Among the boundless yellow sand, Naruto and his five-member group were struggling with thick cloaks, struggling forward in the desert with deep and shallow steps.

If it were as planned, Naruto and his group had already successfully arrived in the Sand Village three days ago... The reason why they spent so much time along the way was that in addition to a detour to Kusin Village, there was also a deliberate slowdown in order to take care of Kasumi and his daughter.

After all, under the long-term inhuman abuse of Kusin Village, although Kasumi and his daughter gave him complete trust to Naruto, who had life-saving grace, he still had a deep fear and vigilance towards others. So much so that when Naruto suggested that he would select elite members from the Nen organization to meet up and pick up Kasumi and his daughter to return to the village first, Kasumi and his daughter would rather endure the arduous hike of hiking through mountains and rivers than to go to Konoha Ninja Village without relatives. After several persuasions were fruitless, Naruto had no choice but to agree to take the two on the road and set off for Sarawak Village together.

Of course, if you agree to the follower of Kasumi and Daughter, you will inevitably need to add two more supplies. But firstly, because Kasumi and Daughter had just escaped from Kushin Village, in order to avoid the emergence of the festival, Naruto and his group chose to avoid Kushin Village and all the villages around Kushin Village. Secondly, on the way to Kushin Village, due to the dangerous geographical environment, there is almost no village on the way except the destination Kushin Village. Naruto had to find an excuse to leave temporarily every few days, so as to go home with the Flying Thunder God Technique and get the required supplies directly from Konoha Ninja Village.

At this moment, because Naruto was like the fat blue man in the crew next door from time to time, he could bring back many abnormal behaviors in urgent need of supplies after just a short period of time, so Naruto and his group did not have to worry about obtaining supplies at all, and it also aroused the curiosity and suspicion of his peers.

For the newly joined Kasumi and his daughter, who lived in Kushin Village for a long time, they had no chance to go out for a hike, which made them unaware of the distribution of the villages outside. In addition, although they were curious about how Naruto could always find a large amount of urgently needed supplies, the mother and daughter themselves knew nothing about Naruto's ability. They were rescued from Kushin Village by Naruto and his group, and they were psychologically embarrassed to ask Naruto's secrets too much. And these supplies were only good but not bad for them. Naruto only comforted and confused them with the lame reason that "I was lucky and found a small village that was not marked on the map nearby."

But for Shimizu, who clearly understands that Naruto now has the new authority of the Root Organization, and as he gets along with Naruto, he believes that Naruto cannot be treated as an ordinary child, he is secretly confused, but he is not as easy to be fooled by Naruto like Kazumaki's mother and daughter...

First of all, it was because the third generation Naruto accepted Naruto's proposal in early years. Taking advantage of the upcoming conflict between Danzo and the Elders Group, as well as the opportunity of Naruto, who was a hero descendant, who was regarded as a human-shaped weapon by them because of being a ruda Riki, he quietly arranged Shimizu into the Anma tribe under his command, and secretly carried out training and training. Although Shimizu had not been fully completed in his age and practice, he did not have much experience in leaving the village to perform tasks many times. In order to avoid losing the map and not being able to find North when he went out to perform tasks in the future, Shimizu also took time to read and memorize the content of the world map during his spare time in his practice!

Although the content on the map is too complicated and there are many courses that need to be studied on weekdays, Zhishui does not have much energy to remember it deliberately, so that Zhishui can only remember it. But at least, Zhishui is very clear in his heart that even if there are one or two missing small villages along the way, there should not be so many? Otherwise, this so-called world map will have no use.

Moreover, in Shimizu, Naruto, who is young and old, should be the first time he has left the village like a child of the same age. Putting aside the map guidance, Naruto's grasp of the distribution of villages outside may not be as good as Kasumi and his daughter. In other words, if there is no one on the map, it would be impossible for him to successfully find a village that can provide supplies in such a short time.

Secondly, because of the large amount of supplies needed, Naruto did not notice that he had committed a fatal little detail - that was the taste of the food.

When he used the Flying Thunder God Technique to return home and feasted on the ice drink, Naruto once brought some iced red bean paste cooked by Mikoto for convenience. Similarly, when using the convenience of the Flying Thunder God Technique to collect the required materials several times in a short time, Naruto didn't feel that many of the food he brought back were also from Mikoto's craftsmanship. So Shimi, who was close friends with Itachi, had already tasted this common feature in person.

Just as Naruto said, the source of the supplies was a small village that was not marked on the nearby map... The taste of the food was exactly the same as the delicacies Mikoto cooked by herself, and it happened once or twice, and it could be explained by coincidence. But if it became a common phenomenon, it would be worth intriguing.

Although Shimizu didn't think about Naruto's trump card and life experience for a while, Shimizu didn't think about the Flying Thunder God Technique. But from the familiar taste in the food, he still vaguely realized that Naruto had a special ability to go back and forth between his current location and the village. So it would be only a matter of time before Shimizu noticed the tip of the iceberg of the secret hidden by Naruto.

As for Itachi... he was the first person in this team to understand the source of supplies.

After all, when Naruto was three years old, he took advantage of the opportunity to get close to Itachi to deliberately relax his mind and let Itachi's consciousness invade, allowing Itachi to have almost all the secrets and memories of Naruto. Naturally, he had long known that Naruto possessed his father, the famous skill of the fourth-generation Naruto's Hokageha Fengmizu Gate, and the flying Thunder God. In this way, in this place where the birds do not have to be shit in the village and the shops, why did Naruto always find a lot of supplies? They were all urgently needed to supplement them by the group, and there was no extra waste in the variety. Isn't it obvious?

However, although Itachi knew it well, it did not reveal the truth to his close friend too much... In addition to the important reason why he chose to respect Naruto's privacy in order to repay Naruto's trust in himself. Because of his full memories of Naruto's three-year-old Naruto, Itachi already knew that the reason why his close friend Shimizu was suddenly attracted by the third-year-old Naruto and personally recruited him into the Anbu controlled by Naruto was because Naruto recommended Shimizu to the third-year-old Naruto.

In other words, Itachi knew in his heart that just as Naruto trusted himself, Naruto actually trusted Shimizu... The reason why he did not reveal his secret to Shimizu directly like he did, Naruto must have his own intention. When the time is ripe, Naruto will definitely inform Shimizu one by one.

It is precisely because of this that in Itachi's opinion, instead of revealing it directly to his close friend in a rude way, thus disrupting Naruto's deployment, it is better to temporarily feel aggrieved by his close friend and let Shimizu temporarily be a cute little cutie kept in the dark.

In addition, if there is any good news during Naruto and his group's journey, it is Kasumi's mother's physical health.

During the days of traveling, Kasumi's mother, who had originally had a life force like a candle in the wind, had already turned much rosy due to the regular and continuous treatments of Naruto every day. Not only did the vitality be almost completely restored by Naruto's treatment, rich food supplement nutrition, and sufficient sleep and rest. Even the various hidden diseases left in her body due to the long-term abuse and torture of Kushin Village, have been cured by Naruto. And the remaining parts are only a matter of time.

In other words, when he officially stepped into the desert and entered the Sand Hidden Village, Kasumi's mother's body has been restored to a level that is no different from ordinary people. Even because the innate vitality of the Uzumaki clan was reactivated by the chakra, which is of similar origin between Naruto and Kasumi's mother, during several treatments, it has become healthier than ordinary people! So even though he is now in a hot desert full of yellow sand,

After moving forward for a long time, his face was not blushing or breathing, and he was as energetic as if he was fine. In addition, he was born in the Uzumaki clan and had a certain foundation in ninjas, which made Kasumi's mother follow the lead Naruto with steady steps while holding Kasumi. Although she became sweaty in the process of instinctive heat dissipation due to the scorching temperature, she was still walking forward as fast as an enclave!

"Mom, are you okay..."

Since the beginning and end, the young Xianglei was firmly held in her arms, although the young Xianglei was sweating profusely, she had not consumed much physically. But even so, Xianglei, who had been dependent on her mother since childhood, subconsciously uncovered the lid of the kettle filled with clear water and delivered it to her mother's mouth. While feeling distressed and worried about her mother, she pursed her lips and bit her, she pulled the corner of her mother's clothes, and asked in a low voice in a stuttering voice.

"Mom has been walking with me for a long time, why don't I... let me get down and walk by myself for the rest of the road today?"

"Gudu Gudu...huha...Don't worry, Xiangli, don't worry about your mother."

When the heat was so hot that it was a little dry, Xiangli's mother was not so kind to her daughter. She aimed at the spout and drank it, allowing the cool water to flow through her throat, moistening her throat as if it was smoking. While chuckling and lowering her head, she covered and kissed her baby's fat soft face, which was left with her warm voice, and comforted her.

"Mom is just a little hot, but she is still far from tired. With her now awesome body, even if she holds Xiang Li and walks for a day and a night, there will be no problems."

"Is that...but...but..."

"Be good, obedient... Besides, after staying in that village for so long, my mother has been in a long time. After full exercise, she has sweated so hard. So, not only isn't tired now, but she is getting more and more energetic. If you don't believe it, Xianglei, you can walk faster."

At the same time, Naruto, who was walking at the front of the team, holding a compass in one hand and pinching the map in the other hand, and from time to time, compared with the direction of the team's progress, and with the help of his keen perception, he inadvertently listened to the conversation between Kasumi and his daughter without missing a word. Then, through the intentional investigation of his perception, he confirmed that Kasumi's mother's life breath was indeed as she said, and there was no trend of deterioration and decline. After he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and showed a gentle smile of satisfaction.

"Wow... It seems that after the hidden injuries in the body have healed and recovered, there is no need to worry too much about whether my aunt can keep up with the team..."

While muttering to himself, he used the shadow clone that stayed in place after a distance, as a reference object, and the accurate positioning of the compass in his hand. While allowing Naruto to keep moving straight as far as possible in this vast desert, he also gained a rough understanding of the remaining distance with the precise marking of the map in his hand, and then nodded slightly to decide.

"Then, it'll be better to speed up a little. Otherwise, according to the current course, I'd probably have to sleep in the desert for another night tonight, and I won't be able to arrive at Sand Village until tomorrow morning..."

It’s not that Naruto and his group would encounter any difficult troubles if they camped in the desert... But in Naruto's opinion, the temperature difference between day and night in the desert changes so much, which is nothing for them, ninjas with a very normal physique. But for Kasumi's mother, who is still in recovery, and Kasumi, who is young in her age, it is better to avoid camping in the desert.

In addition, given that when rescuing Kasumi's mother, Naruto never dared to delay after healing Kasumi's mother's body... After all, God knows that if he delayed for a while, would he miss the best time to comfort and tame Gaara in his young age? Even because of the deviation in arrival time, he was unable to change Yashamaru's death, which caused Gaara to become a cold-blooded and ruthless monster like Zhan in the original work?

This is not Naruto's unfair thoughts, but the experience his father Hatsuki Mizuno, earned with his bloody lessons...

Not to mention anything else, if my father could arrive at Kakashi and the others in the Battle of Kamaru at that time in the morning... Now, in the plot and bewitching Uchiha Madara, he hides in the dark, manipulating the movements of the Akatsuki organization behind the scenes, and quietly brewing a crisis that can subvert the entire ninja world, will it not appear at all?

"Well, after all, as a father with golden glitter in Konoha, he always loses his chain at various critical moments... In order to avoid my son, I made the same mistake as me. The rest of the time can't be wasted any more..."

While muttering and underestimating himself, Naruto and his group gradually drifted away after leaving a series of footprints of varying depths. It gradually changed into a few small black dots in the desert, and finally disappeared completely in the endless yellow sand.

The footprints they left were also covered by the waves of heat that blew from time to time, and the yellow sand that was rolled up in the sky, and quickly disappeared. Soon, they recovered as well as before. No matter how carefully observed, they would never be able to see the traces of someone walking here...
Chapter completed!