Zhang Miao chose to leave quietly at night. Although this was not in line with his usual style of doing things, there was nothing he could do. After all, the Kumogakure had yet to pay their debt to him!
Most importantly, there were rumors everywhere in the village that he was the fox demon. If he just ran away like this, Naruto would inevitably be the next victim. This was not in line with his original intention.
That was why he chose to leave behind his Wood Clone and quietly leave. With the Wood Clone as a deterrent, at least when others gossiped about him or his brother, they would not dare to be too brazen, and the damage to Naruto would be minimized.
"As a big brother, you have to think about your little brother more!"
And Zhang Miao's only worry was that even he himself did not know how long the Wood Clone could last.
"Although I have not tried it before, the shadow clone's Chakra can last for about half a month. If the Wood Clone only needs to undergo intense exercise, it should be able to last for at least half a year. At that time, I should be done with my business."
Thinking of this, Zhang Miao's increased his speed a little. He quickly left Konoha and entered the forest of the Land of Fire.
After entering the forest, Zhang Miao did not slow down. Instead, he continued to run. It was not until dawn that he stopped and wiped the sweat on his forehead.
"Damn it, in order to creat that Wood Clone, I consumed a huge chunk of my chakra. I am tired after just rushing for so long. Forget it, anyway, I am not short of time. Let's take a rest first."
Although Zhang Miao could borrow the Kurama's chakra, the exhaustion brought by his lack of chakra would not disappear. If it was in battle, there was nothing he could do. But since he was traveling casually, he had plenty of time to rest.
Zhang Miao felt safe, so he immediately clasped his hands and shouted.
"Wood Release - Four-Pillar House Technique!"
With a low shout from Zhang Miao, a two-story wooden house rose from the ground. When it completely came out of the ground, Zhang Miao released his hand and gasped for breath.
"Damn, it's really tiring... Let's sleep now!"
With that, Zhang Miao jumped onto the second floor of the wooden house, kicked the door open, and walked in.
After entering the house, Zhang Miao took out his futon from the system space and laid it on the ground. Then he threw himself on it. Perhaps it was because he was too tired, he immediately fell asleep.
At this time, Zhang Miao was in the depths of the forest of the Land of Fire. No one was there, so it was very quiet. This also gave him a good resting environment. When he opened his eyes again, the sky had already darkened again.
Looking at the high moon outside the window, Zhang Miao sighed helplessly, "Wow, it is already dark. I have no choice. I should continue to sleep!"
After that, he pulled the quilt and continued to sleep with his head covered. It was not until the next morning when a chirping of birds sounded outside the window that he woke up again.
"Ow... I sleep so comfortably. Well, I am so hungry. Let's get something to eat first!"
After getting out of bed, Zhang Miao yawned and stretched. After putting the futon on the ground into the system space, he went out of the room to start a fire.
There were many pots and kitchenware in Zhang Miao's system space. He had drawn them when he used Mikoto's ninja fragments to draw lotteries. There were about a few hundred sets. He had never been willing to throw them away, so he piled them up in the corner of the system space. Now it was finally useful.
When recruiting Mikoto, Zhang Miao had also gained a cooking specialty, so things like cooking in the wild were not difficult for him at all.
After starting a fire, Zhang Miao took out a pot and hung it on top of the fire. Then he filled it with half a pot of water and put a large piece of spinal meat from the giant snake he killed in the Forest of Death. Then he added half of the old hen from Konoha. Then he added a sprinkle of salt and a spoonful of cooking wine, then he finally covered the lid.
After finished, he grinned.
"This is Dragon and Phoenix Soup. If there is a chance in the future, I will invite Kakashi to try it. Oh yes, gotta grill some fish!"
With that, Zhang Miao used the Wood Release to create more than ten wooden thorns. Then he took out some fish from the system space and skewered them. He added some seasoning and placed the skewered fish around the fire to be grilled.
Grilling fish was much faster than cooking meat. It only took more than ten minutes to finish. Zhang Miao ate the grilled fish while preparing more grilled fish. When he finished eating the more than ten skewers, the next batch of grilled fish was ready to eat.
While he was roasting and eating, he also took the time to add a few pieces of wood into the fire under the pot. After a while, the pot began to emit a tempting aroma.
Smelling this aroma, Zhang Miao immediately opened the lid. Looking at the white meat soup boiling inside, his face immediately revealed a happy smile.
"Hehe, my Dragon and Phoenix Soup is ready. Well, the correct way to eat it is to drink soup before eating the meat..."
After finishing more than thirty grilled fish and a big pot of white meat soup in one go, Zhang Miao patted his belly and stood up, then burped.
"Burp... After eating so much, it's time for me to set off. Hm, before I leave, I have to pay attention to the fire!"
As he said this, he untied his belt towards the fire and shouted loudly.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Spray… Ahh…."
"Prrrshhh….."
...
Zhang Miao set off once again. After a full night of rest, his chakra had completely recovered, and the rich breakfast also cleared his mind. Traveling would be much easier after that.
Moreover, there was another benefit in traveling during the day, which was that he could see many good things.
Zhang Miao had obtained other specialties from recruiting Shikaku for a long time, and now that he was in the depths of the Land of Fire's forest, many rare medicinal herbs could be seen everywhere.
The medicinal herbs were good stuff. They could be put to good use at critical moments, so Zhang Miao naturally would not let them go. As long as he saw them, he would pick them all and put them in the system space in case of emergencies.
He continued to walk while collecting medicinal herbs. In the afternoon, Zhang Miao finally arrived at the border of the Land of Fire.
Zhang Miao's destination this time was the Land of Wind, and the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind were not connected. In the middle, there were Amegakure and the Land of Rivers between them.
The Amegakure was in the west of Konoha, and the Land of Rivers was in the southwest of Konoha. The two countries separated the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind. If one wanted to go from the Land of Fire to the Land of Wind, they had to cross one of the two countries.
And the country that Zhang Miao intended to cross this time was the Land of Rivers.
There was no other special reason why he chose the Land of Rivers. It was only because Zhang Miao did not want to take a detour.
"Directly crossing the Land of Rivers can save a lot of time. If I move faster, I should be able to arrive at the Land of Wind before night!"
Thinking of this, Zhang Miao kicked hard and rushed directly into the Land of Rivers leaving he canyon at the border of the Land of Fire while running in the direction of the Land of Wind.