Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

Everyone would definitely want to eat it after seeing it, so Qu Feng simply bought one for each person and stored it in his ring.

He then went home satisfied with the food and the ring.

After eating and tidying up, I also checked on the two baby cranes. By the time I finished, it was already dark.

Qu Feng also lay down on the bed and began to sleep.

Qu Feng was very much looking forward to his trip to the Land of Wind the next day.

Chapter 73 Departure! Sunagakure, the Village Hidden in the Sands of the Land of Wind

Qu Feng was very much looking forward to his trip to the Land of Wind the next day.

A day later, Toru had finished washing up early and put on his Konoha ninja uniform and headband.

After having breakfast, I checked my storage ring to make sure I had enough food, and then I felt relieved.

As for the possibility that the spatial ring might be exposed, Toru has a plan. These past two days, he has been frequently learning space-time ninjutsu from Tobirama.

If your companions ask, you can say that it happened unintentionally while practicing ninjutsu, and that you don't know how to mass-produce it.

Because I'm going on another long trip, I'll have to ask Aunt Kato to take care of the two little cranes and the hen at home again.

It's worth mentioning that yesterday, Qu Feng bought the hen, officially making it a part of the Cloud Clan's territory.

Kato Mamiko didn't want to accept the money, since it was just a chicken, but she couldn't resist Toki's insistence, so she had no choice but to accept it.

It was probably almost time for everyone to meet, so Qu Feng set off for the village entrance.

I spotted Hiruzen Sarutobi and Danzo from a distance. Those two are truly inseparable, always together.

Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to be in a good mood, his face full of smiles: "Hey, Torifu, good morning."

"Good morning, Hiruzen-nii and Danzo-nii."

Danzo greeted Torifu with a "good morning" and then said nothing more.

Toru didn't mind, after all, they had been together for a year and he knew Danzo's personality.

"Brother Hiruzen, you seem very happy. Is there something good?" Torifu asked.

"Hehe!" Upon hearing Toru's question, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately pulled out a small bento box from his ninja tool bag.

"Look, this is the bento that Biwako made for me. Isn't it great!"

Qu Feng then realized what was going on; after all that, his progress on the Biwa Lake strategy had finally increased a little.

I remember a year ago, Hiruzen Sarutobi asked him for a crystal to give to Biwako, but he still hasn't really won it over.

"Not bad, but Brother Hiruzen, your progress is a bit too slow, isn't it?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi rubbed his nose with his finger: "What do you know? I just don't want to start a relationship so easily!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke with righteous indignation, and if Torifu hadn't known him to be a lecherous man, he might have believed him.

Even Danzo couldn't stand it anymore: "Come on, Hiruzen! If you hadn't been caught peeping into the women's bathhouse by Biwako, you two would probably already be..."

Before Danzo could finish speaking, Hiruzen Sarutobi immediately covered his mouth, saying somewhat awkwardly, "You didn't hear anything, huh..."

He couldn't help but curse Danzo in his heart! Why did he have to tell everyone everything?!

I shouldn't have asked him how to please Biwako back then!

Qu Feng made a shushing gesture with his hand, indicating that he would keep the secret.

After all, it was indeed disgraceful for the young clan leader of the Sarutobi clan to peep into the women's bathhouse if word got out.

Just as the three were playing around, Koharu, En, Akimichi, Kagami, and Jiri arrived.

"Hiruzen, what are you doing in broad daylight?" Koharu complained about Hiruzen's behavior as soon as they met.

Hiruzen then released his hand from Danzo's: "It's nothing, you didn't see anything."

Xiaochun expressed her helplessness.

"Toru, you're here so early," Zhili said as she walked over.

I just wanted to casually go on a mission with everyone.

When her brother came home the night before last, he told her that this mission was to deliver a message to Sunagakure in the Land of Wind!

It was an important task concerning the Five Kage Summit, and she was so excited that she couldn't sleep well all night!

I still feel a bit out of sorts, so I'm quite excited.

"I'm used to it, I get up at about the same time every day."

Chiri smiled sweetly: "We get to do another mission together this time! This is my first S-rank mission ever!"

"And it's such a significant mission, I must give it my best."

Seeing Zhili's confident demeanor, Torifu was also very pleased.

Chiri was never a pessimistic girl; the regret of not being able to participate in the last tailed beast capture turned into motivation.

This has greatly improved Zhili, and I imagine this trip to the Land of Wind will be a resounding success.

"Everyone's here now. If there's nothing else, let's set off!"

Everyone had already taken care of their personal matters yesterday and is ready to leave at any time.

With Hiruzen's command, the entire squad left the village and headed towards the Land of Wind.

Everyone traveled this road a year ago. A year doesn't change the terrain, so the travel speed is much faster.

On the way, as they walked, Hiruzen talked about how to deal with unexpected situations.

Hiruzen and Danzo led the charge, with Kaze and Jiri on the flanks, En, Kagami, and Akimichi bringing up the rear, and Koharu as the medical ninja in the very center of the group.

Although Koharu's water-style ninjutsu is very strong, if a medical ninja were to have an accident, it would be a fatal blow to the entire team.

Fortunately, no one was foolish enough to appear along the way.

It could also be because everyone carried out too many missions in the past year, and most of the bandits were killed.

The Land of Fire is now incredibly peaceful, with no external enemies or internal troubles, and the country's development is booming.

Around dusk, the group returned to the same small village they had visited a year earlier.

The mission has a relatively generous time limit, so everyone decided to rest here for the night.

This might be the last night everyone can sleep comfortably; they should reach the border of the Land of Wind tomorrow.

There was nothing but yellow sand there, it was definitely not comfortable at all.

The owner of the hotel from a year ago seemed to have changed; upon inquiry, it was discovered that he was the son of the old man from before.

The original boss was too old and in poor health, so he retired and is now enjoying his retirement at home.

Since they were no longer old acquaintances, Hiruzen and the others didn't chat any longer and found a few nice rooms to stay in.

They also had a wonderful hot spring bath.

Although it wasn't an extremely tiring day, it was still somewhat exhausting.

Taking a bath relieved the symptoms considerably.

After settling the accounts early the next morning, Hiruzen and the others once again embarked on their journey to the Land of Wind.

This time they decided to increase their speed again, hoping to reach the Land of Wind by tonight.

Around three or four o'clock in the afternoon, the group arrived at the valley where they had previously wiped out the bandits.

The ruins of that time are now covered by weeds and saplings, and nothing can be seen anymore.

There was no time for sentimental moments, so everyone kept moving forward. After bypassing the valley, just a short walk straight ahead would take us into the Land of Wind!

"Everyone, stay alert! We're about to enter another country, and we don't know if there will be any wandering ninjas!"

Chapter 74 Encountering a Rogue Ninja

"Everyone, stay alert! We're about to enter another country, and we don't know if there will be any wandering ninjas!"

At Hiruzen's command, everyone immediately became alert and on guard of their surroundings.

After bypassing the valley, the closer we got to the Land of Wind, the stronger the sandstorms became, and the fewer trees there were.

The land of the Wind Kingdom is barren, mostly yellow sand, with very little land suitable for growing crops.

Water is also a scarce resource, and most of it is produced through oases.

Surviving in a country with such scarce resources is no easy task.

"Something's up," Jing whispered to his companions.

"Behind that huge rock ahead, there's a chakra life form; it must be a ninja!"

Jing's voice was very soft; only her teammates could hear it.

Having a ninja with Sharingan in the team would undoubtedly save a lot of trouble.

However, the group did not take any action and continued moving forward.

Just as they were about to enter the enemy's attack range, Danzo suddenly formed hand seals at lightning speed!

"Wind Release - Vacuum Wave!"

A sharp blade of wind shot out from his mouth! It easily sliced ​​through the boulder!

Along with the ninja hiding behind the boulder.

The wind blades were so small that even when they cut through a boulder, they did not cause it to collapse.

When the group walked behind the boulder, they discovered two headless corpses spitting blood.

The head had rolled away and disappeared somewhere.

Blood was splattered everywhere, but no one showed any sign of discomfort.

They had seen far too many scenes like this, and even more horrific ones.

This is nothing special.

"They don't look like ninjas from Sunagakure; they're not wearing headbands or ninja uniforms."