Naruto: Nara's skill set is incredibly sneaky.

Chapter 176 I held you when you were little

In any case, the outcome will be known once the Chi Society arrives.

It was already late when they arrived at Chishe.

After entering the city, Huang Tu couldn't wait to take his men to find Lao Zi.

Lu Shi and Jiu Lama continued with their travel philosophy, first checking into a hotel and then finding a restaurant to eat.

As the saying goes, "Man is made of iron, and food is made of steel; you'll get hungry if you skip a meal."

And no one said that eating would delay the search for someone.

"Kurama, have you sensed the presence of the Four-Tails?" Shikatoki asked after taking a sip of his juice.

"Yes, but very faint. It must have been here before, and then left." Nine Lamas mumbled incoherently while eating, offering no clear answer.

Lu Shi seemed thoughtful upon hearing this, "Do you think Lao Zi might be deliberately avoiding us?"

Nine-Tailed Rabjam raised his head. "I don't think so. Besides, don't you know your own situation? If I weren't looking at you with my own eyes, I wouldn't be able to sense you standing right in front of me."

"Or do you think that Jinchūriki named Rōshi has better perception than me, or that guy Son Goku has better perception than me?"

Shika tapped the table lightly with his right index finger. "That's true, but there are other people with us this time. Let's not talk about Huang Tu for now, he's at least a Jonin. The rest are all Genin, they don't know how to hide their presence at all."

"Rōshi and the others don't need to sense me at all; they only need to sense the Iwagakure ninjas."

Now that you mention it, Nine Lama feels that it might actually be true.

"What should we do then?"

"Don't rush. Let's investigate Chi She first and see what's going on. After all, this is just speculation."

After Lu finished speaking, he resumed his gluttonous eating and drinking.

Compared to the relaxed and carefree situation on Shikatoki's side, the situation on Iwagakure's side is not so good.

The Chisha is still too close to Kumogakure.

And so, the two sides have already met.

"Yellow Earth of Iwagakure, you personally led a team to the Land of Lightning? It's so close to my Kumogakure, what are your intentions?" The speaker was a teenage girl, followed by three Kumogakure ninjas.

Huang Tu recognized the little girl in front of him; Iwagakure must be keeping track of Kumogakure's intelligence.

"The Two-Tails Jinchuriki?!"

"I have a name, I am called Yukito Nii!" Yukito Nii was somewhat displeased upon hearing the way Koto addressed her.

Huang Tu stared intently at the two wooden figures, his mind racing with all sorts of bad scenarios.

For example, Rōshi was discovered by the Hidden Cloud Village, which is why they sent the Two-Tails Jinchūriki.

To take it even more extremely, Old Purple has already been captured by the Hidden Cloud Village, which is why they haven't been able to find him after searching for so long.

But he couldn't ask these questions aloud, since they were just his guesses.

Thinking of this, Huang Tu smiled casually, "Don't misunderstand, we just received a mission to come to the Land of Thunder, so we came here to carry out the mission. We will leave immediately after the mission is over and will not stay."

Yugito sneered, "On a mission? You, a Jonin, lead nine Genin to Ikesha to investigate, and you tell me it's on a mission? Do you think I'm young and easy to fool?"

Huang Tu was momentarily speechless.

After all, he couldn't really explain this situation.

After a long pause, he finally managed to say, "That was just necessary intelligence gathering."

"Hmph! Just as I thought, your Iwagakure is just trying to pull these little tricks, and you're trying to gather information about our Kumogakure again. What exactly are you trying to do!" Blue flames erupted from the two Yugitos.

The Cloud Ninja behind them were also on high alert.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

"You two, Yugito, we truly mean no harm. Please don't escalate the situation." Huangtu's eyes gradually hardened. "If you insist on fighting, even if you are the Two-Tails Jinchuriki, I'm confident I can defeat you!"

The two Yugitos remained unmoved. "I admit I can't beat you, but I'm not stupid. This place is so close to our Hidden Cloud Village, do you think I wouldn't send someone to request reinforcements beforehand? My mission is simply to hold you off!"

Upon hearing this, Huang Tu's face darkened.

He felt things were getting a little out of control.

After thinking for a moment, Huang Tu said to a genin beside him, "Go find Nara Shika."

The genin didn't dare to delay and immediately turned and left.

Huang Tu continued to confront the two wooden figures.

Neither side made a move; both were waiting for someone.

While Huang Tu was waiting for the Nara deer, the two Yugito were waiting for reinforcements from Kumogakure.

This strange tacit understanding, ironically, led to a stalemate between the two sides.

Half an hour later.

A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky and landed between the two sides.

Huang Tu's pupils contracted; he recognized the person. His voice was somewhat hoarse as he spoke, "The Fourth Raikage, A!"

"Huang Tu, long time no see. You've brought people to cause trouble in my Hidden Cloud Village?" Ai's tone was full of dissatisfaction.

Or rather, A simply hates Iwagakure.

Just as Huang Tu was feeling a bit lost, Lu Shi strolled over slowly and said, "It's so lively here."

Ai was taken aback, then looked incredulously in the direction Shikatoki had spoken. "Nara Shikatoki? What are you doing at the Ikesha?"

"I was with him."

Lu Shi made no attempt to hide, pointing instead at the group of people in the yellow earth.

These words made Ai frown slightly. "Nara Shikatoki, when did you start getting involved with people from Iwagakure?"

"Hey! Speak clearly! What do you mean by 'getting together'? I'm a ninja too, I have missions to complete!"

Lu Shi's words made Ai look towards the yellow earth.

Now that Huang Tu was more confident, he immediately straightened his back and said, "That's right. I already told that Two-Tails Jinchuriki that we just happened to be passing by while on a mission."

"I already told you, my name is Yugito Nii! What Two-Tails Jinchuriki?!"

The two wooden figures had veins bulging on their foreheads, and their eyes were filled with danger as they looked at the yellow earth.

Shika looked at the two Yukitos with surprise, "What a coincidence! I even held you when I was little."

The previously tense atmosphere suddenly shifted into an eerie state after Lu Shi's words.

The two girls' anger vanished instantly, replaced by a sense of absurdity: "How old are you? You've never hugged me before?"

Shika scratched his head. "I just look young. Actually, I'm from the same generation as your Fourth Raikage, A. If you don't believe me, ask A. He's the one who took me to reinforce the seal on the Two-Tails."

The two wooden figures looked at Ai.

Ai didn't expect the topic to suddenly shift, but he still nodded. "Nara Shikatoki didn't say anything. The seal inside you is much more stable than that bastard Killer Bee. It was indeed made by Nara Shikatoki."

The two Yukito were completely dumbfounded.

"Ahem, let's get back to the point!" Ai steered the conversation. "Nara Shikatoki, since you're allied with Iwagakure, I can't touch them, but I need to know what your mission is! Ikegakure is just too close to Kumogakure!"

"impossible!"

Huang Tu refused without even thinking.

"Don't you know you have to protect the privacy of those on missions? And I can assure you I'm not here to investigate Kumogakure."

Ai's face darkened. "Huang Tu! You're really good at patting yourself on the back. I'm afraid of Nara Shikatoki!"

"He's a ticking time bomb himself, and he's got that Nine-Tails by his side. Do you even know how long Ikesha has been away from Kumogakure?"

If Nara Shikatoki were to go berserk, even Kumogakure would be affected.

Ai immediately launched into a passionate speech.

He had thought it through clearly: Huang Tu couldn't cause any trouble even in the Land of Thunder, and he could even drive Huang Tu and the others out.

But the Nara deer are different.

This person is too dangerous, and it's not good to kick them out.

Huang Tu smiled awkwardly upon hearing this.

Lu Shi smiled helplessly, "Hey, hey, hey, I'm still right here. Can you at least talk bad about me behind my back?"

"I wasn't saying anything bad, I was telling the truth!" Ai glared at Lu Shi, annoyed. "Where did I go wrong?"

"The task isn't too difficult; it's just a search for someone, so it will take a relatively long time," Lu Shi said calmly.

Upon hearing this, Huang Tu's expression changed in surprise. "Lu Shijun."

Lu gave Huang Tu a reassuring look, and Huang Tu could only suppress his inner panic.

"Looking for someone? Who would require your attention?" Ai asked with a hint of suspicion.

"Oh, the daughter of the daimyo of the Land of Earth has eloped with someone."

Throughout Lu Shi's account, he hasn't mentioned Lao Zi once, nor has he uttered a single lie.

"Huh?" Ai thought she had misheard. "What did you say?"

"The daughter of the daimyo of the Land of Earth eloped with someone."

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Holy crap!

Ai was shocked. If this was Lu Shi's excuse, then Ai could only say "amazing."

If it's true, then Ai has to say, that's freaking awesome!