Sunagakure, Food Is Heaven branches, back kitchen cold storage cellar.
Sunagakure is located in a basin, surrounded by Kitsuchi cliffs that are etched like sharp blades by strong winds. The year-round raging wind and sand make the day here as hot as a steamer and the night as cold as an ice cellar.
But in this bluestone cellar buried ten meters underground, the air maintains a miraculous state of being moist and cool.
"Click."
In front of the secret door in the innermost cellar, a rune on the ground suddenly lit up, and Senju Chen quietly stepped on the bluestone.
"Who?!"
In the darkness, a short Ninja Blade quenched with paralyzing toxin stabbed out silently, heading straight for Senju Chen's throat. The speed was astonishingly fast, and the blade did not even cause a trace of wind and waves in the air.
Senju Chen didn't even blink, he just raised his right index finger and flicked it very lightly on the spine of the knife.
Ding!
The crisp sound of gold and iron echoed in the cellar.
The knife wielder felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and the muscles of his entire right arm were instantly paralyzed. The short knife flew out of his hand and plunged straight into the rock at the top, sinking half a foot.
"Furukawa, I haven't seen you in five years. You Sand Assassination Jutsu are getting more and more backward in practice." Senju Chen took some time to pat the dust on his sleeves and spoke calmly.
The bearded man wearing a chef's white coat opposite used the weak oil lamp in the cellar to see Senju Chen's face clearly. His knees softened and he hit one knee directly on the stone floor. He put his forehead against the ground and his voice trembled:
"I... I deserve to die! I don't know that the Lord has come in person!"
"Okay, get up and talk."
Senju Chen walked to the fresh-keeping freezer nearby and took out a bunch of iced grapes brought by Land of Fire. He bit into one, and the sweet juice instantly exploded in his mouth. "One-Line Sky Barrier What's going on today?"
Furukawa stood up quickly, bowed his head and stood beside him, breathing very lightly. "Returning to your lord, the Wind Eye Defense Array at the main entrance of One-Line Sky Canyon has undergone a routine closing and cleaning at three o'clock in the morning due to the strong wind and sand. The patrol squadron Yura in the village has just taken over the enchantment key."
Furukawa pointed at the precision rune transfer box secretly transported by Land of Waterfalls in the corner of the cellar.
"Every morning at four o'clock, live fish, beef, fresh fruits and vegetables purchased from other countries are all sent here through the headquarters on Flying Thunder God scroll orientation. Sunagakure Logistics Department even took the initiative to issue us an inspection-free wooden sign. As long as the food delivery box is painted with Food Is Heaven's paint, Sand Ninja Barrier Team didn't even bother to check, for fear of delaying the meal of the gentleman above."
"Oh, it's true that money can make ghosts grind, but money can make shadows dig for gold."
Senju Chen leaned against the freezer, spitting out the grape skins, with a sarcastic smile on his lips, "How is our business, Food Is Heaven, lately? Which big customers in this village are taking care of our business?"
Furukawa immediately took out a thick account book from his arms and presented it with both hands:
"Sir, please take a look. In the past half month, Kazekage's office building has placed a total of sixty-seven orders. Among them, Fourth Kazekage Rasa usually orders only two things - the cheapest thick noodle soup and meat soup, plus a refreshing Kuding strong tea."
"Elder Chiyo and Ebizo order Konoha's special cod stewed tofu every Tuesday and Friday. They say it is to replenish calcium for the elderly bones."
"As for Anbu Defense Team... they order the most, which is basically high-calorie roast beef shank and high-purity military ration sugar balls. Especially the team of dead soldiers stationed in the northwest isolation area must order four 'extra large fried pork ribs with sauce' at noon every day."
Hearing the words "Northwestern Quarantine Zone", Senju Chen's fingertips paused.
"The Northwest Quarantine Zone is where Jinchūriki is imprisoned?"
"Exactly."
Furukawa's voice dropped even lower, and a hint of instinctive fear flashed across his eyes, "Sir, that place is simply a living hell. All civilians and Genin within a radius of 500 meters of the courtyard were forcibly removed. Three layers of seal blasting symbols were buried around the courtyard, and twenty-four Anbu dead soldiers worked in three shifts, watching day and night."
Senju Chen closed the account book and threw it on the table.
The big raccoon cat Shukaku is itself a monster composed of the huge Chakra mixed with endless ferocious energy.
Monk Bunpuku relied on a lifetime of Buddhist practice and state of mind to reach a delicate coexistence balance with Shukaku. However, Rasa, on the other hand, forcibly sealed Shukaku into the newborn premature baby for the so-called "ultimate weapon of the village" when his wife Karura was dying of childbirth.
The inferior Sealing Jutsu type like Sunagakure is like using a thin plastic bag to carry hot oil. It's weird if it doesn't leak.
Poor Gaara is only six years old, and has never had a good night's sleep. Anyone who cannot sleep deeply for several consecutive years will have a complete mental breakdown and abnormality, not to mention that there is always a bloodthirsty ancient beast roaring and bewitching in his mind day and night.
"Has today's lunch been delivered?" Senju Chen asked.
"All have been delivered. All 146 takeaways have been delivered today."
"Does the Northwest Quarantine Zone have any meals for us?"
"Yes, sir. The Northwest Quarantine Zone also orders food from us every day."
Senju Chen turned around, grabbed the windproof towel on the shelf, and covered the lower half of his face tightly, "I will deliver tomorrow's takeout myself."
Furukawa was startled and said quickly, "Sir! Sunagakure's investigation is extremely strict. Moreover, Jinchūriki in the Northwest Quarantine Zone may lose control and run away at any time. If you go there in person..."
Senju Chen glanced at him sideways, with a playful sneer at the corner of his mouth.
At that moment, the terrifying coercion unconsciously revealed on his body caused the temperature of the entire cellar to plummet to freezing point, and a layer of white frost visible to the naked eye even condensed on the bluestone slab.
Furukawa's whole body was stiff, even his heart slowed down for half a beat, and his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat.
He suddenly woke up - the person standing in front of him was an existence known as "Black Flash, Jinchūriki Catcher". A few Sunagakure dead soldiers and an unstable Tailed Beast were probably not even appetizers in the eyes of the man in front of him.
"I... I'm talking too much!" Furukawa knelt down again with a pop.
"Go do something."
Senju Chen calmed down and glanced at the heavy carved mahogany thermal food box on the table.
This kind of thermal insulation box is specially invented for the delivery of Food Is Heaven.
The bottom of the food box is engraved with a miniature thermal barrier, exuding the alluring aroma of meat and roasting spices. In a ghost place like Land of Wind where supplies are scarce and civilians can't even eat dried salted fish, these boxes of steaming meals are enough to make those ninjas who lick their swords and lick their blood forget to leave.