I sell sweets in Konoha

The Fire Nation can only choose passive defense.

"Send us out." Shikamaru said, seemingly a little pessimistically, "I probably just want others to know."

"Konoha will not let go of those who attack the Fire Country."

"In other words." Sakura seemed to understand and said, "Is this an expression of attitude?"

"You could say that." Shikamaru glanced at his two teammates.

One is the Jinchuuriki of Konoha Village, and the other is the Hokage's apprentice. These two people's intervention is also a good excuse for outside public opinion.

After all, the Hokage sent out his own disciples and also sent out Konoha's jinchūriki.

How can it be said that the Fire Nation does not pay attention to this matter?

But let's take it seriously. The three of them are looking for a big ship along the entire coastline.

This...

This is really a bit overwhelming.

There is no trace of the target on such a long coastline.And no matter how fast the ninja moved, they would have already run away by the time they arrived.

It was an asymmetrical battle from the beginning.

"That means Master." Sakura asked, "You don't require us to complete this character?"

"No, you can't say that." Shikamaru said: "Although it feels like it should just be a show-off to the outside world, it seems that Lord Hokage really intends to let us complete this matter."

If he didn't plan to let them complete this task, Shikamaru felt that he should be able to send some equally important ninjas.

Then take a walk on the beach and come back.

Naruto is the Jinchūriki of Konoha Village, and Sakura is the Hokage's apprentice.

Once the war begins, Naruto is the pillar of deterrence and control of the country, and Sakura is one of Naruto's right and left arms.

So we can let them out at this time.

It seems that the Hokage still intends to resolve this matter.

So now this problem actually falls on him, how to grasp the movements of the opponent's ships and how to block them where they should go.

Even if it cannot be destroyed, it must be dealt a heavy blow.

"What are you thinking about?" Naruto looked at Shikamaru's thoughtful look and asked, "Is there anything else Junko-sama hasn't told us?"

"No." Shikamaru said, "I was just thinking."

"What is the purpose of this ship."

"Purpose?" Naruto said confidently, "I don't care what the purpose of that ship is, anyway, that ship attacked the Land of Fire."

"According to Sister Junko, the Land of Fire and Konoha are one."

"An attack on the Fire Country is an attack on Konoha!"

"A painful blow must be given!"

"I will definitely destroy those guys!"

'If only it were that simple. 'Shikamaru didn't want to say anything.

"Is there any profound meaning?" Sakura asked.

"Let's talk about it when we get to the place where the ghost ship attacked." Shikamaru said.

The one attacked by the ghost ship was the southern coastline of the Country of Fire. This is a long coastline shared by the three countries of Fire Country, Sichuan Country and Wind Country.

The location of the attack was a coastal town near Kawa no Kuni.

It is not a major trading town, just a small town with a fishing population of just shy of [-] people.

When Shikamaru, Sakura and Naruto arrived here.

The ruins of the town were displayed in front of the three people.

No matter what the purpose of this ship was, it had caused real harm to the Country of Fire.Although the town has begun to enter a state of repair.

But the damage caused by ships can still be seen everywhere.

"This..."

Naruto opened his mouth and said, "Is this just damage caused by a ship?"

It completely feels like there has been a war here, and there seems to be some burning smell in the air.People wearing bandages can still be seen everywhere on the streets.

"Are you the ninjas sent by Konoha?"

A skinny man trotted up to Naruto, Sakura and Shikamaru.

"Yes." Shikamaru said, "We want to know the damage to the town."

"How many people were plundered by that ship? Their property..."

"Robbing people?" The man was silent for a while, and then said with a sigh of relief: "Fortunately this time, the ship did not come ashore to rob."

"Nothing was robbed on our side. The main losses were caused by the cannons on the ship."

"The big ship fired a lot of cannons at sea and then sent a few people ashore."

"I don't know what to do."

"Turned around and left."

The man's words made Shikamaru slightly stunned.

This...

That's it?

I heard that this ship came all the way south from the Kingdom of Thunder, and then just did this and left?

This...

This is really a bit unbelievable.

"Is that all?" Shikamaru said, "Didn't they do anything else?"

"Did you just send someone up to sneak around and then leave?"

"Yes." The man said happily: "We thought it was pirates coming over at first, because the ship kept firing. The people in the town were in a panic."

"Run if you can, hide if you can't."

"I didn't run away either."

The man said: "I saw that after the shelling was over, a small wooden boat was put down on the boat and rowed towards this side, and then a few people got off the boat."

"They didn't enter the town, they just walked around the pier a few times."

"Then he got on the boat and left again."

That's it?

That's it?

After a few shots were fired, the person who came up walked around a few times and then left?

"This doesn't feel like a pirate." Shikamaru said with a slight frown.

"It really doesn't look like pirates." The man nodded and said, "Those people are very well equipped. I have never seen pirates with such good equipment."

"Is the equipment good?" Shikamaru seemed to be more interested and asked, "How good is it?"

"All of them."

The man said: "They are all wearing full armor."

"I've never seen that style." The man seemed to be quite envious and said, "But the whole body is wrapped tightly, and it's all made of iron armor."

"It could also be steel armor, unless it's made of paper and looks scary."

"But I don't think it's possible for it to reflect metallic light under the sun."

"It shouldn't be fake."

"So I don't feel like they are pirates~"

"Ordinary pirates don't have such good equipment."

"And I also kept an eye on their ships."

"It's also a rare type of ship."

"It seems to be a big steel ship too!"

"If this is a pirate~"

"How rich is that?!"

Who is Chapter 369?

In the only hotel in this small town.

Sakura, Naruto and Shikamaru all came together to share the information they had found today.

In fact, there is no information.

Some of them ran away and saw nothing.

What the remaining people saw was basically the same as what the man saw.

"So this isn't a pirate anymore?"

Shikamaru thought about this question.

The equipment was luxurious, the warships were luxurious, and these people didn't do anything after they landed ashore.A far cry from pirates!After all, there is a reason why pirates are called pirates because of the crotch pull.

Thieves, don't think about how powerful those people are.

Under normal circumstances, the pirates themselves may not be pirates but just fishermen at sea.

Those who bully the weak are afraid of the strong. Those who see the weak are pirates, and those who see the hard are fishermen.

And even serious pirates are not too luxurious. It would be unreasonable not to plunder everything after they have landed.

But if the pirates are strong enough, have luxurious equipment, and strong ships and powerful guns, they are no longer pirates but a separatist force on the sea.Once they become a separatist force at sea, they will not rob at will.

Instead, they will choose to collect money by means such as collecting protection fees.

After all, although the benefits of robbery are high, the cost of robbery is also high, and the risks are not low.

As long as the pirate leader is not stupid, he will know how to choose.

It's not that pirates are a problem, but it's more...

Complicated.

"Not a pirate..." Naruto put his head in his hands and said boringly, "Why are you so obsessed with pirates?"

"Because pirates also have powers." Shikamaru looked at Naruto and said helplessly: "Pirates are not as far east and west as you think."

"Pirates have their own scope. Once they exceed their own robbery scope."

"The first enemy they faced was not the local forces encircling them."

"But the same pirates."

Although it feels ridiculous, that's actually what it is.

"If they are just ordinary pirates." Shikamaru said, "Because they have robbed the world and their combat effectiveness is very strong, they will easily become targets for other pirates."

"After other pirates found themselves unable to deal with this group of people alone."

"They can either gather together and lay siege."

"Either tip us off."

"So if it's a pirate."

"This matter is much easier to handle."

"Then~" Naruto finally understood something, and he asked, "Then what do these people do?"

"This..." Shikamaru was speechless for a moment.