Leaving Konoha

The Third Hokage looked at Xuan Ye, noticing his eyes were almost fully formed into crescent moons, and almost laughed. "That's all, that's all. What else could an old man like me possibly do? Since you're so eager to leave Konoha, then go ahead! Just remember to come back alive."

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now." As he turned his back, Xuan Ye waved goodbye.

"Oh! By the way, I'm entrusting my parents and younger brother Naruto to you, old man." Xuan Ye's voice came from outside the door.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, sitting in the armchair, chuckled, looking in the direction Xuan Ye had left. "I didn't realize you cared so much about your parents. You even remembered to ask them for help before you left."

"Even if you hadn't said anything, I would have taken good care of Minato Namikaze and Kushina, as well as Naruto. After all, he is the Jinchūriki of the Nine-Tails, which is a great fighting force for our Konoha!"

Once back on the bustling streets of Konoha, Xuan Ye took a deep breath, jumped onto a rooftop, and ran towards the outskirts of Konoha Village.

Three minutes later, Xuan Ye had finally left the location of Konoha and was now in a forest, filled with towering trees, almost all of which were over ten meters tall.

Arriving in this forest, Xuan Ye appeared somewhat excited. Having never Konoha before, he was naturally very excited to be in this forest.

Arriving under a large tree, I carefully observed the surroundings. There weren't any major disturbances, but there were plenty of minor ones.

There were many insects and ants moving around in front of him, seemingly searching for food. There was also a snake moving about ten meters away from Xuan Ye. It moved slowly and crookedly forward. Although it didn't make much noise, Xuan Ye was still able to spot it.

"Wow! All of this is really amazing!" Xuan Ye exclaimed excitedly as he wandered around.

After walking through the forest for two hours, Xuan Ye suddenly remembered something. "Oh no, I forgot my map! Without a map, I have no idea where I am! What should I do?"

At this moment, Xuan Ye's face was full of bitterness, and he felt very distressed, not knowing which direction he should go.

To be honest, Xuan Ye is completely lost now. He doesn't know where he is or which way to go.

Getting lost in the forest is really not a good thing. Xuan Ye, carrying a backpack on his back, walked slowly through the forest.

As he continued walking, the scene before him remained an endless expanse of towering trees. It was nearly noon, a conclusion Xuan Ye reached based on the watch on his wrist.

The watch showed that it was now 11:10, and the sun was high in the sky, directly above Xuan Ye's head, its scorching rays shining down.

However, one great thing about the forest is that no matter how hot it is or how scorching the sun is, it feels very cool when you are in the forest because the sunlight is blocked by the tall trees above.

Xuan Ye randomly picked a big tree, jumped to the very top, and looked into the distance. He saw nothing but trees; there were no houses in sight.

After learning the result, Xuan Ye returned to the ground and continued walking forward helplessly.

On the way, a stream suddenly appeared before Xuan Ye's eyes, with many fish and shrimp swimming and playing in it.

Upon seeing this scene, Xuan Ye's eyes lit up. He was quite hungry, so catching a few fish to eat would be wonderful.

Actually, Xuan Ye had some food in his backpack, but it was just some biscuits and a few bottles of milk. It would be okay to eat biscuits when there was nothing else to eat, but now that they could eat fish, why would they eat biscuits?

Driven by hunger, Xuan Ye moved somewhat hastily, running directly to the stream, taking off his shoes, and jumping into it.

Although they were in the forest, the temperature was gradually rising due to the constant sunshine, and now Xuan Ye had some fine beads of sweat on his forehead.

Jumping into the stream, the first feeling was its icy coolness, which felt so comfortable that Xuan Ye stood there stunned for a moment.

This resulted in the nearby fish and shrimp being scared away, making Xuan Ye look somewhat embarrassed.

"Hehe! Fish, don't try to run away. It's no use even if you run. No one will come to save you even if you scream. These fish don't even make a sound!"

Ten minutes later, four lively fish suddenly appeared on the ground beside the stream. By this time, Xuan Ye had returned to the shore and put on his shoes.

Xuan Ye didn't have a big appetite. Four fish were more than enough for lunch. After eating the fish, he could drink a few bottles of milk and be completely full.

After preparing the fish, the next step is to find some wood, make a rack, and then start a fire to cook the fish.

In the forest, you'll never lack branches, no matter what you're missing. There are towering trees everywhere. Even if there aren't any branches on the ground, you can just break off a few branches!

However, it seems there's no need to break off any branches now, as there are branches everywhere on the ground; you can just pick some up.

Xuan Ye found a relatively open space, set up a rack, cleaned the fish, placed it on the rack, started a fire with chakra, and then grilled the fish on it.

While the fish was being grilled, Xuan Ye took out some seasonings from his backpack. He had bought some seasonings in Konoha Village because he was leaving the Konoha, and he was waiting for something like this.

"Sizzle! Sizzle! Sizzle!"

The fish on the rack sizzled as it was grilled, and even its color turned a golden yellow.

After seeing all this, Xuan Ye felt it was about time to add some seasonings.

However, I still need to think about what seasonings to add. There are sugar, salt, chili powder, acid, and flavor enhancers. For now, that's all the Xuan Ye I bought.

After thinking for a while, I decided to add some salt and a little bit of spice, just a tiny bit, since Xuan Ye isn't particularly good at eating spicy food, so I'll just add a little spice for seasoning.

Oh, and you can also add some flavoring seasonings to make the grilled fish even more fragrant.

After deciding, Xuan Ye poured some of the seasonings he had just chosen onto the golden-brown grilled fish.