I, the stepfather of the ninja world!

[Wedge Seal Devouring Progress: 41.75%]

[Bagua Seal Anti-devouring Progress: 18.875%]

[Otsutsuki Kaguya's possession progress: 22.875%]

It can be predicted that when fighting against a monster at the level of a tailed beast, no matter how careful you are, you will definitely get hurt.

The pace of devouring the wedge mark is bound to increase.

Ugh!

Kimura sighed secretly, staring at Tsunade's beautiful back, and silently made up his mind that this S-level mission trip must be rewarding enough and not let down the heavy price he paid!

……

Tsunade is a very beautiful woman. In comparison, Shizune is a little ordinary, but she is also a qualified supporting role. The master and the apprentice are more beautiful together than when they are alone.

Kimura was walking with the master and his disciple. The Bagua mark on his abdomen was always hot, even hotter than when he was facing Kushina, as if it was on fire.

Fortunately, after experiencing the training from Kushina before, Kimura has developed tolerance and his willpower has been greatly improved, so he does not show any abnormality.

The training Tsunade mentioned was not just a compliment.

During their daily journey, she gave Kimura just the right amount of guidance based on the actual situation, patiently and meticulously, without any airs of a big shot.

One of the Three Ninjas, a teacher for beginners. This treatment is not too good.

Kimura had never dared to dream about it before, but now he is actually enjoying it. He can only be grateful, listen carefully to the lectures and absorb knowledge.

It took less than half a month for Kimura to transform into a well-trained ninja, no longer just knowing some ninjutsu. At the same time, after a long journey, he, Tsunade, and Shizune arrived at the northwest border between the Land of Fire and the Hidden Grass Village.

After so many years in the ninja world, this is Kimura's first time going abroad.

The border had been ravaged by war for many years and was in a state of disrepair. In some places, one could even see piles of bones. Today, there was no human habitation or war on this border, and the situation was much better than the eastern border, where Konoha and Kumogakure were at war.

Kumogakure is a very warlike ninja village that admires the strong. Even though the Third Raikage died in the Ninja World War and the temporary change of commander did not affect the fierceness and bravery of Kumogakure.

After all, the death of the Third Raikage, who fought against ten thousand enemies alone, was too heroic and greatly boosted the momentum of the Hidden Cloud Village. Except for Konoha, which produced many outstanding people, no other ninja village could match its brilliance.

Nowadays, Kumogakure seems to be using the border of the Land of Fire as a place to train its troops, constantly rotating ninjas to maintain a certain intensity of the war.

Konoha was beaten up in the Third Ninja World War and suffered the heaviest casualties. However, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and it is no problem for them to deal with a mere Kumogakure.

But if the Nine-Tailed Fox Rebellion occurs, everything will be uncertain.

Hopefully, we can avoid it by taking precautions in advance...

Kimura sat by the campfire, leaning against a tree stump, looking at the jumping flames, his eyes dazed, thinking absentmindedly about the countless possibilities of the Nine-Tails Rebellion.

Snapped!

Suddenly, a branch hit my forehead, not too hard or too light, with a crisp sound.

Kimura shuddered and suddenly came to his senses. Following the long branch, he saw a pair of white arms, a slender neck, and a beautiful face with a diamond-shaped mark on the forehead.

"You let your guard down in the middle of nowhere? You didn't react until you were hit in the face!"

Tsunade's beautiful eyes were filled with sternness and she scolded him while collecting the branches and throwing them into the campfire.

Kimura lowered his head and listened obediently.

Jingyin, who was standing by, turned the grill and chuckled, "Aye, are you missing the village because you are too far away from home?"

Kimura shook his head and said, "For someone like me who stays at home under a small sky all year round, it's nice to come out and see the vast world outside occasionally."

Tsunade said calmly, "The outside world is not as beautiful as you think. Before, we were in the Land of Fire, which was relatively stable, and there were almost no setbacks along the way. Now that we are in the Hidden Grass Village, the enemies we encounter are no longer simple robbers. There may be a well-trained ninja team!"

Kimura laughed and said, "With your reputation, Lady Tsunade, even if you encounter a ninja team, they will immediately flee!"

"Oh, really?!" Tsunade snorted coldly, raised her eyebrows, and glared at Kimura, her posture showing majesty.

"Hey, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Kimura lowered his head with a wry smile, avoiding Tsunade's burning gaze and stopped talking back.

Volume 027 I want to improve so much! : Tsunade's Mask

Tsunade's teaching to Kimura was a combination of hardness and softness, just like how she treated Shizune. The difference was that one was more hard, and the other was more soft.

This kind of different treatment was not due to gender, but Tsunade vaguely felt that Kimura's respect for her seemed to be only at the level of politeness.

When ordinary people see the Three Ninjas, no matter what faction they are in, they will have an attitude of admiration or awe in their hearts. However, this new young man has admiration, but not much, and his eyes reveal a passion that is difficult to hide from time to time.

Very strange attitude.

Tsunade couldn't understand the reason, so she could only adopt a stricter teaching method and establish her authority so that Kimura, a young man who had just entered the world of ninja, would understand how powerful she was.

Of course, this definitely doesn't work.

As a time traveler, Kimura knows all the strong men in the ninja world from ancient times to the present.

Princess Kaguya, the Sage of Six Paths, Otsutsuki Hamura, Indra, Ashura, Hashirama Senju, Uchiha Madara...

Compared to these gods and men, Tsunade is far inferior.

Besides, Kimura has the wedge mark on his body, so as long as he dares to risk his life, it is not difficult for him to reproduce some of Kaguya-hime's sporadic charm.

In this context, Kimura's attitude towards Tsunade was not to look up to her, but at most to show polite respect to his senior. As for the warmth in his eyes, it was of course from the burning Bagua seal in his abdomen.

……

Tsunade is not an old stubborn person who likes to put on airs. Although she hates Kimura's backtalk, she also listened to his words.

What Kimura said makes sense.

If they encounter an enemy, as long as they have heard of the Three Ninjas, they will be afraid of the Slug Princess's strength and flee to avoid the battle. In this case, it will not have the effect of training Kimura.

Tsunade thought about it, took out the scroll, took out a black leather mask, put it on her face, covering most of her face, and her beautiful facial curves were vaguely visible.

The texture of the mask is very good, with feather-like white lace dotted around the eyebrows and eyes, which shades the clear and beautiful eyes and exudes a vague sense of mystery.

Kimura was slightly stunned, and instantly thought of the incompatible field with gambling and drugs. He couldn't help but sit up straight and asked: "Lady Tsunade, what are you going to do?"

Tsunade snorted and explained, "Hiding your identity allows you to encounter as many enemies as possible on this road and gain more training."

Kimura raised his eyebrows, secretly annoyed with himself for talking too much.

If she didn't talk back, Tsunade wouldn't have thought of hiding her identity.

Now, the enemies that might have been dormant will show up. The risk of injury has greatly increased!

Kimura sighed secretly, put this behind him, faced the reality optimistically, looked at Tsunade across the bonfire, and said with a smile: "Lady Tsunade, your mask is quite unique."

"I just bought it at a jewelry store." Tsunade said lightly.

While the two were talking, Shizune finished roasting the rabbit meat. While cutting it with a kunai, she chuckled, "Speaking of this mask, it's actually quite interesting."

"Oh?" Kimura exclaimed, his eyebrows slightly raised, a little curious.

Tsunade rolled her eyes at Shizune but didn't say anything to stop her.

Shizune continued, "Tsunade-sama has been losing in the casino and is regarded as the "legendary big fat sheep". This reputation is not good. Tsunade does not want to be looked down upon by others, so she bought this mask and returned to the casino. Guess what happened?"

Kimura thought for a moment and said, "Is it because I'm too attractive wearing a mask that you're being harassed?"

Shizune shook her head and laughed, "Lady Tsunade entered the casino with a brand new face. No one knew her, this big fat sheep, so they played against her very seriously. As a result, Lady Tsunade lost even more miserably! Haha, hahahaha——"

Shizune couldn't help laughing when she recalled the scene at that time.

Laughter is contagious.

Kimura tried to hold back his laughter, but finally burst out laughing.

Tsunade was a little embarrassed, she sneered and said: "I am just accumulating luck, you young people have no foresight at all!"

"Tonight, you two will keep watch while I rest!"

After saying that, Tsunade snatched the plate from Shizune's hand and chewed the fragrant rabbit meat viciously.

In the moonlight, laughter lingered around the campfire and dissipated with the wind.

……

After leaving the border, you will officially enter the Kusagakure Village, then cross the Rain Village, and then a series of small ninja villages, and finally arrive at your destination - the Land of Demons.

Compared to the rich Land of Fire, the Kusagakure Village is very poor. The flames of the Third Ninja World War made it even poorer.

It's a small ninja village, full of mixed people of all kinds.

Kimura was on high alert, guarding against sneak attacks.

Fortunately, they only encountered some blind bandits, and there was no fierce battle. After all, the mask can only cover the face, not the chakra. Any ninja with perception can sense Tsunade's strength and dare not provoke her easily.

Travel during the day and rest at night.

In the evening, on the grass, Kimura and Shizune set up their tents and went in to sleep; Tsunade was in charge of keeping watch.

The sky was dark and the air was a little humid.

Tsunade sat on a branch, waving her fan.

Dozens of slugs of all sizes were wriggling a few dozen meters away, keeping watch on the surroundings.

Time passed slowly, and after an unknown amount of time, there was a loud thunder and heavy rain poured down. The dampness was washed away and it was immediately cool.

Tsunade put down her fan and stretched.

Standing alone in the silence, my thoughts can't stop wandering.

Tsunade cast her eyes towards the tent under the tree, and could not help but think of the time when Jiraiya had raised three orphans in Yugakure for three years. At that time, the rain falling on the wooden house must have looked like this.

Passed down from one generation to the next.

I wonder what path these young people will take in the future?

When will peace be achieved?

Tsunade looked up at the endless rain and sighed softly.

The rain kept falling, and the grass was bent down.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise louder than thunder, and then there was an earthquake.

On the low hill not far away, rubble and trees rolled down, mixed with rain water, like a mudslide with great force.

Tsunade's eyes narrowed, and she quickly instructed the slug to go and investigate.

At the same time, Kimura was awakened and lost all sleepiness. He quickly summoned dozens of pythons and under their cover, he cautiously stepped out of the tent.

"Lady Tsunade, what happened?" asked Kimura.

Tsunade raised her index finger, hushed softly, and said, "Don't panic, listen carefully, there is a sound."

Kimura narrowed his eyes and pricked up his ears.

Between heaven and earth, there were thunder, rain, the noise of mudslides, and also - some faint roars.

Although it is very light, it has a terrifying power that cannot be ignored!

Volume 028: I want to improve so much! : The Three Beauties of Kumogakure

The location where Kimura and Shizune were camping was at the five o'clock direction of the low mountain, which was also the direction where the mudslide rolled down.

As for the low roar of the beast, Kimura listened carefully and determined that it was coming from the ten o'clock direction of the low mountain.

"A mudslide is coming. We should leave now. Let's go over there and take a look."

Tsunade said, and took the lead to run around the mountain, rushing to the ten o'clock direction of the short mountain.

Kimurano and Shizune looked at each other and followed closely.

In the rain, three figures nimbly avoided the rocks and ran quickly, splashing water again and again.

"The opponent's strength is extraordinary. Aye, if nothing unexpected happens, you can experience a real battle." Tsunade said.

Kimura frowned and said hesitantly, "It can even shake the mountains. This level should be the fighting power of the tailed beasts. It seems a bit inappropriate for me to challenge them."

Tsunade rolled her eyes at Kimura and said calmly, "Don't you still have me here? Once you're on the battlefield, you can't choose your opponents. While I'm here to protect you, practice more!"

"..."

Kimura seemed to vaguely see the rapid increase in the speed of the wedge seal's swallowing, and he sighed secretly.

Being a ninja is a road of no return. There is no option of fearing death unless you can accept everyone's contempt.