Escape From Konoha

The land of fire is not too far away from the land of waves. Running at full speed with the footsteps of a ninja, it only takes half a day to reach the port of the land of waves.

But if there is an extra Dazna who is just an ordinary person in the team, it is impossible to use the ninja method to go to the land of waves, and can only advance slowly step by step.

This process may take several days.

From the time the sun came out to the time the sun went down, Kakashi and the others were on their way.

Rest is only done when it gets dark.

"It's so boring, why are there no enemies coming to attack along the way. Is this really a C-level mission?"

Starting from Muye Village, until almost noon the next day, Naruto was walking on the road in the forest and finally started to complain.

Along the way, the road can be said to be calm, not only the enemies, but even the beasts that can pose a threat to ordinary people have not seen a few.

"Fool."

Kakashi punched Naruto on the head without hesitation.

Naruto let out a cry of pain, hugged his head, started to jump on the spot, and stared at Kakashi with dissatisfied eyes.

Kakashi didn't notice it, but said in a light tone: "Didn't I say it earlier? Don't have too much expectation for C-level missions. And even if there are enemies, they exclude enemies other than ninjas. The old man Just hurry up and be on your way."

"But in this case, isn't it just camping outside?"

Naruto asked rhetorically.

"This is a common thing in C-level missions. Even if someone wants to be unfavorable to Mr. Dazner, after finding out that we are ninjas, they will back down with self-knowledge."

Kakashi explained.

Afterwards, he looked up at the sky. The sun's rays were partly blocked by the shade of the trees in the forest, but there was still strong light shining down, which made the environment in the forest clearer and less eerie.

"Okay, it's almost noon. Let's solve the problem of eating right there. Mr. Dazna also needs a rest."

Kakashi glanced at Tazuna, who was already panting. His energy was almost exhausted.

"Grandpa, are you so weak?"

Naruto looked at Tatsuna with a proud look.

After hearing Kakashi say that he can rest, Dazna sat down on the ground, and then said to Naruto: "I'm so rude, kid, I'm not your ninja, and my endurance is like a monster. I think My physical ability is relatively strong among ordinary people. You ninjas are too unreasonable in this regard."

What Dazna said was correct. Compared with ninjas, his physical fitness is indeed much worse. But among ordinary people, his physical fitness is at a very good level.

Even with his age, his strong muscles still make him look strong.

"Okay, Naruto, don't quarrel with the elders. You and Sakura are here to protect Mr. Dazna, and Sasuke and I will go around and find some firewood."

Kakashi stopped Naruto from playing and ordered him and Sakura to stand by to protect Tazuna.

Neither Sasuke nor Sakura had any objections and followed Kakashi's orders.

…

In the open forest, the smell of beasts could occasionally be felt, but Kakashi and Sasuke didn't care about the beasts in the forest, and began to look for firewood for cooking.

"Hey, I'm talking about Kakashi."

While picking up firewood, Sasuke raised his head to look at Kakashi's back, and suddenly spoke.

"Ah, what's the matter, Sasuke?"

Kakashi turned his head slightly to look at Sasuke.

"Who is that Dazuna?"

Sasuke asked.

"What's the meaning?"

Kakashi's expression didn't change.

"I don't believe that as a jnin, you didn't realize that there is something wrong with this Dazna. He said that he is an expert in bridge building, and he will soon build a sea-crossing bridge between the land of waves and the land of fire. This project should be very huge and important. This is not a job that ordinary bridge builders can do.”

In other words, there must be officials from the two countries joining this project.

Moreover, the task level cannot be a C-level task.

When it comes to the national level, even if it is only a small country, it should be an A-level mission.

"Our task is only to eliminate the ruffians and samurai who may come to make trouble. This is personally explained by Mr. Hokage. As for that Dazna, his identity is indeed different from that of ordinary bridge builders. He is a member of the Wave Country Agricultural and Industrial Group. I came here on behalf of the cooperation between the Kingdom of Waves and the Kingdom of Fire."

Kakashi revealed a little bit of information, so that Sasuke wouldn't think about it here.

"Agricultural and Industrial Corps?"

"An organization that has prospered in the Land of Waves in recent years. However, this has little to do with our mission. When we arrive in the Land of Waves, we can complete our own missions. As for the bridge building, that is something the daimyo should consider thing."

In other words, they just guarded the smooth progress of the bridge-building project and eliminated the enemies other than ninjas who came to make trouble.

Even if there is an unexpected situation, there is still him as a Junin, so there won't be any major problems.

This is what Kakashi subconsciously wanted to tell Sasuke.

Sasuke nodded slightly. He thought that Dazna had deliberately hidden some information and did not reveal all of it, but now it seems that is not the case.

Konoha knew Tazuna's plan very well, so they let Team 7 join this mission.

He, Naruto and Sakura could easily deal with ordinary enemies.

If you encounter an invincible being, Kakashi, the ANBU chief, will personally take care of it.

Thinking of this, Sasuke finally let go of some of his worries.

He still has great trust in Kakashi's strength.

Even if there were Jonin-level enemies coming to attack, Team 7 would still be able to handle it.

"Okay, we've almost collected the firewood, now it's time..."

Before Kakashi finished speaking, the expression on his face suddenly changed and he looked into the distance.

Naruto and Sakura were in that direction.

From that direction, the unique battle sound of weapons clashing came.

Without thinking, Sasuke immediately put down the firewood in his hand and quickly returned to the stronghold.

When he returned to the base, he saw seven or eight people surrounding Naruto and Sakura starting to attack.

Each of these people wore straw sandals and exotic travel clothes, held knives in their hands, and exuded a sinister aura.

warrior!

Although this was the first time I saw real warriors, the images of these people fit very well with the images of warriors drawn in textbooks.

Unlike ninjas who can use ninjutsu, samurai are also humans who can use chakra, but the chakra they use is used to strengthen physical fitness and sword skills.

As early as the end of the Warring States Period, the samurai had completely declined, and their glory no longer existed.

Therefore, samurai can also be called relics of the old times.

Having said that, Sasuke did not dare to be careless in the face of samurai.

These warriors all carry a fierce aura, unlike warriors who can only perform knife skills, these warriors are wandering warriors who have not only seen blood, but also experienced real combat.

For genin, he is an opponent worth fighting.

"Sasuke! Come here and help, these guys want to do harm to Grandpa Dazuna!"

Naruto, who picked up a kunai to block the blade swung by the samurai, discovered Sasuke's presence and immediately showed a look of surprise on his face.

Because these samurai attacked too suddenly, Naruto didn't use the shadow clone technique at the first time, and was cornered by the samurai with swordsmanship afterwards. Technological response.

Sakura also picked up a kunai and fought with the two samurai, protecting Tazuna closely.

Although she is not very good at physical skills, thanks to the ninja's combat ability far surpassing that of the samurai, she has a slight upper hand in a one-on-one situation.

But if this continues, Naruto's side will definitely be unable to sustain it.

Judging that the situation was not good for his side, Sasuke did not hesitate and quickly entered the battle, forming seals with his hands quickly.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

The flying fireball caused the warriors fighting Naruto to panic and duck to the side.

Naruto also got the opportunity to release his ninjutsu and began to mobilize the chakra in his body.

"Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"

In an instant, a dozen Narutos rushed out of the smoke, picked up kunai for combat, and with their numerical advantage, surrounded five or six samurai groups in the middle.

"Now let me show you how powerful Mr. Uzumaki Naruto is!"

After saying that, Naruto's shadow clones swarmed forward, menacingly.

The kunai and the katana kept colliding, making a constant sound of metal clashing, and sparks flying everywhere.

Seeing that Naruto, who had used the Shadow Clone Technique, had in turn suppressed the wandering warrior, Sasuke nodded slightly and then looked towards Sakura.

"Thunder Escape·Earth Walk!"

The ground was instantly covered with a net of lightning, and the two wandering samurai who were fighting with Sakura suddenly screamed, and the samurai sword fell from their hands, and then fell to the ground weakly, their bodies twitched and lost their fighting ability.

Seeing this, Sakura let out a sigh of relief and looked at Sasuke with gratitude and admiration.

"Are you okay?"

Unlike Naruto, Sakura's combat ability is very weak.

Although the foundation of taijutsu is more solid than that of Naruto, when it comes to fighting, Sasuke believes that in the pure taijutsu competition, Naruto must win in the end.

Not to mention that Naruto also mastered the shadow clone technique which allows him to strike more with less.

Even if he fell into Naruto's human sea tactics, it would be difficult to subdue Naruto.

"It doesn't matter, Mr. Dazna is fine too."

Sakura shook her head, and then glanced at Tazuna, who was protected by her. He was only slightly frightened and not hurt at all.

Sasuke nodded slightly and turned his head to scan the battlefield on Naruto's side.

The samurai were completely defeated.

All the samurai were beaten with bruises and bruises by Naruto's shadow clones and tied up with ropes. Their end was very miserable.

"You're too late, Kakashi, the battle is over."

Sasuke looked at the direction he came from just now, and Kakashi arrived late.

"Oh, I can't say that. For you, a group of warriors with little combat ability can be used as training objects. After all, they are free trainers, so it's not good to waste them."

Kakashi walked over without any guilt and said to Sasuke.

"Really? But this level is far from being called training. Even warm-up exercises for me are not qualified."

With his hands in his trouser pockets, Sasuke glanced lightly at the samurai who were still twitching on the ground with his dark pupils. The numbness caused by the lightning had not yet disappeared from them.

"Doesn't this also prove that you are very good? Ordinary genin cannot deal with this group of desperadoes."

Kakashi said.

At this time, Naruto also ran over and smiled playfully at Kakashi:

"How about it, Kakashi-sensei, I'm very powerful, I defeated these guys in one go!"

Kakashi looked down at him, and said, "Starting today, strengthen the basic training of Taijutsu. If it weren't for Sasuke, you would have no chance to use the shadow clone technique."

Naruto is a ninja with obvious advantages and disadvantages.

Anyone who has fought with Naruto will quickly notice the weakness of the opponent's weak foundation.

On the contrary, in terms of sustaining power, Naruto is quite terrifying.

Especially the huge chakra in the body is like a light bulb in the dark, it is difficult not to be noticed.

In the battle just now, if Sasuke hadn't used the fire escape technique to force the samurai back and give Naruto a chance to breathe, the outcome would have been unpredictable in Kakashi's view.

"What? I've tried my best."

Naruto muttered slightly dissatisfied with Kakashi's behavior of belittling him instead of praising him.

"Mr. Kakashi, what should we do with these samurai who attacked us?"

Sakura asked at this time.

"Of course it's all resolved. Could it be that you want them to carry out a second attack? I don't care, but they will be better prepared next time...you may not be able to stop it."

Kakashi glanced at Sakura and said casually.

As soon as these words came out, Naruto and Sakura suddenly trembled, and there seemed to be a trace of unbearable expression in their eyes. From Kakashi's words, the two of them felt the real murderous aura, and they were not joking.

As if he felt that his goal had been achieved, Kakashi took out Kunai, and walked towards the samurai who had lost their fighting ability with cold eyes.

Sasuke watched all this silently, only feeling a little uncomfortable, then he let out a breath, looked at the sky, his eyes became more determined.

…

The atmosphere on the road suddenly became dull for some reason.

Perhaps it was because of seeing the cruel side of the ninja world that Naruto and Sakura could no longer have a carefree conversation like before.

Especially Naruto, his depressed mood is obvious.

"Okay, don't worry about such things, Naruto, Sakura."

Kakashi came over and touched the heads of Naruto and Sakura, comforting them.

"Kakashi-sensei..."

"The samurai who attacked us were wandering samurai. Unlike the samurai belonging to the formal system of the country, they made a living by looting houses. Each of them carried a lot of murder cases. Even if they were handed over to the official agency, their fate would be the same. .”

Kakashi explained.

"is that so?"

Naruto looked up at Kakashi.

"Ah, you are now real ninjas. There is no other way for this kind of thing except to adapt. However, I believe that you two will not give up lightly here."

Kakashi has confidence in these two.

"I understand, Kakashi-sensei."

Sakura took a deep breath and responded solemnly to Kakashi.

"That's good. Let's find a town to rest tonight. By the way, I'll treat you to a big meal to change your mood."

When you feel depressed, eating can effectively reduce stress.

Kakashi intends to use food to reduce the discomfort in Naruto and Sakura's hearts.

Sure enough, upon hearing Kakashi's words, the expression on Naruto's face suddenly seemed to come alive, full of vitality.

"Kakashi-sensei."

"What?"

"I love you to death!"

"..."

Kakashi smiled bitterly at Naruto's nonsense.

This kid really doesn't seem to need any comfort.

That's right, thinking of Naruto's mother's nervous personality, and Naruto who also inherited this characteristic, it is estimated that he only needs to calm down for a while before he can switch over by himself.

However, since he decided to treat them to a big meal, Kakashi would naturally not miss the appointment.

"You really love these brats, Mr. Kakashi."

Dazna approached Kakashi, reeking of alcohol. The two were at the rear of the team. Looking at the three Narutos in front, they slowly started to move forward. They didn't speed up their journey to the land of Nami at all because of the previous attack. pace of.

"After all, this is not the era of frequent wars in the past. It is understandable for young people to be a little bit delicate. However, I can guarantee that these children are very good."

Kakashi replied with a smile.

"Then I'll wait and see. After all, after arriving in the Kingdom of Waves, the road may not be so easy to walk. Presumably you also know that the current situation in the Kingdom of Waves, war may come soon."

Dazna was drinking, and his drunken look meant something.

"Mr. Dazna, we are only responsible for C-level missions. As for the rest, that is the work of the Lei Guang Group."

Kakashi said from the standpoint of a Konoha ninja.

Dazuna nodded understandingly.

It really wasn't that easy to get words out of Kakashi.

In front, Sasuke walked side by side with Naruto and Sakura, but his mind was always on Kakashi and Dazna.

Lightning group? Kakashi's voice was very weakly transmitted to his ears through the air, and Sasuke's mind became active.

Although I don't know who the Lightning Group is, Kakashi's appearance seems to be hiding something for this C-level mission, and he didn't reveal it to him.

interesting! Sasuke's lips curled up slightly.

Rather than being told the answer directly, he felt that it would be more interesting to solve the puzzle himself.

I am even more looking forward to my next trip to the Country of Waves. Even a C-level mission will not make me feel bored.

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On the coast extending from the Kingdom of Waves to the Kingdom of Fire is the large-scale construction site of the cross-sea bridge.

You can see a large number of workers working there, and the roar of machinery can be heard from there from time to time.

On the railing on the coast, a small girl with a cute baby face sat there, staring blankly at the boundless sea.

She ignored the movement on the construction site. When the workers saw the girl in a daze around the construction site, they did not dissuade her from leaving. Instead, they respected the girl's existence.

While the girl was in a daze, footsteps came from behind.

"Is it Feng Xin?"

The girl came to her senses, but without turning her head, she accurately called out the identity of the person approaching her behind her.

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

A young man named Feng Xin, with aqua-blue hair, stood behind the girl and asked her why she was sitting on the railing.

"Ah, it's nothing, I just occasionally want to be quiet and look at the sea."

The girl rubbed her drowsy eyes and answered Feng Xin like this, her face was still dull and lacking energy.

"After the daze is over, it's time to do something serious. The prey has been caught from abroad, and this time it has gone through a lot of circles."

Feng Xin said.

"Well, let's go and have a look. The sooner the work is done, the sooner I can go back to rest."

The girl jumped down from the railing near the sea. She was not tall, but now she looked even petite and cute.

Feng Xin didn't respond, but just took the lead in front, leading the girl to a bed and breakfast base along the coast.

There are five other people in this B\u0026B.

Four of them stood aside, waiting for the girl and Fengxin to arrive.

As for the fifth person, his whole body was tied with ropes, and a purple waning moon was embroidered on his clothes.

He swept towards the girl and Feng Xin who had just walked into the room with a look of panic.

"You... who are you? Why did you arrest me? Did I offend you somewhere?"

the captured man asked in panic.

"Don't worry, we are the ninjas of the Lightning Regiment. We invite you here this time to ask you some questions. As long as you are honest, we will not harm your life."

One of the four people standing aside answered.

"Thunder Light Group!?"

The expression of the captured man suddenly changed, and he looked at everyone in shock.

"That's right, we are the famous Lei Guang Group, and I am the leader Qian Nao!"

The girl put her hands on her hips and introduced her identity to the man with a proud face.

The captured man looked intently at the girl, as if to make sure of something.

"I have indeed heard that the leader of the Lei Guang Regiment is a short man less than 1.5 meters tall..."

Before he could finish his sentence, the temperature in the air suddenly dropped violently, and a frightening aura erupted from the girl's body, which was bitingly cold, interrupting his next words.

The man muttered and swallowed his saliva, and looked at the girl Chino in horror, as if he accidentally stepped on her pain point.

"What did you say just now, that I am less than 1.5 meters tall? I heard it clearly."

Qian Nao's lavender pupils were instantly dyed black, with a 'one' shape in the middle, and the whites of her eyes turned blood red.

The timbre also became eerie and strange, staring at the man's face with dark eyes.

"No, no...I was just talking nonsense!"

The man quickly denied it, sweat dripping from his face.

If he nodded and admitted, he was sure that his head would move directly in the next moment.

Lei Guangtuan is one of the best bounty hunter teams in the underground black market. To be able to lead such a powerful team, even a seemingly harmless girl is definitely not a kind person.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Lei Guangtuan to establish such a famous name in the underground black market.

Even if the opponent is less than 1.5 meters tall.

"Okay, stop teasing him, Qian Nao." Feng Xin held Qian Nao who was about to get mad, walked up to the man, and asked, "We came here to ask you a question. You are Ziyue Everyone, I want to ask clearly, have you, the Purple Moon People, received a bounty mission, and are you plotting anything in the Kingdom of Waves?"

"Bounty mission? The Country of Waves?"

The man looked at Feng Xin in shock.

Feng Xin and others did not respond, just silently watching each other's reactions.

The man quickly shook his head and said: "I don't know why you have such a misunderstanding. The fact that the Lei Guang Group took over the country of Bo is well known in the underground black market, and we, who have been reduced to third-rate mercenaries, can't do it again. Accept any bounty missions related to the Kingdom of Waves."

Qianno took over what the other party said and said: "However, recently we discovered that ninjas and samurai belonging to the Purple Moon Clan have begun to operate in the Kingdom of Waves."

"It's probably someone pretending to be. You don't know, in fact, we Ziyue people have recently started to wash our hands in a golden basin, and we are going to find a place to live the rest of our lives in peace, and we don't want to live the life of licking blood on the edge of a knife anymore. .”

Being a bounty hunter sounds very glamorous, but only those who have done this job will understand that bounty hunting is a more risky profession than ordinary ninjas.

You are not free to decide when to die or when to live.

In addition, they were suppressed by the army of the ghost country a few years ago, and the Ziyue people were even more devastated. All the core members were killed, and only three or two big cats and kittens were left. I want to live the rest of my life well.

Qianano and Feng Xin looked at each other and exchanged glances with each other.

"If you don't believe me, there is nothing I can do. I am telling the truth. There are not only your Thunder Light Group here in the Kingdom of Waves, but also people from the Kingdom of Ghosts. It is too late for us Ziyue to hide. It is impossible to do the reward task here. As for the Purple Moons who are active in the Land of Waves... Speaking of which, a month ago, someone paid us a lot of money to invite us Purple Moons to do something in the Land of Waves, as if they wanted us to come here to steal the manufacturing blueprints of some factory .”

The man seemed to have remembered something.

"Who is the client?"

Qianno asked.

The man smiled helplessly and said: "I don't know, because we rejected the commission, the client didn't talk to us further. However, if you want to know the identity of the client, there should be some clues on the trading platform of the underground black market. As for I don't know what the platform said. With the reputation of your Lei Guang group, it shouldn't be difficult to dig some useful information from the platform."

"We will consider your words. In short, before the matter is resolved, please stay here for a while. We will let you go after we confirm that you are not from Ziyue."

Chino looked directly into the man's eyes and said.

"That's all there is to it."

There was a sigh on the man's face, and he knew that the people in the Thunder Light Group would not let him go until the matter came to light.

"Leave two people to watch him while the others continue to search. Remember, don't let even a mouse in on the other side of the bridge."

Qianno's baby face was covered with frost as she spoke word by word.

(PS: It’s New Year’s Eve, and I ended up spending it in code words... Afterwards, red envelopes will be distributed in the group. If you want to grab the red envelopes, you can join the group.)