Chapter 86 Infiltration

As expected, Uchiha Keiji lived up to his promise. On the second night, a smuggling ship arrived near the camp.

Ye Shan stared speechlessly at the huge vessel parked in front of him, his heart deeply shocked.

This is a giant six-masted sailing ship, which is estimated to be more than 150 meters long and about 30 meters wide. What's even more exaggerated is that it is equipped with two cannons.

This is not a smuggling ship, it is clearly a giant battleship. The Uchiha clan's business is too big.

"Ye Shan, you can take this boat to the Land of Water, but you can't reach the port. The management of everyone there is very strict."

Uchiha Keiji patted Ye Shan's shoulder gently, took out a scroll and placed it in his hand, then continued speaking.

"These are specially made detonating tags and some ninja tools. They are all practical things. I hope they can be used."

Ye Shan did not refuse. After thanking him, he put on his hood and boarded the boat with Yamashiro Tatsu in the night.

.......

Ye Shan got on the boat and someone took him to a secluded room to rest, ensuring that no one would disturb him.

"Captain, why did Katsuhisa Yasuda choose to defect to the Land of Water?" asked Yamashiro Tatsuya.

Ye Shan did not answer his question immediately, but frowned and thought carefully for a long time, but still had no clue.

According to the intelligence provided by the village, Katsuhisa Yasuda was just a special jonin and had nothing outstanding about him. No one expected that he would suddenly kill his three subordinates and defect because he had no motive at all to defect.

"When things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on. Just be careful."

Although he couldn't understand why the defecting ninja from Konoha Village would choose to flee to the Land of Water, Yeshan believed that with his strength, as long as he was not surrounded, he would have no problem escaping unscathed.

Winter is the season when the winds and waves are strong. Even though the ship is large, it is still very bumpy and very uncomfortable.

For several days, Ye Shan and his partner ate, drank, defecated and urinated in the room without showing up. Gradually, even though Ye Shan had a very good character, he felt a little bored and dull, and was eager to run outside to breathe some fresh air. As for Shan Chengchen, he was now lying on the floor like a dead fish, staring at the wooden door, obviously reaching the limit of his endurance.

"Chen, hold on a little longer. I think we are not far from the Water Kingdom."

Ye Shan's voice was a little hoarse, as if it was caused by not speaking for a long time, or also because of lack of water.

There is an endless sea between the Land of Fire and the Land of Water. If you want to travel between the two countries, you can only rely on ships, unless you can fly. Even if ninjas can walk on water, it is easy to lose your sense of direction on the sea, and there is no place to rest. You may drown due to chakra depletion, so naturally no one would be stupid enough to walk.

As he was speaking, there was a knock on the door. Shancheng Chen was alerted, did a somersault, and opened the door quickly.

"Sir, this place is only a few dozen kilometers away from the Water Kingdom."

The man who came was the captain of the ship, also a retired Chunin. He reported the situation respectfully and obviously knew Ye Shan's identity.

Ye Shan was delighted, but he said calmly, "I know."

After the captain left, Shancheng Chen could no longer contain his joy and said happily, "We are finally here."

"The mission has just officially begun, so we can't let our guard down."

Ye Shan's words made the joy on Yamashiro Tatsuya's face disappear, and was replaced by solemnity.

It was well known throughout the ninja world that the Land of Water was extremely xenophobic, and the place that the Anbu in the village feared most was the Land of Water. Countless ninjas had failed in this tiny place, so the two could not be too careful.

It was midnight, which made it very convenient for Ye Shan and the others to sneak in. Taking advantage of the night, the two of them quietly left the boat and watched it go away with waves.

Ye Shan stood on the sea, the chakra under his feet used to support his body was released continuously, but he did not move his feet immediately, but looked up at the sky.

A full moon hangs in the sky, surrounded by stars, casting cold moonlight, making visibility extremely high.

The bright moonlight was obviously not conducive to infiltration, but it did not pose a problem for Ye Shan. He had his own means to ensure that his whereabouts would not be discovered by the naked eye.

Ye Shan slowly squatted down, made a few seals with his hands, and then pressed them on the uneven sea surface.

"Water Style: Water Ball Technique!"

Under the urging of chakra, the seawater gathered into a huge water ball, which enveloped Ye Shan and Shan Chengchen. The two took out the oxygen masks they had prepared long ago and put them on their faces. They carried the oxygen tanks and moved forward at a fast speed as the water ball sank to a depth of about ten meters on the seabed.

Although this method is a bit clumsy, it is safe. Even if there are Kirigakure's perception ninjas on the coast, they will not deliberately search the seabed. Ye Shan does not believe that Kirigakure can really search such a wide range.

The water ball was large in size, but it moved quickly, and it could cover a distance of dozens of kilometers in half an hour. When the water ball hit a hard object, Ye Shan knew that he had reached the coastline.

Since it was near a large port, the water was very deep and nothing could be seen at all. Cautiously, Ye Shan dispersed the water ball technique and slowly swam upwards in the sea water. After a moment, his eyes caught the moonlight.

It was not until his head emerged from the sea that Ye Shan realized that he had drifted to a small fishing village. He could not help but be thankful that it was night, otherwise he would have been discovered before he even reached shore.

To be honest, Ye Shan is not good at sneaking. He has not even practiced systematically to restrain his breath. However, thanks to the scarcity of sensory ninjas, there have been no mistakes so far, and this time is no exception.

With such a long coastline, even if Kirigakure has many sensory ninjas, they cannot monitor it in all directions without blind spots. Ye Shan successfully entered the territory of the Land of Water. The most urgent task was to determine the location and find a place to hide.

Ye Shan put away the oxygen mask and oxygen cylinder, made a few gestures to Shancheng Chen, and after the other party understood and nodded, he took a deep breath and disappeared from the spot in an instant.

That night, a strange thing happened in the small fishing village. A fisherman at the head of the village claimed that he dreamed that someone was forcing him to confess, but when he woke up, he found himself unharmed. The villagers laughed at him and said that he had hallucinations because he worked too hard with his wife.

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Two days later, Ye Shan and his companions finally reached the central part of the Land of Water, which was not affected much by the ocean climate. At least the air was free of salty and humid water vapor. But at the same time, it was more dangerous. Ye Shan saw Mist Ninjas rushing on the road more than once in his hiding place, and he became more cautious.

Yeshan's mission is to find Katsuhisa Yasuda and bring back his head. This mission is not easy. The first thing to do is to find Katsuhisa Yasuda, and then he can consider killing him without attracting the attention of the Kirigakure ninja.

The whereabouts of Katsuhisa Baotian were easy to find, he was in the capital city in the middle of the Land of Water. According to the village spies, Katsuhisa Baotian had already surrendered to the daimyo of the Land of Water and became one of the wandering ninjas supported by him.

Ye Shan was a little skeptical about the news sent back by the spy. It was incredible that a Konoha ninja could become a disciple of the Daimyo of the Land of Water after defecting. Wasn't the Daimyo of the Land of Water afraid that Katsuhisa Yasuda was a double agent who was specifically sent to sabotage? Besides, when did the Daimyo need ninjas? It would be more reliable to just say hello to the Hidden Mist Village and ask for seven or eight native Mist ninjas than to ask for a traitorous ninja.

But the spy's words in the letter were so convincing that the mission office believed his statement, so they hurriedly sent Yeshan and the other two to eliminate Baotian Katsuhisa. One reason was that he knew some secrets of Konoha; the other reason was that they were really curious about his motive for defecting.

Yeshan would not enter the capital of the Water Country. He was not sure whether there were any permanent ninjas from the Hidden Mist in the capital. If he went in rashly and was discovered, it would cause a big trouble.

With no other options, Ye Shan played a trick of waiting for the rabbit to come. He and Yamashiro Tatsu used the art of clones to disguise themselves as a large-scale robber gang, and from time to time they robbed and extorted on the roads that must be passed in and out of the capital. Of course, the location of the robbery was not too far from the capital, but not too close, hoping to attract the ninjas in the capital.

Ye Shan was betting that the one who would come to suppress the bandits would be Katsuhisa Yasuda, who had just joined the team. If not, it didn't matter. At most, he could just kill the other person and disguise himself to sneak into the capital.

So, after traveling through time for nineteen years, Ye Shan experienced what it felt like to be a bandit. How to put it...it was so joyful to get something for nothing.

Ye Shan looked at the piles of goods and money in front of him, and seriously thought about why he was poorer than the bandits. After a long time, his low complaints were heard from the cave.

"It's all my fault that Hiruzen Sarutobi withheld the mission funds."