Unbeknownst to him, a greedy wolf had already set its sights on him.
They were now traveling through the Land of Fire. The journey had been peaceful, and they hadn't encountered more than a handful of petty thieves.
That was only natural. The Land of Fire had fertile soil and a mild climate. As long as you weren't too lazy, you could live well there. As a result, it had fewer bandits than any other country, and people rarely turned to a life of crime.
It was precisely because the Land of Fire was so fertile that other countries coveted it.
The Land of Wind and the Land of Earth were especially keen. Their conditions were among the harshest; the Land of Earth was a little better, while the Land of Wind had an even more wretched environment.
"This is so boring. We haven't run into a single petty thief the whole way. Are C-rank missions always this easy?" Nawaki complained.
"Nawaki, you'd better not let your guard down. Sooner or later, your carelessness will get you killed." Hyuga Shin shook his head. He remembered that Nawaki had died in a trap. Maybe it had something to do with his personality.
Nawaki was careless and inattentive. To be honest, he wasn't suited to becoming a ninja, let alone Hokage.
The closer they got to the Land of Rain, the damper the air became. The climate in the Naruto world was rather strange. It rained year-round in the Land of Rain, and people who lived there might only see the sun a few times a year.
The border of the Land of Fire, which bordered the Land of Rain, was also very humid and received plenty of rain.
"It's been eight or nine days. We're finally almost there. If I'd known,