Konoha Tatsuno

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The howling cold wind blew by, and the yellow sand in the sky enveloped the entire earth.

In the vast Gobi Desert, a small cluster of stone forest stands among them.

Under a huge stone pillar in the center of the stone forest, a small group of merchants were gathering on the leeward side to avoid the wind and sand.

There are a total of 13 people in this small group, all of whom are covered with thick linen clothes.

Beside the fire where a group of people were sitting, there were several pack horses carrying a lot of supplies on their backs.

This Gobi is located in the northern part of the Kingdom of Winds. The temperature difference between morning and evening in the Gobi is huge.

For this reason, people who have been walking in the Gobi for a long time usually have sufficient supplies.

In this team, the leader of the caravan is a rugged man in his 40s named Zuo Jin.

Zuo Jin has been doing business with his father since he was a child, and is very familiar with the trade routes in the north and south of the Kingdom of Wind.

Amidst the howling wind, a rustling sound of footsteps reached Zuo Jin's ears.

"Everyone pay attention!"

Hearing the footsteps, Zuo Jin immediately became alert and whispered a warning to the caravan members sitting around.

As soon as Zuo Jin finished speaking, the rest of the caravan immediately took action. They all pulled out their long knives from their waists, then followed Zuo Jin's line of sight and became alert.

In the Gobi desert area in the northern part of the Kingdom of Wind, there are often traces of desert bandit activities.

These desert bandits do all kinds of evil, and their main targets are business travelers like Zuo Jin and others.

The footsteps got closer and closer, and soon a figure walked to the back of the stone pillar where Zuo Jin and the others were.

Seeing a group of people sitting around behind the stone pillar, the person paused slightly, then continued to walk towards Zuo Jin and the others.

"Stop! Who are you?"

Seeing the approaching figure, Zuo Jin quickly shouted to stop.

In his many years of business experience, Zuo Jin has already seen countless people of all kinds. Even if there is only one person on the other side, he does not dare to look down upon him at all.

Hearing Zuo Jin's shout, the visitor finally stopped.

He stood more than ten meters away from Zuo Jin and the others, lifting the hood on his head.

Immediately, a young face came into Zuo Jin's sight.

This man was about 1 meters tall. Although his face had the look of being on the road for days, it could be seen that he was extremely young, only about sixteen or seventeen years old.

The person who came was none other than Long Ye, who had restored his original appearance.

Taking advantage of the short period of time left during the three-month vacation, Tatsuno was ready to take a walk around.

When leaving Tian Country, Tatsuno sealed the clone Jizo and took it away.

Jizo's body has been transplanted with Uchiha Hui's Mangekyō Sharingan. Tatsuno is not prepared to let him act alone outside until the problem of independent endurance of the clone is solved.

As for An Shitang, let those who don't understand the situation slowly investigate.

"Hello! Don't be nervous, everyone. I'm just a traveler passing by. I want to avoid the wind and sand here!"

Looking at Zuo Jin and others who looked nervous, Long Ye showed a warm smile on his face.

After leaving the Sound Ninja Village, Tatsuno himself rushed to the Kingdom of Wind without stopping.

This time, Long Ye planned to secretly visit the legendary Loulan ruins, aiming directly at the dragon veins underground in the ancient Loulan country.

When he first traveled through the world of Naruto, Tatsuno was originally a little skeptical about the contents of the theatrical version of the world of Naruto.

After all, when they first watched this theatrical version, many people thought it was challenging the audience's lower IQ limit.

However, in the world of Naruto, what can't happen?

While in ANBU Team [-], Tatsuno saw the relevant records in the ANBU files with his own eyes.

According to the records in the ANBU files, the deceased fourth generation Hokage Namikaze Minato once went to the ancient country of Loulan in the north of the Kingdom of Wind to perform a secret mission in the early stages of the Third Ninja War.

The main content of the mission was not recorded in detail in the file, but Tatsuno was certain that the mission was related to Dragon Veins.

Because since that mission, the ancient country of Loulan has become a ruin.

After leaving ANBU Team [-] and having the opportunity to go out, Tatsuno's first thought was to come and look for dragon veins.

Based on the memory of his previous life, Tatsuno knew that the dragon vein beneath the Loulan ruins was the lifeblood of the earth, representing endless chakra, and its energy was not inferior to the nine tailed beasts known to the ninja world.

If he could unblock the dragon vein from the seal of the Fourth Hokage Namikaze Minato and use it for his own use, the power Tatsuno could possess would immediately be comparable to that of a tailed beast.

Thinking about the combat effectiveness that Naruto with the Nine-Tails power bank can exert in the later stage, Tatsuno felt excited.

With this beautiful dream in mind, Long Ye embarked on a journey to find the Loulan ruins.

After more than a month of searching, Tatsuno finally set his target range in the northern part of the Kingdom of Wind.

"Little brother, at such a young age, you dare to venture into the northern Gobi alone?"

The vigilance on the faces of Zuo Jin and others still did not relax, and they expressed doubts about Long Ye's statement.

"Uncle, there is no need to doubt that my name is Tatsuno and I am a Konoha ninja."

Seeing this, Tatsuno took out the forehead protector engraved with the Konoha logo from his arms and gestured towards Zuo Jin.

"It turns out that Brother Tatsuno is a ninja from Konoha Village, disrespectful!"

Hearing this, Zuo Jin's eyes lit up and he said.

The signboard of Konoha Village is still very popular in the ninja world, especially for these small caravans.

"Uncle, that's ridiculous! I'm just a little chuunin."

In response, Tatsuno shrugged.

However, in order to avoid continued hostility from Zuo Jin and others, Tatsuno immediately began to form seals in front of them, and performed a C-level wind escape ninjutsu sideways.

Wind escape. Gale wind palm

In an instant, as Long Ye clapped his hands, a violent hurricane swung out.

boom!

The hurricane and wind and sand collided together, producing a strong rumbling sound.

Seeing Tatsuno performing ninjutsu, Zuo Jin and others relaxed.

Because in the ninja world, powerful ninjas also have their own self-esteem. Just judging from the power of Wind Release and Gale Palm used by Tatsuno, he cannot be a lowly desert thief.

Moreover, with Tatsuno's strength, if he really wanted to harm them, they would have no chance to escape.

Immediately, Zuo Jin put on a smiling face and welcomed Long Ye to the fire, chatting with each other.

"Uncle Zuo Jin, you said you have been doing business in the Kingdom of Wind for 30 years?"

After a conversation, after learning Zuo Jin's basic situation, Tatsuno asked.

"Not bad!"

Zuo Jin nodded with a hint of contentment on his face.

"That's great. Uncle Zuo Jin, do you know that there used to be a place called Loulan Ancient Country here?"

Hearing this, Long Ye couldn't help but look happy.

After the ancient Loulan Kingdom was destroyed, Queen Sara of Loulan survived with some of the survivors.

Tatsuno once used Yoshida Jin's power to secretly investigate, but did not find any clues.

On the one hand, this is because Yoshida Jin's power is limited, and on the other hand, it is also because the Loulan survivors who escaped all changed their identities and became anonymous.

Most of the entire northern part of the Kingdom of Wind is sparsely populated desert and Gobi. If you want to find the Loulan ruins in this area, it is really difficult without someone to lead the way.

Zuo Jin: "Of course I know, little brother Longye, you want to find the treasure of the ancient Loulan country, right?"

Long Ye looked puzzled: "The treasure of the ancient Loulan country?"

Zuo Jin: "It is said that there are a lot of treasures buried under the ruins of the ancient Loulan Kingdom. Many people have tried to find it, but after searching hard, they found nothing!"

Long Ye nodded in understanding: "I see, but Uncle Zuo Jin, you have misunderstood. I came here to look for the Loulan ruins not for the Loulan treasure.

I wonder, Uncle Zuo Jin, if you know the way? Can you take me to the Loulan ruins? "

Hearing Long Ye's request, Zuo Jin did not hesitate and immediately said boldly: "What's the difficulty? The Loulan ruins are only two or three hours away from here. Our caravan has to pass through that area anyway. Wait until the sand blows." I’ll take you there in the past.”

Long Ye was overjoyed when he heard this: "Thank you so much, Uncle Zuo Jin!"