"Let's rush to the junction of the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass." The bear said a word and then closed his mouth.

Aoyagi waited for a while, but he didn't expect it to be such a sentence. I'm all set, you're going to tell me this?

He couldn't help but ask, "Captain, what about after that?" ”

"I'll explain the main points of the mission to you in detail when we get to the next location. If you didn't tell you, there's no need to ask. ”

"Yes."

Silence all the way.

The sun slowly climbed into the middle of the sky, and the temperature also rose.

"Take a break, finish lunch and set off." Xiong waved his hand to stop the three people behind him.

Standing in a staggered manner on the trunk of a tree, the four men turned their backs to each other. In this way, everyone faces in one direction, and the possibility of sneak attack is avoided to the greatest extent.

Taking off the mask and sticking it to his bare left upper arm, Aoyagi pulled out the handout scroll. After unfolding, the words "food" and "water" were unsealed. This scroll, scientifically known as the "Shadow Mission Set", is very convenient, not only has a ninja tool, but also a certain amount of food and water, which greatly enhances the survivability and mobility in the wild.

After a morning of driving, a little tired, Aoyagi sat on the trunk of a tree, and began to nibble on dry food with water.

The feeling of exhaustion Aoyagi has long been used to it, but there is no communication in the morning, and I am a little unaccustomed. In the past, when I went on a mission, although there wasn't much conversation in the team, I would occasionally make small talk. There was no one to communicate with, and it was a bit boring.

After hastily finishing lunch, Aoyagi sat in mid-air and stared at the various flowers and plants below, in a daze.

"Let's go."

Getting up and tidying up, Aoyagi followed the three people in front of him.

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Time slipped away in a boring rush, and as the sun went down, the four of them split up to find a suitable place to camp, and finally the bear found a dry plateau.

The high ground is not large, but it is large enough for four people to spend the night, and it is sheltered by many trees, so it is not easy to be spotted.

The scavenged branches burned under the fire, dispelling the darkness.

Sparks floated on the campfire, flickering in the night wind, and the four dark masks beside the fire flickered and dimmed.

The crackling sound of burning branches and the chirping of insects are the only sources of sound.

As soon as he sat down, Aoyagi reached for the mask. After wearing it all day, Aoyagi wanted to take it off for breath, but was stopped by the bear.

"You're not officially in the dark yet, don't take off your mask. We don't take off the mask either, just lift the lower part a little bit to eat. ”

"Secrecy is very important for the dark department."

Well, the secrecy of the shadows should be done to this extent. When I wasn't a full member, I couldn't know what you looked like. Except for the captain, no one else knows what I look like.

It's better to have secrecy than not to have it at all.

"Okay."

Some hot water was boiled over a bonfire to moisten their throats, and several people silently nibbled on dry food.

"The four of us take turns resting. Cat, you go to the perimeter first, and someone will come over to replace you later. ”

"Okay." Aoyagi has no objection. This is also taking care of myself, and it is more difficult to pay in the second half of the night. When you are mentally tired, you should also be alert to the movements around you, and your requirements are also high.

Aoyagi got up to leave, and the other three took time to rest. They have been able to control their sleep time and will naturally wake up when the need arises.

The average ninja is only able to control their sleep in light sleep, and the quality of sleep is relatively poor. Those who are proficient in this can even maintain deep sleep while maintaining sleep control, and the quality of sleep will not be affected.

Walking silently through the woods, Aoyagi soon came to a place a little further away from the camp. Looking back, there was a faint glimmer of fire in the cracks of the trees, and it was difficult to see that there were people hiding in them.

Climbing up a large tree with dense foliage, Aoyagi glanced around, the surrounding area was pitch black, barely discerning the outline of the object in the dim moonlight, and farther away, a large expanse of pitch black.

Closing his eyes, he sensed the chakras around him, except for the three chakras in the back, there was no other source around. Anyway, vision doesn't play a big role at night, so Aoyagi simply doesn't open his eyes, and keeps concentrating on the chakra around him.

When the spirit is a little tired, switch to the eyes and ears to investigate, and after a short rest, then re-induce the chakra.

Being in the middle of nowhere, alone, and feeling a little far away from the civilized world. The stars in the sky were much brighter than the night sky in the city in the previous life.

After not finding anything abnormal for a long time, Aoyagi was a little distracted.

If it weren't for all kinds of dangerous things, this crossing was a wonderful trip, and it was a rare experience to experience many things that could not have happened in previous lives......

The moon gradually rose into the sky, and the surroundings seemed to be brighter. There is a chakra source approaching behind the perception.

"Replace me. You go to rest. "The other male dark part, the voice has no obvious features.

"Okay."

By the time Aoyagi returned to the campfire, the other two had fallen asleep, and the sound of shallow breathing was evident in the silence of the night.

After finding a place to lie down and looking at the dark night sky through the mask for a while, Aoyagi closed his eyes and entered the mental space in his sleep.

"It's time to get up." The bear woke up the three Aoyagi.

It was only then that the sky was dark, and the bonfire had been extinguished in the middle of the night, leaving a trace or two of white smoke floating into the air, blown in a strange trajectory by the ever-changing breeze.

The sound of birds filling the forest is the time for them to hunt hard.

Aoyagi rested well last night and woke up in the morning in good spirits.

Rinse your mouth casually with the water you carried, wipe your face, and the four of you who had eaten breakfast got back on the road.

After a long journey, the four of Aoyagi finally approached the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass.

Xiong unfolded the map, looked at it, and said to the other three, "There's a town not far away, and we need to fix it before we enter the Land of Grass." ”

The other two shadows were fine, and after a few days of long journeys, Aoyagi's state declined a little.

Xiong led the way, and the four approached a small town half an hour later.

"In order to remain secretive, we must infiltrate with the Transfiguration Technique."

"Change into this person." Xiong handed Aoyagi a piece of paper.

Aoyagi looked at it, and there were photos and detailed personal information on the paper, height and weight, and even personality traits and interpersonal relationships.

The other two also got the information of their transformation objects.

The other two have experience in the shadows and know the doorway. As the captain, Xiong looked at Aoyagi and said, "These four people don't exist, but they have real identities. Every once in a while, there will be Konoha ninjas playing them. ”

Aoyagi quickly memorized the contents of the document and destroyed the paper. After a burst of white mist, the four shadows vanished, replaced by four others.