In the cloudless desert of wind and sand, the scorching sun shines down from the sky, and the extreme heat fills this barren yellow sand.

The unbearable heat swept through the Hinata people like a furnace.

"Tsuyoshi!"

In the sky swept by the wind and sand, the pitch-black eagle carried a scroll of intelligence under its sharp claws, and landed steadily on the raised arm of Bo Feng Shuimen.

After taking off the intelligence scroll, Bo Feng Shuimen took out the water bladder on his waist and fed it with water, and the psychic beast eagle turned into a cloud of white smoke and disappeared.

Opening the information scroll sent, after reading it carefully, Bo Fengshuimen's expression was uncertain, and after hesitating, he said decisively.

"Back to the village!"

After speaking, he rolled up the intelligence scroll in his hand and put it away with his precious close.

Hinata's eyes glanced thoughtfully at the information scroll that had been put away.

Originally, after solving Loulan's task, their group wanted to rush to Shayin's stronghold, pick up the three of Pig Deer Butterfly, and then return to the village.

And now because of the scroll that was sent, they need to go straight back to the village.

Either the three of them have returned to Konoha Village safely from Sand Hide, or the current Sand Hide Village is no longer safe, or even in a war situation.

Thinking of the artificial release of Shouhe, who he had noticed before, Hinata instantly felt that his guess was probably nine out of ten.

Shouhe broke through the seal and appeared, and the time happened to be the time period of the middle ninja exam held in the four major ninja villages, which inevitably made many people wonder if there was a village that wanted to take the opportunity to provoke war again and let the hard-won peace disappear.

On the way back to Konoha Village, Hinata's pure white eyes flashed with a faint blue-gold light, connecting the vision shared by Otsuki Kaguya, staring at the mysterious altar located in the depths of the wind-blown desert.

Mysterious altars and pyramids made of yellow sand stand majestically in the middle of the barren desert.

The one who escaped from the seal has been resealed by the three generations of Kazekage and a group of ninjas from the Sand Hidden Village.

Fenfu, who was originally a pillar of the crane guard, collapsed in the blazing yellow sand, and the countless sand ninjas who walked by him ignored him and didn't even look at him.

Fenfu opened his blurry eyes, his dry and dehydrated mouth, and kept muttering something, but because of the reason why his body pulled out the tailed beast, his body was very weak, and he was even about to die.

At the moment of dying, the blessed hands slowly folded, and the palms of the hands with the words "heart" and "receiving" written on them also overlapped.

After doing these actions, the only vitality in Fenfu's body finally disappeared completely.

Shouhe, who was being sealed in the altar, became more and more irritable after sensing the death of Fenfu, and the huge wind bombs continued to hit the ninjas of the Sand Hidden Village who came to resist.

The wind and yellow sand rolling outside the altar slowly fell on the body of the dead Fenfu under the blowing of a strong wind.

The blazing yellow sand under Fenfu's corpse seemed to turn into quicksand, engulfing his corpse in this barren desert.

The ninjas of the Sand Hidden Village who walked back and forth turned a blind eye to this scene.

At the entrance of the altar, the ninjas of Sand Hidden Village brought several young children and children who had been born not long ago, and slowly walked into the pyramid made of yellow sand.

The light in her pure white eyes dissipated, and the shared vision was cut off, and Hinata instantly withdrew her gaze from the mysterious altar and murmured inwardly.

"Sure enough, something has changed, and the pillar force of the tail after the blessing should be my Airo."

Now Shouhe has been artificially released, causing Shayin Village to be looking for the next person to replace Fenfu.

In the wake of such a major incident, the atmosphere that had begun to ease in various countries will become tense again.

I'm afraid it won't be too late before the arrival of the Third Ninja World War.

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Within the Land of Fire.

Deep in the lush forest, it's about night, and Hagi Sakushige carries an injured Konoha ninja behind his back.

Compared to the slightly embarrassed figure of Hachiki Shuomao, the ninja on his back looked really miserable.

The originally neat and clean face was covered with traces of burning flames, the right eye was a blur of flesh and blood, and the tendons and veins on the arms and legs were broken one by one.

Hagi Shuomao's silver-white hair was slightly bent as if it had been burned by fire, and his face was eager to shout to Sousuke on his back.

"Sousuke, hold on, don't fall asleep, we'll be back in the village soon."

Sousuke, who collapsed on his back, barely opened his remaining left eye, his expression was blurred, and his burnt face barely hooked up a smile, and said in a hoarse voice.

"Captain Shuomao, remember the wish I mentioned to you before I left?"

Galloping through the forest, Sakumo's lips pursed, as if he wanted to answer something, but in the end he fell silent.

Of course, he remembered that before he set off on the mission, Sousuke, who had always been an active member of the team, proposed that everyone say their wishes, and when the mission was completed, he would let Sakushige Hagi, as the captain, help everyone realize it.

Although he knew that this was Sousuke's joke to liven up the atmosphere, Hachiki Sakumo still smiled and nodded in agreement at the time.

After everyone else said their wishes, Sousuke, who was the only one who made this suggestion, didn't say what he wanted, and only said that he would tell everyone when the task was completed.

Looking at Sakumo Hagi, who didn't answer, Sousuke, who collapsed on his back, suddenly chuckled and said with a relaxed expression.

"Actually, my wish, if I had to say anything, is that I would like to go to Ichiraku ramen again with Captain Sakumo and you and others."

"Before... Before... Words...... I haven't been able to cherish the time we spend together......"

Hearing Sousuke's words, the figure of Hagi Shuomao, who was moving forward rapidly, trembled slightly, and the cold gaze of the original Konoha White Fang disappeared without a trace in this instant.

Feeling the sound of Sousuke's breathing and vitality on his back began to get weaker and weaker, Hachiki Shuomao's eyes became heavier and heavier, and his expression became more and more eager.

Looking at the looming village buildings in front of him, Qimu Shuomao pursed his lips and increased his speed again.

There is still a chance, as long as Sousuke is not completely dead, then, as long as he finds Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, he can be saved.

So, before I rush back to the village, you must not die, Sousuke!

The chakra in the body surged wildly, and the speed that had already reached the limit was climbing again at this moment.

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