The distance from the Land of Fire to the Land of Snow is quite far. There are only two routes to get from the Land of Fire to the Land of Snow. One is through the Land of Grass, Land of Earth, and then to the Land of Snow.
Another route is through the Land of Rain, Land of Bird, Land of Bear, Land of Demons, and then to the Land of Snow. Although the first route is closer, Hatake Satoru decisively chose the second route. After all, he can be said to be an enemy of the Land of Earth, and that too, an enemy of all its people.
Although they dare not act against him, Hatake Satoru doesn't want to see their disdainful looks. So, he decided to take the long route, which also allows him to enjoy the scenery of the Genin world along the way, take photos, check in, and leave a memory.
If he were to take the first route, according to Hatake Satoru's speed, it would take about half a month to reach the Land of Snow. But if he takes the second route, it would take nearly a month or even a month and a half.
Although this long time may be somewhat unfair to Jiraiya, Hatake Satoru has never known what the emotion of shame is.
The further he went towards the Land of Snow, the lower the temperature became. The villagers' clothing also changed from short sleeves to long sleeves, and finally to cotton-padded clothes. When he saw everyone wearing cotton-padded clothes and cotton hats, he had already reached the territory of the Land of Snow.
"As expected of the Land of Snow, the temperature is really low."
Looking at the endless expanse of white in front of him, Hatake Satoru couldn't help but marvel at the spectacle of nature. Ice mountains and snow mountains can be seen everywhere, and there are very few places for humans to live, which also leads to a small population in the Land of Snow.
But it cannot be denied that the development of the Land of Snow is very good. Not only do they have their own ninjas, but they also lead the Five Great Nations in terms of technology. If it weren't for their remote location, they might have been targeted by the Five Great Nations long ago.
Fortunately, their geographical location is good.
"Sigh~, it's really cold."
Hatake Satoru let out a breath of cold air and shivered, saying, "Even though I'm already wearing thick clothes, I still can't resist this bone-chilling cold."
"Hey, you, you're really late."
Just as Hatake Satoru was admiring the beautiful scenery, a voice full of resentment suddenly sounded behind him. Hatake Satoru could feel the strong resentment emanating from the other person.
To be precise, there was more than one resentment, there was another bigger one.
Hatake Satoru turned his head and saw a white-haired and a yellow-haired figure, their eyes angrily staring at Hatake Satoru.
"Haha, Jiraiya, Naruto, long time no see."
Hatake Satoru laughed and said, he knew why these two people had such a big resentment towards him.
"It's indeed been a long time, but I'm curious, with your strength, you could have arrived in less than a day. Why did it take you more than a month?"
Jiraiya's tone suggested that if Hatake Satoru didn't give him a reasonable explanation, he would make him pay.
Originally, when Jiraiya learned from Minato that Hatake Satoru was coming, he was relieved and even felt a bit fortunate. With Hatake Satoru's speed, he could arrive in less than a day, and all problems could be solved in two or three days.
At most, they could leave Land of Snow in ten days and continue to travel to other countries.
However, unexpectedly, since Hatake Satoru left Konohagakure village, he lost contact. No matter how they tried to contact Hatake Satoru, they couldn't reach him. If it weren't for their belief in Hatake Satoru's strength, they would really think something had happened to him.
"Ah... this, If I say I got lost, do you believe it?"
Hatake Satoru scratched the back of his head and spoke apologetically.
"What do you think?"
"Haha, alright, I won't hide it from you anymore."
Then, Hatake Satoru took out his phone and showed all the photos of the beautiful scenery he had encountered to Jiraiya and Naruto.
Originally, when they saw this rare object, they were very curious. But when they saw the photos inside, they were instantly speechless.
There were photos of Hatake Satoru sitting on a bear, photos of Hatake Satoru sitting on a pile of bandits, and photos of beautiful scenery were few and far between. The most obvious one was the scenery of Land of Snow in front of them.
"You, you actually delayed so much time for such a small matter."
Jiraiya directly gave Hatake Satoru a wrap, knocked him to the ground, and wrapped his hands and legs around Hatake Satoru's body, as if he wanted to strangle him.
"Cough cough, let go, let go quickly, I'm going to die."
Hatake Satoru kept patting Jiraiya's arm with his hand, sticking out his tongue, and spoke as if he was about to pass out.
But how could Jiraiya be deceived by his little trick, he exerted even greater strength.
If it weren't for wanting to witness the elegance of the Snow God, Jiraiya would have decided to leave here long ago.
"Alright, let's talk about business, Jiraiya, has there been any abnormality in the Snow God Church in the past month?"
Suddenly, a voice sounded above Jiraiya's head. The Hatake Satoru he had locked up suddenly turned into a puff of smoke and disappeared.
Seeing that he had locked up a shadow clone, Jiraiya didn't care. When he heard the main topic, his face involuntarily became serious.
"If it weren't for you and Minato describing those gods as so bad, I wouldn't think the other party is so bad at all, because the followers of the Snow God Church haven't done any evil deeds."
"Really? That's really unexpected."
Through Rikugan, he projected the entire environment of Land of Snow into his eyes. He didn't see the resentment-filled scene that appeared when other evil gods or water gods appeared.
"Could it be that this Snow God is really a benevolent god?"
Now Hatake Satoru also doubted his own guess. Although one thing cannot deny a group, but this group has a common goal, the things they should do are also similar, why is the Snow God so unusual?
"Do you know where the headquarters of the Snow God Church is?"
Hatake Satoru asked.
"Of course, don't think that I haven't done anything this month."
Saying this, Jiraiya's face showed a confident expression. Obviously, he had already made ample preparations.
"Although they have set up many blindfolds, in front of me, the Toad Sage, everything is like a vain setup."
(End of Chapter)
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