Chapter 65: So This Is the Place
A quiet camp tent…
"A low-level Hokage training scroll!"
Li Jie xuan exchanged for the pale red scroll. He untied the binding cord and gently unfurled it. He only had time to glance at it once before the scroll sucked him in entirely.
A valley, a waterfall, two towering statues standing side by side…
"Is that the Valley of the End?"
That final thought flashed through Li Jie xuan's mind before he completely lost consciousness.
When he came to again, Li Jie xuan was no longer in the desert. The scent of grass and trees filled his nose. Turning his head to look around, he found himself in a dense forest.
"Isn't this the Valley of the End?"
Li Jie xuan raised his eyebrows in confusion. This didn't match what he had seen right before losing consciousness.
Just as Li Jie xuan was feeling puzzled, a strange disturbance suddenly came from the forest not far away…
A bizarre purple-black cloud drifted through the sky, and four resolute voices shouted in unison, "Four Black Fog Formation!"
"Hm?"
Li Jie xuan quietly parted the grass. The scene before him made his mouth fall open.
"So it's this scene after all?"
At the Valley of the End, Naruto fought Sasuke twice in total. The second time was at the very end of the story, marking the conclusion of destined conflict…
And the first time was when Sasuke defected!
Li Jie xuan remembered that scene very clearly. Sasuke swallowed the Awakening Pill, was sealed into a wooden barrel by the Sound Four, and ultimately battled Naruto—who had entered a One-Tail state—at the Valley of the End, while Sasuke unleashed the second stage of the Curse Mark…
Now, this was precisely the beginning of that scene.
The Four Black Fog Formation had just sealed Sasuke into the wooden barrel. What came next—if Li Jie xuan remembered correctly—
Was a fierce battle between the Sound Four and several of Konoha's jōnin…
However, at that very moment, a system task suddenly popped up!
Training Mission: Rescue Sasuke.
Mission Details: Sasuke has been lured away by Orochimaru, and his life is in danger. Please bring Sasuke back to Konoha.
Mission Reward: Determined by performance.
Seeing the mission, Li Jie xuan narrowed his eyes and said nothing more. He simply turned around and left, allowing the Sound Four to take Sasuke away.
"It's not time yet…"
Li Jie xuan smiled as he disappeared into the forest. He knew his own strength very well—it was nowhere near enough to completely overpower the four of them.
After all, these four had taken down two of Konoha's tokubetsu jōnin without a scratch: Genma Shiranui and Raido Namiashi!
With the Curse Mark fully unleashed, even dealing with a single Sound ninja would be extremely difficult for Li Jie xuan…
Because of that, he had to wait for the right opportunity! Prepare in advance!
Li Jie xuan rushed ahead of the Sound Four and quietly hid in the dense grass, remaining completely motionless, like a stone.
Five minutes, ten minutes…
Finally!
"Someone's coming!"
The Sound Four carried the wooden barrel as they moved forward silently. At that moment, the forest was forced open, and Genma Shiranui and Raido Namiashi leapt out to block their path.
"Don't underestimate the ninja of Konoha!"
Genma Shiranui clenched a senbon between his teeth, striking a calm, flashy pose. He showed no awareness of his supporting-role status, looking every bit like a peerless master.
"Shut up, trash. Prepare to die!"
Tayuya sneered coldly. The Sound Four activated the first stage of their Curse Marks at full power, and the chūnibyō-style markings instantly spread across their bodies.
"Tch, Tayuya really does look much better than she does on TV!"
Li Jie xuan lay prone on the ground, quietly admiring Tayuya's figure.
Although Tayuya didn't have Tsunade's generous curves, nor the Mizukage's long legs, and wasn't cute at all—
She made up for it with her flute techniques.
Once a melody ended, it could leave all men completely drained, exhausted to the bone…
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