Everyone thought that this journey began with a variety of expected and unexpected events, so the next six months of the journey will definitely be more "magnificent", but who would have thought that the next situation was beyond everyone's expectations.

Although they encountered a few attacks along the way, mainly from the short-sighted bandits and ronin, as well as some treacherous ninjas, the overall situation was completely peaceful.

Even the wind and waves were calm to the point that Kakashi Hachiki and Itachi Uchiha felt a little strange.

After meeting the Masked Man in the Land of Birds, they were prepared to experience several ninja battles on their next journey - not because they were crow's mouths or because they had such hopes, but this journey seemed to them to be labeled as a curse.

But who knew that there was indeed a battle between ninjas, but it was some traitorous ninjas who didn't even have an A-level who took the initiative to come to the door.

In Zhou Jianwen's words, they are basically small characters who can't get much money when they go to the gold exchange office.

Of course, her comment immediately attracted Kakashi and Itachi's sideways glances.

It's not that it's because of how out of line Zhou Jianwen's words are, but because they are worried that a little girl who has inherited Zhou Jianwen's words will take a step in some strange direction after hearing this.

And the facts also proved to them that the influence of the boat stream on the young Haruno Sakura has never stopped.

Even when she had been attacked by a traitor ten minutes earlier, the little girl who had already developed her courage in the past six months did not show the slightest fear, and even took the opportunity to think about the way Kakashi and Itachi would fight.

After hearing the casual comment from the Assassin, who didn't know if it was a casual one, Sakura Haruno, who was sitting in the carriage, nodded calmly, indicating that she would definitely carry the latest price list of the exchange house with her in the future, so as to ensure that she would not miss any "opportunities".

Kakashi and Itachi, who couldn't question other people's education models, could only cover their faces in silence when they heard this, while sighing again that this girl would definitely be terrible when she grew up.

In the future, I don't know which unlucky peer will become the guide of this little girl.

I don't know which unlucky child this little girl's classmates will be in the future.

Kakashi Kakashi and Itachi Uchiha thought in their hearts, not knowing that fate is sometimes so cruel; And a certain dead schoolboy once said: The next unlucky person is you.

The boat stream who was telling the little girl about the operation process of the gold exchange house glanced at the Uchiha Itachi next to him, this young man who was not much older than his own little girl was maintaining a serious attitude as he had been in the past six months, but he didn't know if he was wandering outside the world.

However, as if he had guessed what the boy was thinking, after talking to the little girl about the exchange house, he suddenly said to the Uchiha Itachi on the other side, "There is one more stop to go back to the village, are you ready to send a letter to Sasuke, Itachi?" ”

Including the original country of waves, the little girl always has to go around the streets every time she arrives in a new city, and buy some souvenirs for her little friend Yamanaka Ino by the way.

Fortunately, places like the Chamber of Commerce are always on a bustling commercial street, so Zhou Jianwen will not worry about the little girl running too far.

Seeing that his daughter was thinking about her good friend Ino, Zhou Jian Min thought that there was another brother in Itachi's family who was still delicate and a typical brother-in-control—and this younger brother happened to be his daughter's future companion.

Because of his own reasons, this typical brother and brother have been separated for more than half a year, and Zhou Jianwen is more or less reluctant to go, so every time he asks Itachi to take the little girl to the street, and by the way, he secretly signals him not to forget the one in his family.

Hearing Zhou Jian Wen mention the younger brother he cared about the most, Uchiha Itachi's face instantly softened a little, "It's all ready, Miss Jian Wen." ”

"That's good, I'm still a little reluctant to let you leave home for more than half a year," because of Tanji, Uchiha Sasuke and his own family are actually not strangers, but compared to Sasuke and Naruto, who also often come to the house, the little girl still prefers the good friend Ino she has made.

But regardless of the future of the seventh class...... And what is the relationship in the future, Zhou Jianwen personally doesn't want that typical brother to have any dislike with his daughter because of this mission, which will affect the team situation after the future class.

…… Because my own daughter will really beat people.

Not knowing what Zhou Jian was worried about, Uchiha Itachi could only reply in a very stiff tone after hearing her words, "This is a mission, Miss Jian Wen doesn't need to care." ”

However, it would not be the end of the topic because of Uchiha Itachi's blunt answer, after all, they have been together for more than half a year, and even Kakashi's name for himself has changed from the original "Ken-sama" to the current "Miss Ken-chan", not to mention the Uchiha Itachi who is already familiar with his own family.

"Some people say that a journey is the best way to strengthen a relationship, and perhaps to ruin a relationship, because there are often all sorts of unexpected things to happen during the journey," Zhou Jianwen glanced at the little girl on his left hand side who had begun to read the book again, and then continued to Itachi:

"But in addition, the journey is also a way for people to grow quickly, read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, there are still many things in this world that may never be seen in books and in Konoha Village."

As she spoke, she moved to the door of the carriage again, and although there was still a curtain on the carriage at the moment, she could vaguely see Kakashi's back.

Even if he deliberately lowered his voice, he believed that Kakashi outside the car could still hear what he was saying, not to mention that she didn't have it at all. So Zhou Jianwen didn't hide anything anymore, but said directly, "I believe that there is a reason why Watergate sent the two of you to protect me. ”

"It's not just because of the strength of the two of you, but also because I want to take this rare opportunity for you to come out and take a good look at this world that has nothing to do with ordinary ninja missions."

Except for traveling like the three ninjas, ninjas go out of the village basically for the mission, and during the mission, even after completing the mission, the time that can let them enjoy the outside world is probably only the time of the tea in the tea house.

But this is not enough.

Especially for Kakashi Hachiki, who has been staying in the shadows, and Itachi Uchiha, who is actually not very old now.

Protecting Zhou Jian Wen and his party is indeed a task for them, and it is also an A-class long-term task that the four generations themselves are quite concerned about.

But unlike the usual conservation missions, this mission is not simply to escort the boat from one place to another. Because in the course of this mission, in addition to completing the mission of "protection", they have to follow the pace of Zhou Jianwen for the rest of the time.

Passing by the places she wants to pass by, see if she wants to take Sakura Haruno ...... Even the world they want to see.

"I didn't say that I didn't want you to have too much of a burden at the beginning, but I also thought that it would be good to go with the flow," Funaken Min didn't say anything when he saw that Kakashi and Itachi were silent, but continued slowly, "It's just that I'm about to go back to Konoha now, so I think it's better to mention it a little." ”

"Maybe in the past six months, these places I have been to are not the world that Watergate wants you to see," after all, her trip was originally planned for her daughter, and the place she went to was closely related to the Zhenzhou family.

Auditing is one thing, the most important thing is on the territory of the real Zhou family, and the danger will be smaller.

The little girl has not grown up and has not been able to protect herself and the people around her, and Zhou Jianwen feels that it is enough to take her out for a walk, and there is no need to expose her to too many risks.

"But I think the fun of the journey...... Or the most important point is not what you are aiming for, but what you gain in the process. ”

Although the Uchiha Itachi in the car and Kakashi Hachiki outside the car did not speak, they did not show much resistance to the words of Minu Funakami, but heard them silently and seriously, and remembered them in their hearts.

Such a boat is really rare for them - or a little bit of a disobedience.

Before this outing, Zhenzhou Jianwen, the only seedling of the Zhenzhou family, had always been a calm and dignified and resourceful existence in their impressions. It's Kakashi's teacher, the fourth generation of Hokage, who often comes to discuss business, and the elder who once saved the fate of the Uchiha clan in the mouth of Uchiha Itachi's father and cousin.

At the beginning of the mission, when they handed them a map with a map of their route of action and emergency contact points, they realized for the first time how sensible they were.

However, in the later contact, they gradually discovered that the dignified Zhou Jian Min also had a very jumpy and even speechless side, and this side was often revealed to them through her education of Haruno Sakura.

Although she was still the resourceful Kanto-sama, Kakashi and Itachi had almost forgotten the dignified and calm way she had been in Konoha Village.

Until today......

Only then did they realize that Zhou Jian Min had always been the same Zhou Jian Min, and in the hearts of the Konoha villagers, she was not just a disguise, but she had a calm side and a relaxed posture at the same time.

She is still the same boat stream with a hill and a ravine, but she does not maintain a serious posture like Uchiha Itachi's father, Uchiha Fugaku, even in private; Instead, she gave her adopted daughter a relaxed environment to grow up in, and taught her in her own way.

A way of education that they have never experienced before.

"If you can, it's better to calm down and think about the reason why Watergate let you come out and go through this kind of journey when you have time," Zhou Jianwen didn't know how complicated the inner world of these two people was at the moment, and she felt that mentioning it here would not be in vain for Feng Shui Gate to entrust these two Konoha elites to herself.

"If you feel that it is a small gain, it is also good."

Kakashi Kakashi and Itachi Uchiha still didn't speak, and it wasn't until a long time before she heard the two of them say "Eun" in a barely audible voice, which was a response to her.

Leaving the dusty Land of the Wind, the group once again took a boat to the Land of Tea, which borders the Land of Fire.

This is the last leg of their journey: a country rich in tea.

Eighty percent of the tea she drinks every year comes from the country of tea, and the people of this country have done the ultimate in the tea industry - although Zhou Jianwen has no intention of comparing the country of tea with the country where she was born and raised, but sometimes she still feels the benefits of the alternate world.

…… Because many things that seem impossible in real life are taken for granted in the alternate world.

Bringing the prepared ingredients to the ship, the group enjoyed a barbecue on the boat for dinner, then spent the night on the ship, and finally arrived in the land of the tea country the next morning.

Like the Bird Country, it's a relatively peaceful country – and if you don't get involved in high-level issues like the Daimyo, this small country without ninja villages can basically maintain a certain level of peace.

As a citizen of the Fire Country, she had no intention of getting involved in the daimyo during her entire journey.

Although there are officials||quotient | |Tick||This kind of thing is said, but Zhou Jian knows that this situation is involved...... Generally speaking, nothing ends well.

Drove to a relatively prosperous city in the coastal area of the Tea Country, which was not a capital city—the chambers of commerce controlled by the Zhenzhou family were basically in such cities—and Zhou Jianwen and his party were greeted by the chamber of commerce and came to their last stop.

"How does it feel, Sakura?"

Tasting the tea sent by the people of the Chamber of Commerce, it can be seen that this is the best new tea produced in this tea-rich country this year.

"It's not like Konoha, but it's also lively on the street," Sakura Haruno tilted her head and thought about what she had just seen through the carriage window, and then told Funakami about her feelings, "It feels like a very peaceful city." ”

She didn't use a country because the girl had already learned through this trip that a city does not represent the whole of a country.

Even in a large country like the Land of Thunder, there are differences between rich and poor, as well as differences between calm and chaos.

"Want to go out on the streets?" He had already seen the impatience in the little girl's eyes, and after seeing the little girl nodding impatiently, Zhou Jianwen signaled that after arriving in a new city, Weasel, who would definitely bring some souvenirs to his younger brother, took the little girl out.

And she herself stayed at the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce to read the ledgers.

"Actually, I think Lord Jian Wen should also go out for a walk."

watched Uchiha Itachi, accompanied by Kaga, take the little girl out to buy souvenirs for his younger brother and friends; Looking at Kakashi, who had been sitting silent and didn't know what he was thinking, Veneto finally said that.

"It's going to be stuffy to keep yourself in your room and look at the ledger."

Zhou Jianwen said that she took the little girl out to travel in the name of auditing, which sounded a little high-sounding, but when she ran to the Chamber of Commerce, the audit was not ambiguous at all.

The little girl is basically out shopping and learning all kinds of ninjutsu from Kakashi or Itachi, but Shunaken basically locks herself in her room and reads the ledger.

Hearing the concern in Veneto's words, Zhou Jianwen could only smile and say, "It's been like this for so many years, and it's not bad for a few days." ”

She has been squatting at home in the corpse soul world for a hundred years, and she has lived in the boat for more than a year when she was in Fuyuki City, and now after coming to Konoha even if she has to stay in the real boat house for a long time because of physical reasons, it is nothing in the eyes of Zhou Jian Min.

Anyway, when she was still in Minato, she also worked in the office all year round, and as long as her brain can still work, even if she doesn't go out, she has nothing.

Veneto naturally knew what Zhou Jianwen meant by "so many years", but she didn't expect that Zhou Jianwen used various methods to pretend to be sick in the Corpse Soul Realm back then, but after arriving in this world, her body really didn't get very good.

"It's precisely because of this that Lord Jianwen should go out for a walk," Veneto still didn't give up, "It's rare to come out once, while the winter hasn't come yet, Lord Jianwen, you ......"

"Miss Kento," it wasn't Shukan Min, who planned to stay in the Chamber of Commerce, who didn't plan to stay in the Chamber of Commerce, but Kakashi Hagi, who hadn't spoken much since he arrived at the Chamber of Commerce, his black right eye staring at Zhou Kei Min, and his tone was heavy, "I have something to say...... Would like to ask you. ”

Veneto was stunned for a moment, then glanced at Zhou Jian Min, and after reading Zhou Jian Wen's eyes, she dragged Akagi out of the room under the pretext that something was wrong.

Seeing that Veneto and Akagi had left the room, Zhou Jian Min casually pushed the ledger in his hand aside, and then smiled at Kakashi, "Is it related to the intention of the water gate to let you out this time?" ”

After half a year of getting along, Kakashi and Itachi have long been accustomed to the ability of Minu Funaken to do things like a god.

Now that he heard Zhou Jianwen ask, he didn't have any surprise, he just nodded calmly, "Yes, Miss Jianwen said before that Mr. Watergate...... I mean, the four generations let us come out because they wanted us to take this opportunity to take a good look at the outside world......"

After just a few short conversations, Zhou Jianwen already understood what the young man on the other side was hesitating.

I have to say that Kakashi Hachiki when he was young is really a little different from him when he became the instructor of Class 7 in the future, he is silent and introverted at this time and a little cold - although Bo Feng Shuimen has not died because of the Nine-Tails incident now, but the death of his companion and the life of the dark department are not fake.

Originally a boy who had become relatively indifferent due to his father's suicide, he experienced the death of his companions one after another, especially since one of them was killed by his own hands, even an accident was enough to devastate him.

Bo Feng Shuimen originally let Kakashi get rid of the collapse state after the death of his companion, so that he joined the dark department, but judging from the situation since then until now, the high-intensity and high-intensity work of the dark department has indeed freed him from mental torture.

But the dark side of the heart shows no signs of disappearing at all, but continues to grow with the dark work of the shadows.

Judging from the memories of the real boat in this world, during Jiu Sinai's pregnancy, Bo Feng Shuimen asked him to protect Jiu Sinai in order to eliminate the darkness in his heart - after all, watching the birth of a small life can more or less make people respect life and yearn for life.

It's not clear whether this purpose has been achieved, but Zhou Jianwen is still very clear about the fact that he was almost ruined by the masked man.

Over the years, Bo Feng Shuimen has never been able to find to eliminate the darkness in Kakashi's heart, and it is estimated that there is really no way - after all, some words really can't be said on the surface, and she went out this time, and it is estimated that she also sent a pillow when she was sleepy for Bo Feng Shuimen.

Seeing that Kakashi in front of him fell silent because of his words, Zhou Jian Min smiled and said in a gentle tone, "Actually, Mizumon didn't tell me about this issue, but I can more or less figure out his thoughts...... Although he is also a thoughtful person, sometimes he is surprisingly easy to read. ”

"I repeatedly refused to send two ninjas to protect me that day, but Mizuto insisted again and again," Minoru Shukami personally poured Kakashi a cup of tea, and then pushed the cup in front of him.

"Of course, there are reasons for worrying about my safety, but when I saw that it was you and Itachi, I knew that he actually wanted to give you and Itachi a chance."

A chance to take a good look at the outside world with your own eyes.

"You and Itachi are facing very different problems right now, but you can be asked to give you some hints in the same way," Kakashi was trying to do as he left behind the darkness in his heart and his disregard for his own life and death, and continued to look forward, while Itachi ......

It's to balance the two identities that shouldn't be contradictory as a Uchiha clan and a member of Konoha

From this point of view, Bo Feng Shuimen is actually still very optimistic about Uchiha Itachi.

Kakashi didn't have time to care about the reason why his teacher asked Uchiha Itachi to follow Minu Funaken out on his travels, just paying attention to Minu Funaken's words, "Hint......"

"That's right, hint," Zhou Jian Min nodded seriously, she didn't have any intention of fooling Kakashi in this matter, let alone fooling him, "What kind of problems you are facing, and what kind of hope Watergate has for you, this matter can only be understood by yourself." ”

"No one can give you any answer to this question, and even if it does, it doesn't mean anything. Only when you comprehend this answer on your own can you truly appreciate Watergate's good intentions. ”

When Kakashi Hagi got this answer, he thought that he had already done what Bo Feng Shuimon wanted him to care about.

Hearing Minu Funakami mention his teacher, Kakashi lowered his gaze, "Can I really ......"

"Watergate has always said that you are a smart and gifted child," given Funakashi's age and seniority in this world, it is not a strange thing to call Kakashi a child - after all, even Kakashi's teacher, Bo Feng Shuimen, is her junior, "I think you should be able to get the answer soon." ”

"You don't really need to pay too much attention to it, because sometimes the answer will emerge without you even noticing."