As they walked through the woods, Inuzuka Hana's ninja dog, the Three Haimaru Brothers, suddenly began to bark loudly.
"Something's up!"
The members of the Inuzuka clan were able to communicate with their ninja dogs even before the dogs could speak.
Just moments after the Three Haimaru Brothers started barking, Inuzuka Hana's expression turned serious.
Li Zhenwu and the others quickly noticed the unusual behavior of the Three Haimaru Brothers and fell silent to listen.
"The Three Haimaru Brothers saying... there are ninja lurking around here," Inuzuka Hana said, frowning for a moment before speaking.
Once she finished, Shiranui Gensui's face became stern, while Li Zhenwu's eyes lit up with excitement as he asked, "In which direction?"
Inuzuka Hana couldn't help but smile wryly; she felt as if they were facing a dire threat, yet Li Zhenwu couldn't contain his excitement, which really disrupted the atmosphere.
Guy Sensei, who had been accompanying them, kept admiring the scenery and reflecting on the beauty of youth, but throughout their journey, he had taken a back seat, letting the three of them handle everything.
Having grown accustomed to Guy Sensei's attitude, Inuzuka Hana responded to Li Zhenwu's question by communicating with the Three Haimaru Brothers once more and then pointed in two directions.
"Over there and over there!"
"Hehe, there's not just one ninja, great!" Li Zhenwu exclaimed, his excitement palpable.
His enthusiasm surpassed his usual demeanor because, following the barking of the Three Haimaru Brothers, the system in his mind— which had been silent for a long time— became active again with a cheerful chime.
"Ding! System task issued: Repel the incoming ninja aiming to snatch the escorted item before meeting the task issuer (1/3)."
How could Li Zhenwu not be overjoyed by the sudden activation of the system?
A task meant rewards upon completion!
He swiftly drew the kunai strapped to his waist and flung it toward the directions indicated by Inuzuka Hana, creating a 'swish, swish!' sound.
However, a faint golden chakra shimmering with tiny golden lightning was present on the kunai.
"Lightning Style: Lightning Kunai!"
This jutsu wasn't originally like this.
While testing his chakra attributes before, a golden lightning phenomenon appeared, when the chakra was withdrawn, the chakra paper showed some wrinkles, indicating that his chakra had a lightning attribute.
Therefore, the Third Hokage had specifically sought out various Lightning Style jutsu for Li Zhenwu to practice.
Now, the technique Li Zhenwu was using had originally only been a weapon mechanism; he had slightly modified it so that it could be applied to kunai and attack enemies when thrown.