Naruto: In the name of the Senju, he made the ninja world tremble.

Today is the day the Third Hokage departs to meet the Daimyo of the Land of Fire, so many ninja clans gathered early at the gates of Konoha to bid farewell to Hiruzen Sarutobi.

With a smile, Hiruzen Sarutobi gave instructions to Orochimaru and the two advisors besides Danzo, before leading his personal guard on their journey to the capital of the Land of Fire.

News of Hiruzen Sarutobi's departure quickly reached the underground, and a team of assassins who had been waiting for orders set off to carry out Danzo's orders.

These power struggles within Konoha's decision-making hierarchy had nothing to do with Chiba and the others who had already left. At this moment, they were rushing to meet with their client.

After traveling for most of the day, the four finally met the caravan that had been carrying their client on a large plain in the Land of Fire.

"Teacher, has the village been scammed? A caravan of this size should at least be an A-level mission, and it would require several teams working together, right?"

Looking at the massive caravan in front of him, Uchiha Yue asked with some doubt, "This caravan seems to stretch on forever."

"That's not how it is. This is a large caravan transit station in the southern part of the Land of Fire, mainly used as a temporary rest stop for caravans from countries such as the Land of Water and the Land of Waves."

Chiyu, along with Iruka and Uchiha Tsukiro, walked across the plains, following Genma-sensei's steps toward the caravan. "These caravans are not only heading to the Land of Wind, but also to other countries."

As she spoke, Qianyu gestured forward, where the flags of different chambers of commerce fluttered in the cold wind.

Seeing this, Uchiha Yue nodded as if he understood, and a look of admiration flashed in his eyes as he looked at Chiyu. The other party actually knew so much.

The next second, a manual was placed in her hands. Qian Yu looked at her with a half-smile, "This is a detailed introduction to this mission. You were the only one who was busy practicing your swordplay and didn't read a word of it."

Hearing the sarcasm in Chiyu's tone, Yue looked at Iruka beside her in disbelief. Iruka stopped taking notes and gave a silly smile.

When he realized that he was the only one who was bad at the group, Uchiha Yue immediately became withdrawn and silently retreated behind the others.

Knowing that the other party was only temporarily Chiyu, he looked at Iruka's notebook with some curiosity, which recorded what he had seen and heard.

"Iruka, I guarantee you'll be the best teacher at the Ninja Academy in the future. Who knows, you might even produce the next Sage of Six Paths."

Seeing Chiyu comforting him with her arm around his shoulder, Iruka felt a sense of satisfaction from being recognized, but he was still a little shy.

Is Chiyu always so exaggerated when comforting people? The Sage of Six Paths? What kind of person is that? It's already a miracle that any of the students she taught could become Jonin.

Just as Chiyu and the other two were discussing the caravan in front of them, Genma Shiranui had already made contact with the caravan leader and then summoned the three of them.

"We'll have lunch at the campsite at noon, and then depart for the River Country in the afternoon. This is the caravan leader, Mr. Yamakawa."

Genma then pointed to the middle-aged man with a shaved head next to him and introduced him, saying that this was how the two sides met.

For ease of management, all meals in the camp are cooked in a standardized manner. Since a large number of people need to be fed, don't expect anything fancy; the focus is on quick service.

Because it is winter, the caravan from the Land of Water brought frozen sardines and mackerel to make a pot of fragrant miso soup.

Chiyu led Iruka and Uchiha Tsuki toward the dining hall, where the food was provided by the various merchant guilds' stationing fees, so there was plenty to eat.

Since she didn't have her own tent, Chiba stayed at her seat in the cafeteria and enjoyed her food. Uchiha Tsuki next to her was eating slowly from a bowl that was a size smaller than hers, while Iruka sat opposite her, looking rather restless.

Iruka felt the whispers around him and, being rather shy, lowered his head in embarrassment. Chiyu and Yue, those two big eaters, were attracting too much attention.

Chiyu didn't care about any of that. She savored the unique freshness of the fish soup from the Land of Water. The tender fish meat mixed with the soup slid down her throat, feeling warm and comfortable.

A few minutes later, the cafeteria manager looked at Qianyu's empty bowl, his lips twitched slightly, and he got up and walked to his side.

"Hey buddy, are you full?"

Qianyu was debating whether to have some more, but when asked, she honestly shook her head, indicating that she could have some more.

"Would you like another one?"

Shake his head.

"Three portions?"

He shook his head again.

Upon hearing this, the cafeteria manager seemed to have received some information and walked towards the kitchen.

Half an hour later, when a frail figure walked in from outside the door, the scene that greeted her was a huge dining table with more than a dozen servings of fish soup and white rice arranged in a row.

A white-clad figure was engrossed in eating, while the people around him stared in astonishment.

"My sister said this symbol represents Konoha ninjas?" Haku thought to himself as he watched Chiba eating heartily.

Just as he was wondering, the cafeteria manager next to him also saw him. "Brother Bai, are you here to pick up Miss Ming's food box? It's over here."

As he spoke, he handed the other person an exquisite food box. Bai thanked him softly and accepted the food box with both hands. His small body steadily held the huge food box, creating a sense of contrast.

Perhaps he was an oddball, so before leaving, Bai unconsciously glanced at the white-haired boy with an unusually large appetite, only to find that the white-haired boy was looking up at him.

Bai was already used to the doubt in Qianyu's eyes. His appearance and clothing, coupled with his gentle voice, inevitably led to misunderstandings.

Looking at Bai's gentle smile and watching his departing figure, Qianyu resumed her hearty eating and drinking, though a thoughtful look flashed in her eyes, which were hidden behind the large bowl.

White? Is it the white one I was thinking of? No, that's not right. Zabuza should be with him. This isn't a place where Zabuza should be.

Thinking of this, Chiyu glanced at Uchiha Tsuki and Iruka, her lips twitching slightly as she quickly conveyed her thoughts to them through lip reading.

Watching the two figures leave, he refocused his attention on the food in front of him. He had actually been distracted while eating; he shouldn't have done that.

Half an hour later, Qianyu, with a protruding belly, left the cafeteria under the admiring gaze of the cafeteria manager. The chef in charge of steaming rice behind her collapsed into a chair, exhausted.

I was exhausted from steaming rice for the first time in my life, but watching the diners leave satisfied brought a strange sense of fulfillment to my heart.

"Sister, I just saw Konoha ninjas."

Shiro took out the side dishes from the food box one by one, and told Terumi Mei what she had just seen.

"Oh, those must be Konoha ninja protecting the caravan. So, Haku, did you find anything?"

"Hmm...he can eat a lot."

Mei Terumi looked at her newly adopted younger brother with a question mark on her face. Every time he answered, it was beyond her expectations.