Chapter 212 Red Sand Scorpion

As night fell, I finally left the Kingdom of Rain and arrived at the border of the Kingdom of Stone.

Xiaonan thought that she could rest for a while, but she didn't expect that Ye Zi had no intention of stopping and resting.

The Country of Stone has a dangerous environment and is extremely desolate. It is even worse than the Country of Rocks. It is mostly dominated by stone mountains. Even on the flat land, there are many huge rocks lying on it.

The territory of its country is several times that of the Kingdom of Rain, but the area available for cultivation is far less than that of the Kingdom of Rain. This is not only because of the environment and weather of the Kingdom of Stone, but also because the materials contained in the soil are not suitable for food growth.

However, to be able to establish a country in such an environment, it must have the capital to survive, which is the rich variety of ores in the Stone Country.

In such a precarious terrain as the Kingdom of Stone, and after a long day's journey, you should choose to rest and wait until daybreak before continuing on your journey.

Xiaonan thought that Ye Zi was targeting her, and she suddenly became full of resentment.

"It's almost time to take a break." Xiao Nan shouted to Ye Zi's back after jumping over a boulder blocking the road.

Hearing this, Ye Zi stopped, landed on a boulder, looked back at Xiaonan, and said calmly: "Why, you can't stand it anymore?"

"Do you want to go directly to the Red Sand Scorpion like this?" Xiaonan looked a little tired. He hadn't eaten or drank all day without stopping.

"Is there a problem?" There was a hint of ridicule in Ye Zi's eyes. Somehow, ever since he was questioned by Xiao Nan that time, he had been very wrong with Xiao Nan. Speaking of which, the root cause was Hanzo and Danzo's design of Nagato and the others. Just once.

"Of course there is a problem!" Xiaonan said angrily: "In this state, what if there is a fight?"

She didn't think the Red Sand Scorpion was an easy character to get along with, and she wasn't sure if she could successfully recruit him. The worst-case scenario was to have a fight.

Someone who can kill the Third Kazekage is not a weakling. If he fights the Red Sand Scorpion in this state, it will be a trivial matter if he cannot gain any advantage, and he may even lose his life.

"You can hide and watch." Ye Zi raised his head and glanced at the moon covered by clouds, and said calmly: "So, it would be troublesome for you to follow me. If it weren't for you, I would have used Thunder Escape to hurry up. I guess I have found it by now. The scorpion of red sand."

"You guy!"

Xiaonan couldn't help but throw a few paper shurikens at Ye Zi.

Without even looking at it, Ye Zi reached out and easily caught the paper shuriken. Such a relaxed and carefree gesture made Xiaonan startled.

This was a shuriken she threw in anger. Although she didn't inject too much chakra into the shuriken, it was caught so easily at such a distance?

"It seems that you are quite energetic." Flames burst out of Ye Zi's palms, and he burned the shuriken into ashes and flew into the night with the breeze.

Xiaonan said angrily: "You did it on purpose, right?"

"I don't understand what you are talking about." Ye Zi would not admit it, although he really thought Xiaonan would only be a trouble.

Xiao Nan took a deep breath and felt that it would be better to rest for a while while arguing with Ye Zi. She stared at Ye Zi's back coldly and said, "Have a rest for the night and continue on your way tomorrow morning."

"whatever."

Ye Zi sat directly on the boulder, looking up at the moon with a corner exposed.

It might trigger a battle with the Crimson Sand Scorpion, which would make Xiaonan's condition better, at least it would have some effect.

Seeing that Ye Zi had no objection, Xiao Nan walked to the space behind the stacked stones, found a place to sit down, took out the dry food and started eating. When he raised his head, he could see Ye Zi's back.

After hastily eating the dry food, Xiaonan suddenly asked: "Why didn't you come with us in the first place?"

Hearing Xiaonan's words, Ye Zi thought of the memory in his mind and said lightly: "Because I gave up."

Xiao Nan's eyelids drooped slightly. Was that the reason for the darkness he saw at that time?

"Then how did you become a ninja of Konoha?"

"It's okay to tell you." Ye Zi took out the dry food from his pocket and said, "I met Orochimaru and Tsunade, and they took them back to Konoha."

When Xiao Nan heard this, she fell silent and stopped talking. Instead, she leaned on the stone, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Ye Zi met Orochimaru and Tsunade, and they met Jiraiya.

However, Orochimaru and Tsunade chose to take Ye Zi back to the village, while Jiraiya stayed to take care of them. Later, he agreed to teach ninjutsu because he was attacked by ninjas.

If Teacher Jiraiya also takes the three of them back to Konoha, maybe everything will be different in the end.

She was thinking wildly and fell asleep before she knew it.

Ye Zi turned his head and looked at Xiaonan.

A corner of the moon emerged from the clouds, casting a not-so-bright moonlight through the gaps between the rocks, forming a flat beam of moonlight that fell on Xiao Nan's cheek, which was slightly tilted.

Withdrawing his gaze, Ye Zi sat on the boulder and looked at the desolate country quietly.

early morning.

Xiao Nan woke up.

At this moment, Ye Zi stood up and said, "If you have a good rest, let's set off."

Xiaonan looked at him, slightly stunned, and asked subconsciously: "Aren't you sleeping?"

Ye Zi said calmly: "If you were a little conscious, you wouldn't sleep like this until dawn."

After saying that, he jumped off the boulder and headed forward.

Xiaonan understood what Ye Zi meant, raised her eyebrows, and followed him. Even if she didn't see Ye Zi's expression, she must have had a sarcastic look on her face.

The two crossed the uninhabited area, and then discovered that it was a small town built between yellow sand and stone mountains.

I am not sure about the location of the Red Sand Scorpion, but the appearance of the Red Sand Scorpion is quite special. Anyone who has seen it should be impressed by it. If you go into the town and ask about it, you might gain something.

The two walked side by side and walked into the small town covered by yellow sand. To survive in this environment, the residents must have good will and health.

Perhaps because they were spared from the war, the residents did not have much hostility towards the rare outsiders.

Ye Zi asked a few people at random, and they were very cooperative, allowing him to get the information about the Red Sand Scorpion in no time.

"In the abandoned mining area to the south."

After grasping this information, the two of them did not go there immediately. Instead, they found a place and ordered some cold food, otherwise they would inevitably be slaughtered.

After eating hastily, we left the town and headed south.

Soon after arriving at the mining area, the two saw the striking appearance of the Red Sand Scorpion from a distance.

He was hunched over, his entire body covered in a black robe, with only one head exposed. He looked like an older, middle-aged uncle, with a very stylish thick beard that covered his nose.

The reason why the Red Sand Scorpion came to the Kingdom of Stone was for the ores here, because he needed some special ores as raw materials for hidden weapons, and the more the better.

So, he stayed in the Kingdom of Stone for a long time before Ye Zi and Xiaonan found him in time.

The arrival of the two people immediately caught his attention. He looked up at the two people on the top of the mountain. Their faces were expressionless, but they were secretly on guard.

That woman didn't feel like much to him. On the contrary, it was the man wearing a mask beside him who made him feel a little pressure.

Konan looked at the Red Sand Scorpion and was thinking about how to persuade the latter to join Akatsuki.

"Scorpion of Red Sand, join Akatsuki."

While she was still organizing her words, she heard Ye Zi's straightforward words and couldn't help but be speechless.

What Ye Zi responded to was the hidden weapon shot out from under that wide black robe!