Water bears at the beginning, wet bone forest eating old people

"Tsunade."

In the evening, on a small slope at the edge of the camp, Jiraiya came to Tsunade with a half-full bottle of wine and sat down.

"Give."

Tsunade was not polite either. She grabbed Jiraiya's bottle of wine and took two gulps.

Jiraiya pushed his arms back, leaned on his palms, and looked up at the night sky.

"Have you been exhausted lately?"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade turned her head to glance at Jiraiya, who looked very haggard. It was obvious that he had hardly slept and had been fighting on the front line.

"You're not bad either."

"Hahahaha~ Of course, I'm the boy of Myobokusan, Master Jiraiya!"

Jiraiya immediately gave a thumbs up happily.

Tsunade rolled her eyes at him in boredom, thinking, how come this guy is still the same as he was ten years ago!

Jiraiya laughed twice, then slowly turned into a dry laugh until it stopped.

"Well... after the war is over, you should return to the village."

Jiraiya turned his head and looked at Tsunade's profile. The breeze blew across her face, and her golden hair fluttered and fell in the wind. Her fair face had hardly changed over the years.

"Ah."

"I remember your dream was to travel to every corner of the world."

Jiraiya put his arms behind his back again and looked up at the starry sky.

This time, it was Tsunade's turn to turn and look at Jiraiya.

This guy actually remembered...

"After the war, why don't you go out and explore? It should be more peaceful then, so you can explore a lot."

"..."

Tsunade was silent. She thought about Kato Dan, Gu Zang, the reform of medical ninjutsu, and many other things.

"Besides, dreams are just dreams. I still have a lot of things to do."

"Hahaha~ Of course, I understand~ Like me, I'm actually very busy too. Even if you travel around the ninja world, I can't... I probably can't always accompany you. I can only occasionally~ Hahahaha..."

"..."

As Jiraiya's laughter faded, silence fell between the two of them once again.

Tsunade felt very safe being with her former companions, enjoying the breeze and drinking wine during this brief period of lull in the war.

And Jiraiya...he had mixed feelings.

"Tsunade..."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Tsunade shook the bottle in her hand, and the wine was almost empty. It was quite difficult to find a bottle of wine at this time.

"I..."

"What's wrong with you? What kind of illusion did you fall into?"

Tsunade looked at Jiraiya's uncomfortable expression with a teasing look on her face, and couldn't help but find it a little funny. This guy also has times when he holds back!

"Nothing, I hope the war ends soon, and I hope there will be peace in the ninja world..."

"Hahahaha~ You guy, really looks like you~"

......

The front line of River Country was strangely in a stalemate, and then the front line of Rain Country strangely stopped fighting. For a while, it seemed that there was peace in the territory of Fire Country?

But everyone knows that this is only a temporary illusion. After all, the war is not over yet, it can only be considered as just beginning.

For example, Qiu Dao Qu Feng, he is almost annoyed to death.

Intelligence shows that a large number of Iwagakure ninja troops have poured into the territory of the Land of Grass.

The entire Grass Kingdom is almost being occupied by the Iwagakure.

Akimichi Tofu guarded the border of the Land of Grass every day, but he refused to fight the Iwagakure head-on.

Where are people? ? ?

Qiu Dao Qu Feng just wanted to have a good time.

You've sent your people here, and I've also brought mine here. Can't we just have a real fight with real weapons, huh?

In River Country, Uchiha was playing tricks, Orochimaru was using strategies, and on his side...Akimichi Tofu said, I am different from you, I don’t understand how to play that game!

But the Rock Ninja refused to cross the border of the Grass Country.

No one knows what they are waiting for, but the Rock Ninjas are hiding quietly in the Land of Grass. Whenever they have nothing to do, a team or two will rush over here to perform a few ninjutsu.

They not only did not cause any casualties on the Konoha side, but they also ran so fast that the Konoha ninjas could not stop them.

Especially the one called Hunter, who kept shouting about art and then left after the bombing.

There was also a shorty named Ohnoki who would float over every few days, without saying a word or making a sound. He would cast a Dust Release to scare the people over here, and then immediately float away.

Isn't this sick? This is pure harassment and disgusting!

It seemed as if Akimichi Tofu had reached an agreement with the Iwagakure ninja to have a match-fixing. In fact, Akimichi Tofu knew it himself. There was no agreement at all. It was simply Hiruzen who didn't let him advance.

Before coming, Sarutobi Hiruzen clearly told Akimichi Touka that there were enough people on the Grass Country front, but they must never re-enter the Grass Country. This front had only one purpose, which was to defend it.

If you can't hold on, retreat to the Fire Nation's second line of defense. You can retreat, but you can't advance.

What kind of bullshit rule is this? Qiu Daoqufeng said he couldn't understand it.

He has been staying in this barren forest for nearly half a year and has become a little thinner!

But Sarutobi Hiruzen is the Hokage, so Akimichi Touka does whatever he says.

Sometimes Akimichi Tofu would wonder, if Danzo was Hokage, what would happen to the Grass Country front now?

After thinking about it, Akimichi Tofu felt that if Danzo was the Hokage, it would probably not be his turn to lead the Grass Country front. Either Hiruzen would come, or Danzo would lead the army himself.

Akimichi Tofu is getting older now, and he is not as hot-tempered as he was when he was young. He can still hold it in for the time being, but the Konoha ninjas below are really holding their breath.

"Commander Qufeng! Let's charge!"

"Commander, that old dwarf just came again. He treated him like his own home. He took a look and left. This time he didn't even lose his ninjutsu."

"How insulting! Commander Qufeng! Let's attack!"

Akimichi Tofu rolled his eyes at the excited ninjas and continued to eat his snacks.

Do you think I don't want to go?

I want to have a fight too, but it's easy to get into trouble.

The battle lines in River Country have been shut down, and the battle lines in Rain Country have also been shut down. Now everyone's attention is shifting to the battle lines in Grass Country.

He has been obedient for half a year. What would Hiruzen think if he suddenly rushed out to fight with the Iwagakure?

Huh? You were already trying to fool me at the Jounin Conference before the war started, and now that the battle has begun, you're refusing to obey orders and insisting on fighting. Are you planning to betray the village?

Qiu Dao Qufeng figured it out and decided that he had to endure it no matter how much he couldn't help it. It would be best not to fight until both sides had finished fighting. Then, this side might not even need to start a war and the war would be over.

Who says a scoundrel can’t win?

right.

"Commander!"

Another roar.

Qiu Dao is used to the wind.

"The Mist Ninja is coming!"

"Just come, it's not your first time... What the hell? Mist Ninja???"

Qiu Dao Qufeng threw away the snacks in his hand and jumped up from the heavy stool.

The Mist Ninja is coming? Crossing over from the Territory of Fire?

Qiu Daoqufeng's eyes went dark.

What does this mean? Could it be that Konoha has already been conquered?!

......