The afterglow of the setting sun is as bright as blood, falling in the wilderness and forest.

A dozen carriages were parked by the lake, the crowd divided into several groups and gathered around, while wisps of green smoke curled into the sky.

“It smells so good!”

Hinata Zero stared at the roasted golden-skinned pheasant in Watanabe's hand with salivation, his two clear white eyes full of joy.

I saw Watanabe skillfully turning the branches that penetrated the pheasant's body, placing it on the fire to heat it evenly, occasionally sprinkling a few grains of salt, Zhili, Hinata Zero, and Bei Liuhu gathered around him in turn.

, sit and wait for the meal to be served.

"Watanabe-kun is surprisingly capable, even at barbecue." Hinata Rei praised.

Zhili nodded imperceptibly. This guy did have something. If he was allowed to do it, it would be great if he didn't burn the chicken. It would be impossible to bake it so fragrantly.

"You don't know, Zero, but Watanabe's greatest skill is not ninjutsu, but cooking." Bei Liuhu joked, after eating dry food for three days in a row, he was very happy to finally taste meat tonight.

"I tried Watanabe Cooking once, and it was full of dishes I had never tasted before. They were more delicious than other restaurants outside."

"Really?" Hinata Zero cooperated with a surprised expression and asked, "Watanabe-kun, can you cook for me next time?"

You're a bit pretentious...

Watanabe wanted to complain about her, so he refused directly: "No."

"Hey, why?"

"Because you didn't pay."

Hinata Zero did not hesitate: "Then I will give all the rewards for this time to Watanabe-kun."

Watanabe scolded her: "If you don't give it to me, you're a dog."

"Giggle, Watanabe-kun is so funny, how could I be a dog?" Hinata Zero's laughter was very clear, like the ringing of a silver bell, but Watanabe still felt that she was artificial.

After a while, the finished roasted chicken finally came out of the oven. Watanabe first tore off the fat and oily chicken legs and cut them into pieces, and then divided the remaining parts with Hinata Rei and Bei Ruhu.

Although the portion of this dinner was not large, it tasted good and everyone was very satisfied.

It has been three days since Watanabe and others escorted the caravan out of Konoha that day.

The three-day journey was not smooth. On average, every ten kilometers we advanced, we would encounter a wave of bandits. Some of the bandits were just refugees, and some were joined by ninjas. This shows how chaotic the world outside is.

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It's okay when you encounter bandits composed of refugees. You can scare them away just by showing them Konoha's ninja forehead protector. But if you encounter bandits who are joined by ninjas, it will be very troublesome. Those traitorous ninjas

Relying on their own strength, they usually ignore threats and launch forceful attacks on caravans.

Every time when that happened, Watanabe, Hyuga Rei, and Beiliu would come forward to kill the rebel ninja. Jiri only took action once on the second day of departure. That time the rebel ninja attacked the caravan.

There are too many, nine in total, ranging in strength from jounin to genin, and have exceeded the limits of Watanabe and others' training.

Strictly speaking, Jiri's attack that time was not actually an attack, but rather a surprise, because she only glanced at the group of rebel ninjas with her Sharingan, and the rebel ninjas killed each other like crazy until they were possessed.

He killed his entire army and wiped it out.

Seeing that incredible scene, Uzumaki Heiji and the other merchants kept gasping, saying that hiring Jiri to escort their caravan was the most correct decision for them.

"Master Governance, it's still early now. Do you think we can still go some distance?"

Uzumaki Heiji also finished dinner not far away and respectfully came over to ask for instructions from Jiri.

It's so dangerous outside. They are now at the border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Uzumaki, with nowhere to go or a shop. Uzumaki Heiji wants to return to the Land of Uzumaki as soon as possible.

Zhili had no objection and let him arrange it.

So not long after, the motorcade set off on the road again, the setting sun gradually sank into the horizon, and the world was shrouded in a layer of darkness.

When the carriage drove through a dense forest, Zhili seemed to sense some kind of crisis and suddenly spoke:

"Stop!"

Eighteen carriages instantly stopped in a straight line, and Uzumaki Heiji and others looked at Jiri in surprise.

"Master Governance, what's going on?"

Zhili didn't answer, staring at the two small puddles in the middle of the road ahead, and said coldly: "Come out."

The three Watanabe men immediately went on alert and picked up the kunai from their waists with a hook of their fingers.

"If you can see through our disguise, it seems that he is not a simple person."

There was a burst of playful laughter, and then the two puddles in the middle of the road twisted and transformed into two men with gas masks on their faces.

"It's a pity that you are unlucky." The man on the left sneered while looking at Zhili.

"When you meet us, no matter how simple you are, you are destined to die here..."

"Stop talking nonsense." The man on the right interrupted in a deep voice, "Just go ahead and kill them all."

The man on the left nodded: "Okay, then... do it!"

As soon as the words fell, the two of them jumped up at the same time.

Watanabe, Hyuga Rei and Bei Liuhu were about to attack, but were suddenly stunned the next second.

I saw the two men leaping up, not to launch an attack, but to turn around and run away decisively. In just a short moment, their figures disappeared into the night.

"this!"

Beiliuhu was stunned and did not realize the situation.

Behind him, Uzumaki Heiji and others also looked at each other, thinking to themselves that they had met a fool?

He said he was going to kill someone, but actually he was planning to escape?

"They went to gather their accomplices."

Zhili said solemnly, after all, she has rich experience and can make quick judgments.

Those two men were not stupid, on the contrary, they were very smart. After their disguise was seen through, they knew they were no match, so they escaped and ran away.

"Retreat, retreat to a place with a clear view and camp, and don't leave again tonight."

Jiri gave orders to Uzumaki Heiji and others.

Although she didn't think that the traitorous ninja who was reduced to blocking the road would be very strong, but it was always right to be careful. What's more, it was dark and windy at this time, and if they were ambushed in a small area, the team would probably suffer casualties.

"OK!"

Uzumaki Heiji and others quickly agreed to obey Jiri's command 100%, turned the direction of the carriage, and retreated towards the way they came.

But not long after they retreated, there was a burst of noise behind them, accompanied by intermittent voices.

"They were here just now..."

"He must have run away...Hurry up and chase..."

Hinata Zero opened his white eyes to look behind him, and veins protruded on both sides of his temples.

"They are catching up. There are many of them, more than thirty." Hinata Linghui reported, his tone was rare and calm, without any of his usual sweetness.

"Their faces are all wearing gas masks like the two people just now."

Watanabe, Beiru, Uzumaki Heiji and others were all shocked when they heard this. The thirty or so ninjas were undoubtedly the most powerful bandit group they had ever encountered along the way.

"Why are there so many ninjas?"

Zhili frowned, feeling an ominous premonition.

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