Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

Just as Mifune was about to leave, Torifu suddenly remembered something and asked, "Kaiyuan's katana has been corroded by the mist of the Boiling Release, so it should be unusable now, right?"

Mifune paused for a moment after hearing this, then nodded: "Indeed, but the accompanying guards brought many steel swords, which can be replaced at any time."

As soon as he finished speaking, a gleaming longsword suddenly appeared in Qu Feng's hand, with some kind of pattern engraved on its blade.

"Give this knife to Haiyuan. I think he performed so well. If he hadn't run into Yahiko earlier, he would have been third place. This is like compensation."

Mifune was taken aback, clearly not expecting that taking the wind would give Haiyuan a knife.

Haiyuan, standing behind him, was overjoyed; his smile was practically overflowing.

But he still managed to suppress it, after all, one must be polite in front of the Hokage and one's master.

Otherwise, not only would you become a laughing stock, but you might also leave a bad impression on the Hokage.

"Hokage, your sword looks extraordinary. It's such a waste to give it to Haiyuan, a junior."

Mifune was the leader of the samurai; he could tell the quality of any sword with just a glance.

The knife in Qu Feng's hand is already considered to be of the highest quality.

Mifune was hesitant to let Haiyuan accept the offer.

Even his personal sword, to be honest, wasn't as good as this one.

Qu Feng smiled and said, "It's alright. As I said, this is compensation for Haiyuan. No matter what, Yahiko was at fault for damaging the samurai's sword."

Seeing that Qufeng was genuinely willing to give the knife, Mifune stopped being coy and let Haiyuan accept it.

Haiyuan's heart pounded behind him; he had never handled such a fine knife before!

After carefully taking it from Qu Feng's hand, he did not rush to draw it from its sheath.

He planned to talk about it after he got back.

"Thank you, Lord Hokage! I will certainly use this sword well!"

Qu Feng nodded upon seeing this.

This knife isn't actually that valuable; I bought it from the system shop for only 1,000 calmness points.

However, the forging technology in this world is not yet fully developed, so good knives are rare.

"Then, Hokage, we'll head back now. Tomorrow I'll have this kid come and spar with Yahiko and the others."

"Alright, General, take care."

After watching Mifune and the others leave, Toru turned around and found that Jiri and the others had already returned to the courtyard.

He could only scratch his head and quickly enter the courtyard.

"Oh, you're done chatting? Then come and eat, it's Amado's cooking."

When Zhili saw that Qufeng had returned, she greeted him.

"Really, the sun has risen in the west!" Qu Feng was quite surprised. Amado usually just waits for food to come to him, how come he's so successful today?

Zhili walked up to Qufeng and whispered, "It's not that the sun rose in the west, it's just that he wanted to test that range hood. It looks like it's working quite well; the kitchen isn't choking anymore."

So that's what happened. Qu Feng also sniffed around at the door, and the effect was indeed quite good.

It looks like we'll have to build a new factory.

"That's great, that's great. Let him keep tinkering. You don't have to cook, isn't that wonderful?"

It seemed there were still a few dishes to cook, and Amado was still busy in the kitchen, while Qufeng was sitting in a chair waiting for him.

Several children were busy carrying plates.

Speaking of which, with the continuous development of Konoha Village in recent years, more and more factories have been built in the back mountains, which is a good thing for the wind-collecting village.

The more factories there are, the better Konoha Village is developing, the more electrical appliances it can produce, and the higher its technological level.

It's also a step towards retirement.

Thinking about it carefully, Minato's retirement life is actually in its final stages; Minato is now fifteen years old.

In about five years, this kid will be able to replace Toru as Hokage. At that time, Toru can finally be carefree and become a leisurely member of Konoha Village like his master.

"Speaking of which, Naruto should be born by then, right? As his uncle, I might even have to help take care of the baby..."

Just thinking about it gives me a headache, so I might as well put these things out of my mind. There are still five years to go, it's still early.

Every time I see familiar characters from anime being born in Konoha Village, I always have a very subtle feeling.

This feeling was amplified infinitely after seeing young Kakashi.

Before gathering chakra, Kakashi even used the panel to measure the chakra displayed on it.

Seeing a living person suddenly feels a bit strange.

"The food is ready! Come and eat!" Amado called out, then came out of the kitchen carrying the last dish.

Everyone sat together and finished their dinner completely.

The task of washing dishes was naturally left to Yahiko and the others. Torifu was all about enjoying himself and would never do any work.

After everything was finished, Toru sat down on a chair in the courtyard and called over Yahiko and Konan.

"So, tomorrow is your final match, are you feeling nervous?"

Yahiko shook his head: "I'm not nervous. It doesn't matter who wins between me and Konan, but I won't hold back."

Konan, who was still a little nervous, immediately snorted after hearing what Yahiko said: "Who would ask you to go easy on me? I will defeat you fair and square!"

Seeing that his two apprentices were both in good spirits, Qu Feng was also quite happy.

"Remember, no matter who wins, it shouldn't affect your relationship. Just treat this match as a regular sparring session."

Yahiko and Konan both nodded after hearing this: "Don't worry, Master, we won't fight among ourselves."

Konan wants to win the championship to prove that she also has the ability to protect Yahiko.

She never forgot how Yahiko took her around when she was a child.

In such a harsh environment, Minami definitely wouldn't have survived without Yahiko.

Now that she has been adopted and taught by her master, her life has improved, her strength has increased, and she is now able to protect Yahiko.

But Yahiko is also very strong, which is why Konan had this idea.

"I know about your relationship, so I'm not too worried. I was just saying it casually."

Then, Tokifumi said, "General Mifune brought Kaigen here for a matter. After being defeated by Yahiko, Kaigen is very anxious to train, but he can't return to the Land of Iron for the time being."

"The only option is for the two of you to train with him. I'll gladly accept this opportunity to gain practical experience. You should be here tomorrow afternoon."

The two men naturally recognized Haiyuan, having just fought him that afternoon.

Yahiko also acknowledges Haiyuan's strength, and it's good to have such a training opponent.

Chapter 569 Entering the Finals

Then, Tokifumi said, "General Mifune brought Kaigen here for a matter. After being defeated by Yahiko, Kaigen is very anxious to train, but he can't return to the Land of Iron for the time being."

"The only option is for the two of you to train with him. I'll gladly accept this opportunity to gain practical experience. You should be here tomorrow afternoon."

The two men naturally recognized Haiyuan, having just fought him that afternoon.

Yahiko also acknowledges Haiyuan's strength, and it's good to have such a training opponent.

It's much better than sparring with Xiao Nan every day. It's just the two of them sparring every day. They know each other's moves very well, so there's nothing new and they don't gain much experience.

As for training with Minato, that's not training, that's getting beaten up.

Qu Feng does have many puppets for his two apprentices to train with, but these puppets all use special secret techniques or bloodline limits.

With their combined strength, even if they reduce their chakra output, it would still be an instant kill.

Therefore, Qu Feng never mentioned this matter.

Although there are quite a few ninjas of the same age in the village, it seems that no one wants to send their child here to be abused.

Qu Feng was quite helpless about this, but now that someone has finally solved his urgent problem, he naturally had to give him some reward.

Otherwise, I'm really afraid they'll be driven away.

"Alright, that's enough for today. If you two want to practice anything, you can go to the training ground in the backyard. As the saying goes, even last-minute sharpening can be useful."

"Yes, Master," the two said in unison.

Yahiko had nothing left to train, and he felt that the most important thing now was to take care of his mental state.

Tomorrow's battle with Konan will definitely be a long and drawn-out war of attrition, and he must be prepared.

After all, Konan had relied on her ninjutsu advantage to fight protracted battles before, and Yahiko thought it would be the same this time.

So after the lecture, Yahiko went back to sleep.

Xiao Nan went to the training ground in the backyard alone, seemingly to conduct final special training and hone her skills one last time before the battle.

Minato and Kushina both wanted to go and see, but Torifu stopped them, telling them not to disturb Konan.

Unfortunately, the two of them can only continue playing Naruto.

"Big brother, are there any other games to play besides Naruto?"

Qu Feng was stunned for a moment: "Why do you ask that? Are you tired of playing the game?"

Minato scratched his head: "A little bit, I guess. It's mainly because the storyline has ended. After my master became Hokage, there haven't been any more storylines. Now it's just the dueling arena every day, which is a bit boring."

Qu Feng curled his lip: "When I'm bored, I spend money to draw cards. Once I've spent too much money, I won't want to quit the game."

They've really spoiled us. They were doing just fine before the game was released.

Minato and Kushina pouted, "Okay, then could you design a few more new characters, bro? I already have all the ninjas, so I can't spend any money..."

"This..." Qu Fengben wanted to say something, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that it had indeed been a long time since a new character had been released.

"Easy, I'll release Mifune. You're all tired of ninja characters, right? It's perfect to release a samurai character."

The main reason we haven't released Mifune before is because Mifune is still young.

This would be perfect for producing Mifune [young man]. This idea had just come to mind when another thought popped into my head.

The top three finishers in this competition can also be directly crafted into C-rank ninjas and added to the game, costing 180 taels each, which should be quite popular.