The morning sun always favors this secluded valley, whether it is spring, summer, autumn or winter, the sun will not be blocked by direct sunlight. The smoke rising from the sky above the houses of every house seemed to be connected with the faint clouds in the sky.

Liu Qing didn't sleep soundly, he tossed and turned in the middle of the night thinking about those outsiders, he always felt that they would bring disaster to this calm and peaceful mountain village. It wasn't until three o'clock in the middle of the night that he barely fell asleep, but even so, he woke up early in the morning.

Rubbing his worried eyes, he pushed open the door, and his father, Tamagawa Charter, had already left the house with a hoe, and he was going to turn over the fields.

Everything is good in this small valley, the only thing that is not too satisfying is that the winters are not particularly cold. In a relatively backward society, many people often only subconsciously pay attention to spring and autumn, but do not know that winter is actually the most important thing for agriculture. In the absence of pesticides and scientific means of extermination, the most harmful to crops are all kinds of small insects.

In another world, there is a saying called "Ruixue Mega Year", which means that if there is a heavy snowfall in the winter and the eggs in the soil are frozen, then there will be a good harvest in the coming year.

The temperature in the valley is above freezing, about four or five degrees Celsius, even in such winters, which is far from the effect of freezing the eggs in the deep soil, so everyone needs to turn over the soil in their fields in order to not have too many insects to eat the crops in the coming year. It's not enough to just turn it over, you also need to pour a little water, and with the help of the temperature difference caused by the sharp drop in temperature in the middle of the night, the soil that has been turned over and broken will freeze frost.

Only in this way can the eggs hidden in the soil be eliminated to the greatest extent.

Liu Qing simply ate the warm vegetable porridge left by his father on the table, put on his clothes and ran out of the door. The friends are about all up at this time, which is the benefit of no entertainment, and people tend to go to bed early and get up early.

If it was in the past, Liu Qing might go to the surrounding mountains and forests with his friends to search for something delicious, such as bird eggs. The temperature in the valley is much warmer than outside, and some birds live here all year round, giving them the opportunity to hunt for game.

But today, he decided to keep an eye on those people. Those people would never have thought that a child of five or six years old would have such a mature mind.

He rode on the tree outside the village chief's house, carefully observing the behavior of everyone in the courtyard, and he noticed the slightest abnormality. The state of these people is completely different from yesterday.

If someone in a group of people is injured, then when they find a suitable place to repair, they should be very relaxed, but from the faces of these people, there is no shadow of relaxation, they are very alert, as if they are guarding against something. What dangers can there be in this small valley? In the past, some ferocious beasts have also become food for everyone's mouths with the joint efforts of the villagers, so what are they guarding against?

On guard against people!

Almost every one of the five people found Liu Qing, but they didn't care about Liu Qing's behavior, just a curious child. But through their gaze, Liu Qing faintly felt that these people seemed to be planning something.

At this time, outside the valley, three ninjas suddenly jumped out of the dense forest. One of them lay almost on the ground, sniffing carefully with his nose at a leaf that had been torn by some force. His expression was very solemn, and he raised his head after a moment and looked at the two people beside him, "It may be them, the smell is very light, it should be left by passing by the day before yesterday." And we've also found a few cords for guarding, so they must be nearby. ”

The other frowned, looking at the dense woods around him, and his two eyebrows were almost together, "But we have searched all the places in the vicinity repeatedly, and we have found no trace of them, could it be that they deliberately set up these things to mislead us, but in fact they have left?" ”

The man on the ground stood up, patted his hands and knees, shook his head, and said, "No way, two of them were injured, one of them was very badly injured, and they couldn't go fast unless they abandoned this guy." ”

There is a very different difference between walking alone on your back and walking alone, a person may be able to walk thirty or fifty meters on his back, but it is absolutely impossible to walk all day. Even if they took turns carrying the wounded to achieve the goal of running all the time, they would not be fast.

Ninjas are not gods, nor devils, ninjas are also human beings, and if they are human beings, they need to rest and need supplies, and as long as they stop, it is inevitable that they will not be able to escape tracking.

"Then let's search again, maybe we'll find new clues."

Just when the three of them were about to leave, there was a sudden movement of blades of grass being rubbed not far away, and the three of them glanced at each other, took out the kunai tightly and grabbed it in their hands, lowered their figures, and touched the place where there was a sound.

They thought it was an enemy, but what they didn't expect was that it was actually a group of ordinary people. These people carried two carts on their shoulders, and many necessities of life were piled on top of them. The three did not let their guard down, two lurked around, and one stepped forward.

Suddenly there was another person in the woods, and the group was almost startled, and one of the young men was still patting his chest, looking at the guy who was blocking their way with some reproach, "I thought it was something, it was really scared to death." ”

"Hello, what are you doing here?" The ninja of Konoha put the hand holding Kunai behind his back, "There are all woods around here, and there are no settlements. ”

The group of people, you look at me, I look at you, they are silent, which makes the ninjas of Konoha suddenly realize that there must be some hidden place around here, which they have not discovered. He immediately stepped forward, only to make the men even more vigilant.

At this time, he didn't have time to explain the whole story, and said urgently: "We are the ninjas of Konoha Village, and we are here to search for five wandering ninjas on the orders of the Daimyo. These five guys are very dangerous, they were wounded by us after their failed assassination of the nobles, and we chased them around here but couldn't find them. If you know where they might be hiding, be sure to take us! ”

"Please!"

These people are the inhabitants of the valley, and many things in the valley are self-sufficient, but there are also some things that must be purchased from the outside world. The most common and indispensable is salt, as well as other condiments and necessities. The war has just ended, the aftermath is not over, the price of grain has not fallen, and the grain in the valley can be sold out quickly as soon as it is taken out, so the villagers in the valley are not short of money.

These people come and go back and forth between the valley and the nearby cities every two or three months, and they have a little knowledge of the outside world, and most of them are relieved when the Konoha ninja reports that he is out of the house.

Among the many ninja villages and many forces, Konoha Village has a good reputation, at least they don't massacre civilians for no reason.

A slightly older middle-aged man in the caravan stepped forward, humble and respectful, "My lord, can you show proof that you are a ninja in Konoha Village?" ”

The Konoha ninja lifted his collar open, revealing the forehead guard tied around his neck.

The middle-aged man nodded with satisfaction, in addition to recognizing the ninja's forehead protection, more importantly, he cared about the ninja's attitude very much. You must know that in this world, ninjas with inhuman powers tend to see themselves as two different creatures from ordinary people. With great power, they often don't care about the lives of ordinary people, let alone the attitudes of ordinary people. But this ninja was very good, at least he didn't show arrogance or anything, but silently expressed his identity.

The middle-aged man pointed to the depths of the dense forest in the distance and said, "There is a gap in the cliff ahead, which is hidden by vines, and through the vines, we can reach the valley where we live. If what you say is true, probably those people have already arrived in our village. Speaking of this, the middle-aged man turned his head to look at a young villager who was only fourteen or fifteen years old, "You take this adult back to the village immediately, those dangerous wandering ninjas may really be in the village." ”

The Konoha ninja had just let down all his vigilance at this time, and he quietly reinserted the kunai back into the kunai bag on his thigh, and his eyes softened a little. The other two ninjas slowly stood up from behind the trees on the side, and the middle-aged man was slightly stunned and nodded. In fact, he was shocked at this time, his back was instantly covered with beads of sweat, and he was secretly glad in his heart that he did not have a conflict with the ninja of this Konoha Village.

Looking at the backs of the three ninjas and the juniors in the village who were quickly leaving, the middle-aged man couldn't help but frown, and a trace of worry appeared on his face. He coughed lightly, and all the villagers subconsciously looked at him, which was enough to reflect his usual prestige and status in the village, "Let's hurry up and leave, maybe we can help somewhat." ”

Someone laughed and said, "Little village chief, how can we help?" ”

The middle-aged man suddenly couldn't cry or laugh, "I said don't call me the little village chief, you ......, forget it." His face was straight and a little serious, "In case those wandering ninjas are really in the village, maybe...... To break out a fight. If there is a fight, it may affect the village. ”

His face grew heavier, and in the war that had just ended, it was not the ninjas who had suffered the most casualties, but civilians. Often, the aftermath of a battle between several powerful ninjas is enough to destroy a small village or even a small town. Maybe there will be casualties among the ninjas, but it is the ordinary residents who die more.

Even though the three ninjas didn't look very powerful, there was always a sense of uneasiness in his heart.