Speculations

Chapter 130: Speculation

Half an hour later, fungi and a

deer leg were cooking in a simple pot. It was unclear where Morino had acquired

this pot.

Because of the punch Morino

Shinsuke had delivered, Fujiki Shigeru had become more subdued, although half

of his cheek was red and swollen, and he grimaced from the pain. The four of

them sat quietly by the pot.

However, Morino Shinsuke didn't

pay attention to Fujiki, as if he hadn't thrown that punch. At this moment, he

was looking at Kiba, waiting for his next words.

Kiba, swallowing his saliva at the

sight of the fat and tender deer legs in the pot, then said, "If the other

party doesn't chase us despite us blatantly lighting a fire, then it can be

concluded that if we go back and ask for help, we'll fall into the enemy's

trap."

Morino Shinsuke and Kiuchi Taketo

exchanged glances, then looked at Kiba, motioning for him to continue.

"Captain Morino, you should

have noticed the reaction of those ninjas. When I used the shadow clone to

surprise their leader, their reaction—do you think they seemed like qualified

ninjas?" Kiba asked.

This time, Morino was stunned and

said, "Indeed, it didn't look like it! It didn't seem like a ninja's

reaction at all. It's possible and normal to be surprised when the leader is

killed suddenly, but for a ninja, especially a ninja with combat experience,

it's not normal to watch your shadow clone complete a series of attacks without

reacting. It feels like..."

"Novices, like ninjas who

just graduated from the academy, with no combat experience, or rookies who have

no ninja combat experience, right," Kiba added.

Morino Shinsuke nodded, "Yes,

like rookies without any ninja combat experience!"

"And I have been wondering

why, after I blocked the exploding tagswith the Water Wall, they stopped

attacking. They didn't plan to attack directly but surrounded us and asked us

to surrender. Generally, we ninjas prioritize intelligence and the mission over

our lives. It is impossible to surrender without resistance. Even if

surrounded, we will fight. This is almost an iron rule among ninjas. Either

retreat or die in battle, never surrender!" Kiba looked at Morino Shinsuke

with a gleam in his eyes.

"Yeah!" Morino nodded.

What Kiba said resonated with him; he would either retreat or die in battle but

would never surrender!

At this moment, Morino suddenly

had a feeling that there seemed to be an adult living in Kiba's small body. And

he was the one speaking with such an adult.

The feeling was strange, yet there

was no sense of disobedience.

"Then, if they are ninjas,

they must also know this. The attack after the explosion is the most

appropriate moment to subdue us in one fell swoop. But these people chose to

encircle us, giving up the opportunity in vain. Isn't that too strange?"

Kiba said again, as he picked up the temporary wooden bowl, started serving

soup, and cut the venison with a kunai.

However, Morino had no appetite.

He frowned and then said, "I see, based on their rookie performance and

abnormal behavior after the explosion, it's not that they don't have the chance

to capture us alive, but they don't have the strength to capture us alive.

They... are a bunch of paper tigers."

This child is terrifyingly sharp!

Morino thought.

"So, they are just bluffing.

In conclusion, the strength of those ninjas is only to the extent that they

have learned to tread water and throw detonating charms. We can easily deal

with them. We were initially shocked by their powerful detonating charms,

subconsciously thinking the ninjas who could create such powerful talismans

couldn't be weak. Then we magnified this belief and ignored some small details.

I think their strength and number..."

So amazing! This child! That's amazing!

Third Hokage, your vision is still so sharp. Such a

child is the future glory of Konoha! Minato might not be as good as this kid!

I finally understand what you mean! Arranging Kiba

here is to let me, a guy not up to date in tactical arrangements, have a

military adviser who can advise me!

Morino's eyes shone brightly.

Kiba's analysis made everything suddenly clear.

Kiuchi Taketo and Fujiki Shigeru

were stunned, looking at Kiba who was calmly eating soup and meat. They were

speechless with amazement.

Wu Yue is completely incomparable to him! No wonder

when Wu Yue mentioned him, his face was full of admiration.

Kiuchi Taketo thought blankly.

This... this brat, is he still human? It's a

monster!

Fujiki Shigeru also thought

blankly.

"As for why we'd fall into

the enemy's trick if we asked for rescue," Kiba cut a large piece of meat

and put it in a bowl, continuing, "According to their strength, even if

they have ambushed more than fifty rookies, they can't take us down. All they

can do is scare us and make us ask for help or run away. The last wave of

attacks completely achieved their goal."

"Then isn't it possible there

are powerful ninjas in the ambush?" Fujiki Shigeru retorted, but his tone

was more careful, lacking the previous arrogance and disdain.

Kiba glanced at him and thought, Is this guy an idiot? How

did he become an elite chunin?

"If they are powerful enough

to match us, or in other words, have the strength to capture or kill us, why

send rookies to surround us? They should come directly."

However, Kiba still explained,

savoring the delicious venison.

Kiba, who eats good meat, is

always in a good mood.

"So, what is their purpose?

Send people to surround and scare us," Kiuchi Taketo couldn't help asking.

It seems that Taketo isn't the type with an active

head.

To Kiuchi Taketo, Kiba's

perception improved significantly. If it wasn't for his words changing Morino

Shinsuke's attitude, Kiba would have spent a lot of time trying to light a

fire, or even failed. It wouldn't have gone so smoothly.

"They are not as strong as

us. They have been sieged by Konoha ninjas three times before and know they are

not our opponents. This time, they probably want to outwit us and scare us

away, so they made this plan," Kiba said.

However, doubts arose in his

heart.

When Taketo said this, there is one thing I didn't

expect. The purpose—what is their purpose in doing this? Although this

explanation makes sense, it still feels a bit blunt.

Speaking of which, how did they get information that

we would take this route? Morino Shinsuke said this road was a shortcut he

discovered during the war before, and even Namikaze Minato didn't know about

it!

There are still many doubts.

Thinking of this, Kiba frowned

slightly.

"However, we might also be

asking for help," Kiuchi Taketo asked again. "Aren't they going to

face more ninjas?"

"This..." Kiba pondered

for a moment, frowning, and said, "This is also where I can't figure it

out. Maybe they are trying to buy time to escape, maybe they have a deeper

purpose. But since they made a plan to scare us away, they must have thought of

us asking for help. And thinking of this, they still continue their plan. Then,

asking for help might also be part of their plan. As for what purpose this

serves for them, I don't know. But one thing is for sure, we must not go back

to ask for help! Instead, we should move on! Find their lair! Annihilate these

rookie ninjas in one fell swoop!"

Makes sense.

Morino nodded in agreement.

"And now, our food is cooked,

and they haven't chased us. It's certain they're trying to scare us," Kiba

said contentedly after eating the meat in the bowl.

So, the fire is for...

Morino nodded again. Kiba's

thoughts were very clear, and his analysis was correct. However, halfway

through his nod, his thoughts turned, and when his eyes fell on the pot

inadvertently, his face froze, and the corners of his mouth twitched.

In the pot, apart from the fungus

soup, there was only one thigh bone left. The whole deer leg had been eaten by

Kiba while talking!

Kiuchi Taketo seemed to notice

this situation, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Not a single bit of minced meat was left!

Then, Morino Shinsuke raised his

head seriously, with a slight murderous look permeating, and said to Kiba,

"Kiba, let's talk about the distribution of food."

This time, a slight cold sweat

appeared on Kiba's forehead.

Oops, found out!

The plan of "distracting them with situational

analysis and lighting purposes, and then eating up the deer legs" has been

discovered!

Then, Morino Shinsuke gave a

murderous sermon. Kiba nodded repeatedly, and Kiuchi Taketo cut off the other

leg of the deer according to his teacher's instructions, peeled it, and put it

in the pot to boil.

Fujiki Shigeru sat there

obediently, looking at Kiba who kept apologizing and saying, "I see,"

his eyes flickering.

In the end, nothing happened this

night. Kiba's deduction was correct!