Land of Bears

The Land of Bears was covered in dense forests, and in its central region lay a poisonous gas-filled canyon. If a woodcutter accidentally fell in, or if bad luck struck and a strong wind blew the poison out, they would die on the spot in an instant. Google Search Read

Thus, this canyon enveloped in poisonous gas was also known as Hell Valley, a place locals spoke of with fear and avoided at all costs.

Hell Valley was quite vast. Due to its unique terrain, rare and precious medicinal herbs, unseen elsewhere, grew in the outer regions of the valley.

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Medicinal herbs that could heal the sick and save lives grew in a place filled with the aura of death. The exorbitant prices of these herbs naturally attracted some daring profit-seekers.

As more people went in, more people ended up sleeping around Hell Valley.

According to some who had luckily struck it rich with medicinal herbs, Hell Valley was indeed inhabited by poisonous insects and ferocious beasts. These poisonous insects, when their wings spread, were larger than adult goshawks.

The elders in the area scoffed at these claims because they knew that the Land of Bears also had its own ninja village, named Hoshigakure.

The ability to spread wings and fly was the unique ninjutsu signature of this village. However, for some reason, after a certain period, the ninjas of Hoshigakure suddenly disappeared from the public eye.

After all, this country had largely been spared from war. In their view, this was clearly thanks to the efforts of the elusive ninjas of Hoshigakure.

Above the lush green forest, a golden cloud floated. Two young men stood side-by-side on the golden cloud. One of them, a handsome young man with black hair, was raising his hand to stroke the empty space in front of him.

The two were Souya and Sasori, who had finished their recuperation in the Land of Fire.

"Are the stars in this Hoshigakure really that magical?" Sasori asked, watching Souya fumble around.

After listening to Souya brag about the star's magical properties for so long on the way, Sasori was still somewhat skeptical.

After all, if the star's effects were so powerful, why hadn't this ninja village's reputation spread far and wide?

Even when Souya brought him here, before Sasori could personally sense this sealing barrier, he had still harbored doubts about the existence of this ninja village.

"It's definitely magical, but it also has significant side effects. Its method of assisting cultivation is more like overdrafting the body's life force. Rather than calling it a star, it's more like a devil that trades human life for power."

"As you immerse yourself in this ever-increasing power, your life is unknowingly coming to an end," Souya said without looking back.

"However, this power system can grant the ability to fly. The person who developed this system is truly remarkable."

As Souya spoke, he manipulated the golden cloud, constantly changing its position.

Sasori looked down. The dawn had already spread across the land, and the dew beneath some trees still stubbornly shone with a beautiful glow.

The scene of lush greenery and the scent of nature filling his nostrils were things unimaginable in the Land of Wind.

Turning to gaze into the distance, he could vaguely see a white, hazy line on the horizon.

The soft sunlight fell upon them. Even the usually stern Sasori couldn't help but squint slightly, enjoying the rare moment of comfort.

Suddenly, the wind picked up, rustling through the trees. The forest below seemed to ripple like layers of green waves. With the gentle breeze, the trees swayed, shaking their branches and waving their leaves.

However, wisps of yellow smoke began to spread from somewhere.

Before long, a large area below was engulfed by this smoke. The trees within lost their vitality, standing like clay or wood sculptures, unmoving even as the gentle wind blew.

"Here! Put this on first, just in case!" Sasori snatched the gas mask Souya tossed over.

As someone who frequently dealt with poisons, Sasori naturally understood the importance of protective measures. After all, it would be a laughingstock if he incapacitated himself before poisoning his enemies.

"Wind Style? Great Breakthrough!"

A fierce hurricane suddenly roared out, bending many trees below askew, leaves flying everywhere with a rustling sound.

Most of the yellow mist was also blown away, and the area below returned to its original appearance.

But soon, the yellow mist seeped out again from the area within the sealing jutsu. It clung to the soil and trees, and slowly, the green forest was once again buried in yellow.

"Sasori, what are you doing?" Souya complained in a displeased tone.

"Nothing, just curious. I just want to study this poison gas a bit."

"What if you disturb the people of Hoshigakure?"

"Impossible. This sealing barrier clearly has a silencing jutsu. My level of ninjutsu can't possibly infiltrate the barrier..."

It could be imagined that under the mask, Sasori's expression was still confident and indifferent as he spoke.

"Then what if you disturb me?" Souya protested. He had been fully focused on finding the barrier's nodes, and Sasori's sudden commotion inevitably caused a reflexive reaction in his body.

"Oh!"

Sasori paused, then uttered a single word. He clearly ignored Souya's complaint.

"Make your carpet bigger. I'm going to collect some of this poison gas to study later!" Sasori said.

"This isn't a carpet. Calling this golden cloud a carpet is demeaning..." Souya muttered, but he still began to operate it.

A small stream of gold dust flew out from the Gold Rod on Souya's back, merging into the golden cloud below.

A moment later, the golden cloud had expanded several times its original size, enough to comfortably accommodate over a dozen people.

Normally, Souya tried to keep the golden cloud's area as small as possible because the larger the area, the greater the difficulty in controlling it, and the more Chakra it consumed.

However, now that he didn't need to control the golden cloud for high-speed flight, simply maintaining its slow suspension was quite effortless.

Sasori was not polite. He directly took out a scroll from his back, and with a bang, a round-bellied bull-shaped puppet appeared.

It walked to the edge of the golden cloud, opened its mouth, and inhaled. Large streams of yellow smoke were sucked into the puppet's body like a great whale drinking water.

After a while, Sasori formed several hand seals, patted the puppet, and its movements instantly stopped, its mouth closing.

At the same time, a black sealing rune appeared on its back, spreading across its entire body.

After checking it was satisfactory, Sasori contentedly put the puppet away.