In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"Teacher Anko?" Sakura asked.

"Who else could it be? Doesn't she sleep in the same room with you at night?"

"Well..." Sakura suddenly laughed, "Do you want to hear it? But if you know about that kind of embarrassing thing, she will kill you."

afternoon.

The good news is that Fenghua Xiaoxue woke up, the bad news is that she came with a knife.

Chapter 181 Before the Storm

"That damn brat!" Fenghua Xiaoxue was stopped by someone, "Let me go! I want..."

On the sea, white birds flew across the blue sky and the scorching sun shone down.

The sea breeze blew her hair, and Fenghua Xiaoxue's gaze passed through the props and the crowd of people, and fixed on the yellow-haired man who was leaning on the deck in the distance, looking leisurely and contented.

Naruto leaned nonchalantly against the railing, basking in the sun, his blond hair ruffled in the wind. He wore a slim-fitting, fleece-lined black combat uniform, his gaze averted.

Sakura stood beside him. She had been following Naruto since they boarded the ship. She rarely spoke, just following him and watching the sea view in silence.

At first, Naruto was a little uncomfortable with it, as Sakura used to be so quiet. But later he gradually got used to it.

No matter whether it is pink cherry or black cherry, as long as it is obedient, it is a good cherry.

For some reason, Naruto had a vague feeling that Black Sakura seemed to listen to him. Over time, he didn't reject this feeling.

Originally, he had no feelings for Sakura because he didn't want to get involved in the trouble of bringing Sasuke back. Now that trouble seems to no longer exist, Black Sakura seems to have no feelings for Sasuke after taking control of the body.

His thoughts did not stay on Sakura for too long. Fenghua Xiaoxue on the other side of the deck had been stopped by her agent. The props team was setting up the scene, apparently preparing for filming.

"The sea here is relatively calm, and the crew is rushing to catch up on the filming schedule." Mitarashi Anko jumped out from a corner and landed steadily on the ground with a thud.

"Princess Fengyun still has resentment towards you, so if you have nothing to do, you'd better stay away from her." Hongdou turned her head and glanced at Naruto, and warned.

"Who wants to mess with her?" Naruto curled his lips. "I just want to complete the task as soon as possible. Long-winded clients are the most troublesome."

The crew is setting up the stage background, and the lighting and photography are also in place.

Fenghua Xiaoxue in the distance had given up struggling and sat on a small stool resigned to her fate, allowing four or five people beside her to put on her makeup and do her hair.

The vermilion brush brushed across Fenghua Xiaoxue's plump lips, making them instantly rosy and shiny.

The background was the endless sea. Fenghua Xiaoxue's eyes were dull and lazy, as if she was in a bad mood. Her blue eyes turned slightly, as if looking at Naruto.

"She seems to be looking at us?" Sakura asked.

"Just ignore it."

The filming started soon and the actors and props were in place.

The role of Princess Fengyun played by Fenghua Xiaoxue is basically a princess who restores her country. She is brave and tenacious. She can face her cowardice and draw her sword.

Interestingly, this character is exactly the opposite of Fenghua Xiaoxue's real personality.

She is timid, evasive and lazy.

But except for Naruto and the former minister of the Snow Country who was pretending to be an agent, almost no one present knew Fenghua Xiaoxue's true identity, which made it even more interesting.

Naruto stared at Fenghua Xiaoxue, who had finished her costume and was kneeling in the set, preparing her emotions. The clapperboard clicked, and Fenghua Xiaoxue's expression instantly changed, instantly entering the role.

"Princess Fengyun is amazing," Sakura praised, then whispered, "Excellent acting."

......

The route should have arrived in seven or eight days, but due to a storm at sea, it remained adrift at sea for two weeks before reaching the Land of Snow. The extremely bad weather made filming impossible, and everyone huddled in the cabin, silently waiting.

Even ninjas are not much different from normal people in front of the sea.

The sea was raging with wind and waves, and the only hope was the food reserves in the cabin. But as time went on, everyone became increasingly uneasy.

On this ship, the director holds greater prestige than the captain, and he visits the crew daily to offer comfort, repeating the same words over and over again, a scene that often lasts for half a day.

"Everyone, don't worry. Storms happen all the time at sea. The shipping routes have been inspected by the ninjas of the Land of Water. They are absolutely safe!"

"The fresh water and food on the ship are enough for everyone to eat for two months. In three days at most, we will be close to the waters near the Snow Country."

The director's hoarse voice echoed in the corridor.

Naruto stayed in the small room, glancing out the porthole at the low, rolling dark clouds before he plopped down on the bed and grumbled a bit.

"Is it true that we can't avoid the storm? If this continues, the Snow Princess Ninja Scroll will become Robinson Crusoe."

dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door. Naruto turned over and wanted to draw his sword, but he forced himself to hold it back. He got up from the bed and opened the door. Haruno Sakura was standing at the door with food in her hands.

Since the day before yesterday, food has been distributed in portions.

Before this, no one could have expected such a thing to happen. In order to avoid the storm at sea, they turned around and entered another more dangerous sea area.

"Why are you here?" he asked.

There was a salty and damp smell in the corridor. In order to save energy, the lights were not turned on, and the entire corridor seemed to be shrouded in gray mist.

The sound of the crashing waves reached his ears clearly from the deck, and everything around him was shaking.

Fortunately, he and Sakura were both ninjas, and they habitually used their chakra to absorb the floor beneath their feet, so they wouldn't sway. Hongdou stayed by Princess Fengyun's side to protect her and had no time to pay attention to the two of them.

"I couldn't finish it, so I brought it here to share some with you." Sakura said with a smile.

The food was stored at the bottom of the ship, in a cabin sealed by a heavy oak door. Naruto had been there once when he was investigating safety hazards, and there were barrels of fine wine piled in every corner.

"Come in." Naruto turned sideways.

After waiting for Sakura to enter the room, he subconsciously squinted his eyes and looked back and forth in the long and narrow corridor. After confirming that no one saw him, he slammed the door shut.

With a click, Naruto locked the door.

When he turned around, he saw Sakura sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at him with big eyes, and he couldn't help but explain awkwardly.

"The door lock is broken. If it's not locked, the door will open if the boat tilts."

"Okay." Sakura smiled.

What does "good" mean? Naruto wondered in his heart, walked to the edge of the table, and sat on the chair fixed on the wooden board.

The food is also relatively simple, consisting of air-dried meat chunks. After a little steaming and adding some seasonings, it can be eaten directly, which is very convenient for satisfying hunger at sea.

But the food they had been eating a few days earlier was clearly not this kind of tough, dry meat, but a combination of meat and vegetables. This was undoubtedly sending an important signal that they were in trouble at sea.

He divided some of the meat and then pushed the remaining pieces back in front of Sakura.

"Teacher Hongdou said there's something wrong with the ship and asked us to be careful." Sakura said after taking the food, "There might be a storm soon."

"Whatever, now that things have come to this, let's eat first." Naruto said.

"Aren't you scared?" Sakura asked.

"afraid of what?"

"A storm." Sakura laughed. "If a storm starts, everyone on this ship might die. It would also be very dangerous for us."

"It's okay, the three of us just need to protect Princess Fengyun." Naruto said nonchalantly, "As for the lives of others, that has nothing to do with us."

"That being said." Sakura took a bite of meat and swallowed it with difficulty. "Even if we can walk on the sea, we are in the sea here and have no idea of ​​the direction."

"If you don't have a boat or food, floating on the sea forever is not a solution."

"We'll see when the time comes." Naruto put down the piece of meat, thought carefully and said, "There's no point in talking about this now. It will only increase the tension."

He wasn't in a hurry at all, as there was still plenty of food and drinks stored in the sealed space. He had stockpiled them during his free time, just to prepare for the mission.

The only thing to be prepared for is that one day you might have to do something unpleasant and eat wild fruits or hunt in the wild. In this case, it is better to store some food in advance.

As for the boats Sakura mentioned, he didn't have any, but he did have a small raft. He couldn't remember when he bought it, but it seemed to be for rafting in the river downstream of the waterfall.

Later, the matter was forgotten, and Pifa stayed in the corner of the sealed space, gathering dust.

Having made sufficient preparations, they are confident. Even if the boat capsizes or is destroyed after entering the storm, the three of them just need to bring Fenghua Xiaoxue out.

And at this point, there is no point in worrying. We can only hope that the ship can avoid the storm or hold up during the storm.

"Yeah." She nodded and said nothing more.

The next day.

The sea surface suddenly became foggy, and to make matters worse, the magnetic field in the surrounding sea area became disrupted.

Fortunately, the sea surface was still calm and the ship was sailing relatively steadily. The kitchen even prepared a sumptuous lunch for us at noon.

On the deck, Naruto looked around with two meals in his hands, and finally saw Sakura in the mist.

Anko was always there to protect Fuuka and Koyuki, while Naruto was in charge of patrolling the perimeter. The two usually kept in touch through Sakura, and occasionally Anko would come over to see Naruto herself when she was taking turns with Sakura.

"A sudden extra meal." Naruto said with a wry smile, holding up the two meals in his hand. "Everyone in the crew thought we were about to go to the Snow Country and were so happy."

"This is more like a meal for the last leg of execution than a celebratory meal."

Hearing this, Sakura smiled and said.

"We are indeed approaching the waters of the Snow Country. We estimate that we will arrive in about two days."

in the afternoon.

The mist dissipated, and the originally clear sky suddenly became gloomy.

The storm was gathering not far away, and despairing waves as high as the sky were slowly approaching the ship. Everyone was staring at the huge waves and the almost black purple sky in the distance.

The large ship they were on was heading straight towards the huge wave. A huge feeling of powerlessness and fear enveloped them, and the ship suddenly became chaotic.

Naruto gasped, thinking that this mission was a huge loss.

Chapter 182 Underwater

The crew members on the ship have gone crazy. They originally thought it was a business trip, but now it looks like it's going to be a funeral.

Naruto kicked the door open and pulled out the Kusanagi sword.

Looking at the crazy crowd in the corridor, they screamed and rushed around like headless flies, stumbling here and there. Or they couldn't accept the reality, sitting on the ground, mumbling to themselves over and over again with their eyes fixed on nothing.

Angry roars rang out, and some people were beginning to lose their minds. Screams, screams, and roars echoed everywhere. Naruto ignored them completely, just a quick glance, then quickly averted his gaze.

He was running diagonally across the cabin, stepping directly on the wall, tightly gripping the divine sword Kusanagi that could cut through iron like mud in his hand, his eyes fierce.

The storm has not yet arrived, and the raging waves are hitting the hull.

"Ninja? He is a ninja! Think of a solution quickly!" Someone found Naruto running quickly on the wall in the corridor and shouted.

"Quickly stop that brat! He's a ninja, there must be a way!"

"Please don't abandon us!"

"I can pay, I have money!"

The people in the corridor seemed to have seen a life-saving straw and desperately reached out to Naruto to grab it. But he ignored them and didn't even look back. He was a ninja, but he was not a savior.

In the face of the huge waves that reach the sky, who can be the savior?

He didn't care about the lives of others right now. He just wanted to find Hongdou and Xiaoying, and stay together with them. It would be best if he could also bring his target, Fenghua Xiaoxue, with him. In this situation, if he left, he would die.

Take it and hide, just make sure you can survive that huge wave and not be swept away.

It didn't take long for Naruto to find the three girls. Anko and Sakura were leading the panicked Fuuka Koyuki to the bottom of the cabin. There was a crowded crowd ahead, and it was clear that time was running out.

Naruto put away his sword and landed directly from the wall next to the three people. He kicked open a door and said to Hongdou and Sakura.

"Hurry! The huge waves are coming soon. It's too late to go to the bottom of the cabin! Get in and hide first!"

Hongdou was stunned for a moment, but before she could react, she had already been pulled in by Xiaoying. Fenghua and Xiaoxue were also forcibly pulled into the room. The four of them in one room suddenly seemed a bit crowded, but fortunately there were belts around the room to secure their bodies.

During the past half month at sea, Naruto has already learned the functions of all the rooms, big and small, on the ship.

This is a...well, room 404 that I accidentally discovered during a patrol.

But at this moment, the straps nailed to the wall were of great use. When the hull was about to be hit, at least there was something to grab and stabilize the body.

"Just hold on to it, don't tie your body up, it's easy to strangle you." Naruto warned, "If the boat is sucked underwater and you can't untie the straps, you'll definitely die!"

Sakura didn't recognize these wild tapes, but Anko and Fuuka Koyuki belatedly recognized them. Fortunately, this was a matter of life and death, and all worldly customs were meaningless.

The most important thing is to survive.

Naruto, his face pressed against the porthole, continued to mutter something. He then stood beside Sakura and grabbed the straps on the walls. The three of them formed a triangle, tightly surrounding their target, Fenghua Xiaoxue.