Naruto

During the next two days of travel, the members of Konoha's envoy traveled day and night, passing through the Kingdom of Grass and arriving at the towering rock wall on the border of the Kingdom of Earth.

The Yellowstone Mountains are the natural border between the Kingdom of Earth, the Kingdom of Wind, and the Kingdom of Grass. It not only blocks external forces from coveting their land, and has extremely important strategic significance, but it also blocks the humid monsoon blowing from the southeast.

As a result, hundreds of people in the land of earth

Eighty percent of the territory is covered by the dry and rainless Gobi. Although it is sparsely populated and barren of grass, this Gobi produces nearly 70% of the world's rare earths and nearly 80% of the lithium ore, which has a great impact on the economy of the land of soil and even the entire world.

It is indispensable for operation.

"We all understand the truth, but Naruto-chan, you can level a mountain with just one ninjutsu, right? So where exactly does its strategic significance lie?" After listening to Naruto's introduction, Konohamaru raised his head.

He raised his eyelids and looked at the majestic and steep peaks in front of him, and said lazily, "Is it to stop the invasion of the Kingdom of Grass?"

While Naruto led the team forward, he turned back to Konohamaru and said: "It is precisely because the balance of power among the five major countries has been destroyed that we need to show other countries the determination of Konoha Village to maintain peace."

At the narrow checkpoint below the rock wall, two Iwagakure ninjas, one tall and one short, saw the forehead protectors on everyone's heads and stretched out their hands to stop them without hesitation.

"Stop, ninjas of Konoha! Show your credentials!"

"We are envoys on behalf of Tsunade, the fifth generation Hokage, to congratulate Kurotsuchi-sama, the fourth Tsuchikage on his new appointment. This is the invitation letter sent by Kurotsuchi-sama to the village, as well as the customs clearance certificate signed by Tsunade-sama, please.

Take a look." Naruto took out two beautifully framed scrolls and handed them to the Iwa Ninja who was guarding the gate.

"Well...are you Namikaze Minato's son, Uzumaki Naruto?" The tall Iwa Ninja hastily read the two scrolls handed over by the young Jonin, his eyes swept over his bright blond hair, and his lips raised.

He made a provocative arc, "People say you are a stronger ninja than your father. In my opinion, there is no difference between you and those second-generation ancestors who rely on the shadow of their parents to dominate."

"Hey, he killed his parents as soon as he was born. I'm afraid no one will take the initiative to approach such a disaster star, right?"

"It's really unpleasant retribution, hahahaha..."

"You guys... don't speak ill of Naruto-nii!" Konohamaru clenched his fists, his face turned red, and he yelled angrily at the two Iwa Ninjas guarding the gate.

"You guys in Konoha are really interesting. You would actually arrange for a brat like this, whose hair hasn't even grown yet, to be sent as a mission to another country." The short Iwa ninja sneered, "Hey, little brat, what's your name?"

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"My name is Sarutobi Konohamaru, I'm not some little brat!"

"Are you of the same clan as the Third Hokage? Are you really an envoy to the Land of Earth? I think it is a tour group of the Second Generation Ancestors who are out to have fun and have fun.

Bar?"

"Haha - uh..." The two of them hadn't even laughed a few times when it was as if someone had suddenly grabbed their throats, their mouths wide open and they froze in place, unable to move their whole bodies.

"We came to your country this time to convey a message of peace and goodwill. Please don't regard our peace as cowardice and our goodwill as weakness." The blood in Naruto's pupils gradually faded.

The two rock ninjas immediately felt that their bodies were free again, "I have offended you just now, please forgive me."

The Iwagakure moved the backs of their necks and looked at the young jounin's calm expression, with a look of deep fear on their faces: "Are you threatening our Iwagakure Village, Uzumaki Naruto?"

Naruto shook his head and said sincerely: "You two are the younger brothers of Suma Shi, the special jounin of Iwagakure Village, right? Your brother fought against my father and Kakashi-sensei in the Third Ninja War, and was unfortunately killed in the battle.

In the hands of my father. I can understand that you two have great resentment towards your father, but the main purpose of our visit to your country this time is to allow the peace between Konoha and Iwagakure to continue, so that our friends,

Relatives, and even children and grandchildren, will no longer be displaced and their families will be destroyed because of the war. I do not expect you to completely let go of your hatred, but I implore you to consider the overall situation and cherish the hard-won friendship between the two countries for the sake of a common future for all.

Peace, please." After saying that, Naruto bowed deeply to them.

The two Iwa-nin looked at each other and didn't answer for a long time. Finally, the taller Iwa-nin snorted softly: "You are indeed a ninja of Konoha. When it comes to great principles, you really know one thing after another." He handed the scroll to him.

He handed it back to Naruto, waved to his reluctant brother, and made way for the passage behind him, "Let's go."

"Thank you." Naruto nodded slightly, holding the aggrieved Konohamaru with his right hand, and passed through the narrow barrier in the rock wall.

As soon as they crossed the border, Konohamaru threw away the blond Jonin's hand and shouted dissatisfied: "Naruto-san, how could you let them go so easily? What they just said..."

"Those words don't sound very nice, but if we have a conflict with the ninjas of Iwagakure Village due to a quarrel here, then we will play into their hands, Konohamaru." Naruto patiently persuaded his subordinates.

"Playing into their hands?"

"The hard-liners within Iwagakure will seize this opportunity to exaggerate Konoha's threat to them in order to gain more support for the war. The current situation is that we are strong and they are weak. Further conflicts will only exacerbate their crisis.

feelings and disgust towards us. On the contrary, if we lower our posture after showing our strength, it can help resolve the hostility between the two countries and leave a good impression on Konoha in the minds of most Iwa ninjas."

"Brother, your analysis is so clear and logical, do you really not feel angry at all?" Konohamaru asked angrily.

"Oh, the words that people in the village said to me when I was a child were much more unpleasant than this. I have long thought about disasters, scourges, nine-tailed demon foxes, murder weapons, unwanted orphans, and the murderers of so-and-so.

I'm used to it." Naruto waved his hand nonchalantly, "But this is the first time someone has called me a second-generation ancestor, which is quite strange."

"..." Konohamaru was speechless, clenched his right fist, and lowered his head sadly. The other two genin also showed a mixture of sadness and anger.

"Okay, those things are in the past. Don't take it too seriously, everything has to move forward, right?" The young jounin smiled gently, turned around, raised his right hand,

Pointing to the northwest of Yanyin Village: "Let's try to reach our destination before dark!"

"yes!"

Six hours later, under the sunset, the rows of buildings in Iwagakure Village finally appeared in everyone's sight. Unlike Konoha Village, the houses in Iwagakure Village all adopt uniform specifications and standards. The walls are like fortresses.

The oppressive spiers and dark-toned color combinations fully reflect the function of the Ninja Village military base. All buildings in the entire Iwagakure Village are located on the top of towering rock pillars, completely relying on various trestles.

It is connected to the trail. As soon as everyone reached the entrance of the high bridge in Iwagakure Village, they were stopped by a middle-aged Iwa nin who was strong and more than two meters tall.

"Are you the envoys sent by Konoha Village?"

Finally met a Iwagakure ninja with a normal attitude. Naruto secretly breathed a sigh of relief and gave the opponent a fist-cup salute: "That's right, uncle, we are here to congratulate Kurotsuchi-sama on your new job on behalf of Tsunade-sama."

Envoy. My name is Uzumaki Naruto, this is..."

"Are you Uzumaki Naruto?! The son of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato, the legendary ninja who shattered meteorites, frozen Kirigakure, and fought the storm alone?" The middle-aged Iwa ninja screamed, his eyes widening.

"Why do I think you are...shorter than I thought?"

I'm really sorry that I'm not as tall, powerful and muscular as you...

The young Jonin coughed lightly, raised his head and replied: "Yes, I am Uzumaki Naruto. What is your name, uncle?"

The middle-aged Iwa Nin came to his senses, patted his chest, and replied kindly: "I am Loess, the Jounin of Iwagakure Village, and I am responsible for receiving the envoys of the other four Kages."

"Loess? So uncle, you are the father of Lord Kurotsuchi and the son of Lord Onoki!" Naruto said in surprise.

"Haha, yes." A proud smile flashed across the face of the middle-aged Iwa Ninja, "If you don't mind, I will take you to the place where Iwagakure Village entertains guests and settle down. From the Country of Fire

It must be a bit hard for you to come all the way."

"Then please ask Uncle Loess to lead the way for us!" Naruto replied politely.