RNP Chapter 55 Concealing Tracks
Chapter 55 Concealing Tracks
With the raccoon dog's farewell, Namendo disappeared from Akaishi and Lanwu's sight. Presumably, Namendo had also escaped the massacre of the Uzumaki clan in the same way...
"This is... a seal? Namen Hall resealed it?" Lan Wu was surprised, but she also realized that the raccoon was unusual and probably not just "a random raccoon left over".
Lan Wu even suspects that the reason why Na Mian Tang was released from its sealed state after the calamity was probably because the raccoon was not in a good state. Fortunately, it happened to run into Chi Shi at this time.
"Let's go find Minato first," Akaishi said.
"Is the raccoon dog really okay?" Lan Wu was still a little worried.
"Raccoon Baby isn't good at fighting, so it's fine for now. Anyway, I can summon it anytime I need it using 'Summoning Magic'," Akashi said.
Summoning techniques also have their limits; the stronger the target's chakra, the greater the energy consumption.
"That's not what I meant... I meant its health is alright, right?" Lan Wu rolled her eyes.
"Don't worry, it's all better now." Chishi had asked the raccoon before, and now, as a nine-faced Supo raccoon, it has recovered its health.
"Since the raccoon isn't good at fighting, then what does 'when there's a need' mean?" Lan Wu asked curiously—in her mind, weren't ninja beasts just for fighting?
"I've never seen the strength of the raccoon dog, I've only heard it say that it can use nine sealing techniques," Akashi said honestly.
"Sealing technique?"
Although she already knew that the raccoon was likely related to the sealing technique inherited by the vortex clan, Lan Wu was still somewhat surprised when she learned that the raccoon could directly use sealing techniques.
As everyone knows, ninjas with abilities such as healing, sealing, and sensory perception are the elite among ninjas.
Not only is their talent rare, but their lineage is also scarce. For example, Kumogakure, as one of the five great ninja villages, couldn't produce any decent sealing techniques after losing the Six Paths Treasures controlled by the Gold and Silver Brothers!
Akashi's ability to contract with ninja beasts possessing sealing abilities is undeniably practical, much like the surprise Akashi felt when he heard that Minato had learned sensory ninjutsu so quickly.
Seeing Lan Wu's surprised expression, Akashi said modestly, "It's just borrowing the power of the raccoon dog. It's still different from Minato's direct mastery of sensory ninjutsu, and besides..."
Akaishi looked earnestly at Lanwu and said, "Ninja teams are all about teamwork. Even without special abilities, you can still make a contribution!"
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Lanwu: ...
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Soon after, Akaishi and Ranmai successfully met up with Minato in the forest north of the island by recognizing the marks left by Minato.
"How is the situation?" Akaishi asked as he arrived.
From here, you can't see the other side at all, and there's still some distance to the north shore.
"They're staying on the shore, probably waiting for the tide to change tonight," Minato said.
"These people can't cross the water by wading?" Akaishi asked, puzzled.
At the center of the three islands of the Land of Whirlpools is a huge, turbulent whirlpool that greatly affects navigation. Except for the south shore where Whirlpool Village is located, most other places are within the whirlpool. Only at low tide does the whirlpool shrink, at which time it is safe to pass.
but……
If it's just a whirlpool, it won't be difficult for strong enough ninjas. Jonin should be able to walk across it on their own, especially since these are likely ninjas from Kirigakure, who should be good swimmers. It wouldn't be surprising if Chunin could also come along.
"The whirlpools in the Whirlpool Sea have a chakra sealing effect. Although they are not very effective against Jonin, they may prevent ordinary Chunin from walking on water due to interference," Lan Wu said.
As for when the whirlpool shrinks, we can just use the boat.
"Yes, and the three ordinary people who were with them were probably forced by them, as treading water would make them more prone to accidents," Minato added.
Although Minato chose to follow and sense from a distance to avoid being discovered, after a long period of tracking, he still discovered the relationship between the group—the ordinary people among them were under guard, rather than being escorted normally.
"Oh no... how are we going to follow them?" Lan Wu said with a headache.
With their combined strength, it's certainly not impossible for the three of them to walk across the water; after all, the distance between Whirlpool Island and Whirlpool Mountain isn't that far.
The problem is that walking on the open sea like this makes it too easy to be spotted.
The three of them don't want to confront each other head-on.
"Do you know the technique of concealing yourself in the mist...?"
"Can your illusion magic...?"
Akashi and Ranma looked at each other at the same time.
However, soon after...
"Never mind, forget I said anything!"
The two of them immediately fell silent, looking listless.
Using the "Mist Concealment Technique" at this time is obviously inappropriate—if a large cloud of mist drifts across the sea, even if you can't see what's inside, it will definitely arouse suspicion!
Using "genjutsu" is utter nonsense—although there are more than one type of genjutsu that can achieve invisibility, "genjutsu" is ultimately a form of ninjutsu used against people. Its effect is to "interfere with the target's perception after being used on them, making them unable to see you," not to actually make yourself invisible...
Neither of these two methods is suitable for the current situation.
For a ninja to complete a mission, they not only need the ability to fight head-on, but also various coping strategies. The importance of these coping strategies is now being demonstrated to the fullest extent.
Fortunately, Akaishi quickly came up with a solution...
"Hidden Mist Technique!" Akashi said suddenly after thinking for a moment.
"Huh? Unless my Mist Concealment Technique can cover the surrounding sea area like my grandfather's, it won't be useful, right?" Lan Wu complained helplessly.
Indeed, if the range of the Mist Concealment Technique reaches that level, to the enemy, it would simply be "fog rising at sea," and they would only treat it as weather and not take any precautions.
"No, it won't work at sea, but... we can use it in the sky! It's getting dark now, so let's go up into the sky. You can use the Mist Concealment Technique to wrap us up. If they don't look closely, they'll just think it's a cloud. We won't go directly from here, but will go around in a circle from the direction of the whirlpool area!" Red Stone said confidently.
Lan Wu was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Then... how do we get to the sky? You're not saying that your Light and Heavy Rock Technique has been mastered to the point where you can fly, or even carry us with you, are you?"
"No, but of course there is a way!" Akaishi said immediately.
The Light-Weight Rock Technique, in essence, is about "reducing gravity." Akaishi knows it, but as a B-rank ninjutsu, he's lucky if he can even use it properly. Asking him to fly with it is asking too much, let alone carrying the two of them. However…
At that moment, Chishi bit his finger, drawing blood, and then... Hai, Xu, You...
As soon as Akaishi formed the first few hand seals, Minato and Ranma recognized that this was the summoning technique that Jiraiya had just taught him.
Is it...
Can raccoon dogs fly?
After completing the five hand seals, Akashi stretched out his hand and slapped the air!
The next moment, a pattern different from traditional psychic spells appeared from Chi Shi's palm: a red circle on a blue background with a bright blue "朱" character in the center...