I don't believe in the will of fire

Because Takino Country is a coastal country in terms of topography, the climate of the entire country is very mild, which is very suitable for crop growth. The land area is about seven or eight times that of Uzumaki Country, making it a very large country.

Logically speaking, with such conditions, the development of this country should not be bad, but the fact is that along the way from Shenyue, there are no large towns at all, and there are only some very poor small villages.

The entire country is full of virgin forests and is in a very primitive state.

Because before coming here, I had some understanding of the country of Taki, and Shenyue also knew the reason.

This is the tragedy of those small countries in the inland areas sandwiched between big countries.

The land of Taki is bordered on both sides by the two great countries of the Ninja World, the Land of Earth and the Land of Fire.

The coastal areas are facing the pressure of a big country like the Kingdom of Thunder.

However, even so, the terrain of Taki Country is already good among the surrounding small countries. At least it is not surrounded from all sides. Moreover, because it has its own Ninja Village: Taki Ninja Village, it can also exploit the surrounding smaller countries.

country, to feed themselves and let themselves breathe a sigh of relief.

But all this changed completely when the Second Ninja War came to an end more than a year ago.

Originally second only to the Five Great Ninja Villages and the Rain Ninja Village, the Taki Ninja Village of the Iron Country chose the wrong side during the Second Ninja War and stood with the Rain Ninja Village and declared war on Konoha.

As a result, after the war ended, with the defeat of Ame Ninja Village, Taki Ninja Village was also involved and declined rapidly.

Unlike Konoha, Taki Ninja Village has the support of the entire wealthy Fire Nation. After its decline, it is extremely difficult to revive it again.

The most important thing is money. Without money, there is no food.

Without food, these ninjas who only know how to kill will starve to death.

This is also the reason why Midori Hitomi, the leader of Taki Ninja Village, will send the village's elite team out of the village this time.

The person leading the team this time is Takiichi, the elite jounin in Takinin Village second only to the leader Green Eyes. He has a power close to the level of Kage. The remaining ninjas are fourteen, including two jonins.

It's the earth and the mouth of the fire.

The rest are all chunin.

At this moment, the faces of the three Jonin were all ugly, because the purpose of their trip was to go to the Rain Ninja Village and ask Sanshouyu Hanzo for things that should have been given to them.

During the Second Ninja World War, Taki Ninja Village did not stand with Yu Ninja Village for free. Yu Ninja Village originally promised Taki Ninja Village many benefits, but so far, there is still a large part of the promise.

Not honored.

However, this time when they went to Yu Ninja Village, they were driven back without even seeing Sanshouyu Hanzo.

"What should I do? How can I explain to the leader when I go back?"

The speaker was gritting his teeth as he recalled the humiliation he suffered in the Rain Ninja Village. But what was even more troublesome was the question he had to explain to the leader, Green Eyes, after returning to the village this time.

Since the end of the war, the leader of Taki Ninja Village, Midori Hitomi, has completely changed.

Because the idea of ​​​​union with Yu Ninja Village was opposed by many people in the village at first, it was Lutong's insistence that led to this cooperation.

As a result, the war was cruel. Not only did Green Eyes not win the bet, but less than one-tenth of all the ninjas in Taki Ninja Village who followed Green Eyes to the battlefield came back, and the others were buried forever in the battlefield.

This caused the rapid decline of Taki Ninja Village.

If it were not for the geographical advantages of Taki Ninja Village, I am afraid that the current Taki Ninja Village would have been destroyed long ago.

Logically speaking, as the leader of the village, Lu Tong should have voluntarily resigned from the position of leader after making such a major wrong decision. However, instead of resigning from the position of leader, Lu Tong instead pushed those in the village who wanted him to step down.

Kill them all.

And the reason why Green Eyes can do this by himself is because he controls the only Jinchuuriki in the village.

At this point, Lutong still felt unsafe.

He originally wanted to kill all the Jonin in the village who might threaten his position as leader, but firstly, he had no excuse, and secondly, if he really killed these people, he would have no one to use.

Therefore, these three people can still survive until now.

However, I have only survived until now. This mission failed. After I return, Green Eyes may take advantage of this to cause trouble.

Tuya's words made Huokou also look ugly.

Because the three of them were good friends, the chuunin behind them followed them at a distance, so he didn't worry about being heard.

Higuchi glanced at Takiichi, who looked calm, and said something shocking.

"Why don't we take this opportunity and leave the village? Anyway, even if we don't die if we go back, I'm afraid we won't live long."

After Huokou finished speaking, Tuye's expression changed drastically, but judging from his thoughtful expression afterward, it showed that he also agreed with this idea.

only...

Both of them looked at Takiichi in the middle, then looked at each other, and asked tentatively.

"Takiichi, what do you think?"

"Have you ever thought about where to go after leaving the village? If we become rebels, no matter which country or village we are in, we will not be welcome."

Takiichi said coldly.

Although the tone seemed to be rejection, both Tuya and Higuchi looked happy, because Takiichi's words showed that he had also discussed this issue.

The two of them didn't have any scruples now, and they speeded up their pace while talking.

"We can go to the Kingdom of the Sea. There are many small islands there. With the strength of the three of us, we can settle down on any small island."

Huokou seemed to have had this idea for a long time, and after careful consideration, he gave his answer.

Tuya seemed to be remembering something.

"In addition to the Kingdom of the Sea, we can go to the Kingdom of Whirlpool. That country is on the sea and the surrounding area is very safe. Moreover, I don't know if you have heard of it. The Uzumaki Ninja Village in the Kingdom of Whirlpool has been re-established. Their leader

His name is Uzumaki Kamizuki, and he is the one who can kill the Third Hokage of Konoha. It is said that he is developing very well now. If we go anywhere with the strength of the three of us, they should not refuse."

"Uzumaki Kamizuki?"

Tuya's words also reminded Takichi of something. He was somewhat familiar with this name.

Just as he was reminiscing, he suddenly noticed something and looked forward, waving his hand for everyone to stop.

"wrong!"

Takiichi's alertness made Doya, Higuchi, and everyone who caught up behind him stunned.

"What's going on?"

As soon as Tuye said the words, he also noticed something was wrong.

Because under the dark moonlight, the surrounding world began to blur, and a light mist began to cover the forest.

"Is this fog?"

If it was just fog, it wouldn't surprise everyone. After all, in a coastal country like Takino Country, it is normal for fog to appear at night due to changes in temperature, but what is not normal is this.

"There's chakra in this mist."

All I could see was Taki's green pupils staring straight ahead, as if there was some beast in the muddy water somewhere.