"It's been 10 years."

Hinata Hinata recalls slightly:

"You seem to have retired at that time, and this used to be the training base of the roots, and it has only recently become vacant."

"Vacant lately?"

Inuzuka frowned, as if remembering something.

Inuzuka, the training base of the roots, is no stranger.

This can even be said to be the foundation of the roots, and most of the war orphans from other villages and the orphans of Konoha will be sent here.

However, at the time of the inventory, there were only a handful of young shinobi in the root roster!

Really! A group of people at the root have indeed disappeared!

Inuzuka, who seemed to have caught something, hurriedly asked:

"Why is it vacant?"

"The exact cause is unknown"

The white eyes behind the mask flashed with a hint of doubt, and he speculated uncertainly:

"Maybe it's because it's been relatively peaceful in recent years, so it's not needed for the time being?"

"Damn it"

The clues were broken, and Inuzuka closed his eyes in annoyance.

The reason that Hinata Hinata said is naturally impossible.

What is the difference between the cancellation of the training base by the root and the closure of the ninja school by Konoha.

Shimura Danzou would never do such a foolish thing to cut off his foundation.

His instincts told him that this training base must have something to do with the vanished roots!

But the training base was empty, and the roots were nowhere to be found.

Even the list that should have been included in the past is gone.

"At least a hundred ninjas! Where else can I hide?!"

At this time, Shiwei and Haiichi Yamanaka, who had finished patrolling the surroundings, also walked out of the forest and shook their heads at Inuzuka.

Seeing this, Inuzuka said in a solemn voice:

"Let's go! Keep checking! These people must be in the village!"

A gust of wind swept by, and the forest returned to its former tranquility, and the sun became hotter and hotter.

"Don't talk about Lan Maru, Lei Ya, you guy can actually use the Fog Concealment Technique to eliminate the smell."

The Konoha ninja who sensed the ground all left, and Xiangri, who was sitting on the railing, looked at the black hoe Thundertooth with a smile.

"Good job!"

"It's over, it's just years of experience in fugitive life."

Black Hoe Thundertooth smiled ugly, but it was very sincere.

Fact: The art of fog concealment does not mask the smell.

However, after a night of soaking in the fog, not only will the residual smell of the forest be dissolved, but the aroma of the forest will be thoroughly stimulated, masking the smell that may come from the ground.

Besides, even without his fog concealment technique, people in such a deep underground might not be able to smell their scent.

It's just a double insurance

The northern border line is bordered by three countries, the country of rain, the country of grass, and the country of taki.

But it wasn't them that Konoha was guarding against, and these small countries were just a buffer zone between the five powers.

What Konoha really has to guard against is the land of the earth behind these three countries.

After three days and three nights, Yan Yan and his party finally came to the last area that needed to be patrolled.

The border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Taki.

As his understanding deepened, Yan Yan's eyes became more and more eager to look at Kosuke.

Aside from Kosuke's various means of exchanging his life on the battlefield.

With the ability to eat three catties of fat for everyone in the wild, Yan Yan also wants to get him back to the roots.

And be sure to let the empty learn!

It's time for the younger brother who has been raised for so many years to mature

It's so hard to go out of the village to do tasks without a chef.

The dazzling sunlight filtered through the dense canopy, reflecting the dappled stars.

"Click-Click-Click"

The footsteps of the crowd stepping on gravel intermingled with the sound of conversation.

"The subordinates of the second Hokage!?"

Tekuno, who was laying out the trap, asked with a strange expression.

"Really? Were there still living ninjas in those days? ”

"Ho ho ho ho, after all, I've been doing shinobi for 50 years."

Kosuke squinted his wrinkled eyes and said wistfully:

"When I was young, everyone took good care of me, and the three generations of adults, Jiraiya-sama, Sakumo-sama, and the four generations of adults also gave me some guidance."

"Really, I'm stupid too"

In Naruto Uzumaki's puzzled eyes, Tekuno laughed self-deprecatingly.

"If you had been taught by these big people, you wouldn't still be able to endure it now."

"Huh?!"

Naruto Uzumaki, who was stunned by the name of Kosuke before, said helplessly:

"I said grandpa, don't tease us"

"Ho Ho Ho Ho"

Kosuke laughed unconcernedly when he heard this.

It's just because in his opinion, compared to those strong people in the past, these children in front of him are the future of Konoha.

"It's not a joke."

Yan Yan, who walked behind everyone, stared greedily at Kosuke's old back.

"This old man is a living baby."

And Kosuke also seemed to notice something, and the corner of his eye swept behind him strangely.

Along the way, he always felt that some fierce beast was staring at him, and he didn't receive any attack after revealing his flaws many times, which made Kosuke a little inexplicably uneasy.

The sun is gradually sinking in the west.

Just as everyone was resting in the shade of the trees, a noisy birdsong suddenly came from the sky in the southeast and north.

Hearing the horror in the birdsong, Baiyunye Mountain, who was standing at the forefront, looked ugly and discerned the location.

"Damn, it's the border line between the country of grass and the country of Taki!"

Just when Baiyun Ye Mountain was in a dilemma, Yan Yan took out a short knife and turned into an afterimage and rushed due north.

"Leave it to me in Takino Country"

"Don't"

Before Baiyun Yeshan stopped it, Yan Yan's back disappeared from everyone's field of vision.

"So fast"

Tekuno's eyes widened in shock.

"Forget it, go on alert and go full speed!"

Baiyun Yeshan knew that now was not the time to hesitate, so he ruthlessly led everyone towards the border line of the Grass Country.

"You kid is really uneasy."

As if he could see Baiyun Yeshan's concern, Kosuke's old voice sounded faintly behind his ears.

"Captain Hayama, with that kid's speed, even if you encounter a large number of enemies, I don't think it's a problem to retreat."

"No"

Baiyun Yeshan shook his head solemnly, he didn't worry about Yan Yan's escape at all, unless the three generations of Tsuchikage Onoki appeared, no one would be able to catch that kid running away.

He just remembered the rumors about Yan Yan among those elite ninjas.

The so-called no wind and no waves, not to mention the elite forbearance who has always been cautious in words and deeds.

Sighing lightly, Baiyun Yeshan said to Kosuke with a worried face:

"Compared to his inability to run, I'm more afraid that he will kill all the way to the other party's stronghold"

“”

Kosuke's eyes were instantly full of confusion when he heard this, did he hear it wrong because he was too old?

"If you're not careful, it's a major event that will cause a war between the two countries."

It wasn't until Baiyun Yeshan's worried voice came again that Kosuke confirmed that he had heard correctly.

"Cause a war?"

Old man Kosuke remembered the Yan Yan who had to recite the death mantra dozens of times every night before he slept, and laughed dryly

"Ho ho, did Captain Hayama misunderstand something, Brother Yan Yan seems to be a very devout monk."

"I hope I misunderstood him"

After all, he hadn't seen Yan Yan do it with his own eyes, and Bai Yunye Shan nodded with luck.

"Yan Yan, that kid does seem to be very religious"

"Compared to Yan Yan, I think you may have misunderstood piety."

Naruto Uzumaki, who was following closely behind the two, heard the conversation between the two, and his expression instantly became subtle.

"Moreover, Grandpa Kosuke's definition of a monk seems to be a little different."