Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

Of course, they wouldn't stop the wind, and now there's no longer any barrier between samurai and ninjas.

The isolation of the Land of Iron has been lifted, so making a samurai friend is quite good; after all, having more friends means having more options.

"Okay! Xiao Nan and I will go look for him tomorrow morning, and I'll buy breakfast on our way back!"

Jiraiya gave an OK sign: "Then I'll leave it to you guys. I'll keep it the same as always, something light and simple."

"It's covered."

"Alright, alright, it's getting late, let's tidy up the table quickly, that's enough for today."

Zhili's words made everyone look up at the time, and sure enough, it was already past six o'clock.

I'll be going to sleep in about an hour.

"Alright, that's all for today." Qu Feng stood up and said, then began to help clear the trash and plates off the table.

Each person did their part and quickly cleaned the table. As for washing the dishes, that was left to ninjutsu.

Chiri is too lazy to do anything right now, so I'll just send a clone to let her handle it herself.

She needs to rest for a while.

"Feng, are you going to return it later?"

"Of course, I still have to go back. There are still many things I haven't finished explaining."

After hearing this, Zhili nodded: "Okay, then let's keep the six clones here. Remember to give them plenty of chakra, so we don't run out and have to be stingy."

Qu Feng also gave an OK sign: "Don't worry."

He casually snapped his fingers, and a clone appeared beside him: "Protect Zhili and manage the affairs of this city. You should know the specific tasks."

"Of course we know the true form. You don't need to tell us again. We're the same person."

Looking at himself in front of him, Qu Feng had an indescribable feeling, as if it were all very unreal.

Even though I know it's just a clone, it still feels strange. I haven't been able to shake this habit for so many years.

However, I've gotten used to it to some extent. Without this feeling, Qu Feng would feel even more confused, which is a vicious cycle.

After returning to Konoha Village, Jiraiya and the others went back to their apartments to rest.

The night passed quickly, and Yahiko and Konan got up early to go find the army from the Land of Iron.

When they arrived at the residential area of ​​the Land of Iron, they saw them packing their equipment and preparing to set off.

The two spotted Haiyuan from afar; the knife at his waist was the one Qu Feng had given him.

"Haiyuan! Haiyuan!"

Haiyuan, who was in the group preparing to leave the central city, seemed to hear a familiar voice calling him.

He looked around and finally spotted Yahiko and Konan at the back of the group; they were one of his few friends.

"Master! It's Yahiko and Konan, can I go?"

Mifune naturally recognized the Hokage's disciple, so he smiled and nodded, letting Haiyuan pass.

"Thank you, Master!" Haiyuan immediately ran towards the two of them after leaving the group.

"Yahiko and Konan, what brings you two here?"

Yahiko scratched his head: "My master said last night that you were leaving, but we haven't even met yet, so I came with Konan."

Haiyuan was also very happy at this moment: "How about we have a friendly spar?"

But Yahiko shook his head: "Forget it, you're in a hurry to get on your way, so it's better not to waste your energy. Besides, we've only been apart for a few days, so our strength may not have increased much. We'll definitely have a good spar next time we meet."

After listening, Haiyuan felt that what Yahiko said made sense, so he agreed: "It's a date, let's fight again next time."

With about half an hour left before departure, the three of them found a place to sit down and chat.

"How's your work going these past few days? Are you still able to handle it?" Haiyuan asked.

He actually found it hard to accept at first. Samurai are different from ninjas; they don't have many opportunities to kill.

Some warriors practice martial arts their whole lives without ever killing a single person, yet this young man came to the Land of Rain and went on a killing spree.

It made him vomit several times.

But he gradually got used to it, and Mifune even praised him a few times because of it.

Only those who can adapt can become strong. If you keep running away and don't try to break through, you will always be held back by it.

After two days of missions, I found that killing is really just that simple; a flash of the blade and a life is gone.

How fragile.

But Mifune always kept one thing firmly in Haiyuan's mind: the indiscriminate killing of innocent people.

This is Mifune's principle, and his apprentices naturally have to abide by it as well.

"We're both fine. We're actually locals from the Land of Rain. We were homeless kids when we were young, so we've seen all sorts of things and we're not scared."

Haiyuan really didn't know about this. So Yahiko and Konan were from the Land of Rain?

He thought they were from Konoha Village.

"How strange. Apart from fate, there seems to be no other way to define this. How could anyone in a place like the Land of Rain pay attention to two homeless children?"

Yahiko and Konan felt the same way; it was all fate. After all, the Land of Rain was such a backward place, and it had just been conquered, so everything was in chaos.

Why would anyone specifically target two homeless children?

"Speaking of which, Haiyuan, how did you and General Mifune become master and apprentice? We've talked about several versions in private, but none of them should be true."

Chapter 713 The Desolate Central City

Haiyuan really didn't know about this. So Yahiko and Konan were from the Land of Rain?

He thought they were from Konoha Village.

"How strange. Apart from fate, there seems to be no other way to define this. How could anyone in a place like the Land of Rain pay attention to two homeless children?"

Yahiko and Konan felt the same way; it was all fate. After all, the Land of Rain was such a backward place, and it had just been conquered, so everything was in chaos.

Why would anyone specifically target two homeless children?

"Speaking of which, Haiyuan, how did you and General Mifune become master and apprentice? We've talked about several versions in private, but none of them should be true."

Haiyuan scratched his head: "Actually, it's nothing special. It's just that I practice Bushido more diligently than my peers, and my progress is much faster. Over time, word got out."

"It just so happened that the Land of Fire was undergoing reforms at that time, and Lord Mifune brought the craftsmen from Konoha Village to our village. Later, he took me as his apprentice."

Haiyuan smiled憨憨地, and Yahiko and the other person did not expect that Haiyuan's becoming the general's apprentice was actually due to some of the contributions of the craftsmen of Konoha Village.

However, with Haiyuan's talent, even without craftsmen coming to their village to build signal towers, he would eventually become famous and be taken in as an apprentice by Mifune.

The three children stood not far from the group and chatted for half an hour, until Mifune called out to them.

Haiyuan knew it was time to leave.

"Yahiko, Konan, I'm going back to the Land of Iron now. I look forward to seeing you again next time."

Yahiko bumped fists with Kaigen: "Okay, next time we meet, we must have a spar! Let's see how much we've improved."

Haiyuan responded, waved to them, and then turned and went back to the group.

Yahiko and Konan watched as the Iron Country's contingent left the gates of the central city and finally disappeared from sight.

"Well, luckily I managed to meet Haiyuan, otherwise, I don't know when I would have the chance to see him again."

"Yes, hopefully it won't be too long."

The friendship between the three of them was quite strange; it originated from sparring and fighting, and the act of sparring with each other was also what enhanced their friendship.

This is truly unusual.

After Haiyuan leaves this time, he will likely not be seen again for at least a year after returning to the Land of Iron.

They can look forward to seeing if Mifune will come during the Lunar New Year this year.

But that will take a long time.

"Alright, let's go get the food first. Jiraiya-sensei and the others should all be awake by now."

"Okay, let's go quickly."

When Yahiko and Konan returned with breakfast, Jiraiya, Minato, Kushina, and the others had already finished getting ready and were sitting downstairs waiting for breakfast.

"Sorry everyone, I'm a little late getting back. Come and eat!"

Jiraiya smiled and said, "It's alright. Didn't you go to see your friends? Did you see them?"

Yahiko and Konan were in a good mood, laughing and joking: "We met, and agreed to have a spar next time we meet."

Minato and the others smiled upon hearing this: "Then you'd better work harder. Haiyuan is General Mifune's disciple. He didn't get a good ranking in the competition, so he'll definitely train like crazy when he gets home to improve his strength."

Yahiko rubbed his nose with his hand: "I'm not afraid of him being too strong, I'm afraid of him being too weak. If he's too weak, we can't be friends."

Minato clearly didn't expect Yahiko to say that, but the logic seemed to hold true. People with a significant difference in strength, no matter how strong their friendship or feelings are, will eventually go down two different paths.

Minato was surprised that Yahiko understood this principle at such a young age.

"No matter what, just do your best. As long as you keep moving forward, things will definitely get better and better."

"Yes, we understand. Thank you, Senior Brother Minato."

Minato smiled upon hearing this and said nothing more.

Everyone started eating their breakfast, which Yahiko and Konan had specially chosen according to each person's taste.

Seeing that everyone looked happy, Yahiko and the other person nodded in satisfaction.

I was worried it wouldn't suit everyone's taste, but everyone really liked it.

After a simple breakfast, with no tasks to complete, everyone was at a loss for what to do next.

Everyone is here for one common purpose: to complete the mission.

Now that the mission is complete, the group of people, except for Minato, appear rather dazed without any clear objective.

"I'm planning to go out and find a place to train later, what about you guys?" Minato asked.

Everyone knew that he wanted to cultivate immortal arts, so it wasn't surprising.