Senior Brother of Konoha

Time has passed in the blink of an eye, and half a month has passed. It is the cold month, and the pace of winter is getting closer.

Today was a rare day off. Naruto woke up an hour late and waited until the sun was up before starting to work.

The spiritual radish planted in the small yard has been pulled out and needs to be taken care of in time;

The meat of the hare caught in the firewood forest yesterday needs to be marinated today and the fur needs to be tanned;

The roof of the wooden house has been soaked by the continuous autumn rain for a long time, and it also needs to be repaired to prevent it from being penetrated by winter snow.

A morning passed in a hurry amid all this busyness.

At noon, while eating rabbit meat stewed with mushrooms, Naruto glanced at the town in the distance for a few times, then put down his bowl and chopsticks with a long sigh.

Although this life was pleasant, it was always lacking a bit of vitality.

Just like this bowl of rabbit meat stewed with mushrooms, if there is no salt, no matter how fragrant it smells, it will be tasteless when eaten.

Is it because you have been alone for too long and have begun to yearn for the days when there are people to accompany you?

Naruto thought so.

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Just after noon, Naruto finished dressing up and entered the firewood forest again.

We need to take advantage of the heavy snowfall before the mountains are closed to hunt more hares, so as not to stop like in previous years, before the spring begins, and end up with green eyes all day long.

People who have been infested by the "hungry" demon are always keen to store food, and Naruto is no exception.

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The firewood forest in early winter is much quieter than in summer. The chirping birds have disappeared, and the small animals scurrying back and forth have also hidden themselves. Only the cold wind coming from the north is whistling tirelessly. , raging.

Naruto stepped on the rattling dead branches and leaves, one foot deep and one foot shallow, heading deeper into the firewood forest, looking up from time to time at the sun that was gradually turning pale.

It's just the beginning of the cold weather, and it's not a good sign to see this happen.

This means that this year's winter will come much earlier than in previous years and last much longer. It also means that the food stored at home may not be able to survive this long winter.

Isn't it possible that Iruka Umino is afraid that I will expose his exploits?

Naruto thought worriedly, and then comforted himself: "No, the rules are strict, and Iruka is not that bold."

After all, the stakes are so high that even he, who has always been decisive, cannot help but worry about gains and losses.

However, he quickly made up his mind and put all the things he had and didn't have behind his mind.

"We'll have to wait for one more day at most. If there's no news by this time tomorrow, we'll go directly to the boss and expose the matter."

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At 3: pm at the end of the third quarter, Naruto arrived at the edge of the Chailin.

Now there is a bare firewood forest behind him, and a dense pine forest in front of him, separated by a small river more than two feet wide.

It is the same river that drowned Shuimu half a month ago, but the terrain here is higher and it is upstream.

Due to the dry season, the river's water flow is not strong, and there is a fallen tree on the river that can serve as a temporary bridge.

This place is more than ten miles away from Konoha Town and is the farthest place Naruto has left Konoha.

He had considered crossing the river and leaving Konoha before, but after stepping onto the tree bridge, he turned back.

According to the senior brothers, the outside world is in an era of war. As a child who has not learned his skills, if he can go out, he may not be able to come back.

When the time comes, it will be a small matter that he loses his life, but the family has lost its incense, and there is no one to pay homage to his parents and ancestors. That is the big thing that makes people feel sad.

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After resting for a while by the river, Naruto refilled the water bag with water, then turned around and walked back in the direction he came from.

Although I only picked up some dried fruits such as hazelnuts along the way, it was not really a harvest.

But it was getting late, and if we continued to delay, we would definitely not be able to get back to the town in time. I would probably have to camp in the firewood forest, which was really not a good choice.

In Chailin in early winter, there will be many wild beasts at night.

They certainly wouldn't mind taking Naruto along with them in order to gain some autumn fat before hibernating.

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Just when Naruto turned around and had not taken a step forward, there were sudden bursts of shrill screams from behind, followed by the sound of a very fierce fight.

"It's an ocelot and a wild boar"

Naruto was good at listening and often visited Chai Lin, so he could immediately tell the origins of the two sides fighting.

This conclusion surprised him.

In a place like Chailin, wild boars are the real overlords.

Unlike those domesticated pigs, they have sharp tusks and solid armor made of bristles and dirt that cannot be destroyed by ordinary weapons. They also move in groups, even beasts such as brown bears, tigers, and leopards will kill them if they see them. Run away from the wind.

And what about the ocelot?

Although there is the word "leopard" in the name, it actually has little to do with leopards. Although its body is petite, it is similar to a domestic cat, but it is more slender, and its claws are far less sharp than a leopard's.

Wild boars that even leopards can't afford to offend, but ocelots actually dare to fight with them, and it sounds like the two sides are evenly matched.

Is it an illusion or a fantasy?

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Naruto suddenly thought of something, and then his heart began to beat rapidly, which was more intense than a person cutting down a big tree.

Although the handyman disciples are not formal disciples, they still have to learn many things, such as spells, spells, weapon refining, animal training, etc.

Naruto once heard those senior brothers who were good at taming beasts say that ordinary beasts have no value in taming because they have no spiritual roots and cannot cultivate and use true energy.

Only those spiritual beasts with extraordinary talents will be valued by them and then captured and tamed.

If properly tamed, spiritual beasts can perform wonders in battles against practitioners.

If the animal trainer encounters a spiritual beast that is compatible with his destiny, he will pay more attention to training them into a pet beast that is connected with the owner's heart.

If the pet is good at detection, its owner will gain very powerful detection capabilities.

It would be even more incredible if the pet beast was good at fighting. Its owner's combat effectiveness would be greatly improved out of thin air, and it could even be able to fight with more powerful practitioners without falling behind.

As far as Naruto knows, there is a family in Konoha called the Inuzuka clan that is good at using secret techniques to tame spirit dogs into pet animals. Because everyone has spirit dogs as pet animals, they have become one of the top ten famous families in Konoha. one.

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Thinking of this, Naruto no longer cared about the fear of leaving Chai Lin and heading towards the unknown, and turned around suddenly and walked towards the tree bridge.

No matter what, you should at least go and have a look. Even if the person on the other side of the river is not a spiritual beast, an ocelot, it won't make you feel knotty in your heart and regret it every time you think about it.

And if the one on the opposite side is really the spiritual beast leopard cat, it will make a lot of money.

If there are kittens around the spiritual beast leopard cat, tsk tsk

Thinking of this, Naruto's heartbeat accelerated again.

However, when he was about to jump off the tree bridge and step onto the river bank, he suddenly thought of a very serious problem.

With my current strength, I'm afraid I can't defeat the spirit beast leopard cat. What if I encounter the spirit beast leopard cat killing the wild boar and then chasing me?