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The four of them arrived at the location required by the mission.

Patrol mission began.

Several people patrolled according to the prescribed route.

Inuzuka Meng relied on his excellent sense of smell to explore the surroundings.

Others were also looking around during the inspection.

The four of them spent a month peacefully at the border.

Border conditions are difficult.

Daily food, clothing, housing and transportation have to be solved by yourself.

Fortunately, a few people had brought enough dry food and there were plenty of animal resources in the forests of the Country of Fire.

The four of them did not work hungry.

It is worth mentioning that Gusuke has already shown extraordinary cooking talent at a young age.

Whether it's barbecue or cooking, the taste is outstanding.

Kosuke explained that his parents were chefs at a restaurant in Konoha.

Therefore, he has seen a lot of cooking skills since he was a child.

Hiruzen also had a chance to taste Gusuke's cooking skills.

It tastes really good.

It was noon one month after arriving at the border.

The four of them finished their lunch.

Started the afternoon inspection mission.

During the patrol, Hiruzen suddenly signaled the three of them to stop.

Inuzuka asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"

Inuzuka Meng didn't smell anything strange.

Kosuke and Ishihara Yui also looked at Hiruzen in confusion.

Hiruzen pointed at the big tree in front of him.

I saw a string of marks carved with kunai on the big tree.

And this mark is very similar to the secret code commonly used within Konoha.

But not exactly the same.

It's not a code text commonly used in the ninja world.

It should be the code text used by other ninja villages.

The three of them were shocked and understood what Hiruzen meant.

Code messages are generally used in information transmission.

It will also be used in reconnaissance missions.

Ninjas would use code words to convey secret messages to their companions when deep into enemy territory.

In other words, there are enemies nearby.

After Hiruzen stepped forward to observe it, he touched it with his hand.

Said: "The traces are very new, but Inuzuka Takeshi can't smell anything."

"It shows that the person who left the code is not an ordinary person."

"I announce that this mission is cancelled, and we will report back to the village immediately."

Inuzuka Takeru and Ishihara Yui both nodded in agreement.

This kind of thing can not be sloppy.

Maybe someone would die.

But Gu Jie put forward different opinions.

"Teacher Hiruzen, according to the regulations, we only need to notify the nearby stronghold in this case."

"We have not really encountered the enemy yet and cannot meet the conditions for retreat."

"If we just retreat like this, this mission will be nullified."

"Not only can I not get the reward for the task, but I have also wasted a month of time."

"But if we continue to go deeper, we will find more enemy intelligence."

"Report it to the stronghold and let them take it back to the village."

"Not only can we complete the task, but we can also get more information to the village."

"Maybe even one of his great achievements will be remembered."

Hiruzen looked at Fousuke silently and did not refute.

Instead, he asked the two people next to him: "Meng, Yui, what do you think?"

Gu Jie looked at the two of them longingly.

The two then said, "Teacher Hiruzen, we think what Fousuke said makes sense."

"With Teacher Hiruzen's protection, nothing will happen to us."

So Hiruzen said: "Okay, I will listen to you."

The four of them passed through the big tree with the code engraved on it and continued moving forward.

The code text is translated as follows.

"Trap Area Ahead

No entry

The escape team from Yanyin Village stayed. "

The four of them patrolled the surroundings carefully.

Look around you for signs of enemies.

Hiruzen walked in front.

Behind are Takeshi Inuzuka and Yui Ishihara.

Maruboshi Furusuke faced the rear and stood in the rear.

This is a cross formation used to cross enemy territory.

It can effectively protect against potential dangers around you.

The four people safely crossed a distance of about 100 meters.

Nothing unusual was found.

But at this moment, the accident happened.

boom!boom!boom!

Hiruzen, who was walking in front, triggered the detonating talisman trap.

The flames of the explosion instantly engulfed Hiruzen, Takeshi Inuzuka and Yui Ishihara behind him.

The moment he was engulfed by the explosion, Hiruzen kicked Kosuke away.

Get him out of the explosion range.

Wait until Gu Jie comes back to his senses.

Get up and look ahead.

Hiruzen, Inuzuka Takeo, and Yui all became broken corpses on the ground.

A month of getting along made Kosuke and Hiruzen become familiar with each other.

In addition, Takeshi Inuzuka and Yui Ishihara have been Fousuke's friends for many years.

The great sadness of losing three people rushed directly into Gusuke's mind.

Kosuke collapsed and cried, shouting: "Teacher! Fierce! Yui!"

Gu Jie's tears couldn't stop flowing down without even realizing it.

"It's all my fault...it's all my fault..."

Gu Jie stepped forward in panic, losing his usual rationality and calmness.

Just when Gusuke was deeply regretting the casualties caused by his mistakes.

"Gu Jie." came from behind Gu Jie.

Gu Jie turned around sharply.

He saw Hiruzen and the other three standing behind him intact, looking at him.

Inuzuka suddenly saw Kosuke crying so hard.

He laughed and said: "I didn't expect that I am quite important in your heart!"

Yui looked at Kosuke who was crying with a distressed expression.

Yui can certainly imagine the pain of losing a friend.

Hiruzen looked at Fousuke calmly.

Said: "Don't cry, I won't die so easily."

It turns out that Hiruzen left his own Flying Thunder God mark on that tree when he touched the cipher text.

At the moment of the explosion, Gu Jie was kicked away.

Then he took Inuzuka Takeru and Ishihara Yui and moved to the mark a hundred meters away.

As for the broken corpses on the ground, they were created by Hiruzen using his transformation technique.

Of course, it wasn't a problem to deceive the frightened Gu Jie.

Gu Jie didn't calm down for a while.

He stared blankly at Hiruzen and the other three.

The tears continued to flow.

After a while, he finally said: "You...are still alive..."

It seemed that Gu Jie was really frightened just now.

Yui stepped forward and caressed Kosuke's back and said, "Yes, Hiruzen-sensei saved us."

Only then did Gu Jie stop crying.

Inuzuka stared fiercely, obviously feeling a little sore after seeing Yui's gentle touch.

Hiruzen said: "Are you done crying? Just retreat after crying."

Kosuke wiped his tears and nodded.

After experiencing this incident, Gu Jie finally understood the danger of the mission.

If it weren't for the presence of Hiruzen, a jounin.

I'm afraid none of the three of them will survive.

Gu Jie also realized his mistake just now.

The mistake was that he underestimated the danger of the mission and underestimated the lives of himself and his companions.

Just as the four were preparing to retreat.

A group of uninvited guests surrounded the four people.

"Want to retreat? It's not that easy!"

More than a dozen ninjas from Iwagakure surrounded the four people.

If the information about the Iwa Ninja's invasion of the Land of Fire was brought back by the four Hiruzen.

I am afraid that Iwagakure will be in an extremely passive state in diplomacy.

It might even allow Konoha to find an excuse for war and directly invade Earth Country.

Iwa Ninja did not come here to start a war.

Just simply obtain information about Konoha's border.

Plus causing some trouble for the Konoha ninjas.

Hiruzen saw the leading Iwa nin.

Hiruzen, who has an excellent memory, quickly remembered who this person was.

"Hey, isn't this an old acquaintance, Iwagakure's explosive escape ninja, Hunter."

Hiruzen greeted.