Super Card System-Chapter 726: Ninja Village

After Marco’s explanation, Ian understood that these so-called “yokai” were actually just some rare birds and beasts. It’s just that due to Wano Country’s policy of isolationism, their limited knowledge led them to regard these rare creatures as yokai, even creating legends about them.

In this world, there are many strange and unusual creatures. Ian had seen quite a few during his years at sea. So even if he suddenly encountered a creature he hadn’t seen before, he’d just find it novel and wouldn’t consider it a yokai. Not only him but most people sailing these seas would have the same reaction. This is the difference in perception between outsiders and the people of Wano Country.

As they talked, the three of them approached the edge of the island and began to descend, landing on a relatively flat spot on a seaside cliff.

The people of Wano Country are very xenophobic. Under their isolationist policies, the country doesn’t have any large ports because they don’t welcome outsiders, and they themselves rarely go to sea.

Of course, since they live by the sea, seafood is naturally an important food source. So Wano Country does have fishermen, but they generally don’t go far from the island. Firstly, because the island’s laws don’t allow it; secondly, because venturing too far can lead to trouble. The sea not only has unpredictable weather but also ferocious Sea Kings. A small fishing boat simply can’t withstand any storms.

Marco was the guide; he had been to this country before. After landing, he told Ian that they should first find a nearby fishing village along the coast to ask around and confirm where they had landed.

Earlier, when they were descending, Marco took advantage of their altitude to look around and vaguely saw what seemed to be a village to the north, so he planned to go to this village first.

Bonney was instantly frustrated and said, “Haven’t you been here before? Why do you still need to ask people!?”

Marco spread his hands and said, “Can’t be helped! Sailing routes and flying routes are completely different. When flying, you can go in a straight line, but when sailing, you have to avoid many islands and reefs. Also, when we, the Whitebeard Pirates, landed in Wano Country back then, we only landed in ‘Kuri,’ ruled by the Kozuki family. We haven’t been to other places at all!”

“So, now what we need to confirm is how far we are from ‘Kuri,’ and which direction to go, right?” Ian asked.

Marco nodded; that was exactly what he meant.

“Then why don’t we just fly directly to the village?” Bonney asked puzzled. “Why land and walk over?”

“The people of Wano Country have a hard time accepting new things!” Marco said with a smile. “If we just fly over like this, we might get shot at with arrows! So it’s best to avoid these troubles.”

Ian was also a bit puzzled and said, “In that case, even if we just walk into the village like this, won’t we still cause trouble? We obviously look like outsiders!”

“There’s nothing we can do about that!” Marco said. “Actually, I thought about getting a few sets of Wano Country attire, but then I realized that here, men usually tie their hair in topknots, and women have to wear masks when they go out. We can’t possibly do that, can we?”

“Damn!” Ian couldn’t help but touch his own hair, thinking that if his ponytail turned into an upturned topknot, he’d rather die!

“My God!” Bonney was also dumbfounded. The more she listened to Marco’s description, the more she felt that the people of Wano Country were like country bumpkins! Women have to wear masks when they go out!?

“So, no matter how we disguise ourselves, our demeanor is vastly different from the people of Wano Country. Since that’s the case, we might as well just go in like this!” Marco said. “But this way, the residents here will definitely be wary of us…”

“Let them be wary then!” Ian said helplessly. “As long as we can ask for directions, we can just fly over directly!”

After discussing, the three of them began to traverse the forest, heading toward the small village in the north.

Along the way, Ian indeed saw many strange creatures in the forest. These creatures living in the forest were not afraid of people. The smaller ones would curiously watch them when they saw them, while the more ferocious ones would even try to attack them. Unfortunately for them, none could get any advantage.

Bonney originally thought a type of squirrel in the forest that could puff up its body was quite cute and wanted to catch one to take with her. However, Marco stopped her and said, “Don’t mess around. Although the people of Wano Country call these rare beasts ‘yokai,’ they are not afraid of them but worship them! So don’t catch these creatures randomly, because no one knows if the creature you catch is one of the yokai they worship. Many pirates who came to Wano Country in the past caused conflicts because they randomly caught these rare beasts, leading to the people’s resentment.”

Hearing Marco say this, Bonney didn’t dare to take one anymore. The three of them shuttled through the forest, and when they encountered those ferocious creatures, they just knocked them out.

Seeing that they were about to reach the village, Ian suddenly heard a strange bird call. The bird call echoed in the forest. At first, there was only one sound, but then the same sound came from a distance, one after another, as if responding.

Marco naturally heard it too and couldn’t help but change his expression, saying, “This is… an alarm signal!? There are sentries in this village!?”

Before his words fell, they saw the trees not far away start to shake, and several figures leaped over the branches. Before long, the three of them found themselves surrounded by dozens of people!

All those surrounding them squatted on the trees, looking down at the three of them from above.

Ian looked up and saw these people’s appearances, finding that they were all dressed in tight black outfits, with headscarves wrapped around their heads, and their faces covered with masks, leaving only their eyes exposed.

At the same time, all these black-clad people had short swords hanging at their waists.

*Ninjas?* That was Ian’s first reaction because the attire of these black-clad people was too much like the ninjas he had in mind!

Marco also noticed these black-clad ninjas and was a bit surprised, whispering, “What’s going on? Could it be that this village is not a fishing village!? Why are there so many ninjas!?”

Similarly, Ian also had a strange expression. He had heard Marco’s words, and since it wasn’t a fishing village and there were so many ninjas, could it be that this is the legendary ninja village!?

*Hey, hey, which village are you guys from!? Konoha Village or Kirigakure Village!?*

For a moment, Ian even thought he had crossed over again… crossed over to the world of Naruto…

*This feels so out of place…*

Before Ian could finish his thoughts, he heard one of the ninjas on the tree speak, “Who are you!? Why have you trespassed into forbidden land!?”

Well, roughly meaning that. Ian felt that these guys’ way of speaking was a bit odd. Under normal circumstances, wouldn’t they just ask: Who are you?

Because of Uncle Fujitora, Ian often heard him use similar phrases, like referring to himself as “this humble one,” but after joining the Dragon Hunter Pirates, Fujitora had reduced such speech patterns and gradually changed his speaking habits.

Ian hadn’t had much interaction with the people of Wano Country, so he looked at Marco, letting him answer.

Marco looked up at these ninjas and said, “Don’t misunderstand, we are people from overseas. We didn’t know this was forbidden land. We just saw that there was a village here and wanted to ask for directions!”

That the three of them were from overseas was something the ninjas could see. However, they also noticed the tattoos on Ian’s arm and Marco’s chest.

Marco’s tattoo on his chest was nothing special, but the tattoo on Ian’s arm was the mark of the Dragon Hunter Pirates—the skull of a dragon pierced by a sword—which immediately made the ninjas recognize it. The ninja who spoke earlier exclaimed, “Pirates!?”

Basically, as long as there’s a skull pattern in a tattoo, it’s associated with pirates; that’s common knowledge.

And when these ninjas discovered Ian’s pirate identity, the three of them immediately witnessed what attitude the people of this country had toward pirates!

“Get out! Wano Country does not welcome the likes of you!”

The leading ninja shouted, and the other ninjas immediately drew the short swords from their waists.

The cold gleam of the blades and their very unfriendly eyes—the people of Wano Country really detest pirates, and it’s not just talk!

Seeing this scene, Ian gave Marco a look, asking what to do—should they make a move?

Marco was also hesitating. To be honest, although he had been to Wano Country, he had always interacted with the people of the Kozuki family and hadn’t had much contact with other regions.

Because of the good relationship with the Kozuki family, Marco’s impression of the people of Wano Country was quite positive, but he didn’t expect that the ninjas they met this time were vastly different in attitude from what he remembered.

Moreover, the ninja class in Wano Country, like the samurai class, serves the shogun or daimyōs—the feudal lords. Since this is a ninja village, it means that there must be some big shot from Wano Country behind it…

Ian also noticed Marco’s hesitation and immediately understood his thoughts.

But… Ian didn’t have much connection with the people of Wano Country. He came here just to find Fujitora and Ace as soon as possible and bring them back.

Anyone who stood in the way was an enemy in Ian’s eyes!

So, he didn’t care about so much and directly drew the Senbonzakura and Black Wing Demon at his waist!

The sound of the blades being drawn immediately triggered the ninjas’ reflexes. So just as Ian’s blades were drawn, a wave of overwhelming shurikens was already thrown by the ninjas, attacking the three of them!

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