Sunny and cheerful Konoha Genin

Chapter 271 We Are Here to Pick You Up

It didn't take long for Toru Ito and his group to walk out of the border of the Fire Country.

The landscape slowly changed from the forest covered with heavy snow at the beginning to towering mountains. The paths between the mountain roads were covered with gravel and were very rugged and difficult to walk on.

There is some snow scattered among the ochre-colored rocks, and occasionally some bushes dotted among them.

"The topography of the Land of Earth is indeed different."

Ito Toru looked around and spoke to Nagato.

"Ah."

Nagato nodded, took a look, and then continued on his way with his head down.

His personality is so dull that Toru Ito is used to it.

"Wow—the mountain is so high!"

Karin exclaimed.

She had never seen so many high mountains before, and looking into the distance, there were still mountains behind the mountains, with one piece of towering mountains connected together, and the environment was extremely dangerous.

Among the mountains, there is only one road that a few people walk on, and the roads in other places are very difficult to walk on.

At the foot of the mountain is a rushing river that never freezes even in such cold weather.

"Hehe! Pretty impressive, huh?"

After coming here, Heitu felt much more relaxed. She felt like she was back home, which made her very comfortable.

The familiar earthy smell, although not as fresh and pleasant as that in the woods, she just felt it was familiar.

"Once we get to the Iwagakure Village, I will definitely treat you well! Sister Konan! Sister Karin!"

Kurotsuchi, who was in a better mood, said this to the two of them, and then rolled his eyes at Ito Toru who was not far away.

"As for these guys, especially that Ito Toru! Let him return on the spot! Humph!"

"Hey, hey, hey, your discrimination is too obvious, isn't it?"

When Toru Ito heard this, he made comments with his eyes half closed.

A little girl is just a little girl, she is innocent at all. She just says it so directly. Aren’t you afraid that I will make things difficult for you?

"Who told you to treat me like that before?!" Heitu thought of what happened before and looked very angry.

"And that damned Yakushi Kabuto, he's obviously your man!"

"Don't think I don't know. One of you is playing the good cop and the other is playing the bad cop, right?!"

"Now that you have come to my territory, what else can you expect from me?"

"..."

The corner of Ito Toru's mouth twitched slightly.

Seeing you look like a smug villain...

"Okay, okay, don't say that, Kurotsuchi. Ito is a very good person."

Karin advised from the side, and Konan also followed suit.

"Hmph! Then I'll have to see how he performs."

Heitu raised his chin proudly.

"If you can't satisfy me..."

"..."

Ito Toru was very upset.

This little episode and disturbance passed quickly.

Because Kurotsuchi was in a good mood, he walked in front chattering and introduced the local customs and landforms to Karin and Konan.

After failing to recruit Kimimaro, Yahiko also came to the back and helped push the carriage that was stuck in the mud.

“The road here is really difficult to walk on.”

Yahiko sighed on the side.

The carriage had sunk into the frozen mud several times along the way.

"Yes, but it is not easy to build a road among these mountains."

Ito Toru shook his head slightly: "Although it is easy to defend, the transportation conditions are really limited..."

“No wonder I didn’t see many chambers of commerce.”

"I seem to have heard from Scorpion that the terrain of the Land of Earth is relatively high where it borders the Land of Fire, but the terrain is relatively flat near the Hidden Cloud Village, so most of the commercial trade takes place there," said Yahiko.

"So that's it."

Ito Toru suddenly realized.

I also understand why the Rock Ninja and the Cloud Ninja don't get along with each other.

After all, with so many intersections, there will definitely be friction.

"Someone is coming up ahead!"

Karin suddenly shouted.

Her perception range is very large, but because it is not actively activated and the terrain here is complex, it can only maintain a distance of several hundred meters.

Just as Karin finished speaking, a group of people appeared around the corner ahead.

"Iwa nin?"

Ito Toru frowned slightly.

These people showed signs of chakra activity, and there were about 20 of them, which was considered a large group.

"Heitu, is that one of yours?"

Konan asked.

"Ok?"

Heitu was a little confused and scratched his head: "That should be it? It looks familiar to me."

The other party had come within 200 meters and they could see each other's faces clearly.

"Are those the Konoha friends ahead who are escorting Miss Kurotsuchi back?"

"Thank you for your hard work."

A middle-aged Iwanin walking in front walked up and said with a smile.

He looked to be about thirty or forty years old, with a weather-beaten face and a loud voice.

"We are here to pick up Miss Kurotsuchi."

"You really came to pick me up!"

Kurotsuchi suddenly became happy, and then he looked at the middle-aged Iwa Ninja opposite him and felt that he looked more and more familiar.

"I remember you. Which uncle are you?"

"Hahahaha, I'm Fire and Earth, don't you remember me? I held you in my arms when we were little."

The middle-aged Iwashi Ninja who called himself Fire and Earth walked forward with a smile.

"I'm here to take you back, Miss Kurotsuchi."

"Great!"

Heitu cheered, she felt very happy.

It feels so reassuring to walk to the doorstep of your home, meet your own people, and then be taken back home!

"No need to send me off, just go back~"

She turned and waved.

"what?"

Konan and Yahiko were a little at a loss, while Kimimaro had a blank expression.

Ito Toru frowned slightly.

"I'm sorry, my friends from Konoha, for having to send you off so far."

Huotu walked up with a smile and took out a heavy bag of money.

"These are our little gifts, and they can also be regarded as the reward for you giving each other Miss Heitu."

"Please wait a moment."

Yahiko stood up and said, "We are from the Akatsuki organization. We have previously agreed on the reward with the Tsuchikage-sama..."

"Ah, it's you guys."

Huotu suddenly realized, then scratched his head in embarrassment: "Lord Tsuchikage is not awake yet, so we can't take you in for the time being, but don't worry, when Lord Tsuchikage wakes up, I will notify you as soon as possible!"

"We need to discuss this."

Yahiko then called Konan and Nagato.

"What should we do? Should we just go back like this?"

"I think it's possible. Scorpion left the battlefield early, and I suspect he went there..." Xiaonan expressed his opinion.

"what?"

Yahiko was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, he realized that Scorpion's character would never allow him to do such a thing.

"Nagato, what do you think?"

"I have no opinion."

"OK then."

The three of them quickly reached a consensus, and the smile on Huotu's face became even more intense.

"In that case, we'll meet again if we're destined to!"

"Sister Konan, Sister Karin, please come to the Iwagakure Village when you have time!"

Heitu waved his hands vigorously, then followed Huotu and his group away.

"The man named Huotu is lying."

Karin didn't speak until their figures disappeared around the corner.

"Um?!"

Everyone except Ito Toru had a surprised expression on their face.

"Lie? Why are you lying?"

Yahiko was puzzled: "Isn't he here to take Kurotsuchi back?"

"I don't know the reason, but there was not a single truth in what he said just now."

Karin looked at Ito Toru: "What should I do, Ito?"

"Um……"

Ito Toru looked quite distressed.

He had already noticed it before Karin said it.

After all, it was just too coincidental.

If an event is too coincidental, it is definitely not a coincidence.

"I felt that man had murderous intent."

Kimimaro spoke slowly.

"And it's aimed at Black Soil."

"They want to kill Heitu, why?!"

Yahiko couldn't believe it: "Aren't they companions?"

"It seems that things within the Iwagakure Village are more complicated than we thought."

Ito Toru spread his hands: "It's just because that little girl Kurotsuchi doesn't have any ulterior motives, so I haven't noticed it yet."

"In front of people who are blinded by power, even family affection is just a weight on the scale."

"..."

Everyone was silent.

"So, Ito-kun, what should we do?"

Karin's question made everyone look at Ito Toru.

There is anticipation, hope, uneasiness, and pleading.

"Just follow them and wait and see what happens."

Ito Toru spread his hands: "After all, we were the ones who escorted Kurotsuchi to the Iwagakure Village. If this guy really takes action, the account will definitely be put on us."

"Then why not stop him in the first place?"

Kimimaro spoke.

“Because he gave money.”

Ito Toru smiled and weighed the heavy purse.

"There must be 60 taels in here. What's wrong with letting him feel proud for a while?"

"..."

Everyone fell into silence again.

Is this the reason?

……

the other side.

"They didn't follow us, so they probably believed it."

A ninja ran over in small steps and whispered in Huo Tu's ear.