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

As he spoke, he pointed to the few barren hilltops.

"Orochimaru's Otogakure is on the other side of the mountain."

"Oh, I know that. There are happy Smurfs over the mountains and over the sea."

"The Smurfs? What are those?"

"The Smurfs... are also called blueberries, and they're edible."

Can you eat Smurfs?

Who knows?

Anyway, Qiye won't care about these things.

I didn't expect that the other side of the mountain was the territory of the Hidden Sound Village. It seems I have to go around it, otherwise I might run into some trouble.

Orochimaru probably really wants to find him, since everyone else is growing up and getting older, but he hasn't changed at all.

They might even suspect that he has found a way to achieve immortality.

Immortality was Orochimaru's pursuit.

However, apart from a brief contact in recent years when they exchanged equipment for personnel, which resulted in the exchange of a Crimson Lotus, and a recent attempt to join forces with Seven Nights to attack Konoha, there has been no further contact.

If Orochimaru knew he was here, he might come out on his own without even having to look for him.

But that's not important.

The important thing is that Qiye doesn't want to join in the fun.

So should we leave immediately or wait until we've eaten our fill?

Qi Ye wanted to bite her nails and think about it.

But Jiraiya seemed to have realized his thoughts and quickly spoke up.

"Don't even think about running away, stay and help out later."

"Huh? On what grounds?"

"You're a member of Konoha, after all."

"That was before."

"That's true now, isn't it? Just marry this Hinata-san, right?"

"..."

So is it necessary to keep harping on this point?

Seven Nights really wanted to complain.

He himself doesn't care, so why do these people care more than he does?

I glanced at Hinata Hyuga and noticed that the girl had her head down and her ears were bright red. I knew without a doubt that she was blushing.

Upon hearing this topic, Naruto Uzumaki seemed eager to try.

"Brother Qiye, when are you getting married? I'll definitely give you a big gift then!"

He was enthusiastic about Qiye.

Perhaps it was because when he was a child, Shichiya had treated him to a huge bowl of ramen with various vegetables added.

But is it really okay to recklessly finish off enemies like this?

He glanced at Naruto Uzumaki.

"You can give me a big gift? What kind of big gift?"

"Free Ichiraku Ramen voucher!"

"...You should keep it for yourself."

What's the point of a free voucher? He doesn't go out to eat ramen often.

Besides, how could I not give face to the ramen cooked by the real Boss, Ichiraku Otsutsuki, by offering a free voucher?

Even for the sake of calamus, we can't.

"Huh? Why?"

Naruto Uzumaki expressed disbelief.

Is there really anyone who can refuse a free voucher from Ichiraku Ramen?

This is absolutely terrifying.

Nanaya ignored him and was about to tell Tenten and Hinata to pack up and run away.

But Jiraiya grabbed his arm.

"Don't run away, we really need your help."

"Don't joke around. You, a dignified Sannin, do you need the help of an ordinary person like me?"

"If you're an ordinary person, then what are we? Mentally challenged and disabled?"

"I'm just an ordinary person, I'm not even a ninja."

"I could let it go in the past, but don't try to fool me with that now."

"When did I..."

"Hey, hey, don't change the subject."

Jiraiya quickly interrupted Shichiya.

He realized that if he continued arguing with Qi Ye like this, it would get dark soon, and he wouldn't be able to get anything serious done.

"In short, this is Orochimaru's territory. I don't know what's in there, let alone what kind of experts are there. If you really don't want to help, that's fine too. Just leave the two girls here. You're not a Konoha ninja, but they are, aren't they?"

"..."

Tenten and Hinata Hyuga are indeed registered ninjas of Konoha.

Although Jiraiya was often away from the village, he was still a registered ninja of Konoha, and a Jonin at that, so he had the authority to mobilize them for help.

There was no way to refuse.

But since both girls stayed behind, how could Qi Ye possibly leave on his own?

That would be so boring. He wouldn't be able to rest his head on Tenten's legs anymore, and Hinata Hyuga wouldn't be there to serve him so patiently.

Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno were also watching Nanaya.

Although they didn't know Nanaya's strength, Jiraiya had sought his help, so he must be a master.

More people mean more strength, so they hoped that Qiye could stay.

As for the girl named Fengmo Shayu, she went to the side to make tea.

Qi Ye glanced around, then sighed, looking quite helpless.

"Alright, alright, seeing how pitiful you are, I'll reluctantly help you this once."

"That would be great."

Jiraiya nodded in satisfaction.

Just as he was about to say something, the little girl named Fengmo Shayu came over with some bamboo tubes containing brewed tea.

When you're traveling, you should learn to make use of everything you can. Using bamboo tubes to brew tea and cook is a piece of cake.

"Please have some tea."

She served tea to everyone, including Qiye.

Qi Ye stared at her for a while, then she glanced at him and quickly lowered her head to sit down.

Is this little girl shy?

Qiye didn't think so.

He looked at the tea in the bamboo tube in his hand, then brought it to his nose and smelled it.

His eyes darted around, then he put the bamboo tube down directly.

"I'm going to take care of some physiological needs. Please go ahead."

After saying that, he ran straight into the forest.

Of course, it wasn't that I planned to abandon them and leave; I was just too lazy to deal with those troublesome things.

What's the problem?

Just kidding, Qi Ye's mental scanning range is quite large, and he discovered three people hiding not far away quite early on.

Still a ninja.

Moreover, that Fengmo Shayu, although she looks like a cute little girl, secretly put something in the tea.

It's not a poison, but something like a sedative, and it's not dangerous, so there's no need to worry.

Furthermore, he wasn't the only one who discovered it; Jiraiya and the others must have discovered it as well.

Just kidding. If a little girl could knock them out with a few sleeping pills, would Jiraiya even be able to survive?

Don't underestimate Konoha's ninjas, even the genin.

The ninjas of Konoha are all trained through a systematic process; they don't just learn some historical knowledge or basic techniques like the Three Body Techniques and hand seals.

What is a ninja?

In this world, that is a country's military armed forces, a violent institution.

Moreover, ninjas need to learn poisoning, assassination, tracking, and so on.

Drugs are really nothing to Konoha ninjas.

However, Qi Ye was too lazy to play along with their act, so he simply ran away.

After wandering around in the forest, I discovered a small river a little further away.

He casually chopped off a tree branch and stared at the river for a while.

Then, he made a decisive move and successfully hit a fish the size of his palm.