Red sand dust

There are many strange bugs in the ninja world, and the desert locusts in the Land of Wind are also very strange creatures.

Most of the year, they are very honest and do not gather in such large clusters.

During the day, they hide honestly to avoid the direct sunlight; at night, they sneak out to look for food.

These are very weak insects that almost no one can defeat. Basically, animals with a little bit of predatory ability will catch two from time to time and beat them as a sacrifice.

Relying on their complex diet, non-pickiness, and strong reproductive capacity, these little things can thrive in deserts that are short of water.

However, once they encounter severe drought, plants die and food is scarce, the entire habits of these hungry desert locusts will undergo earth-shaking changes.

From a coward who lived in isolation, he quickly turned into a horrific natural disaster that loved group actions and was unscrupulous.

Most of the natural enemies that usually prey on desert locusts don't want to provoke them at this time, not only because the hungry swarms are difficult to deal with, but also because the desert locusts in this state will have some subtle changes in their appearance, which enhances their flight. The ability becomes more ferocious, and even the ability to reproduce will become stronger.

What makes the natural enemies even more avoidable is that desert locusts have evolved the ability to adjust their secretions under such circumstances. The smell they emit makes predators stay away, and they even produce toxins in their bodies, which are not only unpalatable but also edible. If you take too much, you may be poisoned to death.

The desert locust plague can be prevented, but once a natural disaster breaks out, don't think about using opportunistic tricks, it will be useless.

During this period, chickens, ducks, geese, chaffinches and other birds rarely eat desert locusts unless they are extremely hungry.

As for collecting them and frying them as food rations, that's not impossible. Because it is slightly poisonous, the elderly, weak, women and children should not eat too much, but the young and strong can try it if they are not afraid of getting sick from eating it.

Manual killing, spraying of pesticides, setting up isolation nets, digging ditches for trapping, etc. are effective methods.

Fortunately, such disasters do not happen every year, otherwise the residents of the Kingdom of Wind would not be able to survive.

Temari, Kankuro and Gaara have grown up, and this is the first time they have faced the desert locust plague. They had heard about it when they were children, but they were not old enough to care about it yet. I don’t even feel the anxiety deeply.

Gaara's condition was slightly better. With the help of Shukaku Ibi, his chakra recovered quickly, but his physical strength couldn't keep up.

Fortunately for Kankuro, controlling the puppet to spray pesticides didn't cost much.

Only Temari, in order to protect some slow-moving women and children, used the wind release ninjutsu many times, and her chakra and physical strength were nearly exhausted.

Temari lazily untied her headband and inserted the three-star fan diagonally deeply into the sand. She leaned on the handle of the fan, feeling the cool night breeze and looking at the stars in the sky in trance.

"Fortunately, the wind is not strong tonight, otherwise we would be in trouble..."

The desert is still relatively cool at night in this season. It's okay for the ninjas to camp in the wild, but it's not so easy for the civilians who have lost their homes. It's impossible to find much wood for fires around, and it's impossible to have a burning fire in the camp. Heap to keep everyone warm.

"I don't know how many people, like us, are sleeping all night in the desert tonight..."

Temari said with some emotion.

Although desert locusts are less active at night, they are not absolutely without threat.

Therefore, these ninjas on the front line must not only seize the time to restore their physical strength and chakra, but they must also not relax their vigilance. If an accident occurs, they must give a timely warning.

The civilians not far away were already asleep. After discussing the order of the night watch, the three siblings were planning to take turns taking a nap when they felt someone suddenly approaching quickly in the desert ahead, and there were quite a lot of them.

"What's going on? Come here at this time..."

Not long after, under the hazy moonlight, the three siblings saw the person coming.

They were a dozen spider-like monsters that were taller than humans, walking quietly over in the desert as if they were walking on flat ground.

"This is the puppet Spider..."

Kankuro said with some surprise,

"Why did it appear here? I didn't expect Daimaru's puppets to have sold so many..."

"Aren't you one of the small bosses? You don't even know if the business is good or not?"

Temari asked a little strangely.

"Except for caring about it at the beginning, I didn't care much about it later..."

Anyway, Kankuro doesn't expect to make money from this, he just goes there occasionally to see how popular it is and how many apprentices it has hired.

Temari shook her head slightly and sighed:

"You look like this. You don't even know you were sold by Daiwan. I really don't know where you got the confidence to open a store in partnership with others..."

"It's just a coincidence..."

Originally I just wanted to help out a little, but somehow I became a shareholder.

After a while, a total of fifteen puppets and spiders came in front of them, and several children who controlled these "beggar version" puppets appeared in front of the three siblings.

"It's dangerous here, what are you doing here?"

Regarding the puppet master's matter, it would be better for the puppet master to come forward and deal with it.

"We are here on command..."

The oldest one is chubby, his nose is full of pimples, and he is a little afraid of Kankuro, who seems to have a bad temper.

"There may be a sandstorm passing through here early tomorrow morning. All evacuated civilians must be sent to the evacuation base as soon as possible..."

"Storm? No, right..."

Kankuro and Temari couldn't help but look at the sky. The wind was very light, the moon and stars were sparse, and there seemed to be no clouds. Why was there a sandstorm suddenly?

"It's absolutely true, the barrier team in the village has issued an early warning..."

The little fat man replied anxiously.

Precisely because such things happen often, Sunagakure Village has developed a set of severe weather warning barriers that cover almost half of the Kingdom of Wind. Once there are signs of an impending sandstorm, feedback to the village will be immediately available. Ninja.

"Okay, we didn't doubt your intention..."

Temari asked patiently,

"It's just that the nearest shelter is nearly forty kilometers away from here. With ninja speed, we can almost get there. What will happen to these old, weak, women and children with limited mobility?"

"So, we are here to help them leave quickly..."

Facing Temari who was chuckling, the little fat man seemed a little shy. He turned around and waved his hand, signaling his companions to start taking action.

The shells on the puppet spiders lined up in a row opened back, revealing the hollow interior.

"Three adults or five children can be squeezed inside. If the inner cabin is closed, the millstone-shaped dome can seat seven or eight people..."

"Is this using the puppet as a transport vehicle?"

Kankuro curled his lips in confusion,

"The noble puppet master may not be able to save his face..."