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Time passed without notice... In Konoha Village, five Anbu ninjas wearing masks had assembled. One of them held a scroll in his hand. Because he was wearing a mask, his expression couldn't be seen. He opened the scroll and said in a cold voice, "Four rogue ninjas from Kusagakure invaded the Land of Fire, robbed a wealthy merchant, and killed the merchant's entire family, looting a total of 8.69 million ryo."
"The enemies are three Chunin and one Genin. This is an A-rank mission!"
"The targets are currently in the Land of Water. Our mission is... to kill them before the ninjas of the Land of Water discover them. Leave no survivors!"
The remaining three Anbu ninjas nodded: "We guarantee the mission will be completed!"
"..."
What the four of them didn't know was that their mission had been snatched away two days ago. Because Hinata had been traveling for almost two or three days. And her speed was very fast, coupled with her extremely strong stamina. So, running for a day and a night was basically no problem for her. By the time the four Anbu ninjas set off, Hinata was very close to the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Water.
.....
In a small border town of the Land of Fire, inside a restaurant... The restaurant owner secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Beads of sweat hung on her forehead as she looked at the pile of five or sixty large bowls... Her smile was very forced: "Guest, even if you're in a bad mood, you shouldn't binge eat like this!"
"This will cause problems. You've... you've already eaten 60 bowls." Looking at the little girl with white eyes in front of her, the owner was especially worried that this little girl might suddenly die in her restaurant. A normal person would have died from stuffing themselves with so much, right?! No... even eating one-sixth of that, a normal person would probably be stuffed to death. After all, a normal person would basically be 90% full after eating one bowl. But this little girl in front of her had already eaten more than 60 bowls.
Hinata shook her head and said, "I'm only about 70% full. Boss lady, keep bringing ten more rice bowls... um, with more beef bits."
Restaurant Owner: "....."
Was this little girl even a normal person?! This was simply a monster, right?! She had eaten more than 60 bowls of rice and was still not full. She was only 70% full. Pfft... Watching the owner run to the back kitchen to instruct the chef to continue making ten bowls of rice, Hinata retracted her gaze and looked at the scenery outside through the window next to her.
The pedestrians on the street were very sparse, not at all as prosperous as Konoha. The residents of this border town... probably didn't even number 2,000. And this place was very dilapidated. This restaurant, which looked about the same standard as a second-rate hotel in Konoha Village, was already the best restaurant in this border town. This was a border town between the Land of Fire and the Land of Water, only 10 kilometers away from the border. As long as she walked another 10 kilometers, she could enter the Land of Water.
"Three Chunin... one Genin, and all of them are rogue ninjas from Kusagakure. Under the pursuit of Kusagakure, they recklessly broke into Konoha to plunder before escaping to the Land of Water." After Hinata muttered, her small face showed a hint of solemnity. Although she had fought against ninjas like her father and Iruka, they were mostly just sparring. What was coming next was a life-and-death battle!
"Guardian Spirit-sama... do you really remember what those four look like?!" Hinata couldn't help but ask curiously.
Liu Chen shook his head: "It's not about remembering what they look like. When the Third Hokage instructed the Anbu, he took out the things that those rogue ninjas from Kusagakure left behind after disguising themselves. I remembered the aura on those things."
"As long as the other party is within my Kenbunshoku Haki sensing range... they won't be able to escape my detection."
"As long as we enter the Land of Water, we'll be able to find them."
Liu Chen had great confidence in his Kenbunshoku Haki. Moreover, his Kenbunshoku Haki, with the blessing of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, was also a bit similar to Enel from One Piece. He could hear other people's "inner voices," although it was only the surface inner voices. But this was completely enough for finding four people. And Liu Chen's Kenbunshoku Haki coverage was even exaggeratedly large. Enel's "Mantra" could envelop an entire Sky Island. Then Liu Chen's Kenbunshoku Haki... could envelop ten Sky Islands!!
Three Chunin rogue ninjas from Kusagakure, one Genin rogue ninja from Kusagakure – enemies of this level were completely sufficient for Hinata to undergo a practical assessment. In addition, these four people had burned, killed, and looted in Konoha, so they deserved to die. So, even if Hinata killed them all, she wouldn't have any conflicting thoughts. Moreover, Liu Chen wasn't some big villain, so he wouldn't possibly let Hinata kill good people. When he was in the One Piece world, he was a Marine Admiral, and that identity could already explain the ideals in his heart.
By the time Hinata finished her meal, it was already 1:30 PM. She tidied up her luggage and paid a hefty sum for the meal. Hinata walked towards the border. The distance of 10 kilometers was neither far nor near, but for the current Hinata, this distance was very close. She didn't need to spend much time at all before she entered the Land of Water.
In order to conceal her Byakugan, Hinata had specifically bought a pair of glasses. So, no one saw that she was from Konoha. After all, she wasn't wearing any Konoha forehead protector.
The architectural style of the Land of Water was completely different from the architectural style of the Land of Fire. It was Hinata's first time going so far from home. Everything around her felt very novel.
Just then, Liu Chen said, "There's no sign of their aura nearby. Let's go... to the next town. Don't waste any time."
Hinata was slightly stunned... He knew there were no enemies here so quickly?! This was the Kenbunshoku Haki that Guardian Spirit-sama had mentioned before! It could detect a large area of ten kilometers, or even tens of kilometers...