Naruto: By lying low and hiding, he eventually became the leader of the Legendary Sannin.

Hearing his companion's advice, Minato finally calmed down.

He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then nodded silently.

A moment later, the three left the room and ran quickly toward the village entrance.

Since the Kazekage's reply was in Chiyo's hands, they were spared the step of going to the Kazekage's building and left Sunagakure directly.

Seeing Kagura reclining calmly in her chair, Chiyo hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"I thought things wouldn't go so smoothly, but I didn't expect you to actually agree to stay with us."

"With your strength, if you're truly determined to run, it would be difficult for the rest of us to stop you."

Upon hearing this, Kagura simply smiled and did not reply.

Yes, given his personality, he should have forced his way out at this point.

But he is different now than before; he has three burdens by his side.

If he were to force his way through, he could certainly escape easily, but the fate of the other three would be much harder to predict.

So after agreeing to Chiyo and the others' request, his first thought was how to get the three of them to leave first.

The reason he stayed here was not because he trusted the ninjas of Sunagakure, but because he had absolute confidence in his own strength.

To put it bluntly, once those three leave, it will be a very simple matter for me to force a breakthrough later.

Having thought of this, Kagura ignored Chiyo's thoughts.

Instead, he slowly closed his eyes and, under the watchful eyes of many Sand Village Jonin, peacefully fell asleep.

Chapter 26 The Long-Awaited System Mission

Outside Sunagakure, in a vast desert, three small figures were running swiftly across it.

As they spewed their spray, they left three thin paths in the sandy desert.

Within the Land of Wind, most of its territory consists of desert or Gobi terrain similar to this.

This terrain only begins to change as it extends to the borders of the Land of Rain.

It's just a cruel twist of fate.

The neighboring Rain Country experiences rain all year round, while the neighboring Wind Country is arid and consists of only a desert.

Kagura had also considered this possibility.

Could it be that the current situation is due to the Land of Rain blocking all the rain from the Land of Wind?

At this moment, Minato and his two companions were running at high speed across the desert.

Unlike the joyful atmosphere when they arrived, their faces were now serious, and the group was completely silent; no one spoke.

After a long while, Kushina was the first to break down and curse:

"Why are these damned Sunagakure ninjas holding Kagura-sensei there?"

They clearly have no evidence whatsoever.

The other two remained silent in the face of her complaints, continuing to walk with their heads down.

Seeing that they ignored her, Kushina's resentment intensified. She glared at Minato and continued:

"Hey!

Don't you have any ideas?

Knowing that Kushina was just venting her emotions, Minato didn't pay attention to her resentment. After thinking for a while, he spoke:

"I know you're very dissatisfied, and so am I."

However, the only thing we can do to help Kagura is to leave here as soon as possible.

"Didn't you just say you were going to stay with Kagura-sensei?"

Why did things change so quickly all of a sudden?

Upon hearing Minato's words, Kushina looked at him with surprise and asked.

In a moment of anger, Minato did indeed have that thought.

However, after being reminded by Riji, he instantly understood.

In fact, among the three, Kagura always thought that Minato was the smartest one.

However, his slightly naive and innocent appearance often leads others to misjudge him.

So after calm reflection, he thought of far more than Hiashi.

After organizing his thoughts, he quietly said to Kushina:

"The main reason the teacher stayed there was because of the three of us."

As long as we leave here as soon as possible, the teacher will be absolutely safe.

"you mean......"

Kushina was not a dull person. After being reminded by Minato, she immediately understood and a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.

At this moment, Hiashi, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke:

"In the end, it's because we are too weak."

this......

As soon as he finished speaking, the other two men's faces also darkened instantly.

Although what Japan said may sound harsh, it is indeed the truth.

If they were any stronger, what would it matter if they broke out of Sunagakure today?

Ultimately, this world still values ​​strength above all else.

Thinking of this, the group lost interest in talking and simply quickened their pace once again.

They barely stopped or slowed down along the way, except for sleeping and eating, and maintained a sprint at full speed the entire time.

At this speed, in just one day, they could see the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain in the distance.

With the border between the two countries as the line, one side is an extremely dry Gobi Desert, and the other side is a continuous rainy season.

This can be described as a wonder of the world.

When they saw the conspicuous clusters of dark clouds in the distance, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

However, they were also well aware that although the border line didn't look very far away.

However, considering the endless flat Gobi Desert terrain of the Land of Wind, they are still quite a distance from that border.

So after discussing it, the three of them decided to take a break and have lunch before continuing their journey.

Just as they stopped and were about to take out food from their backpacks, a small black dot suddenly appeared in their field of vision.

Although the people of Sunagakure had promised to let them leave.

However, in the world of ninjas, such promises should obviously not be taken lightly.

Moreover, the black dot appeared from behind them, which is the direction from Sunagakure.

So as soon as the black dot appeared, the three people, who were already on high alert, reacted immediately.

They immediately put down their food, gripped the kunai at their waists tightly, and stared warily at the black dot.

They weren't kept waiting long; the black dot moved much faster than they had imagined.

Within minutes, the black dot was in front of them from an extremely long distance.

The black dot slowly transformed into a human figure, which was approaching the three people seemingly slowly but actually swiftly.

Sensing that the newcomer was hostile, the three quickly formed a defensive formation, watching the figure with tense expressions.

A moment later, the man finally arrived in front of them.

The person's entire body was hidden under a white robe, and the lower half of their face was concealed under bandages.

Beneath her long white hair tied in a ponytail, only a pair of red eyes could be seen.

This man is the murderer who appeared in Pakula last night.

His red eyes scrutinized the three people in front of him, finally settling on Hyuga Hiashi on his left.

For some reason, on that day, Zu felt that gaze lingering on him.

He instinctively took a half-step back, as if he were being watched by some terrifying beast.

Before the three could speak, the mysterious young man spoke first:

"Hmm, although he's only a genin, he's much faster than I expected."

I never expected that you guys would be able to get here in just one day.

very good...

This is far enough...

Upon hearing this, the three felt a chill in their hearts; clearly, this person was an enemy, not a friend.

After exchanging glances, the three of them stepped forward and questioned each other:

"Are you someone sent by Sunagakure?"

"You've gone back on your word. Aren't you afraid of being questioned by Konoha later?"

Unexpectedly, after he said this, the mysterious young man chuckled.

Just as Minato was wondering if he had said something wrong, the boy spoke again:

"Unfortunately, you guessed wrong."

"I'm not from Sunagakure, and my target isn't the three of you, but that kid over there with the Byakugan bloodline limit."

When he heard that he was the target of the other party, Hiashi's heart sank.

As for Minato and Kushina, they were also slightly taken aback, and then they subtly shifted their feet, actually standing in front of Hiashi.

"Although my original plan was to find someone with the Sharingan in Konoha as my final goal."