In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"Damn, the coordinates are crooked again," Naruto complained.

Before my eyes was a dense rain forest, the sky was raining, and the further distance was shrouded in white mist. The jasper was ethereal, as if covered by an airtight green awning.

It was impossible to walk through a rain forest like this with an umbrella. Naruto quickly put on a warm raincoat to prevent himself from getting hypothermia.

Walking into the rain forest, he spent some time finding his way, but he found nothing after wandering around all day. As night was approaching, Naruto couldn't help but frown.

"The information I got is inaccurate. There's no such thing as the tomb of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen here!"

That's right, he came here to dig out the ninja sword.

Among the existing Seven Ninja Swordsmen, only Chojuro is still breathing. Zabuza is dead, Hoshigaki Kisame is dead, and Kuroki Raiga is also dead.

All three died at Naruto's hands, and all three ninja swords fell into his hands. Of the remaining four swords, one, the double-bladed samite, was in the hands of Chojuro, and the other three, with no one to inherit them, were sealed in a scroll by Mangetsu Kizuki.

Now, he was looking for the tomb of Mangetsu Kizuki, the former genius of Kirigakure, who was said to be able to control seven ninja swords. In other words, Mangetsu Kizuki had three swords in his hands.

As long as Naruto can find Mangetsu's tomb and resurrect him, he can easily collect the three ninja swords. At the same time, the progress bar for Mission 2 will advance to nearly halfway, just one sword away from completion.

In the second half of the night, heavy rain fell in the rainforest.

Naruto pitched his tent on a tree, listening to the awning banging. He felt uncomfortable in the hot and humid environment. Even though he fell asleep, it was not a peaceful sleep.

The Fire Nation's technology was so backward that he regretted not getting a new batch of tents from the Snow Nation. Perhaps the Snow Nation had more durable tents, and things wouldn't be like this.

Regardless of one's strength, in this era without satellite positioning and transportation, everyone is almost equal. Even Jiraiya has to travel on foot.

It is really miserable that a powerful Kage-level warrior has to huddle in a tent and be exposed to wind and rain.

I slept through a hazy sleep, and when I woke up the next morning, the weather had changed. The scorching sun leaked through the treetops, shining directly on the tent.

With a loud rustle, Naruto climbed out. He put the tent into the sealed space, squatted in the shade, took out a bucket and started to wash.

After washing up, he made a breakfast in a very coquettish manner.

"Let's look for it again." Naruto sighed.

So, after five days of searching in the rainforest, he finally found the burial place of Mangetsu Hozuki. On a relatively wide plain nearby, Naruto reincarnated Mangetsu Hozuki.

The coffin flipped over with a bang, and a confused Mangetsu walked out. He looked down at his palm, then looked up at Naruto, looking a little dazed.

"Reincarnation in the dirt?"

"No need to ask, it's just Impure World Reincarnation. Summon the three ninja swords." Naruto finished speaking, and then added, "It's useless for you to resist."

"Yeah." Mangetsu Hozuki didn't care and obviously knew about the Impure World Reincarnation.

This is thanks to the brave and invincible second generation, who greatly expanded the usefulness of ninjutsu and filled the lower limit of war ninjutsu.

Mangetsu cooperated very well with the summoning and produced three ninja swords, which directly helped Naruto complete nearly half of the progress of the task.

【Ding! 】

[Achievements achieved: Broken Sword. Beheading Sword, Thunder Sword. Fang, Big Sword. Samehada, Long Sword. Sewing Needle, Explosive Sword. Spray, Blunt Sword. Cut.]

[Reward: Izanagi, awarded when all achievements are completed.]

He slid the panel up and down, looking at the progress bar of Task 2 which was almost full, and couldn't help muttering to himself.

"There's only one sword left, the one in Chojuro's hand."

Now he had two choices: either he could make a new start by sneaking into the Hidden Mist Village and wait and see. Or... he could play it safe and return to Konoha first, and deal with it later.

After a moment's thought, he chose to charge.

the other side.

At the far end of the rainforest, across an island, a group of four people were walking slowly along the sea. All four of them wore black hoods and loose robes.

The sea breeze blew up someone's hood, revealing their fiery red short hair. Karin stroked her flowing hair with her hand and turned to look at Sasuke behind her.

"Are we going to the Water Kingdom this time?"

"Yeah." Sasuke frowned, his face still pale from the injuries he had just healed. "I don't know what's wrong with those crazy people in Kumogakure. They're fighting in a way that's almost reckless."

"Remember that account first, and don't provoke Kumogakure for now. Kirigakure also has tailed beasts anyway, so as long as we find the habitat of the Three-Tails, it can be considered as completing a mission."

"Stop talking. Those people from Kumogakure are simply muscle maniacs. If we hadn't run fast, we might have died there." Suigetsu Kizuki complained.

Shigeo looked at his companions, lowered his head again, and continued on his way.

"Sasuke, how is your injury?" asked Karin.

"It's okay." Sasuke pulled open his clothes, revealing the hideous wound on his chest. He just glanced down and then calmly looked away.

The Fourth Raikage and Killer Bee teamed up and nearly smashed half of Sasuke's body with their Thunder Blades. Fortunately, Jūgo transformed Sasuke into a sage and gave him a mouthful of milk, allowing him to survive and regenerate.

Otherwise, the arrogant Erzhuzi would have been forgotten by now, as all twelve dishes and one soup would have been served.

"Go ahead and you will reach the border of the Land of Water. We will rest after we reach the Mist Islands." Sasuke gave the order and the team continued on their journey.

"Sasuke, what if the people from the Hidden Mist Village also discover our entry?" Karin asked the question she was most worried about, "We..."

"No, there is no such coincidence in the world." Sasuke rejected it outright.

"But I've been feeling...something's not right. It seems like we've been having bad luck ever since we entered Konoha."

Xianglin frowned and said worriedly.

"Even the time we killed Danzo was too strange. We had already retreated, but Danzo was still consumed by them."

"It seems as if there is an invisible hand pulling us forward. Our every move is controlled by others. It is really terrifying."

"Karin, you are too suspicious, aren't you?" Suigetsu didn't care. "Your perception ability is so strong, and Sasuke also has a pair of Uchiha clan's Sharingan."

"Whether it's an illusion or some other scheme, it's impossible for it to completely lead us forward. What you said was just a coincidence."

Hearing this, Sasuke actually felt that there was a glimmer of truth in it. After all, only the four of them knew the internal plan, and there were no traitors in the team.

Everything that happened along the way seemed to be explained by coincidence, including meeting Naruto in Konoha and turning back to kill Danzo.

"How do you explain the matter of the Hidden Cloud Village? Tell me!" Karin suddenly became dissatisfied and shouted at Hozuki, "Think carefully with your brain!"

"As soon as we entered the Hidden Cloud Village, the Fourth Raikage came out with almost all his men, just to kill us invaders?"

"With so much time, can we steal anything important? This is like using an anti-aircraft gun to kill a mosquito. Is it necessary? It's like a revenge for my father's murder!"

"So many irrational things, one after another, is your brain filled with water?"

Shuiyue shook his head and looked at Xianglin in surprise. His head was indeed filled with water. It wasn't that he was stupid, he just didn't want to think about those things.

"That's not important. We've moved to a new place anyway. We'll know if something's wrong if we try it out." He spread his hands and said, "We didn't encounter any problems along the way. Besides, we're not entering the Hidden Mist Village this time."

"You!" Xianglin was angry.

"Alright! Stop arguing!" Sasuke was annoyed. "What Karin said makes sense. Suigetsu's method is also feasible. We'll know the situation once we enter the Land of Water."

.........

"Where should we go?" Naruto left the rain forest and quickly ran towards the Hidden Mist Village. "What a pity! Without Sasuke's help this time, I'm afraid we won't be able to achieve the same results as last time in the Hidden Mist Village."

He muttered to himself and shook his head with regret, completely unaware that Sasuke, who had escaped death in Kumogakure, was approaching the Land of Water.

Naruto's plan was to use the transformation technique to sneak into Kirigakure to find out the situation, find out Chojuro's daily routine, and then steal the double-sword flounder while he was alone.

Well, he was about to start his mediocre Villager Plan A again.

Konoha.

After drifting on the sea for several days and nights, Neji and Rock Lee finally ended their journey and arrived in Konoha very smoothly. They went home and lay down for two days.

The next day.

The third team gathered to celebrate the safe return of the three men from their mission. This was their unwritten rule: they would meet up whenever they had a dangerous mission.

Might Guy is still on his way to the Whirlpool Country Island to pick up Tenten. The information transmission on the road cannot be updated in real time, and he doesn't know that Tenten has returned.

Even if they knew, they would probably be on their way back by now. Not to mention whether Might Guy could come to the third class reunion.

After three rounds of drinks, the three of them each ate some food to fill their stomachs.

"Tiantian, why are you back so early?" Xiao Li put down his chopsticks and asked curiously.

Hearing this, Tenten understood that Li Ningci was probably unaware of Naruto's possession of the mysterious teleportation portal. Therefore, she naturally wouldn't reveal the secret.

"Well, maybe it's just luck that Naruto has a boat." She said casually, "He dropped me off and then I don't know what he did, but he left again."

"This is too weird. Naruto seems to have arrived directly from such a long distance." Rock Lee scratched his head and looked at Neji.

"Ningji, did I remember the time wrong?"

"No, maybe it's because Naruto has other options."

Neji was not very curious about Naruto. He had already seen Naruto's methods since he showed how he could break the caged bird's curse with his bare hands.

"Is that so?" Xiao Li scratched his head and didn't think much about it.

"By the way, Neji, when are you getting married?" Tenten suddenly brought up a topic and looked at Neji with a smile. Xiao Li beside him also became interested.

"Yes, yes, Neji, when are you getting married?"

"It will be soon, probably in the next few days." Neji nodded, "I'll send someone to send you invitations on the specific date. No need for a gift money."

"How can this be possible?" Tenten shook her head. "When Shikamaru and Choji got married, we all gave gifts, so naturally we can't not give gifts when you get married too."

"Okay." Neji forced a smile. "My original intention was to keep it simple. In fact, all Hyuga clan weddings are like this."

"By the way, Neji, are you the patriarch of the Hyuga clan now?" Xiao Li looked at him.

"Yes."

"How amazing!" Xiao Li showed an expression of surprise on his face and praised sincerely.

"It's nothing, it's just..." Neji explained briefly, his words sincere, "The conflict between the Hyuga main family and the branch family has been going on for a long time, so we can only slowly..."

Tenten sat by, listening intently as he picked up some food and sipped a glass of wine. Neji was speaking slowly about the wedding arrangements, and Lee listened with admiration.

As she drank, she suddenly realized that it wasn't unacceptable for Neji to suddenly get married. As a partner, she should bless him after he chooses his path.

"Congratulations on your marriage, Neji!" Tenten smiled and raised her glass towards Neji.

"Me too!" Xiao Li quickly raised his glass.

Hearing this, Neji smiled gently, raising his glass and clinking it with his two companions. He had found the path he had worked so hard for his entire life, the path to his exit.

The caged bird not only locked up the brain, but also a spiritual shackle. He wanted to change all this, to be the first to truly stand up and say no to the separation, and now he has almost achieved it.

.......

"Why do you look unfamiliar?" The people from the Kirigakure assassination team stopped Naruto and looked him up and down.

Naruto immediately broke out in a cold sweat, horrified, wondering how the Hidden Mist Village could be so perverted. He had clearly used a transformation technique, yet how could he still be recognized?

"I...I've always been like this!" he said stiffly.

"Still trying to quibble? I can tell at a glance that you are not from the Hidden Mist Village!" The man frowned, pointed his finger at Naruto, and scolded him sternly.

"who are you?"

"I'm talking to you! Don't look! It's you! How dare you ignore me? Are you looking for death?"

The man's voice was in the distance, and Naruto looked at the madman in the assassination unit's clothes chasing after another villager, and his expression was complicated.

"Is Mei Terumi capable of anything? How does she manage her subordinates? Even a madman has escaped!"

He wiped the sweat from his forehead. He almost thought that his plan A, the villager, had been aborted. He thought it was ridiculous that his transformation technique could be recognized by a nobody.

As he walked forward, he didn't notice a pair of eyes fixed on him. The end of that gaze was a window on the third floor along the street, and that was Mei Terumi.

Chapter 432: The square root of three in the bathtub, Mei Terumi personally leads the arrest

The Hidden Mist Village is very large, twice as big as Konoha.

The village is arranged in an oval strip, with a built-in swamp training ground and a small forest. There are three main streets and n intricate paths.

Naruto was on one of the three main roads. Mei Terumi, who was in her early thirties and was still the Fifth Mizukage, was sitting in the teahouse upstairs drinking tea and happened to see this scene.

She was wearing a blue tube-top dress, her right eye hidden by her hair, and she looked lazy and cute. It's hard to describe a 30-year-old woman like that, but she seemed different.

Apart from taking the lead in saving fabric for the Land of Water, this woman is single but is thinking about retiring and getting married. She and Tsunade are known as the two peaks of the ninja world.

She has a strange personality and satisfies all the otaku's imaginations of a mature woman. As one of the few mature women in Naruto, even though she doesn't have many scenes.

But every time he appears, he can provide more material for fan fiction writers, and it also adds an endless source of inspiration for some students who love painting.

Even a studious kid like Naruto had seen a lot of fan art before crossing over. It was truly an eye-opener.