This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

All the jonin saw it all without missing a single detail.

At that moment, expressions appeared on the faces of several senior ninjas.

A ninja who can't protect his companions is worse than trash.

607 How many of the ninjas present here can confidently say such words?

Master Maeda looked at the face of Mizunoe Ryosuke in the water curtain, and a hint of joy flashed in his eyes.

A hint of a smile appeared on the zombie's face again.

As Ryosuke led the team forward in the estimated direction.

Finally, Ryosuke found a Kirigakure forehead protector on the ground.

On the back of the forehead protector, the name of Takeda Yoichi is engraved, which indicates that Takeda Yoichi once appeared in this place.

At the same time, the important forehead protector was discarded here, indicating that Takeda Yoichi may have lost his ability to move.

A gleam of light flashed in Mizunoe Ryosuke's eyes. It seemed that he had found the right place.

Mei Terumi, who was standing by, also discovered something at this moment.

On the softer ground on one side, Mei Terumi discovered some blurry footprints.

Based on this footprint, we can infer the direction Takeda Yoichi was going.

At this moment, the three of them did not waste any more time, but followed the direction of the footprints.

In the subsequent journey, Ryosuke's team did not encounter any traps, but walked out of the forest in the center of the canyon very smoothly and arrived at the edge of the canyon.

As soon as we left the forest, the visibility in the air improved significantly.

Soon, Ryosuke's team tracked them down to the rock wall of the canyon.

Here, a bottomless cave appeared.

Chapter 96, Mei Terumi's Weakness

At this moment, as time goes by, the sky gradually darkens, and time is approaching night bit by bit.

Against the backdrop of the night, the dark entrance to the cave looks like the gaping mouth of a monster, ready to devour someone.

"Whoo~"

A breeze blew by, and then a buzzing sound like the howling of a ghost came from the entrance of the cave.

This strange sound also made Terumi Mei tremble.

Looking at the dark cave, this fearless female ninja couldn't help but have a hint of hesitation in her eyes.

"It should be right here."

"The enemy is in the dark while I am in the light. Remember not to get too far away from me."

As they were about to enter a dangerous area, Mizunoe Ryosuke gave instructions to the two people beside him.

Hearing this, the two nodded.

Afterwards, the three of them used local materials to make torches, and used the torches as light sources to head into the cave.

Dark, damp, and with the faint sound of wind in my ears.

These are all creating a terrifying atmosphere at all times.

Inside the cave, you can see strange stalactites and uneven rocks everywhere.

The firelight cast the shadows of the three people on these strangely shaped stones, forming a distorted shadow.

As the three of them continued to go deeper into the cave, the sides of the cave became wider and wider, and the space inside the cave continued to expand.

Later, the space inside the cave became as wide as a huge four-lane road.

After entering the cave, the team did not maintain the previous formation. Instead, the strongest Mizunoe Ryosuke took the lead, Mitsuhiko was in charge of the rear, and Mei Terumi stood between the two.

Suddenly, Mitsuhiko Mizunoe seemed to have noticed something and shouted behind him.

"who!!"

Mitsuhiko's exclamation immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Mizunoe Ryosuke immediately turned around and looked in the direction of Mitsuhiko's gaze, and immediately saw a hazy white shadow. At first glance, the shadow looked like the legendary ghost.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"ghost!!!!"

But who knew that before the two of them could make a move, Terumi Mei suddenly screamed and formed seals with her hands at an extremely fast speed.

Ryosuke even dared to guarantee that this was definitely Mei Terumi's hand speed that broke the limit. Under normal circumstances, her hand seals would never be so efficient.

Obviously, this is an "explosion of potential" under certain specific circumstances.

Fire Escape. Phoenix Immortal Fire Technique!

In an instant, five fireballs were spit out from Mei Terumi's mouth.

"boom!!!"

The aftermath of the fireball bombing instantly illuminated the entire cave, and then a bright light appeared. Ryosuke took the opportunity to observe the entire cave, but in the end found nothing.

It seemed as if the hazy white shadow seen before was just an illusion.

"Whoo, whoo, whoo"

After releasing the Phoenix Fire Technique, Mei Terumi stood there panting, her expression still looking a little stiff.

"What's wrong with you, Ming?"

Seeing this, Mizunoe Ryosuke hurriedly asked about Mei Terumi's condition.

In response, Mei Terumi quickly waved her hands and replied to Mizunoe Ryosuke with a stiff expression.

"I'm sorry, Captain. I'm fine."

Mei Terumi also knew that her behavior just now might have been a bit too extreme.

Fortunately, it was just a false alarm and no major disaster occurred.

Mizunoe Ryosuke could naturally see that something was wrong with Mei Terumi's situation, and he also vaguely guessed what was wrong with Mei Terumi.

"I didn't expect that this girl, who usually seems so strong, is actually afraid of ghosts."

Mizunoe Ryosuke sighed in his heart somewhat helplessly.

Things have come to this point, and everyone is already deeply involved. It is obviously inappropriate to ask Mei Terumi to withdraw now.

So Ryosuke Mizunoe could only try his best to stabilize Mei Terumi's emotions.

"Ming, you can get as close to me as possible from now on."

"But remember, don't act rashly again."

Hearing Mizunoe Ryosuke say this, Terumi Mei's face turned a little red with embarrassment.

Just now she had sworn in her heart that she would no longer drag down Mizunoe Ryosuke, but now she had once again become the object of care, which was unacceptable to Mei Terumi's self-esteem.

Helplessly, the surrounding environment really made Terumi Mei a little uncomfortable, and she could only suppress the shame in her heart and accept the extra care of Mizunoe Ryosuke.

In this way, the distance between Mei Terumi and Ryosuke Mizunoe was reduced from three meters to less than one meter.

After a slight hesitation, Mei Terumi reached out and held the corner of Mizunoe Ryosuke's clothes.

Feeling the touch from behind, Mizunoe Ryosuke turned his head and saw a little face that was stubborn yet shy.

Looking down again, Ryosuke saw Mei Terumi's little hand tugging at the corner of his clothes.

In response, Ryosuke just smiled lightly and said nothing.

At this moment, blaming and complaining would not help at all. Ryosuke hoped that his encouragement would make Mei Terumi braver.

After seeing Ryosuke's eyes, for some reason, Terumi Mei's face became even redder.

Even Mitsuhiko Mizunoe on the other side showed a strange look in his eyes after seeing this scene.

He never expected that this woman who usually argued with him would be afraid of ghosts.

If this happened under normal circumstances, he would have made some sarcastic remarks, but at the moment, Mitsuhiko knew that the overall situation should be prioritized, so he put it aside for the time being.

Although he didn't say anything, he secretly kept this weakness of Mei Terumi in mind.

The three continued to move forward and explore the underground of the cave.

In another corner of the cave, the situation was completely different.

In a corner of the cave, the lights are on, and the surrounding scene looks a bit like the security control room in a company building in later generations.

Several crystal screens displayed scenes from different locations in the cave, and it could be seen that the scope of this cave seemed to be extremely large.

And below the crystal screen, there are also many strange buttons and joysticks.

Countless figures were hidden under the black robes, and some extremely strange-looking figures were busy at work.

And on a crystal screen, the figures of Ryosuke and the other two were revealed at this moment.

Similarly, on another screen, Takeda Yoichi, tied up and unconscious, was lying in a corner of the cave.

“Hiss, hiss, hee hee!!”

"The fun is about to begin, meow!"

A man in black robes laughed strangely, his tone full of excitement as he looked at Ryosuke and the other two on the crystal screen.

The words of this black-robed man also aroused the emotions of other black-robed men. For a moment, all the black-robed men in the room let out strange hissing laughs.

At the same time, in the Hidden Mist Village, the Mizukage Building.

Many jonin wondered why Ryosuke's team disappeared from the water curtain technique.

Former (King's Zhao) Master Tian Yuan explained calmly.

"This assessment was not organized by the village alone."

"Instead, the village entrusted the arrangement to another force."

"The village is also unaware of certain secret locations set up by the other party, but given the nature of the assessment, there will generally be no casualties."

"And Ryosuke's team entered some special scenes set by the other party."

"To be fair, Ryosuke's team may gain some advantages and intelligence during the scenario, or they may simply fail the scenario and be eliminated."

After Master Maeda finished explaining, the jonins showed expressions of sudden enlightenment.

"Captain Maeda, could you please tell me the identity of the other party?"

"Why haven't we heard of this before? The village is collaborating with such a force."

A jonin immediately asked.

In response to this, Master Maeda simply shook his head, as if the secret must not be revealed.

Seeing this, the jonin turned their attention back to the water curtain, hoping that the scene above the water curtain would reveal the answer.

Chapter 97: This guy is really too steady

In the cave control room, a figure hidden in a black robe stared intently at the scene on the crystal screen.

When he saw the members of Ryosuke's team appear on a screen, the man in black robe became visibly excited.

"Everyone is in place, ready to start plan A!"

"Meow!"

The man in black robe shouted excitedly, raising one of his paws high.

"Yes!"

Beside him, other figures in black robes responded hastily and then quickly got busy.

Then the man in black robe placed his claws on a barrier.

Here, the three members of Ryosuke's team continued to explore deeper into the cave.

After the recent incident, Mizunoe Ryosuke has been maintaining thermal reconnaissance to prevent any accidents or ambushes.

Suddenly, a familiar figure appeared in front of him. With his outstanding eyesight, Mizunoe Ryosuke could clearly see that one hundred meters ahead, lying there was none other than Takeda Yoichi!

At this moment, Takeda Yoichi was in a very miserable state, lying unconscious in a corner of the cave. If you didn't look carefully, you would not be able to find him at all.