[Hokage] Naruko Haze

To the west after leaving the country of fire is the country of Sichuan.As the country's name suggests, there are many mountains in the territory, which are endless, and you often see another mountain after turning over one mountain.The people here live close to the mountains, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, the folk customs are closed, and they seldom communicate with the outside world.The several major traffic arteries were built by the mountain people at the expense of huge sums of money for the convenience of communication between the two countries.

Although the road has been built, it is just a few narrow plank roads winding along the mountains.Naruko grabbed the protruding stones on the cliff and walked carefully on the plank road more than two feet wide.The cliff is so deep that you can only hear the sound of rushing water and feel the cool air from below.Looking up, the sloping stone wall is covered with moss, piercing the blue clouds.

Naruko said with emotion that plank roads can be built in this kind of place, and the mountain people in the country of Chuan are really amazing!

No ninjutsu, with experience and perseverance, open up a path.

After Tsunade came to power, the two countries of Fire and Wind were rebuilt and had frequent exchanges. Along the way, Naruko met many caravans traveling between the two countries of Fire and Wind. They carried goods on their backs and walked on the plank road with ease.On the dangerous road that does not allow two people to pass, they screamed in the distance, signaling to the opposite side, if there is no response, go, and if there is a response, wait.

Going further to the west of the Kingdom of Sichuan, the vegetation gradually decreases and the terrain becomes flatter, and you reach the Kingdom of Wind.

"Please show your identification and entry permit."

There was a long queue at the checkpoint in the Kingdom of the Wind, and the border inspectors wearing white turbans checked and let them pass one by one.

I'm a shadow clone exploring everywhere, where do I get these documents.Naruko squatted under a tree not far away in frustration.Ninja villages in various countries are guarding against spies from other countries stealing ninjutsu, and the management of entry is very strict, but it does not matter when exiting the country.Naruko didn't think too much about it when he sent out the shadow clone excitedly.

Hey, I still want to go to the Land of Winds to see Gaara, but it's really too easy to think, now I have to go back the same way...

"Little Ninja, do you need a certificate?"

Naruko looked up, and a short, fat man came out from behind the tree with a flattering smile. He flicked his sleeves, revealing a small notebook, which he shook quickly in front of Naruko's eyes, and then put it back.

"Freedom to enter and exit the two countries! Now you can enjoy a [-]% discount if you apply for it. The currency of the two countries is acceptable, and the physical objects are also welcome! And you can get one free, and you will get a sea country entry permit!"

Sounds great!Naruko nodded again and again, and asked, "I don't have any money, what can I exchange in kind?"

The chunky man looked at her Konoha forehead, smiled and said: "It's easy for you Konoha ninjas! There are mushrooms like this growing on the cliff peak not far from here, you can pick one Change it."

After finishing speaking, he took out a blueprint and handed it over. Naruko opened it and took a look: "What a strange mushroom! Just wait!"

The cliff peak is very steep, and Naruko condenses chakra in his hands and climbs all the way.There are many poisonous snakes entrenched here, but she is a shadow clone now, the venom is useless at all, and a small bite is not painful or itchy.

It didn't take much chakra, Naruko picked one and brought it back to the checkpoint.The short and fat man's eyes narrowed into a line with a smile, and he held the mushroom as if he had found a treasure, and put it in a small box with great care. Then he took out three certificates, asked for the name, filled in the words "Uzumaki Naruko" and handed it to her.

Naruko took it and took a closer look. They were the identity certificates of the country of fire, and the entry permits of the country of wind and the country of the sea, both of which had red stamps.But she still has some doubts: "You didn't lie to me, did you?"

"Don't worry! I'll just stand here and watch you enter the country! If you can't get in, I'll return the things to you, and you can just beat me up as you like, how about that?" the short and fat man assured, patting his chest.

It really passed smoothly, Naruko let out a breath.Kingdom of the Winds, here I come!

and many more……

Looking at the vast desert in front of him, Naruko found a problem.

Sand Hidden Village, where is it?

Most of the land in the Kingdom of Wind is desert, that is to say, there is no ground reference object, and the orientation can only be judged by the position of the sun in different seasons.

Konoha Village...has any related courses been offered?Naruko tried hard to recall for a while, but finally gave up.

The camel bells of the passing caravan jingled, Naruko thought for a while, then followed, recommending himself as the escort.The leader of the caravan was too entangled by her, so he reluctantly agreed.

Naruko ran before and after, brushing camels, tying up luggage, pitching tents, and clearing the sand in the cargo. She never refused to ask her for help, and she didn't need any payment, and she didn't need to rest, drink water or eat dry food.Naruko, who is easier to use than a camel, gradually won a lot of favor from the caravan.They taught Naruko how to survive in the desert and gave her a detailed map of the Land of the Winds.

During the day, the sand is scorched by the sun, and the water evaporates quickly, making the air turbid.The caravan hid in the shadow of the sand dunes, accumulating energy, Naruko sat on the sand dunes, the sun was bright and white, the heat could almost make Chakra boil.

At night, the caravan set off, with tinkling camel bells echoing in the ears, and the boundless desert all around undulated all the way, meeting the star-studded sky.

The footprints behind him were quickly swallowed by the wind.

I don't know where I come, I don't know where I go.

We can only step on the footsteps of our predecessors step by step and walk towards the unknown.

After a few days of nothing, the people in the caravan began to look happy. They were not far from the nearest oasis, Yiwu, and soon both the people and the camels could rest.

No one predicted the coming disaster.

From the west, there was a black line at first, and then it gradually advanced, rushing towards it like a tide.

It's the wind and sand wall!A harbinger of a sandstorm!

The caravan panicked and hurriedly pulled up the camels to form a ball and hid behind the lying camels.Naruko gave up his position and stood beside the camel, holding on to the rein tightly.

The wind is getting stronger and stronger, rolling up countless sand and gravel, covering the sky and the sun, and the sky is getting darker and darker.When the wind and sand wall came, the entire caravan seemed to be swallowed by an unknown monster, and fell into a heavy and suffocating noise and darkness.

Fortunately, I am now a shadow clone, Naruko thought sincerely, without breathing, without closing eyes, to face the power and strangeness of the desert.

It was bright and dark in front of my eyes, and I could vaguely see the dense yellow-brown sand rolling up and down, roaring and rushing into the distance.The black wind blowing head-on carried a large amount of sand and gravel and hit the face and body, roaring sharply, swallowing up all sense of direction.

The existence of the individual seems to be crushed by the sand, settle down, and gradually fall into a state of ecstasy.

Intense movement and pure stillness.

Chakra begins to resonate with the forces of nature, flowing slowly.

An hour later, the wind finally subsided.The caravan quickly pulled up the camels and counted the people and goods.Some cargo was blown away and one camel was blinded, but fortunately no one was injured.

Naruko felt something was wrong, her own chakra had not decreased in such a sandstorm, and there were some subtle changes.

There is a very comfortable and stable chakra.what is it?

"If there were more..." Naruko murmured.

"Girl, are you scared stupid? What are you talking about! A little more and we will die, let's go!" The leader of the caravan pulled Naruko who was in a daze. She recovered and hurriedly followed the team.

Yiwu Oasis is crescent-shaped, where underground rivers gushes out, and the only sweet spring nearby for hundreds of miles is also the first resting place for caravans arriving in the Land of Winds.

Naruko was walking around the street with great interest. The stalls here basically sold food and equipment necessary for survival in the desert. Occasionally, there were also gadgets for sale, such as strange animal fossils, large and small animal skulls, and local rare Dried flowers at first sight.

Passing by a stall selling white thorns, there are bunches of red fruits, very beautiful.

Naruko's heart moved, and he looked back unconsciously, just in time a person on the opposite side also turned his head, staring at each other, both of them were stunned.

"Naruko?"

"I love Luo?"

Naruko's heart was pounding, she didn't know what to say, she just smiled.

Gaara also smiled, looked at her quietly, and asked, "Did you come to see me?"

Naruko nodded, feeling that the other party's smile was a little brighter.

"Thank you."

"There's no need to thank you for that."

Naruko still has a lot to say.Such as my own practice, such as the scenery of the country of Sichuan, such as the experience of sandstorms, and so on.

But for some reason, there was a very strange feeling in her heart, which made her unable to say anything, just looked at the other party and smiled.

"Gara, what are you doing... Naruko? Why are you here?" Kankuro asked in surprise, "Do you have a mission?"

Temari came out from behind Kankuro, gave him a sideways glance, and then smiled and said to Naruko, "Welcome to the Land of the Wind."

Naruko also nodded in greeting.

"She's here to look for me." Gaara said lightly, reaching out to Naruko, "Welcome."

Naruko couldn't help reaching out his hand, and took it.

So hot, she thought, just like me.

After a while, Gaara let go of his hand and said, "Let's find a place to sit."

Naruko agreed and walked to him.Kankuro was about to follow, but Temari grabbed him and pulled him away.

The two walked into a teahouse and chose a secluded seat to sit down.The tea here is brewed with the stems and leaves of a local plant. It is said that the taste is bitter and slightly sweet, which is very thirst-quenching and is the favorite of travelers.

"you……"

"I……"

After drinking a few sips of tea, the two of them spoke at the same time, both froze, and then laughed again.

"You go ahead." Gaara said.

"Well, good. I can only come in the form of a shadow clone, I hope you don't mind..." Naruko was a little frustrated when he remembered what Grandpa Bandage said.

"I don't mind." I love Rome to answer, seeing that Naruko is still a little depressed, and then said: "You have spent a lot of effort to come here. Based on this, it is impossible for me to mind."

"Yeah!" Naruko proudly took out the three documents that the short and fat man gave her, "I couldn't enter the country at first, but I got this, so I came in!"

Gaara took it, looked at it carefully, hesitated, and said: "Naruko, although the imitation is very similar, except for the entry permit of the country of the sea, the other two are fake."

"What!" Naruko jumped up, "Then I am an illegal immigrant!"

Someone looked over, and Naruko sat down honestly, and asked in a low voice: "Gara, why didn't the border check find out? I entered the country privately as a Konoha ninja, will it cause disputes? What if..."

"Both of these books have a little illusion applied." Gaara raised his index and middle fingers, and shouted, "Excuse me!"

Now even Naruko could see that the red badge on it was privately carved, and she felt even more embarrassed.

"Don't worry, Naruko, I'll get you an entry permit." Gaara smiled and said, "Besides, I've already said that there's no problem with you coming, and there won't be any disputes."

"Thank you...you are really capable! The village trusts you." Naruko said.

"Trust... I don't know what they think, I will only let them act of trust." Gaara replied, took a sip of the teacup, "Let's not talk about me, let's talk about you, I want to know about you."

"I want to know about you too."

Naruko blurted out, smiled embarrassedly after speaking, and explained: "You see, I came all the way to see you, not to show off myself by nagging."

Gaara was startled, put down the cup, and said softly, "I...I have nothing special to say...do you want to hear what I have to say?"

"You can say whatever you want!" Naruko laughed, "Then let me tell you first and give you a demonstration!"

Naruko talked about the bandaged grandfather he saw in the cemetery. Gaara guessed that the other party must be a high-ranking Konoha, or a veteran who is familiar with Konoha's high-level.

Naruko talked about Tianshui town, and Gaara said that the land of the wind is short of food, more than half of which must be imported, and the needs of Sand Hidden Village must also be met first.

Naruko described the scenery of the country of Chuan, and Gaara also expressed emotion, saying that every time he passed through the country of Chuan, he wanted to stop and take a closer look. Stay no longer than one day.

Naruko also talked about the sandstorm she encountered, and Gaara listened very intently, saying that every time he encountered a sandstorm, he would wrap himself in sand, and he had never seen the scenery of a sandstorm.

The tea was refilled cup after cup.

It will be dark soon.The two of them walked out the door with still unfinished feelings, feeling the slightly cool night breeze.

"Naruko, come with me." Gaara said suddenly, holding Naruko's hand, "Hurry up, or you won't be able to catch up."

It is rare to see I love Luoliu in a hurry, so Naruko let him take him and jumped all the way to the roof of the tallest building in Yiwu.

That is……

Desert sunset.

A round of golden sun quietly suspended in the sky, brilliant but not dazzling, burning hazy misty white clouds.On the vast desert, the rolling sand dunes have clear shadows, presenting a three-dimensional sense of time and space.As the setting sun sank into the end of the desert little by little, the sky gradually darkened, leaving only the unburned floating clouds, shining the last ray of light.

Naruko turned her head to look at Gaara, her red hair glowed softly, and the blood-red word "Love" became warm.

Gaara also looked at her, the girl's eyes reflected the afterglow of the west, extraordinarily bright.

"It's so beautiful..." Naruko sat down, shaking her feet slightly, "I'm a shadow clone, I don't sleep at night, what about you?"

"Because of watching the crane, I rarely sleep at night." Gaara sat down beside her.

The stars all over the sky, twinkle and twinkle.

"Then we've got one night! Now, it's your turn to talk."

"Yes." Gaara looked up at the stars with a rare relaxed smile on his face.

It's been a long night.