Chapter 313: Consequences!

Mount Muteki -

Fujin rested the entire day and left Mount Muteki the next day on Kaito's back. While flying high in the sky, Kaito asked, "Have you ever toured outside the continent you live on?"

Fujin replied, "Nope. I haven't even visited my continent entirely."

Though his time in the Anbu had him make several trips, they were mostly within the Land of Fire and the weaker countries surrounding it. He hadn't visited the Land of Water, Earth and Lightning much. And there were still some countries beyond them.

Kaito replied, "Then you will be in for a hell of a ride. Enjoy the scenery. I'll explain some important locations to you."

Fujin replied, "Cool. I always wondered how the world outside the elemental nations is."

He thought, 'I wonder how it will compare to my previous world. And whether there are other civilizations in this world.'

Kaito flew the entire day without needing to rest. As someone who was addicted to roaming around the world, Kaito could fly for over 3 days without rest.

Fujin rested his body while watching below. Most of what he observed was just a never-ending ocean. But, there were many islands that were full of life. However, Fujin didn't notice a single human living there.

He asked, "Kaito, do no humans live outside the continent I live on?"

Kaito replied, "I don't recall seeing any. But I have barely seen around 15 to 20% of the world. So there might be some in other places. But the chances are low."

Fujin was puzzled. He asked, "Why is the chance low?"

Kaito smirked and answered, "You will understand it soon."

Fujin sighed. He recalled that Kaito loved showing rather than telling. The two continued their journey. It was his way of making others accompany him rather than losing interest after hearing the answer. Though Fujin was stuck with him regardless, his habit couldn't be changed so easily.

Land of Grass, Mizukoshi Town -

Ide Tomoki was sitting in his office. It was already late in the evening. He had two letters in front of him. One was from Onoki while the other was from Hiroshi. And his expression was very ugly.

The news of Tomoki's betrayal spread like wildfire in Mizukoshi and then throughout the Land of Grass. His death directly crushed Onoki's plans. The citizens of the Land of Grass also began hating Iwagakure for pulling such a stunt in their country.

However, Onoki wasn't bothered much. After all, Iwagakure's reputation in the Land of Grass was already very bad. It didn't have any effect on him if it worsened any further. After all, why would it matter if an ant hated you a little or a lot? Both situations were the same in Onoki's eyes.

Around the time Tomoki was killed, Yugao, Fumito and Bunjiro finally reached Konoha. They reported to Hiruzen and informed him about how the mission went. Hiruzen had already received a letter from Daimyo. So he had some ideas, but their report cleared the picture for him.

His expression became grim as he analyzed, 'Why did Onoki send Roshi on such a simple mission? Was he aiming for something else? And, where is Fujin?'

He looked at the trio and asked, "Which seal did Turtle give you?"

Yugao replied, "Captain said that it was a simple seal he created himself. If he crushed the seal that was with him, it would cause our tags to vibrate and burn."

Hiruzen asked, "What if it was destroyed?"

Yugao replied, "In that case, our tags wouldn't activate."

Hiruzen eased a bit and thought, 'This means that he shouldn't have died. I was worried. Roshi is very strong. He can pose a danger to me as well. As for those seals... I recall a couple of simpler seals. I guess he combined two to create this effect. It is very convenient to pass simple instructions.'

He said, "Alright, you can leave. Until Turtle returns, take a break."

The group nodded and left. They returned to their Anbu room and changed into their usual attire. Bunjiro asked, "Is there anything we should do?"

He was worried. It was the first time that he returned from a mission with one person short.

Fumito shook his head and asked, "What can we do in this situation?"

Yugao added, "We can't help Captain. The only thing we can do is train harder so that the next time we can help the Captain instead of just escaping."

Fumito nodded. Bunjiro decided, 'I thought that I already trained hard. I will need to train harder. Otherwise, I might never be able to catch up to him.'

Determined, all three dispersed. Unknowingly, Fujin added fuel to the fire burning in the hearts of his three subordinates. If Hiruzen knew it, he would be extremely pleased with his decision to assign them under Fujin.