Chapter 597 Yakura: Could it be that I am the ghost?

The country of ghosts, the sea area on the west side.

Dense fog gathered on the vast expanse of sea, bringing an extremely cold chill.

The steel ship is like a giant black beast, breaking through layers of thick fog, and sailing through the wind and waves in the sea covered by thick fog.

In the outpost sea area about tens of kilometers in front of the steel ship, a ninja named Kirigakure was divided into ten groups, put on standard diving suits, bound his body tightly, and then used water ninjutsu to dive into the sea water one after another, blending with the sea water, hiding his whereabouts, and swimming forward quickly.

Just like the ninjas in Yanyin Village, most of the ninjas in Kirigakure have practiced the water escape technique, and a considerable number of Kirigakure ninjas will gain the ability to hold their breath in water for a long time after performing the water escape technique.

If the land is the field where the ninjas play, then the waters and oceans are the most beloved battlefields of the ninjas.

Ten groups, each group of three people, a total of 30 elite Kirigakure ninjas scattered around. As scouts, they need to have a detailed grasp of the movement of the Kirigakure ninja troops before the start of the battle between Kirigakure and the Kingdom of Ghosts.

In this way, the large forces in the rear can push forward.

Because of the lessons learned by Konoha and Iwagakure, the attitude towards this war must be cautious, and there must be no slack in the slightest.

Therefore, each of the Kirigakure ninjas who came to reconnaissance completed this S-level task personally assigned by their Mizukage-sama with a cautious and careful attitude.

As the Kirigakure ninjas dived into the sea and continued to sink, the sound in their ears became more and more silent, occasionally there was the sound of water flowing, and the surrounding light became darker and darker, as if they were about to fall into a silent and dark world, and they could only see a small area covered by the searchlight.

Some Kirigakure ninjas looked down at their feet, and it was darker and deeper than the surroundings. The endless curtain of darkness made people feel infinitely oppressed and cold.

Looking down, the Kirigakure ninja couldn't help but twitched, and his leg bones seemed to soften a little. This was an instinctive fear of the dark.

Even though I have done this kind of diving countless times and have quite a lot of diving experience, I still feel scalp numb every time I stare into the depths of the seabed.

Compared with land and sky, the deep sea is both mysterious and terrifying.

The Kirigakure ninja, who knows all this best, is naturally full of awe for such an environment.

So, they didn't dare to look down, keeping the distance where they could still hear the sound and vaguely see the light spots on the sea surface, they stopped and started to swim forward.

Being in the sea at a depth of more than 100 meters, it is difficult to transmit the sound. The accompanying captain can only signal with gestures to signal the team members to move forward quickly.

The sea water temperature in winter is extremely cold, and the silent darkness constantly challenges the psychological resistance of the Kirigakure ninjas. Under this kind of physical and mental torture, even the Kirigakure ninjas who have experienced many battles must hurry up to complete the task.

I don't know how long it has passed, maybe ten minutes, maybe half an hour, maybe a day has passed.

In such a depressing, dark environment with no sound source, the ninjas of Kirigakure gradually lost their sense of time.

At this moment, a huge fusiform shadow loomed in front of their heads.

There are three Wuyin reconnaissance teams nearby, and they discovered this huge shadow floating on the sea almost simultaneously.

Instead of provoking it, he tactfully avoided it.

Just as they were about to do this, the water rolled quickly, and something rushed over.

Then with a bang, it exploded in the sea water, the water rolled faster, and a huge fishing net spread out, instantly surrounding the group of three Kirigakure ninjas, tightly bound.

The three of them kept struggling in the fishing net, and picked up the kunai to cut the fishing net.

I don't know what kind of material this fishing net is made of, but it has chakra kunai attached to it, and when it is cut, it cannot be cut at once.

The fishing net was pulled upwards, and the three Kirigakure ninjas panicked all of a sudden. They knew what would happen when they were pulled up, and they struggled harder in the fishing net.

The other two groups of Kirigakure ninjas also stepped forward to assist, picked up Kunai, and began to cut the rope.

The sound of rolling water came to the ears, like a note of death, which shocked the two groups of Kirigakure ninjas who came forward to help.

boom!

Another fishing net was spread out in the sea.

The second group of Wuyin ninjas were also successfully captured.

The third group of Kirigakure ninjas quickly panicked, stopped rescuing their companions, and swam back quickly, trying to escape from this sea area.

At this moment, a pair of huge red eyes lit up in the dark and deep depths of the seabed, and a giant snake-shaped beast as large as a hill swam up from the depths of the seabed, causing the movement of the torrent, and tore open its **** mouth towards the fleeing Kirigakure ninja.

"Master Liuli, the 30 Kirigakure ninjas responsible for reconnaissance in this sea area have all been captured."

In the command room, Jonin of Oni no Kuni, who is in charge of directing the operations, reported to Liuli who walked in.

Liuli was not surprised. They already knew all about the action trajectory of the Kirigakure reconnaissance team, and now they just came out for a walk, treating these Kirigakure ninjas as fish in a fishing net, and catching them was as simple as catching them.

"Go ahead. In addition, notify the fleets in Areas B and C that the nets can also be collected there."

"yes!"

The west sea area of the ghost country is an uninhabited deserted island at the junction of the ghost country and other countries' seas.

At this moment, this deserted island has been occupied by Kirigakure ninjas. They started to set up a camp on this deserted island without picking resources. Looking at their work, it seems that they plan to stay here for a long time.

A total of nearly 500 ninjas are the vanguard force sent by Kirigakure this time. They set up a camp with 100 people, and 400 people patrolled the border waters of the deserted island.

The person in charge of scheduling work here is a middle-aged Jonin from the ghost lamp clan. He arranges his personal work here in an orderly manner, without any panic, and seems to be able to handle it with ease.

The surrounding Kirigakure ninjas also respect and trust him very much.

As one of the few ninjas in Kirigakure Village who possesses secret arts and who has once produced a Mizukage, they naturally have a pivotal position in Kirigakure Village.

Although due to the blood mist incident in the past, the ghost clan was also strongly squeezed out by the blood mist faction, and the situation became difficult, but after the Fourth Mizukage came to power, the reputation of the ghost clan and other ninja clans, under the arrangement of the fourth Mizukage, gradually rectified their names and became an indispensable important pillar of Kirigakure.

"Captain, there is a situation ahead!"

A Kirigakure ninja pointed at the sea ahead and shouted loudly at the Jnin of the ghost lamp clan.

"Huh? What's going on!"

Jnin of the ghost lamp clan leaped over and came to the position of the patrolling troop. He raised his brows and looked forward.

"I don't know, I just feel a huge chakra approaching here quickly!"

The ninja Kikakure who was in charge of perception could not help but sweat coldly on his forehead. He had only felt this huge chakra in their Mizukage-sama, a chakra that surpassed the common sense of ninjas!

The sea area ahead is shrouded in thick white fog, and the visible range is very narrow.

In the depths of the white mist, accompanied by the sound of approaching dull footsteps, the thick white mist was stained with a huge shadow outline.

Boom!

Boom!

Footsteps continued, and the silhouette of the shadow on the white mist became clearer, and the dark red body began to appear faintly in the thick mist.

I saw the 'giant' stretching out its dark red arm and sweeping lightly aside. The white mist rolled around. The warrior's head made of chakra condensed broke through the thick mist and poked its head out without warning.

"This, this is"

Seeing the dark red warrior giant condensed from pure chakra, like a towering giant tree, standing between the sky and the earth.

Just by witnessing such a scene, the vision and spirit of the Kirigakure ninjas suffered an unprecedented double shock, their faces were shocked, and their brains went blank.

"Hurry up and get in touch with the headquarters, and notify Mizukage-sama"

Junin of the ghost lamp family was the first to react from the shock, and realized something, no matter what, they must send the information here.

This sea area is no longer safe.

However, the moment he finished shouting these words, a cold female voice rang out in this sea area.

"Mines!"

In an instant, screams of pain came and went.

The surface of the sea and the land of the deserted island were quickly covered by a net of lightning. The endless thunder snakes entangled the bodies of the Kirigakure ninjas, paralyzing their nervous systems and stinging their flesh and blood!

Jonin of the ghost lamp family who wanted to escape the impact with the technique of hydration also felt severe pain in his body. The terrifying thunder snake wrapped around his body, making his body feel more paralyzed than others.

"Oops, I'm not good at dealing with Thunder Dun..."

Junin of the ghost lamp family twisted his face, and found that the faster he hydrated, the more violent his body's paralysis would be.

However, he did not succumb to such a thunderbolt. Relying on his amazing willpower, he leaped into the air and rushed towards the contact point on the deserted island.

This place is no longer safe, but before that, the most important thing is to transmit the information here so that the headquarters can find out how to deal with it.

"Black Thunder!"

What moved faster than him was a cool voice from above.

The sound of the rolling waves and the screams in my ears all disappeared in an instant.

The endless darkness dyed the sea area, the deserted island, and the void into darkness.

When the eyes were clear again, what appeared in the eyes of the Ghost Lamp Clan Jnin was that all the Kirigakure ninjas except him were paralyzed by lightning and fell to the ground in an annihilated posture.

Boom!

Boom!

The giant Susanoo stepped on the sea surface, crushing the coastal reefs protruding from the sea surface, and a huge shadow shrouded it, swallowing the Jonin figure of the ghost lamp family.

The country of ghosts, outside the western sea area, Guiku Gorge.

This is a strait formed by many deserted islands. Under the careful arrangement of Kirigakure Ninja, this strait has been established as an island fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

A large number of Kirigakure ninjas occupied every area of these islands, and the patrolling troops blocked the islands layer by layer, forming a tightly guarded security network.

On the main island of its area, there are the largest number of Kirigakure ninjas.

In the temporary conference room, the jnin of Kirigakure, together with Mizukage, held a meeting here.

"Thirty reconnaissance teams, a total of 90 ninjas who are proficient in reconnaissance, have not heard from them since sneaking into the western sea area of the ghost country. Not only that, the third vanguard force at the border of the western sea area also completely lost contact three hours ago and disappeared. According to the report of the investigators, the desert island stronghold where the third vanguard force is located has not been damaged in any way, and there are no bloodstains left by the battle. It's like a member of staff suddenly evaporated from the world.

Join Kirigakure, who was conducting intelligence summary work, read out in a dignified tone.

After he finished reading, the atmosphere in the meeting room was immediately replaced by heaviness, and every Kirigakure jomin who participated in the meeting realized that things were getting tricky.

Not only was the reconnaissance team in charge of exploring the road wiped out, but even one of the three vanguard troops that was sent out also encountered a very strange situation and disappeared on the deserted island stronghold.

It can be said that the battle had just started, and the tentacles and ears scattered by Misty Hire encountered an unprecedented crisis.

This situation made all of them unexpected.

It is reasonable to say that even if it is attacked by the large army of the ghost country, it is impossible for no news to come out.

What's more, on the deserted island stronghold, there were no traces of fighting between the two sides, not even blood.

Even if the well-informed Kirigakure ninjas gather here, they can't restore the third vanguard. What happened to the desert island stronghold, and what kind of methods did the kingdom of ghosts use to make the five hundred Kirigakure ninjas lose their traces without the power to resist.

The missing Kirigakure ninja is still unknown whether he is alive or dead.

"This situation is really bad. Although we know that the kingdom of ghosts is not easy to deal with, we didn't expect to give us such a head-on blow...Warning? Or deterrence?"

Another Kirigakure Shinobi sighed quietly.

As a neutral faction, he is actually unwilling to provoke a powerful country like the Kingdom of Ghosts, but the high-level meeting passed this resolution, so he can only follow the large army to the front line to fight against the Kingdom of Ghosts.

"The captain of the third vanguard is Ghost Light Chiyue. He is an experienced elite jnin in the village. His strength is close to that of the Seven Ninjas. A ninja like him, together with hundreds of ninjas under his command, has quietly 'disappeared'. There are no traces of battle left on the battlefield... This is really unbelievable, and I dare not even think about it."

Another Kirigakure ninja spoke.

He is over fifty years old, his hair is already a little gray, but he is full of energy, and his seemingly cloudy eyes are shining brightly in the depths.

"Although the Allied Forces of the Four Kingdoms dispatched nearly 20,000 ninjas in the first round of attack... Leaving aside Sandgakushi, Konoha and Iwagakure have been severely hindered. Especially Konoha, according to intelligence, one of the three ninjas, Jiraiya's assault force, is now besieged in the eastern region of Bear Country, in a dilemma."

"If we want to break the deadlock, we can only rely on us now, Hikakure, but... the reconnaissance team and one of the three vanguard troops are all 'missing'. To be honest, I don't recommend launching an attack on the ghost country at this time."

A Kirigakure Kamijinn looked at the map of the sea area with a look of embarrassment on his face.

Except for the Ghost Cry Gorge, the west sea area of the Ghost Country, after the reconnaissance unit and the third vanguard unit were removed, for Kirigakure, it was a restricted area with blind spots.

If you enter rashly, you may be ambushed by the kingdom of ghosts, and even if the entire army is not wiped out, you will be severely injured.

And they are attacking the enemy's territory. If they don't have 'eyes' to open their vision, they will be doomed if they make a wrong step.

No one knows what kind of danger is hidden in the sea area west of the ghost country surrounded by thick fog at this moment.

Following the discussions of Kirigakure shinin, they are roughly divided into two factions. One faction advocates continuing to organize a reconnaissance team, responding to the attack of the Allies, and conducting battle reconnaissance in the western waters of the Oni Country, paving the way for the large forces to attack.

The other faction advocates full defense and waits for the kingdom of ghosts to show its flaws.

While the two factions were arguing endlessly, Yagura, who was sitting on the main seat, spoke:

"Reorganize the reconnaissance force. This task is completed by the Fourth Conference Group. To respond to the Allied attack, we must establish our 'eyes' in the western waters."

Shuiying's speech was almost a final decision, which immediately stopped the endless debate between the two factions who were arguing.

"Also, I want to verify some things."

Yakura put his hands on the conference table, his eyes calmly glanced at the Jonin present, as if he was looking for something.

Some Junin couldn't help but feel a sudden rush when Yakura glanced at them like this.

"Verification? What does this mean, Mizukage-sama?"

Some Kirigakure Kamishinobu was puzzled.

"Mizukage-sama means that there is an inner ghost among us!"

The gray-haired Kirigakure Kamijinn closed his eyes and sighed.

"The ghost inside!?"

Kirigakure's senior ninjas all changed their colors, and instantly realized what happened to Yakura's scrutinizing gaze.

is looking for a suspicious person among them.

"The reconnaissance team and the third vanguard force sent out were all organized by ninjas with outstanding abilities in Hidden Kirigakure. If the Oni Nation hadn't known their course of action in advance, it would be impossible for the reconnaissance team and the third vanguard force to disappear from the west sea area without making a sound. I seriously suspect that some of us betrayed the interests of the village for personal gain, and colluded with the Oni Nation!"

Speaking of this, Yagura's eyes scanning the crowd became even sharper.

Jnin Kirigakure was seen by him. Some people looked straight at him calmly, thinking that they had not betrayed Kirigakure's interests, and there was no need to hide their heads.

"Of course, this is only a possibility. After all, I trust the loyalty of everyone here to the village. But for the sake of the overall situation, I hope that from today on, everyone can supervise each other to prevent the loss of important information."

The bland expression on Yakura's face disappeared, and a friendly smile appeared on his face.

But when Yagura showed such a smile, the hearts of the Kirigakure shinin became even more nervous.

This is a ruthless character who dared to launch a coup d'etat without saying a word, and pushed Mizukage Mizukage out of power. They didn't think that Yagura, who showed such a smile, was sending a friendly signal to them.

Rather, Yagura, who showed such 'goodwill', must have firmly believed in his heart that there was an inner ghost among them who betrayed the interests of the village.

Not only Yakura, but also some dexterous Kirigakure Jnin also strongly endorsed Yakura's point of view.

After all, if the action route of the reconnaissance team and the third vanguard force had not been exposed to the Kingdom of Ghosts, how could hundreds of people have disappeared quietly from the west sea?

The problem here is really too big.

Among them, there must be an inner ghost!

With this kind of thought in mind, Kirigakure Jomin did not speak, but looked at his colleagues, naturally with a sense of scrutiny, as if he was saying 'could this person be an insider'.

Junin Kiriga, who was suspected of being involved, showed dissatisfaction on his face, but it was not easy to express it at the meeting. Similarly, they were also suspicious in their hearts.

the next day.

The scattered ten reconnaissance teams lost contact again in the sea area west of the Ghost Country, and mysteriously disappeared from the sea area without any splash.

It took less than ten minutes from entering the western waters to disappearing.

It's as if the Kingdom of Ghosts has set up a net in advance in the sea ahead, knowing in advance that the reconnaissance team of Wuyin Village will start from here, and then hit the trap set by the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Even the patrolling Kirigakure team felt a little nervous and flustered when they looked at the thick fog area on the sea to the west of the ghost country.

In the depths of the invisible fog, it seemed that countless ferocious mouths were opened, just waiting for them to take the initiative to send them to the door, completely predicting the course of action of the Kirigakure reconnaissance team.

Conference room, compared to yesterday, the atmosphere in today's conference room is more heavy, even with a sense of suffocation like falling into a quagmire, which makes people's hearts sink.

Yakura's expression was cold, and he cast his ferocious eyes on the Junin sitting in the seat.

"The fourth meeting group, the second wave of reconnaissance team's action route was arranged by you, but within ten minutes after entering, they completely lost contact... Now, I need a reasonable explanation!"

"Mizu, Mizukage-sama, we did not leak the information! We definitely have no interest in betraying the village!"

A senior ninja from the fourth meeting group was sweating profusely, and defended Yakura.

"Bastard, you didn't reveal it, could it be that I, Mizukage, did it?"

Yakura's tone was tinged with real anger, and the expression on his face became even more gloomy.

Seeing Yakura being so angry, the rest of the jonin in the conference room also held their breath, not daring to breathe.

They understand Yakura's mood at the moment. The repeated information leaks have made Kirigakure's 'eyes' unable to be placed out, and the urging from the Alliance is tight.

In this dilemma, Yakura, the commander in chief of Kirigakure, was naturally extremely anxious.

What's more, their Mizukage has a very irritable and irritable personality, and he is bloodthirsty by nature.

At this time, his eyebrows were angered, and absolutely nothing good happened.

"Of course it wasn't Mizukage-sama who leaked it, but we really didn't leak the information. Please trust us, Mizukage-sama!"

Jonin from the fourth meeting group responded anxiously.

"Unfortunately, as Mizukage, I only believe in tangible evidence! Next, I will temporarily suspend the authority of your fourth meeting group, and Anbu will conduct a thorough investigation of all your johnin. The rest of the groups will continue to go back to formulate new countermeasures, and the meeting will be adjourned!"

Yakura dropped these words coldly, left his seat, and walked out of the meeting room through the side door without any muddle.

The rest of the junin also stood up from their seats, glanced at the pale-faced junin of the fourth meeting group, discussed with each other, and then kept a vigilant distance from them.

Currently, it is most likely that the fourth meeting group will collaborate with the enemy Ghost Country.

Before the results of the investigation come out, you must keep a certain distance from the Fourth Conference Group to prevent being implicated.

Many Kirigakure shinin couldn't help but feel pessimistic about this battle. Before the confrontation, Kirigakure's hands and eyes were bound by the restrictions of the ghost country, provoking the ghost kingdom. Is it really okay to continue like this?

They didn't think much about this question before, after all, the Four Nations Alliance gave them enough confidence. But now, important information about their Jonin Conference is frequently lost and obtained by the Kingdom of Ghosts, which makes them have to carefully considerthe consequences of failure!

(end of this chapter)