Team 13 left Konoha under the cover of night, but...
Because Hongshi made too much noise, it collapsed several roofs before being forcibly pulled down by Yamato.
He then switched to walking, each step making a dull thud, waking the sleeping crowd.
"Who's driving piles in the ground in the middle of the night?! Can't a person get some sleep?!"
" Hongshi again! Have a tomato!"
Konohamaru and Hanabi Hyuga sat on the shoulders of the Hongshi, catching tomatoes, eggs, and other items thrown out of the window.
"Brother Hongshi! Look! We've got our lunch ready for tomorrow!"
"Hmph, it seems everyone likes me quite a bit. Knowing I was leaving, they gave me so much food, oh my, even meat! So sweet."
Yamato, speechless, exclaimed, "I'd heard Hongshi was stupid, but I never imagined his IQ was actually negative! Let's go!"
After much persuasion, the team finally arrived at the Konoha Gate.
Utatane Koharu saw Team 13 during her dorm transfer, she was puzzled. " Yamato? What are you doing here?"
Yamato bowed to the two former advisors. "Greetings, Lord Utatane, Lady Mito. Goshi Hyuga, am unavailable, so I will temporarily lead Team 13."
" Team 13?" Mitokado Homura rolled his eyes when he saw the two children on Hongshi's shoulders. "Why are Hanabi- sama and Hongshi together again, and with Konohamaru too! Is this Lord Tobirama's idea again?"
Konohamaru greeted them with a smile, then said, "Heh heh, I'm Gurei Genin Hongshi now, so of course I have to do my part for Konoha!"
Utatane Koharu was a little confused. " Hiruko's strength is comparable to the Sannin, sending Genin is already outrageous enough, but to send a child too, what is Lord Tobirama- sama thinking!"
Mitokado Homura quickly covered Utatane Koharu's mouth. "Shh! I heard that Lord Tobirama can now break free of the seal and use the Spirit Transformation Technique to move freely. Be careful he doesn't hear us."
Utatane Koharu, was startled. She coughed twice and straightened up, saying, "Ahem, well, you guys go ahead then, be careful."
"Yes!"
Yamato the two had suddenly changed their attitude, Yamato didn't dare to ask any more questions and walked straight out of the Konoha Gate.
Five minutes later, Yamato rushed back and found Hongshi, who had only walked a little over a hundred meters. He cursed, "Damn it! Are you kidding me?! You're walking so slowly! When are we going to reach the destination?!"
Hongshi: "(˘̩̩̩ε˘̩ƪ) Teacher Yamato, you run too fast!"
Konohamaru and Hanabi Hyuga almost fell asleep. "Yeah, yeah! Hongshi is always a slow walker!"
Yamato slapped his forehead. "What do we do now! Don't you have a Ninjutsu called the Fast-Running Turtle Technique '? Use it!"
As the head of the Anbu, he naturally knew about Hongshi, and as a key target of Konoha's attention, his information was extremely detailed.
Hongshi shook his head. "That won't do. It's the dead of winter, so cold and chilly. We can't let Hanabi catch a cold. Oh, right! Captain Yamato, don't you know how to use Firewood Release? Just conjure a small house, and I'll carry it on my tortoise!"
Yamato looked completely bewildered. "Huh? Firewood Release? I feel like you're insulting me."
Konohamaru, always eager for drama, chimed in, "Yeah, yeah, Captain Yamato, listen to Hongshi!"
After much pleading and cajoling, Yamato finally used Wood Release: " Wood Release: Lesser Four Pillars Technique".
"Tap tap..."
The ground broke open, and a large number of wooden planks appeared, forming a small wooden house on the spot, just big enough to accommodate four people.
"Come on! Let's see how you lift this house up. Come on! Come on!"
Hongshi Hand Seals: " Earth Release: The Great Fast-Running Turtle Technique!"
"Boom!"
As the wooden house moved, the ground rose, and a stone tortoise slowly rose from beneath it, perfectly supporting the house.
Konohamaru and Hanabi stared, their eyes sparkling. "So cool! Hongshi-kun!"
Let's go!
Leaving Yamato standing there Yamato, Hongshi led the two children and jumped into the wooden house.
"Oh! There's a bed! And a coffee table! My goodness! Mr. Yamato is so meticulous."
Yamato: "Who are these people I brought with me?!"
Hongshi poked his head out of the window. "Hey! Teacher Yamato, we're about to leave, aren't you coming up?"
"Oh oh.."
Yamato recovered from his shock and jumped into the wooden house.
At the same time, the earth turtle also started moving. Because of its larger size this time, Hongshi did not walk, but instead changed the earth turtle's four legs into the shape of tires and rolled forward.
"Let's go! I am the King of Trains!"
Yamato roared, "Couldn't you just transform into a car?! A turtle and tires, what kind of combination is that?! And what kind of slogan are you shouting?!"
From afar, watching the departing Konoha Gate disappear into the distance, the two former advisors exchanged a glance. "They were on a search mission, weren't they?"
"Yes."
"Look at them, they don't look like they're on a search mission at all! They could be spotted from a kilometer away!"
"Yes."
in wooden house
Hongshi left the piloting to his Shadow Clone, then took out a pot and a large amount of ingredients from a scroll, lit a fire in the center of the cabin, and actually started cooking. "Hehehe, hungry? Let's cook!"
Yamato: "What kind of ninja tools do you bring?! It's a pot! I've heard you're unreliable, but I didn't expect you to be this unreliable!"
Hanabi Hyuga quickly defended herself, " Yamato- sensei, Hongshi-kun is very reliable! And very kind too!"
Konohamaru watched the ingredients fall into the pot, his mouth practically drooling onto the floor. "Yeah, and his strength is incredibly high Gurei!"
Hongshi took out a small salt shaker and placed it on the floor. " Yamato, you might not know this, but only Kakashi-sensei can go toe-to-toe with me."
Yamato: "Oh! Kakashi, my idol. ଘ(ˊᵕˋ)ଓ⁾⁾ I love him."
"Ahem." Yamato snapped out of his reverie, "But speaking of which, Hongshi-kun, your Ninjutsu is really something else. You can hardly feel any vibrations inside."
Under Hongshi's precise control, there was no sense of turbulence inside the wooden house, and the meat soup in the pot only trembled slightly.
Hongshi tossed in a few more ingredients. "By the way, Teacher Yamato, where are we headed?"
Yamato then unfurled the scroll. "You almost forgot! Oh, our destination is... um? Our destination is actually the Land of the Moon in the northeast."
Hanabi Hyuga asked, " The Land of the Moon? That's incredibly far away. Aren't we only searching within the Land of Fire?"
Having received an excellent education Hanabi Hyuga naturally possesses a thorough understanding of the geographical locations and detailed information of various countries.
Yamato noticed there were other tasks on the scroll and understood what Shikaku Nara wanted to do. "Let's go to the Land of the Moon first, and we'll deal with the rest when we get there."
Hongshi chuckled, "It doesn't matter where we go. I'll teach you two excellent techniques along the way!"
"Yay!"
"Yes! I want to become as strong as Hongshi-kun!"
Yamato put away the scroll and looked at the three childish people. "It feels like you're playing house. Hmm? But the soup smells really good."
The aroma of the broth in the pot began to fill the air, whetting the appetite.
Soon, the broth was boiling, and Hongshi picked up the small salt shaker and sprinkled in some salt. "Alright! We can eat now! Captain Yamato, bring a few bowls and chopsticks."
" Wood Release: Bowl and Chopsticks Technique!"
Lord God: "..."
Konohamaru: "Delicious! Delicious Gurei!"
Hanabi Hyuga: "Ah, hot soup in winter is the best!"
Yamato: "Oh my, this is really good."
Hongshi: "Of course! Hanabi, you need to eat more. You can't be too skinny!"
Hongshi Shadow Clone: "Where's mine?!"
"What are you eating while driving? You're just a Shadow Clone! Drive properly! What are you eating while driving? Aren't you afraid of getting points on your license?!"
After drinking the meat soup, the two children felt the chill go away and fell into a deep sleep on the wooden bed.
Yamato then calmed down and began to talk to Hongshi, who was looking at the moon.
Hongshi said calmly, "Captain Yamato, what do you think of me plucking the moon down and giving it to Hanabi?"
Otsutsuki Toneri: "Damn it, you've really got your eye on me, haven't you?! That's not fair."
Yamato sneered, "Look at you, all pathetic."
The Lord God: "Captain Yamato, you're constantly flirting with death."
Yamato said calmly, " Hongshi, our main mission in the Land of the Land of the Moon isn't to find Hiruko. Finding someone in the vast Shinobi World is far too difficult. We need to go ahead and probe the attitudes of neighboring countries and ninja villages to quickly make our plans. You must promise me you'll protect Konohamaru and Hanabi Hyuga; their identities..."
"Holy crap! Wood Release: Wooden Hammer!"
Yamato could finish speaking, he heard Hongshi snoring. Enraged, he turned his right hand into a mallet and struck Hongshi on the forehead.
But the next second, the mallet shattered, while Hongshi remained seated cross-legged on the ground, fast asleep.
However, Hongshi's Shadow Clone spoke up, "Don't worry, Yamato, as long as I'm here, no one can hurt them in the slightest."
Yamato breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. Hmm? Aren't Shadow Clone supposed to disappear when the original loses consciousness? Why are you still here!"
Hongshi Shadow Clone chuckled, "Of course it's a secret technique passed down from my hometown! Don't you know my longest record for maintaining Shadow Clone is a month?"
Yamato had indeed seen this entry in Hongshi's file and thought it was an error, "I see. At this rate, we should be able to reach the Land of the Moon in less than ten days."