In Konoha, Naruto lies down

It seemed to wriggle a bit, a bit disgusting. Perhaps it had a faint sense of self-awareness, but Naruto didn't think of using it, and simply opened the panel to sacrifice it.

The next second, Samehada screamed and vanished into thin air. At the same time, the progress bar for the second main mission finally changed.

[Quest Line II: Water Country, Ninja Sword Stamp Collection Quest Line has been opened! Achievements achieved: Broken Sword. Beheading Sword. Reward: Izanagi, awarded upon completing all achievements.]

[Achievements achieved: Broken Blade. Beheading Blade, Thunder Blade. Fang, Big Blade? Samehada.]

The green task progress bar moved one-seventh of the way up, reaching about halfway. Naruto's heart warmed, and he couldn't take his eyes off the reward.

He remembered that when the second mission was activated, the reward Izanagi was clearly a one-time item. But now, it looked like it had become a permanent skill.

Even though he was used to receiving rewards, his breathing became a little short. The stronger you become, the fewer skills you can use. After all, times have changed, and battles now all start with ultimate moves.

If you encounter small fry, it's okay, but if you encounter Uchiha Obito, using lava escape to test him is too ridiculous, and if you are not careful, you will end up capsizing in the ditch.

All he could rely on now was the blood-red Nine-Tailed Shadow, considered one of the Gundam skills. Even without the Nine-Tailed Shadow, the system still generously gave him the strength of a half-dog fox.

The elusive Flying Thunder God is also a great help, and there are also several sealing techniques and forbidden techniques. Shiki Fuujin is not that effective against an equally strong opponent.

The first step in the Impure World Reincarnation is to find a powerful puppet, and the strength will be greatly weakened after resurrection. The Diamond Seal is good, but it lacks the Immortal Technique Myojin Gate.

Now, if he were to be given the permanent skill of Izanagi, it would be a lie to say he wasn't tempted. As long as he had Izanagi, he would be like a tiger with wings.

Naruto took a deep breath and carefully inspected the panel again. It seemed that only the reward for Mission 2 had changed; the rest remained unchanged.

"Could it be that the system realized that I didn't want to do the task, so it increased the reward?" He muttered to himself, thinking that this damn system was a repeat offender.

After closing the system panel, Naruto thought of himself as another self-made lychee ninja. He didn't really understand things like deep blue plus some.

With a grin, he turned to look at the increasingly tense battle situation on the other side.

Hoshigaki Kisame was almost at his wit's end, and the two wooden figures were swift, relying on a few fire rat balls to keep Hoshigaki Kisame on the edge.

This caused Hoshigaki Kisame extreme pain, like a punch on cotton. He couldn't move, but he couldn't fight the opponent either. The opponent was clearly trying to wear him down.

With a roar, Hoshigaki Kisame was hit by another fire rat ball, and he almost completely lost his mind. With his hands crippled, he could only sneak in the water to barely support himself.

The battle did not last too long. Naruto secretly fired a Tailed Beast Ball and hit Hoshigaki Kisame directly. The latter could not hold on and was directly offline.

It's not that Hoshigaki Kisame is incompetent, but he encountered a wall-hanging who didn't follow the rules of martial arts. Not only did he use the blood-colored tailed beast Gundam, but he also didn't give him time to form hand seals and forcibly interrupted him.

He pretended to be ready for a fight, but ended up being a complete idiot. Hoshigaki Kisame was half-dead at the beginning, and was almost destined to be killed.

"Is he dead?" Naruto stood there, looking at the corpse in front of him with drooping eyelids.

With the death of Hoshigaki Kisame, the surrounding tides vanished, leaving no trace of water. Thanks to the previous battle, the plain was now pockmarked with potholes.

"It's dead, just burn it." The two wooden men had already made a plan. They spit out a ball of dark blue fire, and the corpse burst into flames.

"Tsk, that's too cruel." Naruto turned his head away, unable to bear to watch the fish grilling scene.

But even so, he still stood there and waited until Hoshigaki Kisame was burned to ashes, and was blown away by the two wooden men with explosive talismans before turning around.

This is how you should last hit in combat, and it's always better to be cautious.

He thought the two Youmuren were only doing this out of caution, and didn't notice the slight smile on the corners of the Youmuren's mouths, as if he had finally let out a sigh of relief.

In Yumu's eyes, she is now one of the villains. After all, who is a decent person and who claims to be a good person? Who is a good person and who keeps saying that he is kind is despicable.

The two watched Hoshigaki Kisame turn into ashes, then slowly turned around and left.

"Hey, do you think Hoshigaki Kisame will leave behind any money or something? That should be our money, right?"

"Why don't we go back and get it?" asked the two wooden men.

"Forget it, it's too much trouble." Naruto waved his hand, "We made such a big fuss in the market town, and when we go back... well, let's find the next one."

"Oh." The two wooden men lifted their hair, feeling the pleasure of becoming villains, and subconsciously took cat steps.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, it trembled slightly.

Chapter 401: You are still my dog, Uzumaki Naruto

An inn for rest at the border of Taki Country.

There were bursts of white steam rising from the room, and red chili oil was boiling in the pot. The two wooden figures stared at the pot of red chili oil with somewhat ugly expressions.

"Do you really want to eat?"

Naruto sat on the tatami, with a variety of hot pot ingredients on the table. The small stove was ablaze, the charcoal fire flickering like breathing, and the window was wide open.

The rich aroma filled the air, whetting Naruto's appetite.

"Of course I have to eat it. These are the ingredients I finally managed to collect." He looked up at his curvy cat-girl subordinate, feeling a little dissatisfied.

"What? This isn't considered a feast? Do you know how hard it is to gather these ingredients? This is a reward for you, a blessing for you."

"But..." The two wooden figures looked at the boiling red pot and swallowed their saliva. It's not that she hasn't seen hot pot before, but this is the first time she has seen one so spicy.

If you really eat it, your butt will suffer a lot, so you must be kind-hearted.

Two days ago, after Naruto had successfully obtained the great sword Samehada, he suddenly proposed to speed up his journey. He also promised that if the two Yukitos followed him and accelerated their journey, he would treat her to a feast when they reached Taki no Kuni.

The two Yukitos had no money on them, so all their expenses had to be covered by Naruto. Although a meal wasn't a big deal, he thought about it and realized he had no right to refuse, so he simply agreed.

The constant journey was arduous, even for a Tailed Beast Jinchūriki like her, she could barely handle it. Naruto, on the other hand, was unfazed, forcing her through two days before reaching the border of Taki no Kuni.

She thought she could have a good rest, and indeed it was, but she didn't expect that there was such a pre-promised feast waiting for her.

"Is it too spicy?" The two wooden figures sat down, their hands on the edge of the table, unwilling to look at the boiling red pot. "I'll just eat a little."

"Whatever you want." Naruto just wanted to save money, and this was indeed the cheapest meal, and he wanted to eat it anyway. As for the two Yumu people, as long as she had no objection, it would be fine.

Hot pot is a common way of eating in the ninja world, but generally they don't use a very spicy base. This red pot was made by Naruto himself, taken out from the sealed space.

"Just a little bit is enough for me, that's it." The two wooden men reluctantly stretched out their chopsticks to pick up some food, and after taking the first bite, sweat broke out on their foreheads.

Siha~Siha, the two of them ate the hot pot in silence without saying a word. Accompanied by the sound of gurgling, they ate the hot pot with big mouthfuls, trying to endure the spiciness.

With a click, two pairs of chopsticks were inserted into a piece of tofu. Yukito looked at Naruto with a little reserve, then calmly looked away but did not move his chopsticks.

"Didn't you just eat a little?" He was a little angry.

"I didn't eat much, just... a little." Er Yumu was a little lacking in confidence, but she didn't expect the hot pot to be so delicious.

The cuisine in Kumogakure is rather bland, with either highly sweetened foods or large chunks of grilled meat. Hot pot is actually quite rare, and even the light mushroom soup pot is relatively rare.

Since she was already a lackey of the villain, she just let herself go. Why not eat if she can? Being reserved does not bring pleasure, just eat, eat, eat...

"Forget it." Naruto was speechless and let go of his chopsticks.

He had almost finished eating anyway, so there was nothing to fight over for a piece of tofu. Watching You Mu Ren carefully put the tofu into the bowl, he stood up and snatched the bowl away.

The two wooden figures: “........”

Naruto put the last piece of tofu into his stomach, looked at Yukito and raised his eyebrows, and suddenly asked.

"What do you say I open a shop like this in Kumogakure?"

"When?" Yu Mu Ren was also a little expectant.

"Of course, I'll wait until you become the Raikage." Naruto put down his chopsticks, a smile on his face, "Wait until someone with good eyes comes to cause trouble, then I'll reveal my Raikage background."

"And then... hey, he did whatever he wanted, smeared the bottom of the pot on that guy's face, and threatened his wife to come and apologize. Madam, don't you want your husband to..."

"Wait!" The two Yukitos couldn't bear to listen any longer and interrupted Naruto's fantasy. "I'm not denying your meaning, but do you think this is really possible?"

"Opening a shop? That should be possible, don't you eat a lot?" He was stunned for a moment and said, "I can't tell, you're quite thin but you eat a lot."

"That's not what I'm talking about." Yukito blushed for a moment. "I don't eat much, about the same as you. Let's not talk about that. I mean, Raikage, don't you think it's too whimsical?"

"Ah, the Raikage." Naruto pondered for a moment, "Well...don't worry about this. Kumogakure has no choice. Didn't I say that?"

"I'm not going to build Kumogakure. Kumogakure will definitely agree in the end."

Naruto's words were vague, and the two Yukitos didn't dare to ask any more questions. Staring at the boiling hot pot, a trace of worry rose in their hearts. The future of Kumogakure was unpredictable.

She was now a lackey, and shouldn't have worried about Kumogakure. But it was her village after all, and she still had feelings for it, even if the village might have given up on her.

While the two Yugitos were lost in thought, Naruto had already quietly chosen his target. Zabuza was dead, Kurocho Raiga was dead, and Hoshigaki Kisame was dead.

The other four of the seven ninja swords, the double swords, Flounder, are in the hands of Mizukage Terumi Mei's follower, Chojuro, who is as weak as a gay, but the remaining swords can be obtained by digging graves.

Aside from the dual blades, the Flounder, being difficult to obtain, the rest aren't a problem. I don't have any plans to visit Kirigakure for now; I'll consider that after I become the Raikage.

The red pot with no ingredients in it was surging and bubbling like boiling magma.

The two Yukitos across from him lowered their heads in silence, their thoughts unknown. Naruto gently stroked the wine glass, his eyes slowly hardening. After coming to his senses, he tilted his head back and drank it all in one gulp.

"Ah! So cool!" Tsunade drunkenly put down her wine glass, glanced around the dimly lit izakaya, and a stupid smile appeared on her face.

"Lady Tsunade, please don't drink anymore after finishing this cup." Shizune advised from the side. She was supposed to stay in Konoha to assist the Sixth Hokage Kakashi.

But he was really worried about Tsunade, so he decided to go on the trip with her.

"Shizune, you're such a...killer!" Tsunade said with a blushing face, "Come on, Shizune, drink a little too. You're not Hokage anymore."

"That being said, but over in the village..." Jingyin pushed the wine glass away, looked at her face reflected in the rippling wine, and frowned slightly.

"Sakura is quite capable, but she's still too young. If there's something she can't handle, well, well."

"Then why did you come with me?" Tsunade said with a smile, "I don't faint at the sight of blood anymore, and I don't need anyone to wait on me. Kakashi would definitely prefer you to stay in the village."

"Forget it, Lady Tsunade, don't you always say that we should believe in the power of the younger generation?" Shizune smiled, "I believe in Sakura too."

Tsunade glanced at her and said nothing, just continued to drink one cup after another. The sound of clinking glasses continued in the izakaya, and the lively atmosphere concealed all worries.

At night, Shizune helped the drunk Tsunade into the inn they were staying in. After taking good care of her, she sighed and returned to her room.

After a long while, Tsunade, lying in bed in the darkness, suddenly moved. Her eyelids twitched, and she blearily opened her eyes.

The first thing I saw was an unfamiliar room. Having been in Konoha for the past few years, I felt a little unaccustomed to the days of wandering. It was called traveling, but apart from having enough money, it felt like wandering.

Her mind was a bit confused. She felt a tightness in her chest when she lay on her back, and her throat felt uncomfortable when she lay on her side. She simply sat up from her half-asleep state and fumbled for water.

He stood up, staggered forward, and nearly fell headfirst. After finally drinking some water, he looked out the window at the night scene, and his interest in the food suddenly waned.

Konoha was not the place of her dreams. After decades of changes, it was just a sad place.

If I hadn't given the necklace to Nawaki at that time, and if I had improved my medical ninjutsu a little more, perhaps Nawaki could have been saved.

He was wearing that necklace when he died. It was said that after the war, nothing could be turned back. The blood-stained necklace seemed to carry a curse, and it kept going around in circles...

Perhaps the only person who survived was the yellow-haired man, but he clearly saw Naruto being stabbed in the heart by Orochimaru that day, but he still survived.

This couldn't be described as abnormal anymore; it was downright unnatural. I nearly collapsed at that point, thinking this guy was doomed.

But not long after, the heart wound healed, healed... Who would dare to believe such a thing? It wasn't just an ordinary wound, but a heart wound. It was even more outrageous than chopping off Kun'er and having another one grow back immediately.

It seems like this guy is hard to kill! However, with his despicable and vile character, the probability of him being killed by someone else seems very low. It is only possible that he killed someone else by himself.

"Lady Tsunade." Shizune arrived at the door at some point, pushed it open and saw Tsunade holding a cup of water in a daze, and couldn't help but call out softly.

"Yeah." Tsunade came back to her senses.

"What's wrong? Would you like some hangover tea?" Shizune asked, already walking towards the kettle and brewing some tea. "What were you thinking about just now, Tsunade-sama?"

"Naruto." She said, rubbing her brow.

"Him?" Jingyin was a little surprised and turned on the light with a click. Although the darkness did not hinder her vision, she wanted the room to be brighter.

"Naruto should have left the village by now, right? I wonder if we'll run into him along the way."

"Basically, you won't encounter one. The possibility is not high." Tsunade took a sip of water from the glass, looked at the steaming teapot, and continued.

"Pay attention to the latest news from Kumogakure. Wherever the chaos is the most, you'll probably know where he is."

"The most chaotic?" Jingyin was a little confused.

"Well, do you think that person can leave the village and travel around peacefully?" Tsunade sneered, "That person might be planning to attack Kumogakure, or even Iwagakure."

........

The next day.

Naruto woke up to find the two wooden figures sleeping unscrupulously on his bed, their backs facing him. His eyelids twitched violently, and he thought to himself that this person was really... unfathomable.

After sleeping on the floor a few times and realizing that you were restraining yourself from her, you just let yourself go, right?

He curled his lips and got out of bed to wash up. He didn't take the cat girl too seriously. Even if he was really in a hurry, he wouldn't use her as an emergency. He should know the difference between a tool and a shelf.

After being moistened, it was no longer possible to exploit the two Yukitos without mercy. The road to becoming the Raikage was indeed fraught with obstacles. Was it already a trap for me?

What a joke, how can a woman be as fun as the Raikage?

He sat at the dining table. The red pot that had made a mess last night had been cleared away and thrown away. Although he was poor, he was not so poor that he could not afford a meal.