According to the map, the next itinerary was arranged clearly from the beginning to the end, and the water and ferrets, which constantly created bursts of abnormal noises, gradually converged and settled. After a while, they both supported each other and staggered slowly from behind. In addition, after the inexplicable movement of the two subsided, the image of the two was even more ragged and gray-faced, looking embarrassed.

At first glance, if it weren't for the vaguely surviving Uchiha clan crest on the clothes, and the dusty but vaguely recognizable Konoha Ninja Village forehead guard on the top of the two of them, it could be used to prove the identity of the two...... Not to mention Naruto, it is estimated that even if Fuyue himself, who is closer to the two of them, to distinguish it personally, he will definitely not recognize these two little guys as his precious eldest son and his eldest son's best friend.

"Oh? Looks like it's over? ”

Although it was only a short time later, the two of them not only squandered the chakra that had been replenished to their peak state with great difficulty, but also looked like a beggar, which made Naruto's heart full of confusion and doubt. However, after seeing Shisui's obviously much more refreshed and satisfied appearance, and Itachi's ambiguous reverie movements of sighing and rubbing his waist from time to time, Naruto, who was subconsciously misled, just casually said hello, and then shut up in amusement. In the end, while looking back and forth at the two of them became more and more strange, he quietly moved a little foot, keeping a relatively long distance from the two in front of him, enough for him to react and escape. Coughing lightly, he tried to hold back a smile and continued to speak in the midst of Itachi's dangerous gaze projected by being aware of it.

"Ahem, that ...... Well! I don't know what happened to you guys, but ...... We still have a long way to go, so I would like to ask you both...... A little 'moderation'? ”

"Huh? Temperance? Ah, of course, don't worry, it's just a routine exchange, and now it's all done...... Although it's a pity that you just added the chakra, but as far as the result is concerned, it's so cool~ Na, Itachi, you said yes? ”

As the only honest person left among the three in a sense, Shisui naturally failed to hear Naruto's words. After just being stunned for a moment, he hooked the shoulder of the Itachi, whose face was so complicated that he almost didn't raise his hand to cover his face, and nodded his head in response with a smile in his eyes, but he didn't notice how easily his words were easily misunderstood.

"Ahhh......h Yes yes yes ......"

Obviously aware of the meaning of Naruto's strange gaze, but because the water stop had just finished breathing, and he was in an embarrassing state of water stopping, it made Itachi feel like a dumb person eating yellow lotus, and he couldn't say what he was suffering from. I had to whisper in a weak voice, and at the same time, in front of the unknown small object that Naruto quietly took out and kept tinkering, he showed a desolate appearance that he had no love.

"It's over, my first name...... It's all over ......."

"Huh? Itachi, did you just say something? ”

"Uh...... I mean, Naruto, can you add one more chakra for us? Without chakra, the speed of progress would be greatly reduced. ”

Hearing the incomprehensible words of his best friend beside him, it made Itachi subconsciously turn his head a little bit. After seeing the innocent and incomprehensible gaze that Zhishui was obviously not aware of at all, Itachi was reluctant to let Zhishui fall with him no matter what, and was unwilling to drag this innocent and innocent friend into this dark abyss where there would be no turning back once he stepped on it. I had to smile casually on the surface, and secretly wept silently in my heart.

"It's a lot of fun...... But I'm not happy if I break my leg! No, I'll have to find a chance to 'talk' with Naruto later...... In any case, this stinky boy must not be given a chance to tell Izumi about this matter! ”

"Oh, it's good if it's cool, it's good if it's cool......"

At the same time, Naruto, unaware of the fact that the crisis had quietly descended, was responding to Shisui's ambiguous words with a natural expression, and at the same time secretly laughing in his heart. Immediately, he skillfully tinkered with the small recording device in his hand over and over again, and used it as a credential to conceive various plans for the follow-up teasing of the ferret.

"Hehe, the water stop is so cool, and the positive response of Itachi-san...... If you only take such a few clips, there are a lot of rich routines to choose from...... Or create a little 'accident'? For example, the visual art of dislocation, so that the water and the weasel ...... Hey, hey, hey, hey~"

"Huhuhu...... Hiss...... It's weird, why do you feel it all of a sudden...... The temperature seems to have dropped a lot? Is it my delusion? ”

Although Shisui didn't know, he inadvertently helped Naruto get a considerable windfall. But when Naruto was thinking about it, as a necessary part of some routines, he still let Shisui instinctively feel a biting cold for no reason, so that goosebumps came out all over his body. I couldn't help but shiver all over my body in the subconscious action of my body, and at the same time, I let go of the hand that hooked Itachi's shoulders and wrapped my hands around myself.

"No, that's definitely not your delusion...... It must be that Naruto's little demon who has his eye on you too, and is planning some kind of awesome prank...... No wonder that stinky boy reminded me many times before leaving, so that I should not regret choosing to go out with him...... Now it seems that I am really stupid enough, knowing that Naruto is uneasy and kind, not only did I dig a big hole for Naruto, but I also obediently jumped into it......"

After seeing his best friend's confused appearance, Itachi, who had a deep understanding of Naruto's methods, complained in his heart, and couldn't help but feel more and more desperate about the long journey ahead. Secretly wondering if he should make up for it now, when he decisively turned back to the village, he inadvertently saw Naruto standing on the right side of the forked road, and there were signs that the expected route was completely opposite, and it would only increase the distance of the journey in vain. I couldn't help but cheer up, trying to bury my worries deep in my heart for the time being, and praying that Naruto would pay attention to proportion, raised his eyebrows slightly, and continued in confusion.

"Naruto, are you supposed to be ...... Are you going to go down that road? Could it be that you have mistaken the way? This one here is the fastest route to Shayin Village? ”

"Huh? I know...... However, I didn't say that the destination of our trip this time was just to go to the village of Shayin. ”

Seeing that the two of them gradually calmed down, Naruto also restrained his playful thoughts. Then, one by one, he put his hands on the shoulders of the two of them, helping Itachi and Shisui to refill the chakra, and shrugged their shoulders with a smile on their faces, and continued to talk with an innocent face.

"Actually, I just decided that our first destination will be the Grass Ninja Village, located in the territory of the Grass Country."

"Just ...... I just decided on it...... Is it the same as wanting to travel out of the village if you don't agree with each other?! Don't dare to be so willful, hey! ”

After seeing the person in front of him with his hands on his hips, not as if he was lying, Itachi couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly, and complained to Naruto angrily. Then he paused slightly, as if remembering something, raised his eyebrows slightly, and continued with a strange expression.

"Anyway...... The name Grass Country...... Naruto, are you serious? Not kidding? ”

"Just kidding or something...... Now, you think that's a weird name, right? ”

After seeing Itachi's funny and strange appearance that he was afraid that Naruto was deliberately setting a trap for him to play with words, and he wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh. In order to reassure Itachi, Naruto lowered his voice and echoed in response, and unfolded the map in his hand with an innocent face, showing people the small but inconspicuous characters on the map, but the country of grass that really existed.

"But it can't be helped, that's what it says on the map...... I'm still a little skeptical, what should a ninja from the Grass Ninja Village call himself...... I don't just say, hey, hello, I'm a grass [cao] ninja [ren]...... Oh, that picture is so beautiful, I can't imagine it......"

"Hmm...... That's a bit ...... you say."

Compared to Naruto and Itachi, who instantly understood the name and drove the small train in their hearts, Shisui began to observe and look carefully without causing any misunderstanding after Naruto pointed out the location of Kusano Village. So much so that subconsciously, the words blurted out, compared with Naruto and Itachi, the two impure-minded guys, seemed to stop the water like a blank piece of paper, so well-behaved and simple that people couldn't bear to pierce the truth.

"Oooh——! It turns out that there is really a country of grass...... I thought it was just Naruto you made it up casually......"

After confirming the existence of the country of grass with his own eyes on the map in front of him, Shisui, who was already immature and rarely went out on missions, couldn't help but whisper to himself in amazement. After a pause, after hearing the strange conversation between Naruto and his best friend, he raised his eyebrows slightly and tilted his head slightly, raised his hand and scratched his head lightly, and continued in confusion.

"But...... What's so weird about the name? What the hell are you talking about? How do I ...... Feeling a little incomprehensible? ”

"Well...... It's better if you don't understand this issue......"

"Huh? What, it's like I'm stupid...... Weasel? ”

"Uh...... Dear friend, this time, I agree with Naruto. ”

"Why can't even the weasel ......?"

……

Itachi couldn't make a skin for the first time, but because of the broken leg, he left a lot of intriguing handles in Naruto's hands. Because the itinerary was all decided by Naruto, who was the leader of the team, Itachi and Shisui, although they were curious why Naruto, who had never left the village, suddenly remembered to visit this little-known little ninja village, but they did not protest or refuse. So much so that with the help of Naruto, a descendant of the Uzumaki clan who was born with a huge chakra, who took the initiative to serve as a source of chakra supply for a group of three, Itachi and Shisui were able to quickly replenish the squandered chakra. And after being told by Naruto himself that the two of them didn't need to worry about the consumption of chakra, he set off again without hesitation, heading at full speed in the direction of the country of grass.

At the same time, the territory of the country of grass, in the village of grass ninja, is playing out a somewhat frightening and strange scene.

……

In the territory of Kusanobi Village, in front of a remote and dilapidated narrow thatched house.

The middle-aged man wearing the forehead guard of the Grass Ninja Village was pulling, and was about to take away the person who lived in the thatched house, a woman with red hair as gorgeous as a fire, but her face was pale and haggard like a candle in the wind, but was intercepted by the woman's daughter with open arms.

"Fuck off...... There are still a lot of people waiting, and I don't have time to waste here with you little girl. ”

"No way!"

Facing the cold gaze of the stout man in front of him with indifferent eyes and no mercy or sympathy, the little girl with glasses, who also had red hair, although her legs began to tremble violently, after seeing her mother's increasingly haggard and eye-catching and terrifying bite marks that could be seen everywhere on her body, she couldn't help but hold back the tears rolling around her eyes, trembling but continuing firmly and seriously.

"Didn't you say it a long time ago! Mom is not feeling well today! ”

As soon as the words fell, the little girl pursed her lips and bit her heart, trying to restrain the fear in her heart, and looked at the man in front of her. And silently prayed that the people in front of him could find out with their conscience and let go of their mother.

It's a pity that the possibility of this happening obviously does not exist for the man who treats the mother and daughter as outsiders, or even as a pure therapeutic tool.

“…… Hurry up,"

Without responding to the little girl's words head-on—or rather disdainful of the little girl—the man let go of the hand that was pulling the girl's mother's arm, and walked straight ahead of the little girl's obstruction.

It seems that he answered the little girl's plea and spared the little girl's mother...... However, the little girl, who had witnessed this scene countless times every day, knew that the man was just urging her mother to quickly comfort herself, and then follow him to the hospital, where she could exert the innate healing ability of the Uzumaki clan by being bitten and sucked by the chakra.

Although this healing ability is not cooperated with specific medical ninjutsu, or if it is deliberately manipulated through certain methods, the healing effect will be greatly reduced, and the mother's body and mind will be greatly damaged and destroyed...... But for the Kusa Ninja Village, who was desperately lacking in medical treatment and had never treated their mother and daughter as human beings, it was obvious that they would not care about this at all.

All they care about is their mother, whose health is deteriorating day by day, and how many people can be treated as a humanoid living medicine before they drain the last trace of use...... That's all.

"Mom...... Mommy ......"

Thinking of this, the little girl couldn't help but clench her fists, her eyes were full of tears, and at the same time, she opened her mouth intermittently, trying to make her mother change her mind and resist, and then obtain such a small and humble but extremely important power that could rest for a short time.

However, although the mother knows in her heart that she does need to recuperate for a while, otherwise she is very likely to be in critical condition...... But as an adult, my mother also knows that there are some things in the world that you can't just think about and get your wish.

"Incense Burn...... Well-behaved, obedient ......"

The tattered body made the woman feel a premonition in the dark, as if today was her death...... But even so, seeing the distressing and pitiful appearance of his daughter who was about to cry, he still couldn't help but stretch out his hand, gently wiping away the tears from the corners of his eyes, while reining in the uneasiness and fear in his heart, and comforting him with a smile.

"Using my mother's ability to help the villagers heal is an exchange for us to stay in the village and live......

"But ......!"

"Don't worry, Xianglin...... As always, Mom will be back soon. ”

"I don't want it!"

"Obedient, good ...... Mom is gone. ”

"Mommy ——!"

A very serious question occurred to me...... Xiang Ren likes Sasuke because Sasuke saved Xiang Li's life during the middle ninja exam......

Then the question arises, if Naruto saves Kaori...... Wouldn't that change history and turn it into a love rival for the crown princess out of thin air?!

(End of chapter)