Escaping the Mist Ninja starts with backstabbing your teacher.

"This is the Oxalis Gold Mountain? What a strange name."

Yecang looked at the smoke rising from the chimneys in the distance. The small mountain village that Izumi River had mentioned should be in that forest. They had inquired their way here and it was indeed very remote.

Izumikawa frowned. He didn't have much of an impression of Raiga Kurosuki, but it seemed that he only settled in this village during the time of Ranmaru, the red-eyed bloodline successor in the future.

If that's the case, and Raiga Kurosuki isn't here, then wouldn't his trip have been in vain?

However, as the saying goes, since we're already here!

Anyway, he doesn't have a suitable place to stay right now, so staying here isn't a bad idea.

He needs to calm down now, contact Mei Terumi, and also needs more intelligence to try to build his own intelligence network.

The location of the Land of Rivers is quite good for him, although it borders the Land of Winds and the Land of Waters overseas, which may pose some dangers.

But it is precisely because of the danger that there is opportunity, whether it is to meet with Terumi Mei or to have Yokura contact people in the village whom she feels she can trust.

This location is also very convenient; if one escapes into the sea, it would be very difficult to find them.

"It doesn't matter. This is a mining village, in a remote location, and there are many mine tunnels inside the mountain, making it a suitable place for us to hide."

"Furthermore, we urgently need a safe place to build up our strength. Momona will continue her special training to become a ninja who can stand on her own."

Momona nodded slightly. After passing through the Land of Rain and experiencing several battles, she deeply understood her own lack of strength.

She didn't want to be a burden, so she kept working hard, but the time was too short, and the enemies she encountered were all very powerful.

"Yakura, try contacting a Sand Village ninja you trust and ask them to provide you with some information about the current situation of the Sand Village and the ninja world."

"And I also need to train, improve my strength, contact some backup plans left in Kirigakure, and confirm some things."

Ye Cang nodded gently, her eyes filled with complex emotions. She wondered if any of those people from back then still trusted her.

After all, she is now a rogue ninja who broke the peace treaty between the Sand Village and the Mist Village.

Izumi noticed her worry and gently patted her shoulder: "Don't think too much. When you go to meet him, I'll be watching from afar."

"If there are any ambushes, I will help you immediately."

After saying this, he smiled freely again: "When I go to see the Mist Ninja, it will be your turn to protect me."

"After all, you have a natural advantage against the Mist Ninja, the fearsome [Scorch Release] ninja, Pakura."

With this comfort, Ye Cang took a deep breath and suppressed the complicated emotions in her heart. She was not the kind of person who would be too bothered by these things.

Since you've already decided to stick with them, there's no need for further explanation. Women from the Wind Kingdom are always straightforward and decisive; you'll know the result when you contact them.

"Um!"

With a soft "hmm," Yekura and Momona followed each other's backs toward the mining village.

……

This village is just an ordinary village, which gradually formed because of the mines here, and there are no ninjas here.

This perfectly met Izumikawa's requirements. Furthermore, according to the villagers, there was indeed no news of Kurosuki Raiga, nor of the unborn Ranmaru.

After spending some money, Izumikawa, along with Yokura and Momona, temporarily settled here, choosing a place a little away from the village.

"The Corpse Bone Pulse. The House of Bones!"

Izumi formed a hand seal and slapped the ground. Instantly, the skeleton burst forth from the ground, and the pure white skeleton transformed into a house.

As a bloodline ninjutsu that uses a physical medium, what he creates will always exist, just like Yamato's Wood Release.

However, using skeletons to build a house is indeed a bit creepy, but as long as the texture that makes it feel like skeletons is removed, there will be no problem.

Izumikawa used special hand seals to mobilize chakra and reconstruct these skeletons, coating their surfaces with a layer of enamel, which ironically made them look quite magnificent.

The white cottage, as white as ivory, is situated on a slightly elevated spot, which he specifically chose, for its shelter from the mountains and forests.

It's difficult to spot this place even from within the village; you have to walk to a bend in the path to see it.

From his vantage point, standing on the edge of the forest cliffs, he could overlook the entire village.

"Alright, let me know what furniture you need. As for other bedding and other household items, you can buy them in the village."

Izumi was very satisfied with his masterpiece. The power of the Corpse Bone Pulse was quite good, and it was very malleable. With his [Optimization] ability, he could easily create various shapes.

It can even adjust bone parameters. By simply mobilizing chakra and assisting with hand seals, it can make the bones flexible where they need to be and hard where they need to be. Applying a layer of enamel to them is not a problem either.

The essence of bloodline limit is to master ninjutsu to its highest level, integrate chakra nature transformation into one's bloodline, make it instinctive, and pass it down.

In this way, future generations can awaken their bloodline limit, automatically acquire this bloodline power, and then develop and master it to reach its peak once again.

"Okay, Momona and I will go to the village to buy some things and also check out the surrounding terrain and the condition of the mines."

Yekura responded, showed Momona around the house, told Izumi about what they needed, and then went to the village to buy things.

Now, they have a place to stay for the time being, and they no longer have to endure the elements and travel around.

Izumi River also plans to establish a base here, and these abandoned mines and caves are a good choice; they can be processed later.

Being a traitorous ninja is not easy; resources are scarce, and nowadays, you have to do everything yourself if you want to do anything.

No wonder Orochimaru later established a ninja village to provide him with convenience. However, he does have a good idea that we can give a try.

Before that, Izumi came to the edge of the nearby forest, looked at the forest and the sea not far below, the bone spur pierced his palm, blood flowed out, and he formed a hand seal.

"Spiritualism!"

A petrel flew out of the smoke and landed on his shoulder, nuzzling his face affectionately.

After teasing the other person a few times with his finger, Izumi Kawa then slipped a pre-prepared note into the mailbox on the other person's lap.

She whispered, "Take this letter to Terumi Mei; she will reward you."

The seagull nodded gently in a human-like manner, cried out a few times, and then vanished into smoke.

Izumi looked into the distance and sighed softly, wondering how she viewed him now.

The current movements of the Mist Ninja and the retreating troops all indicate that the Third Mizukage is dead, leading to chaos within the Mist Ninja.

This also provided him with the perfect opportunity to contact Mei Terumi and make her one of his people in Kirigakure.

Similarly, funding is also an issue, but this mining village can temporarily solve the funding problem by controlling it to obtain funds and support certain development.