Chương 23: Hold Your Breath In The Dung, Rosa Escapes

Chapter 23: Hold Your Breath In The Dung, Rosa Escapes

At this time, Chiba was figuring out how to drag the cow out; otherwise, they would have to walk back to the village.

"Go and collect the bodies of your teammates," Chiba said without even looking at the boy behind him.

"Okay... okay!" Startled by Chiba's powerful aura, Fujiki nodded hastily and ran towards the nearby forest to collect the corpses.

When Fujiki finished collecting the bodies, he found Chiba waiting for him on the road, along with the escaped cow. However, the cow was grazing and didn't notice them.

"Take off your clothes, understand?" Chiba glanced at Fujiki and spoke calmly.

"Understood!" Fujiki nodded repeatedly, his tone concise.

This surprised Chiba, who couldn't help but look at Fujiki a few more times.

Soon, the two set off on the road. Fujiki sat on the bullock cart, carefully folding the clothes and placing them in a package with the broken limbs.

"These are the remains of the captain, Senior Chiba. Please don't misunderstand," Fujiki explained, seemingly worried about Chiba's interpretation.

Misunderstanding? Nonexistent. But what puzzled Chiba was that the boy seemed to know him.

"Have we met before?"

"No."

"Then how do you know me?" Chiba asked, intrigued, as he looked at the boy with cotton swabs in his nose.

"Senior, don't you know? You are very famous in the village!" Fujiki replied.

Very famous? Chiba became interested upon hearing this.

"Go on."

"Senior, you awakened Shidun and have a scent that makes others dare not get close. Almost all the ninjas in the village know about it," Fujiki explained with an apologetic expression.

"Also, senior, you saved me. I want to apologize to you..."

"Ahem! Don't say it before I apologize. In fact, what I awakened is not Shidun!" Chiba coughed twice, intending to correct the unpleasant name.

Shit escape? It's so out of character. It's nauseating to hear.

The bullock cart slowly returned to the village. Compared to the journey they had made earlier, the old cow now seemed more composed, lacking its previous impulsiveness.

Fujiki, still contemplating, felt that he should apologize to Chiba in the end. He had promised his father to teach Chiba a lesson, yet Chiba ended up saving him. It was a great kindness, and Fujiki couldn't be ungrateful.

Observing Chiba, who had closed his eyes to rest, Fujiki decided to wait until he opened his eyes before speaking.

...

In the cesspit of the 'Swamp of the Underworld', grunting noises were heard as a string of bubbles popped out, followed by the emergence of a head from the cesspit—it was Rosa.

If Chiba had witnessed this scene, he would have been surprised. All the Sand Shinobi had drowned in the cesspit, so how did Rosa manage to get his head out?

"Although you dragged me down, I want to thank you now," muttered Rosa, his face covered in dung, as he kicked his feet vigorously.

The next moment, a significant portion of his body jumped out. Using the body of his subordinate as a stepping stone, Rosa sank deeper into the cesspit.

Using the Sand Pad Technique, Rosa managed to escape from the cesspit by consuming the remaining Chakra in his body. He landed successfully on the ground, sitting slumped and gasping for breath.

Having held his breath in the cesspit for so long, Rosa was on the verge of suffocation. Fortunately, the subordinate who had dragged him down had sunk beneath his feet, enabling his escape from certain death.

"Let's get out of here first." After surveying the surroundings, Rosa's figure disappeared with a whoosh, leaving behind a trail of dung as he threw out a large amount of dung.

...

In the Hokage Building Conference Room.

A high-level meeting was taking place, attended by Sarutobi Hiruzen, Danzo, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu.

The topic of discussion was not about the Sand Shinobi but rather the Rain Shinobi Village.

"Hanzo of the Rain Shinobi Village has sent a notice stating his intention to participate in the resource allocation of the five major countries. What are your thoughts on this matter?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen spread out a scroll on the table, gesturing for everyone to take a look.