A week after starting the mission, Shiraishi and others gradually became familiar with the process of ninja missions.
Except for the wave of enemies encountered at the beginning, only on the fifth day, they encountered the Sunagakure ninja lurking in the Land of Fire, and there was no more fighting.
Among the enemies encountered during this period, most were Sunagakure ninjas at the chuunin level, and only one Jonin was encountered.
However, after Sakumo showed his overwhelming strength against the Jonin, Shiraishi and others became more aware of the unfathomable strength of Sakumo, who was the captain and also guided the Jonin.
Although he has never seen how powerful the three ninjas praised by demigods are in battle, Sakumo's strength is fundamentally different from that of ordinary jounin.
If you insist on speaking, the opponent's strength may no longer be evaluated by the jounin level.
"The tasks in the past few days have been completed very well, and you have cooperated very well. There are basically no mistakes that novices often make. Just keep this rhythm."
After nightfall, four people surrounded a fire.
The burning fire could not help but drive away the surrounding darkness, and also brought a trace of warmth.
Because it was still early spring, the night air brought with it the winter chill that had not yet left.
Sakumo held a grilled fish in his hand, took a kettle from Shiraishi, and smiled in an appreciative tone.
Shiraishi is a non-combat medical ninja. He is the only one among the four who carries a backpack with enough water and food in it.
"Because the enemy was basically eliminated by Sakumo-sensei alone."
Ayane said with a smile.
The enemies they met twice were almost completely wiped out after a single encounter. Even if there were any fish that slipped through the net, they were just chuunin and genin.
And Ayane was always observing the situation with her Byakugan. Liuli cooperated with Fire Release's long-range attacks. Basically there was no direct battle, and those fish that slipped through the net were wiped out.
"Haha, don't say that. As a novice, you have already performed very well."
Sakumo knew some of the common problems of most newcomers. They wanted to be safe, but also longed to make meritorious deeds, be recognized by the people in the village, and eventually become a respected and outstanding ninja.
However, this road is not easy to walk, and most ninjas cannot make it to the end.
It is too easy for newcomers with such an eager attitude to sacrifice themselves on the battlefield and in missions.
Sakumo, a novice ninja, has seen this kind of thing countless times.
At the end of the day, all four of them were a little tired.
But in order to ensure safety, everyone cannot rest together, someone must keep vigil.
So Sakumo arranged for Shiraishi and Ayane to stay for the first half of the night, and then he and Ruri to stay for the second half of the night.
In this way, once an enemy surprises you, you won't be in the awkward position of rushing to attack.
None of the three Shiraishis had any objections to this.
Sakumo and Ruri fell asleep quickly and needed to ensure adequate sleep so that they would have the energy to continue their mission the next day.
Shiraishi and Ayane walked to the other side and sat down. The breeze rustled the leaves, adding to the tranquility of the forest.
Shiraishi let the evening breeze blow his cheeks and hair comfortably, enjoying the rare silence.
"As expected of Shiraishi-kun, he can hide himself so perfectly even when facing a powerful jounin like Sakumo-sensei."
Ayane walked over with gentle steps and expressed her admiration from the bottom of her heart.
"Because I am a medical ninja, no one pays attention to my strength. There are only a few medical ninjas like Tsunade-nin."
Shiraishi glanced at Ayane and responded with a smile.
The biggest impression given by medical ninjas is that they are weak. Apart from being able to use medical ninjutsu, they basically cannot form effective combat effectiveness.
This is also during the war. Once the enemy's medical ninja is caught, they will not be executed casually.
On the one hand, medical ninjas play a great role, but on the other hand, medical ninjas are too weak to pose a threat.
Medical ninjas like Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, are an exception after all.
Most medical ninjas are still like Shiraishi, who have no outstanding achievements except medical ninjutsu.
In order to ensure the smooth implementation of medical ninjutsu, medical ninjas must not only have natural talents, but also master a large amount of medical knowledge and precise chakra control capabilities.
This is also the main reason why medical ninjas do not have the ability to fight. Learning endless professional knowledge and constantly improving their chakra control consumes a lot of time, and there is no time to do other things.
"Really? Then you have to be careful. Sakumo-sensei is not an ordinary ninja. If he finds out, the Hokage will soon know about it."
Ayane is very afraid of Sakumo's strength.
The name of Konoha White Fang was well known to them even though they were newcomers.
The prestige in Konoha is even higher than that of the Sannin.
If you want to choose who is the strongest Jonin in Konoha, then Sakumo must have received the most votes.
Although Sakumo himself doesn't think so, in the eyes of others, he is undoubtedly the strongest Jonin in Konoha.
The jonin closest to the position of Hokage.
"Don't worry, my chakra has been kept to a minimum. Even if you have a Byakugan or a perceptive ninja, if you see my chakra level, you will think that I am just a genin."
Shiraishi has already considered this.
Although it is not completely correct to use the amount of chakra to determine the level of a ninja, most people in the ninja world think so.
The stronger the ninja, the more chakra he will have.
Shiraishi is not the kind of ninja who possesses an excessive amount of chakra. His own chakra is not enough for him to squander, and he must use it sparingly.
Hearing Shiraishi say this, Ayane felt relieved.
After that, both of them fell silent. Ayane kept her Byakugan open, standing on the branch and occasionally turning her head to look around to avoid making any mistakes.
Because of the caged bird, the Byakugan of Separation will have a blind spot in the field of vision. To prevent the enemy from accidentally attacking from the blind spot, the enemy must turn his head to cover the blind spot in the field of vision.
Nothing happened in the first half of the night, then Shiraishi and Ayane took a rest, and Sakumo and Ruri, as captains, started to watch the rest of the night.
The night passed like this, and nothing happened.
In the morning, the four of them dealt with the traces at the scene, and after eating simple dry food, they continued to wander around the Land of Fire.
Cooperating with the action is a detachment of ANBU. If there is an ANBU connection, they will set off in the direction given by the ANBU. If not, they can only search for enemies everywhere and eliminate them.
In order to ensure the safe transportation of supply lines and the safety of towns within the Land of Fire, these Sunagakure ninjas lurking in the Land of Fire must be eliminated one by one.
The four of them shuttled easily through the forest, with the breeze blowing by their ears. The rustling sound among the forest leaves almost covered up the sound of their footsteps. From the gaps between the leaves above, the mottled light and shadow shone, making the dark forest more colorful. With some lighting, it doesn't look gloomy.
The four of them didn't talk much along the way and kept their energy levels high.
At this moment, Ayane suddenly accelerated and stopped at the same time as Sakumo on a branch.
"Sakumo-sensei."
"Enemy?"
Sakumo put his hand on the handle of the White Fang dagger behind his back, ready to unsheath it at any moment.
Liuli also made a wary look, chakra gathered in his mouth, and the fire escape ninjutsu was ready to go.
"There are eleven ninjas, five of them have very strong chakra and are probably jounin."
Jonin? Five people?
Even Sakumo frowned, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.
Just when Sakumo was about to ask something, Ayane said with a solemn tone: "There are sentient ninjas in the enemy team, and they are coming towards us."
"It seems there is no way to avoid it, so prepare to fight."
Since he lurked into the Land of Fire, Sakumo expected that the other party would send out special sentient ninjas, but he didn't expect to encounter them so soon.
Regardless of whether this Sunagakure force came to destroy Fire Country towns or disrupt Konoha's supply lines, they must be stopped.
Ayane's Byakugan observation distance has a radius of five kilometers. A distance of five kilometers can be reached in a few minutes as long as the ninja accelerates slightly.
There was no tactical preparation at all.
Under the influence of Byakugan and Sensory Ninjutsu, the two sides can only fight head-on.
Click, click, click, click, click!
Weird sound effects sounded in the slightly dark forest, bringing a hint of horror.
The sound came from far to near. The attacker was wearing a black robe and holding a long chakra knife in his hand.
"Be careful, this is puppetry!"
After Ayane shouted these words, Liuli had already prepared the ninjutsu.
"Art fire escape ho fireball!"
The huge and extremely high-temperature fireball rushed towards the incoming black-robed puppet.
The moment the fireball rushed out, an unknown number of black shadows suddenly appeared in front of them, with a very clear target.
One of the ninjas wearing a Sunagakure forehead protector clapped his hands, then pressed them to the ground, with a sinister smile on his lips:
"Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall!"
The earthen wall blocked the fireball, and flames, earth and rocks splashed in the explosion.
The black robe puppet was unscathed. There was some dust and sparks on the black robe. Powerful chakra spurted out from the bottom of the black robe. It disappeared instantly. When it reappeared, it had jumped above Shiraishi and others.
The body quickly rotated and landed in a weird twisted posture that was impossible for the human body to do. The blade was like a wheel, tearing apart the atmosphere.
Ding!
The White Fang dagger blocked the high-speed rotating chakra blade.
Then, from the two dark cuffs of the black-robed puppet, chains as black as long snakes protruded, with thorn-like blades on them, ready to wrap around Sakumo's body.
On the other side, seven ninjas surrounded the three Shiraishis, showing condescending and fierce bloodthirsty smiles.
There was no verbal communication or any opening remarks. He took out his ninjutsu and weapons and started killing.
The moment they rushed up, Shiraishi took out a smoke bomb from his ninja bag and exploded on the ground, sucking everyone in.
In the smoke, Ayane's Byakugan was unobstructed, and everyone's movements could be seen clearly.
The index finger and middle finger are together, with a thin layer of chakra blade condensed on them.
With a scream, Ayane's two fingers turned into sharp blades and stabbed directly into the heart of the Sunagakure ninja who wanted to sneak attack from behind.
Immediately afterwards, the chakra blades on the two fingers turned into small chakra flows, fiercely impacting the heart of the Sunagakure ninja.
When Ayane pulled out her finger, it was only covered with a layer of chakra and not stained with a trace of blood.
The opponent's eyeballs were covered with bloodshot eyes that were about to burst, and his face was twisted and wrinkled. He suffered unimaginable pain before dying, and then fell to the ground and died.
