A light morning mist filled the dense forest. Chiba and others were led by Morino Shinsuke through the forest. This time, Morino Shinsuke took a different path and headed straight for a small village on the border of Kusa no Kuni.

That was the last sighting place of the group of bandits in this mission. Apex 23S.

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The Kingdom of Grass borders the Kingdom of Fire, and also borders the Kingdom of Earth. It is a small country that lives in the gap between big countries. Its treatment is only slightly better than that of the Kingdom of Rain, which borders the three major countries. It is also a victim of war.

This was something he felt deeply from the moment Chiba set foot on the territory of the Country of Grass.

At this moment, in front of him was a dilapidated village with about seven or eight households.

Next to these houses, there are several ruined walls, which seemed to have been the residences of villagers in the past, just like the houses with kunai, shurikens, fire, and electric shock marks on the walls.

Green grass is growing in the village. If it weren't for seeing villagers walking and making fires in the village, Chiba would almost think that this was an abandoned village.

The walking villagers had dull expressions and were simply wearing linen clothes. Even their children were squatting lifelessly at the door of their homes, with their heads buried in their arms, looking at Chiba who stopped.

The eyes of the four of them were cloudy, and the expressions on their faces revealed hunger.

At this moment, whether it was Chiba, Morino Shinsuke, Taketo Ki, or even Fujiki Shigeru, their expressions all darkened in unison.

For Chiba, this scene was a bit unbelievable. It was the first time he had seen such a miserable scene.

In his previous life, he was born in a peaceful era, and his family's life was not very bad. He had enough food and clothing, but he didn't have any extra money to squander.

In this life, even though he was an orphan, under the shadow of Konoha Village, he had enough food and clothing.

When entering the Country of Grass, Chiba was mentally prepared to see traces of war, but she did not expect to see such a scene.

The eyes of the adults are like walking corpses.

Even the child looked like he was about to die, lifeless.

Chiba felt a feeling almost immediately.

This village is already dead.

Although it still exists, it is dead.

This is, war?

"Teacher Shinshu..." Mu Kento glanced at Morino Shinshu and murmured.

"You guys wait here." Morino's face remained calm, but his eyes were flashing with pity, shame and guilt.

Chiba and others watched him walk into the village and chatted with the adults in the village.

After a while, Morino Shinsuke came back with a stern face and said: "Let's go. When the group of bandits left, they were heading towards the Country of Fire. That direction should be the Shandeng Town of the Country of Fire. They originally

There should be another robbery."

In other words, before they met us, were they planning to plunder that Shandeng Town? So, now that they have met us, or learned the information that we are coming to annihilate them, and after the ambush, what will they do?

, where will it be now?

Chiba thought about it.

"Let's leave here first. All the food and money here have been robbed, and even the prime-age labor force has been robbed. To them, this place has no value anymore, and they will not stay here." Morino

The truth said.

"Captain Morino, we..."

Chiba frowned and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Morino Shinsuki: "Chiba, this is not our country, there is nothing we can do."

Qianye opened his mouth and looked at the lifeless villagers.

I can help you for a while, but you can’t help me forever?

but……

At this moment, Mu Jianren suddenly ran out and ran towards a house in the village.

"Are you OK."

Chiba turned around and saw Mu Jianren holding a little girl of about twelve or thirteen years old to prevent her from fainting and falling. This was what Mu Jianren said.

The little girl's face was stained with dust and she looked very embarrassed. At this time, she was holding a baby of about one or two years old in her hands and looking at Mu Jianren weakly.

It turned out that the little girl walked out of her house, but the moment she walked out, she seemed to faint and fall. Moreover, she fell forward, which would definitely crush the baby in front of her.

"Be careful next time." In a rare moment, Mu Jianren's stern face showed a slightly gentle look, then he straightened the little girl up and ran back.

The little girl looked at Mu Jianren in surprise.

"I'm sorry, we can leave now." Mu Jianren apologized first when he came back.

"Let's go." Morino Shinsuke looked at Kikento, nodded, and then left first. Chiba hesitated for a moment, but finally followed.

On the way, Chiba looked at Mu Kento.

The moment this guy held the little girl, he stuffed all his wallet and dry food into the baby's swaddling clothes. Although the ninja's dry food is highly concentrated food, which is very unpalatable, it is not good for the little girl and the baby.

, but it is a life-saver.

And he deliberately didn't let people notice, and he was very thoughtful. After all, there was no food and money in the village. If he gave it to the little girl openly, the little girl's situation might be even worse.

But this time, Chiba has really changed his view of Mu Kento. Although this person is impulsive and extreme and always talks about genius, his heart is not bad.

"What's wrong?" Mu Jianren noticed Qianye's gaze and asked.

"Nothing." Chiba turned his head with a slight smile.

Mu Jianren turned his head slightly unnaturally.

Was he discovered?

…

Along the way, everyone rushed into the territory of the Fire Country, because this mission was entrusted by both Kusanagi Village and the Fire Country. After passing some secret codes, they could freely enter and exit the two countries' borders, so there was no problem.

After arriving at Shandeng Town, Morino Zhenshu left Chiba and others in a meatball shop and inquired about the news alone.

After arriving at Shandeng Town, Chiba and others felt as if they had suddenly arrived from hell to heaven. Although Shandeng Town had experienced robbery, it had recovered very well and was still prosperous, comparable to the villages in the Country of Grass.

, simply the difference between heaven and hell.

Thinking of the village in the country of grass, Chiba's appetite inexplicably dropped, and he didn't know how to eat the meatballs. Mu Kento seemed to have no appetite, and was speechless while looking at the red bean soup and meatballs.

As for Fujiki Shigeru, he was much more honest and didn't say a word, but his eyes would glance out from time to time.

About two hours later, Morino Shinsuke came back. When he came back, he immediately gave the order to set off, saying that the bandits' base had been found.

Chiba and others looked at each other and left immediately.

Under the leadership of Morino Shinsuki, the three of them rushed to somewhere in the direction of the Land of Rain.

After they left, a burly businessman walked out of the meatball shop and looked at the four Chiba people who had disappeared from sight, with a slight smile on his lips.

It’s almost time to arrive!
Chapter completed!