Ch 96: Approaching Ninjas

Under the twilight, the sun slanted down like a sullen old man.

The four shadows on the tree were stretched long. In the twilight of July, there was still a hint of heat.

The wind blew through the mountains, and the orange twilight was very peaceful.

Stepping on the branches, the sunlight seemed to flicker with the swaying leaves.

A team of ninjas wearing yellow ninja uniforms jumped non-stop between the trees.

There were four people in total, three men and one woman.

The leader was a ninja wearing black-rimmed glasses. He wore a headband and had a mole under his left eye.

The remaining three were all kids in their teens.

At a glance, it could be seen that these people were ninjas, but none of them were wearing forehead protectors.

Sakada Jonin was the leader of this team.

Their team had been stationed on the border with the army for a week.

Rumors of war had been spreading around for a long time.

It's just that the village's higher-ups have been letting these rumors spread.

The Rain Country and the Grass Country have reached a stalemate.

Now the war only needs a fuse. Most of the ninjas in the village are very excited now. They have lived in this barren land for too long. They desperately need fertile land.

A few days ago, their team suddenly received an A-level mission.

In the mission, Sakada was ordered to take his team from the Country of Rivers into the Country of Fire.

They were to search for a group of Rain Country ninjas in the Country of Fire.

It sounds complicated, especially in the current tense environment.

A carelessness could trigger the Ninja World War.

So, their team changed into clothes without the Sand Ninja Village symbol and crossed the Country of Rivers to reach the Country of Fire.

Several days of rushing made everyone very tired.

The black-haired boy on the far left couldn't help but ask, "Sakada-sensei, the intelligence shows that the other side has two jonin."

"Are these people enough?" He looked around.

After all, this team only has Sakada-sensei as a jonin, and the others are all genin, one of whom is a reconnaissance ninja.

The leading Sakada Jonin smiled, "It doesn't matter. This mission is not just our team."

"There is another team that set off before us. So, just send a signal after finding those ninjas. There is no one nearby, so don't worry about being discovered by the ninjas of the Country of Fire."

"And—"

Sakada-sensei pushed his black-rimmed glasses, and then said in a confident tone, "Kimura Genin, you must remember one thing. I can easily deal with two jonin alone, no matter who the other party is."

".....Sakada-sensei, why are you so confident?" Kimura continued to ask, but the admiration in his heart could no longer be concealed.

"Choosing the path of a ninja, the road under your feet is very narrow, and you may feel uneasy. Then confidence gradually begins to waver. At this time, if even you become unconfident, then death is not far away from you."

"And—"

A flash of light flashed in Sakada's eyes, "I am Sakada!"

Kimura had now turned into a super little fan.

Sakada glanced out of the corner of his eye and found that the student on his right was a little abnormal.

So he asked, "Watanabe, what's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, Sakada-sensei. It's just that the environment here is really humid. I feel like I'm getting wet," Watanabe complained.

"It's only been a few days here, and I feel uncomfortable all over. It's obviously a sunny day now, and our village is the driest. I hate water!" Watanabe continued.

"Tch, what's this? If you go to the Rain Country, it rains there every day," Kimura replied.

"In that case, the weather in our Sand Ninja Village is the best.

Not only is it dry, but you don't have to take a bath. I hate water," Watanabe thought for a while and said seriously.

For a time, everyone nodded in agreement. The feeling of not having to take a bath was indeed good.

"By the way, Sakada-sensei, have you been to Konoha?" Watanabe asked.

Sakada, who was leading the way at the front, pushed his black-rimmed glasses and was about to answer.

His little fan Kimura said as a matter of course, "Of course I have. Are there any places in these five major countries that Sakada-sensei hasn't been to?"

"How is that possible?"

"How is it impossible? Even the Hokage Building, Sakada-sensei can go and see it at will."

Watanabe turned into a super little fan.

"Cough cough, okay," Sakada-sensei said, after all, this bragging was a bit too much.

"You two! We are now carrying out a mission in the Country of Fire."

"This intelligence was obtained by the village after a lot of hard work. We are determined to get this gold mine."

"The daimyo has always wanted to deduct our finances. Getting this gold mine can greatly alleviate our financial pressure. So, you must take it seriously."

Suddenly, the girl who had been silent at the back raised her hand to signal.

"What's wrong, Manase? Did you find something?" Sakada Jonin asked.

"Ahead, chakra, ninja," the girl's words were short.

The girl spoke in this style, but all three of them understood.

Sakada Jonin began to raise his hand to signal.

The three people dispersed and surrounded the only perception ninja in the team.

"It seems that we discovered the Rain Country ninjas first. I didn't expect this mission to be so simple," Sakada smiled.

"Prepare to fight," Sakada Jonin said.

At the same time, Tatsumi was standing next to the tent.

"Mikoto, is there any situation?"

Tatsumi, who had just returned from several surveillance routes, came to their station after recording the information.

"No, everything is very quiet. There is no movement of the trap being triggered, or signs of contact, and even the snake swarm is silent."

"Then prepare to pack up," Tatsumi clapped his hands.

"We only need to wait for Orochimaru-sensei's notification and we can go back."

Kushina and Mikoto began to pack up the surrounding tents.

"Since there is nothing going on here, I will go ahead and take a look," Tatsumi prepared to walk forward along the road.

"Okay, be careful on the road," Nawaki nodded.

The most important thing for ninjas is vigilance, and they didn't say anything.

Suddenly, Tatsumi's Dabai poked her head out, and she buzzed in Tatsumi's ear.

Tatsumi's face suddenly turned ugly.

"What's wrong?" Mikoto asked.

"Dabai said that there are chakra fluctuations nearby," Tatsumi said.

"Is it a Rain Country ninja?" Nawaki asked.

"No, it's coming from the direction of the Country of Rivers!"

"What?!"

Mikoto and Kushina showed surprised expressions.

Their mission this time was to target the Rain Country team transporting the gold mine.

Their reconnaissance range was also this small part of the distance from the Country of Fire to the Country of Rain.

If ninjas from the Country of Rain appeared, they would not be surprised at all.

But after waiting for so long, they didn't wait for the ninjas from the Country of Rain, but they waited for ninjas from the direction of the Country of Rivers.

You must know that the Country of Rivers is sandwiched between the Country of Fire and the Country of Sand.

Now if ninjas appear from the Country of Rivers, then the identities of these ninjas are self-evident... ...

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