Chapter 166 Entering the Land of Waves
"howl!!!"
The black giant bear let out a low howl as it watched the human child walking towards it, its dark eyes fixed on Naruto.
Black bears, a creature that holds a place in horror stories.
They are extremely intelligent. One type of bear with human faces on the nomadic grasslands will even put cow dung on its head and wave at people from afar, trying to lure them over to eat it.
"Hmm~ Can we eat bears?"
Naruto looked at the black bear, ignoring its low howls, and asked Hinata.
"It seems like it's possible. My father said that bear paws are very nutritious."
Hinata thought for a moment, then spoke.
The black bear watched as the two foolish human cubs walked up to it, a hint of joy flashing in its eyes.
Unexpectedly, dinner was delivered to my door by God.
The bear slowly walked towards Naruto, its eyes fixed on the tree next to Naruto, but it kept glancing at Naruto out of the corner of its eye.
The black bear charged forward, but missed its target and was hit. The black bear died.
Well, Naruto simply threw a punch with all his might, followed by a muffled thud, the black bear's fur trembled, and then it flew away.
Black bears are indeed terrifying, but that's true for ordinary people.
Even a genin who has undergone rigorous ninja training can repel a black bear, and a three-person team can even surround and kill a black bear.
Naruto's strength has far surpassed that of a genin.
duang~
Naruto waited until the black bear's carcass was brought to the door of the cabin, and then called out to Kakashi, who had been slacking off.
"Why should I, the teacher, have to do this? Shouldn't my lovely students handle this for me?"
Kakashi looked at the black bear's appearance and scratched his head.
"Today, Kakashi-sensei, you didn't do anything. If you didn't do anything, who would? That Tazuna-san who can't even peel a bear's skin?"
Karin looked at Kakashi speechlessly, then put her hands on her hips and said...
Tazuna: I'm so sorry I couldn't even peel the bear skin open.
That evening, everyone happily ate bear meat in the living room. It has to be admitted that Kakashi-sensei's cooking skills are quite good; he can even cook bear meat.
The next morning, because they were by the sea and surrounded by woods, a white fog gathered nearby, obstructing everyone's view.
"They're here."
Tazuna stood on the shore looking at the white mist in the distance. He didn't see anyone coming to pick him up. Instead, Karin spoke first.
"ah?"
Tazuna opened his eyes wide, trying to see any figure in the white mist, but he couldn't see anything.
"Don't worry, there's still a long way to go."
Karin patted Tazuna on the shoulder and said comfortingly.
About six or seven minutes later, a boat slowly emerged from the fog.
"Hey, hurry up!"
Tazner shouted to the ship's captain.
"Shh, keep your voice down. You have to be careful not to get caught in this line of work."
The boatman made a quiet gesture to Tazna, then slowly brought the boat closer to the shore.
"Hurry up, we need to get over there before the fog clears."
Tazuna boarded the ship without hesitation and then waved to Naruto and the others.
"It feels weird."
Karin stroked her chin, looked at the boatman, and said to Naruto.
"Indeed, but it's okay, we're all looking for excitement."
Naruto nodded in agreement. Although the ship's captain was acting strangely, there was nothing wrong with him; he just needed to be careful.
"Hey, what are you talking about?"
Sasuke leaned closer and asked casually.
"nothing."
Naruto shook his head, then pulled Sasuke along, not giving him a chance to ask any more questions, and boarded the ship directly.
Karin blinked as she watched Naruto holding Sasuke's hand, feeling something was off.
"Come on up quickly."
Naruto also joined the crowd waving in their direction.
Karin shook her head, giving up on thinking, then hopped onto the boat, making it rock back and forth.
"Has everyone come up yet?"
The boatman glanced at everyone on board, a hint of guilt in his eyes, and then said in a low voice, "Then I'll set off."
The slender boat rocked back and forth, pushing through the waves. Naruto looked around at the misty surroundings and curiously reached out to try and grab the mist.
"Idiot, how can fog be caught?"
Sasuke looked at Naruto's silly actions and said.
"What a mysterious sight! It seems like we've never seen fog in our Konoha Village before."
Naruto's hand grasped at a wisp of air, and when he opened his hand again, the mist had vanished.
"That's true, it seems like there's never been any fog in Konoha."
Karin nodded in agreement and said.
"I've been up."
Sasuke closed his eyes and said.
Because Sasuke always gets up very early, he has seen fog on several mornings.
"Really?"
"real."
I don't believe it.
"...."
The fog was about to dissipate, and the boat had reached its destination, a shore near a grove of trees.
After the boatman brought the boat to the side, he urged the people to disembark, as he was going to put the boat back.
"I understand. Just wait for the bridge to be completed, then we won't need to hide here and there like this anymore."
Tazna waved goodbye to the ship's captain.
The boatman paused for a moment, then looked at Tazna, his lips twitched, and finally uttered a few words: "Take care on your journey."
"Alright, let's go."
Back in his own country, Tazna was unusually lively and much more cheerful.
"Hey, are we about to meet your grandson who'll die without his grandpa?"
Karin teased, making Tazuna scratch his head sheepishly and say shyly, "Well... soon."
However, when talking about his grandson, Tazner let out a long sigh.
"However, my grandson might be a bit stubborn at that time, so please bear with me."
Hearing Tazuna's words, Karin asked with some curiosity, "Is he a bit stubborn?"
Tazner nodded, then said, "Didn't I say that his stepfather, Keisha, died on the road to rebellion?"
"It was Kesha's death that instilled in Inari a fear of rebellion. From that day on, he was terrified of any attempt to defy Kado."
Tazna's voice was filled with deep helplessness, but there was nothing he could do. For Inari, Keisha, the symbol of a hero, was dead, and his pillar of support was gone.
Giving up on oneself is human nature.
"This isn't right?!"
Karin was lamenting the hardships of Tazuna's family when she suddenly sensed a rabbit with chakra approaching.
Karin's pupils contracted as her previously passive perception ability instantly turned into an active one, and she then shouted at Naruto.
Swish————
The sound of air being cut rang out, and a flash of cold light appeared.
Clang!
Kakashi appeared behind Tazuna, deflecting the incoming greatsword with his white blade.
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