Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

Having found a hotel to rest in, everyone could finally get a good night's rest.

What surprised everyone was that the hotel even had a hot spring! Taking a relaxing soak in the hot spring before bed is simply the most enjoyable thing.

Strangely, everyone in the village was listless and completely lacked energy.

They didn't pay much attention to the arrival of Hiruzen and his group; some even took their wives and children and prepared to leave overnight.

Only the innkeeper was somewhat normal, and he warmly welcomed Hiruzen and his group.

The boss was a kind-looking old man who seemed to have experienced many ups and downs.

The ninjas who took the wind did not show much fear towards them.

"Ninja masters, have you come to wipe out the mountain bandits?"

The boss asked uncertainly, but Hiruzen could see the pleading in his eyes.

"That's right, old man. Have those bandits affected this village?"

Hiruzen was somewhat puzzled. The distance between the two places was a full day's journey; the bandits shouldn't have come that far.

"Well, it's not because of that." Seeing Hiruzen Sarutobi's expression, the shop owner also revealed his predicament.

“Our village is not big, and we mainly make a living by running small shops.”

"But because of the bandits, merchants and travelers between villages would avoid this road."

"With no one coming to the village, everyone's survival is in question. If no one deals with those bandits, we're all afraid we won't be able to survive."

Hiruzen Sarutobi then understood the reason: although the village was small, it was located at the intersection of various small villages.

Similar to a transit station, it provides a place for people who have traveled a long distance to rest.

Seeing that people's survival was in danger, they couldn't delay any longer, so Hiruzen immediately promised his boss that he would definitely deal with the bandits.

When the news spread, the villagers cheered with joy, finally seeing a glimmer of hope.

In order to complete the mission more quickly, eliminate the bandits, and restore the small village to normal operation.

Hizen then led everyone to develop a more detailed battle plan to ensure that no bandits would escape to other mountains to continue harming the people.

After a night's rest, the group set off again, refreshed and full of energy. Zhili was no longer as haggard as yesterday and had regained his energetic appearance.

The group set off just as dawn was breaking, maintaining a high speed throughout the journey.

This allowed them to reach the border of the Land of Fire in the afternoon.

The country neglected to manage this area, resulting in a mixed bag of people, and even rogue ninjas from the Sand Village were able to come to the Land of Fire and act arrogantly!

The border areas are mostly covered with dense forests, which makes it very easy for the enemy to hide.

However, Uchiha Kagami quickly detected the bandits' trail using his Sharingan. The group followed Uchiha Kagami and tracked them down until they finally found their hideout.

It was a very secluded valley, with an entrance that could only accommodate two people walking side by side.

As darkness fell, visibility in the woods decreased further, with only Kagami and Jiri able to see in the dark thanks to their Sharingan.

The guards at the entrance were not strict; there were only a few people, and they died silently in no time.

The group quickly infiltrated the valley, with Hiruzen Sarutobi directing them to proceed according to plan.

"Kill everyone before it gets completely dark!"

"Take care of the henchmen first, then deal with the ninjas."

Hiruzen calmly and decisively issued orders, and during this process, Torifu was constantly learning from Hiruzen's ability to control and judge situations.

After all, the wind-gathering mission will be carried out in the future.

Just as everyone was preparing to begin their mission, Toru took out seven mini crystal balls from his ninja tool bag.

But it's more like a crystal seed than a crystal ball.

Qu Feng distributed one crystal seed to each person: "This is a ninjutsu I developed that can help you withstand one instance of physical damage."

Everyone nodded and accepted without hesitation or reluctance. The value of the crystal seed to a top-tier warrior was self-evident.

No one can be completely confident that they can fight a samurai without getting injured.

"set off!"

At a command, the group transformed into afterimages and shot off in all directions.

Only Qu Feng remained in place, tasked with sealing off the entire valley.

"Crystal Escape - Crystal Creation".

Fifty crystal seeds slowly formed in his palm, which he then scattered at the entrance to the valley.

As the Wind Chakra was activated, crystal vines sprouted from the ground, intertwining to form a crystal vine net.

The branching twigs are deeply embedded in the mountain wall at the mouth of the valley.

The entrance must be completely blocked.

Chapter 31 Melee!

But that's not all; who knows if there are other hidden entrances or exits in this vast valley?

If this thief manages to sneak away and escape to another mountain, even more people will suffer!

"Crystal Release - Crystal Explosion Technique".

He drew wind from his palm and conjured an irregularly shaped crystal ball, about the size of an adult's head.

With a sudden burst of force, it was thrown into the air above the valley, already higher than the surrounding mountain walls.

"burst!"

In an instant, the crystal ball scattered and disappeared, the crisp sound of shattering glass echoing through the valley, alerting the bandits.

But after a while, realizing that nothing seemed to have happened, he stopped paying attention.

But the crystal explosion just now has scattered crystal seeds in every corner outside the valley!

At this moment, the wind-taking technique is consuming a large amount of chakra to frantically drive the seed to grow.

This is the first time that such a large-scale ninjutsu has been used, and the chakra consumption is also astonishing!

It consumed a full 1 chakra, which is already half of the total amount.

However, the reward was also gratifying. Without anyone noticing, Qu Feng had completely wrapped the outer side of the entire valley with crystal vines.

If it weren't for having prepared enough crystal seeds in advance, I'm afraid I wouldn't have a single drop of chakra left in my body.

"The consumption is about what I expected. Let's focus on recovering first. We can leave the small fry to them for now."

Using so much chakra at once would be a huge burden on the body of a six-year-old child like Qu Feng.

In order not to affect the upcoming battle, we can only rest on the spot and adjust our condition.

About twenty minutes later, Qu Feng stood up from the ground, dusted himself off, and walked toward the center of the valley.

That is the final battlefield!

This place is said to be the stronghold of mountain bandits, but it looks no different from a small village.

Perhaps the only difference is that these people are capable of any evil.

The further you go in, the more corpses and blood you find.

They all seemed to die in an instant, showing great skill.

Some of them had more wounds on their bodies, and it was obvious who had killed them.

Just as he was passing by a small house on his way to fetch the wind, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

"Take your life!"

A middle-aged man dressed in tattered clothes wielded a large, chipped knife and slashed at Qu Feng.

A smile of triumph still lingered on his lips.

Qu Feng glanced at it briefly, then extended his left hand towards the bandit.

In an instant, a crystal vine emerged from the sleeve of the wind-gathering man and tightly bound the bandit.

But upon closer inspection, it was discovered that this was different from the previous vines; at its tip was a snake's head with sharp teeth!

"Crystal Escape - Crystal Poison".

The snake bit down hard on the bandit's nape, injecting all its venom into his body.

The bandit's body rapidly began to crystallize from his neck, and before he could even utter his last words, his entire head had turned into crystal.

The entwined vines were also drawn back into the sleeve by the wind.

Such a minor character wouldn't warrant using chakra; it was just that Toru wanted to test his ninjutsu.

The inspiration for this move actually comes from Orochimaru's Hidden Shadow Snake Hand. Regardless of how strong Orochimaru is, his various life-saving ninjutsu are definitely the best in the ninja world.

He also drew a lot of inspiration from Orochimaru.

For example, when fighting Chiri, he darted in and out of the crystal mirror, which was inspired by Orochimaru's technique of spitting out snakes and swords.

Using this snake vine technique in combination with crystal poison is incredibly effective.

Without wasting any more time, after killing the bandit, Toru continued towards the center to rejoin Hiruzen and the others.

They could already hear the shouts of battle coming from over there, so Qu Feng quickened his pace.

When the wind arrived at the rendezvous point, the battle had already begun, with Uchiha Kagami and Danzo facing off against the strongest of the five samurai.

Hiruzen, Koharu, and Akimichi Torifu were tasked with dealing with two ninjas.

Mitomon Homura fought against four samurai alone, but he was no match for them and could only fight and retreat.

Because it was far too dangerous, Chiri was not here.

Brother Menyan, I'm here to help you!

Crystal Release: Crystal Mirror, Crystal Release: Crystal Clone – unleash both techniques simultaneously!

Two clones of Toki emerged from the mirror and blocked the two samurai, greatly reducing the pressure on Mitokado Homura.

"That's fine. I can handle those two samurai! Go help Hiruzen!"