Just as Naruto calmed Xiangri's emotions, solved the misunderstanding of "father and daughter recognized" with tears and laughter, and by the way, took advantage of Xiangri's youth and ignorance to make a "brother" advantage of the age difference, Itachi and Shisui, who were supposed to follow Naruto's body as a bodyguard, finally followed the marks left by Naruto along the way in a slight breath.

"Whew, whew, whew...... But I can be regarded as catching up, I said Naruto, you ...... You kid, why did you suddenly run so fast like you had been beaten with chicken blood...... Call...... No, I ...... I need to catch my breath...... I'm exhausted......"

Because of Naruto's sudden acceleration away, and worried about whether Naruto deliberately wanted to get rid of himself and Itachi, until he saw Naruto's figure again, the heart that was hanging was finally slowly relaxed. Then he gasped for breath, complaining intermittently, and casually discarded his bags. While sitting down on the spot with a big grin, his eyes consciously or unconsciously looked at the figure of the little girl who shrank into Naruto's arms after he and Shisui arrived.

That's not to say that Itachi's physical strength is so inferior to Naruto that it doesn't take long to get tired and out of breath...... It's because almost at the moment when the man sent by the Grass Ninja Village to take people away kicked Xiang Lian and forced Xiang Lian's mother and daughter apart. As if sensing something, the inexplicable sense of urgency and uneasiness in his heart forced Naruto to start moving at full speed in the direction of Kusanoshi Village without worrying about whether Itachi and Shisui could keep up, and in order to cross the obstacle in order to shorten the time for more, the Flying Thunder God Technique that was used from time to time made Naruto shorten the originally expected footsteps that still took four or five hours to reach Kusanoshi Village to less than an hour! So much so that while Itachi and Shisui were still struggling to get on their way, Naruto had already quietly infiltrated the village of Kusa Ninja, and looked around outside the village for the location of the incense. That's why when Kaori prayed helplessly, he happened to get Naruto's response.

Of course, there are pros and cons to this......

For Naruto, the timing of his appearance in the dark made it easier for him to gain Kao's trust than expected. And under the full speed on the way, the large amount of chakra that was violently consumed had already recovered to the peak state of overflowing and abundant in the timely replenishment of the nine lamas in the body. And unintentionally, because of the frequent and continuous use of the Flying Thunder God technique by throwing special kunai in an unfamiliar place that had not been marked in advance, Naruto gained a lot of valuable experience that he would never have touched with his blind practice alone. In addition, searching the entire village gave Naruto a certain grasp of how to find a specific group of people, and increased the possibility that when he arrived in Sand Hidden Village in the future, he would be able to find Aira, who was also a human pillar sooner.

In other words, for Naruto, the previous experience can be said to be beneficial and harmless.

But for Itachi and Shisui, who were kept in the dark and didn't know anything about the true purpose of going to Kusashinobi Village, so that after losing Naruto, the source of chakra replenishment, and watching Naruto disappear from view in an instant, Itachi and Shisui became confused and dazed from each other, it was obviously not an experience worth savoring.

Although the long running with all their strength for a long time gave Itachi and Shisui enough exercise in their bodies, giving Naruto the opportunity to help the two of them further strengthen their physical bodies......

But not to mention it for the time being, between the original slow and fast moving forward, after a period of time, it will make the weasel and the water stop feel a little powerless...... Naruto walked away without saying a word, first making the two of them mistakenly think that Naruto was going to buy something again, and waited in place for a long time. It wasn't until he confirmed that Naruto really didn't wait for the two of him and took the lead in moving forward alone, that the corners of his mouth twitched and he desperately chased after him. So much so that along the way, Itachi and Zhishui not only wanted to effectively make up for their own chakra consumption, but also gnawed the originally prepared food pills as jelly beans, resulting in the current inventory almost being exhausted. The muscles and bones of the whole body are as if they are crawling with layers of ants, constantly gnawing and crawling, and they are sore, painful and weak. It's no wonder that Itachi, who has always been gentle, can't help but complain at Naruto.

However, after complaining, after seeing Naruto's face not red or breathless, he stood peacefully like a nobody. Invisibly, the difference in strength shown by the stark contrast made Itachi and Shisui more and more ignore their "advantages" over Naruto, and regarded Naruto as the leader of the new root organization in which they were located, and also made the two quietly rekindle their desire for more powerful power that had been flattered as geniuses by those around them for a long time.

Well...... In addition, this did not prevent the two from silently labeling Naruto as "monster", "pervert", "monster" and other helpless complaints about the obvious difference in strength between each other, and for a long time afterward, they completely cut off the idea of accepting Naruto's invitation to practice ninjutsu. For a while, Naruto, who wanted to take advantage of the young age of the two of them, to abuse the two of them a few times, mistakenly thought that his true intentions were not seen through by the two, and he was waiting for his strength to mature and find himself to take revenge back, but he was always thinking suspiciously...... In a sense, it can be regarded as a way for the two of them to "repay" invisibly to Naruto, who is a little suspicious and often intrigues with the air because of his preference for calculation.

"Shisuzu-san, if I remember correctly, your talent and attainments in illusion seem to be the strongest among your peers......"

Hearing the sound of hurried footsteps coming from behind him, and the restless and dependent look of the little one in his arms, instinctively curled up in his arms in search of security, convinced Naruto that the two were close enough. The movements gently caressed Xianglian's little head, in order to soothe the vigilant and timid little guy like a frightened bird. He didn't bother to respond to the ensuing Itachi's complaining words, but asked about the water in a non-serious tone with a face as usual.

"Huh? Belch...... Most...... The strongest is not considered a ...... I think I probably can, though...... You're pretty good at using illusions? ”

Maybe it's because along the way, intentionally or unintentionally, he has been pitted by Naruto. In addition, after Naruto left first, he heard a lot of information about Naruto's "glorious deeds" from Itachi's mouth. As soon as Naruto's words fell, Rao did not turn his head to look at himself, and after being slightly stunned, Shisui was still slightly stunned, and he couldn't help but shiver for a while, and he had the illusion of being frightened and frightened by a little white rabbit targeted by hunters. immediately responded as tactfully as possible, almost without saying, "I'm not, I don't, don't talk nonsense." At the same time, he secretly wondered what Naruto was doing.

"So, would you like to accompany me for a while and perform a wonderful trick of changing people?"

Most of his attention was focused on comforting the frightened little guy in his arms, so that Naruto didn't even notice the strange emotions contained in Shisui's words. At the same time, he didn't think much about it, and because he had been searching around the entire Kusanobi Village before, so that Naruto had a certain understanding of the distribution of buildings in the Kusanobu Village, he looked up a little and looked in the direction of the Kusanobi Village Hospital. While his eyes narrowed slightly, he continued to speak word by word in the eyes of Zhishui and Itachi quietly, becoming more and more panicked and trembling.

"Although I have no grievances with them, in order to allow the mother and daughter to leave safely, and to repay the kindness of Kushinobi Village for 'enthusiastically and properly taking care of' my people...... Before we leave, we'll have to give them a little gift. ”

“…… Ga? So you're asking me to help you...... Cast an illusion on the Grass Ninja Village? Hi! I thought it was a big deal! ”

"Huh? Of course, if not...... Zhishui-san, you originally thought that I wanted you to help me do something? ”

"Uh...... Haha, no, nothing, I just didn't say anything......"

"Whew...... Fortunately, I escaped...... The person who was calculated by Naruto this time was not us...... Well...... Before we act, let's observe a moment of silence for them......"

"Huh? Weasel mulberry, water-stopping mulberry...... What are you two muttering? ”

"No, nothing, we're just saying...... Today's weather is good! Perfect for traveling! Itachi, what do you say? ”

"Huh? Ah——!h Yeah! The weather is so nice today, hahaha! ”

"Really...... Suspicious...... Forget it, let's ignore these for now, I'll lay out a plan of action for later...... After seeing my signal later, stop the water, you're in this place......"

……

At the same time, the words are divided into two ends......

Just as Naruto and his party entered the territory of Kusanobu Village, as expected, they succeeded in finding Xianglin, who was still in her infancy, and at Xiangri's request, they began to think about how to rescue Xiangru with her mother...... Xiang Li's mother, however, is dragging her scarred body to greet the poor woman's daily routine that will happen to this poor woman every day after being "kindly taken in" by the Grass Ninja Village, as if she has experienced a horrific hellish torture and is forced to treat others.

……

Because Kusanobi Village is located at the junction of major countries, the area around the village often experiences the baptism of war. makes the appearance of the grass ninja village hospital, which is not very spacious and tall, and even a little dilapidated and old, but at this moment, it is like a purgatory on earth, lying full of injured grass ninja who are seriously injured and wailing...... Not only was the number of beds forced to expand the number of beds in a room that was originally supposed to accommodate only five beds, but even the corridor, which was not designed to be very spacious in order to save space, was now filled with bloodstained dirty beds.

But even so, the number of beds in the Kusanobi Village Hospital is obviously not enough for all the injured, so that the stairwells, toilets, and roofs ...... Wherever there is a slight gap, you can see the wounded lying on the spot because they have nowhere to live, waiting for treatment or the beds are vacant.

And Xiang Lian's mother is shuttling back and forth frequently between the figures of this group of injured people...... Every time she passed, she would attract the greedy and eager eyes of countless wounded people, and after each short stay, several new wounds would be added to her body, which was already covered with tooth marks and scaly wounds. Coupled with the chakra that was constantly forcibly absorbed and disappeared from the body by others, the physical condition of Xianglian's mother, who was already exhausted and weak under the torture for a long time, became more and more precarious.

In other words, it's not so much a chakra as a healing recovery for others...... is forcing the incense mother, who is already exhausted in chakra, to further burn her own life force in exchange for the possibility of others recovering from their injuries as soon as possible to save their lives. The heavy treatment tasks, extremely scarce rest time, and severe lack of nutrients arranged by the Grass Ninja Village made it impossible for Xiang Li's mother to recover effectively after the daily torture. So much so that it was only a matter of time before Xiang Li's mother was not allowed to recuperate for a short period of time, take a breath and reply to some chakra's words, and be squeezed alive to death.

It's a pity that for this obvious result, it is only to treat Xianglin's mother and daughter as a medicine to treat the people in the village, and the grass ninja village, which has never regarded Xianglian's mother and daughter as people, except for wanting to know how many people Xiangri's mother can treat before she dies, any other situation will not care at all.

"That's it! For the rest, you can recover slowly...... Don't be too greedy! Hurry up and let me go! The amount of 'medicine' is quite limited! ”

No, seeing that the treatment time was over, he roared loudly and angrily, so that the injured person who was a little greedy and reluctant was relieved of Xianglian's mother. Before Kaori's mother could take a breath, the attending doctor of Kushinobi Village, who was wearing a white coat covered in dirt—or in a sense, a yellow coat—grabbed her by the wrist mercilessly, dragging her to the next injured person waiting for treatment. While frowning, his tone was cold and full of disgust.

"Hurry up! Don't try to be lazy here! There are still many people waiting to take the 'medicine'! If you don't want to continue this errand, I don't mind reacting to the village and letting your daughter take over your job! ”

“…… No...... No, no, no! I...... I do...... I do...... Don't hurt my daughter......"

After stepping into the hospital, Xianglin's mother is like a puppet of the walking dead, her eyes are blank and unresponsive. Even the pain of being frequently bitten by others has become accustomed to it, and the nerves are numb to the point of directly ignoring it. So much so that it wasn't until he heard that the people around him were using his daughter Xianglian, the only remaining concern in his mind, to threaten him, that Xianglian's mother's dull eyes barely showed a little anger. Gritting his teeth, he forcibly endured the sour grievances in his heart, forcibly held back the tears that swirled in his eyes, and cheered up his spirits, supporting his exhausted and scarred body as much as possible.

"I ...... I can continue the treatment...... I can ......."

"As long as you are as promised, don't hurt my daughter...... Let me do whatever I want......"

(End of chapter)