Chapter 41: Infiltrating the Land of Earth

Naruto waited until nightfall, found the rock wall he had planned before, used his chakra to attach to the rock wall and started running. Because the rock wall was very smooth, Naruto had to increase the amount of chakra to firmly attach to the rock wall. With Naruto's chakra, he felt a little tired when he ran about 1,000 meters. When he ran about 2,000 meters, he was already panting. At this time, Naruto looked back and could not see the bottom of the cliff. If he fell down without chakra, he would be crushed to pieces. Using a lot of chakra for such a long time is a huge burden for any ninja. No wonder the Land of Earth does not need to send guards here. It is almost impossible to pass through here, but Naruto found his own way.

Naruto used Wood Release to grow a tree from the rock wall. With the powerful chakra, the tree roots were firmly fixed in the rock wall, and the branches stretched out to form a platform. Naruto immediately jumped onto the tree and began to rest, while taking out the Shokugan to replenish his chakra. After resting for about two hours, Naruto's physical strength was basically restored. After removing the previous Wood Release platform, Naruto continued on his way. After tossing for almost a night, Naruto finally heard the sound of running water. Naruto worked hard and finally reached the top of the cliff before dawn. When he got here, Naruto immediately fell down and fell asleep. He slept until the sun rose and gradually recovered.

At this time, Naruto began to climb up and look for the river. He followed the sound of water and walked less than a hundred meters. There was another cliff in front of him, but Naruto felt that the sound of flowing water was in front of him. He looked around and didn't see the river. Naruto walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down. He found that the river was about 300 meters below the cliff. There were cliffs on both sides of the river, and the water flow of the river was very turbulent. At this point, Naruto felt that the Land of Earth should also know this place, but it was almost impossible for a person to overcome these difficulties and come here alone, unless he could fly like Deidara, so there was no need to send guards to such a place.

Naruto once again used his chakra to hold onto the rock wall and walked down. This distance was nothing compared to the previous one. Naruto quickly reached the bottom of the cliff, but the turbulent water was not to be trifled with. It was easy to drown if you swam. Naruto used Wood Release to make a small boat, but it was more like a submarine than a boat, a small, sealed submarine made of wood, so that it would not sink even if it was overturned. Using such a tightly wrapped boat like a basketball, Naruto began to go down into the river, and the boat moved quickly downstream along the current.

At first, Naruto only felt that the current was very fast and the boat was moving very fast. After a while, the boat began to be hit. Naruto was also greatly impacted inside and immediately strengthened his Wood Release, fearing that the boat would fall apart. After bumping along the way for an unknown period of time, Naruto finally felt that the current began to slow down. Naruto opened a hole and stuck his head out to look out. He had already reached the downstream of the river. The river began to widen and the current began to slow down. Naruto used ninjutsu to change the shape of the boat, which was basically close to the shape of a local fishing boat, and then he fell asleep in the boat not long after lying down.

Naruto let the small fishing boat drift at will. He was really exhausted this time. Finally, he found a chance to rest. He lay on the boat for half a day before waking up and appreciating the scenery of the Land of Earth. Because of this river, the water source in this area is relatively sufficient. Naruto saw the beautiful scenery of mountains and waters. Most of the civilians in the Land of Earth are kind. When they saw Naruto's "fishing boat", they didn't think much about it. They just thought Naruto was an ordinary fisherman. Naruto was also tired for a long time and hadn't eaten anything decent. He really jumped into the water and started catching fish. The effect of Thunder Release in the water was very obvious. There were also many big fish in this river. After a while, Naruto caught half of the boat's fish.

Naruto changed into the clothes of the common people of the Land of Earth that he had prepared before, and drove the fishing boat to the shore, and came to a small village. Naruto exchanged the fish he caught with the locals for some food. Then he came to an ordinary farmer's house, hoping to find a place to stay.

"Hello, I am a fisherman from the upstream fishing village. My name is Huang Tu. I came here along the current and hope to stay at your house for a night," Naruto said calmly.
The male owner of the house saw that Naruto was indeed a fisherman from this place, and said to him: "So you are a guest from upstream, then welcome, my name is Yamaki, and this is my wife Keiko."

There were only three people in this farmer's family, a couple in their thirties with a teenage child. They lived a happy life. After hearing Naruto's request, the man in charge of the family was quite hospitable and welcomed Naruto. Naruto didn't expect things to go so smoothly, and in a moment of joy, he gave them all the remaining fish as a thank you.

In addition to Naruto's fish, dinner also included some of their usual food. During the meal, the children in the family were very friendly to Naruto, a strange fisherman. Perhaps children are easily influenced by adults and are also more curious. After dinner, Naruto began to ask them about their daily life in the Land of Earth. Naruto told them that he was a fisherman from a fishing village upstream and was washed here by the current. The family did not doubt it, as this had happened before. Seeing that the family was so friendly, Naruto decided to stay here for a few days so that he could truly try to integrate into the life of the Land of Earth and make himself look more like a local.

The next day, at the child's strong request, Naruto took him out fishing. Naruto asked the child to wait for him on the boat, and he jumped into the river. Under Naruto's thunder escape, he threw the stunned fish one by one onto the boat. The child saw that Naruto had caught so many fish in a short time, and danced with joy, saying, "Uncle Huangtu is great, Uncle Huangtu is great." After catching a boat full of fish, Naruto returned home with the child and the fish. The male owner happened to be out working, and the female owner was also surprised to see that Naruto had caught so many fish in a short time, and she couldn't help but praise Naruto's fishing skills.

The child was even more innocent, and kept pestering Naruto to teach him advanced fishing skills. Naruto said, "If you want to learn advanced fishing skills, you must first have a strong body. You must eat more when you eat. When you grow up, your uncle will teach you how to fish, okay?"

Seeing Naruto teasing the child, the hostess also smiled and said, "You must be obedient. Uncle Huangtu will definitely teach you how to fish in the future."

Naruto stayed in this house for three days, fishing, eating, chatting every day. Sometimes he really felt that such a life was very interesting, but Naruto knew that he was here mainly to learn about the Land of Earth, and he had an important mission. After dinner, he said goodbye to this kind family and started his journey. However, Naruto made a mark on the shore when he boarded the boat, maybe he will come here again in the future.

(End of this chapter)