The distance between the Country of Fire and the Country of Waves is not that far. With the pace of a ninja and running at full speed, it only takes more than half a day to reach the port of the Country of Waves.

But if there is one more person in the team, Tatsuna, who is just an ordinary person, it will definitely be impossible to use the ninja method to go to the country of waves. He can only advance slowly step by step.

This process may take several days.

From the time the sun came up until the sun set, Kakashi and others were on their way.

Rest will only take place when it gets dark.

"It's so boring. Why are there no enemies attacking along the way? Is this really a C-level mission?"

Starting from Konoha Village until almost noon the next day, Naruto was walking on the forest road and finally started to complain.

Along the way, it can be said that the road was calm. Not only enemies, but also few wild beasts that could pose a threat to ordinary people were seen.

"Fool."

Kakashi punched Naruto in the head without hesitation.

Naruto screamed in pain, held his head, started jumping on the spot, and stared at Kakashi with dissatisfied eyes.

Kakashi seemed unaware and just said in a calm tone: "Didn't I tell you before? Don't have too strong expectations for C-level missions. And even if enemies appear, they exclude enemies other than ninjas. Old

Just go on your way honestly."

"But in this case, isn't it just camping outside?"

Naruto asked rhetorically.

"This is a common thing in C-level missions. Even if someone wants to harm Mr. Dazuna, they will have the self-knowledge to back down after discovering that we are ninjas."

Kakashi explained.

Then, he looked up at the sky. The sun's rays were partially blocked by the shade of the trees in the forest, but there was still strong light shining down, making the environment in the forest brighter and less eerie.

"Okay, it's almost noon. Let's solve the problem of eating right there. Mr. Dazna also needs a rest."

Kakashi glanced at Tazuna, who was already panting, and saw that the opponent's energy was almost exhausted.

"Grandpa, are you so weak?"

Naruto looked at Tazuna with a proud look.

After hearing Kakashi say that he could rest, Dazuna sat down on the ground, and then said to Naruto: "How rude, kid, I'm not your ninja, my durability is like a monster. I think

My physical ability is relatively strong among ordinary people. But you ninjas are too unreasonable in this regard."

What Dazuna said is true. Compared with ninjas, his physical fitness is indeed much worse. But among ordinary people, his physical fitness is at a very good level.

Even though he is older, his strong muscles still make him look strong.

"Okay, Naruto, don't quarrel with the elders. You and Sakura will protect Mr. Tazuna here, while Sasuke and I will go find some firewood from around."

Kakashi stopped Naruto from playing and ordered him and Sakura to stand by to protect Tazuna.

Neither Sasuke nor Sakura had any objections and followed Kakashi's orders.

…

In the empty forest, they occasionally felt the presence of wild beasts, but neither Kakashi nor Sasuke paid much attention to the wild beasts in the forest, and began to look for firewood that could be used for cooking.

"Hey, I'm talking about Kakashi."

While picking up firewood, Sasuke raised his head and looked at Kakashi's back in front of him, and suddenly spoke.

"Ah, what's the matter, Sasuke?"

Kakashi turned his head slightly and looked at Sasuke.

"Who is that Dazna?"

Sasuke asked.

"What's the meaning?"

Kakashi's expression didn't change.

"I don't believe that as a Jonin, you haven't noticed that there is something wrong with this Dazuna. He said that he is a bridge-building expert and is about to build a cross-sea bridge between the Kingdom of Waves and the Kingdom of Fire to provide navigation between the two countries.

This project must be very huge and important. This is not a job that ordinary bridge builders can do."

In other words, there must be officials from both countries involved in this project.

Moreover, the task level cannot be a C-level task.

When it comes to the national level, even if it is just a small country, it should issue A-level tasks.

"Our mission is just to eliminate the gangsters and samurai who may come to cause trouble. This is what the Hokage personally told us. As for Dazuna, his identity is indeed different from that of ordinary bridge builders. He is a member of the Agricultural and Industrial Corps of Wave Country.

I came here on behalf of the cooperation between the Kingdom of Waves and the Kingdom of Fire."

Kakashi revealed a little bit of information to prevent Sasuke from thinking too much.

"Agricultural and Industrial Corps?"

"An organization that has flourished in the Country of Waves in recent years, but it has little to do with our mission. When we get to the Country of Waves, we can just complete our mission. As for building the bridge, that is something the daimyo should consider.

thing."

In other words, they were just to ensure that the bridge construction project could proceed smoothly and to eliminate the enemies other than ninjas who came to cause trouble.

Even if an unexpected situation occurs, he is still there as a jounin, so there won't be any big problems.

This is what Kakashi subconsciously wanted to tell Sasuke.

Sasuke nodded slightly, thinking that Tazuna deliberately hid some information and did not explain everything, but now it seems that is not the case.

Konoha is very aware of Tazuna's plan, so they let Team 7 join this mission.

He, Naruto and Sakura can easily deal with ordinary enemies.

If you encounter an invincible being, Kakashi, the head of the ANBU, will personally tell the truth.

Thinking of this, Sasuke finally let go of some of his worries.

He still has great trust in Kakashi's strength.

Even if there were Jonin-level enemies coming to attack, Team 7 would still be able to handle it.

"Okay, we've almost collected the firewood, now it's time..."

Before Kakashi finished speaking, the expression on his face suddenly changed and he looked into the distance.

Naruto and Sakura were in that direction.

From that direction, the unique battle sound of weapons clashing came.

Without thinking, Sasuke immediately put down the firewood in his hand and quickly returned to the stronghold.

When he returned to the stronghold, he saw seven or eight people surrounding Naruto and Sakura starting to attack.

Each of these people wore straw sandals and exotic travel clothes, held knives in their hands, and exuded a sinister aura.

warrior!

Although this was the first time I saw real warriors, the images of these people fit very well with the images of warriors drawn in textbooks.

Unlike ninjas who can use ninjutsu, samurai are also humans who can use chakra, but the chakra they use is used to strengthen their physical strength and sword skills.

As early as the end of the Warring States Period, the samurai had completely declined and their glory no longer existed.

Therefore, samurai can also be called relics of the old era.

Having said that, Sasuke did not dare to be careless in the face of samurai.

Each of these warriors carries a ferocious aura, and unlike the warriors who can only perform sword skills, these warriors are wandering warriors who have not only seen blood, but also experienced real combat, and are not showy warriors in behavior.

For genin, he is an opponent worth fighting.

"Sasuke! Come here quickly and help, these guys want to do harm to Grandpa Dazuna!"

Naruto, who picked up a kunai to block the blade swung by the samurai, discovered Sasuke's presence and immediately showed a look of surprise on his face.

Because the attack of these samurai was too sudden, Naruto did not use the shadow clone technique at the first time. Later, he was forced into a desperate situation by the samurai's sword skills. He had no time to form seals, so he could only use his poor physical skills now.

Technological response.

Sakura also picked up a kunai and fought with the two samurai, protecting Tazuna personally.

Although she is not very good at physical skills, thanks to the ninja's combat ability far surpassing that of the samurai, she has a slight upper hand in a one-on-one situation.

But if this continues, Naruto will definitely be the first to be unable to sustain it.

Judging that the situation was not good for his side, Sasuke did not hesitate and quickly entered the battle, forming seals with his hands quickly.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

The speeding fireball caused the warriors fighting Naruto to panic and dodge to the side.

Naruto also got the opportunity to release his ninjutsu and began to mobilize the chakra in his body.

"The art of multiple shadow clones!"

In an instant, a dozen Narutos rushed out of the smoke, picked up kunai for combat, and with their numerical advantage, surrounded five or six samurai groups in the middle.
To be continued...