Author - Hey, readers they are the last chapter of this volume! There will be a time-skip right after that .

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SHINOBI WORLD,

LAND OF SNOW,

SNOW COUNTRY,

PORT TOWN OF LAND OF SNOW,

20TH/ MAY/ KONOHA 5TH FOUNDATIONYEAR,

MORNING-- 5:00 A.M,

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Red's P.O.V,

Here I am, sitting alone in Yuki no Kuni, gazing at the illusionary faces of my friends from Niji No Hane.

It's been five days, but it feels like I've been decades away from them.

After half an hour of gazing, the sun finally rises, and I witness my first sunset in a year.

After seeing the sunrise, I rise and head to my inn to collect my luggage.

There's only an hour left until my ride arrives to take me to the Land of Water (Mizu no Kuni).

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I also desperately need rest after traveling for five days straight. It feels like I've run from America to Asia without stopping, yet my training over the past few years has kept me strong.

Let's review my journey as we wait for my ride. I left Niji no Mura and ran like crazy to the borders of Ame no Kuni and Kusa no Kuni (Land of Grass). Then, I traveled to Hidden Grass Village (Kusagakure), crossed the legendary Kannabi Bridge to reach the Land of Waterfalls.

From there, I traveled with a caravan of merchants, giving them some money. But one of them, that... individual, tried to drug me and sell me to a noble for profit. So, I did what a protagonist should do—I threw him into a hole near our campsite filled with wild boars and gave one of the drugs the merchant had to the boars.

And there was something written on the backside of the drug pouch. When I read it, I saw 'APHRODISIAC!' written there in Kanji.

After that, I closed my eyes and prayed for him to God to bless his soul, while walking away towards Yuki no Kuni to reach the Land of Water.

I arrived here at night and slept for an hour before waking up. I truly can't sleep as long as these... undesirable individuals still exist.

So, I kindly had a nice chat with them while they were in the shark's stomach, bidding them farewell, before sitting down to wait for my ship, scheduled to arrive at 6:30 A.M.

However, the country of Snow is truly as beautiful as Alaska and Kashmir in my previous world. I only miss the aurora borealis of my previous life.

The whole country is covered by snow, yet there are still water sources that did not freeze even in this temperature, which shocked me. Upon checking, I found out that there are three dormant volcanoes, but they still produce enough heat to prevent the underground water from freezing solid.

Although I wanted to find out more, I stopped myself as I have many goals and little time.

So, I just sit on one of the benches beside the port for travelers and wait for my ship to arrive.

But, by the courtesy of the cool breeze and mellow atmosphere here, I fall asleep, time is fleeting away like grains of sand slipping through my fingers...

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A/N: Hey friend, satisfied with the grammar?