.
Those who could enter the room were the Fourth Kazekage, Sand Ninja Village Jonin Maki, and Konoha Village Jonin Nara Yan Shui. As a Chunin, he could only wait outside.
"Yo." The Sand Ninja Village female ninja, whom he had met once before in the Land of Rivers, greeted him with a smile, saying, "I'm Temari, and you are?"
It seemed quite harmonious.
"Lin Ke." Lin Ke gave his name, kept a straight face, and waited quietly. He couldn't rule out the possibility of the Fourth Kazekage suddenly going berserk, so he had to be prepared for any battle.
Orochimaru's pressure was just too great.
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