Chapter 428: The Land of Ghosts
This task was not difficult for Ino, so she just took it on.
"Okay, I'll watch him."
Ino wants to go, and Naruto wants to go too. It would be too abrupt for just two of them to go, so they need two assistants.
Sakura and Sasuke came into view. It happened that Team 7 had not carried out a mission together for a long time. Both Minato and Kakashi felt that the bond between them should be deepened. Jiraiya readily approved and let Team 7 team up again.
The Iwagakure Village is very resilient. They built a strong camp and fought a stupid battle for half a year. They have no intention of withdrawing their troops for rest. Kakashi and Might Guy are still holding the western front.
Ino became the temporary leader of Team 7, and took two Chunins and one Genin to the Land of Demons to carry out the mission.
Naruto hadn't left the village to carry out a mission for a long time, and he was extremely excited. Before leaving, he even changed into the new clothes that Jiraiya gave him.
It turns out that orange jacket with a white collar, blue shoulders and a pen hanging on the shoulder has officially been retired.
The new skin is still a sportswear with orange as the main color, but this time the shoulders, collar and cuffs are all black.
Naruto stopped drinking expired milk every day and his nutrition was adequate. His height soared from 1.47 meters to 1.66 meters.
If he doesn't say anything, he does look a lot more stable than he was two years ago.
Sasuke's outfit was similar to before, still a black one-piece combat suit with a white bandage wrapped around his right leg. He had fought on the Western Front for half a year, killed many Iwagakure ninjas, and experienced the trials of blood and fire, so he looked quite capable.
Sakura's figure has become smaller than before, and a slight curve can be seen from the side. Her clothes are a bit like Karin's style, with the zipper of her top not zipped up to the bottom, revealing her belly button and a small piece of skin around it.
When Sasuke closed his eyes to rest, she stretched her waist and body in an exaggerated manner.
"You're so flirty." Ino rolled her eyes at her.
Sakura clenched her fists in anger, but thinking that she couldn't beat her, she didn't dare say a word.
"Hehehe, Chunin Haruno Sakura, you must obey orders when performing a mission." She looked at Sakura with a smile. She felt very happy because of the other person's look that was obviously angry but couldn't be angry.
Neither Naruto nor Sasuke said anything, only Sakura was angry. The angrier she was, the more Ino wanted to tease her.
After receiving the official mission documents, Ino took a look at the new mission description, which was similar to the previous information. The priestess of the Demon Country discovered that there were some strange ninjas in the country who were spying on the seal information. She was worried about the safety of the sealed place, so she commissioned the five major ninja villages to help investigate and find the mastermind behind the scenes.
"The Land of Demons?" Naruto was not afraid of anything except ghosts. When he heard the name, his face turned pale and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.
Sasuke muttered "the last one" with disdain.
The witch from the land of demons?
Ino thought about it and seemed to have some memory. It should be a relatively big event in Naruto. Now that they are just doing some investigative work, it means that things are still in the early stages.
This country is located at the westernmost side of the entire continent. Further west is a civilized desert, a real ghost land with no human habitation. It is said that the land there is extremely barren and is a 100% forbidden zone for life.
Ino didn't have any extra thoughts about this. Let's just call it the Land of Demons.
"What is the level of this mission?" Sakura asked.
Ino said about the village's decision: "This mission is definitely not easy. The undercurrent in the ninja world is surging. Everyone must be careful. The mission is temporarily positioned as A-level. Depending on the situation, it may be upgraded to S-level at any time."
As soon as he heard that they were A-level and S-level missions, Naruto immediately threw away his fear of ghosts. He seemed to think that the more high-level missions he completed, the closer he would be to the position of Hokage.
"Go back and pack your things, and gather at the village entrance in thirty minutes." Ino gave the official order, and the three students from Class 7 responded in unison.
They left the Land of Fire that night and took the southern route into the Land of Rivers, followed by their allies the Land of Wind, the Land of Birds and the Land of Bears. Three days later they arrived at the Land of Mist in the far west. It is said that this is a country where you can see beautiful sunsets in the evening. After passing through this country, you will reach the Land of Demons.
Ino used the excuse that the Rain Country was closed to the outside world and deliberately avoided the territory occupied by the gay group and took a detour.
Leaving the rich territory of the Fire Nation, the further west you go, the more remote the place becomes. It is sparsely populated, with thin vegetation and extremely harsh living conditions.
There were so many bandits and robbers on the road, and local government officials were in collusion with them. It was often difficult to tell whether they were officials or bandits.
The Kingdom of Mist not only has beautiful sunsets, but also endless bandits.
Ino's worldview is very mature. There is nothing to think about. If you don't provoke me, I will pretend I don't know. If you dare to provoke me, I will kill you.
Leaving the rich Land of Fire and heading west, the civilians were simply living in hell. Seeing this cruel scene, Naruto and Sakura, who had rarely left the village, seemed quite confused.
Sakura rescued an old man who was nearly eaten by a tiger. They rested for a night and the next day found that the old man had gone to the mountains again.
"Why did that old man go to the mountains? Isn't he afraid of death? I see there are farmlands at the foot of the mountain." Sakura really couldn't figure it out and couldn't help but ask.
Sasuke was not interested in this, but Naruto listened with a puzzled look on his face. In order to complete their worldview, Ino explained a few words.
"Broad Forehead, you only see the danger. Yes, it is dangerous to go into the mountains. There are tigers in the mountains, but what about below the mountains? There are officials collecting taxes below the mountains. They think that officials are more vicious than tigers, so they would rather go into the mountains."
Sakura was stunned, "So there's no way to help them then?"
"Of course there is, but it's very troublesome. Come to my room tonight and I'll tell you in detail."
Ino and Team 7 traveled day and night and finally found the Land of Demons at the end of the vast Gobi Desert.
This is a small desert country isolated from the rest of the world.
As if they had traveled through time, the soldiers here were dressed in ancient style, each holding a two-meter-high bow and carrying twelve feather arrows in the quiver behind them.
The five major countries paid money to let the Ghost Country guard the sealed land. On the streets here, you can see the specialties of various countries, and occasionally you can see some merchants, monks, and farmers.
Under the governance of the shrine maiden, the living environment of the civilians here is much better than that of the Kingdom of Kasumi, where "cruel government is worse than a tiger."
Ino directly took Team 7 to meet the leader of the Ghost Country, the legendary witch who possessed the power of prophecy.
"Your Highness the Miko is the spiritual symbol of this country. Please maintain adequate etiquette!" A young man who was considered an attendant expressed serious dissatisfaction with the way the four of them were dressed.
You are hired ninjas, but you are all so young, are you all children from Konoha Village? Is this a ninja game?
(End of this chapter)
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