Living your daily life in a shonen anime seems to be wrong.

Nature, it seems, is inextricably linked to life.

But then again, does natural energy really contain life force?

Qi Ye bit her other fingernail and fell into deep thought.

The cave fell silent.

Outside, there was only the sound of pouring rain.

Chapter 83: Night

It was nighttime that day.

The rain has stopped, the dark clouds in the sky have dispersed, stars dot the night sky, and a crescent moon hangs quietly high.

A gentle breeze blew by, carrying the fresh scent of earth and grass.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, I stretched, took a deep breath, and exhaled a breath of stale air.

"That's really great!"

Looking back, Tenten and Hinata Hyuga were still sitting quietly.

Qi Ye did not sense any unusual movement in the natural energy floating around them, perhaps because they had not yet succeeded.

However, there's no rush.

I smacked my lips and suddenly felt like eating something delicious again.

After biting her nails and thinking for a while, she gave up on the idea of ​​using teleportation to run to town to buy food.

"The forest is a treasure trove; who knows, we might find some delicious food there!"

With this thought in mind, Shichiya plunged into the forest.

Forests are indeed a treasure trove, with all sorts of medicinal herbs, small animals, wild fruits, and more.

Anyway, for Qiye, there's delicious food everywhere here.

They also discovered a bamboo forest, which probably contains a lot of bamboo shoots. Maybe they can make some bamboo shoot stir-fried with meat or something.

"It's a pity that it's troublesome to do."

He shook his head and continued his search.

There were no roads in the forest, but there was one not far away, which was basically for ordinary people. The terrain was not of much significance to ninjas.

Moreover, there is a well-known saying in the ninja world: a battle at the Jonin level is enough to change the terrain.

Of course, that's what they say, but no one would deliberately alter the terrain, especially during battle.

While Jonin-level battles can alter the terrain, they won't use wide-range, high-powered ninjutsu unless absolutely necessary, as that would be too wasteful of chakra.

Not everyone can just throw out their ultimate moves at will. They're neither Jinchuriki like Naruto Uzumaki nor tailless tailed beasts like Kisame Mikami. So, they conserve their power in battle, and generally won't use ninjutsu that can alter the terrain.

Although those ninjutsu techniques were indeed quite powerful.

That is why smarter ninjas modify their ninjutsu, using the same technique but reducing its range to decrease chakra consumption.

Naturally, it can decrease or increase.

Therefore, different ninjutsu techniques, when performed by different people, can have very different effects.

Therefore, many people want to have enough chakra to crush everything with their ultimate moves; that would be so satisfying.

However, those with abundant chakra are ultimately only a minority.

Qi Ye doesn't have such limitations, although his natural energy might not be that much.

But Qiye can mobilize the natural energy around him.

When Qiye uses his abilities, he usually uses his own natural energy as a trigger to mobilize the surrounding natural energy to assist him, which reduces his own consumption.

However, now doesn't seem like the time to talk about these things.

After passing through a dense jungle, the view suddenly opened up.

A gentle breeze blows, and there is the sound of flowing water.

It may be a river, but here it forms a small lake.

The moonlight shone on the lake, making it ripple and sparkle.

"Maybe we'll have fish to eat tonight."

Seven Nights Every Day at the Corner of His Mouth.

He hadn't eaten fish in a long time and really missed the taste.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that there really were fish, and they were mermaids.

A long-haired girl appeared on the lake, appearing hazy and indistinct under the moonlight.

If it were someone else, they might mistake her for a female ghost.

But Shichiya doesn't think so.

I hadn't noticed it before, but after arriving here, I recognized that familiar aura.

It was a little girl, about ten years old, with wet hair, her lower body submerged in the water, scooping up lake water with her hands and splashing it on herself.

She's taking a shower.

"Who?"

Seemingly finally noticing someone approaching, the girl let out a cold shout, crossed her arms over her chest, and plunged into the lake, leaving only her small head sticking out.

His eyes were cold as he looked at the people by the lake.

Qi Ye, however, showed no embarrassment whatsoever, and waved to the girl in the lake with a smile.

"It's me, it's me."

"teacher?!"

The girl in the lake opened her eyes wide.

In the ninja world, there is only one person who calls Shichiya-sensei (Teacher Nanaya).

A yukata from Sunagakure.

She left Sunagakure in search of Nanaya.

I had heard that Shichiya was in Konoha, but when I arrived there, I found that he was not there and had left.

I heard that in the Land of Waves, at the port leased to the Land of Snow, there is a printing factory printing Nanaya's doujinshi, and new doujinshi are being received every now and then.

So I went over to inquire.

The people of the Snow Country were initially unwilling to speak, but after revealing their identities and using Sage Mode to have their identities confirmed by Guren, they were finally informed of Nanaya's whereabouts.

They didn't have any concrete information, and could only roughly estimate a range based on the addresses where Shichiya delivered the books each time.

Then, Yukata ran over to look for it, but after wandering around for a few hours, she still couldn't find it.

I arrived here today, and it happened to be evening. Seeing that the lake water was clear and there were hardly any people around, I went in to take a bath.

They didn't receive such good treatment back in Sunagakure.

Desertified areas are already short of water, and it's difficult to even take a bath normally, let alone have so much water.

She got carried away with the moment and forgot to be on guard, so she only realized it when she reached the lakeside at night.

Of course, even if they are on guard, they may not necessarily be able to find Nanaya.

Upon discovering it was Shichiya, the delighted yukata immediately stood up and walked towards the lake.

But after taking only a few steps, she stopped again, blushing slightly, and squatted down once more.

I'm not a clueless kid anymore. I've been a ninja for a while now, and I understand things now.

Ultimately, children in this world are more precocious.

After all, with constant warfare, if you don't mature early, you might not survive.

Moreover, even in peacetime, there is a saying that "poor children learn to be independent early," which is also a manifestation of precociousness.

Qi Ye opened his left eye wide and looked at the lake.

"Yukata, I have a question for you."

"Ok?"

Are there fish in the lake?

"..."

Who knows if there are any fish in the lake?

Anyway, I didn't know about the yukata, and I didn't find anything.

"It seems... there might be some."

There should be wild fish in this kind of place.

However, Qiye by the lake seemed unconcerned.

"Forget it then, too much trouble. Besides, seeing you, this mermaid, makes the trip worthwhile. By the way, aren't you coming out? Is the lake fun?"

As he said this, it seemed that Shichiya wanted to jump into the lake for a bath again.

Yukata quickly shook her head.

"no……"

"Then come out quickly, I'll go find something to eat first."

"Ah."

……

After half an hour.

A bonfire was lit by the lake.

Several small animals and mushrooms were leaning against the fire.