Dancer of Konoha

"It's been ten years."

Hinata Hikaru briefly recalled:

"You seemed to have retired at that time. This place used to be the training base of the Roots, and it was only recently vacant."

“Recently vacant?”

Inuzuka frowned, as if he remembered something.

Inuzuka Jaw is no stranger to the roots' training base.

This can even be said to be the foundation of the roots. Most of the war orphans from other villages and the orphans of Konoha will be sent here.

However, at the time of the inventory, there were only a handful of young genin on the roster!

Sure enough! A group of people did disappear from the roots!

Inuzuka Jaw, who seemed to have caught something, hurriedly asked:

“Why should it be vacant?”

"The specific reason is unknown"

A trace of doubt flashed through the white eyes behind the mask, and he speculated uncertainly:

"Maybe it's because of the relative peace in recent years, so it's no longer needed for the time being?"

"Damn"

With all the clues gone, Inuzuka closed his eyes in frustration.

The reason Hinata Hinyuki mentioned is naturally impossible.

What is the difference between canceling the training base at the root and closing the ninja school in Konoha?

Shimura Danzo would never do such a stupid thing that would destroy his own foundation.

His intuition told him that this training base must be related to the disappearing roots!

But the training base was empty, and those roots were as invisible as ghosts.

Even the list of inclusions that should have been there in the past has disappeared.

"At least a hundred ninjas! Where else can they hide?!"

At this time, Shiwei Aburame and Haiichi Yamanaka, who had finished inspecting the surroundings, also walked out of the forest and shook their heads at Inuzuka Jaw.

Seeing this, Inuzuka said with a solemn expression:

"Let's go! Keep checking! These people must be in the village!"

A gust of wind swept by, the forest once again returned to its previous tranquility, and the sun became even hotter.

"Not to mention Ranmaru, Raiga, you guy can actually use the Kirigakure Jutsu to eliminate smells."

All the Konoha ninjas who sensed the ground left, and Xiang Rin, who was sitting on the railing, looked at Black Hoe Raiga with a smile.

“Well done!”

"Excuse me. It's just years of experience on the run."

Black Hoe Lei Ya showed an ugly smile, but it was very sincere.

The fact is that Kirigakure no Jutsu cannot mask the smell.

However, after the entire forest is soaked in mist for a night, not only can the remaining smell be dissolved, but the aroma of the forest's vegetation will also be completely stimulated, covering up the smell that may come from underground.

Moreover, even without his Kirigakure Technique, people below might not be able to smell their scent when they are so deep underground.

This is just a double insurance policy

The northern border lines connect three countries, the Country of Rain, the Country of Grass, and the Country of Taki.

But they are not what Konoha is guarding against. These small countries are just buffer zones between the five major countries.

What Konoha really wants to guard against is the Earth Kingdom located behind these three countries.

After three days and three nights, Yanyan and his team finally arrived at the last area that needed to be patrolled.

The border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Taki.

As the understanding deepened, Yanyan looked at Kosuke with more and more eager eyes.

Putting aside the various ways Kosuke used his life in exchange for his life on the battlefield.

Just because of his ability to make everyone gain three kilograms of weight in the wild, Yanyan wants to get him back to his roots.

And be sure to let Sora learn!

It’s time for the younger brother I’ve raised for so many years to mature.

It’s so difficult to go out to the village to do tasks without a chef.

The dazzling sunlight penetrated the dense canopy of trees, reflecting the dappled stars.

"crack clap"

The sound of people's footsteps stepping on gravel and the sound of conversation alternated.

"The Second Hokage's subordinates!?"

Tekuno, who was setting up a trap, asked with a strange expression.

"Really? Are there any living ninjas in that era?"

"Hoo ho ho ho, after all, I have been a genin for 50 years."

Kosuke squinted his wrinkled eyes and said nostalgically:

"Everyone took good care of me when I was young. The Third, Jiraiya, Sakumo, and the Fourth all gave me some guidance."

"Really, I'm stupid too"

Under Uzumaki Naruto's confused eyes, Tekuno laughed to himself.

"If you had been taught by these great people, you wouldn't still be a genin now."

"Eh?!"

Uzumaki Naruto, who was stunned by the name Kosuke said before, said helplessly:

"Grandpa, please stop teasing us."

"Hoo ho ho ho"

When Kosuke heard this, he laughed indifferently.

Just because in his opinion, compared to the strong men in the past, these children in front of him are the future of Konoha.

"This is not a joke"

Yanyan, who was walking behind everyone, stared greedily at Kosuke's old back.

"This old man is a living treasure."

And Kosuke seemed to have noticed something, and the corner of his eye glanced strangely behind him.

Along the way, he always felt like some beast was staring at him. He was not attacked even after exposing his flaws many times, which made Kosuke feel inexplicably uneasy.

The sun gradually went down.

While everyone was drinking water and resting under the shade of a tree, a noisy bird song suddenly came from the southeast and north sky.

Hearing the panic in the birdsong, Baiyun Yeshan, who was standing at the front, looked at his position with an ugly expression.

"Damn it, it's the border between the Country of Grass and the Country of Taki!"

Just when Baiyun Yeshan was in a dilemma, Yan Yan drew out the Ryuichimonji short sword and turned into an afterimage and rushed towards the north.

"Leave the country of Taki to me."

"do not"

Before Baiyun Yeshan could stop him, Yan Yan's back disappeared from everyone's sight.

"So fast"

Tekuno blinked his wide eyes in shock.

"Forget it, enter the alert state and move forward at full speed!"

Baiyun Yeshan knew that now was not the time to hesitate, so he made up his mind and led everyone to rush towards the border of Grass Country.

"You kid is really careless."

As if he could sense Baiyun Yeshan's worry, Kosuke's old voice sounded faintly behind his ears.

"Captain Hayama, with that kid's speed, even if we encounter a large number of enemies, I think there will be no problem in retreating."

"No"

Baiyun Yeshan shook his head solemnly. He was not worried about Yanyan's escape at all. Unless the third generation Tsuchikage Onoki appeared, no one could catch that kid running around.

He just remembered the rumors about Yan Yan among those elite ninjas.

As the saying goes, there is no smoke without fire, not to mention the elite Shinobu who is always cautious in his words and deeds.

Sighing lightly, Baiyun Yeshan said to Gengsuke with a worried look on his face:

"Rather than him being unable to run, I'm more afraid of him fighting all the way into the opponent's stronghold."

""

Kosuke's eyes were filled with confusion when he heard this. Did he hear it wrong because of his age?

"If you are not careful, it could be a major event that triggers a war between the two countries."

It wasn't until Baiyun Yeshan's worried voice came again that Kosuke confirmed that he heard correctly.

"Cause a war?"

Mr. Gengsuke thought of Yanyan who had to recite the rebirth mantra dozens of times every night before falling asleep, and laughed twice.

"Hoho, Captain Yeshan, did you misunderstand something? Brother Yanyan seems to be a very devout monk."

"I hope I misunderstood him."

After all, he had never seen Yanyan take action with his own eyes, so Baiyun Yeshan nodded with luck.

"That kid Yanyan does look very pious."

"Compared to Yanyan, I think you may have misunderstood piety."

Naruto Uzumaki, who was following the two men, heard their conversation, and his expression suddenly became subtle.

"Besides, Grandpa Kosuke's definition of a monk seems a little different."