Konoha Thief

Chapter 5 Lunch, Snake Meat Soup
"Running is not a physical exercise, but you must find that special rhythm to ensure that you don't waste too much energy and chakra!"

As we get closer to the border of the Land of Fire, the environment becomes more and more desolate. The villages along the way almost disappear, but the natural environment is more lush and colorful. The towering trees full of vitality grow into a vast grassland that reaches the chest. This has never been opened up by man. The primitive environment naturally hindered the team's progress.

At least Natsuki couldn't help but use Chakra to maintain his speed, but thanks to the mental power accumulated in two lifetimes, the control of Chakra is fine enough, and even easily achieved during the first tree-climbing training, stepping on water Also adapted and mastered after two tries.

In comparison, Kuno Heiyu, who was a little noisy, looked a little embarrassed.

What Gennosuke Aoki said at this moment was to Natsuki, but more to Kuno Kuroyu.

"I will work hard!"

Kuno Heiyu gritted his teeth and insisted on shouting.

However, although his momentum was good, he fell hard as soon as the words fell.

"careful!"

Xia Shu made a quick move and grabbed Kuno Heiyu by the collar of his back shirt. A flower snake jumped out from the grass, and the foul-smelling snake waved and licked Kuno Heiyu's face, making him turn pale in an instant , screamed out loud.

laugh!
The sharp sound whizzed past, Kunai pierced the flower snake seven inches sharply and precisely, and led it into the grass.

Kuno Kuroyu was a little frightened, even though the crisis was over, he was still struggling crazily.

Xia Shu frowned slightly, then let go of her fingers.

Boom! ~

Kuno Kuroyu fell to the ground without any accident, and there was a faint sound of cracking.

"This is……"

Kosuke Maruhoshi raised his eyebrows slightly, taking advantage of the gap where Gennosuke Aoki pulled Kuno Kuroyu to the side, walked up, stretched out his hand to push aside the grass, and saw a nest of snake eggs crushed by Kuno Kuroyu into view.

"Hehe! It just so happens that it's time for lunch, and we can make stewed snake eggs with snake meat."

After pulling the crushed snake egg, Kosuke Maruhoshi said with a smile when he saw that it was still in the state of egg white.

"Snake meat is not easy to handle, it's better to eat it roasted."

Aoki Gennosuke shook his head and put forward his own thoughts.

Hearing this, Xia Shu breathed out. Although he followed closely all the way, his physical strength and energy were exhausted. After all, he was going out of the village to perform a mission. Even though he was in the relatively stable territory of the Fire Kingdom, he should be vigilant But it was also mentioned.

There is nothing wrong with such caution, especially during the brutal ninja war, it should be a habit.

"Okay then, let's rest where we are, hey! I'm afraid it will be evening when we arrive at the camp!"

Aoki Gennosuke sighed helplessly, then formed a seal with both hands, and the chen seal ended.

"Wind escape · wind cut!"

The young man Zhongren used the wind to escape, forming a wind blade that cut straight and horizontally, and the dense grass immediately seemed to have been shaved, and his eyes were suddenly clear.

"Xia Shu, bring that snake back."

"Yes."

Xia Shu heard the sound, turned around and followed the direction where Aoki Gennosuke threw Kunai, and groped through the grass.

The bloody smell of the flower snake is very strong, so Natsuki found it easily, handed it to Kosuke Maruhoshi to disembowel it, cleaned it up, chopped it into pieces and put it in the pot. With the easy operation, the unique fragrance of the snake meat permeated the air stand up.

"Xia Shu, you did a good job just now!"

While waiting for the broth, Gennosuke Aoki smiled heartily at Natsuki.

"Just do it as you please, Senior Gu Jie is also ready to make a move?"

Xia Shu smiled and nodded towards the chef in charge, Kosuke Maruhoshi.

"Hehe! Brother Matsuzaki, you move one step faster, I am really old!"

Kosuke Maruhoshi smiled and shook his head kindly.

"Senior Gu Jie is too modest, you are in your prime."

Xia Shu said respectfully and politely.

He said this sincerely. In this era, Konoha Village can rely on everything to make people feel at ease. There are two people in total. One of them is Mai Tedai, the singer of youth, and the other is Kosuke Maruhoshi in front of him. up.

The aroma of snake soup filled the air, and the four of them ate it up. Kuno Heiyu even turned his fear and shame into eating, one bowl after another, and finally Aoki Gennosuke had to compete with him for food.

"Let's get on the road, hurry up and hope to arrive before nightfall."

After a short rest, Aoki Gennosuke said without any hope.

"Sorry! I'm the one who dragged everyone down!"

Kuno Kuroyu had a guilty expression on his face, during which he glanced at Matsuzaki Natsuki, who was also a newly graduated Shinobi, and then drooped his head dejectedly.

"Don't say such things, Kuno!"

Aoki Genzhisuke condescended and said seriously: "Since we have assembled a small team, it means that we will advance and retreat together, so even if it is really a drag, it is not just dragging other people, but also you. So, keep working hard !"

"Ms. Aoki, yes!"

Kuno Heiyu was very moved when he heard the words, his eye circles couldn't help turning red, and he nodded heavily in response.

In this atmosphere, the team set off again, and Kuno Kuroyu gritted his teeth and persisted. Even though his Chakra consumption was obviously too fast, it meant that he had not found the unique chakra that belonged to him as Gennosuke Aoki said. His rhythm, but still unremitting.

Sweat drenched his back, and Xia Shu gradually showed a difficult look on his face, with sweat pouring down his forehead.

However, he can still persist, which has not reached his limit, and he has already noticed that the young Chunin in front of him has gradually slowed down.

"Rest in place for 10 minutes!"

At about 04:30 in the afternoon, when the team reached a hill, Gennosuke Aoki stopped suddenly, caught Kuno Kuroyu, who couldn't stop the car, and announced.

Hearing this, Xia Shu, who felt that his legs were a little weak, sat down on the ground, silently recovering his physical strength and chakra.

The intensity of the journey in this half afternoon is almost two grades compared with the morning and yesterday. Even under his fine control, his chakra has consumed more than half of it. Now, take advantage of this rest time to recover quickly stand up.

Kuno Kuroyu also followed suit and sat down to refine chakra.

"Re-refining when the chakra is almost consumed will often increase the efficiency and even increase the total amount of chakra, but this method will also cause physical trauma invisibly, so it must be used with caution!"

Gennosuke Aoki wiped away the hot sweat from his forehead, and gave a serious warning, but he didn't stop it. Obviously, this kind of recuperation can only be used as a reminder in today's chaotic ninja world.

10 minutes later, the team set off here on time, this time there was no rest on the way, and the goal was locked on the frontier camp!

(End of this chapter)