Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

"So beautiful! This must be the legendary mermaid."

Qu Feng nodded: "Yes, the legendary creatures are indeed very beautiful."

Zhili held onto the side of the boat with both hands, looking out at the boundless sea.

"Legend has it that eating mermaid flesh can grant immortality. Have you heard of Yaobikuni? She ate mermaid flesh."

I've heard of this legend before; the legend of the Eight Hundred Bhikkhunis circulates in both the original world and this world.

Yaobikuni gained immortality by eating mermaid flesh, but wasn't this also a curse upon the mermaids?

"Does Zhili want to live forever?"

Chiri turned to look at Toru, then shook her head with a smile: "If one can only live forever, that's not happiness, it's a curse, it's just too painful."

"I prefer to enjoy the present moment. As long as I truly savor every minute and second of this life, even if I only have a few decades to live, I will be content."

This idea coincided with Qu Feng's, which is why the two of them were able to come together.

The young couple were enjoying a romantic moment on the deck, but this terrified the captain and sailors.

The sudden appearance of the water made them think they had encountered some kind of monster, but it turned out to be the work of the ninja.

There was no prior notice; it was truly terrifying.

But they didn't dare to confront the wind spirits and could only try to calm themselves down.

The fishing boat sailed steadily until night fell.

Fortunately, it's a clear night with no big winds or waves.

This is fantastic news for the boats. Even the fishing boats that Qu Feng and his crew were on risked sinking if they encountered strong winds and waves.

Everyone was standing on the deck, looking up at the sky.

For some reason, the starry sky over the sea was much more beautiful than that of Konoha Village, with every star shining exceptionally bright.

A Milky Way composed entirely of stars stretched across the entire night sky, as if draping the darkness with a silver veil.

"Friends, we should reach the vicinity of the Land of Whirlpools by early tomorrow morning. Let's get a good night's sleep so we'll be energetic tomorrow."

His companions nodded in agreement and returned to their cabins to rest. As agreed, they would gather wind to keep watch for the first half of the night.

The night passed peacefully. The captain and sailors behaved themselves and did not attempt any poisoning or sneak attacks, nor did they deliberately deviate from the course.

The next morning, before it was fully light, Qu Feng and his companions were already standing on the deck.

You can see the island where the Land of Whirlpools is located in the distance. It doesn't look particularly big, but if a family lived there, it would be incredibly comfortable.

The Uzumaki clan has at most two or three thousand people. Living on this island, they don't have to worry about supplies at all, and it's far from war, making it a truly wonderful place.

"My lords, we dare not go any further in. It would be terrible if the Land of Whirlpools found out."

Qu Feng nodded: "We understand, it's fine to stop here."

He then gave the boatman two thousand taels as payment.

"Should this be enough?"

The captain, carrying the money bag, smiled and said, "That's enough, of course it's enough. Please take your time, gentlemen."

Qu Feng and the others exchanged glances, then jumped off the boat one after another.

The sea was calm with no waves.

After seeing that Qu Feng and the others had left, the fishing boat behind them set sail away from the area, presumably preparing to return to Yuhai Village.

"We don't know how we're going to get back."

"By the time we return, the matter in the Land of Whirlpools will surely have been resolved. We can just have them send us back."

Hiruzen thought this made sense and stopped thinking about it.

"Alright, let's set off. Let's finish the mission quickly and find Uzumaki Ashina."

After responding, the group ran quickly toward the shore!

The sea was eerily still at that moment, with only the sound of a few people running on it.

The small island of the Whirlpool Country was getting closer and closer to them.

Just as they were about to reach the shore, countless water arrows suddenly attacked from all directions!

Ignoring the water arrows, Qu Feng and the others continued running forward!

Just as the water arrow was about to hit them, Hiruzen suddenly roared!

A burst of orange-red chakra energy erupted from his body!

Shatter and evaporate all the water arrows!

At this moment, a magma-like outer garment appeared on Hiruzen's body, surrounding him.

"It seems someone doesn't really want us to land on the island."

Qu Feng sighed and rubbed his forehead in exasperation: "I felt this trip had gone a little too smoothly. I thought it would be some overly friendly boatman, but I didn't expect to find him here."

"how many people?"

Mirror activated his Mangekyou Sharingan and scanned his surroundings, but found no one there.

However, it seemed as if a thin mist had appeared around them.

"Are they from Kirigakure?"

Qu Fengwei, daring to use the Fog Concealment Killing Technique to attack them, has really walked right into their trap.

It exhaled a cloud of mist, and the moment it came into contact with the fog, it seized control of the fog!

At this moment, the ninja hidden in the mist suddenly lost their protection and were immediately exposed to everyone's sight.

"They are rogue ninja from Kirigakure, there are probably around fifty of them."

Chiri immediately revealed the identities and number of these ninjas.

Hiruzen grinned: "Fifty, huh? You really think highly of us!"

"Lava Release - Great Fireball Technique!"

As the guiding process was completed, four fiery red tails suddenly appeared behind Hiruzen!

Then, endless magma and flames spewed from Hiruzen's mouth!

Some ninjas who were not skilled or had slow reflexes were instantly engulfed and turned to ashes by the lava and fire!

Then he spat out several magma meteorites at the rogue ninja leader! But the leader only needed two strikes to cut all the meteorites in half, and they fell into the sea.

After Hiruzen killed several of them first, the rogue ninja panicked and retreated to their leader's side.

He took the wind and pushed aside Hiruzen and Kagami, then stepped forward from behind.

"Although you may not tell me, I still have to ask you one question: who sent you? Which prince?"

The leader pointed his long sword at Qu Feng: "Defeat me, and you will get what you want to know."

Qu Feng looked helpless: "Sigh, if we had cooperated, we might have been able to spare your lives, but now you're doomed."

Chapter 261 The Illusion Master on the Island

The leader pointed his long sword at Qu Feng: "Defeat me, and you will get what you want to know."

Qu Feng looked helpless: "Sigh, if we had cooperated, we might have been able to spare your lives, but now you're doomed."

Then, Toru took a few steps back and patted Hiruzen and Kagami on the shoulder.

"You two should be able to handle this, so I won't make a move."

He then retreated to Zhili's side, crossed his arms, and prepared to watch the show.

Hiruzen and Kagami knew that Torifu was trying to slack off, but they didn't seem to have any evidence, so they had no choice but to go for it.

The two nodded to each other, then quickly ran towards the group of rogue ninja!

Toru gently nudged Jiri with his shoulder: "How long do you think it will take for those two to resolve this?"

Zhili thought for a moment: "I guess within ten minutes."

"Then I'll guess within ten minutes."

Chiri chuckled to herself, then began to watch her brother's battle intently.

At this moment, Jing was speeding across the sea, and his Body Flicker Technique was also very skillful. In just a few blinks, he arrived in front of those rogue ninjas!

Then his fingernails suddenly became as sharp and long as a cat's! Two tails burning with blue flames also grew from his back!

They began a swift massacre among the rogue ninja!

Each flash leaves behind a ball of flame, and any rogue ninja who accidentally touches it is instantly burned to charcoal.

The rogue ninja leader tried several times to locate Jing's figure, but failed each time.

He was also a little nervous at this moment. This time he had really run into a tough guy. In less than three minutes, almost all of his men were dead!

Compared to Mirror's incredible speed, Hiruzen's attacks were rather sluggish, with each of his attacks causing massive amounts of lava to erupt, creating countless water vapors upon impact with the sea.

Although the movements were heavy, the posture was very agile, and the boxing techniques used were like those of a monkey, easily avoiding the enemy's various attacks.

With each punch, someone is reduced to charred remains.

With the combined attack of Hiruzen and Kagami, it took less than five minutes to kill all fifty rogue ninja from Kirigakure.

During this time, the leader of the rogue ninja also tried to attack Hiruzen, who was moving relatively slowly, but all his attacks were easily blocked. Even his long sword was almost melted by the magma.

"Damn it, how can you be so strong!" At this moment, the leader finally lost his arrogant attitude.

He became somewhat crazy and hysterical.

Although not all of his men were elites, they shouldn't have been killed in five minutes!

Qu Feng, standing some distance away, put his hands to his mouth as a megaphone: "I said, didn't the people who sent you tell you who we are? Aren't they just sending you here to your death?"

The leader was filled with resentment upon hearing the words "take the wind," but he had no other recourse but to feel resentment.

We can only fight to the death!

"Water Body Technique!"