Naruto: The Infinite New World

Chapter 690 The Scorpion Arrives First

A layer of mysterious light shimmered.

A blue gate appeared out of thin air, and then the two gates slowly opened.

Scorpion walked out of the gate.

Blue chakra lines rapidly formed a screen in front of him around his body.

Various words are appearing on it.

The air is suitable for normal human survival.

[The temperature is suitable for normal human survival.]

[The humidity level is suitable for normal human survival.]

[Low-energy scale discovered.]

"There are no signs of it being discovered yet."

Scorpion looked up at the stars hanging in the sky.

Before Sunagakure was about to enter, he came to this planet to scout ahead.

After all, he was just an avatar, and even if he were captured here, the other party would not be able to touch his real body.

Do you really think Uchiha Kin is just a freeloader?

As for being discovered by Uchiha Kin, Sasori didn't believe he could completely hide it from Uchiha Kin.

When one side has a superior level of technology, the side with inferior technology has absolutely no secrets.

"However, the energy intensity was only low."

This made Scorpion frown. His body was made to completely mimic the human body, and he could make normal human expressions without any problems.

How could a powerful being emerge from such an environment?

The low score indicates that they are not even as good as the movie stars of the past.

Only one Uchiha Kin appears every few thousand years.

Invisible miniature machines appeared on his body, moving in all directions.

Various pieces of information from the surroundings began to appear in my mind.

There is a village nearby.

The scorpion was surrounded by a wilderness, overgrown with weeds and trees, with no roads whatsoever.

To reach the mainland, you need to cross a village.

The scorpion headed towards the village.

It rained a while ago, and the ground is quite muddy now.

This kind of thing doesn't affect him much.

After passing through a jungle, the village in the distance was already faintly visible.

"Um?"

A layer of energy fluctuations is faintly visible.

"Is it that special profession in this world?"

"It's a long way to get water from our village."

The elderly village chief, unable to stand upright, spoke slowly to the two brothers beside him.

If you speak too fast, you might not be able to catch your breath.

He glanced at the two brothers in front of him with his cloudy eyes.

One was short and dressed in black and red clothes, while the other was wearing a full suit of armor even in the sweltering heat.

That looks really strange.

This strange outfit looks odd no matter how you look at it.

"Leave it to me," the blond boy said with a smile.

We walked onto the open space.

The village chief gave the boy a strange look, wondering what he was up to.

The blond boy clapped his hands together, raised them, and then brought them down to the ground.

Blue arcs of electricity flickered, the ground began to change, and a wellhead suddenly materialized.

"What...this is?!"

The village chief looked at the blond boy in surprise.

The blond boy rubbed his nose with his thumb and said, "I am Edward Elric, the State Alchemist and the Iron Alchemist."

The armored man stood behind Edward and said, "I am your younger brother, Alphonse Elric."

"A state alchemist," the village chief murmured, repeating the identities of the two men. He walked to the well and looked inside, where he saw the well water.

Edward looked at the village chief with a grin, but his pupils glanced to the other side.

The scorpion in the distance withdrew its gaze.

"A State Alchemist?"

He frowned, pondering the other person's abilities; he couldn't immediately understand how they had done it.

There was absolutely no energy fluctuation from the boy, not even when he used that ability.

The ability to create wellheads seemed to appear out of thin air.

There is absolutely no energy required.

However, he could sense that Edward's mental and physical strength had been somewhat depleted, but the depletion should not have reached this level.

"What exactly is the reason?"

Scorpion silently turned and left towards the village entrance.

Wait until the scorpion leaves.

Edward and his brother then reached the entrance of the village.

"I've left."

The two brothers looked around and saw no sign of scorpions.

"That guy is very suspicious," Alphonse said in a deep voice.

"Let's chase after them first."

Edward has made his decision.

The two chased after it, for this was the only road leading out of the entire village.

Soon the two saw Scorpion slowly walking away.

The two brothers flipped over and leaped in front of the scorpion.

"Stop." Edward reached out to stop the other person from continuing forward.

Scorpion said with a somewhat cold expression, "Is there something you two want?"

Edward clasped his hands together, and Alphonse also prepared for battle.

Edward asked directly.

"Are you an alchemist?"

Scorpion looked at Edward with a puzzled expression: "I don't quite understand what you mean by alchemist. I don't think I am one."

Edward persisted.

"How can you prove it?"

How could they possibly dispel their suspicions with just a few words after encountering such a suspicious person in this place?

Scorpion frowned: "You blocked my way for no reason and now you want me to prove I'm not a so-called alchemist. By what right do you question me?"

Edward took out the pocket watch from his pocket.

"As a State Alchemist, I need your assistance in the investigation."

Scorpion pondered for a moment and then asked, "What is an alchemist?!"

"Huh!?" This caused Edward's brain to freeze. How could anyone not know about alchemists?

This is a glorious profession for the entire empire.

"You're from another country, aren't you?"

Alphonse then spoke up.

"If you understand it that way, there's really no problem."

Scorpion's cold face, like that of a robot, looked at Alphonse.

"I've just arrived here and want to get to know this country."

In a sense, Sunagakure is also a country.

"People from other countries." Edward frowned; this was the first time he had encountered people from other countries: "New Country, Cleta, Alrugo."

He mentioned many countries in one breath.

"So, your alchemists can exercise these officer-level powers?"

Instead of answering, the scorpion asked a question.

Alphonse explained, "An alchemist here is equivalent to a major in the military; they have the authority to get others to cooperate with our investigations."

Scorpion hesitated for a few seconds: "Judging from the way you're doing it, it's like you're interrogating a criminal. You have to give me a reason."

"Because of the numerous people who have gone missing in this area over the past few months, we were tasked with investigating here," Edward said coldly. "And you are far too suspicious."

"So, it was an alchemist who committed the crime?"

Scorpion nodded: "That's not a problem, but I only got here today."

"I can't provide you with any information you want to know."

"but."

Scorpion glanced at the two brothers: "If you need me, I can follow you for now. After all, I don't have any particular destination right now. This way, you can keep an eye on me, and if the case happens again, I can clear my name. How about it?"

Edward and his brother exchanged a glance.

The two men were unfamiliar with this type of case, but since the other party had made such concessions, they had no intention of continuing to pressure them.

"Then you need to come with us until we find out the truth."

Edward also drew a conclusion directly.

The important thing is that the person in front of them didn't have any stress reaction, so the two of them were slightly less suspicious of him.

"That's perfect, then show me around this country."

Scorpion nodded and said.

He internally assessed the two brothers, who were easy to control.

Being discovered by them and having them chase after him was all intentional on Scorpion's part.

Scorpion glanced at Alphonse again.

The person before me had their soul fused with the armor.

wrong.

To be precise, the armor bound the opponent's soul; this technology is truly worth exploring.

Alphonse shuddered.

He looked at Scorpion with suspicion.

At this moment, Scorpion had already withdrawn his gaze.

Edward and his brother led the scorpion toward the village.

"Could you tell me the details of your case?" Scorpion asked.

Edward hesitated for a moment. Such cases are usually not disclosed to others, although even if they were, it wouldn't have much of an impact.

If it were someone else, he wouldn't have any problem saying it.

But the key is Scorpion, this foreigner.

The three had already exchanged names on the way.

The two brothers also learned the name Scorpion.

Alphonse, without much hesitation, said directly, "At first, it was just a small-scale disappearance in the city, which didn't attract much attention. Later, the criminals' behavior became more and more outrageous, and nearly a hundred people disappeared in a month, including many military personnel."

"If it were an ordinary person who committed the crime, the military wouldn't have suffered such a loss so easily."

"So it was assumed that the alchemist committed the crime, and it ended up in our hands."

As Alphonse continued to recount his story, Scorpion noticed a sudden surge of resentment on Edward's face.

The scorpion seemed to be deep in thought.

These two brothers should know more.

This so-called alchemist must have something in mind, not some inner distortion.

"Is this the location of the recent disappearances?"

Scorpion asked aloud.

The two paused for a moment, but this kind of thing was still very easy to deduce.

Edward stated directly, "That's right, the last missing person case occurred here, the most recent one three days ago, and we only arrived here today."

"Three days is enough time for someone to escape," Scorpion said coldly.

The two of them stopped completely and squatted on the ground, drawing circles.

"There's nothing we can do; the news reached us two days ago."

"I still don't know if the other person is male or female."

Scorpion stared speechlessly at the two dejected people. Were these two just naturally dense?

Inside the dark house.

"Damn it, you bastards, those damn state alchemists!!"

"That persistent ghost has even tracked us down here!!"

Someone roared in the dark room, slamming their hand on the table.

The entire table turned to dust.

"Since you dared to come, none of you will be leaving!!"

(End of this chapter)