Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 30 Airdrop Iruka

Qingwu did not investigate further.

At the moment, he only has suspicions.

As for Chino herself...

It's not that she wasn't careful enough.

However, she probably never imagined that just because she felt familiar at first glance, she would be the subject of suspicion from everyone...

"Qingwu, have you ever been to Tancao Street?"

After having barbecue and strolling around for a while, Iruka asked curiously.

Qingwu looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Iruka said, "You seem to know where we're going; you've been constantly correcting our course."

"Haha!" Qingwu chuckled. "I just ran towards wherever there were lots of people."

He naturally couldn't say that he had been tracking Chino all along.

"Are there many people around here?" Iruka looked around and suggested, "Should we find a place to stay first?"

"Alright!" Qingwu found a place to stay nearby and booked a room.

With no woman present, it was convenient for the two of them.

Iruka wanted to catch up on some sleep.

Qingwu, however, said she was full of energy and wanted to go for a walk.

His units cannot be too far away at the moment, otherwise their perception will be lost.

I followed Chino for a long time but didn't find anything unusual.

Perhaps the most suspicious thing... is her eyes?

Along the way, Qingwu noticed that Zhina had taken the wrong path several times, or even bumped into the GG signs of shops.

It was afternoon.

Chino knocked on a door and went in hand in hand with a pretty girl who looked like her friend. They never came out again.

Qingwu secretly memorized the faces of the people Zhina had come into contact with, and then withdrew the Wood Spirit.

The following day, the team set off to return.

Without the burden of an employer, the three of them traveled very quickly.

The return journey was peaceful.

The accident occurred at dusk, when we were still a day's journey from Konoha.

It wasn't an attack; it was an "accident."

A mountain road was blocked due to a small landslide caused by rainfall.

"If we take a detour, it will take us half a day longer," Iruka said after studying the map for a while.

Chino smiled slightly, imbued her feet with chakra, and walked sideways onto the cliff face beside the road.

"Haven't you practiced wading through water or climbing trees?"

Iruka and Qingwu looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

For ordinary ninjas like them, especially during wartime, graduating from school didn't guarantee they'd be assigned a supervising teacher.

However, not everyone has the opportunity or the means to systematically practice the fine manipulation of chakra.

Chino walked sideways across the cliff and called out, "I'll be waiting for you over here."

Iruka withdrew his envious gaze. "Qingwu, it's up to you now."

"Huh?" Qingwu asked in confusion, "What?"

Iruka said expectantly, "Use your Wood Release! You can build houses, so building a temporary bridge shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Qingwu: "..."

I didn't bring the Deadwood Guardian.

The collapse in the middle of the road was tens of meters long, and there was no way to jump over it.

"I probably don't have enough chakra."

Qingwu made up a random excuse and looked around for another way.

Iruka was also deep in thought.

Chino, sitting opposite him, maintained a smile, had already spread out a small blanket, and taken out some dry food and water, looking like she was waiting patiently.

"Iruka, did you bring a rope?" Qingwu suddenly asked.

Iruka paused for a moment, then pulled a rope from his backpack. "I brought it. Qingwu, what do you want to use it for?"

"That's good." Qingwu smiled and said, "Tie one end around your waist, and make sure it's secure."

After Iruka did as instructed, he looked at Qingwu with a puzzled expression.

"Spiritual communication!"

A dwarf appeared, and after Qingwu gave the order, the dwarf lifted Iruka up before Iruka was ready.

"Ahhh, Qingwu, what are you doing?"

Chino, who was opposite, stood up and looked this way.

Qingwu shouted, "Senior, catch!"

The dwarf swung Iruka, rope and all, through the air a few times, and amidst Iruka's shouts, dropped him directly into the air.

"ah--"

Iruka's screams echoed through the valley.

Chino stretched out her arms to catch Iruka, but her terrible gaze ruined everything at the crucial moment, and the two of them ended up rolling around in a mess.

Iruka, supporting his aching back, struggled to his feet and complained, "Qingwu, you... you should have given me some time to prepare."

Qingwu chuckled and said, "Isn't that all over now?"

Iruka, still shaken, said, "Your summoned beast is incredibly strong."

"Of course, untie the rope," Qingwu shouted.

Compared to the dwarves' massive warhammers, airdropping 12-year-old Iruka was far too easy.

Chino got up from the ground. "Iruka, are you hurt? Let me heal you."

Upon hearing this, Iruka, who had just untied the rope around his waist, immediately stopped looking at Qingwu and stared at the young lady with wide eyes: "Senior... you are so kind."

From afar, Qingwu saw that Zhina seemed to have used the Palm Healing Technique, and muttered as she retracted the rope.

Given Iruka's fate, he considered cutting the rope in two with a kunai.

They then replaced the dwarves with two wood elves.

Upon receiving the command, the wood elf tied the rope to the arrow and fired it.

"Knock! Knock!"

Two ropes were secured to one side of the cliff face.

Qingwu tugged hard to make sure there was no problem.

There is no doubt about the attack power of Tier 3 units, and the advantage of arrows is their penetrating power.

Iruka and Chino looked over as if they sensed something.

Then, to their astonishment, Qingwu released a yellowish-brown chakra from one hand, which adhered to the rock wall, and slid down the two ropes.

tread!

Qingwu landed smoothly and retrieved the rope and the two wood spirits.

Iruka: "..."

He paused, then said with a resentful expression, "Qingwu, it's higher over there, I can use this method to get over there too."

Qingwu laughed and asked, "You can also use earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic/escaping technique)?"

He used some Earth Release chakra to maintain his balance when he came over.

"I can't," Iruka shook his head, "but if there are two ropes down there, I can definitely get across if I'm careful."

As far as Qingwu knows, Iruka possesses three chakra attributes: fire, water, and yin.

However, perhaps he lacks talent in ninjutsu, as he has never been seen using any offensive ninjutsu other than the Three Body Technique.

However, since the two ropes below are close to the rock wall, even if his chakra manipulation isn't very precise, he should be able to get across.

Qingwu said embarrassedly, "I didn't think of that just now."

Iruka's face remained resentful: "It's okay that I fell, but Chino-senpai got hurt too."

"Is that so?" Qingwu turned to look at Zhina.

Chino maintained her Healing Palm Technique: "It's okay, it just hurts a little, it's nothing serious."

"That won't do!" Qingwu raised an eyebrow: "It was my mistake that injured you two. Fortunately, I also know medical ninjutsu."

"Huh?" Iruka said incredulously, "Qingwu, you can't even climb walls, how could you possibly know medical ninjutsu?"

"Iruka, shut up," Qingwu said with a laugh, then turned to Chino and said:

"Senior, would you like to try my medical ninjutsu?"