Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

"Haha, the kids must be terrified!"

Chapter 33 Returning to the Village to Report

Hashirama laughed loudly, looking at the children in front of him, all of them covered in dust and dirt, especially Torifu, whose white hair had turned gray.

Hiruzen said with great remorse, "I'm sorry, Hokage-sama, I failed in my duty!"

Hashirama patted Hiruzen's head: "I have seen everything you have done. Everything was perfect, except that the enemy's strength exceeded our expectations in the end."

"There's nothing we can do about it. Intelligence is never 100% accurate. We must remember this lesson!"

Hiruzen felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing this; the Hokage's words made him feel better.

However, dereliction of duty is dereliction of duty. If it weren't for the Hokage's intervention, he really couldn't think of a way to deal with it!

If they were on the battlefield, they would probably have no choice but to die.

At that moment, Zhili suddenly threw herself into Jing's arms, her voice slightly choked with tears.

Jing stroked Zhili's head gently and said, "It's good that you're alright. Now you know how dangerous it is to carry out a mission, right?"

Zhili didn't speak, but simply nodded.

She was completely stunned by the enormous fire tornado; she realized that she had no way to get involved in a battle of this magnitude.

She couldn't even escape, but luckily the Hokage saved her at the crucial moment.

When she heard the Hokage's voice in that dilapidated house, she suddenly felt no fear.

Kagami lowered his head and whispered to Jiri, "If you want to fight alongside Torifu, then work hard to improve yourself."

Chiri still didn't say anything, but she tightened her grip on the mirror a little more.

"Everyone performed very well in this operation," Hashirama praised the group.

"But the most important thing is that the wind-taking attack on Luo Wan was the key to the turning point."

Everyone agreed on this point; if Luo Wan hadn't been critically injured and on the verge of death, it's unknown how long this battle would have lasted.

Hashirama then provided feedback on each person's strengths and weaknesses in the battle, allowing everyone to clearly recognize their shortcomings.

In the world of ninjas, never be arrogant or complacent, as this can have fatal consequences.

"Alright, kids, mission accomplished. Go back to the village and report."

Hashirama chuckled and said, "I won't accompany you on the rest of the journey."

Then Hashirama's entire body began to stiffen, eventually turning into a piece of wood.

Hiruzen clicked his tongue in amazement: "He unleashed such a powerful ninjutsu, and it was just a clone!"

Danzo patted him on the shoulder: "The Hokage is too busy with official duties to personally undertake such a low-level mission?"

"That's true, the Hokage is indeed very strong!"

That's undeniable; the God of Ninjas isn't someone to be trifled with.

"Alright, let's hurry back and report. This battle has really exhausted us."

After saying that, Hiruzen led his companions toward the valley entrance.

But when they arrived, they realized that the entire valley had been blocked by the wind-gathering ninjutsu.

"Wind, can you undo this ninjutsu?"

Qu Feng nodded and stepped forward to touch the crystal.

Then someone snapped their fingers, and the crystal vine net shattered instantly, along with all the crystal vines on the outside of the valley, which also collapsed and disappeared.

Hiruzen looked at Tokiwa's bloodline limit and felt an indescribable envy. This endless supply of crystals could be generated simply by consuming chakra.

Isn't this just a continuous stream of money?

Seeing that there were still a few fairly large crystal pieces left on the ground, Hiruzen collected them.

He plans to take this beautiful crystal back to Biwa Lake; girls probably all like gemstones and crystals like this.

With the crystal no longer an obstacle, the group set off to return to Konoha Village.

Although the mission was over, Qu Feng did not receive any rewards from the system, not even a notification.

Qu Feng thought the reason was that the mission had not yet been officially delivered, so he was not in a hurry.

After all, there wasn't a single survivor left in the entire valley, so there was no reason not to complete the mission.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo, and Kagami Uchiha led the way, while Koharu, Homura Kaname, and Torifu Akimichi brought up the rear.

They protected the two, Qu Feng and Zhi Li, in the very center.

"Qu Feng, are you injured?"

"No, I'm still pretty strong," Qu Feng replied, seemingly jokingly.

Upon hearing this, Zhili pouted and said, "I knew I shouldn't have worried about you."

Just now, Jiri heard from Kagami that Torifusa wanted to go and rescue her alone, which moved Jiri deeply.

Her relationship with Qu Feng had only lasted a little over a month, yet Qu Feng was willing to risk his life to save her.

In order to prevent a repeat of today's situation and to avoid falling behind Qu Feng, Zhi Li decided to train even harder in the future.

Torikaze looked at Chiri and almost laughed, but he had no idea what Chiri was thinking.

Although he and Chiri had only known each other for a short time, friendship is something that cannot be measured by time.

Although Qu Feng's dream is to live a peaceful life, his conscience tells him that he must help when his family or friends are in danger, within his power.

This is the principle of living by following the wind. If one were to simply lie down and avoid danger, allowing friends to fall into crisis, then that would not be him.

"Good luck, Chiri too. You're a genius of the Uchiha clan, you won't be any worse than me."

Hearing Torifu's encouragement, Chiri became even more determined. Torifu was right. As a genius of the Uchiha clan, she was no worse than anyone else!

Although they were traveling at night, with Uchiha Kagami, who possessed the Sharingan, leading the way, the group still traveled at a fast pace.

They returned to the small village just as dawn was breaking.

When the villagers learned that the bandits had been wiped out, they didn't quite believe it at first, since it had only been a little over a day since they came and went.

After Hiruzen explained it repeatedly, even bringing up the Hokage, the villagers finally believed him.

The news will soon spread to all the villages, and within a month, the small village will be able to return to normal operation.

Everyone was busy fighting and traveling all night, and they are very tired now.

To prevent any accidents on the road, at Hiruzen's suggestion, everyone decided to rest briefly in the village before continuing their journey.

They returned to the hotel where they had stayed before, and the owner gave them a warm welcome.

Not only did they provide fresh fruit for free, but they also waived the accommodation fee.

But everyone still paid the boss the original price. Life isn't easy for ordinary people, and Hiruzen and the others weren't short of money.

After resting for about four hours, the group set off again.

This time, we'll head straight to Konoha Village.

Chapter 34 Uchiha Setsuna Attacks!

The group maintained a steady pace and encountered no unusual situations along the way.

If we maintain our current speed, we should reach Konoha Village in about three more hours.

Qu Feng was somewhat looking forward to the rewards he was about to receive, but according to the system's prompts, it seemed that the only reward he would get was calmness points.

After all, mysterious items are obtained with an extremely low probability. Qu Feng felt he didn't have that kind of luck, so he didn't have too high expectations and just hoped to get more calm points.

Just as the group was passing by a large river, Tofu suddenly felt the same way he did when he sparred with Chiri on the mountaintop that day.

Qu Feng immediately understood, but did not show it on his face.

He followed the main group for a while, then suddenly clutched his stomach and squatted down.

"Qu Feng, what's wrong?"

Zhili noticed the situation immediately and asked anxiously.

"I'm fine, I just have a bit of a stomachache and need to use the restroom. You guys go ahead."

With Toru clutching his stomach in an embarrassed state, Hiruzen and the others felt it was inappropriate to remain there any longer.

After instructing Qu Feng to catch up as soon as possible, he continued forward, but at a slower pace.

Seeing that the main force was already some distance away, Qu Feng resumed his normal appearance and said coldly, "Come out, stop hiding."

The surroundings were completely calm, with only a few birds taking flight and nothing else happening.

"Stop pretending! You were the one who attacked me on the mountaintop last time, weren't you? Uchiha Setsuna!"

As soon as these words were spoken, a huge, raging fireball suddenly roared towards them from the woods to the right of the wind, which was none other than the Uchiha clan's signature ninjutsu!

Magnificent fireball technique!

"Water Release: Water Chaos Wave!"

A large amount of water was ejected from the air intake, forming a shockwave that collided with the oncoming fireball, creating a continuous hissing sound as the water evaporated into vapor.

Steam quickly filled the woods, and within the thick steam, a figure slowly emerged.

"You had a chance to live, but you can only blame your arrogance, you foolish brat."

A pair of scarlet Sharingan with three tomoe opened, their gaze piercing through layers of steam and fixing on Torufu.

Faced with Uchiha Setsuna's threat, Torifu was unconcerned and even mocked him: "You think you've got me cornered? You're just a three-tomoe sword, do you think you're Uchiha Madara?"

Upon hearing this, Setsuna burst into laughter: "Hahaha, just three tomoe? That's all? I was actually looked down upon by a six-year-old child."

He then revealed a monstrous expression: "Then I'll show you the power of the Sharingan!"

"Tsk tsk tsk, I'm afraid we won't see it."

Before Uchiha could erupt in fury, Tokito quickly formed hand seals and a smile appeared on his lips.

"Cloud Escape - Cloud and Mist Technique".