Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

Half a day later, the sun had set, and a golden afterglow sprinkled on the vast desert.

In this vast desert, there is a hidden village called Hidden Sand Village.

The Hidden Sand Village is located in a huge sand pit and is surrounded by towering sand dunes.

The architectural style here is unique, as tough and simple as wind-carved rocks. Each house is built of rough sandstone, which has become more and more weathered after years of erosion.

They are scattered in the village in an orderly manner, like a group of guards silently guarding this land.

When the breeze blows, the fine sand will be gently lifted up, forming flowing sand waves.

These sand waves interweave with the wind, making a slight rustling sound, giving people a tranquil and desolate feeling.

In such an environment, time seems to slow down, and people can't help but indulge in the tranquility.

The villagers of the Hidden Sand Village live a simple life. Every day they fetch water, pick dates for trade, make some handicrafts, or bake special foods from the desert.

Overall, it's a pretty good place to live.

Of course, that was before...

Ever since the war with Konoha broke out, there have been fewer caravans coming here.

The prices of some daily necessities began to rise rapidly.

The villagers also had to tighten their belts and began to live a miserable life.

The ninjas weren't much better.

The battle at the front was causing a huge loss of manpower, and students who were only in their first year at the Ninja School had already picked up their weapons and were transported to the battlefield.

Recently, news of Granny Chiyo's counterattack stabilized the front line, which gave this suffering village a little hope, but there were more thick dark clouds hanging over the sky.

"When will this kind of day end..."

"It's like a desert under the scorching sun."

"Let the war end soon. No matter who wins or loses, if we don't resume trade..."

A child wearing a hood with a little red hair faintly visible was walking slowly in the village. He lowered his head, making it impossible to see his expression.

However, the words around him were like a never-ending gale that kept blowing past.

He slowly clenched his fists.

"Why is the Third Kazekage so determined to start a war?"

Finally, a voice, like a stone thrown into the water, created waves.

All the discussions around stopped, and everyone looked at the person who had just spoken with shock and disbelief.

"Why are you all looking at me? Keep talking?"

The man felt a little guilty and a little scared, and didn't understand why everyone was looking at him like that.

But he soon found out.

call out--!

A kunai pierced through the back of his head!

Pfft!

The body fell to the ground, covered in sand, its eyes wide open in disbelief.

"You will die if you make any arrogant remarks, Lord Kazekage!"

The ninja's voice came slowly from the darkness, and everyone lowered their heads, angry but not daring to speak.

"..."

Scorpion glanced at the dead or injured person lying on the ground, his eyes calmly expressionless. Instead, he turned around and continued walking until he came to a store.

"Boss, has the item I requested arrived?"

"No, my dear, what you want is too hard to find. There haven't been any caravans coming lately. Ordinary goods are not enough, let alone what you want."

"I understand."

Scorpion was not discouraged, but turned and left.

While he was walking on the road thinking, he suddenly heard the sound of running.

"Caravan! A caravan is coming!"

"Hurry! We have to go buy something, or else they'll be sold out again!"

“We don’t know when the next wave will come!”

People all started running, and Scorpion also felt something in his heart.

Why not go and have a look...

He controlled his steps and slowly merged into the crowd to make himself less conspicuous.

As soon as he reached the entrance of the village, Scorpion heard a hearty voice.

"Come and buy it, come and buy it!"

The strange old man with white hair and a mask was shouting and dancing a weird dance.

"All the goods here are genuine. I guarantee you won't get cheated or cheated!"

"And it's very cheap. Thank you for your patronage! The total is 524 taels. I'll round it off for you and it'll only be 500 taels!"

The villagers surrounded the caravan and started buying things frantically. If it was an ordinary caravan, they would have been so busy that they would not be able to take care of the rest.

But in this caravan, there was a gentle-looking boy with squinty eyes who was handling everything in an orderly manner.

"If you have chosen, you can tell me directly and pay with me."

Toru Ito's face was full of smiles, while Kimimaro and others were helping out by handing over the products that the customers liked to the customers.

Nono is in charge of the product display.

As for Jiraiya, he completely transformed into a human trumpet to attract customers.

"This thing is only 300 taels. Cheap? It's already the cheapest. We have both small and large quantities."

"This camel is not for sale, please don't touch it."

"That lady, please don't steal anything. I saw it!"

Amidst the hustle and bustle, Toru Ito still handles various matters calmly and confidently.

Of course, he also noticed that not far away, the Sand Ninja's Anbu were monitoring every move here.

Under normal circumstances, Ito Toru and others would be directly exposed by the perception ninjutsu of the perception ninja.

However, thanks to Nono's unique method of concealing his aura, these people now look like ordinary people who came to do business.

Why are these villagers from the Hidden Sand Village starving like crazy...

Toru Ito complained in his heart that almost half of the goods had already been sold within a few minutes of setting up the goods!

Is this what it means to profit from war?

However, we are not here to do business, the most urgent task is to find...

Just as he was thinking, he suddenly heard a childish voice.

"How much is this?"

Scorpion asked, pointing to a small glass bottle containing a green potion, and met Ito Toru's eyes.

found it!

"This..."

Ito Toru looked a little embarrassed: "Little friend, this was sold to us by an old man. He said it was very dangerous and was only used to enrich our product range. We don't know how much to sell it for."

"I'll give you 5000 taels."

Scorpion said expressionlessly.

The price made the noisy villagers around stunned at the same time, and then they could see the small figure clearly.

"This... this person is not..."

"Hey! Stop talking."

"It seems that this lucky caravan got something extraordinary."

"It is indeed lucky to be able to travel through this desert."

"Really?!"

Toru Ito deliberately used a changed tone of voice to pretend to be surprised.

"Please take it, please take it, it's yours now!"

Scorpion also took out 5000 taels and then took the small green glass bottle away.

Ito Toru continued to sell his merchandise, but when Nono passed by, he whispered:

"Remember that kid's chakra."

"it is good."

Nono also responded in a low voice.

It didn’t take long, two hours after dark, all the goods were sold out!

"Phew - what a fulfilling and joyful day!"

Jiraiya was lying on the ground exhausted, a smile already on his face.

"I wonder if there is a hot spring center here. I want to get some information..."

"..."

Ito Toru looked at him with empty eyes.

Is that what you call gathering intelligence?