Chapter 823: Ambush From All Sides Comes From the Murderous Intention of the Iron Country

Because the starting point was in Konoha, everyone's schedule went smoothly at the beginning of the journey.

It seemed that he deliberately wanted to train them. In the first few days, Kakashi did not make any suggestions. The three of them arranged their own travel, accommodation and food along the way.

To put it simply, the other party has become a complete hands-off shopkeeper.

A few days ago, because we were still in the Land of Fire, everyone's quality of life was quite passable. They basically stayed in hotels every day. However, after passing this easiest section of the road, everyone inevitably... Feng Dian slept in the open air.

Mu Qingzhi naturally had a lot of experience in surviving in the wild, but for Itachi Uchiha, it became a big problem in front of her.

As a genius ninja of the Uchiha clan, although he has extraordinary talents in combat and ninjutsu, he seems a bit rusty in the trivial matters of daily life, especially in wilderness survival skills.

...In other words, it can no longer be described as unfamiliar.

Looking at the simple camp set up by Uchiha Itachi in front of them, Mu Qingzhi and A had expressions of indescribable expression on their faces after returning.

Since today was their first time camping in the wild, the corresponding functions were assigned early. Among them, Uchiha Itachi was assigned the task of setting up the camp. This was originally an easy job, but for a man from a well-born family, For the eldest young master, it seems a bit difficult.

In half an hour, he successfully built four kennels...

"You go help make the fire and cook, and I'll set up the camp."

Handing the prey he caught to the other party, A looked calm.

Although the conditions in the wild are difficult and he shouldn't be too picky about the accommodation environment, living in a kennel or something like that is still a bit difficult for him.

Judging from the structure of the kennel, he could tell that the other party actually had some ideas, but unfortunately his brain couldn't keep up with his hands-on ability, and he ended up becoming an out-and-out sibling.

... He even disliked putting sleeping bags in that place.

"Uh... Itachi, just help me light a fire."

Looking at Uchiha Itachi carrying a few hares in front of him, and recalling his great achievements when helping to process ingredients, Mu Qingzhi decisively assigned him a new job.

The other party has no problem handling ordinary ingredients, but for this kind of game, she doesn't know if it's due to her talent. The other party's processing is always ingenious. Just like a certain nine-turn large intestine, she doesn't know whether the other party is intentional or not. She Izumi was almost numb.

Uchiha Itachi: "..."

At the same time, Kakashi, half leaning on the trunk of a big tree nearby, withdrew his gaze, and then turned back a new page in the little yellow book in his hand.

He didn't give any advice on choosing a campsite, but it seemed that the three of them did a pretty good job. Although they were in a dense forest, there was a river not far away, and the environment was still very good.

Although Uchiha Itachi is still immature when it comes to handling certain things, he is growing up at an astonishing speed. Uchiha Itachi, whom he was a little worried about at first, is the one he is least worried about. The other person is simply a A living wilderness survival expert...

Unconsciously, Kakashi shifted his gaze to the girl below.

Although she was the only girl among them, on this trip, the other party's performance was almost perfect in all aspects. Originally, he thought that A, who was born from the root, would shine, but he did not expect that he and Zhi Zhi It's still more than an order of magnitude worse than that.

Maybe even the two of them didn't realize that, unknowingly, their group had formed an absolute core with Zhi as the center.

As if she noticed his gaze, the girl who was handling the hare next to the stream turned her head and glanced towards him, then raised her hand to him with a serious face and gestured to him to wait a moment.

It was now approaching night, and the last sunset lazily shone on the girl's body, casting a layer of pale golden light all over her body.

In the gradually darkening dense forest, the figure of the other party looked particularly eye-catching.

...He was suddenly a little glad that he had a mask on his face.

Pretending to be calm and nodding to the other party, Kakashi withdrew his gaze and looked at the little yellow book in front of him. After a brief silence, he put away the soul mate book.

Reading this kind of book at this time...he felt it was a kind of blasphemy to the other party.

Not long after, as the faint smoke rose, a wisp of meaty aroma also drifted over.

The sky was darkening very quickly, and the forest was completely dark at this time. Only at the temporary campsite that Uchiha Itachi and Kabuto had arranged one after another, there was still a glimmer of light.

In the middle open space surrounded by several large trees, a bonfire illuminates the night in the forest, bringing light and warmth as well as a full sense of security.

"Here, come and try my craftsmanship. Since it's in the wild, don't be too picky, but if you have any objections, I'll gladly accept it. That's all."

While inviting them to sit down, Zhi gave them the roasted hare meat. However, even though the other party said so, under the reflection of the fire, the barbecue was full of color, flavor and flavor, making people want to eat it.

This was the first time Kakashi tasted the other party's craftsmanship, and the taste conquered his taste buds in an instant. Not long ago, he and Dai Shilin also sat together like this... Time passed, as if everything seemed to have returned to the beginning.

"Now it's only about one or two days away from the Iron Country. Although we haven't encountered any danger along the way, the closer we get to the end, the more we can't take it lightly, so I hope you can be more vigilant in the next few days."

Eating is eating, but Kakashi still explained some decent mission instructions faithfully.

Since he became a Genin at the age of five, he didn't know how many B-level missions he had completed to this day. Although on the surface, their mission this time was as smooth as it could be, and they didn't encounter any danger on the road, and they spent all their time on the road, but with his rich mission experience, this kind of seemingly calm mission is more likely to go wrong as it goes on.

Although they are only a few days away from the Iron Country, and they can even reach it in one or two days if they rush, the risks of many missions often appear at the last moment.

——These things are all valuable experiences summed up from his hundreds or thousands of missions.

"We are already here, will we still encounter danger?"

After a brief thought, he looked up at him and asked.

"We should reach our destination soon, right?"

"Danger? Don't think everything is going well in the front, the more dangerous it is in the back."

Shaking his head slightly, Kakashi looked up at him.

"How much do you know about the Iron Country?"

"... It seems to be a neutral country isolated from the ninja world."

After a moment of thought, Uchiha Itachi answered.

Because it was the first time to go on a long journey with Zhi, and it was also a B-level mission with a sharp increase in difficulty, so he did enough homework before setting off.

Among the surrounding countries bordering the Fire Country, the Iron Country is undoubtedly a very special one.

This country is close to the Land of Earth and the Land of Lightning, and is also adjacent to the Land of Fire, the Land of Taki, and the Land of Field. Because of its unique geographical location surrounded by the Three Wolf Mountains and covered with snow all year round, it seems to be isolated from the Ninja World, and therefore has its own unique culture and authority.

In various countries in the Ninja World, ninjas are the mainstream and an important part of protecting the country, but in the Land of Iron, there are no ninjas, but a group of fighting groups called "samurai".

According to the description in the book, these samurai usually wear silver layered armor and carry more than two swords, which can concentrate chakra on the swords. Their hard power is not worse than that of ordinary ninjas.

If the ninja culture is prosperous in these countries, then the Land of Iron is prosperous in a samurai culture.

The unique geographical location and strong fighting group have earned the Land of Iron a famous neutral country in the Ninja World.

"Very insightful answer. It seems you have done a lot of homework before."

Kakashi added a piece of firewood to the campfire in front of him and nodded.

"Unlike the Land of Fire, the Land of Iron has many mountains and is covered with snow all year round. If you are the one who covets the secret cargo, do you think you will choose to act in the Land of Fire with flat terrain, or in the Land of Iron with complex terrain?"

"...I understand."

After a moment of silence, Uchiha Itachi answered.

"It's a good thing to ask questions when you have them. At least it can help you avoid detours."

The corners of his mouth slightly raised under the mask, and Kakashi stood up from the campfire.

"Everyone, get ready. We will enter the Land of Iron tomorrow. I will keep watch today. You all have a good rest."

As a well-known neutral country, the business in the Land of Iron is still quite prosperous. After all, the land environment is not good, so it can only vigorously develop business. He has been there once or twice when he was on a mission before, so he naturally understands the harshness of the environment there better than anyone else.

But aside from this, in some ways, it can almost be called a pure land independent of the Ninja World.

——In the three Ninja World Wars, the Iron Country stayed out of all the wars. Under the influence of the extremely unique geographical environment, the war could not reach there at all.

In this regard, Kakashi was quite fond of the environment of the Iron Country, and even had the idea of ​​going to the Iron Country to retire after retirement.

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“No… Aren’t you all cold?”

Looking at the people in front of him who looked normal, Kakashi had a strange look on his face.

After a day of rushing, they had successfully stepped out of the border of the Fire Country and entered the territory of the Iron Country. Kakashi was still looking forward to the changes brought to everyone by the environment… After all, the Iron Country is really cold.

But what he didn’t expect was that in this freezing cold environment in the Iron Country, the three people in front of him not only didn’t want to add more clothes, but also seemed to be completely unaffected by environmental factors.

"Leng... Oh, I almost forgot."

As if she remembered something, she patted her head, came to his side, and then snapped her fingers in front of him.

"The effect of this life ninjutsu lasts for a whole day. I specially developed and designed it before. I forgot to tell you, Mr. Kakashi."

"......This is also a life ninjutsu? You developed it recently?"

Feeling the changes in the surrounding environment and looking at the innocent girl in front of him, Kakashi couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

He knew that the other party was developing life ninjutsu, but he regarded it as a waste of time, and even advised the other party with a very disappointed look.

But now, after personally experiencing the effect of this new life ninjutsu, he found that his past ideas seemed to be overturned.

"No, it has been developed for a while."

The girl blinked and spread her hands in front of her, with an innocent look.

"Originally, I was worried that the ninjutsu scroll engraved with this ninjutsu would not be competitive, but now I suddenly feel that the Iron Country may be a large market to be developed... What do you think, Mr. Kakashi?"

At the end, Zhi's eyes flashed with dazzling light, as if he saw thousands of silver taels waving at him.

Kakashi: "......"

"...Let's go, hurry up and get on the road."

After a short silence, Kakashi changed the subject.

"Since you have this ninjutsu, we don't need to spend more time on the road. We should try to reach the Iron Country before dark today."

The road to the Iron Country is difficult to travel because of the snowy fields and bad weather. In order to avoid unnecessary risks, he planned to camp once or twice on the road.

However, now that there is such a unique ninjutsu, they naturally don't need to spend too much time. Although it is a pity that they can't take this opportunity to train and test them, he has never been a person who believes in hard work.

Since there is a way to solve the problem quickly, there is no need to go a long way.

But just when Kakashi thought that this mission would end so uneventfully...an accident happened beyond his imagination.

When they passed through a canyon covered with snow, they encountered an inexplicable ambush. It seemed that they had predicted the road they were going to take in advance. The ambushers, who numbered in the double digits, ambushed collectively under the snow.

If he hadn't vaguely sensed something was wrong, they would have suffered unnecessary damage if they had walked into the trap set by the other party. But even so, they still fell into the encirclement of these people.

...At that time, the sky was covered with snow.

Looking at the ambushers around, Kakashi suddenly had an extremely ominous premonition in his heart.