I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

"How disgraceful!" Before Ye Lan could say anything, Kanagawa Ito shouted at him. Ito, who was originally just an ordinary person without even chakra, suddenly had the aura of a superior.

When Sakata Masuke wanted to say something else, Ito said directly: "Apologize to Ye Lan Jonin!"

Ma Jie glanced at the serious Ito and then at Mo Zi who was staring straight ahead. Without making any more excuses, he bowed deeply to Ye Lan and said loudly, "I'm sorry."

Ye Lan, who was originally a little unhappy, did not feel uncomfortable at this time but rather a little embarrassed. The other party seemed to think that he was indeed young, and it was normal for him to be suspected of his ability. He just waved his hand and said it was not necessary.

After apologizing, Ma Jie did not show any displeasure on his face, but sat next to Mo Zi in silence.

After this incident, everyone lost their appetite. After saying a few more words, Ito asked the old man to take Ye Lan and his group downstairs to rest.

It was not until Ye Lan and the others had completely left that Ma Jie's expression turned ugly again. He couldn't help but say, "Lord Ito, it's obvious that Konoha didn't care enough to send these kids."

"Ma Jie, you are still so impatient!" Ito glared at him. Thinking that Ma Jie was indeed not his biological son, Mo Zi on the side had not expressed any opinion from the beginning.

"Do you know Ye Lan's last name?" Ito's words made Ma Jie think. Konoha's surnames are very particular. Could it be that the child just now was from a ninja clan in Konoha?

"His last name is Uchiha..." Ito said this, and Mozi, who had been silent all the time, paused briefly with her hand holding the tea set.

"Isn't there only one orphan left in the Uchiha clan? I remember he wasn't that old..." Masuke had not registered as a ninja in any village, but his strength was almost that of a jonin, and he had some understanding of the affairs of the ninja world.

"You don't have to worry about how he came back. I heard that he successfully defeated Orochimaru once. You should know the name of the Three Ninjas." Ito said slowly.

Majie's eyes were filled with surprise. Everyone in the ninja world knew the name of Orochimaru. He had just killed his teacher, the Third Hokage, a while ago. How old was Ye Lan to be able to repel Orochimaru?

"Father, what is Lady Tsunade's idea of ​​sending him here?" Mo Zi's pleasant voice sounded. In her opinion, every move of the Hokage was meaningful. Although the A-level mission was not easy, it was a bit of a waste of talent to send such a person to carry it out.

"I don't think he has any intention. You all know the current situation of Konoha. Besides, isn't he bringing two Genin and one Chunin with him? He should be taking them to see the world." Ito knows Konoha better. "But with them on this mission, there should be no problem. If you encounter them, remember to eliminate them completely."

The two nodded and stopped talking.

The next day, Mo Zi did not bring too many servants with her. She only prepared a carriage, took a personal servant and a driver, and Ma Jie, a total of four people, and set off with Ye Lan and others. Before getting on the carriage, Mo Zi greeted Ye Lan and got into the carriage. Ma Jie acted as a guard and sat in the front of the carriage with the driver.

Ye Lan and others did not ride in the carriage. For them, running was much faster than riding in a carriage. They just stood guard around the carriage.

The journey to the Land of Hot Springs was not short. It would take more than ten days to go back and forth by carriage, and they would have to change boats in the middle. After leaving the bustling city, the group gradually left the border of the Land of Fire.

Next to the Land of Fire is the Land of Iron. There are very few ninjas here. Most of the people who rule the Land of Iron are from the samurai class. They all fight with samurai swords and do not learn ninjutsu.

After arriving in other countries, Ye Lan found that most of the residents here had pale faces and thin bodies, and it was obvious that there was a famine. Not far away on the road, there was a mother holding her child and crying loudly.

Ino and the others had never seen such a scene before and dared not watch it. At this time, Xiaona, Mozi's personal servant, came out of the carriage, handed a small bag to the driver and whispered a few words into his ear. The driver stopped the carriage immediately after hearing it. Ino and the others were a little confused. They saw that the driver directly handed the bag to the crying mother. The light of money could be clearly seen shining from the mouth of the bag.

"Brother Ye Lan, I didn't expect Miss Mo Zi to be such a kind-hearted lady from a wealthy family!" Seeing this scene, Ino came to Ye Lan and said quietly.

Ye Lan was speechless. He didn't know if giving money directly could be considered kindness. The villagers not far away, who were already lifeless, were staring at the mother as if they had the eyes of wild beasts.

Ye Lan sighed that he couldn't interrupt other people's kindness now, and they still had to continue on their journey. He shook his head and stopped thinking about those useless plots. The Uchiha clan's affairs hadn't been resolved yet, so why bother worrying about others.

At the beginning, when Mozi saw very pitiful people, she continued to ask people for alms, but in the end there were too many such people, and the eyes of Ino and others changed from sympathy at the beginning to numbness. They really didn't understand why there were still people in the world who couldn't eat, and why there were such scenes in the world. Even Shikamaru, who always made people feel indifferent, became solemn.

"Don't think too much. There are many reasons why these people have become like this. These reasons cannot be changed by one or two people. When the war comes, the tragedy will be ten times more painful than these." Seeing the three people who were somewhat depressed, Ye Lan couldn't help but persuade them. Otherwise, when Tsunade saw the three people become like this when she returned, she would definitely deduct her salary.

"Senior Ye Lan..." Shikamaru wanted to say something but Ye Lan interrupted him.

"These national affairs are not your concern. Even if we are a group of jonin, what can we do? Who do you think can solve the problem that the Hokage can't solve? You just need to know that you must not let the Fire Country become like this one day. You must protect your homeland."

"Most of the three Shinobi World Wars before this were directed at Konoha. Why? Hatred? That only fanned the flames. The most important thing is that the Land of Fire has the richest land and the lowest price of food. All the wars were launched for resources."

After listening to Ye Lan’s story, they had a new concept about war for the first time. These things were not taught in school before. After seeing the tragic conditions in other countries with their own eyes, they had a new understanding of what Ye Lan said.

Ma Jie had been listening to Ye Lan's story. He didn't expect that the young man in front of him had such insights into war. Many ninjas who have been ninjas for a lifetime may not have such an understanding.

"Boy! Do you believe in the evil god?" There was some noise in the direction the carriage was heading. A young man with a slicked-back hair was pulling a skinny boy and shouting.

"Stop shouting, Hidan. That guy is already dead." Angle couldn't help but say as he looked at Hidan who was making noise all the way. If this guy wasn't special, he would have chopped Hidan into eight pieces.

"Tsk, how boring. If you believe in the evil god, you won't die." Feiduan threw the boy aside and looked at Ye Lan and his group, who were not far away from them, waving their sickles and said, "Is this the goal of this mission?"

Angle glanced at the ornately decorated carriage with the Kanagawa family crest engraved on it, and it was the same as what the mission said, so he nodded and said, "That's right!"