Chapter 225 - Just a Fart (1/2)

More than twenty j.a.pan Ninjas had blocked the entrance of the cave. Their leader was the j.a.panese samurai called Yamamoto Kusakara.

A young ninja asked respectfully, “Lord Jonin, we’ve waited for five days. Is it possible that those sneaky Huaxia people have died in there?”

Yamamoto Kusakara answered, “I don’t think so. They’ve got powerhouses and that was why we were led here. People like them won’t die easily.”

“Is it possible that they have sneaked out of the cave after getting the treasures?”

Yamamoto Kusakara said, “That’s even more unlikely. Ancient cultivators in Huaxia were extremely powerful. They built no other exits to retreat except for the cave entrance. You don’t need to worry about whether they’ve already sneaked away.”

“But they’ve been in there for more than five days but nothing seems to happen. Does that seem normal to you?”

“Yes, it is. Huaxia people built very complicated caves, which contain all kinds of formations and defensive mechanisms. A person intruding without knowing of this would definitely end up dead. They may be trying to break the formations, or be trapped somewhere. In one word, no worries. They’ll get out sooner or later.”

Yamamoto Kusakara seemed proud when he said that, “That was why we drew those people from the Xuanyuan Pavilion here, to take the lead. We’ll be injured if we go in there directly, and then we wouldn’t be as safe as now.

“That’s how we can minimize losses and at the same time get the treasures. The Huaxia people could never imagine that they are doing all of this for us, the j.a.panese samurai. As the old saying in Huaxia goes, it’s called ‘sit idle and enjoy the fruits of others’ work’.”

“You’re truly a man of rare gifts and bold strategy.”

The young ninja clearly knew that this superior of his was a quite the pretentious one, so he couldn’t wait to flatter him.

At the same time, another ninja who had been watching at the entrance ran over and reported, “Your Lords.h.i.+p, we heard something happening in the cave.”

“Great! Finally, they’re coming out!”

Yamamoto Kusakara said excitedly, “Everybody, man your posts! Don’t let these Huaxia people get away. All their treasures shall be ours.”

When Qin Haodong and the others were getting out of the cave, they saw the j.a.panese people filling the entrance.

All the people’s expressions changed, including Hu Xiaoxian’s. They had met a lot of j.a.panese people as members of the special department, and they immediately recognized that these were the most powerful ninjas in j.a.pan. They knew why those people were there. Apparently, they wanted to enjoy the fruits of others’ work.”

However, that didn’t seem to bother Qin Haodong at all. He checked Yamamoto Kusakara and said with satire, “What are you doing? Are you here to welcome us?”

A young ninja came forward and yelled, “You dumb Huaxia people. Soon you’ll be dead.”

Yamamoto Kusakara waved his hand to make the young ninja step back, and then he said proudly, “Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Yamamoto Kusakara, a Jonin from j.a.pan. We’ve been waiting for you here for a long time.”

“Yamamoto Kusakara, he’s Yamamoto Kusakara!”

Lei Tianrui and the others jittered. They had done enough research to know more about their enemy. Yamamoto Kusakara was one of them. He was not on the top list of the powerhouses in j.a.pan, but he had already reached the third level of Covert Power.

As for them, Lei Tianrui was at the first level of Covert Power; Hu Xiaoxian was more powerful than him, but she was at no higher than the second level. Qin Haodong might be the old man’s match, but there were so many threatening chunins watching them; all of them had reached the ninth level of Overt Power. The situation had turned bad for them.

Yamamoto Kusakara seemed even prouder when he saw the change in their expressions. He laughed out loud and said, “You must have heard about me. Then why don’t you hand out the treasures to us? Maybe I’ll spare you if I’m happy.”

“I’ll hold the old man for you. You go take Xiaoxian and the treasures. Remember, the treasures of Huaxia can never end up in the hands of the j.a.panese.”

After Lei Tianrui said that, he took his fellows and strode to Yamamoto Kusakara.

Qin Haodong was surprised because he had never expected the patriotic and upright side of the selfish and ungrateful man. He would never believe the man would sacrifice himself when facing the j.a.panese.

At the same time, Lei Tianrui yelled, “Yamamoto Kusakara, why have you come to Huaxia, so freely and easily?”

“Freely and easily?” Yamamoto Kusakara smiled arrogantly, and then he said, “It’s neither free nor easy at all. We’ve planned for long, or how did the intelligence department of Huaxia get the map? It was because we gave it to you on purpose!”

“What? You gave them the map?”

Le Tianrui was so surprised. While Qin Haodong had already seen that coming after he met the Devilish Five, but it had never occurred to him that the j.a.panese were backing them up.

“Of course, the piece of paper you’re holding is a copy, and I’ve got the real one now.” Yamamoto Kusakara said and looked as if he was sure to win. He didn’t start the fight, but instead, he took out a piece of old sheepskin map. Then he asked, “See?” “This is the map I got.”

Qin Haodong glanced at the sheepskin map in Yamamoto Kusakara’s hands. It looked old, but dating one to two hundred years old at most, which was not exactly when Situ Zhaixing pa.s.sed away.

That might have come from an intruding cultivator or an adventurer, who entered after Situ Zhaixing’s death. He made the map because he had been blocked by the formations, and by coincidence, the map had been transported to j.a.pan.

Yamamoto Kusakara continued, “Did it ever occur to you why would j.a.panese people give you the map after they got it?”

“The reason was simple. I tried a few times but failed to break the formations at the entrance. The formations set by the Huaxia people could only be broken by the Huaxia people. So I thought about it, and made a trick to entice you to work for me here.”

“We had been following you along your way here, while you were clueless about it. As the old saying of Huaxia goes, you’re the mantis stalking the cicada, without noticing the oriole behind.”