Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

Hiruzen said calmly.

Danzo nodded: "They should be wandering ninjas."

Every country has wandering ninjas, but the Sand Ninja are the most numerous.

The village was so poor that even working yourself to the bone wouldn't earn you much money, not even enough to support your family.

Some ninjas, used to being wild, naturally didn't want to suffer such humiliation, so they took a risk.

They came to the border to intercept and kill pedestrians.

If you're lucky enough to run into a wealthy tycoon, one ticket can be enough to live off for a lifetime.

Unfortunately, the two were clearly unlucky and ran into Qu Feng and his group.

"These two are weak; I wonder if there will be stronger ones later."

Hearing the question from the wind, Danzo continued his analysis: "There should be."

"These weak ninjas are likely sent to the front lines to wear down their strength."

He then added, "However, it's also possible that they're just two money-grubbing idiots who don't value their lives."

Qu Feng waved his hand dismissively. He couldn't be bothered to feel sorry for such a person. If you're going to do something so dangerous, you should be careful not to have your tongue cut out.

"Alright, let's move on, but stay alert."

Without lingering, the group left and continued their journey towards the Land of Wind.

About an hour later, all the trees disappeared from sight, leaving only endless yellow sand.

The sun scorched the earth, and the entire desert was like a giant oven, constantly baking Qu Feng and the others.

"Brother Hiruzen, how much longer until we reach Sunagakure?"

Hiruzen pulled out a map and looked at it: "It will take about a day and a half, but since it's our first time here, it's bound to be a bit slow. Two days would be a safer estimate."

Qu Feng nodded. He had indeed underestimated the power of the desert; the sun was exceptionally scorching today.

If it weren't for the large amount of food and water stored in their spatial rings, everyone would probably have sent them already.

What good are the bento boxes from Lake Biwa and the high-grade military rations without water? They're all useless.

The water we had fetched in the village where we were staying had all been drunk on the way, and now everyone was parched.

Seeing that everyone was not in good condition, Qu Feng casually waved his hand and conjured buckets of water.

Everyone was filled with doubt upon seeing this novel scene.

Then, Qu Feng brought out the explanation he had prepared beforehand, and everyone was quite convinced by it, without much suspicion.

Next, use Ice Release to create some ice blocks and throw them into the water. The chilled water helps everyone cool down more quickly.

After all that, the team members were well-fed and had recovered their strength.

They no longer look sickly like before.

"Sigh, I really don't know how the Aburame clan managed to fight the One-Tailed Beast in this desert."

With renewed spirits, Hiruzen began to complain. How long had they been in the Land of Wind? And they were already fed up.

"Alright, alright, once you've rested, let's hurry on our way and not waste any more time."

Urged on by Koharu, Hiruzen reluctantly got up and continued on his way.

At this moment, Qu Feng began to quickly form hand seals: "Cloud Escape - Cloud Robe Technique".

It drew wind and exhaled a large cloud of mist, which transformed into garments resembling vests, and flew to everyone's front.

"Everyone should try them on; they should make a big difference."

It was only then that everyone realized that the clouds and mist that draw in the wind must feel icy cold when they surround you!

She immediately put on the clothes made of white clouds, which felt like cotton, but were icy cold.

I felt instantly cool and comfortable after putting them on.

"Ah, it's alive again. Qu Feng is always so reliable, unlike some people."

Hiruzen chose to ignore Koharu's veiled sarcasm, thinking, "As long as I have no morals, you can't hold me hostage."

"Alright! Let's continue!"

With this cloud-like cloak, everyone moved much faster and were no longer affected by the sun.

The outer garment is maintained entirely by the chakra drawn from the wind, and the consumption is not large; it only consumes one-third of the chakra even after a whole day.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!" Kagami and Jiri unleashed their ninjutsu together towards a distant sand dune.

The two fireballs merged together to form an enormous fireball! It then crashed into the sand dune, causing a violent explosion!

Four dark figures then sprang out of the sand dunes and surrounded the group.

Hiruzen immediately noticed a scratch on his headband, a mark of a rogue ninja.

"A rogue ninja from Sunagakure, huh?" Danzo said calmly.

"You are from Konoha, have you come to the Land of Wind to start a war?!" the leading ninja shouted at the crowd.

"No need for words, kill them." Danzo's tone was icy, clearly indicating that he felt it was pointless to waste words on these fools.

"Just kill them quickly!" He then launched an attack on the leading ninja, and Hiruzen followed immediately!

A battle ensued.

"Ice Release - Ice Strike!" Qu Feng stomped his foot, and a row of sharp ice spikes attacked the enemy.

The man had clearly never seen such ninjutsu before, and for a moment he panicked and lost his composure.

"Wind Release - Wind Break!"

The man used his fan to create a strong gust of wind, scattering all the ice spikes!

But the wind also stirred up sand and dust, causing visibility to drop sharply.

Just then! A giant crystal serpent shot out from the sandstorm and bound him tightly!

"Crystal Release - Brilliant Crystal Annihilation Formation!"

Chapter 75 Welcome to Sunagakure

"Crystal Release - Brilliant Crystal Annihilation Formation!"

Immediately, countless crystal spikes burst forth from the ground around him, piercing through his legs and arms!

He was firmly bound to the spot, the crystal serpent tightly coiled around his body and continuously increasing its strength.

His face turned purplish-black. His companions wanted to help, but they were held back by Hiruzen and the others and were powerless to do anything.

With a snap, his head drooped limply, and he was dead beyond any doubt.

After dealing with this person, Tofu immediately went to help Chiri, but to his surprise, Chiri had already dealt with the enemy.

She even gave him a bright smile.

Torikaze signaled to Chiri with his eyes to join him in attacking the leader of the Sunagakure rogue ninja.

Zhili nodded, then drew his long sword and slashed at him.

"Wind Release-Wind Pressure!"

The rogue ninja leader unleashed a powerful storm from his mouth!

The sandstorm slowed everyone's movements considerably.

"Ice Release - Ice Wall." With a slap of his hand, a massive ice wall rose up, completely blocking out the sandstorm.

They could have easily used Earth Release, but they just wanted to try out ninjutsu.

I don't usually have the chance, but I happened to run into a few sandbags today.

"Ice Release - Ring of Eternal Freeze!"

Suddenly, Touko unleashed a massive burst of chakra, then stomped his foot hard on the ground!

In an instant, a blue and white halo spread rapidly from the soles of his feet, freezing everything in its path with ice and snow!

A large area of ​​sand dunes was covered with ice and snow, and from a distance it looked like a snow-capped mountain.

The rogue ninja from Sunagakure who attacked Tokifu and his group were all frozen into ice sculptures, retaining their final appearances from life.

Hiruzen and the others were completely unharmed and even felt quite cool.

Hiruzen Sarutobi took a step, but slipped and almost fell.

"Wind-gathering technique! This ice escape is truly amazing, a desert artifact!"

Qu Feng Xiaoxiao remained silent.

Chiri poked the rogue ninja who was frozen into an ice sculpture: "Are we just going to leave the corpse here and not do anything?"

Qu Feng shook his head. It's best for ninjas to do things without leaving a trace. Then he began to form hand seals.

"Wind Release: Wind Senbon!"

He exhaled a thick cloud of wind, which then exploded into countless wind-borne seeds.

The frozen corpses were extremely fragile; every gust of wind could leave a hole in them.

Before long, there was nothing left around.

To make sure it wasn't completely clean, Chiri even spat fire onto the ground.

Only then did everyone leave, relieved.

They encountered rogue ninjas as soon as they arrived in the Land of Wind; things were certainly not peaceful for them.

However, these were minor incidents for Toru and his team. Apart from Chiri, the entire squad consisted of Jonin and elite Jonin.

Unless a Kage-level expert comes in person, there's probably nothing that can defeat them.

According to the direction on the map, the group should be getting closer and closer to Sunagakure.

At the current speed, we should be able to reach Sunagakure in less than two days.

Come to think of it, they haven't been to any other ninja villages yet, so they don't know how they differ from Konoha.