On the other side, Yuki was still moving forward, neither fast nor slow.
He planned to finish the journey from Konoha to the capital of the Land of Fire in three days.
Now that he was only halfway there, although the strangeness along the way made Yuki realize that a big storm was waiting for him ahead, he still maintained his rhythm indifferently.
On the way, when he passed a small village, he even had time to clean up the nearby thieves' den and also had a conversation with the local villagers, seriously asking about their own life.
Fishing and killing some overconfident fish had never been the real purpose of Yuki's trip, and even visiting his name was just a passing purpose.
He really cared about these ordinary people who were usually ignored but occupied the entire main body.
Only through practice could one deeply understand the foundation of a country and could truly see its true appearance of this country.
Yuki, who had long been the Hokage of Konoha, still had a greater pursuit.
Although the thoughts in his mind were still very vague, as he became increasingly aware of this land and this world, the thoughts in his heart formed more and more.
Now, what he was doing was undoubtedly this.
After just visiting, Yuki found that the soil of the Land of Fire was fertile, and naturally, the conditions were superior. According to reason, most civilians should live well.
Unfortunately, not every place was Konoha.
The characteristics of the noble officials were the same in every world.
The more prosperous the area was, the more it was necessary for this group of people to desperately skin them.
If the villagers of Konoha could still enjoy some crooked technology, then these civilians of the country of fire were really just in the backward era of construction.
It was hard to imagine that this was the same continent.
Yuki sighed.
Ritsuko Yamanaka, who was watching from the side, didn't understand.
She couldn't understand why the Hokage would ask so many trivial things about ordinary civilians in the Land of Fire.
As the Hokage, shouldn't he focus on the Ninjas, the big countries, and even the famous nobles?
"What? You don't understand why I'm doing this?" Yuki glanced at the female secretary beside him.
Sanko nodded honestly.
"Because of the existence of Chakra in this world, the resistance of the people at the bottom often ends. Over time, the powerful ignore the latter's existence."
"But it must be clear that if a world wants to be as motionless as stagnant water if it wants to develop towards a higher civilization, it can not be separated from these people who are regarded as ants by them."
"Moreover, the so-called resistance has never ended. As long as the squeezing is still there and the class gap is still there, it will continue to burn like a spark. Especially with the new power of technology that is constantly developing. Perhaps one day in the future, the so-called born nobility and all unreasonable systems will have no power to resist this flood."
Combined with his previous life experience and now looking at this rather deformed world, Yuki deeply felt.
But when he saw the blank expression of the son-of-law in the mountains, Yuki sighed again. The enlightenment of thought had not yet been reached.
He shook his head. "You won't understand even if I tell you now. Just stay by my side and think more. You will have a new understanding in the future."
Ritsuko nodded silently.
Although she did not understand the true meaning of his words, she could clearly recognize that the new Hokage she was loyal to was different from anyone she had seen before.
This difference not only made her feel no sense of alienation but also made her feel closer.
Perhaps this person would set off a completely different storm in the future.
A strange light shone in the eyes of Ritsuko.
As a secretary, all she could do was do her best to meet the other party's requirements and follow closely behind to witness this change!
...
Because they had wasted quite a bit of time along the way, Yuki was much later than expected by the people from Root.
Everyone, including Shinobi, was extremely anxious and uneasy during this time.
After all, this was an assassination attempt on the enemy country's leader within the borders of the enemy country. If they were careless, they would be completely wiped out before seeing him.
Even after the people from Root hadn't seen their target at the scheduled time, the cold expression on their faces from before became less anxious.
The group waited another hour in this kind of suspicious mood. Finally!
In the distance, the target with the word "fire" on the bamboo hat finally appeared.
"It's up to you guys next." The Root of the people sighed and looked at the people beside them.
After that, he needed to stay behind to remove the traces of the sealing barrier, leaving no evidence behind.
One more and one less did not matter to Shinobi and the others.
Hearing this, Shinobi waved his hand indifferently and then said to everyone with a serious face, "Everyone, let's act according to our previous plan."
The others nodded solemnly.
"Then, let's start the hunting operation!"
...
On the wide and straight road, only Yuki and Ritsuko were on it.
"Eh?"
Suddenly, Yuki sounded surprised and raised his hand to slightly raise the fire shadow bamboo hat on his head, revealing a pair of eyes that carried traces of seriousness as he looked ahead.
Although it looked like nothing had happened before him, his strength was so strong that he believed his sixth sense very much.
Is the feast finally here? He thought in his heart.
Not long after, in less than three seconds, all the members of the Shadow Guards who had been following him in secret suddenly appeared in front of him on their own.
As soon as he arrived, he said urgently, "Lord Hokage! A large number of ninjas are coming here from 200 meters ahead. There are a total of 32 people, and the amount of Chakra they have is the standard of Jonin!"
As soon as he said this, the faces of the others, except for Yuki, suddenly changed.
Even the proud and warlike Aya Uchiha couldn't help but feel helpless when he revealed the number and strength of the enemy in the Nippon.
While marveling at the big move, only Yuki paid more attention to the disdainful look of the Nippon, who failed to discover the enemy ambush in advance.
A secret technique that could cover the body?
No, even if there was this secret technique, it was impossible to cover more than 30 people at once.
The only exception was sealing the barrier.
Thinking of this, a cold light flashed in Yuki's eyes.
"Lord Hokage, do you want to retreat temporarily?" At this time, Hayama asked Yuki with a serious face.
More than 30 Jonins joined hands. On the surface, even if it was someone with the strength of five shadows, they would have to temporarily avoid the attack.
Ninjas were not warriors, so there was no shame in the latter retreating without fighting.
Therefore, when Hayama said this, he did not seem to intend to offend the Hokage.
Even the extremely proud Aya Uchiha did not intend to oppose it at this moment.
In response, Yuki shook his head calmly. "No need. All you need to do now is to protect yourselves."
"Yes."
Hayama, who had seen him for a long time, did not try to persuade him.
As the people who followed Yuki, they trusted this young Hokage.
On the other hand, Aya Uchiha, who joined, looked at Yuki with faint doubt.
Since the Hokage did not retreat, as the proud Uchiha, she naturally would not retreat.
However, was the reason why the Hokage was so confident?
Was it because of the Wood Style?
The always cold face of the Uchiha finally revealed an expression of anticipation.