Although he had known that this request wouldn't be peaceful, Drake focused more on Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha than on being wary of possible enemies.
Compared to the various ninjutsu of this world, Drake was more interested in Chakra, the most fundamental power.
According to the introduction given in the original plot, Chakra was originally a connecting force.
The Sage of Six Paths used it to connect everyone's minds together in order to facilitate communication and development in the ninja world.
But later, people turned to using it to connect their own spiritual power and physical power, which created the special energy used to perform various ninjutsu.
The Chakra that ninjas talked about now actually referred to this special power formed after spiritual energy and physical energy were connected and mixed by the original Chakra.
And the original Chakra was the energy that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had obtained by eating the fruit of the God Tree, and this was what Drake was interested in.
Although it wasn't very appropriate, the original Chakra was equivalent to the source of magic power in a mage's body, but it existed in the form of energy rather than an organ.
And Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha were the most special observation samples, because each of them had a Chakra that had been reincarnated.
Connecting it with the original ability of Chakra to "connect", this "reincarnation" was quite interesting.
Drake keenly sensed that if he could study the principle of "reincarnation", he might be able to obtain the deepest secrets about Chakra.
Perhaps sensing Drake's gaze, Kakashi subconsciously blocked Drake's line of sight.
Drake didn't care much. How could he understand something about the fundamental power of the world just by looking?
But Kakashi's suspicion of Drake became heavier. He sensed that Drake was unusually interested in Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, and of course he didn't know what Drake was interested in.
But a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki and the last survivor of the Uchiha clan were the most sensitive things.
Whether it was as a Jōnin in the village or as the team leader of Team 7, he had to be more cautious.
Drake of course felt that Kakashi's vigilance towards him had increased by a level, but he just smiled and didn't react. After all, Drake didn't have any malice to begin with.
And so, the group moved towards the Land of Waves in a rather strange atmosphere.
Halfway there, Gajeel approached Drake and said, "Is it alright to ignore the guys following us?"
Drake raised an eyebrow and said, "You've become more sensitive recently!"
Drake had also sensed two malicious auras since just now. The two of them were good at hiding, but their level wasn't as good as the Anbu and Root at the guild entrance, so it was only natural that they had been discovered.
But what made Drake happy was that Gajeel had also sensed them. This could also be said to be a kind of growth.
Looking at the rare embarrassed expression on Gajeel's face, Drake said, "That's probably where the danger of this escort mission lies. Then let's focus a little more. We can't let the Fairy Tail signboard be smashed in our hands."
Gajeel nodded, secretly preparing for battle.
It was commendable that Gajeel wasn't as impatient as before, but when he saw a puddle of water in the middle of the road, Drake really felt that he had overestimated his opponents a bit.
His opponents weren't incompetent, and it was admirable that the two of them could hide in such a small puddle of water. He had to admit their Water Release skills and concealment abilities.
But in weather where it wasn't raining at all and the rest of the ground was dry, the appearance of such a puddle of water was awkward no matter how you looked at it.
As the group walked past, two figures sprang out of the water. They were two people wearing tight-fitting clothes and masks on their faces.
And each of them had a huge gauntlet covering their entire hand and forearm, and a steel wire was stretched between the two gauntlets.
The steel wire was obviously specially made, and was full of saw teeth, which definitely had a strong cutting ability.
And the first target of these two was naturally Kakashi Hatake, the only adult wearing a Konoha forehead protector.
The steel wire wrapped around Kakashi, and as the two pulled, it directly and violently cut Kakashi into several pieces.
Then the two quickly rushed towards Naruto Uzumaki, who had been frightened.
The two's strategy was obvious, which was to first eliminate everyone who was threatening and then eliminate the final target, Tazuna.
And in their perception, even a child wearing a ninja forehead protector was far more threatening than an ordinary adult.
From the common sense of this world, this couldn't be considered wrong. Whether or not they could extract Chakra made a fundamental difference.
But Drake couldn't help but wonder, was this also a Chunin who had come from the Bloody Mist Village of Kirigakure? And had even made a name for themselves as the Demon Brothers.
What, didn't anyone in Kirigakure know the Body Replacement Technique! They didn't even check if what was behind them was a corpse or broken wood before daring to expose their backs!
Although the Demon Brothers were a bit unprofessional in Drake's eyes, the Demon Brothers, who were approaching with great killing intent, made Naruto Uzumaki's body stiff.
Sasuke Uchiha, whose family's hereditary madness hadn't broken out yet, was still a young man who valued his comrades at this time, and immediately reacted and was about to take action.
But someone was much faster than him. Gajeel directly blocked the way, and reached out and grabbed the steel wire that was being swung over.
The steel wire rubbed against Gajeel's palm, and sparks actually flew out. The saw teeth on the steel wire were all smoothed out, but there wasn't a trace of blood.
Gajeel showed a smile that was very much in his personal style and directly pulled the rope over, and then swung his arm, which had turned into an iron sword, in the shocked eyes of the Demon Brothers.
The Demon Brothers fell to the ground with blood spurting from their chests, and Gajeel restored his arm to normal as if nothing had happened.
At this time, the unharmed Kakashi reappeared, looked at the miserable Demon Brothers, and then looked at the nonchalant Gajeel, and Kakashi's expression also became serious.
But he still looked at Tazuna first and said, "They are the Demon Brothers, renegade ninjas from Kirigakure, and are famous ninjas at the Chunin level.
Involving ninjas is already within the scope of a B-rank task, Mr. Client, are you hiding something?"
Looking at Kakashi's expression, Tazuna knew that there was no way to hide it, so he could only sigh and tell him about Gato.
After hearing everything, Kakashi turned his head to look at his students and said, "So after hearing all this, what do you plan to do? Are you going to abandon this task?
If we continue, there may be unpredictable dangers, and I may not be able to protect you at that time."
All three children showed hesitant expressions. After all, they were just Genin who had just graduated from the academy. It was normal to hesitate when suddenly facing a situation of killing and being killed.
Just then, Gajeel said, "Since we've accepted this request, Fairy Tail will definitely complete the request no matter what happens.
As for you guys, you can go back! After all, you're just a bunch of brats who are so scared that they can't move!"
Naruto Uzumaki's face turned red, because he was the person Gajeel was talking about.
Gajeel continued to add fuel to the fire and said, "You don't have to worry about the mission failing anyway. We'll complete it. You just have to go back and wait to receive the reward!"
Anyone with self-esteem wouldn't be able to accept this kind of talk, and even Sasuke Uchiha, who had a cold face, showed an angry expression.
Naruto Uzumaki was the first to jump out and said, "Who would run away! We're going to continue this mission!
I, Naruto Uzumaki, will one day gain everyone's recognition and become the Hokage, how could I run away here!"
Gajeel's expression changed, and he said, "Boring guy!"
Drake also nodded and said, "Indeed boring!"
Fairy Tail mages never cared about the recognition of irrelevant people, and would only move forward on their own path.
Although they were all fighting for others, Fairy Tail mages only cared about their comrades. And there was no such thing as gaining recognition among true comrades, because everyone had gathered together because they had recognized each other in the first place.
So Naruto Uzumaki, who cared about the group, and Fairy Tail were definitely on two different paths.
Drake couldn't understand Naruto Uzumaki, but he couldn't say that he was wrong. He could only say that everyone had different ideas.
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