Compared to the Land of Fire, the situation in the Land of the River is more chaotic.

With the cessation of the war in the past two years, the five major powers began to intensify their crackdowns on thieves and wandering ninjas who were evil in the country, just like Konoha Village, which eliminated many bandit groups and wandering ninjas that affected the stability of the Fire Country.

Because of this, most of the thieves and wandering ninjas who couldn't get along in the territory of the five great powers flowed into these small countries sandwiched between the big powers, like the River Country being one of them.

Sandwiched between the land of fire and the country of wind, the people of Konoha and Sand Ninja have often used the country as a battlefield in the past, and the people of the country have been living in the haze of war and living a precarious life.

At a time when the villages of Konoha and Sand Ninja are in peacetime, the people of the River Country are in a difficult situation due to the influx of thieves from the two countries.

The river country does not have its own ninja village to fight thieves and maintain law and order, and the daimyo of the river country can only ensure their current stability and basic rule, and has no effective governance over most of the territory of the river country, and is not able to improve the situation in the country at all.

Even with the protection of the ninjas of Konoha Village, Fujita Shinwa looked trembling after entering the country of rivers, and did not dare to face all kinds of malicious eyes from all around.

The thieves in the country of rivers are much more daring than in the country of fire, and the ninjas of Konoha Village like Echizen and them dare to provoke.

Many of these thieves had already escaped from the Land of Fire, so they naturally had a grudge against the ninjas of Konoha and wanted to make some trouble for Echizen Kazuya, but also wanted to test their strength before making other plans.

It's only been a day since they entered the country of rivers, and Echizen Kazuya and others have already dealt with three waves of thieves, but fortunately, their numbers are not large, and their strength is not strong, Echizen Kazuya and the three of them can easily do it without any trouble.

Miyamoto Musashi is accustomed to this, and he is of course aware of the situation outside when he has been on missions outside, but all this has shattered the beautiful illusions of Echizen Kazuya and the three of them, especially Nara Kaei and Akimichi Yoshito.

Even the prepared Echizen Kazuya was fooled by the scene in the anime, and he originally thought that the protection mission would not encounter too much trouble, and it was rare to encounter an enemy attack!

Echizen Kazuya has forgotten the truth that people die for money, and birds die for food, and Konoha's forehead protection has little deterrent effect on these thieves who are already poor to the point of madness in the country of rivers!

The lives of these thieves were no better than those of ordinary people, they had to go hungry and starving, and their eyes lit up when they saw the belongings that Nobukazu Fujita was guarding in his arms with fear.

"Big brother, if that merchant can afford to hire a ninja in Konoha, then his financial resources must be very rich, why don't we rob them!" A small thief with a goatee, with a green light in his eyes, whispered a suggestion to a one-eyed leader of thieves.

"Konoha's ninja is not easy to deal with, that leading ninja is not a simple character at first glance, do you want to find death?" The one-eyed leader glanced at Miyamoto Musashi, turned back and said fiercely to his subordinates.

"Big brother, we have hundreds of brothers, there are only four of them in total, and there are three little children among them, there must be no problem in taking them down with our forces, right?" The little goatee man couldn't hide the greed in his heart, and under the pressure of the one-eyed leader, he deliberately said in a contemptuous tone, wanting to impress one-eye.

"Huh, little brat?" The one-eyed leader asked calmly, and then with a fierce look in his eyes, he said angrily: "The little kid in your mouth has already killed ten of Lao Tzu's subordinates!" ”

"Huh? Big brother, have you already sent someone to test them? The little goatee knew it was bad when he heard One-Eye's words, and immediately asked with trepidation.

"Hmph, let's wait!" Duyan looked at his subordinates in a cold sweat, snorted coldly, and said sinisterly: "The tiger guy may not be able to help but attack them, let the rats keep an eye on them, if the tiger makes a move, come and repay me immediately!" ”

"Yes! Be! As soon as the little goatee man heard the words of the one-eyed leader, he immediately agreed, and then asked tentatively with trembling, "Boss, do you want to wait until they are both defeated?" ”

"You kid still has a bit of a brain, that idiot of the tiger has become a lot more powerful recently, his mentality is inflated, and the supplies are definitely more scarce, he will definitely not let go of this fat sheep easily, and there will be a good show to watch then!" One-Eye said with a sneer.

"It's still big brother, you are powerful, the tiger is stupid and thick is your opponent, wait until they finish the fight and then do it, maybe you can destroy the tiger at once! At that time, this piece will be completely decided by you, big brother! The little goatee immediately touted and said.

"Go and give the order, if it happens, it will naturally be your benefit!" The one-eyed person who was held by his subordinates was inevitably a little fluttering, probably thinking of the scene of dominating one side in the future, and said with a smile.

"Yes, big brother, I'll go now, I will definitely complete your orders, big brother!" The little goatee saluted excitedly, answered loudly, and then gleefully gave the order.

"Tiger, don't let Lao Tzu down!" Looking at the rapidly departing figure of his subordinates, One-Eye played with the knife in his hand and muttered to himself.

On the other side, Echizen Kazuya also felt something strange around him, and more and more people with fierce eyes gathered towards them, intentionally or unintentionally, all of them with bad intentions.

Miyamoto Musashi naturally felt that although these ordinary thieves could not arouse his jealousy, but in line with the principle that more things are better than less, Miyamoto Musashi still reminded Fujita Shinhe and asked him to hurry up.

When Fujita Shini heard Miyamoto Musashi's reminder, he felt even more frightened when he looked at the eyes of the people around him, and kept speeding up his pace, looking like he was running away.

"Brother Tiger, the fat sheep is about to escape from our territory, what should we do? Hands-on or not? ”

The leader of the thieves, nicknamed "Tiger", received a report from his subordinates, knowing that the target was fleeing quickly, he was a little unbreathed, his power has recently expanded a lot, and he has received a lot of subordinates, but the economic pressure has also increased a lot, if he does not have enough income, his power will soon collapse.

"Konoha ninjas are powerful, but that can't block the brothers' financial path, come with me!" Although the tiger was still a little jealous of the Konoha ninja, he still tightened the black iron rod in his hand, and strode out in the delightful eyes of his subordinates, and for a while, hundreds of people rushed to the direction of Echizen Kazuya and others.

Echizen Kazuya and the others soon saw a large number of thieves gathered in front of the road, and those who had been following them gathered at once, and by their appearance, they knew that they were coming at them, and soon surrounded them.

Kazuya Echizen, Kagei Nara, and Yoshito Akimichi quickly stood around Nobuhi Fujita and protected him in the middle. And Miyamoto Musashi stood at the front, facing the leader of the thieves Tiger without changing his face, and said in a calm tone: "We are the ninjas of Konoha, I don't care what you want to do, but it's better to get out of the way!" ”