Konoha's task master

Ye Cang walked to about a kilometer in front of the cave.

"Swish, swish, swish."

Black-clothed ANBU blocked the path for several people. The leader was wearing a fox mask. Due to the dim sky, Ye Cang couldn't see clearly the eyes of the person in front of him under the mask. He only felt that he was being held captive by more than a dozen sharp auras.

Locked firmly.

"There are caves a few kilometers away, please find another place."

The leader wearing a fox mask spoke softly. It was a rather pleasant female voice, but the tone carried a deep coldness, which was flat without any emotion.

Ye Cang nodded and immediately led the four people to change direction.

Aoyama Reiko stood up and looked in the direction of the cave without saying a word for a long time. When Ye Cang completely disappeared from sight, Konoha ANBU directly used teleportation to leave and find a new location to hide.

"As expected, it's from Konoha. The person leading it is very powerful."

Ye Cang rushed to the cave just to confirm. Five figures turned into white mist and disappeared at the same time. These people... turned out to be just shadow clones of Ye Cang.

A few kilometers away, Ye Cang's body was digesting the memory in his body, and after a slight hesitation, he decided to leave overnight.

"You can't stay here long."

This time, she led the team that participated in the Chunin Exam in Sunagakure Village, but the Third Kazekage did not send ANBU to protect them. Even the members who participated in the Chunin Exam were not outstanding geniuses in the village, but more like...abandoned children.

The five people quickly left the cave.

But Ye Cang saw a blue figure outside the cave. There was not even any trace of wind and sand on his body. The surging wind and sand in the sky were dispersed by invisible energy when it approached him.

Ye Cang used the light in his hand to see clearly the face of the person in front of him.

Almost subconsciously, she opened her arms to protect the four people behind her, and whispered in a low voice.

"If a fight breaks out, you guys should run away immediately."

"Want to chat alone?" Yakumo asked with a smile.

Yekura was silent. She couldn't understand the situation in front of her. She thought that Yakumo, the strongest ninja in the world, was here to rob and kill people on the way to weaken the future strength of Sunagakure Village.

If it's just a chat, there seems to be nothing wrong with it.

"good…"

Touch, Ye Cang separated into a shadow clone.

"I'll let the shadow clone take them away. How about the main body staying here?"

"certainly."

Yakumo nodded and walked towards the cave behind Ye Cang.

The shadow clone took the boy farther and farther, and Ye Cang re-entered the cave with a complicated mood. From the initial joy of discovering the Konoha personnel, it gradually turned into a strong self-deprecation.

I'm so stupid... really stupid.

He knew that Konoha's team was very dangerous, but he still took the risk to test it.

Curiosity killed the cat, and Ye Cang has always been a cat-like girl with strong curiosity. When meeting people from Konoha here, she naturally wanted to inquire more.

"No need to be so nervous."

"I'm not nervous."

Ye Cang shook her head. The worst she could do was die. After she prepared herself for the worst, her mentality became a little calmer. She took off the hat on her head gracefully, revealing her beautiful face.

"You are not doing well in Sand Hidden Village. Don't deny it for now. For example, the people who went to Iwagakure Village with you this time are not so-called geniuses, but just ordinary people with average talents. For example, they are obviously from the four villages.

Ninja exam but no ANBU was sent to follow and protect."

When it was originally planned to jointly hold the Chunin Examination, Onoki, the third Tsuchikage, wrote to Kirigakure Village to inquire. Unfortunately, the letter was like a stone, and no reply was received.

The planned five-village alliance was destined to fail to come together.

After hearing what Yakumo said, Ye Cang remained expressionless, as if Yakumo's words did not cause any disturbance.

But in my heart, I am not as calm as on the surface.

"so what?"

Ye Cang asked without hesitation.

"When other ninja villages find out how deep you are, the thousands of kilometers of road back to Sunagakure Village may become your burial place at any time, and you can't walk fast at all with those few oil bottles."

Yakumo continued with a slight smile on his face.

"Oh, you want to say that Ninja Village has given up on me?"

How could Ye Cang not be clear about this kind of thing? The position of the Fourth Kazekage was destined to belong to Rasa. After all, he was the Third Kazekage, the heir of the same line. His position in Sunagakure Village was in danger.

But how could she reveal it easily in front of outsiders?

"Do you think Luo Sha won't do anything with your strength and reputation?"

"Of course not?"

Ye Cang asked pretending to be puzzled.

"Your fame will affect the influence of the fourth generation Kazekage on Sunagakure Village. Of course he will try his best to kill you. Fame is not a talisman, but the reason for your death!"

"Does he dare to collude with outsiders and is not afraid of exposing the truth?"

"It's easy to cover up the truth..."

Yakumo was suddenly stunned. Ye Cang had also participated in several battles. How could he be such a brainless person? This woman was just pretending to be silly and sweet to trick him...

"Has it been discovered?"

Although Ye Cang was asking rhetorically, his tone was quite firm. He waved his hands somewhat indifferently, and the expression on his face... gradually converged and turned into complete calm.

"If you are destined to be plotted by Luo Sha and have no way out, you might as well defect to Sunagakure Village in exchange for peace of mind for the rest of your life."

Yakumo calmed down his emotions and continued.

"Tch, are you just here to talk nonsense?"

"Almost, if you are willing, Konoha welcomes you to join."

After Yakumo said this, he immediately released the shadow clone technique.

Of course, this is just a casual move without much meaning. Whether Yakura's future is to defect or die at the hands of Rasa has almost no impact on Yakumo.

But if she is willing to join Konoha, that will be an unexpected surprise.

"Is it just a shadow clone? But the idea is a bit naive."

Ye Cang stood up and chased in the direction of the shadow clone. Although the word "defect" was simple, she had a bond within Sunagakure Village that she could not let go of.

It is precisely because of this relationship that she is restricted by Luo Sha.

"Hey... I hope we don't reach the final stage."

In the cave, Yakumo opened his eyes and digested the memories in his mind.

Masako Mori leaned on her upper body, with a faint smile on her lips, as if she was having some kind of sweet dream.

Most of the people in the cave have fallen asleep.

Ye Cang... will the ending change?

In the early morning, everyone continued to set off in the direction of Yanyin Village, until Yanyin Village appeared in everyone's sight in the afternoon. Looking from the bottom up, Yanyin Village was built against the mountain, and it looked majestic.

The mountains stand tall, and the two are connected by iron chains.

Round towers are formed by stacking stones on the mountainside and at the foot of the mountain. From a distance, the entire village is only colored by rocks. Occasionally, a touch of green grows diagonally on the edge of the thousand-meter-high peak.

This is a fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Yakumo analyzed the problem from another angle. If the gate made of steel was closed, how long would it take for him to break through Iwakakure?

It probably takes about half a minute.

Well... this is an easily breachable fortress.

Yakumo retracted his gaze and led everyone towards the direction of Iwagakure Village. The closer they got... the gate became more majestic. On the top of the dome tower, there were various kinds of bushes planted, which formed the basis of Iwagakure.

The village is dotted with a little greenery.

On the top of the tallest tower, there is a huge word "Tu" hanging on it.

Obviously that was the Tsuchikage Building. After Kakashi took out the voucher at the entrance of the village, the ninja from Iwagakure Village was responsible for taking it to the rest area.

Gu Yan

The Iwagakure ninja left with a cold face.

"Team up with each other and move freely...but pay attention to safety."

Yakumo ordered, and at the same time opened his perception ability to the maximum, and soon locked the location of the Third Tsuchikage Onoki. He planned to go to Onoki to obtain the art of submersion in the earth.

If you refuse...don't blame him for being rude!

Just as Yakumo was about to take action, Masako Mori suddenly reached out and grabbed his right hand with a smile on his face.

"Yakumo, would you like to accompany me to visit Iwagakure Village?"

"Of course...I'm more than happy to."

It's just ninjutsu, why is it important to have a girlfriend?

The two of them walked side by side towards the commercial district of Iwagakure Village. At the same time, Yakumo created a shadow clone and was sparring with Chiyuki Chiyuki in the courtyard.

But as soon as Yakumo went out, he met Ye Cang and two teak men.

Two women in their prime stood together, looking vaguely at odds with each other.

This resettlement area...includes Konoha, Kumogakure, and Sunagakure.

But why did Kumogakure let the second-tailed Jinchuuriki lead the team?

Yakumo held Masako Mori's hand and walked past the two of them.

"That person seems to be Jing Yakumo, right?"

"That's right."

The two teak men immediately regained their momentum and turned towards the rest area of ​​Yunyin Village. She needed to report this matter to the Fourth Raikage as soon as possible.

The sky in Iwagakure Village is gray.

This is not the gloom before the rain, but countless fine dust floating in the air blocking the sunlight. The environment here is very dry, and clean drinking water is an important resource.

As Yakumo walked on the road, he could see a young man wearing gray clothes lying on the bluestone and looking at the gray sky. His lips were very chapped, like shriveled salted fish.

The business district has somewhat improved. Although it is not short of water, it is not comparable to Konoha in terms of prosperity. There are only a few special delicacies.

For example, blast furnace pancakes, blast furnace beef skewers, etc.

Yakumo and Masako Mori tasted several special delicacies. The smoky flavor was quite obvious and the texture was slightly bad, but the taste was really good, the portions were full, and the price was not expensive enough to fill their stomachs.

This kind of special food aims to make people full, not to make people feel delicious, but it is very down-to-earth.

In the business district, the clothes sold in clothing stores are also quite in line with the characteristics of the Earth Kingdom, such as large windproof cloaks and dark-colored dustproof hats with nets.

Masako Mori browsed briefly and had no idea of ​​purchasing at the moment.

After buying two glasses of extremely expensive cold drinks, Masako Mori lost the intention to continue wandering under the attack of the heat wave, and walked towards the resettlement area with Yakumo in her right hand.

The settlement area for everyone in Konoha is on the mountainside in the distance.

At this time, the two of them need to temporarily go down the mountain and then climb up again to reach it, or reveal their identity as ninjas and run on the four-meter steel rope.

The descent is easy.

Occasionally, Masako Mori would stop and look at the dying weeds on the ground due to lack of water. Her face showed a hint of sadness that Yakumo couldn't understand, but she quickly took Yakumo's hand again and set off.

"Life is really fragile and fleeting."

Masako Mori said with some emotion, she thought of her own fate from the withered yellow weed, and thought silently in her heart.

"I'm really unwilling. I want to stay with Yakumo all the time."

On the way back, Yakumo saw the boy lying on the stone slab again. His dehydration became more serious and his body was extremely weak, but it was not fatal.

Yakumo looked back.

He stroked Masako Mori's nose and asked.

"Are you sad because of that dead grass?"

"Uh-huh."

"Then let it rain."

"ha?"

Masako Mori looked at Yakumo in surprise.

It was rare that he really believed that he was grieving for a few withered grasses. She clearly associated them with herself from the withered grasses.

But that's fine, it doesn't mean he will grieve with her.

"I just said...it's better to let it rain."

Yakumo pushed his palm toward the sky, and the chakra surging in his body quickly mobilized, changed form... and gathered in the direction of his right hand.

The next second, the golden dragon soared into the sky, breaking through the gray dust in the blink of an eye, and the world was divided into two by this beam of light.

This beam of light was extremely bright, and soon three generations of Tsuchikage came from a distance.

Immediately afterwards, a huge beam of light exploded between the clouds.

The loud rumbling sound spread, as if the sky was angry.

The golden electric current swims freely, explodes, and gathers the surrounding water vapor. At the core of the golden light pillar, there is a blue water ball that continuously chooses to absorb the surrounding water vapor, and finally gathers into a dark cloud.

The golden current is still surging wildly, rolling and roaring wantonly in the leaden dark clouds. Those golden currents gradually lose their golden color and turn into thousands of silver snakes swimming in the air.

But the golden beam of light did not show any weakness and still penetrated the sky and the earth. The dark clouds in the sky became huge, and countless water vapor gathered from all directions.

"Click."

Bright white arcs of electricity fell from the sky, making explosive sounds in mid-air.

The dark clouds extend for thousands of miles.

The Third Tsuchikage had already guessed Yakumo's plan at this time, but could not understand his reason for doing so.

"Why would he want it to rain?"

But no matter what, this move can be regarded as helping Yanyin Village.

After all, there has been no rainfall in Yanyin Village for more than half a year since June last year, and this is the season of drought and water shortage.

Yakumo took back his right hand and dispersed the golden beam of light connecting heaven and earth.

This is a drop of rain falling from a high altitude, falling on the road paved with bluestone and scattering into a transparent water splash.

Although the ordinary residents of Iwagakure Village did not know what happened, as the raindrops fell, the entire Iwagakure Village began to party.

In their understanding, this rainfall must be a miracle created by Lord Tsuchikage. Countless people shouted loudly...the roaring sound waves shouted for the Third Tsuchikage Onoki.

In mid-air, Ohnoki's face turned red.

Countless raindrops splashed down from the sky, hitting the road and turning into water splashes that scattered in all directions. But more raindrops fell from the sky and scattered, and the long-lost moist vapor enveloped the entire Iwagakure Village.

The originally clear environment became hazy under the influence of water vapor, and the turbidity seemed to be separated by a layer of fog.

The sudden rain washed away the heat, and the air at this time became quite comfortable, and even the air became much clearer.

Dust scattered like smoke was washed away by the rain into nothingness.

Yakumo took out an umbrella from the storage scroll to protect Masako Mori from the raindrops falling from the sky.

Ignoring the gazes of the people around him, Yakumo helped Masako Mori walk into the rain until the two of them completely disappeared around the corner of the street.

No one dared to stop me from the beginning to the end.

Only then did Onoki, the third Tsuchikage, look away.

He disappeared instantly, and his clothes were soaked when he left.

"This way...the withered grass won't die."

"Well, you don't even know how. I said I would cure you."

Masako Mori immediately showed an expression of surprise, as if she had been wiped with honey. It turned out that he knew why he was sad, and he just wanted to make me happy.

PS: Thanks to Flying Carrot Rabbit for the tip.