I, Yu Uchiha, am devoted to cultivating immortality

The core of the dried fish formula is the medicine. This is a treasure that Uchiha Yu carefully prepared and more than fifty ninja cats tried on themselves to try the medicine.

In addition to what was hidden in Uchiha Yuu's heart, there was only a scroll recording the prescription. The small scroll was treasured by Nekoyu in the crevices of his paws and could never be stolen without killing him.

Uchiha Yu demonstrated the cooking process to Nekoyu, from frying and grinding the dried fish, to preparing the medicinal ingredients, to mixing in the main filler flour, and then shaping and frying it.

Thirty-one transparent fish weigh only 430 grams after frying, but a full 500 kilograms of flour were used. After successful production, the finished product piled up like a mountain.

Maoyou and the Ninja cats divided the finished dried fish into small portions and carefully sealed 534 seal scrolls, using up 80% of the inventory of Cat Castle, a long-established arms dealer.

The ninja cats didn't feel bad about this. They knew that the value of the dried fish far exceeded the sealing scroll. If it was stored improperly, resulting in deterioration and loss, even if only one kilogram was lost, its value would be far more than the value of so many scrolls. times.

But Nekoyu gave Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masato a full two hundred kilograms without moving an eyebrow, and none of the ninja cats thought it was wrong. They even thought they could give more.

Uchiha Yuu could no longer carry it no matter how much he used it. The reason why there was a small dried fish in the cat castle that they could come back to enjoy at any time convinced the ninja cats.

After all the dried fish were packed away, it was time to part ways.

Nekyou personally sent Uchiha Yu and Miwa Masato several kilometers away before saying goodbye to each other.

The huge white cat's hair is all white, without a stray hair or scar. The mane on its neck is even more dense and thick, swaying gently in the breeze.

The majestic Cat Yu is now beautiful and majestic, looking like a real white lion no matter how he looks.

Suddenly he took out a small dried fish and threw it into his mouth. He bit it with a clicking sound, and then swallowed it with a happy face. Feeling the enrichment brought by digesting extraordinary food, he laughed with satisfaction.

"Young men, work hard! No matter who makes enough achievements, they can exchange for dried fish from me."

"From today on, as long as they work hard enough, all ninja cats will have the opportunity to master senjutsu, and may even become cat sage!"

The Ninja cats all ate small dried fish made from flour of different sizes according to their respective strengths, and deeply realized the magic of magical food.

After hearing Nekoyou's words, they thought about the finally adjusted formula and made a full 500 kilograms of dried fish. Every ninja cat was full of confidence in the future of Cat Castle.

The Ninja Cats have high morale and work energetically, striving to complete the construction of the Ninja Cat Fortress as soon as possible.

But the first thing to be built is a lakeside villa promised by Nekoyou-sama. It is a reward for Masato Miwa and Yuu Uchiha. It is located on the prominent rock in the west of the valley. It is the first corner of the entire valley to welcome the sun. .

Uchiha Yu chose to go south along the river. With the speed of the rapids in Kawanoguni, he could save one-third of the time on the long journey.

Soon after they passed the ruined Kyuumori Village and continued traveling south for about a hundred kilometers, Uchiha Yuu and Miwa Masashi parted ways. According to the plan, they went to Kawanoto and Sunagakure Village respectively.

"Determine the time. From now on, 72 hours later, you will perform reverse channeling on me in Sand Hidden Village."

"Okay, meow, Yuu, you have to make sure to light the ever-light lantern in time, meow."

"Rika-chan, be careful when moving in the Kingdom of Wind. If you are in danger, run away immediately, whether it is back to the Cat Castle or to Konoha Village."

"Idiot Yuu, are there any ninja cats in the ninja world who can keep up with my three-wheel Masato flame jump?"

"In short, safety comes first."

"Same for you, meow."

Miwa Masashi pretended to be relaxed and took out the dried fish, chewing it while running westward at a very fast speed, and soon disappeared behind the hillside.

Uchiha Yu shook his head and smiled, and continued southward along the river.

After parting ways with Miwa Masashi, Uchiha Yu activated natural energy. On the turbulent water, every step he took would release a weak natural energy shape, and then inject chakra to stimulate the effect of ninjutsu.

This technique, too simple to be called a ninjutsu, bloomed an orange-red flame flower on the water.

This flame flower is a derivative structure produced by fire escape evaporating a large amount of water vapor under the control of wind escape. It has extremely powerful thrust. With the assistance of thrust, Uchiha Yu's speed suddenly increased, leaving a row of water columns several people high and disappearing at the end of the valley.

With the help of water flow, ninjutsu, and reverse thrust, Uchiha Yu's speed reached 110 kilometers per hour. Various obstacles on the river became his biggest threat. He could only rely on Sharingan to move around to avoid accidents.

His biggest regret at this time was his lack of control.

If the control is ten times stronger, Yuu Uchiha can control chakra through natural energy, shape the vortex structure with the power of wind and fire, and transform his whole body into a jet cruise missile, soaring in the sky.

Flying is naturally faster than the ground, and its movements are more secretive. There is no need to consider avoiding obstacles. It is the most worry-free way to travel.

After more than twenty hours of running, Uchiha Yuu had completed a journey of nearly two thousand kilometers and approached his destination, the capital of Kawa no Kawa.

This city is located on the alluvial plain in the south of the Kingdom of Kawa, at the mouth of hundreds of rivers, blocking the road connecting the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Fire.

The alluvial plain of Kawa no Kuni has countless tributaries and thousands of bridges built, so Kawa no Kawa is also called the city of a thousand bridges.

In the samurai era, Kawashima was a resort that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, the land was flat and fertile, with sufficient water sources for easy irrigation and high grain yield. It was a battleground for military strategists.

But in the age of ninjas, river bridges could not stop the passage of ninjas at all, and the capital of Sichuan became easy to attack and difficult to defend, so that no one could hold on to the city anymore.

During the two ninja wars, the capital of Sichuan changed hands no less than thirty times, without a single siege.

The unexpected peace preserved the city's vitality, making it the largest commercial city in the South.

After the last war, Konoha Village, Kirigakure Village and Sunagakure Village simply signed a contract, making the capital of Kawakawa a permanently neutral city and prohibiting the construction of any military facilities.

The three ninja villages jointly pledged that no matter who actually occupied the capital of Sichuan, the other two ninja institutions must be allowed to continue to exist.

Faced with the agreement between the three major ninja villages to dominate his capital, the king of Kawanogoku didn't dare to let go. The original small ninja village moved away obediently and moved to the mountains in the north, changing its name to Tanigakure village.

Because it abandoned its mission as the capital, Valley Hidden Village declined day by day.

But the Capital of Sichuan has developed vigorously, surpassing all the cities in the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Water. Even the most economically developed Kingdom of Fire, only Konoha Village and the Capital of Fire can rival it.

By the way, the gambling mecca of Danshu Street is located in a satellite town on the outskirts.

When Uchiha Yuu approached the river capital, which was two hundred kilometers away, and passed a messy boulder accumulation area, he could feel the prosperity. The villages on the river were next to each other, and the boats on the river came and went, making it very busy.

Uchiha Yu stopped the operation of the ninjutsu, stepped on the water and passed through the large and small ships, and continued to move towards the south.

When we saw the silhouette of city buildings in the distance, the density of ships reached the level of congestion, and there were a large number of ninjas coming and going between the ships.

It took Uchiha Yu a full two hours to enter the Konoha Village stronghold in Jinggawa Town.

The middle-aged ninja who received Uchiha Yuu was an acquaintance. They were all subordinates of the old captain, and they got along quite happily with each other.

During a mission, the team clashed with the Iwagakure ninja. One of the middle-aged ninja's arms was injured. When he returned to the village, it was severely decomposed and had to be amputated to save his life.

If you lose a hand, you will be unable to form seals. Ordinary chunin will lose their ninjutsu and be forced to retire.

The middle-aged ninja asked with a smile: "Why did you go south to hand in the mission? Wouldn't it be faster to go back to the village?"

Uchiha Yu explained: "I came here along the river, and it didn't take much more time."

"And I completed an additional urgent task from the task publisher, and I got the certification documents and the task bonus. The task of Kawanogoku needs you to confirm it here. I don't know how long it will take to return to the village. "

"Haha, you're right. The mission of the Kingdom of Sichuan is still here to be tested. The back and forth on the road is very delayed."

The administrative ninja took the certificate issued by the head of Kusen Village and compared it with the secret notes saved in advance in the database to confirm the authenticity of Uchiha Yu's completed mission. Then he collected part of the bonus as a fee and added relevant mission records to him. The task handover is completed.

Before leaving, the middle-aged ninja asked: "Is the old captain Fuchsami okay now?"

Uchiha Yu glanced at him and replied: "Just like you, he retired and became an administrative ninja, working at the mission center of Konoha Village."

"I thought Captain could retire intact, but he has retired after all." The middle-aged ninja raised his right arm that had disappeared to the elbow, and said with great regret, "Except for those in power in big families, I have not seen anyone retire. Where are the ninjas?"

"There will be, there will always be."

Seeing that the sadness of his old teammate had been aroused, Uchiha Yu left a word of comfort and left quietly.

…

The economy of the capital of Sichuan is prosperous and the task load is huge. Uchiha Yu soon received a new task: hunting swordfish.

This is a unique species found in the southern seas of the ninja world. It is ferocious and strong, and can swim extremely fast. Therefore, its meat is firm and rich in fat, making it the best food.

Sailfish are extremely difficult to catch, and they only move in ocean currents in the open sea. Even if they are caught, it is difficult to bring them back to land before they rot.

As a result, it became the most popular bounty mission for ninjas, but it was also the most unpopular mission among ninjas.

It's not that ninjas can't catch swordfish, but that they rely on luck to accomplish such a task.

The sailfish information obtained is brought by the crew, usually a few days ago, and the coordinates are hundreds of kilometers away. The swordfish can move 90 kilometers per hour, so the information is worthless.

Ninjas usually don't accept such tasks. Instead, they encounter swordfish while teaming up to perform other tasks, and they will hunt them along the way.

If the hunt fails, everyone will just pretend that nothing happened and it will not affect the completion of the original mission.

If the hunt is successful, a team member will be separated and rush back to the capital of Sichuan with the trophies to hand in the mission, which can be regarded as an unexpected income for everyone.

Uchiha Yu didn't know the twists and turns at first, because the mission was highly flexible and difficult to be monitored in a targeted manner, so he accepted it.

When he learned about the problem, he felt it didn't matter. He didn't care about money or task completion rate anyway.

The most important thing now is to go to sea as soon as possible, find an island that is remote enough, and be prepared to go to Sunagakure Village.

…

Miwa Masato didn't brag, the ninja cat was indeed a desert species.

The moment she left the canyon of Kawa no Kuni and stepped onto the hot yellow sand, the desert survival skills inherited from the Ninja Cat's bloodline were resurrected.

Miwa Masato discovered that he could determine the direction in the desert by intuition, he could smell the water source a hundred kilometers away, he could spread his plum blossom toes and walk steadily on the soft sand, and his thick and soft long hair could block the sun during the day. , can protect body temperature late at night.

The most important thing is that she also naturally understood the art of collecting dew, which can satisfy her needs even if she cannot find an oasis.

As a cat sage who mastered the chakra of fire magic, she could endure the high temperature of 300 degrees, and the 70 degrees in the desert during the day was just a sprinkle of water.

The problem that really troubles Miwa Masashi is: she doesn't know where Sunagakure Village is.

The dried fish distracted her attention, and she forgot to ask the shit shoveler for relevant information before setting off.

Due to the need for confidentiality, Ci Huamao could not find anyone to ask, so he had to judge the direction of the desert water veins based on the series of oases, and investigate the intersection points of the water veins one by one.

Miwa Masashi ran around the desert day and night, relying on dried small fish to maintain sufficient physical strength. At noon on the third day, he was lucky enough to find Sunagakure Village.

When the 72-hour time limit came, she successfully channeled Uchiha Yuuri.

It's really not easy.

After getting better from the dizziness caused by the time and space transition, Uchiha Yu couldn't help but exclaimed: "Oh, my poor Rika-chan, why are you like this?"

The fur of the civet cat in front of me was tangled, and the yellow sand covered the tabby's spots, like a ball of mud. It was extremely embarrassed.

Miwa Masashi complained angrily: "You forgot to tell me where Sunagakure Village is. I had to go back and forth in the desert to find it. I ran for three whole days!"

"...Go to Nanhai quickly. I have prepared hot water and food in the cave."

Uchiha Yu smiled and tempted her: "There are fresh grilled sea crabs, rock squid, bonito rice balls, and the coconut water you want..."

"Awesome meow."

"You go over, take a shower, eat a few rice balls to cushion your stomach, and then you can use reverse channeling again."

"So anxious, meow?"

"This is a big desert. I approach Sunagakure Village from underground. The difficulty of digging a passage is very low. After all, I don't need to go through the rocks to enter the village. It only takes a quarter of an hour to release fireworks to Sunagakure Village outside."

"The whole Sand Hidden Village will be blown up by then. I won't be able to hold on for long if I'm surrounded by a ninja village."

Miwa Masashi looked up and down and said: "It turns out you are ready for a fight. No wonder you are dressed up like when you are chasing Umino Keisuke."

"If I can't master the spatial ability, I have to consider the issue of redundancy. I don't want to fight but I must be prepared to fight."

"And I'm dressed differently this time. I'm not wearing goggles."

"...Aren't the goggles under the mask? How can I see it, meow?"

"Ignore you, I'm leaving, meow."

Miwa Masashi shot out a ball of flame, sensed it for a while and then muttered: "It's really quite far away."

Then the civet cat got into the flames and disappeared.

Uchiha Yuya then sank into the ground and started taking action.

Ten minutes later, outside the natural rock wall of Sand Hidden Village, the sand leaked from the endless sand, and five dark caves appeared.

In the dark night, the Sandgakure ninjas on guard on the rock mountain had no night vision and could not see a cave like this, which was only 40 centimeters tall.

Until...a red light emerged from the cave.

After receiving the alarm, the patrolling Sunagakure ninjas immediately ran over to check the situation, but before they could get close, five corpses flew up from the cave with five dull explosions, and flew high into the sky of Sunagakure Village with little bits of fire. .

This time the hostility was fully displayed. Although they did not feel any chakra fluctuations, the ninjas of Sunagakure Village still sounded the alarm.

"Enemy attack!!"

"alert!!"

When the ninjas all moved to prepare for the attack, five brilliant fireworks exploded in the sky, lighting up the entire Sunagakure Village for a moment.

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