Douluo Continent has a system, but I don't want to use it.

Chapter 233 Leisure

After Fang Tian brought Qiu Fengyan and A Yin to Konoha, he realized that paper money was used here.

The gold and silver coins inside Fang Tian and the other two's storage space cannot be used directly now; they must be exchanged for the paper currency commonly used here.

However, if Fang Tian were to directly exchange a large amount of paper money in Konoha, he might attract the attention of certain people there.

Although Fang Tian wasn't going to film, he didn't want anything to affect his mood. So, after greeting Qiu Fengyan and A Yin, he used teleportation to arrive in the capital of the Land of Fire.

Here, Fang Tian used his divine sense to find several nobles who were nearing the end of their lives. Then, he used the life force transformed from his own martial soul to make a deal with them.

He offered 100 million units of life force, the equivalent of one year's lifespan, and made several deals with a few nobles. He also collected a considerable amount of ninja world currency—paper money—from these nobles.

After receiving several hundred million dollars, Fang Tian immediately used teleportation to return to Konoha Village. This money was enough for the three of them to spend.

Fang Tian and his two companions strolled around Konoha, and during their walk, they saw many food stalls.

To be honest, Fang Tian didn't know much about Konoha's cuisine. At most, he knew about Ichiraku Ramen, which the prince liked in the original anime, and the yakiniku (grilled meat) from the Fat Man Clan.

The three of them said they came to celebrate, but they didn't actually have high expectations for the food. Celebrating is all about the mood.

The three of them ultimately decided to go eat barbecue.

They chose a private room and the three of them ordered some barbecue and drinks.

"Have you heard? Konoha's White Fang abandoned his mission midway through, causing significant losses to Konoha."

Fang Tian and his two companions were enjoying their meal when some murmurs came from the lobby downstairs.

Fang Tian heard about a character he liked in the original work, and immediately focused his attention.

"Who hasn't heard that? I heard that White Fang voluntarily gave up the mission this time, saying it was to save his comrades. That should be true, right?" a voice next to them retorted.

"How could it be right? Missions are a ninja's primary duty. Doesn't the ninja mission manual say that a ninja who can't complete a mission is a piece of trash? Back then, White Fang should have abandoned the rescue of his comrades and prioritized completing the mission."

"I think so too. Don't you see how the person who was rescued by White Fang blamed White Fang for not choosing to complete the mission first?"

"I agree with that view..."

"I also……"

More and more people joined the discussion, all blaming White Fang for abandoning the mission.

Of course, most of the people here were ordinary people, and very few ninjas joined the discussion.

Fang Tian carefully observed the ninjas who joined the discussion, especially scanning their tongues with his divine sense. He discovered that the ninjas who joined the discussion were all members of the legendary Konoha Root.

"What's wrong? Did you discover something?" Qiu Fengyan asked in surprise when she saw Fang Tian's strange expression.

"Yes, we've discovered some interesting things. The people here have rather distorted personalities and perceptions. Someone chose to abandon a mission to save their comrade's life, and the people of Konoha actually condemned that person for doing something wrong. And this person is someone who has made countless contributions to Konoha."

Fang Tian smiled and told Qiu Fengyan and A Yin what he had just heard.

"Hmm, it is somewhat distorted. But perhaps the loss caused by this person abandoning the mission was greater." Qiu Fengyan didn't care about these indigenous matters. At the moment, she was happy about her breakthrough in cultivation.

"Hehe, if the losses were significant, it would be understandable for these people to condemn it. But what's outrageous is that there's been no mention of what kind of losses were caused. There's only a vague statement about significant losses," Fang Tian responded to Qiu Fengyan's speculation with a chuckle.

"If the loss data wasn't released because it was classified, then the mission must have been highly classified and shouldn't have been leaked, right?" Ah Yin asked from the side.

"Haha, you noticed too? It's obvious someone's using this to stir up trouble! Don't these people realize that if this is deemed wrong, what will be left of Konoha's humanity? Forget about cohesion. The whole country will collapse!"

Fang Tian laughed heartily, making sarcastic remarks. Since the three of them were speaking the Douluo Star language, they weren't worried about others understanding what they were saying.

"Yes, even if there's to be punishment, it's done in private. It's probably an enemy spy stirring things up, trying to undermine the cohesion of this force called Konoha," Qiu Fengyan guessed.

"This isn't the enemy stirring up trouble; it's probably their own people doing it, and from the higher-ups at that. Otherwise, these so-called Konoha high-ups would have already come out to refute the rumors," Fang Tian said with a smile to the two of them.

Anyway, what happened here has nothing to do with the three of them, so talking about it now is just casual conversation during a meal.

It had been a long time since the three of them had enjoyed such a comfortable time together, eating and chatting.

The three of them had long since passed the stage where they needed to replenish their energy with food. Normally, they didn't need to eat at all, nor did they even think about eating.

This was to celebrate the progress of the three of them, and it also happened to be relatively close to a planet with life, so the three of them wanted to go out and explore.

A combination of factors has led to this relaxed moment for the three of them. They all feel quite comfortable at this moment.

"Oh? There are actually such stupid high-ranking members in a powerful organization? And this kind of high-ranking member is from the most prosperous area! I really can't imagine how rotten the other organizations are. It's just a world of competing to be the worst!"

Ah Yin was speechless at this situation and couldn't help but complain.

"Haha, Ah Yin also thinks this place is pretty bad, and I think so too. The fact that such a stupid force hasn't been wiped out by the enemy can only be because the enemy is even worse." Fang Tian also joined in the吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for complaining/criticizing).

Fang Tian and his two companions drank wine and ate grilled meat. They casually commented on the situation in Konoha, creating a lively atmosphere.

The three of them enjoyed their meal from noon until evening. It wasn't that the food was particularly delicious, but rather that they relaxed and had fun in a comfortable atmosphere.

As evening approached, Fang Tian and his two companions decided to rest at a local inn.

After all, who would want to sleep in the wilderness when there are people around?

"I just heard there's a hot spring hotel here. We can go soak in the hot spring later," Qiu Fengyan suggested.

Upon hearing about hot springs, Fang Tian immediately pictured a scene in his mind—a greasy, middle-aged man with white hair, carrying a huge scroll, peeping from outside the hot spring.

"Let's find a secluded spot for hot springs, or a private pool where we can set up a concealment array. The hot springs here aren't very safe," Fang Tian suggested.

(End of this chapter)