This Water Shadow is very strong, but overly cautious.

Thanks to Ryosuke's careful choice, the three members of the team did not encounter any danger again despite facing many crises.

And the facts have proved that the previous situations were indeed traps carefully planned by the black robes.

Since the “soft” approach didn’t work, the black-robed men prepared to use the “hard” approach.

For example, a huge rock suddenly rolling down from behind, a large number of hidden weapons and traps, and a sudden illusion.

These were of no use at all given Ryosuke's thorough preparation and amazing strength.

You mean the boulder?

The natural outcome was that he was easily smashed to pieces by Ryosuke.

Hidden weapons and traps, and an ice barrier for perfect defense.

Fantasy?

The extremely cold nerves broke away in a second, and he turned around and left, dragging Mei Terumi and Mitsuhiko Mizunoe.

It is precisely because of this that the black-robed people hiding behind the scenes have already been tormented by Ryosuke and their defenses have been broken.

Finally, Ryosuke's team entered the deepest part of the cave.

With his keen perception, Ryosuke quickly discovered the differences around the cave.

Then, Ryosuke moved closer to the stone wall at the edge of the cave. With the light of the torch in his hand, Ryosuke was able to see the situation of the rock wall clearly.

This is a relatively abstract mural.

The content of the mural seems to tell a story.

A man with two horns on his head came into the mountains, seemingly looking for something.

After searching for a while, the man seemed to find nothing.

But later, the man discovered a cave, and eventually seemed to find something unexpected in the cave.

Then, the man settled in the cave.

Then, the horned man met a creature with triangular ears and a round face.

The man seemed to have established some kind of relationship with the mysterious creature, and then the mysterious creature also lived in the cave with the man, carrying out some unknown mysterious activities with the man.

Later, the man's goal did not seem to be achieved, and he eventually left the mountains.

Before leaving, the man handed a round object to the mysterious creature for safekeeping.

At the end of the story, the mysterious creature also left the cave and went to the mountain far away from the cave.

The cave where the mysterious creature and the man originally lived was marked with an "X" symbol.

This abstract mural seemed a little confusing to Mitsuhiko Mizunoe and Mei Terumi.

But in the eyes of Mizunoe Ryosuke, it was quite terrifying when you thought about it carefully.

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If the content on the mural is true, then the information hidden behind it is probably a secret that ordinary people can hardly imagine.

When mentioning the man with horns on his head, Mizunoe Ryosuke immediately thought of someone.

That is - the Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hagoromo!

Of course, those who also have horns on their heads include Hagoromo's younger brother, Otsutsuki Hamura, and the two brothers from the Hidden Cloud Village, Kinkaku and Ginkaku, who once backstabbed Senju Tobirama.

But after careful consideration, Mizunoe Ryosuke felt that it was unlikely that it was Kinkaku, Ginkaku, or Otsutsuki Hamura.

First of all, I have never heard that the two brothers Jinjiao and Yinjiao have anything to do with the Water Kingdom, so these two brothers can basically be ruled out.

After the two Otsutsuki brothers sealed Otsutsuki Kaguya, Hamura stayed on the moon.

The possibility that it was Hamura was basically ruled out.

The Six Paths Sage established the Shinobi Clan after sealing Kaguya and traveling around the Ninja World.

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Is it possible that the Sage of Six Paths accidentally came into this cave while traveling in the Ninja World?

After much thought, only the Six Paths Sage fits the time and motive of the events described on the stone wall.

Assume that what is recorded on the stone wall is true, and that the horned man on the stone wall is really the Sage of Six Paths.

So what secrets are hidden in this cave? And what is its connection to the Sage of Six Paths?

What is more worthy of consideration is what is the connection between the mysterious creature in the picture and the whole incident?

Especially at the end of the mural, the mysterious creature went to the mountain next to the cave, and the direction the quest scroll pointed to was exactly the mountain next to the canyon.

Are the so-called "Secret Scroll of the Mizukage" and the Mizukage Assessment related to the mysterious creatures?

The appearance of the mural suddenly made the whole thing complicated.

A hint of deep understanding flashed in Mizunoe Ryosuke's eyes. Anything that could be related to the Six Paths Sage must not be a simple matter.

If we can crack the secret of this place, does it mean that we can obtain some of the legacy left by the Six Paths Sage?

Before Mizunoe Ryosuke could continue to think carefully in this direction.

"Whoosh whoosh!!!"

The sharp sound of wind breaking in the air interrupted Mizunoe Ryosuke's thoughts.

"Another hidden weapon?"

Ryosuke frowned, but didn't wait for him to make any move.

On the other side, Mitsuhiko Mizunoe, who was on guard nearby, also noticed the unusual movement at the first moment.

Ice escape. Ice wall technique!

As Mitsuhiko formed hand seals, an ice wall appeared in front of the three of them.

The sharp object did not pierce Mitsuhiko's ice wall, but before the three of them could relax, suddenly.

"boom!"

A huge furry claw smashed through the ice wall blade.

Chapter 99: When in doubt, choose the middle path

The moment the ice wall was shattered, the three of them jumped away to take shelter.

Mizunoe Ryosuke looked towards the attacker.

The strange figure was hidden under a black robe, and a huge claw that was seriously disproportionate to the body shape protruded from the black robe.

It can be seen that the reason why the ice wall was broken just now was because of this claw.

At this moment, this claw is several times larger than its body.

The huge paws have orange hair and sharp claws.

Even in the dark cave, the tip of the claw still flashed with a sharp cold light.

No one would want to know what the consequences would be if they were touched head-on by such a claw.

This secret technique is extremely similar to the multiplication secret technique of the Konoha Akimichi clan.

At the same time, because some of the physical characteristics revealed by the other party have already shown that the other party is definitely not human.

After shattering the ice wall, the black-robed man's claws immediately returned to their normal size.

“Huh!!!”

"June 13"

The other party made a strange cry and suddenly arched his back and curled up into a ball. A large number of spikes suddenly shot out from all over his black robe.

It was exactly the method that the other party had used to attack Ryosuke and his group before. This time, Mizunoe Ryosuke saw clearly the medium used by the other party to attack, which was - hair!

The dense hair was turned into a deadly weapon by the opponent's means.

Earth escape. Earth flow wall!

After forming a seal with one hand, he slapped the ground casually, and a solid earth wall blocked Mizunoe Ryosuke.

Under the defense of the earth flow wall, the opponent's hair spike attack had no effect.

Seeing that his attack was ineffective, the man in black robe turned around and ran without hesitation.

Before running, the man in black robe seemed to use some secret technique again, and suddenly two more legs appeared in his lower limbs.

At the same time, the man in black robe bent down, and in the posture of "using hands and feet together", he had two more limbs that could be used for running.

For a moment, it used all six legs and moved so fast that it could fly.

"Chase!"

Seeing this, Mizunoe Ryosuke did not hesitate and immediately gave the order to pursue.

At the same time, two kunai made of ice appeared in Mizunoe Ryosuke's hands, and there was a trace of scarlet chakra in the ice kunai.

"You two carry this kunai with you."

"Remember, always carry it with you."

After the instructions, the three of them no longer hesitated, and went at full speed to chase after the fleeing man in black robe.

But unfortunately, the cave was the black robe's home ground, and with six fast-running legs, he soon left the three people behind.

The three continued to chase in the cave based on the traces left by the black robe.

Finally, when the three of them chased to a three-way intersection, the traces left by the black robe disappeared without a trace.

Looking at the fork in the road before them, the three members of the team gradually stopped.

When a difficult problem arises, how should we make a decision?

Faced with three different paths, it seems that dividing the troops is the best option.

The troops were divided into three groups and pursued separately. It seemed that there was a 100% chance of catching up with the enemy.

But in fact, the situation at the three forks in the road is completely unknown. Dividing the troops rashly will disperse the strength, which is very likely the opponent's strategy to defeat them one by one.

So we must never divide our forces!

Then, Mizunoe Ryosuke made a quick decision.

Putting his hands together, two ice clones appeared at Ryosuke's sides.

Then they chased after him from the left and right.

"Go to the middle!"

Finally, Ryosuke led Mizunoe Mitsuhiko and Terumi Mei to walk in the middle.

Unlike ordinary water clones, Ryosuke's ice clone has been optimized by Ryosuke. It is not as fragile as water clones and has excellent combat power.

No matter which side catches up, we just need to buy time and wait for Ryosuke to arrive later.

After making the decision, the three of them followed the middle passage all the way in.

Soon, a stone gate appeared at the end of the fork in the road.

There is a huge "X" mark on this stone gate.

The moment he saw the stone gate, Mizunoe Ryosuke immediately recalled the contents of the mural in his mind.

If he remembered correctly, there was also an "X" mark above the cave at the end of the mural.

Could all this be related?

Mizunoe Ryosuke slowly frowned.

But right now, the arrow is on the string and must be shot. After chasing here, we cannot return empty-handed.

Suddenly, Mizunoe Ryosuke suddenly realized that the two ice clones he sent out had lost contact.

At that moment, Mizunoe Ryosuke was shocked. This was the first time he encountered such a situation.

Note that it does not mean that the clone has been destroyed.

Instead, he simply lost his sense!

It was as if Mizunoe Ryosuke had never used the clone jutsu!

As we all know, no matter what kind of clone technique it is, its core principles and effects are mostly the same.