Chapter 14: En route to the Land of Earth, Escorting a Group

  Three days later, in the early morning hours, on the outskirts of a small town on the border of Snow Country, Mei Terumi and Kakashi, among others, were protecting about eight or nine people, including Fuu and Shigure. They sat astride two snowmobiles, heading towards the border of Earth Country.

  At this time, Kakashi and Tenzo used transformation jutsu to completely change their appearance. The few people now are disguised as an ordinary family, while Fuuka Hime and others who do not know how to use transformation jutsu also used disguise techniques to transform themselves into another appearance. Moreover, since it is an emergency period now, Mugen's fire body has not been lifted yet.

  At this time, Kakashi in his black-haired middle-aged man form was assigning tasks to a transformed Meirin who had become a black-haired pretty little girl.

  "Xuan (temporary codename for the Dark Department, generally, members of the Dark Department are not allowed to use their real names when on a mission. Later in the conversation, Kaka's codename is 'Tian', Tian Cang's codename is 'Di', Meng Ling's codename is 'Xuan', and an unknown member of the Dark Department's codename is 'Huang'.) This time, your main task is to protect that princess named Feng Hua Xiao Xue, other things will be taken care of by us."

  "Alright, then." Meng Ling replied succinctly. Afterwards, she walked alone towards Feng Hua Xiao Xue Gong Zhu who was still in the horse carriage.

  As she entered the snowmobile, Meng Lin saw that there were three people sitting inside, namely San Dafu, Feng Hua Zao Xue and Feng Hua Xiao Xue.

  "Hello, Feng Hua Xue Xue Ge. Third Uncle, and also, Little Snow sister." Meng Ling just came in and greeted everyone.

  "Hmm..." The three of them all responded with a murmur of assent.

  "How is it? Your Highness Little Princess? Are you used to such days?" Meng Ling sat down beside Feng Hua Xiao Xue and asked her first question.

  "Ah, yeah." Feng Hua Xiao Xue replied softly.

  "Oh, that's great. I thought you'd be very scared, but unexpectedly, you're so calm. You're indeed the descendant of an emperor." Meng Ling exclaimed while looking at the snow-covered motorcycle outside.

  "Hmm, that..." Just as Meng Leng was secretly thinking in her heart, Feng Hua Xiao Xue suddenly took the initiative to talk to Meng Leng.

  "What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Meng Ling turned her head and asked.

  "Hmm, that, may I ask if you are really a ninja?" asked Fubuki Kokoro in a low voice.

  "Hmm? How am I supposed to answer this question, it's a bit of a problem. This question is really difficult for Meng Ling to answer, after all, due to her age and not being born and raised in Konoha, even attending the Ninja Academy is a problem, let alone becoming a ninja."

  "You, are you really that formidable?" Feng Hua Xiao Xue continued to ask.

  "I suppose so. I myself don't even know what level my own abilities are at, but they shouldn't be weak." Meng Ling said calmly.

  "Why are you so strong at such a young age? Our ages aren't that different, after all." It's clear that Feng Hua Xiao Xue is somewhat jealous of Meng Ling.

  "Except for some accidental encounters, it's probably just the result of my teacher accompanying me in my daily practice." Meng Ling said lightly.

  "If you're training as a ninja, it must be very tough." Fubuki Kokoro asked in a low voice.

  "It's tiring to say, but every time I finish training, I'm extremely exhausted, and there have been a few times when I almost died. However, each time the teacher would send me home, hehe, and sometimes even treat me to dinner. Overall, it's still quite enjoyable." Meng Ling stretched out her index finger in front of her eyes and smiled.

  "Tired? Happy? I really don't understand what you're saying." Feng Hua Xiao Xue looked puzzled.

  "As for this, who knows? Anyway, I don't have anything else to do now except these things, so it's better to find some tasks that are within my ability to complete." Meng Ling replied simply.

  "According to what you said, your cultivation must be very hard. With such hardships in cultivation, what are you doing it for? Why do you have to cultivate so desperately, what is the purpose of all this?" Feng Hua Xiao Xue stared at him with a pair of sparkling big eyes, asking a series of questions.

  "Honestly, I haven't really thought about this question," Meng Leng said. "At first, I only started watching Naruto because I liked it, and then I somehow managed to cross over into the world of Naruto. I began learning ninjutsu just because I was interested in it. In the end, I just got hooked on the thrill of battle. If I had to say what my goal is, I'd say it's just because I'm interested in it. But this answer makes me feel a bit off, since the person in front of me is still just a young girl who hasn't lost her innocence... so Meng Leng hesitated."

  "What is it after all?" Feng Hua Xiao Xue asked again.

  "This is probably to protect the most precious things, because the premise of doing this thing is that oneself has strong power. So I will have the motivation to work hard and cultivate." Meng Ling thought for a while and still came up with a 'relatively educational' answer.

  "What is your most precious thing after all?" Feng Hua Xiao Xue continued to ask.

  "Uh..." Originally, Meng Leng wanted to comfort the little girl, but now she was thoroughly intimidated by this young lady. These questions were not something she could answer well in her current situation, so Meng Leng could only give a perfunctory response.

  "What's the most precious thing to me? There are many. For example, my loved ones, just like my dad and mom. They are the people I cherish the most. In my eyes, they are the most precious." Meng Ling said slowly: "Unfortunately, all of my most precious things have already been lost." Meng Ling added silently in her heart.

  "Family?" As she said this, Fēng Huā Xiǎo Xuě glanced sideways at Fēng Huā Zǎo Xuě beside her. This subtle detail escaped everyone else's notice, but was caught by the keen-eyed Mèng Líng.

  "Ah, familial love is truly a wonderful thing." Meng Ling thought to herself.

  "It's no good, it's thieves. Everyone quickly get into the carriage." Just as Feng Hua Xiao Xue was about to continue asking Meng Ling questions, Tian Cang's voice came from outside the snowmobile. Of course, the panicked tone was put on by Tian Cang himself.

  "It seems that some people who don't know how to live have come here to make trouble, never mind, let's talk next time." Meng Ling Chao Feng Hua Xiao Xue waved her hand and got off the snowmobile.

  At this time, around two snowmobiles, about a hundred middle-aged men holding weapons had already gathered.

  "This road was opened by me, this tree was planted by me. If you want to pass from here, leave the toll money. Oh, and also a woman." Just as Meng Leng was sizing up the surrounding thieves, a burly man who seemed to be the leader walked out of the crowd and shouted loudly.

  "Ah?" Hearing this phrase that was all too familiar, Meng Leng couldn't help but be stunned. "Could it be that besides me, there's another person who has crossed over? If so, this person is really quite playful. To think that even such a phrase would spread out."

  "Hurry up, everyone in the carriage, get out for me." A small servant shouted from the side.

  "Teacher, what should we do? This will affect our mission." At this time, Meng Ling walked to Kakashi's side and asked in a low voice.

  "You just go and protect what you need to protect. I'll take care of things here." Kakashi said sternly.

  "Got it." Meng Ling replied softly and then returned to her original snowmobile and sat down.

  "What's wrong?" asked Feng Hua Zao Xue.

  "Don't worry, it's just some petty thieves." Meng Ling said calmly.

  "Really, it's all right?" Feng Hua Xiao Xue was somewhat worried.

  "No problem, just a bit of smashing, Kakashi-sensei will definitely resolve it perfectly. But it's better if the kids don't see this kind of scene." Saying that, Mei Ling smiled confidently and reached out to pull up the curtains on the snowmobile.

  "This time's mission, rather than saying it's to escort an important person from the Snow Country, it's more like it's to escort the 'Six-Cornered Crystal'. I really don't know why this great name is so fixated on a steam-powered heating machine." Meng Ling looked at the necklace around Feng Hua Xiao Xue's neck, then looked at Feng Hua Zao Xue beside her, thinking silently in his heart.

  "Boom......" Just as Meng Leng was still thinking, a loud explosion suddenly came from the outside of the Snowmobile. "These people actually used explosive symbols too. What a big move. Not good..." Meng Leng was suddenly shocked.

  "If this goes on, Kakashi-sensei won't be able to solve it for a while, and sooner or later he'll be discovered by Yuki. I have to settle this quickly." Thinking of this, Mugen immediately got off the car and looked around at the situation.

  "Hey, teacher, why hasn't it been resolved yet?" Meng Ling asked Kakashi in a low voice.

  "The enemy is really too numerous, there are probably over a hundred people, but there's one thing that's extremely suspicious. I've already killed their leader, yet these thieves don't seem to have any intention of retreating at all." Kakashi said calmly.

  "It seems we've been targeted after all, teacher. In that case, these thieves are just cannon fodder sent by the enemy." Dreaming replied calmly.

  "Cannon fodder? Hmm, a very fitting term. It seems that from now on, our days won't be easy." Kakashi looked around and finally fixed his gaze on Muu.

  "Do you have a jutsu that can attack the enemy over a wide range in snowy terrain? It would be easy for us to break through, but those clients don't have that ability." Kakashi asked.

  "I understand, teacher. Let's get everyone back on the carriage." Meng Ling said lightly.

  "Alright, everyone get back on the motorcycle quickly." With Kakashi's order, all the ninjas who were outside the motorcycle returned to the Snow Country Motorcycle.

  "What's going on? Are those big men letting a little girl deal with us?" a sturdy thief shouted.

  "Seal your bodies for the time being. If you're in a snowy area, try out the ability of the Azure Pheasant." Meng Ling completely ignored the thief's words and instead inserted her right hand into the snow.

  "Binghe Shiji" Meng Ling let out a low hum, and in an instant, except for the two snowmobiles, everything within a 300-meter radius around Meng Ling was frozen solid. The thieves, along with the snowflakes on the ground, were turned into ice sculptures.