Border of the Land of Grass Land of Fire
Hongshi examined the injuries of the three Grass Ninja. The Grass Ninja leader was the most seriously injured, with all his ribs broken and his internal organs ruptured. He was basically not far from death.
Hinata fervor subsided, replaced by deep shame. "Red... Hongshi-kun, I... was I too harsh?"
To gather intelligence, Hongshi naturally wouldn't let the three die. He was currently treating the Grass Ninja leader's injuries. " Hinata, you certainly made many mistakes in this battle, wasting too much Chakra. But even if you had killed this guy, it wouldn't have been wrong, because battles between ninjas always end with the death of one side."
Hinata: "Is this what a ninja is?"
Hongshi finished the treatment. "Hehe, it has nothing to do with being a ninja. By the way, look at this!"
Hinata looked at the Grass Ninja leader, whose complexion had returned to normal but who was still unconscious. " Hongshi-kun, you're really amazing. You finished the treatment in no time."
Hongshi pulled a piece of meat from his pocket...
Hinata felt a sense of foreboding as soon as she saw the piece of meat. "Ah! Hongshi-kun! What is this thing?!... Look, it's still moving!"
Hongshi held the chunk of meat in his hand, and the meat began to wriggle even faster. "This isn't ordinary meat; it's called... Squid Muscle!"
The Lord God: "Brother, if you really can't remember the name, then don't use this thing anymore, okay?"
Hinata gagged, "Ugh. It looks so disgusting!"
Hongshi: "Don't let its appearance fool you. Eating it will greatly change your physique. I became stronger because of this piece of meat!"
Hinata: "(°ー°) I refuse!"
Hongshi could only sigh, "Alright then, I can only give you a nuclear bomb."
Hinata: "What did you say, Hongshi-kun?"
Hongshi: "No, no, it's nothing. I just meant I can only give you your gift later."
Hinata: "It's alright, Hongshi-kun, it's already the best thing that you can guide my training!"
Hearing this, Hongshi was genuinely touched. " Hinata! You've moved me! I'm going to give you another pair of Tenseigan!"
Hinata: "I don't understand what you're saying, I need to rest!"
On the moon, Otsutsuki Toneri shivered. "Strange, why is it so cold here?"
"Mmm... smells so good!"
The three Grass Ninja woke up and sat up abruptly. They saw a fire burning in front of them, and Hongshi and Hinata were roasting a wild boar they had hunted from somewhere around the fire.
Hongshi: "Oh, you guys are awake?"
The three of them looked at the Hongshi as if they had seen a ghost, and tried to stand up and run away, but suddenly found that their feet were not responding.
Hinata gently blew on the still-steaming wild boar meat in her hand. "I've acupunctured you, so you've temporarily lost the ability to walk."
" Earth Release! Even Chakra can't be mobilized!"
Hinata: "Yeah, I stopped the Chakra too."
Hongshi, with a serious expression, reached into his collar, startling the three Grass Ninja: "You! What are you going to do!"
Hongshi: "(╬д╬) Hmph, what am I doing? Of course, I'm... sprinkling salt!"
The three Grass Ninja: "(°ー°)???"
Hongshi pulled out a small, white, spherical salt shaker from his pocket, sprinkled some on the roasted meat, and began to gnaw on the pork leg. The fragrant and fatty pork leg made Hongshi's eyes widen in ecstasy. "Delicious, delicious, whew whew!"
Hinata ignored the self-absorbed Hongshi: "Why... why are you Grass Ninja attacking us?"
The leader of the Grass Ninja clan sneered, "Hey! Little girl, you attacked us first!"
Hinata: "You... you shouldn't yell at me..."
Grass Ninja Leader: "So cowardly! What kind of ninja are you!"
Hinata: "I'm... I'm sorry..."
The Grass Ninja leader's eyes flashed with murderous intent. "Release us now! Or we'll kill you!"
Hinata: "No... no, I can't let you go."
However, the Grass Ninja leader suddenly couldn't see anything anymore, only to see Hongshi's greasy hands grabbing his head. "If you keep talking to Hinata like that, I'll squeeze your head out of your hand!"
Grass Ninja Leader: "Hmph! Big Brother, spare my life!"
Hongshi released the Grass Ninja leader's head. "From now on, whatever Hinata asks you, you answer. Otherwise... hmph, I'll make you idols."
The three Grass Ninja: "???"
Hinata: "You... what are your identities?"
After being intimidated by the Hongshi, the three Grass Ninja dared not speak loudly again, "Ahem, we are all Chunin the Kusagakure. My name is Utsubokazura Onimaru, and these two are Kumasuzura Zanji and Enokorogusa Ichien."
Kumasuzura Zanji: "Hi."
Enokorogusa Ichien: "Hi."
That concludes the scene for these two.
Hongshi: "(Pfft, hahaha, do you Grass Ninja name yourselves after wild grasses?!)"
Utsubokazura Onimaru: "Boss, please don't laugh at our name! Our Kusagakure is a resilient ninja village that grows in a vast sea of grass. It's precisely because we're wild grasses with no use to the surrounding great powers that we've survived!"
Hinata: "I heard from you that Konoha ninja attacked you? But our intelligence is that a Konoha squad went missing at the border."
Hoozuki Onimaru: "Hmph! A week ago, a Konoha Ninja squad stormed into Kusagakure and assassinated the Kusakura-sama!"
Hongshi: "What? Your little ninja village actually has a Kage?"
Hinata glanced at Hongshi: "Assassinate Kusakage? But this squad..."
Hongshi interrupted Hinata: " Hinata, don't reveal our information. They are not our allies."
I understand, I'm sorry.
Hongshi: "What happened to those who assassinated Grass Shadow?"
Hoozuki Onimaru: "Lord Kusakage sacrificed himself to protect Kusakage Village, perishing together with them."
Hongshi: "So, there's no way to prove it now that the dead are dead."
Hinata: " Hongshi-kun, have you noticed something?"
Hongshi shook his head. "Right now, it's all just speculation."
After an hour of questioning, Hongshi and Hinata roughly understood what had happened.
First, Konoha Ninja squad reported discovering numerous traces of ninja activity at the border, and then disappeared. The Kusagakure was unaware of these ninjas. Three days after their disappearance, the Kusagakure was assassinated, along with the assassin. Afterward, a new Kusagakure took office and suddenly announced the arrest of all ninjas within Konoha's territory. He also somehow acquired a large number of high-quality ninja tools and powerful Ninjutsu, arming over a hundred Kusagakure ninjas.
Hongshi: "I see... Hmm... I smell a conspiracy."
Hinata: " Hongshi-kun, shall we go and take a look at Kusagakure?"
Hongshi: " Hinata, we are now ninjas representing Konoha. We cannot set foot on foreign territory at our own will. Let's send the message back to Konoha and let them decide."
Utsubokazura Onimaru: "Big brother, strictly speaking, you are currently on the territory of the Land of Grass."
The group was indeed sitting on the grass...
Hongshi: "(°ー°) If you say that again, I'll crush your head!"
Hinata looked at the three Grass Ninja: "What about them?"
Hongshi: "Hmm, of course we should arrest them. They attacked you, after all."
Hinata: " Hongshi-kun, this might not be a good idea."
Utsubokazura Onimaru: "Yes, yes, yes, I think this girl is right!"
Hongshi: "I think it's great! I want to see how the second generation will handle this. Hmm?"
Suddenly, Hongshi looked into the distance, seemingly noticing something unusual, and pointed north. "Hey, Onimaru. What's that over there?"
The three Grass Ninja said, "That's the direction of Kusagakure, about forty kilometers from here."
Hongshi: "It looks like a fight has broken out over there."