"What, a B-rank mission?!" Yahiko exclaimed in surprise.
Although he didn't want to do boring D-rank missions, jumping straight into a B-rank mission... wasn't it a bit too hasty?
You know, once you take on a mission of this level, you might get involved in battles and casualties could occur.
Moreover, B-rank missions are expected to involve engagements with enemy ninjas. Generally, only ninjas above the chunin level would take on such missions.
"Brother Kaze, we've only been genin for a short time," Nagato said worriedly. "Is a B-rank mission too much for us?"
Konan patted Nagato on the shoulder and smiled as she said, "Don't worry. With Brother Kaze around, he definitely won't let us get into danger."
Kaze smiled and said, "True, but this is your first mission. I won't step in, though."
"Ah~!" When the three little ones heard this, they started whining right away.
At this time, Kakashi, who had been silent all along, spoke up.
"Master Kaze, tell us about the mission first."
Kaze nodded slightly, took out a scroll from his bosom, and tossed it to Kakashi.
"This is a confidential piece of intelligence. You need to escort it to Base 214 in the Land of Fire. There's a high probability that you'll encounter ninjas intercepting you on the way."
What Kaze didn't mention was that this mission might be a decoy mission jointly carried out by ten squads.
Among the intelligence that the ten squads received, there might be eight false and two true, or nine false and one true, or maybe all of it was false.
This mission could be to pass on the real intelligence or to weed out potential spies within Konoha.
"You have an hour to prepare. We'll gather at the village entrance in an hour."
Without giving them a chance to voice their objections, Kaze directly gave the order, "Now, disperse!"
"Yes..."
The four of them went back to their respective homes and started preparing ninja tools, military rations pills, poison, etc.
An hour later.
The four of them gathered at the village entrance on time and, led by Kaze, walked out of Konoha's gate.
"Whoo! Finally, I can get some fresh air!"
Yahiko took a deep breath and felt that the air outside Konoha was sweet.
"Hehe, after staying in Konoha for so long, we can finally go out and have a look!" Konan also said happily.
Since Kaze brought them to Konoha five years ago, the three of them hadn't left the village yet!
"When you're strong enough in the future, you can go wherever you want," Kaze said with a smile.
"For now, though, besides doing missions, you'd better stay in the village obediently."
Konan and Yahiko chattered around Kaze.
Nagato and Kakashi got together to study the route for this mission.
"Base 214 is on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass. If you want to deliver the intelligence as quickly as possible, you can only choose these two routes," Kakashi said, taking out a pencil and marking two black lines on the map.
Nagato pointed to one of the routes and said, "Let's rule out this route first. There are too many mountain ranges along the way, and it's easy to be ambushed."
Kakashi nodded and crossed out the black line Nagato was pointing at.
"Then let's take the other route. However, taking this route requires crossing a fairly large forest, so we need to be more careful then."
Regarding the plan made by the little guys, Kaze didn't participate. He just watched them play freely with a smile.
Young eagles can only learn to soar when they leave the embrace of the eagles.
If you interfere and protect them everywhere, even the best talents will be nurtured into useless people.
The five people moved forward all the way and came to the forest on the map.
"Hmm?"
When they reached the middle of the journey, Kaze suddenly looked slightly surprised and looked in a certain direction.
Since he got the Hashirama cells, his sensor ability has also been greatly improved, and he is extremely sensitive to chakra fluctuations.
"Go and take a look!"
The moment his figure was blocked by a big tree, Kaze's Kage Clone Jutsu walked out calmly and followed the team.
The four little guys were still chatting with it and didn't notice anything unusual at all.
And Kaze's real body turned around, put on his mask, and quietly sneaked towards a certain place.
Twenty minutes later.
A ninja from Iwagakure asked indignantly,
"What a joke! There is actually an elite Anbu from Konoha following a normal intelligence escort mission?!"
"What the hell! This is just screwing us over!"
"Who would dare to come to your Land of Fire to work next time?!"
Kaze adjusted his mask and said with a smile,
"You still have the nerve to say that. A Jonin actually ambushed an ordinary team. You're really something."
If it weren't for this guy's strength being way out of the ordinary and the little guys couldn't handle it at all, Kaze wouldn't have taken action himself.
"How despicable!" The Iwagakure ninja slapped the ground with his hand in pain.
He just wanted to make some easy money. What was wrong with that?
Earth Release: Tearing Earth Turning Palm!
Boom!
The ground shook violently. The ground under Kaze's feet suddenly cracked, turning into criss - crossing gullies three or four meters wide.
"You little piece of trash, trying to pull a sneak attack!"
Kaze's figure disappeared in an instant and reappeared behind the Iwagakure ninja. He pulled out a previously placed Kunai from the tree.
"Could it be..."
Witnessing this scene, the Iwagakure ninja's pupils suddenly shrank, and then he exclaimed,
"You're the Black Flash, one of Konoha's two poisons!"
Originally, the Iwagakure ninja thought he was just unlucky to run into an elite opponent.
Who would have thought that the guy would turn out to be a mini - boss!
The Iwagakure ninja's mentality completely collapsed.
"You're right, but there's no prize!"
Kaze threw a bunch of Kunai with talisman paper on them at the Iwagakure ninja, then shouted, "Flying Thunder God Technique!"
The Iwagakure ninja's heart skipped a beat.
Kunai covered every direction around him, making it difficult for him to dodge. The opponent could teleport to any of the kunai at any time.
"Since that's the case..."
The Iwagakure ninja fully mobilized his chakra and instantly formed three seals.
"Earth Release: Earth Spike Spears!"
When a Jonin unleashes a ninjutsu with all his might, its power is naturally astonishing.
With the Iwagakure ninja as the center, the ground within a ten - meter radius suddenly cracked. Sharp rock spears as large as adult men shot out densely.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Unexpectedly, the expected scene where Kaze was stabbed into a hedgehog by the Earth Spike Spears did not occur.
Amid the flying dust, Kaze didn't use the Flying Thunder God Jutsu. Instead, he stood still and said in a faint tone, "Sorry, you've fallen into my trap."
"What?!"
The Iwagakure ninja was startled and subconsciously looked at a kunai that was bounced up by the Earth Spike Spears and then fell down.
On the orange - yellow talisman paper on it, there was clearly a character "Explosion".
"Oh no, it's an Explosion tag...!"
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The explosive tags hidden among the Flying Thunder God Kunai detonated one after another. Caught off guard, the Iwagakure ninja could only endure this wave of damage head - on.
However, he was a Jonin after all.
Even though he was tricked due to a momentary oversight, he only suffered some injuries and didn't kick the bucket easily.
"Damn it, I have to retreat quickly. I'm no match for this guy!"
The Iwagakure ninja endured the pain and planned to flee quickly under the cover of the fire and smoke.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, he was confronted with a pair of scarlet eyes.
"Sure enough, you're a Jonin. Even with several explosive tags right in front of your face, you're still alive and kicking."
Kaze activated his Sharingan with a smile. The tomoe in his eyes spun, and soon he controlled the Iwagakure ninja.
Most Jonin are strong - willed. Genjutsu may not take effect on them immediately.
So the best way is to disable them first and then take them by surprise with a genjutsu.
It's like in the Pokémon game. No one tries to catch a Pokémon at full health. They wait until it's low on health and then throw a Poké Ball.
"Not bad, not bad. This guy knows a lot of intelligence."
After squeezing all the value out of the Iwagakure ninja, Kaze mercifully put an end to his misery.
Just as he was disposing of the body and preparing to leave, chakra fluctuations came from ahead.
Moreover, they were no weaker than those of the previous Iwagakure ninja.
"Ah... this..."
Kaze smacked his lips. Although it was common to encounter enemies near the border of the Land of Fire, meeting two Jonin - level opponents in a row still made him doubt his luck.
Sigh...
Sighing, to ensure the safety of the three kids, Kaze still decided to go and take a look.
Anyway, with his current strength, there aren't many people in the ninja world who can threaten him.
He's not scared at all!
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