Hokage: My destiny is me, I am Hokage

Mikado Yota also spoke at the right time: "Uncle Kota, do you want to eat some of the rice balls I have here?"

Mikado Yota had already taken out two rice balls from his backpack, and handed one to Kouta.

"Thank you, Ninja-sama, but no need."

Kouta looked at the rice ball handed to him with some longing eyes, but still refused.

Mikado Yota ignored Kouta's refusal, still put the rice ball in Kouta's arms, and said gently

"Uncle Xiaota, give it a try. I also want to ask about the situation outside the village."

After hearing Mikado Yota's request, Kouta picked up the steamed bun in his arms and started eating it.

As the two of them headed to the entrance of the village, Kouta introduced some of the things he knew outside the village.

Kouta introduced some things that happened near Xiaohuang Village. After all, the farthest road he had traveled in his life was the road to Konoha.

Through Kouta's words, Mikado Yota finally understood why Kouta was still like this when the land of the Land of Fire was so fertile.

All the cultivated land in Xiaohuang Village belongs to the nearby nobles, yes, it belongs to them!

As long as it is the harvest season, the nobles will send people to collect grain, leaving only enough food for the villagers in Xiaohuang Village. The remaining grain will be distributed to the villagers by the village chief, who will give priority to those who are hungry. The villagers who have the strength to work can leave the elderly and children to fend for themselves.

Moreover, once the villagers of Xiaohuang Village develop new wasteland, they will be seized by the nobles using various means, and many of their families will die.

As for the bandits who want to be eliminated this time, it is because the bandits have taken away more than half of the village's food reserves. If they don't take them back, most of the people in Xiaohuang Village will definitely starve to death next year.

Of course, most of this information was analyzed by Mikado Yota from Kouta's words.

As for the source of the money for the mission, Kouta did not say, but his expression was very heavy.

It would be okay if Xiao Huang Village was an exception, but if the entire Fire Country was like this, then this country and this world would be outrageously miserable.

Mikado Yota suppressed the anger in his heart and handed the rice ball in his hand to Kouta who had just finished eating.

At this time, the two of them also arrived at the entrance of the village, and Orochimaru and the other three had already arrived at the entrance of the village. They did not speak when they saw Yota Mikado and Kouta arriving.

Afterwards, under the guidance of Xiaotai, the group of people began to go to Xiaohuang Village.

"What's wrong with Yang Tai? If you have anything, you can talk to me and Liuli. We are the best partners."

Hinata China on the side looked at the silent Mikado Yota and asked with concern, and Uchiha Ruri on the other side also spoke.

"If you have anything to say, let's discuss it together. No matter what, we will face it together with you."

The cold tone was full of sincerity.

Mikado Yota casually glanced around, his face regained its previous calmness and said, "I understand."

The two people who understood what Yota Mikado meant also stopped asking and followed Teacher Orochimaru silently.

On the way, Mikado Yota found that the lives of the people around the village were still okay, but what appeared in front of Mikado Yota half a day after leaving the village was a picture of purgatory on earth.

It is normal for the common people to be sallow and thin, and sometimes there are cases of children being sold, and there are corpses lying on the ground randomly under the scorching sun.

Most of the richly dressed nobles were fat and indulged in pleasure.

Everyone's eyes were full of numbness, and the further Mikado Yota walked, the more aggrieved he felt. This kind of scene made Mikado Yota, who had memories of his previous life, feel deeply disgusted from the bottom of his heart.

This journey finally came to an end. Under the leadership of Orochimaru, the Mikado Yota team arrived at Xiaohuang Village two days later.

According to ninja speed, it can be reached in one day, but it only takes two days to take care of the four Kouta.

Under the leadership of Kouta, the four of them smelled a putrid smell as soon as they entered Xiaohuang Village. This putrid smell was familiar to the four ninjas.

Kouta who was leading the way also smelled this smell, frowned and walked to a house at the entrance of the village and shouted:

"Old man Ryosuke, what are you doing? Why does the house smell so bad?"

After shouting several times but no one answered, Orochimaru on the side spoke.

"No need to scream, this smell is the smell of corpses."

"Snapped"

Kouta pushed the door open, and what appeared in front of the five people was a small room. An old man was lying quietly on the straw, and the dried blood on the straw under his head could be vaguely seen.

After Mikado Yota saw this situation, he took a deep look and then turned and walked towards the village. Ruri and Qianna also followed.

Not long after, Kouta and Orochimaru-sensei also came over.

Afterwards, Kouta and the other three took the four of them to the village chief's home.

The village chief of Xiaohuang Village was also a man with gray hair and simple clothes. He looked very excited after seeing a few people. He quickly told the details of the mission and asked the people to eliminate the bandits as soon as possible.

Orochimaru said in his unique cold tone

"Since the village chief is so anxious, let's take a rest today and set out to exterminate the bandits tomorrow morning."

"Okay, the ninjas have worked hard. Let's go down and rest first. Kouta, go and prepare a few rooms for the ninjas to live in."

"Okay, some ninja masters follow me."

Just as he was about to step out of the door, Mikado Yota suddenly turned around and said, "Village chief, the old man in the house at the entrance of the village is dead. Please bury him."

"Okay, okay, I'll ask someone to bury it right now."

Although the village chief concealed it well, Mikado Yota still noticed the panic in the village chief's eyes when he mentioned the old man, but Mikado Yota did not point it out.

After following Kouta to an empty room, Kouta left.

When there was no one around, Orochimaru asked the three of them.

"What did you find after entering the village?"

"There was something wrong with the village chief. When Yang Tai asked him to bury the old man, the village chief looked very panicked."

Hyuga China analyzed

After Orochimaru heard Qianna's analysis, he said calmly

"There is something wrong, but this has nothing to do with us. Tonight, the three of you will go to investigate the bandits in Xiaohuang Mountain. If anything happens, you can decide for yourself. If you complete this mission alone, I will not take action."

"Tonight? I know Orochimaru-sensei."

Mikado Yota sat aside and spoke, but his face was so calm that it was scary.

It didn't take long for Kouta to bring four dinners, but the four of them didn't eat. Instead, they ate the food they brought with them. After all, it was more comfortable to eat their own food when the mission was away.

Darkness slowly fell, and the entire Xiaohuang Village began to become silent.

Until early in the morning, three figures came out of the village and ran quickly towards Xiaohuang Mountain.

Xiaohuang Mountain is actually not small. There are all kinds of huge trees on the mountain, and the roads are covered with weeds and shrubs.