I don't believe in the will of fire

The sky was slightly bright, and the faint morning light shone through the gaps in the curtains, falling on Asuka's somewhat lazy face, until Zhongzheng's voice came from outside, waking her up from her sleep.

"Your Highness Asuka, it's dawn, we have to continue on our way!"

"knew..."

The sleeping bird reluctantly woke up, stretched and made a lazy sound.

Seeing this, the two maids also opened the curtain of the carriage and came up with water and basins. After almost half an hour, after washing and dressing up, the carriage finally started to move.

Looking down from the sky, a crowd of about a hundred meters long appeared in the dense forest. There were about a hundred or so people, most of them looked like warriors, wearing gorgeous armor, riding horses, and flying bird carriages.

In the middle, on both sides are the eight ninjas responsible for protecting the princess.

Because this place is so desolate, there is not even a decent road, there is only a gravel path, and the carriage is bumpy when walking on it.

Just like that, more than three hours later.

Sitting in the carriage, Asuka, who was dressed in a gorgeous kimono, looked pale, with a sad look on his delicate and lovely face.

She couldn't help but lift the curtains of the carriage, took a breath of fresh air, and complained to a ninja on the left.

"Teacher Akio, how long will it take for us to arrive? We have been walking for more than ten days. If I had known this, we wouldn't have let so many people follow us."

When Akio Yamanaka on the side saw the princess's appearance, he knew what his disciple was thinking, and said with an embarrassed look.

"Just be patient for a while, Your Highness Asuka, there is nothing you can do about it. After all, this is a diplomatic mission, and the scenes that should be there must still be there. Moreover, you can reach the beach in about an hour's walk, and there will be Uzumaki Ninja there then.

The village's boat will come to pick us up, and we can meet Uzumaki Kamizuki, the leader of the Uzumaki Village."

Hearing the name Uzumaki Kamizuki, Asuka's expression suddenly shone, and he looked like he was lost in memories, and said with a slight blush on his cheeks.

"I haven't seen him for two years. I don't know what that guy has become like now."

Seeing this, Yamanaka Akio smiled bitterly, thought for a while and said.

"It should be pretty awesome."

He still can't forget the shock he felt a year ago when he received the news that the third Hokage in the village was killed by Uzumaki Kamizuki.

From that time on, he understood that there was a type of people in this world who were born with geniuses that surpassed everyone else, and existed beyond common sense.

So, at that time, he completely gave up all the unrealistic illusions in his heart, took his seven brothers, and devoted all his efforts to teaching his disciple.

Asuka did not disappoint them either.

Although she is the daughter of a daimyo and has a high status, she is very able to endure hardships in the process of teaching and practicing and does not seem to be pampered at all. Moreover, Asuka is also very talented in the ninja field.

Several people did not hide their secrets and gave everything they knew to this child.

In this way, after two years, Asuka now has a strength close to that of a Jonin.

Although he is still far behind a genius like Uzumaki Kamizuki, compared to ordinary people, he is already at the level of an absolute genius.

The only thing that makes him a little uneasy is that since that meeting, Asuka has never seen Uzumaki Shenyue again. However, in the two years since the beginning of training, Uzumaki Shenyue has become Asuka's best friend.

The most frequently encountered words.

In Asuka's imagination, Uzumaki Shenyue has become unique in this world.

It felt like a girl in a lonely spring boudoir who suddenly understood her love for the opposite sex, and then forced her best fantasies about her future partner onto Uzumaki Kamizuki.

As someone who has experienced it, Akio Yamanaka also knows that this is unrealistic, and that child...

I remembered that I had been in contact with Shenyue for less than a month.

Akio Yamanaka understood that this child was definitely not a human being who could be understood by common sense.

It would be nice if Uzumaki Kamizuki felt the same way about Asuka, if not.

At this moment, Yamanaka Akio didn't know whether this was good or bad.

Just like this time when the daimyo made a grand mission to Uzumaki Ninja Village, this action obviously violated the taboo of Konoha Village.

Just like this, more than an hour later, the humid sea breeze blew in the face, and the humid air entered the lungs, making the bird that had been uncomfortable for a long time finally feel a lot more relaxed.

"Okay, everyone, let's rest here."

After Yamanaka Akio gave the order, a long sigh of relief came from the surrounding warriors.

These samurai could relax, but Akio Yamanaka could not.

"Taro, go and see if the ship from Uzumaki Ninja Village has arrived. Nakai, please pay attention to the surrounding area. Kazai, Koji, you go and have a look around. Xiaoshan, Otsuka, Tenji, you three, please protect the princess."

"Yeah, I got it."

As soon as the voice fell, everyone dispersed.

Akio Yamanaka then said to Asuka in the carriage.

"Okay, Your Highness Asuka, you can come out and rest."

After all, she is the daimyo's daughter, the princess of the Land of Fire, and she is a girl. She has a distinguished status, and generally cannot be shown in front of so many men. However, Asuka's character has not been the same after so many years under the guidance of eight people.

His softness may be due to the fact that he has mastered the power of chakra. He has become more and more like a tomboy, and Akio no longer has so many scruples.

"Very good."

Hearing his teacher's words, the dying bird held up his skirt and jumped up from the carriage with great energy.

Even though she was wearing a gorgeous and wide dress, she still couldn't stop Asuka's proud figure and innocent and romantic appearance. The samurai around her couldn't help but were attracted to look at that lovely face.

Seeing this, Yamanaka Akio didn't want to say anything more, because he was already used to it.

As the saying goes, the eighteenth transformation of a girl, during the two years of teaching Asuka, Akio and the others witnessed Asuka grow from a cute little girl to the young and beautiful girl in front of them.

What's even more attractive is that Feiniao is not bound by etiquette like other women in Daming Mansion, and she always looks so lively and bright.

But at this moment, there was a commotion in the woods, and at the same time, the figures of He Zai and Hao Er fell from the sky, with solemn expressions on their faces.

"What's going on?"

Hezai explained directly.

"We found traces of the battle in front, and, would you like to come over and take a look?"

Seeing this, Yamanaka Akio frowned and said to the three people left behind.

"You protect His Highness Asuka, I'll go take a look."

With that said, Akio Yamanaka followed the two of them and saw the incredible scene in front of him from a distance.

"This is...?"

The huge, dense, and obviously uncoordinated forest appeared before Akio's eyes.

Being able to become the guardian of the twelve ninjas, and as a member of the Yamanaka clan, Yamanaka Akio is no ordinary ninja. It can be said that he is well-informed. When he saw this scene, he thought of something, but...

"Impossible..."

"Any other discoveries?"

"Yes, there seems to be an underground base down here, and we don't dare to go in."

"..."

Akio Yamanaka thought about it for a while, but the rationality in his mind still made him give up the idea of ​​pursuing it further.

"I understand, don't worry too much, this has nothing to do with us."

"Um."

He Zai and Hao Er also nodded.

But there are some things that once you have seen them, you can never forget them.

The three of them returned to Asuka worriedly.

Seeing the expressions on her three teachers' faces that something was obviously wrong, Asuka knew that something must have happened, but just as she was about to ask, Taro's figure fell from the sky.

"The ship from Uzumaki Ninja Village is here!"