Chapter 38 Bald Head
The geographical conditions of the Land of Rivers are somewhat similar to those of the Land of Fire; one could say that while they are not quite as good, they are not far off either.
Compared to the Land of Wind, the Land of Rivers is much richer in resources.
The Land of Winds may seem vast, but what can the desert produce? Basically, it's just sand and northwest winds.
More importantly, the Land of Rivers is a country without any ninja villages... With all these factors combined, the Land of Wind's ambitions toward the Land of Rivers are self-evident.
Unfortunately, the borders between countries were drawn during the time of the First Hokage. Although the First Hokage has long since passed away, the boundaries of each country's territory have long been an unspoken agreement.
If the Land of Wind rashly "expands its territory," not to mention the hostility of the Land of Rivers, at least the remaining four great powers will immediately react.
Being the target of everyone's criticism is not an easy task, and the Wind Kingdom was not prepared to fight four against one.
The Land of Wind wants a piece of land with a superior environment? Then don't blame everyone for ganging up on you.
The "international situation" in the ninja world is quite bizarre. Even during the Third Shinobi World War, there was an incident where the Hidden Cloud Village launched a surprise attack on the Hidden Sand Village... The Hidden Cloud Village's invasion of the Land of Wind is not reflected on the map at all, so why they did it is not clear.
It can only be said that war and hatred can sometimes be quite blind.
At this very moment, in a forest in the Land of Rivers, a reconnaissance team is hiding.
The good news is that most of the time the Land of Rivers is downwind of the Land of Wind, so the ninja dogs' noses can be used effectively, and the scent of enemy ninjas cannot escape their sense of smell... as long as they are not too far away.
The squad remained vigilant, keeping a close eye on the endless desert opposite them.
After hiding in the woods for a while, Hagen finally understood some of Jugo's feelings.
Perhaps because his body contains a lot of natural energy, Yu Xian has become "one with nature" in a sense. As a result, many birds of different species landed on him and around him, showing a scene of harmony between man and nature.
Unfortunately, Yugen couldn't "talk" to these birds, otherwise he could have gained some reconnaissance abilities. Even more unfortunately, he couldn't master Sage Mode; otherwise, he wouldn't have gained reconnaissance abilities, but rather sensory abilities.
About an hour later, Captain Inuzuka Gor gave a signal to the team members, indicating that it was time for them to change positions.
Konoha has too large an area to monitor, and not enough ninjas, so they have to adopt a dynamic reconnaissance approach.
The team's first mission had a time limit of forty-eight hours. Of course, they wouldn't be staring intently at the desert the whole time, as ninjas don't have that much energy. In fact, the team members would take turns resting.
After the mission ends, the team will return to camp to rest, and then rotate shifts.
By the time he set off for the Land of Rivers for the second time, Yu Xian's instance had already cooled down, but due to the special nature of the mission and the overall situation of the team, he was naturally unable to infiltrate the instance during this mission.
More importantly, after entering the dungeon several times and receiving enthusiastic help from the Fourth Hokage and his wife, as well as Orochimaru's Ryuchi Cave, Yugen had acquired basic self-defense capabilities on the battlefield, and his need to enter the dungeon was no longer so urgent.
If his primary motivation for entering dungeons before was "survival pressure," now his primary motivation has become "exploration needs"... Yu Xian began to think about whether he could use dungeons to become a true "all-rounder" ninja.
This specifically refers to the decathlon in normal circumstances, because so far Yu Xian has only obtained conventional skills and abilities in the dungeon, and he cannot be sure whether he can obtain special powers such as bloodline limits... After all, Kushina Uzumaki did not drop the Vajra Lockdown skill before.
Is it because Yu Xian was unlucky, or because the Adamantine Sealing Chains are an ability unique to the Uzumaki clan? Yu Xian cannot determine this at present.
If bloodline limits can also be obtained, wouldn't that mean Yugen could obtain both the Sharingan and the Byakugan at the same time? That's a bit too exaggerated.
One important point is that after entering a few dungeons, there aren't many high-level targets left that are easy to pick up.
Are you suggesting that Yu Gen should deal with the Third Hokage now? How could that be possible? The Third Hokage was capable of wielding a giant black stick and relentlessly beating the Nine-Tails. Clearly, Yu Gen's physique is no match for the Nine-Tails.
It seems that only Naruto Uzumaki in his infancy is worth trying. Yuzuru only hopes that killing Naruto is equivalent to killing the Nine-Tails inside him, so that he can complete the mission.
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Returning to the front lines of Konoha, during his second trip to the Land of Rivers, Hagen had already confirmed that this reconnaissance mission was a rare and valuable one.
On his way back to the Konoha camp, he heard that during the first mission, Konoha had clashed with Iwagakure several times, with the death toll on both sides exceeding three digits.
Compared to the peaceful Land of Rivers, the Land of Rain is a veritable meat grinder.
Therefore, the team consisting of two Chunin and two Genin should stay in the Land of Rivers to play a more useful role. If they were in the Land of Wind, they would definitely die very quickly.
If he is reborn quickly enough, he might even be able to make it to the Fourth Shinobi World War.
In short, based on the information that Yugen has, Konoha is engaged in a fierce battle with Iwagakure, while Sunagakure is engaged in a fierce battle with Amegakure, so the mission in the Land of Rivers should not encounter any problems.
however……
Just as the second rotation was about to end, a sharp whistling sound reached their ears.
Ignoring the risk of exposing himself, Inuzuka quickly reached the top of the treetop, where he saw two red signal flares shooting into the sky a short distance away.
"Something's happened! It's a retreat signal!" Inuzuka immediately understood the meaning of the signal flare, so without hesitation, he led his squad to retreat towards the Land of Fire.
"An emergency? It seems nothing has happened on our end."
"Could this be an infiltration outside our surveillance range?"
"In short, let's evacuate from the land of rivers first."
When it comes to fleeing, everyone seems to be very professional; they immediately took action.
But shortly after they carried out the evacuation order, a new signal flare shot into the sky and exploded instantly. This time, the signal flare was red and blue.
"Halt! The retreat signal has turned into a distress signal. All Konoha ninja who see the flare must proceed to the target location to provide support."
Why did things change? The retreat signal turned into a distress signal, and Yu Xian suddenly had a bad feeling.
With no other option, the team had to change their course.
As the saying goes, good things don't come true, but bad things do; indeed, Sand Village ninjas have invaded the Land of Rivers.
The enemy's numbers are not large, but they are quite troublesome.
When Yu Xuan and his companions arrived at their destination, they immediately saw the Sand Village ninja who was surrounded by Konoha ninjas, yet appeared quite relaxed and at ease.
Even though there was only one person on the other side, the scene looked as if he was surrounding the Konoha ninja.
The enemy was hunched over and quite old; his most distinctive feature, besides that, was that he was bald.
He also had a dragon tattooed on his bald head.
Yes, he's a strong individual who has stepped into the "tattoo version".