The little incident ended quickly, and Bōshō and Bōsetsu knelt on the ground, accepting the judgment of the Hongshi members.
Hongshi Luo, carrying a large sword and wailing like Kikoku, demanded with a menacing expression, "Tell me, what are your names!"
"My name is Kikuka Bōshō, and my younger brother's name is Kikuka Bōsetsu."
The Lord God: "I suspect you're up to something."
Hongshi Luo Dao: "Can you hunt? If not, I'll slaughter you all."
"Yes, yes, yes, you're so good at it!"
Yamato pushed Hongshi aside. "What kind of questions are you asking? Let me answer them. Why do you become bandits? Don't you know the policies of the Land of Fire? Bandits can be killed without trial."
Bōshō quickly explained, "I... we were originally hunters from the Land of Rice Fields. A few years ago, our village was attacked by a group of ninjas, and all the residents disappeared."
Yamato thought for a moment, then looked at Hongshi Law: " Hongshi, it's very likely that Orochimaru caused this."
Bōshō continued, "We didn't initially intend to become bandits. We were too afraid to run away, so we hid deep in the mountains and made a living by hunting. We only decided to become bandits in the end. But we've never hurt anyone. This guy got injured because he fell down!"
Ahao, standing to the side, awkwardly turned his head away.
Hongshi Luo laughed and said, "In that case, I'll give you a chance to live. During this time, the hunting will be your responsibility."
The two Bōshō brothers immediately kowtowed in gratitude.
Yamato looked at Hongshi Law and said, " Hongshi, we have a mission to complete. This will affect our progress, and with too many people, we'll be more easily exposed."
Hongshi Luo Dao: "Captain Yamato, are you serious? We even brought the house with us, and you're telling me it's easy to be exposed? If it were going to be exposed, it would have been exposed already! Do you think everyone else is stupid?!"
Yamato was speechless.
They came out of Konoha riding giant earthen turtles, which was already extremely conspicuous, and even ordinary people could easily follow them.
Upon learning of this news, Konoha did not intend to intervene. Firstly, it was to attract the attention of other countries, and secondly, the Konoha High Command felt that they could not suppress Hongshi by force.
The Lord God: "Yes, that's right."
In short, the group of nine eventually embarked on their journey together. Upon seeing the giant earthen tortoise in the Hongshi, the two brothers, Bōshō and Bōsetsu, felt as if they had been spared from death and worked tirelessly without complaint.
So the wooden house grew bigger Yamato, and Yamato added another floor to the wooden house. The first floor was where the two brothers, Bōshō and his son, and Ahao and his son prepared food for everyone every day.
The second floor and the rooftop platform were provided for Yamato and his companions, as well as Xiao Daocao, to live and train.
The giant earthen tortoise moved forward quickly without much swaying, but its speed slowed down due to Konohamaru and Hanabi Hyuga's training, which involved stopping and starting frequently.
Yamato received instructions from Konoha to keep a high profile, so he didn't urge them.
The next day at noon, the two brothers, Bōshō, went out hunting. Tu Shi Gui stopped and saw that Hongshi on the roof was holding a black stick, while Konohamaru and Hanabi Hyuga were sitting cross-legged on the ground, actually beginning to practice Senjutsu.
Yamato, naturally aware of the power of Senjutsu, asked, " Hongshi, are they really alright, they're all so young?"
Hongshi Law waved the black rod in his hand. "It's alright, I have this. As long as I'm not in the right state, I can unleash all my Senjutsu Chakra."
Yamato asked, "By the way, how did you learn to cultivate Senjutsu?"
"Well... because my summoned beast is Toad from Mount Myōboku." Upon hearing this, Hongshi Law bit his finger, wincing in pain. " Summoning Technique!"
"Bang!"
From within the smoke, the Gamatatsu's body appeared, noticeably larger than before. It stood before Gamatatsu and Hongshi, "Hehehe... Boss Hongshi... you finally wanted to play with me... Why do you look so different?"
"Tell me, isn't he handsome?"
"Hehehe! Boss is so handsome!"
"(ˊˋ) Hmph!"
Xiao Daozi, who was sitting to the side playing and enjoying the scenery, had her eyes light up when she saw such a big Toad: "Wow~ what a big Toad!"
Yamato interrupted the self-deceiving Hongshi: "By the way, why do you summon your summoning beast for no reason?"
Hongshi pointed at Konohamaru and Hanabi Hyuga, who were struggling to sense Natural Energy: "Their Senjutsu training is too slow. Gamatatsu, did you bring the Toad Oil?"
The Gamatatsu patted its swollen belly. "Hehehe, I brought it!"
"Captain Yamato, give me a basin first."
" Wood Release: Great Wooden Basin Technique."
It must be said that Yamato has made great achievements in furniture making; the wooden basin even has decorative patterns and reliefs.
"Vomit!"
The Gamatatsu pressed its belly and spat out a large amount of brown Toad Oil.
Hongshi smiled and said, "This is Toad Oil unique to Mount Myōboku, which is infused with a large amount of Natural Energy. Using it to aid in cultivation will make your efforts twice as effective."
After obtaining the Toad Oil, Hongshi sent the Gamatatsu to play with Xiao Daocao.
The two, one human and one frog, were having a wonderful time.
Yamato's Wood Release technique is one of the few that can sense Natural Energy, so he naturally sensed the immense Natural Energy emanating from the Toad Oil: "As expected of one of the Three Great Sage Lands, such rich Natural Energy is truly rare. However, their cultivation is still shallow; I'm afraid they can't withstand it."
Hongshi laughed and said, "It's alright, you can just cultivate here next to the Toad Oil."
If Toad Oil is exposed to a normal environment, it will evaporate quickly. Hongshi set up Sealing Jutsu spell on the roof to lock in the Natural Energy, greatly reducing the rate of evaporation and keeping it within a certain range.
With the help of Toad Oil, the two cultivated at a rapid pace, but their lack of control also became apparent.
Konohamaru sensed something was wrong and opened his eyes. " Hongshi, why does my face feel a little hot?"
Yamato exclaimed in surprise, " Konohamaru's face is swollen!"
"The evil spirits are gone! Ah da!"
The black rod swung out and struck Konohamaru directly in the face, sending him flying to a corner of the roof.
Yamato swallowed Yamato. " Hongshi, I can understand you throwing out Natural Energy like that, but what's with the flying teeth?"
Hongshi Luo calmly replied, "Don't worry, I've left powerful healing spells on them, they'll be fine soon."
Sure enough, just as Konohamaru was about to unleash a torrent of curses, white smoke billowed from his face, and he quickly recovered completely. "This..."
Hanabi Hyuga opened her eyes at this moment. Although Rock Lee's control was far superior to Konohamaru's, she was still being corrupted by the Natural Energy, and her hands turned into Toad hands. "Brother Hongshi, my hands."
Having said that, he closed his eyes, preparing to receive the black rod from the Hongshi.
To everyone's surprise, Hongshi simply tapped Frog Transformation's hands twice with the black rod, and all the Natural Energy was dissipated. "All done."
Konohamaru, seeing this, couldn't hold back any longer. "Brother Hongshi, what's wrong with you! Why did you hit me so hard! You knocked out my teeth, Gurei!"
Hongshi Luo chuckled, "Because... the concentration of Natural Energy within you is much higher than that of Hanabi."
"I see! Looks like I'm much better than Hanabi Gurei!"
"That's right, you can continue to think that way!"
Just then, Gamatatsu jumped over with Xiao Daocao: "Boss, Xiao Daocao wants to become your apprentice."
"Ha?"
Behind him, Xiao Daocao shyly clenched her hands and stammered, " Hongshi, I... I want to become as strong as Konohamaru -nii and Hanabi- neechan."
"Oh, okay, that's fine."
Yamato stroked his chin. "Emm, there are precedents for Genin apprentices, but Xiao Daozi, becoming a ninja is very tough, you know."
"I! I'm not afraid!"
Hongshi Luo: "Is that so? Very well, from now on, you are my second Hongshi disciple!"
Yamato exclaimed in surprise, "Don't be so hasty! Do you think this is child's play?!"
Hongshi's first direct disciple was Shelin from the Land of Waves. The Thirteen Nuclear Guardian Pillars were merely adopted sons and, strictly speaking, not true disciples. The Seven Ninja Warlords Under the Shadow were just his underlings.
Konohamaru, standing to the side, got excited and said to Xiao Daocao, " Hongshi is my older brother, so I'm your uncle now. Call me 'Uncle' and let me hear Gurei!"
Hongshi slapped Konohamaru away with one palm. "Get out of the way!"