Konoha: My peaceful life was betrayed by the system.

It probably won't be much better, since all the ninja villages were founded by imitating Konoha, and it's only been a few years, so it's hard to have anything new.

The group continued on their way, encountering only a few wandering ninjas occasionally, without any major dangers.

At night, everyone was lucky and found an oasis.

This is undoubtedly an excellent place to spend the night, as the temperature difference in the desert at night can be quite significant, and you might even get sick.

Fortunately, Hiruzen had asked him for some coping tips before leaving, so the night passed peacefully.

The group set off again early the next morning. At Hiruzen's request, they quickened their pace, hoping to reach Sunagakure in the afternoon.

After traveling at high speed for nearly half a day, a valley-like place finally appeared on the distant horizon.

"Look, everyone, that should be it! Let's hurry!"

Hiruzen reminded his companions.

Everyone still had plenty of energy, so they increased their speed a bit more.

As they got closer to the 'valley,' everyone became happy, as they were now certain that it was Sunagakure.

It's exactly as Hashirama described.

To withstand the desert storms and sandstorms, a massive sand-proof wall was built around the village, forming a unique symbol of Sunagakure.

When they were only a kilometer away from Risa Village, the group slowed down and began to regulate their breathing.

"Remember not to act superior to people from other villages, and avoid causing unnecessary trouble."

Hizen repeatedly reminded his companions that things were different when they were away from home, and that it was better to avoid trouble.

Everyone understands this principle.

Before everyone even reached the village entrance, a ninja threw a kunai from the shadows, which landed in front of Hiruzen's feet.

This means that if we go any further, we will attack.

It seems the other party knew that Hiruzen and the others were Konoha ninjas, which is why they issued the warning.

"We are ninjas from Konoha Village, and we have come on the orders of the Hokage to invite the Kazekage to Konoha for the Five Kage Summit."

From somewhere, a voice came: "How can you prove yourself?"

Hiruzen then pulled out a letter from his pocket, the contents of which had been drafted by Tobirama and written in Hashirama's own handwriting; of course, this was just a copy.

A gust of wind blew by, and the letter in Hiruzen's hand was blown away, but Hiruzen made no attempt to chase after it.

Immediately, a group of Sunagakure ninjas emerged from the yellow sand and surrounded Hiruzen and his companions!

A young man stepped forward from the crowd; he was clearly the leader of the group, and he was holding the letter that had been blown away.

"I am Ebizo, a Jonin from Sunagakure. Please follow me."

He then turned around and led the group of Sunagakure ninja back to the village.

Upon seeing this, Hiruzen and the others immediately followed.

In this way, even if you successfully enter Sunagakure, you've completed half of the mission.

And the fact that no conflict occurred is what makes everyone happiest; who likes fighting and killing all the time?

Try to use your hands as little as possible when you can talk about it.

When Hiruzen and his group arrived at the entrance of Sunagakure, they finally saw just how thick the sand-resistant wall really was!

It was more than ten times thicker than the previous small, dilapidated valley, and it took some time just to get through the walls and into the village.

"Guests have come from afar, so I will first arrange accommodations for you to rest."

Ebizo said that his voice was not cold, but rather had a comforting quality.

It felt as if we had known each other before.

"When will we be able to meet Lord Kazekage?" Hiruzen asked.

Ebizo smiled slightly: "You will be arranged to meet Lord Kazekage tomorrow, please don't be in a hurry."

Hiruzen stopped talking after hearing this. Constantly urging people wouldn't get any results; on the contrary, it would make people feel that he was being impolite.

When you're out and about, you can't tarnish the image of Konoha Village.

Finally, we passed through the sand wall protecting Sunagakure and officially saw the entire village.

The buildings throughout the village seem to have foundations made of sand and soil, making them look like oddly shaped little sand dunes.

Ebizo turned to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group, and said, "Welcome to the Hidden Sand Village, distinguished guests of Konoha."

Chapter 76 The First Kazekage's Fierce Battle

Ebizo turned to look at Hiruzen Sarutobi and his group, and said, "Welcome to the Hidden Sand Village, distinguished guests of Konoha."

Everyone thanked him and then followed Ebizo as they continued walking through the village, while the large group of ninjas who had followed them earlier had disappeared.

After all, we've already come to their territory, are you afraid of causing trouble?

Takeru glanced around the village and saw that its structure was similar to that of Konoha. The central area was probably where the Kazekage's office was located.

The residents' houses were scattered everywhere, and the pedestrians on the street all had brown skin.

It was clearly caused by years of exposure to the sun.

The people here, both men and women, wear long gowns and scarves; their clothing is very simple.

Compared to Konoha, it could be described as ugly, but I suppose there's no point in wearing nice clothes here.

In less than six months, the wind and sand will wear it all down so much that you can't even tell what style it is anymore.

The customs created by generations of desert dwellers in order to coexist with the wind and sand are certainly the most reasonable.

Ebizo led Hiruzen and the others to a rather exquisite little building.

"This is where we are staying to entertain our distinguished guests. Please rest for the night and await Lord Kazekage's summons tomorrow."

Ebizo then left, and Hiruzen and the others pushed open the door to take a look.

The small building was very clean and exquisite, completely different from the layout and style of Konoha! It was full of exotic charm.

The rooms inside the building were also very clean and tidy, just as Ebizo had said, and were places used to entertain distinguished guests.

The only downside was that although there was a place to shower, there was no water.

Everyone can understand why people would think about taking a bath when there's barely enough water to drink in the desert.

Isn't that a bit too extravagant?

The boys weren't too interested in these things; they just wanted a place to stay.

But Haru and Jiri carefully observed every item in the room, finding everything fascinating.

"So, what kind of person do you guys think the Kazekage is?" Hiruzen suddenly asked out of the blue.

Upon hearing Hiruzen's words, Koharu immediately said, "What do you care about him? We don't take his orders; we're just here to deliver a message."

"I was just asking, I'm free anyway."

Danzo thought for a moment and then said, "Anyone who can establish a village and govern it so well is definitely not an ordinary person."

Then he added, "But compared to the Hokage, it's worlds apart."

Qu Feng nodded to himself; that statement was indeed true, considering the first generation of shadows from the other villages.

Their master could probably crush one of them with a single finger.

When it comes to the Kage of Sunagakure, it seems that not many of them are particularly outstanding.

During the Five Kage Summit, the First Kazekage relinquished the Tailed Beasts and demanded a large sum of money and a fertile piece of land from Hashirama.

Hashirama actually foolishly gave it to him!

But later, perhaps due to neglect, it became an independent country called the River Country.

The Second Hokage's invention of puppetry gave Sunagakure a foothold, finally providing them with a secret technique to rely on.

The Third and Fourth Kazekage were the most outrageous. The Third Kazekage sent Sasori's parents to attack Konoha, where they were killed by Sakumo Hatake.

When Sasori grew up, he secretly killed the Third Generation when they weren't looking, and even turned the corpse into a figurine.

The Fourth Hokage, Gaara's biological father, collaborated with Orochimaru on the Konoha Crush plan, only to be killed by Orochimaru...

No wonder Sunagakure is the weakest of the five great ninja villages. If the leader is flawed, how can the village be strong?

Xiaochun stretched and said, "We'll give the letter to Fengying tomorrow, and then we can go back to the village. These past few days have been so tiring."

Everyone felt the same way; traveling to the Land of Wind was far more tiring than capturing a Tailed Beast.

However, the thought that they had participated in the first-ever Five Shadows Summit made everyone happy again.

I forgot all my fatigue.

Qu Feng and Zhi Li wanted to go out for a walk, but they were also considering that they were unfamiliar with the area.

It would be so embarrassing if he got lost. It would be too conspicuous for a Konoha ninja to wander around Sunagakure.

It’s better to keep a low profile.

Since they couldn't get out anyway, they sat together to discuss their meeting with the Kazekage tomorrow and how to deal with any unexpected events.

All this and that, until it got dark, was before I went back inside to sleep.

It must be said that the houses built of sand and soil have a good insulation effect; I didn't feel very cold after sleeping all night.

The next day, just before noon, Ebizo arrived at the small building where Hiruzen and the others were resting.

He knocked gently on the door three times, then said, "Guests from Konoha Village, the Kazekage summons you."

Upon hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's response from inside the building, Ebizo decided not to disturb him and waited quietly outside the door.

Before long, everyone was dressed.

Hiruzen pushed open the door and nodded to Ebizo: "Please take us there."

The group followed Ebizo to the building in the very center of the village.

It's worth mentioning that last night, I unlocked Ebizo's character card and was rewarded with 500 Calm Points.

It's just unknown how much calmness the First Kazekage, Retsuto, can provide him.