Naruto's Will of the Earth

It’s been twenty-three days since Uehara and the others entered the forest, and they are still wandering in the woods, far from seeing the edge of the forest, although they have long known that crossing the jungle will be very time-consuming. , but Uehara did not expect that the journey back, which could take ten days by water, would take so long. ..Now, Uehara finally understands what Samoto said about the danger in the undeveloped jungle.

Some shrubs with thorns, if the skin is scratched, the whole wound will be extremely itchy, and then fester; there are natural traps formed for unknown reasons, which look like the ground covered with dead branches. If you are not prepared and step on it, , will keep sinking, and without any help, it will sink completely into the mud and be unable to extricate itself; there are colorful spiders, colorful snakes, and colorful poisonous insects, which are the most threatening existence to everyone. One day ago, everyone buried a companion who died of poisoning due to improper treatment of the poison in time, and the culprit was nothing more than a small spider the size of a fly. Everyone was in a bad mood. After fighting for so long, this was the first non-combat casualty.

There was no inscription or any mark on the burial place. We found the most conspicuous big tree among the countless big trees with scorch marks from lightning strikes, buried our companions under the tree, and continued on their way without looking back.

Uehara felt the most uncomfortable every time he left a companion. When he picked up a paintbrush and asked the sacrificed companion what he liked during his lifetime and what kind of painting he wanted to leave him, he asked many people, and then he discovered that the person named Ando was not very familiar with Uehara, a boy who barely spoke a few words, but he was actually the last person in his class.

Everyone's fighting style has changed, Uehara and the others no longer insist on ensuring the integrity of each class, and Ando works alone without forming a team with anyone. Flashdance... was a man of few words, but he rushed to complete every reconnaissance mission. He had replaced a sick companion three times in a row, and it was only then that he finally ran out of chakra, leading to tragedy. For this reason, Uehara had to add Article to the code of conduct. No one may take over the reconnaissance and surveillance tasks of other companions, even if both parties agree.

The existence of chakra has a certain resistance to various toxins. If Ando hadn't just completed a reconnaissance mission and completely exhausted his chakra, he probably wouldn't have died as a joke. Therefore, although the speed of traveling through the forest was slow enough, Uehara and the others had to slow down again to ensure that everyone retained at least a small amount of chakra at all times.

"Siben, why is there another stream? Are we lost?" Uehara wiped the sweat from his head with a long knife and walked back. The vegetation became more and more lush. Now there are only one or two people responsible for opening the road. Except for the security team, The reconnaissance squad now has three squads responsible for opening roads, rotating in three shifts, which is barely enough.

"I'm not lost." Siben explained to Yuan while adjusting his loose leggings. "It's normal for there to be streams in the forest."

Uehara put the long knife in the scabbard, sat down next to Si Ben, took the warm water with honey from Si Ben, and drank it in one gulp.

"Uehara." Seeing no one around, Samoto said cautiously, "Ando, ​​there are ghost heads, and other companions. Many classes have lost their members, but ours..."

Before he finished speaking, Uehara understood what he meant. There were three people from the Spider class, Spider Maru, Yukino and Xi, Samoto, Fuuga and Aoi from the Shiben class, and Uehara, Wutong and Sherosa from the Uehara class. , not a single attrition.

"Tell me, Uehara, do we leaders subconsciously value the people in our own class more and try our best to protect the people in our class? The dangerous ones will be handed over to other colleagues. This will have a negative impact on other classes." "Isn't it unfair for our companions?" Siben said. Feng Jia and the still weak and lazy Yi next to him both looked over, with incomprehensible expressions on their faces.

"This question," Samoto asked an abrupt question, stopped Uehara in his tracks. "As for what you said, whether you subconsciously protect the people in your class better, I don't know." Uehara spread his hands. "But our classes are already the strongest. It's normal for us to have few casualties. Besides, who says we are safer than others." Uehara looked at the three of them, "I won't talk about you, Samoto." He is also very weak, and only Fuuga is in good condition. Other classes, including Sasaki's class, have lost members. You may not know it well. Sasaki's class Xanthium is very familiar to us, and Sasaki and Natsuki have even lost their arms. Spider Maru I still have waist problems, Rhino's legs are broken, and Yukino's face is disfigured. As for our class, if I hadn't been treated by that Iwakawa with medical ninjutsu, I would have been in good condition during the battle with the Konoha ninjas. The one who was more seriously injured.”

The more Uehara talked, the clearer his idea became, "If we calculate based on this injury ratio, our casualties are much greater than those of an ordinary squad. When I encounter a danger that is difficult to handle, the first thing I think of is to bring my most familiar Shelley and Fatty comes with me, even though it’s dangerous. Siben, I guess the same goes for you."

Seeing Siben nod his head, looking relieved, Uehara patted him on the shoulder, "So, Siben, there is no need to worry about these things. We who have paid the most do not owe any of our companions."

Uehara drank the rest of the tea and left. He used his knife to clear a path and cut bushes all morning. Uehara's knife was already somewhat curled. Sharpening a knife also requires skill. The one-armed Sasaki sharpens the knife much faster than Uehara, so it is perfect to go to Sasaki with the knife.

In the evening, Tu Ya, who had been away for four days, came back. As soon as he came back, he asked the fat man for a bunch of food and ate hungrily.

"Toya" Uehara opened his mouth and was about to ask something, but Toya stopped him with a wave of his hand.

"Let's talk after eating." Toya took the time to say, and ignored Uehara who was standing beside him.

Looking at him like this, he must not have eaten well in the past few days.

When Toya finally finished eating, before Uehara could ask, Toya had already spoken: "The guys from Konoha are still chasing me, but they are just a bunch of brats."

Seeing Uehara's obviously relaxed expression, Toya deliberately hit Uehara, "There must be enemy jounin-level ninjas, but I didn't find them. It would be easy to detect them if they were too close." Looking at Uehara's serious look, Toya said Ya nodded, "Although they are a group of brats, there are a lot of them. I made a rough calculation and found that there are at least two hundred people. I don't know if there are any follow-up troops behind."

Taking the tea handed over by Uehara, Toya drank it all in one gulp, "I have already dealt with their reconnaissance squad."

"They haven't discovered us yet. Will doing this expose us?" Uehara frowned and expressed his doubts.

"Well, a big snake came out of the jungle, and then Hinata's kid was killed by the snake."

"That's it." Uehara nodded, "In that case, we can hide it from the enemy in a short time."

"We can't hide it for too long, Uehara, but according to my estimation, even if the enemy discovers us and pursues us with full force, it will take at least three days, but if it is a jounin, it will be much faster, so" Toya yawned and prepared He stood up and left, "I will follow you and help you cover up the traces of your passing. I will have to stop my ninjutsu training from now on because there is too much movement. Moreover, you must learn to deal with the traces left behind during the journey that may leave clues to the enemy." flaw."

"This is simple. Let's leave it to Yamashima Shige. He is the best at tracking. Let's use his experience in tracking prey." Looking at the sleepy Toya, Uehara persuaded him again, "Toya, Go and rest quickly and leave it to me."