Konoha's dog is happy

Within the borders of the Land of Fire.

The new Sakuragi Hanamichi hugged Xianglin and continued to run into the Fire Country, heading towards the town where the main body was going.

Xianglin still felt tired after a night of traveling, even if she was being held.

But when she saw that the boy who carried her all night long was just a shadow clone, she became a little uneasy.

What's going on with this guy?

He was just a shadow clone and he dared to run to Caoyin Village to save her.

The problem is, it actually succeeded.

Xianglin's thoughts were swirling in her heart, but her eyes kept staring at the young man holding her now.

Although Sakuragi is just a shadow clone, he has a normal mind and is a little embarrassed by Xianglin's big eyes.

"Don't stare at me like that, I'm just a shadow clone."

"As for our true form, he can't come to see you in person yet."

"But I didn't lie to you, he is really from the Uzumaki clan."

"And don't worry, our shadow clones don't need your healing power."

"The main body is the same as you, possessing a powerful Uzumaki clan constitution, so he doesn't need your healing ability."

Until Sakuragi explained this, Xiang Rin always thought that this person's purpose of saving him was the same as Kusakure Village.

"No need for my healing powers"

"Could it be that you saved me just because we are the same race?"

Although Sakuragi said this, Xianglin still couldn't believe it.

"Um"

Sakuragi nodded heavily and began to speak in a sad tone.

"After the fall of the Whirlpool Kingdom, those of us who escaped have all lived a homeless and anonymous life."

"I deeply understand the feeling of being dependent on others, being afraid, and being exploited anytime and anywhere."

"After all, my true body also leads a similar life."

"That's why he wants to save you, but he doesn't dare to come see you in person."

Although Sakuragi's words are both true and false, Saitama does live a cautious life.

Of course, it is definitely not as exaggerated as Sakuragi said.

After listening to Sakuragi's story, Xianglin finally understood something.

It turns out that the person who saved him was in such a miserable situation.

"Um"

Xianglin was silent for a long time, not knowing what to say.

"thank you"

Having gone through the same experience, she knew that words of comfort were of little use to them.

Seeing that Xianglin believed in him, Sakuragi began to talk about the next arrangements of the main body.

"Now I will take you to the nearest town to rest, and then I will take you to a town deeper in the Fire Country."

"It's close to Konoha, so you don't have to worry about the Grass Ninjas finding you."

"After settling down there, we shadow clones will go to you once every three months, and each time will last for half a month."

"We will not only bring you the money you need to live, but we will also teach you and make you stronger."

"This situation will probably last for three or four years."

"At that time, your foundation will almost be laid, and we will start teaching you some powerful moves."

"I just don't know about this arrangement. What do you think?"

"it is good"

Xianglin, who already trusted Sakuragi, simply replied happily.

On the way to the town.

After a night's rest and a quick bite to eat, Saitama and the other three set off again.

At noon, the three of them finally arrived at Rinsai Town, the westernmost town in the Fire Country.

Sakuragi and Xianglin had already had lunch here and took a room to rest.

Of course, the two of them would never sleep in the same bed.

Saitama and the others traveled for eight days. Although they rested every night, they spent most of their time in the wild.

They were already a little exhausted. After lunch, they quickly found a hotel to rest.

This hotel was found by Saitama, so it was naturally where Sakuragi and the others stayed.

Although Saitama will not meet Xianglin now, but being closer to her at this time may be able to protect her better.

After all, it has only been less than a day, and the grass ninjas will probably chase him to this town.

The two groups of people didn't lazily get up from the bed until dinner time.

After Sakuragi finished eating with Xianglin, he went to buy a hat.

The red hair of the two of them is too conspicuous. If the grass ninjas track down this, they will definitely be exposed.

Once exposed, even if they can escape, their subsequent whereabouts will definitely be traced by the Kusanagi.

On the other hand, Saitama and the three of them did not choose to go to eat directly at Saitama's suggestion.

They wandered around, and if they came across something delicious that they thought was good, they would go ahead and eat it.

A Yuan recorded everyone's feelings after eating.

The three of them would definitely not be polite about this kind of consumption of public funds.

In this way, Saitama and the three of them ate until they couldn't eat anymore, and then they went home satisfied.

However, Sakuragi had already taken Xianglin and rushed towards Konoha.

Walking at night is the best way to hide your traces.

night.

Saitama secretly went to the public toilet of the hotel while Iruka and Azono were asleep.

Inside and outside the toilet, he observed the movement around him again.

After confirming that there were no problems, he separated a shadow clone, and then the shadow clone turned into Luffy's appearance.

His clothes are still the same as in One Piece, and the indispensable iconic straw hat is also there.

Luffy didn't leave the toilet until an hour after Saitama returned to the room.

Then he took advantage of the night and escaped into the darkness.

Luffy rushed to the chaotic place Ninji Town at the junction of the three countries of Fire, Grass and Taki overnight.

Therefore, this was a no-nonsense zone, with no walls or guards, so Luffy entered easily.

It was almost dawn, and Luffy found a noodle shop that had a morning stall at the entrance of the town.

He sat there drinking morning tea while observing the ninjas coming in and out of the entrance from time to time.

However, because it was still relatively early, he didn't see many people coming in or out.

But he wasn't in a hurry, he had plenty of time anyway.

Besides, his mission here is also very simple.

Just eating, drinking and wandering around to see if I could overhear some news about the Nanao and its Jinchuuriki.

Two weeks later.

Luffy spent all his money and didn't hear anything related to Nanao.

Looking at this situation, the country of Taki must have hidden the Seven-Tails Jinchuuriki very well.

Although Luffy didn't overhear any news related to Nanao, he overheard news that he might be involved with the Akatsuki organization.

Through people's conversations, Luffy learned that Kakuzu often haunts this chaotic area.

But according to the ninjas here, they haven't seen Kakuzu for a long time.

You know, for a ruthless character like Kakuzu, once many ninjas know that he is coming here, most of them will hide.

Therefore, the disappearance of Kakuzu caused a lot of discussion among the ninjas here.

Based on this news, Luffy speculates that Kakuzu may have joined the Akatsuki organization and has been for some time.

With this news, Luffy found a deserted place to release his shadow clone.

The purpose of his trip was just to try to find out the news, and he had no intention of going to the country of Taki.

Besides, in this place where fish and dragons are mixed, there is no news about Nanao.

Then it would be even more difficult for him, a stranger who had never been to the country of Taki, to find out anything within its borders.

And Saitama doesn't plan to let Luffy stand on the bright side so soon.

He will wait until three years later, after the Uchiha genocide incident has settled, before he starts using Luffy's shadow clone to plan other tailed beasts.

Now, he plans to use a large number of shadow clones to spread the legend of One Piece in the ninja world.

When the time comes, he can help Luffy create a shadow clone and create a reasonable reason for his appearance.

Another two weeks later.

"We finally arrived at the City of Fire. After investigating this place, we can return to Konoha."

Standing in front of the capital city, Iruka was extremely excited.

For more than a month, the three of them not only went to Linxi Town in the west.

After that, we also went to the northernmost town, Hoiju Town, at the junction of the Country of Fire and the Country of Fields, which is also near the country where Orochimaru established the Otogakure Village.

After that, we went to Mokai Town, the easternmost town across the sea from the Country of Waves, which is the town connected to the Country of Waves by the Naruto Bridge.

Finally, they went to the capital.

Fire Capital, the capital of the Fire Nation, was established along with its country for hundreds of years.

Even Konoha today cannot compare to this prosperous city.

The City of Fire is located in the center of the Land of Fire, not far to the west is Konoha.

When Hashirama founded Konoha Village, he didn't just look at the fertile land and beautiful environment of that area.

More importantly, it also plays a role in protecting the capital.

On the ninja continent, the countries that are fighting the most fiercely with the Fire Country are the Earth Country and the Wind Country.

These two countries are just to the west of the Fire Country, one is in the northwest and the other is in the southwest.

In this case, Hashirama wanted to build the military base of Konoha to the west of the capital, which naturally made the Fire Country Daimyo very happy.

After Hashirama and Madara integrated all the ninja families in the Fire Country, they established a one-country-one-village system and easily gained the consent of the Fire Country's daimyo.

In the past few decades, with Konoha Village blocking the way, the Fire City has not been affected by the war for many years.

It is precisely because of the peace and stability in these decades that this big city has developed extremely rapidly.

Even if there is no strong military force guarding this big city, it still attracts countless merchants.

One can imagine how prosperous it is.