Chapter 09 Cavern Lagoon
After arriving at the station, I took a fast tour in Gourmet Fortune. This place is famous for their fortune telling so I took the liberty to try it. I met an old lady and I ask her to read my fortune.
"Your going to the Cavern Lagoon to catch Puffer whale aren't you? I see a shadow looming over you so be careful. Aside from that, I can see that your food fortune is quite good. I wish you food luck." (old lady)
"Thank you. See you around." (Satou)
After paying her for fortune reading I head to the forest for chakra training. I followed the training manual, using chakra to coat one's foot and used to climb trees. After a dozen of tries, I managed to climb a tree using only my feet. After exhausting my chakra by climbing trees, I started my physical training. The sun was about to set when I already exhaust my stamina from physical training, so I decided to go back and look for an Inn.
After booking an Inn I went to the dinning hall to eat, along the way I heard many rumors about the Cavern Lagoo.
"Did you hear, a while ago a dozen men return from the cavern. I heard that they almost lost their lives to a Devil python. Though they manage to escape, they aren't without scratch." (Young man A)
"Yeah, to be able to escape such beast is a miracle. They sure lucky." (Young man B)
"I also heard that a lot of people forming a single team to explore the cavern, I heard they got payed for joining a certain team. Apparently a multi Billionaire is hiring them and put a lot of money just to acquire Puffer whale. I wonder if we could join?" (Young man A)
"Let's go and try. Maybe we can join." (Young man B)
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As I thought this trip isn't going to be easy. A lot of people would be dying in this one. Troublesome bunch, well if they came attacking I wouldn't just stand and do nothing. A few broken bones would be suffice to them.
Arriving at the dinner hall I eat my fill and went back to my room to rest. I need to be at my optimum state before going to the cavern.
Waking up in dawn, I got up and prepared everything. After preparing I went to the Cavern Lagoon. Arriving, what comes to my view is a mouth like cave. As I thought about it, I remembered that this cave is a big labyrinth where one can easily become lost and can fall prey to many of the dangerous beasts that lay within.
Using my Observation haki, I felt all the presence within 1km radius. I felt a thousand presence in a single tunnel. Although it's presence is small, a thousand of this is dangerous. What I felt is very dangerous is a group of six with bigger presence. Judging by this presence I can estimate that this presence is from Devil python.
Entering the cave I saw a lot of people teaming up, one even invited me to join their team but I refused. I'm not fond of team and its more dangerous to have a teammate that I barely known. What's more a teammate might become a dead weight to me.
Walking around while avoiding danger, I finally found the lagoon. Waiting for a while, I saw a bird like creature walking around. As I saw this creature,
*Nitro*
*Capture level... *
I suddenly remembered that this creature is called Nitro. Nitro are a species of humanoid Monster Trolls with bird-like faces that possess incredible physical abilities and high intelligence.
As I continued to gaze at it, it suddenly turn its head towards my direction as if it perceive my gaze. Looking at each other the Nitro suddenly moved, it disappear from the place it was standing and appear in the lagoon water. It was holding a white fish, although I didn't see its movements I perceive it because of Observation haki. Its movements it like using Soru simultaneously and after arriving at the water it suddenly used its fingers to poke the head of the fish it caught. Focusing my gaze, I saw the name of the fish.
*Puffer whale*
*Capture level 1*
(AN: Puffer whale capture is level 1 with poison. Level 29 to those whose toxic is removed.)