Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

They were also very curious about the reward. The last chaotic event ended with a broken door, but it hadn't been of any use to them yet.

It's been gathering dust in the ventilation warehouse for years. The ventilation team doesn't even know what it's for, but they can't bear to throw it away.

After all, it was hard-earned, and it might come in handy in the future.

But since then, the system has never issued any more chaotic events, and the ninja world has been at peace for a period of time.

The rare moment of leisure made Qu Feng forget about the large door panel.

It wasn't until the Chaos Event reappeared today that Qu Feng remembered that he still had this item in his ring.

"Hopefully, the reward from this chaotic event will make the door panel useful, otherwise it would be a waste of the reward."

Qu Feng shook his head and complained, but he couldn't control the rewards given by the system, so he could only leave it to fate.

Trying to find the system's patterns is impossible. Even the system shop hasn't been fully explored yet, let alone the rewards from chaotic events.

The last group of ninjas left Konoha Village, and under Jiraiya's leadership, they should soon arrive in Amegakure to begin their mission.

On the wind-gathering panel, the number indicating the clearing of ronin camps was steadily increasing, not very quickly, but on average, there was an increase every minute.

This has become a slow and laborious task. Hopefully, Jiraiya's arrival will speed up the clearing process.

As the sun gradually revealed its full form, Qu Feng straightened his clothes and prepared to go to the morning market.

Zhili and Haoyuan should be awake by now. Qufeng will buy breakfast and go back to eat with them.

Time flew by and it was noon. Jiraiya had already traveled halfway. If he kept up his pace, he could probably reach the Rain Province before dark tonight.

But the most important thing now is to take a short rest and replenish your energy.

The ninja team stopped on a wide grassland.

After using Earth Release ninjutsu to create a flat area on the grass, everyone rested there and took out their food.

"Yahiko, Konan, it's time to eat. Kushina, you should join us too."

Hearing Qu Feng's summons, the three of them sat down together.

Kushina also signed up for the mission, but she arrived very late this morning and joined the team quickly without saying goodbye to Torifu.

"What shall we eat, Minato?" She looked at the scroll in Minato's hand with a grin, hoping he would bring over some good food.

But what Minato pulled out instantly deflated her: "What is this? It's just soldier rations again."

Complaints aside, during missions, there's nothing better than soldier rations to restore stamina.

So she had no choice but to accept the soldier's ration pills and eat them.

Yahiko and Konan were already mentally prepared, so they didn't show any expression. After taking the soldier's rations from Minato, they ate them heartily.

After so many generations of improvements, the taste of the military rations has become quite good, comparable to everyday snacks, so it's not necessarily that bad.

It's just that everyone ate too well during the Lunar New Year and can't adapt to this change in a short time.

"Haha, little girl, it's good enough to have something to eat in the wild. Maybe there will be good food when we get to Yu Province. Just bear with it for now."

Jiraiya laughed and said that he often traveled around, so he could eat anything as long as it filled his stomach and provided nutrition, and he didn't care about the taste at all.

"Jiraiya-sama is right, I'll eat now."

After saying that, Kushina stopped being coy and started eating heartily.

Seeing this, Minato smiled slightly, quietly took out a piece of dried meat from the scroll, and handed it to Kushina.

"promise."

Kushina glanced at Minato, then grinned.

Since he couldn't free his hands, he simply bit the jerky and pulled it out of Minato's hand.

"Look at you, you don't act like a girl at all," Minato teased.

Kushina, however, didn't take it to heart: "That's what you call a heroine. Tsunade is just like that."

After that, the conversation inexplicably stopped, and everyone started focusing on eating and resting, without chatting much.

After quickly consuming the soldier's rations, Minato also took out a handful of kunai and used ninjutsu to carve his Flying Thunder God mark on them.

Although he had already done some at home, it's always good to have extra of these supplies on hand.

For a moment, the grassland was quiet and vast, and a gentle breeze swept by, ruffling everyone's hair.

Kushina gently tucked her loose hair behind her ears, but there was one strand she just couldn't get right.

Seeing this, Minato took a small piece of red rope and tied Kushina's hair up.

"Thank...Thank you."

Kushina blushed instantly; she didn't know why she felt so nervous.

I never felt this way when I was a child and went out to play with Minato while holding hands.

As I get older, this inexplicable feeling becomes stronger and stronger.

Minato was the same; although he didn't say anything, his ears had already turned red.

Yahiko and Konan are still young, so they naturally don't know what's going on with their senior and Kushina.

The other ninjas were also focused on their own tasks.

Only Jiraiya took it all in: 'The naiveté and confusion of youth are truly remarkable. What would it be like to write about them in my new book?'

Then, he chuckled to himself and dismissed the idea: "Forget it, I'm not suited for this type of novel. Besides, the theme for my next novel has already been decided, hasn't it?"

'A Tale of Heroes: Gathering some materials, I'll start writing.'

Jiraiya chuckled lightly, "Youth is wonderful."

Minato and Kushina both turned to look at Jiraiya, wondering what he meant: "Jiraiya-senpai, you're not old at all, you're even a few years younger than my older brother."

Jiraiya's smile widened even more upon hearing this: "Children won't understand these things. Let's talk about it when you're older."

Chapter 680 Arrival in Rain Province

Then, he chuckled to himself and dismissed the idea: "Forget it, I'm not suited for this type of novel. Besides, the theme for my next novel has already been decided, hasn't it?"

'A Tale of Heroes: Gathering some materials, I'll start writing.'

Jiraiya chuckled lightly, "Youth is wonderful."

Minato and Kushina both turned to look at Jiraiya, wondering what he meant: "Jiraiya-senpai, you're not old at all, you're even a few years younger than my older brother."

Jiraiya's smile widened even more upon hearing this: "Children won't understand these things. Let's talk about it when you're older."

The two scratched their heads and looked at each other: "Strange adults, will we be like this when we grow up?"

Kushina shook her head: "Who knows?"

Jiraiya naturally heard their whispers and suddenly burst into hearty laughter.

"Ah, we've eaten so much! Let's rest a little longer before we get going."

"it is good!"

The entire team of ninjas said in unison that it was already a blessing to have a lunch break; the mission was urgent, and they couldn't afford to rest for too long.

Just then, Yahiko and Konan finished eating. Yahiko drew the Flowing Water Sword that his master had given him and gently wiped it with his clothes.

The sword was extremely shiny, especially since the weather was clear and the light shining on it made it appear even more dazzling.

"During this trip to Rain Province, I must hone my swordsmanship and give my master a big surprise."

Seeing Yahiko's energetic demeanor, Konan cheered him on again, and then silently vowed to herself, "I must improve this time too, and not let Yahiko surpass me!"

Xiao Nan still remembers the wish she made on the day she became an apprentice to learn the wind: to be able to touch the sky.

Now she has fulfilled half of her wish; she can now fly on her own.

Unfortunately, Konan's chakra was insufficient to support her flying to the clouds, and she still needed to train harder.

Winning against Yahiko in the competition didn't make her complacent. On the contrary, to prevent Yahiko from striving to surpass her, Konan trained even harder.

He sparred with Yahiko several times afterward, with each side winning and losing.

Overall, their strengths are evenly matched, with neither being significantly stronger than the other.

Konan was also determined to compete with Yahiko on this mission.

The outcome depends on how these two children perform.

About twenty minutes later, Jiraiya spoke again. By this time, all the ninjas had finished eating and taken a nap.

My energy has almost fully recovered.

Looking at the time on his phone, it was just past 12:30: "Everyone, we need to continue our journey now. Pack your things and restore this grassland to its original state."

As soon as Jiraiya gave the order, everyone sprang into action.

Although he always seemed to be laughing, no one dared to underestimate him. As one of the few immortals in the village, Jiraiya's reputation was quite widespread.

In less than five minutes, the entire raised patch of land was restored, and the grass ninjas on it were powerless to do anything but wait for it to grow back on its own.

Jiraiya didn't care about all that; as long as it was generally acceptable and there was no trash, it was fine.

It's not that he's being difficult; it's all due to the strict requirements of the wind-taking process, the rules of Konoha Village.

"Alright everyone, we're about to set off. I'll pick up the pace a bit to make sure we reach Rain Province before sunset. You need to keep up."

Among these ninjas, the weakest are all Chunin, so their physical strength is definitely not an issue.

Not to mention they even had a short rest at noon, which was enough for them to run around all afternoon.

"Don't worry, Jiraiya-sama, we can all keep up," the leader said confidently, patting his chest.

The other ninjas also shouted.

Jiraiya nodded in satisfaction and then ran quickly in the direction indicated on the map.

The large group of ninjas quickly caught up and maintained a steady pace.

Nothing much happened along the way; bandits, robbers, and wandering ninjas are now a thing of the past in the Land of Fire.

I haven't heard of it for several years.

The anticipated ronin attack did not seem to occur. After all, their ninja team was large enough to conduct small-scale national wars, so they had nothing to fear from werewolves.