Naruto: As a genin, I just want to live a normal life.

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Not only was Jiraiya frightened, but Orochimaru and Tsunade were also stunned into silence.

Even at their fastest speed, they couldn't make a round trip in two days. Assuming they still had combat capabilities after the journey, it would take them at least two days to travel from Konoha Village to the border of Fire Rain.

And now.

The two days and two nights that Bai Xing spent were for the round trip.

"Isn't he afraid of falling to his death?" Jiraiya had never heard of such an awesome way of traveling. In fact, as long as one is strong enough, such a way of traveling is feasible. Even if one cannot stop, one can simply overturn the rocks and trees in front of him.

But a technically skilled ninja like Shirahoshi wouldn't be so crude; he only needs to keep his chakra eyes open to travel, and he can still rest along the way.

Without obtaining specific routes or information about Shirahoshi and Nawaki, the three Sannin had no choice but to return empty-handed.

As for whether he suspected the three children of deceiving them, Jiraiya vouched for them with his identity as a Konoha ninja, leaving Tsunade with no choice but to abandon the idea of ​​risking offending the Land of Rain by arresting the three.

Also.

Their partner is Fukuyama Sawa from Konoha Village, so they will actually meet again later.

So there's no rush.

Another matter is that Jiraiya learned of the deaths of Nagato and the other two. He received news of their deaths not long after the end of World War II, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

The frog was from Mount Myōboku, which left Jiraiya completely baffled.

After some time, the three returned to the village. Jiraiya then used the Reverse Summoning Technique to find Fukasaku, the sage, wanting to find the green toad who had been in charge of surveillance and communication...

"Dead?"

Inside a house on Mount Myōboku, a table was laden with the mountain's delicacies. Jiraiya, sitting nearby, was shocked to hear the words of Fukasaku, the hermit, who was eating.

"Yes. Not long after that child returned, he secretly ran off to Ryuchi Cave for some reason, and eventually his name disappeared." Fukasaku the Hermit held a fresh worm, sighed slightly, and then ate it in one bite, enjoying it with relish.

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya habitually picked up his chopsticks and lifted the bowl of insect soup on the table: "Could it be that I'm under a spell?"

"No way. To be able to put a child with a name into genjutsu, it would probably have to be an Uchiha ninja with the Sharingan, and with the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan."

"I see... Kaleidoscope... Could it be..." Jiraiya's mind flashed to the image of Uchiha Keishin, who never left his house. He took a sip of the insect soup, then covered his mouth as if to spit it out. Fukasaku glanced at Jiraiya and said, "Little Jiraiya~ I can't waste food here~!"

Jiraiya nodded with difficulty, patted his throat hard before swallowing, wiped the unidentified purple liquid from the corner of his mouth, and said, "So, Nagato's Sage Eyes has a conspiracy."

"And that person."

"It's very likely that he's from the Uchiha clan."

"Wait a minute! If that's the case, then Nagato has been under surveillance all along, and even I haven't noticed it?!"

At this moment, Jiraiya unintentionally uncovered a shocking secret, filling his heart with fear and unease.

Who exactly is this Uchiha clan member who possesses the Rinnegan and is capable of plotting against others...?

......

In the blink of an eye.

Six months have passed.

A red-haired child who lost both parents in the war has also grown up. At the age of thirteen, he is old enough for a child in the ninja world to enter a period of rapid growth in height.

At this time, a secret plan was being devised, and a series of arrangements were being made.

First of all.

It's about the little bug incident not long ago.

A conspiracy, a trick? No. It was Scorpion's way of fulfilling the insect's request while also satisfying his experiment of using a human body to create a human puppet.

Even though Chiyo saw her grandson create the insect-shaped puppet, she didn't tell the village because of her love for her only grandson. This led to the Third Kazekage, who was considered the strongest, making a wrong judgment and being assassinated by Sasori, a child who hadn't fully grown up, two years later.

The Land of Wind is a large country almost entirely surrounded by barren land and desert, with sand covering almost the entire area around its cities.

In China, water is very expensive, and apart from occasional rainfall, the climate is mostly dry, hot, and windy with sandstorms.

Therefore, most towns and cities, including Sunagakure and the Land of Wind, are located southeast of the Land of Rivers and southwest of the entire Land of Wind region.

Moreover, this not only brings us closer to the coast, facilitating water transportation and reducing domestic water prices, but also allows us to develop corresponding coastal cities, establish ports and docks, and trade with other countries.

now.

The City of Wind, the capital city of the Kingdom of Wind, is much more prosperous than most other cities in the Kingdom of Wind.

Moreover, it covers a vast area, more than twice the size of Konoha Village.

This city has everything: antiques, clay pots, street food, all kinds of hotels, taverns, casinos, entertainment, and more. But compared to the City of Fire, the facilities and equipment here aren't quite as good.

Inside a proper tavern in the city, Bai Xing naturally came to sample the local specialty wines. However, upon tasting them, he discovered that the wines contained many impurities and had a poor taste, yet they were not cheap at all: a small bottle of two or three hundred milliliters cost ten thousand taels of Wind Coins.

"Really expensive."

Bai Xing complained, but continued drinking. Hong Lian, sitting next to her, was drinking the juice meant for children, which was said to be made from a fruit grown in the local environment.

But Bai Xing caught a glimpse of Hong Lian's disgusted expression and knew that the juice was not only unpalatable but also ridiculously expensive: three thousand taels a cup, about two hundred milliliters.

In other words, Shirahoshi had to admit that it was no wonder the Land of Wind was so poor; not only were things scarce, but they were also expensive and tasted terrible!

"I said."

"You should probably tell me what you need to do by now," said Rope Tree, sitting opposite in the opposite seat, after taking a sip of the water that cost money.

—Water, one liter, six hundred taels of wind coins.

After spending half a year together, Rope Tree has learned quite a bit.

First of all, Honglian is not the 'Dean's' daughter, but a child with parents somewhere who was captured by Baixing and taken in as a disciple. Furthermore, Honglian possesses a bloodline limit.

Secondly, the 'Dean' doesn't seem to have a very clear objective. Despite possessing such immense power, he hasn't expressed any desire to conquer the world...

—If Shirahoshi knew what Nawaki was thinking, she would definitely say that it's easy to defeat the world and become its god, but it's impossible to make the world follow your thoughts: humans are not machines.

Bai Xing didn't want to deal with such troublesome matters. He wasn't a savior; he was content as long as he lived his own life well.

While others are still struggling to complete missions and become stronger in hopes of becoming the top dog, he can not only travel the world while getting stronger, but also cause trouble along the way...

"Without trust, it's difficult for us to conduct experiments together."

"So I essentially took you on a free trip for six months."

Bai Xing raised her glass with one hand on the table, and gently removed her mask with the other, took a sip, and then put it back on.

"You should be happy about this."

That's why Orochimaru's subsequent human experiments in the Sound Village involved deceiving various test subjects into obeying him from the very beginning.

This was not only to improve the experimental results, but also to make the successful experimenters become their obedient subordinates.

"Happy? It's more like it's making me fall into depravity," Nawaki retorted.

"Think what you want. Compared to the monotonous life of a ninja, being a traveler isn't so bad, is it?"

"Tree."

At this moment, next to the young man's brown hair was a simple patterned mask that Bai Xing had prepared for him, the mask shaped like a cow's horn.

Rope Tree put down his water glass, glanced at the crowd around the lobby of the pub, leaned forward, and whispered, "Then you've come this time."

"What are you planning to do?"

They didn't come directly from the Land of Rain to the Land of Wind. Instead, they stopped by the Land of Rivers for a while and stayed in the two small countries of the Land of the Other and the Land of This for a period of time. They also witnessed and heard about the eating contest and stayed there for about two months.

—The two countries are small nations built on the edge of the land of rivers.

Of course, this was also because Bai Xing knew that the defenses on that border of wind and rain were quite strong, and he was unfamiliar with them.

Therefore, it is safer to enter the Land of Wind from within the Land of Rivers.

After passing through and stopping at some villages and streets along the way, they officially entered the Land of Wind.

This is the second official city they arrived in within the Land of Wind, and also the capital of the Land of Wind—the City of Wind.

Bai Xing calmly took a sip of her drink. "I'm just gathering information. Listening to the latest news and trending topics in the Land of Wind."

Rope Tree's lips twitched violently, thinking to himself, "Your mouth is never trustworthy."

Suddenly, behind the booth where the three of them were sitting, a pair of businessmen seemed to be responding to Bai Xing's words and began to talk.

"Hey, have you heard? It's that city that's been all the rage lately."

Rope Tree: "?" You guys are actors the 'Dean' called in, aren't you?! You just say whatever he says?!

Even though Rope Tree was inwardly complaining and noticed the smile in the man's eyes beneath his mask, she still listened attentively.

"know."

"Many intricate items, such as mechanical puppets, were commissioned to be made in that city. This has made that city incredibly wealthy at this moment."

After speaking, the man dressed as a businessman picked up his wine glass, took a sip, and continued:

"But recently."

"It seems that a high-ranking official in that city advocated for the overturning of many cooperation plans of companies from the Wind Kingdom."

"And restrictions have also been placed on the entry and exit of people."

"Ninjas are not allowed to enter."

"It's very difficult for us to make some business out of this."

The other man nodded, filled the man's glass with wine, took a small sip himself, his face flushed, and said, "If you ask me..."

"That man named An Lushan is also quite extraordinary."

"It is said to have appeared five years ago."

"In just five years, this small ancient kingdom of Loulan has developed into what it is today."

"You deserve immense credit!"

"If I were the queen of Loulan, I would definitely reward him handsomely."

The man took a sip of the wine the man had poured, shook his head, and said, "In the end, it's just a small country that barely managed to develop by relying on the Kingdom of Wind."

"A small country the size of only one city. It doesn't have to worry about being targeted by the Sand Village ninja."

"That's not necessarily true." The man finished his drink and poured himself another. "Loulan is, after all, a small country that has received the recognition of the Great Ming."

"And its location is close to the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Rivers."

#The Land of Rain is about 100 kilometers away, and the Land of Rivers is about 50 kilometers away.