In the country of ponds, in the wild forest.

The group of people stopped here for a while and sat down around an open space.

Seeing the burning bonfire, Sakura put the grill on the bonfire in a few seconds with a skillful technique, and then used the same skillful technique to catch Naruto and Sakai, clean the fish, and use wooden The sticks pop up and are placed on the grill for baking.

After a while, the meaty aroma of fish wafted into the air, making Naruto, who was surrounding the grill, feel his stomach growl.

"Sakura, you're not feeling well yet? This is too slow."

Naruto, whose stomach was already growling with hunger, couldn't wait to eat the grilled fish baked by Sakura herself.

However, regarding Naruto's impatience, Sakura just rolled her eyes at him and said: "It's early, and there are still some ingredients that haven't been sprinkled on. Besides, you must be too impatient, the grilled fish won't run away on its own. "

"But, my stomach is already hungry."

Naruto stroked his belly that seemed to be withered. He was only wearing a pair of large boxer shorts, top, jacket and pants. They were all wet from fishing in the water. They were placed on a simple clothes hanger beaten with a wooden stick. Bake with fire.

Not only that, Sakai was also dressed in the same way. His clothes were put aside to bake, hoping to get rid of them as soon as possible.

"Really, if it weren't for the fact that you had diarrhea several times along the way and wasted a lot of time, we would have gone to the town to receive supplies by now. There would be no need to eat outdoors."

Sakura sounded complaining.

"Haha." Naruto scratched his head in embarrassment: "This is a force majeure factor."

At this moment, Tenzo came over from the bushes and nodded when he saw Naruto and the three sitting here safely.

"Captain Yamato, how is the situation around you?"

Sakura chatted to Tenzo while skillfully using the barbecue techniques she learned at her own barbecue restaurant.

"Don't worry, the cordon has been set up. If there is any movement, I will be alert in advance."

Because Naruto was kidnapped a few months ago, every time he goes out on a mission, especially if he stays in the wild for a while, Tenzo will be extremely vigilant and set up a cordon around him to prevent anyone from attacking him.

Even though Naruto had received strict raid training and improved his ability to sense danger due to the previous incident, he still could not be careless about it.

Once a Jinchuuriki is targeted, it means that the ninja targeting Naruto is definitely of extraordinary strength and needs to be taken seriously.

"Speaking of which, Captain Yamato, after returning this time, you should be able to increase the difficulty of the missions. I am tired of doing C-level missions. It is either driving away wild beasts or escorting important people. I always feel that there is no challenge."

Seeing Tenzo return, Naruto began to explain his demands.

I hope the other party can come to Tsunade to give her advice and improve the difficulty of Team 7's mission.

With the rapid improvement of his strength, Naruto is no longer satisfied with the C-level tasks.

After all, I have been training hard in the past six months, gritted my teeth and completed the alert training arranged above. My physical skills have also been greatly improved, and my chakra control skills have also improved day by day. Now I am in urgent need of a real battlefield. Come and test your current strength.

"Naruto, it's useless for you to tell me about this matter. The final decision is made by the Hokage."

Tianzang smiled helplessly.

"However, Granny Tsunade said that I need to be completely recognized by you as a jounin before I can carry out more difficult tasks."

Naruto growled dissatisfied.

"Hey, Naruto, that's Hokage-sama. You always call me mother-in-law. It's too rude."

Sakura turned her head and scolded Naruto.

"But she is also in her fifties, right? She is as old as a lustful immortal. What is she if she is not a mother-in-law?"

Naruto tilted his head and looked at Sakura suspiciously.

After all, he called the Third Hokage Grandpa Hokage, and it was no different to call the current Hokage Granny.

In his eyes, in this era when the average life span is generally less than forty, Tsunade is already over fifty years old and can be considered a truly long-lived old man.

"Having said that, that is also Hokage-sama. It's best to change this name."

Sakura looked at Naruto with a headache.

Among Konoha, only this guy dared to act so recklessly.

"Okay, you two, stop arguing and let's have dinner. Thank you for your hard work on this mission. Next, we will stay in the town for one night. This country is still very famous for its hot springs."

Tianzang stopped the two of them and said with a smile.

The grilled fish on the grill is ready and ready to eat.

"Great, I can finally take a rest."

Naruto shouted happily.

This mission is to escort a caravan safely to the port of Linzhi Country, a neighboring country of Chi Country. Because of the long distance, it is still a simple C-level mission. The bandits encountered during the period can be dealt with immediately. So in the mission

During this period, it was very boring most of the time, either in a hurry or on the road, and there was no exciting battle at all, which made Naruto completely unmotivated.

Seeing Naruto's happy look, Tenzo couldn't help but smile to himself. He also knew that Naruto had been a little depressed recently. After all, he had had this kind of thought in the past.

After finally succeeding in cultivation, a normal ninja would like to find a suitable stage to show off his skills and enjoy the treatment like being surrounded by stars.

However, Tizou no longer thinks so. He has already experienced this period of life, and the responsibilities of ANBU are mainly to be unobtrusive.

It's a good thing that the mission is boring. All ninjas with certain experience hope that the mission they perform is completed smoothly. It is best to have a smooth journey, rather than having countless powerful enemies blocking the road as Naruto expected.

Looking for fun on the road will give the jounin leading the team a headache.

While the four of them were eating grilled fish, Tenzo, who was sitting on a stone, suddenly frowned and slowly stopped chewing the fish in his mouth.

"Captain, what's wrong?"

Sakai was the first to notice the strangeness on Tenzo's face and asked.

Tianzang jumped down from the stone, put down the grilled fish in his hand, and glanced into the depths of the forest. His eyes were deep and deep, and his face was full of solemnity, as if he had discovered something.

"Captain Yamato?"

Naruto and Sakura also looked over and blinked.

"Someone touched the cordon I put around..."

With that said, Tenzang asked Sakai to help him hold his grilled fish. He lay down and leaned his ears lightly on the ground, as if listening to something.

Then he stretched out a finger, and a piece of wood with the width of a finger appeared on his finger, drilled into the earth, and broke through.

About a few seconds passed before Tianzang stood up again, with a more serious look on his face.

"To the east, there was fighting there, and there were quite a few people."

As he was talking, a loud booming sound came from a distance.

The direction of the sound source is exactly to the east pointed by Tianzang.

Fierce flames soared into the sky, billowing black smoke, and instantly dispelled the chill in the forest.

After the explosion, the ground shook for a few seconds, and even Naruto and the others were slightly affected.

"what happened?"

Naruto looked at the location of the burning forest in surprise, showing surprise.

"This kind of explosion is not a detonating talisman...it sounds like..."

Although the sound of the explosion was close to that of the detonating symbol, if you looked carefully, there was still a clear difference, and Zuoi could tell.

…

The sound of fighting resounded in the forest.

Both sides were wearing uniform uniforms. One side was mainly a samurai, holding a samurai sword that was as sharp as clay, while the other side was wearing a simple sergeant uniform that gave off a chilling look. Although he wore a saber around his waist,

But what he held in his hand was a kunai gun that could shoot kunai.

In just an instant, several kunai were fired from the muzzle, shooting towards the samurai like lightning.

And this was just one person, and the gun formation was spread out by dozens of people. In an instant, hundreds of kunai were like black raindrops, forming a dense killing net, and the killings came without any warning.

The samurai relied on their quick movements and sharp eyesight to dodge the incoming kunai while waving their katana swords and charging forward.

"Earth Release·Split the Earth and Turn the Palm!"

Among the soldiers holding kunai guns, one of them suddenly put down the kunai gun in his hand, and instead formed a seal with both hands and performed the earth escape ninjutsu.

The ground suddenly collapsed, and the warriors who charged forward immediately lost their feet, and their bodies began to tilt involuntarily as the ground collapsed.

And Kunai would not stop shooting as the formation under their feet became chaotic.

Rather, as the ground beneath their feet cracked, the soldiers' mood to shoot the samurai became even stronger.

"Don't panic! Everyone, watch your step!"

Although the strength of the ninjas is strong, each of them serving a country's daimyo is the best among the samurai. If ordinary ninjas want to defeat them with this method, it would be a bit overestimating their capabilities.

In this era, it is true that ninjas are strong, but the strength of the down-and-out samurai can still maintain a certain status.

And powerful samurai, even jounin, can kill with superb sword skills.

Suddenly, Xiu's voice sounded in the sky, and the warriors looked up.

Several projectiles, like fireworks, were fired from the depths of the forest, mixed in the kunai's killing net, and flew towards them.

Following the sound of Katcha, the projectile was instantly covered with a layer of light that was brighter than the sun.

For a moment, the sky turned silvery white.

The warriors' eyes were disconnected from their vision.

Oops!

The warriors only had this idea in mind.

Before they could evacuate, a loud bang exploded among them, interrupting their consciousness. The warriors affected by the shock wave of the explosion were tumbling to the ground.

Just as he stood up, the sound of resting kunai broke through the air.

The sharp blade pierced their flesh and blood, causing them to scream in agony.
To be continued...