Konoha: A Shady Peaceful Life System

Chapter 78: Chapter 78: Oasis Bandits



Ebizō seemed to have noticed it long ago and knocked on the door early.

"Guests, are you leaving today? Won't you stay a few more days?"

Seeing that Ebizō came himself, it was just right that Hiruzen was going to find him. 

"No, we're going back to the village to report. I hope Kazekage-sama can come as promised."

Ebizō narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly: "Of course, Sunagakure will definitely honor the invitation that may lead to peace."

Hiruzen nodded: "That's good. Please convey my thanks to Kazekage-sama for his care these past few days. We will set off now."

"Farewell, everyone."

Everyone nodded to Ebizō and then left the small building where they had stayed for two days. Torifū felt a deep impression these past two days. Unlike Konoha's initial prosperity, Sunagakure truly rose from humble beginnings. They established their own village in this sky full of yellow sand. No matter what happens in later generations, at least now Torifū could see the villagers of Sunagakure's love for their village.

However, for the people of the entire ninja world, history had slowly changed with Torifū's arrival. No one knew what the final outcome of the Five Kage Talks would be. Even Torifū didn't know what the ninja world would be like after the meeting. Whether war broke out or true peace was maintained was all up to the Five Kage. After all, they were the ones who ruled the entire ninja world.

Everyone passed through the heavy sand prevention wall and once again felt the chaotic storm in the desert. The storm blew up dust and sand all over the sky, making visibility very low, but everyone already knew the general direction.

As long as they kept walking in their current direction, they would be able to reach the oasis that day. The sandstorm there should be much weaker. But it was also possible that it had already been occupied by others.

Everyone relied on gestures to communicate in the sandstorm. If you opened your mouth even a little, it felt like you were eating your fill of sand. They walked for a long time. Due to the sandstorm, they couldn't see the sun, so they couldn't tell the time. Torifū didn't dare to fly into the sky rashly, otherwise he might be separated from his companions. So everyone could only walk blindly like this, but Hiruzen's direction was roughly accurate. Even if they couldn't reach the oasis, they could reach the border of the Land of Wind if they kept walking.

As they walked, they found that the sandstorm gradually became smaller, and the previous oasis slowly appeared in front of them.

"What a big sandstorm, it's really suffocating me." Koharu hadn't said much along the way, which made her feel suffocated, and her hair and ears were full of sand. After complaining, Koharu immediately started to clean up.

"Very impressive, Hiruzen. You accurately found the oasis in such a big sandstorm." Kagami couldn't help but praise Hiruzen. If they couldn't find the oasis, they truly didn't know how they would spend the night in this sandstorm.

"No, it's just a little trick passed down from the family." Hearing Hiruzen say this, everyone stopped asking. Saying it was a small trick, but being able to accurately locate in this sky full of yellow sand—how could it be simple?

After a while, Koharu and Naori finished cleaning up, and they looked much cleaner. The male ninjas didn't care much about these things. They just shook their heads, shook off most of the sand, and ignored it.

"Let's go, let's go deeper into the oasis; pay attention to vigilance." This oasis could block sandstorms, so its area wouldn't be small, about half the size of Konoha. It was a little unrealistic to say that there was no one inside now; they just hoped they didn't have bad intentions.

Sure enough, when Torifū and his party arrived at the center of the oasis, the water source had been occupied by a group of people. They looked like passing merchants, but trying to deceive Torifū and the others with this trick would be a dream. However, before knowing the other party's motives, it was better not to expose them rashly, so that the enemy wouldn't become wary.

"Brothers, the sandstorm outside is too big. We want to rest here for the night, do you mind?"

The scar-faced man who was the leader of the group said: "Hey, brother, what are you talking about? This isn't our territory either; we're just hiding from the sandstorm." Then he added: "My name is Kurōga, may I know your name?"

Seeing that the other party had taken the bait, Sarutobi Hiruzen smiled faintly: "My name is Fujimoto, nice to meet you today, Brother Kurōga." This bogus Kurōga was definitely not his real name, and this group of people wasn't a merchant group, but ninjas! It was very likely that they were the same group as the rogue ninjas who had attacked them before, but he didn't know how strong they were, so it was better to be careful.

"Brother, I see that you aren't from the Land of Wind. Why did you come here from so far away?" After Hiruzen and the others left Sunagakure, they took off their forehead protectors and put on ordinary clothes, which made it easier to travel and could also confuse the enemy.

"Ah, we're from the Land of Fire; we want to go to the Land of Wind to do some small business, but we got lost." As he spoke, Hiruzen glanced at his luggage as if inadvertently. This scene was perfectly captured by Kurōga, and a smile appeared on his face. He put his arm around Hiruzen's shoulder: "Come on, brother, sit down quickly." Then he greeted Torifū and others, offering meat and wine. How generous! If they were really ordinary people coming to the Land of Wind to do business, they would have been fooled.

Hiruzen and others took the opportunity to pretend to be drunk, and couldn't even speak properly. Seeing that the time was ripe, Kurōga didn't plan to pretend any longer and couldn't wait to open his mouth: "Brother, I'm short of money. Can you lend me some money to spend!" After saying that, a kunai appeared in his hand at some point, and it was inserted straight into Hiruzen's abdomen!

"Hahaha, brothers, we have more wine to drink!" Seeing that he had succeeded, Kurōga immediately shouted. It seemed that he often intercepted and killed civilians outside, which made him forget how to be a good ninja.

The sound of a mirror breaking echoed, and Kurōga suddenly discovered that the 'Fujimoto' beside him had shattered into a pile of sand! He suddenly looked up and found that 'Fujimoto' was standing not far from him, with a mocking smile on his face. And the man beside him, his eyes were actually scarlet!

"Sharingan! You are Konoha ninjas! Damn it, brothers!" Kurōga shouted loudly! But no one responded to him. He looked back and saw that all of his brothers were lying on the ground, pinching their throats with both hands, their faces blue and with faint frost. At this time, he suddenly realized that there were wisps of clouds and mist around him. But how could there be clouds and mist in the oasis at dusk!

"You can still react, it seems you're not too depraved," Torifū said lightly. With a wave of his left hand, all the surrounding clouds and mist gathered in his hand.

Kagami said coldly: "The moment we met, you were already caught in the illusion of the Mangekyō Sharingan."


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