In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"No, that's because..." Tiantian repeated the story.

"That's it?" he asked in surprise.

"But the mission failed, that's a fact." Tiantian was a little depressed. He ignored the rule in the camp that prohibits drinking and picked up the wine glass and took two big gulps.

"Don't think too much. It's just a small mission. Anyone will fail." Naruto didn't say anything like the mission is not important. For Tenten, the mission is a job.

"By the way, why are you here?" Tiantian calmed down and asked belatedly.

"No reason, just conscription. Kakashi asked me to come." Naruto picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks. The tableware, food and even the fuel on the table were all prepared by him from the sealed space.

"Oh, this is not like your character." Tiantian was a little confused.

Xiao Li didn't feel anything was wrong. Aren't ninjas supposed to be conscripted? Now the five major nations were forming a ninja coalition, and ninjas from all the nations were being drafted and sent to the front lines.

"What you said..." Naruto laughed and passed it off vaguely.

He joined the war just to free up some time, so that he could have a suitable excuse to disappear for a while from Ino and Hinata. There were some things he didn't want to be known to everyone.

In fact, in recent times, Naruto has become accustomed to spending time with Ino or Hinata almost every day or every other day. Sometimes he even wonders why Kabuto Yakushi doesn't just kill himself by hitting his head against a wall.

But there is no way, you still have to face the things you have to face.

"Ningji's injury..." Tenten said, unable to contain herself again, "If I hadn't held him back, Neji wouldn't have been injured so badly."

"Tenten, don't say that. There was nothing we could do that time." Xiao Li put down his chopsticks. "Ningji did that so that the three of us could come back alive. You don't have to blame yourself too much."

Although Lee is emotional, he is also very rational. He cried when Neji was injured, but now he is much calmer after accepting it.

Naruto rested his hands on the table, inviting people to drink and eat, while skillfully changing the subject. He only talked so much when he was drunk, but it was nothing, it was better to say it out loud than to suppress it.

The night is deep.

Naruto couldn't sleep in the middle of the night and drank too much. When he got up to relieve himself, he happened to see a familiar figure walking unsteadily in the camp under the moonlight.

"Who is it? Still drinking in the middle of the night? Aren't we not allowed to drink?" He muttered, and without thinking much, went to find a place to relieve himself.

When I returned to the tent, I was about to enter when I felt my foot step on something soft. I was immediately startled. I looked down and saw a dark figure lying on the ground.

He squatted down to check, and his expression suddenly became interesting.

Just at this moment, someone came on patrol. Naruto didn't hesitate, stepped into the tent and then stretched out a hand to drag the man in.

In the dim light of the candle, Tiantian's pale face was reflected, as he wanted to vomit but couldn't.

Naruto had intended to wake her up, but he was afraid she'd vomit all over herself, even in the tent. Seeing that she wouldn't wake up for a while, he opened the Yellow Springs Gate and stepped inside, holding Tenten in his arms.

~~

Kusagakure Building.

Boom! A flash of lightning crashed towards the Kusagakure Building, and the afternoon sky turned gloomy.

The dark clouds in the sky could no longer hold back thousands of tons of rain. Billions of raindrops fell straight down from the clouds like swords, neatly drawing lines to cut the sky.

"Jin, the battle situation at the front of the ninja coalition is intense. I order you to leave for the Qugong front in three days!"

The bloated mission officer's half-fat face was hidden in the darkness, his eyes were extremely ferocious, like a beast choosing its prey.

"Excuse me..." The female ninja raised her head. It was Orochimaru's subordinate who was electrocuted by Naruto and had convulsions during the Chunin Exam six years ago. She failed in her mission at that time and disappeared afterwards.

"Military information is as important as a mountain. Do you want to disobey orders?" The mission officer glanced at her, the fat on his face trembled, and his eyes were sinister, as if he was going to pull out her bones and smash them in the next second.

"No, I just want to ask if you can..." Jin's thin body trembled slightly, and he lowered his head again. It was hard to tell whether he was angry or afraid.

The Qugong Front was the forefront of the fierce battle between the Allied Ninja Forces and the White Zetsu Army, a battlefield meat grinder. The Grass Country also sent troops to join the Allied Ninja Forces, but their numbers were small.

"Within three days, we will be at the Qugong front!" The fat pig mission officer had a ferocious look on his face. He stood up like a mountain of flesh, and the noble accessories on his head shook violently.

"Who the hell do you think you are, bargaining? I gave you a chance back then, but you didn't want it. Now it's useless even if you beg me on your knees! Get out!"

boom!

The door slammed shut. The unexpected event came so suddenly that it disrupted all her plans.

Six years ago, Orochimaru launched the Konoha Collapse Operation ahead of schedule. Jin, who failed in the mission, witnessed the death of his companions and realized that he was just a cannon fodder.

In extreme fear, she did not look for Orochimaru but took advantage of the chaos to escape from Konoha. Over the years, she has lived in many chaotic countries, such as the Land of Rain and the Land of Tea.

Later, she stumbled upon some opportunities and discovered that she seemed to have a talent for assassins. But a few days ago, that fat noble mission officer came to her and hinted that he wanted to try his hand at being a female assassin.

Damn, Jin almost killed that fat pig right there and then. But because of the influence of the fat pig nobles in the Grass Country and the thought of having to stay in this shabby family in Kusagakure, he just turned his face away and walked away.

But unexpectedly, something went wrong a few days later. During a mission, she suddenly felt dizzy and was almost killed by the enemy. After barely escaping death, she found that someone had poisoned her supplies.

She was extremely dizzy at the time, and her body was acting entirely on muscle memory and the instinct to survive, which barely saved her life.

But as if things weren't bad enough, the medical ninja regretfully informed her that while her life was saved and her health was fine, the poison had already penetrated her bones, and her journey as a ninja might have come to an end.

That damn fat pig mission officer bullied her because she had no backing and no future, and when one plan failed, he came up with another one, intending to send her to the front line as cannon fodder.

If you go to the front line without recovering from your injuries, you will be in danger of death.

She knew it was useless to make a fuss, so she forced herself not to lose her temper and walked out the door with a calm expression.

She didn't stop until she turned into a long, empty corridor. Her face suddenly darkened and she spat fiercely on the ground.

"You fat pig! You're kicking me when I'm down!"

"Compared to you, even a pig is considered slim. How dare you be so fat and taste good? *****!"

In the distance, the sky was still gloomy, with no end in sight. Looking up a little, one could see a vast expanse of white vapor and some thick, gray-black clouds.

Surrounding the Kusagakure Building are some low red houses, crowded together, and connected by densely packed alleys and paths.

Without any warning, a branch-shaped lightning fell heavily from the sky, and with a bang, spring thunder rolled.

As the female ninja Jin Namikaze gazed at the pouring rain outside the corridor, her heart grew heavier. In three days, she would be sent to the Qugong Front, the front lines of the battle, the meat grinder of the Fire Nation battlefield.

This world is unfair. If you want to avoid being bullied, you have to climb up. When one day I become powerful, I will kill them one by one.

Anyway, I have to go to the front line in three days, so I don't have to worry about it anymore. At such a young age, with hidden injuries all over his body, relying solely on an assassin's talent is a death sentence.

She knew the situation of Kusagakure best. It couldn't hold out for long in this precarious situation. She had stayed here because it was profitable, waiting for the building to collapse.

But now she was a little angry. Why did it have to be her? In this situation, she finally understood that in Kusagakure Village, without rights, she was nothing!

So unwilling!

late at night.

The fat mission officer, belly bulging, walked out of the courtyard of the Kusagakure Building, pausing for a second, swaying under an umbrella. He had no intention of leaving. He was waiting for the guards to come and carry him home. Mission officers were not in the habit of walking alone.

The lights were dim, rolling like soybeans in the drizzle.

The female ninja Jin Namikaze quietly turned over and climbed over from the other end of the wall to the side of the mission officer, holding a cloth bag in her hand with a cold expression.

With a whoosh, the bag flew down towards the fat pig officer's head. The female ninja Jin could no longer bear it and kicked the officer fiercely.

She didn't stop until the blood splattered through the sack and soaked her hands. With a quick and decisive move, she raised her kunai and stabbed it into the sack, killing the fat pig mission officer instantly.

It was raining at night. The female ninja Jin turned around and left, turning into the alley quietly and disappearing.

~~

A whole night passed, the clouds disappeared, the rain stopped, and the sky brightened.

Half a foot of water accumulated on the cement washbasin, reflecting the clean face of a young girl.

Every day she scooped up a handful of clean water and splashed it on her face, then carefully washed away the stains on her clothes, wrung out the moisture from the clothes, and hung them in the yard to dry in the wind.

The sunlight was a bit dazzling, filtering through the gaps between the thick leaves and casting mottled shadows on the concrete floor.

She stood in front of an old building. There was no wall in front of the door, only an old tree growing beside the alley wall.

Several three-story bungalows with red roofs were crowded together, with the first floors of the left and right buildings serving as groceries. The courtyard was completely open, with three small gravel paths running down the middle and rows of white-green broccoli planted on both sides.

She didn't know where Naruto had found the small courtyard. She only remembered that she was drunk yesterday and when she opened her eyes in a daze, her clothes had changed. It seemed that she had vomited all over herself, and the dirty clothes were thrown aside.

Naruto was sleeping on the sofa. Seeing that she woke up, he had nothing to say. He asked her to wash her face and prepare something to eat, as he had other things to do later.

"What is this place?" she asked.

"The Land of Grass." Naruto made a shushing gesture. "You were drunk yesterday, and I really didn't want you to vomit in my tent, so I just brought you out."

"Aren't we at the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning..." Tiantian Yama was stunned and looked at Naruto in confusion, "Are we going too far?"

"Don't worry about that. You can see it anyway. I'm not really here to join the war." Naruto curled his lips, but Tenten did know him very well.

As early as when he was working on a mission with Team 3, Tenten's predictions about Naruto's various outrageous behaviors were ridiculously accurate, sometimes even Neji couldn't guess them.

He couldn't hide it, and Naruto didn't bother to hide it anymore. Tian Tian knew his secret and wouldn't tell anyone anyway.

"Why don't we just go back? What if they find out we're not here?" Tenten looked at Naruto with a worried and conflicted expression.

"Why go back?" He rolled his eyes. "Since we're already out here, we can't go back empty-handed. Otherwise, what else would we say? Escape at the last minute?"

"I was drunk, I...I wasn't drunk, I woke up here and I was here." Tiantian was anxious.

"Oh, is that so? Then you can talk to the executive officer." He said nonchalantly, "Anyway, I have to finish my work before I go back. You can handle it yourself."

Fortunately, Tenten was quick to accept it and didn't ask Naruto how he brought her here. After washing the clothes, she looked around, looking here and there, as if she was visiting.

Naruto had already prepared breakfast, and the two of them gathered at a table and ate slowly.

"Why did you come to the Land of Grass?" Tiantian asked.

"Of course you're here for something. You don't want to get into a muddled fight, do you?" Naruto glanced at her. "This ninja coalition's idea wasn't a good one to begin with. It's really a helpless move."

"The Grass Country has just experienced a great upheaval. It's hard to say whether they are friends or foes, yet they dare to take them in. They are not afraid of being stabbed in the back."

Chapter 538: Breaking the Great Defense Every Day, Naruto: I am incompatible with evil

"Then what should we do?" Tenten looked confused and turned to look at Naruto. "The Kusagakure Village is too chaotic. We can't put a knife to the necks of their leaders and ask them if they have any bad intentions, right?"

"Why not?" he asked.

"What?" Tenten looked at Naruto in surprise, "Are you serious? There are ninjas from the Land of Grass in the Shinobi Alliance, right? If we do this, what if..."

"There's no such thing as a last resort. Oh, Tenten, are you stupid?" Naruto held his forehead, as if he understood something, and said helplessly, "You don't think I'll just go like this, do you?"

"That...ah, yes."

"Disguise, isn't this a basic skill of a ninja?" He stared at Tiantian for a long time, "You haven't been quite right lately, Tiantian."

"What...what?" Tiantian felt a little guilty when he looked at her, and couldn't help but take a step back.

"I feel like you haven't been thinking as well lately. You're not as smart as before." Naruto said casually as he walked forward. "It seems like something's bothering you. You were also very drunk last night."

"You've never been like this before, it's just... weird."

"No, then...what was I like before?" Tenten walked slowly behind Naruto, and his voice didn't sound very strong.

"Before, um, it wasn't like this." He thought for a moment and said, "Tiantian, don't think too much. Things on the battlefield are not yours to decide."

"I don't know what's wrong with me lately. My emotions are easily affected." Tiantian lowered his head. "But this is not something I can control. I feel like I've been left far behind."

"Before, we were all chatting and laughing together, but then suddenly some of you got married, some became clan leaders, and I'm the only one left..."

"And Xiao Li," he reminded.

"Xiao Li doesn't care at all. He's heartless." Tiantian muttered softly and rolled his eyes.

"Tenten, I have to remind you that Neji is married." Naruto suddenly stopped and looked at Tenten with a strange expression, and the latter blushed.

"No! It's not what you think. You, you, you are such a pervert!" She waved her hands hurriedly.

"What's wrong with me? Am I a pervert?" Naruto paused and continued walking forward. "Can you hide your feelings? You couldn't hide them before. Something was wrong with you when Neji got married."

"Tsk, what qualifications do you have to say that to me? You pervert!" Tiantian pouted.

"What? What! How am I a pervert?" He said with a look of dissatisfaction, "You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. You are slandering me!"

"That's right, aren't you and Sakura the same..." Tiantian stopped talking halfway.

"How can it be the same?" Naruto stopped again and looked back at her. "Did I confirm my relationship with anyone at that time? Who did Sakura confirm her relationship with?"

"We're both single, so what's wrong with it being consensual? Besides, these are two different things. Have you ever seen me fall in love with a married woman?"

"You are sophistry!" Tiantian was a little unconvinced.

"Don't worry about what the debate is about, just tell me whether it's right or not." He grinned and thought to himself that when his buddy was stuck with a bug, you didn't even know where you were playing with dolls.

"Yes, and no!" Tiantian said puffily, "You're just trying to change the subject! You've lied to us like this before, but I don't want to hear you say it anyway!"

"Okay, okay, you have a bad temper, I'll listen to you." Naruto looked indifferent and walked forward with his hands in his pockets.