I teach kendo in the ninja world

The country of grass.

As a transportation artery between the Land of Fire and the Land of Earth, it has inevitably become the frontline battlefield now that Konoha and Iwagakure have started a war.

This is the tragedy shared by small countries.

However, the leader of the Country of Grass still has some ideas.

He is not like Hanzo of Yuyin Village who wants to develop Kusanagi into the "Sixth Great". Instead, he wants to please the Five Greats to get their promise never to invade.

The way he thought of was to help the five major ninja villages detain and guard some extremely dangerous prisoners who were controversial internationally.

Take a simple example.

For example, if a ninja from the Fire Country commits a crime in the Thunder Country, and the Thunder Country wants to imprison him, the Fire Country will certainly not agree. Who knows whether you want to imprison him or dissect him?

There are always a lot of secrets in the minds of ninjas.

But the Country of Fire wants to extradite him back to the country for punishment, and the Country of Thunder cannot believe it. Who knows whether you will really punish him?

But it would be unrealistic for Fire and Thunder to fight just for such a person.

As a result, a neutral third-party prison came into being.

When people are imprisoned here, they don't have to worry about being dissected or being punished. Everyone is happy.

The reason why the Country of Grass chose this path also has its own advantages.

Small but complete.Although Caoyin Village is weak, it also has its own unique secret ninjutsu - [Fire Release·Tianlao].

This is a special ninjutsu based on the burning properties of fire escape. The flames it generates are fueled by chakra in the human body, but they are not as difficult to control as Amaterasu Black Fire.

People who have been subjected to this ninjutsu will have a fire seed inserted into their bodies. As long as they extract chakra, they will suffer the pain of being burned by the flames. The more they extract, the more severe the burning will be.

Moreover, once this kind of flame seed is too far away from the caster, it will spontaneously burn until the subject is completely burned out.

Combining torture, sealing, and siege, it can be said to be a necessary skill for the warden.

In this way, Kusagakure Village can be said to have single-handedly resolved conflicts between the various countries in the ninja world again and again, and has made great contributions.

But even if they have reached this point, when the wave of the Ninja World War hits, when Iwagakure Village and Konoha Village are determined to start a war in their country, they can only watch helplessly and dare not There was no resistance at all.

Under this wave of war sweeping across the entire ninja world, even a small wave would be an unbearable burden for the people of the Land of Grass.

Although the ninjas of Iwagakure and Konoha would not specifically kill the civilians of the Land of Grass, they would not intentionally avoid them in many cases.

To them, these people are just like the flowers, grass, soil and rocks on the roadside. If they are affected, they will be affected, and they are considered unlucky.

Therefore, in this case, the people of the Country of Grass are in great misfortune.

And the ninjas in Kusakuin Village didn't fare much better either.

As local snakes, they had no intention or ability to maintain the security of their country when the two powerful dragons, Iwagakure and Konoha, crossed the river.The only thing they can do is to shrink their power, try to reduce their sense of existence, and pretend that they do not exist.

It's a pity that they want to be a coward in their hearts, but reality does not allow it.

Ninjas are not farmers. As long as they stay on one-third of an acre of their own land and are self-sufficient, at least they won't starve to death.

They are mercenaries.

If you don't accept the mission, you won't have money. Without money, you won't be able to survive.

As for the savings from the past...

Perhaps jounin-level ninjas can hold on for a while longer. After all, they have done many tasks, earned more money, and have a somewhat stronger family background.

But low-level ninjas are in trouble.

Their meager savings can temporarily sustain them for a week or a month, but if they just sit back and have nothing, what will they do next?

As for the Great Ninja War, which one could be fought within a month?

It can take as little as one or two years and as many as three to five years. This is the normal state of war.

Therefore, despite their fear and reluctance, a large number of grass ninjas still had to run around in order to survive.

However, these overlords of the Country of Grass in the past can only act like grasshoppers now, they can only avoid the people of Konoha and Iwagakure, and they have to run away at the slightest sign of trouble.

Even so, the casualties among the grass ninjas during this period were almost more than they had been in the past year.

The hospital in Caoyin Village was overcrowded, and many people with less serious injuries, meaning they had not lost the ability to move, were turned away.

Long Lan is one of them.

As a Chuunin of Kusagakure Village, during the execution of his mission, he unfortunately stumbled into a ruins of the battlefield between Konoha and Iwagakure ninjas.

As a result, one of the mechanisms was accidentally triggered, and several shurikens that suddenly appeared made long bloody cuts, and he almost died.

Fortunately, it was just an abandoned battlefield. The ninjas from both sides had already left, leaving only the only mechanism that had not been dismantled.

After he struggled back, the medical ninja just threw him a roll of gauze and asked him to wrap it around himself.

Not to mention using medical ninjutsu to treat injuries, even the smell of herbs could not be smelled.

Just like that, because his previous mission failed, he had to continue the mission with the new team.

As for the original teammates?

Of course he has been killed by the trap!

……

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Cao Rong Village.

After taking a long detour, Long Lan and the others finally arrived at their destination.

The client of the task is the village chief here, an old man in his 60s or [-]s with a slightly stooped figure.

And Long Lan's mission is to escort the village chief's family safely to Caoyin Village.

This is also the type of mission that Kusagakure's ninjas have performed most frequently during this period of time.

Because on the intertwined battle lines between Iwagakure and Konoha, there are countless small villages in the Land of Grass. From time to time, boulders, flames, and water flows will come inexplicably.

To ninjas, these attacks can only be regarded as stray bullets. If they fall on the heads of these civilians, their power is no less than [Heavenly Blocking Earthquake], [Great Fire Extinguishing], [Big Explosive Water Wave], etc.

Anyway, it's a dead word when you encounter it.

Therefore, many people want to go to Cao Yin Village for a while.

Of course, there are only a few people who can afford to pay for ninja escorts like this village chief. Most people can only go on their own, and their endings will probably not be good.

After all, even ordinary bandits are no different from ninjas in terms of threats to them.

At a glance, Long Lan saw that there were six people in the village chief's family.

In addition to the old village chief, there was also a middle-aged couple, probably his son and daughter-in-law. The daughter-in-law was holding a little baby in her arms.In addition, there is a pair of young men and women.

The man looks somewhat similar to the old village chief, probably his youngest son, but the woman's appearance is quite beautiful, especially the bright red hair, which is unforgettable.

After a few brief introductions to each other, the group of nine people set out on the road.

The three of them, Long Lan, are all Chuunin of Kusakure Village, and they were all temporarily reorganized after the original team was completely wiped out, so in terms of cooperation in all aspects, they are not really suitable.

For example, all three of them lacked in investigative abilities.

The most important thing when walking in the war-torn Land of Grass is the ability to avoid danger.

If you accidentally enter the battlefield between Iwagakure and Konoha ninjas, even if the leader of Kusugakure comes in person, you may not be able to escape unscathed.

Therefore, not surprisingly, nine people once again entered the battlefield.

What is even more unfortunate is that this time the battlefield was not empty.

"Tu Dun · Earth Flowing River!"

A loud shout rang out in the distance, the ground beneath the feet of several people trembled slightly, and a "rumbling" noise was heard in the distance.

I saw a mudslide in the front left, carrying a large amount of earthwork and gravel, rushing straight towards the direction of the few of them with the momentum of thousands of horses galloping!

Wherever it passed, trees were broken and the ground surged, its momentum was fierce and unstoppable.

"Oops!"

Long Lan and the other three were shocked.

Then he quickly led the village chief and others to flee. Long Lan had quick eyes and quick hands. He grabbed the withered and thin village chief. With his other hand, he picked up the red-haired young woman and headed towards the opposite side of the mudslide. Fleeing in the direction.

Fortunately, they had just stepped into it and were on the edge of the Tuliu River, so they withdrew without being affected too much.

But even so, perhaps because Long Lan spent more time taking care of the red-haired woman when he was escaping, the old village chief's foot was broken when he was holding it under his arm.

And because they were running in such a panic, the three of them also lost contact with the other six people.

However, Long Lan did not panic, because he could see clearly that the money was in the hands of the old village chief, so this time, he could be said to have grasped the money with one hand and the dream with the other.

Because of the old village chief's injury, the three of them came to a cave to rest temporarily and prepare to check him out.

After some inspection, they found that the old village chief's foot was seriously injured.

It must have been that he accidentally hit a sharp rock on the ground while being carried away. There was a bloody gash on his ankle, and even his hamstrings were somewhat damaged.

In a word, it means that I can no longer walk independently.

And perhaps because of his old age, such a large amount of bleeding has made him look pale and his breath is a little weak.

And as if he felt that he was about to die, the old village chief called the red-haired woman to him, took her hand, and said slowly: "Kana, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on for much longer, old man. The only thing I can't let go of is Qing." Phosphorus. I believe you can also see what my little son is thinking. I hope you can support him all the way."

Chana held the hand of the old man who kindly took her in, her eyes were filled with tears, and she was fighting between nature and man in her heart.

The old man's injury is not a problem for her, and she has enough confidence in her natural abilities.

However, this woman, who had already experienced the pain of subjugating her country and genocide at a young age, knew very well what it would mean if her abilities were exposed.

I still remember my mother’s last words:

Stay anonymous, don't reveal your abilities, don't go to Konoha.

She was very young at that time and didn't understand the meaning, so she just followed the instructions, so she had a fairly stable life for so many years.

but……

The weak and helpless look of the old man lying on the ground gradually overlapped with her mother's face in her eyes.

Although their genders were different and their looks were very different, after her mother's death, the old village chief who took her in was the only person who was willing to be sincerely nice to her, even if half of the reason was because of his little son.

After finally finding the feeling of family affection again, Chana didn't want the old man to die in front of her eyes like this.

When her mother died, she was too young and had no choice but now...

Chanai's eyes were fixed, but she finally disobeyed her mother's instructions and chose to stretch her fair and smooth arms in front of the old village chief.

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ps: There is one more chapter to come later.