Senior Brother of Konoha

The low tide starts in the early morning of the third day of winter, and the scene is extremely spectacular.

Dozens of whirlpools larger than the Island of Waves are distributed around the Island of Waves with some indescribable special rules. Trillions of pounds of seawater are drained from these whirlpools.

It was as if there were huge beasts under those whirlpools, opening their mouths to drink up all the seawater.

The water disappears quickly.

At the beginning of the morning, Naruto went to look at the cliff next to Wave Island. The sea was still several feet away from the top of the cliff.

After he rested for another three hours and the sky became slightly brighter, he looked again and saw that the sea was more than ten feet away from the top of the cliff.

I heard from Senior Sister Yuhihong that the sea water would not completely dry up until about 4:00 in the morning, so they were asked to go back and rest for a while, so as not to lose energy in the remaining few days.

Class 7 reunited with Class 8 who also went to explore the ruins. Because a certain senior in Class 7 was falling into a habitual lovelorn, they now obey the command of Senior Sister Yuhi Hong, the leader of Class 8.

Naruto was very obedient and went back to rest honestly.

But before he was about to turn around, he was stopped by a fussy guy.

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"Hey, weren't you the guy who snatched my cat in the pine forest that day? What happened to your face? Was it scratched by the cat?"

"What am I not doing? That's what I've been teaching you all day long."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Sister Kurenai, Hinata was wrong."

"Go and apologize to someone."

"Yes."

Naruto was embarrassed to accept the short ponytail version of Hinata's apology because he had injuries on his face and felt embarrassed to see people.

The wounds on his face were scratched by Ramen secretly with his claws when he fell asleep due to seasickness two days ago. They were not serious at all, just six very shallow scars. They healed quickly and he didn't even notice when he woke up.

The problem is, these six scars were caused by ramen. They healed but did not disappear. They remained on his face, three on the left and three on the right. They looked like six cat whiskers. They looked extremely ugly. .

After Naruto asked that Ramen had made the scar in retaliation for him, he punished Ramen severely. He recited the blood contract spell several times, which made Ramen scream in pain for a long time, until Kakashi protested loudly. That's the end.

Ramen made a promise that he would never dare to retaliate against Naruto again.

Naruto didn't really believe in the guarantee of ramen, but there was nothing he could do about it for the time being.

There's no way he could finish off the ramen first at this time.

In the end, he could only comfort himself. He was a man, and it didn't matter if he had a few more scars on his face. Just treat them as medals left when he dueled with the enemy.

Even though he thought so, he was still a little embarrassed to meet others, especially Hinata.

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At exactly 9 o'clock in the morning, four people from Class and four from Class gathered together and walked towards the east of Hainoshima along the steps that were only revealed when the sea receded.

They had to walk up the stairs for half an hour to reach the gate of the ruins of the Land of Waves.

Don't be slow. Every year, there are thousands of people and practitioners who go to explore the ruins of the Kingdom of Waves, and the time for the gate to open is extremely limited. If you go late and can't enter the gate, you have to wait for the next year.

You can't be too fast. The gate to the ruins of the Land of Waves may not be opened every year. If it is not opened, the seawater sucked into the maelstrom will quickly spurt out. If you go too far, you may not have time to escape and be drowned in the sea. .

There is no fixed rule for how fast or slow you should go, it all depends on personal experience.

Kakashi was originally the most experienced one, but now that he is in a bad state, he can only count on senior sister Yuhi Kurenai.

Having said that, Kakashi is not the only one who is in bad condition, the entire seventh team, three out of the four people are injured.

Sasuke's right tibia was injured not by Kakashi's kick, and he was limping when he walked, which weakened his cold temperament a lot.

There were injuries on Kakashi's face. Although the marks from the slap had faded, the bruises on his forehead caused by the rolling pin had not completely faded away. They were quite ugly against his fair skin.

As for Naruto, although the six "cat whiskers" on his face have little effect, the sequelae of seasickness have never been completely eliminated. He always looks listless, and his legs even feel weak when walking.

The only one who is in good health is Haruno Sakura, but judging from her unconscious appearance, it is obvious that she is not reliable.

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The sea water ebbs, but the marine plants growing on the bluestone steps will not leave with the sea water, and some unlucky small sea fish will occasionally appear on the steps.

Coupled with the various garbage left by those reckless Jianghu people, it brought a lot of trouble to the group's actions.

Fortunately, they have undergone hard training in Konoha Gate, and these troubles cannot be a problem for them.

Relatively speaking, they have to be more careful with the explorers who are traveling with them.

Konoha Gate is the largest sect in the Hokage Continent, and is also highly regarded by the Country of Fire. Every time it participates in wars with other countries, it has forged many grudges, both at the Jianghu level and at the imperial court level.

To put it simply, Konoha Gate has enemies all over the world.

Specifically speaking of today's situation, eight out of ten explorers who enter the ruins of the Land of Waves have a grudge against Konoha Gate.

The Konoha forehead protectors they wore on their heads would be the target of fire attacks from others at any time.

Of course, they are not without allies. The Kuang Samana practitioner not far behind them is their ally.

It's just not clear how reliable such an ally is.

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After marching forward for several more miles, everyone came to an arch bridge. Senior Sister Yuhihong waved the team to stop.

"This arch bridge is called Naihe Bridge, and it is also known as the Bridge of Death. It is the most dangerous place before entering the ruins of the Kingdom of Waves. Everyone must be careful."

Yuhi Hong said softly.

Everyone looked solemn, even Kakashi, who had been looking around, was no exception.

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Even a rookie like Naruto, who has never been outside Konoha Town, can see the danger here.

The arch bridge is about 100 feet long and 3 meters long, and 3 foot meters wide. It is paved with huge strips of bluestone. It has a single arch and spans one of the huge vortex siphons.

The arch bridge itself is extremely solid and has been subjected to whirlpool impacts every year for tens of thousands of years without any damage.

Therefore, the danger is not in the arch bridge, but in the attacks that may be encountered while traveling.

The bridge deck is bare, and there are no handholds such as guardrails on both sides. As long as someone pushes lightly, you will fall into the endless abyss under the bridge.

As for after falling, the result can be imagined.

Naruto glanced down quietly. It was pitch black and he couldn't see the end at a glance. He couldn't even hear the sound of sea water that should be there.

He estimated that it was at least a thousand feet deep below.

Now their problem is how to safely cross the Naihe Bridge, the bridge of death, when surrounded by powerful enemies.