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The duo's mission squad suddenly had an addition: someone from outside the village. This was technically a serious violation of the ninja handbook.
Kakashi was about to say something when Yoichi cut him off. "Kakashi, you need to learn to adapt. Mina became one of the Uchiha clan the moment she agreed. Moreover, Mina is a sensory ninja. You need to understand how much help a sensory ninja can provide to a mission. Learn, Kakashi, learn."
As Yoichi said this, Mina's heart trembled, and she bowed her head.
In the ninja world, calling someone from another clan as one of your own generally means they have married into the clan, like Uzumaki Mina becoming Uchiha Mina. However, Yoichi didn't have such intentions. He thought of taking Mina as a vassal of sorts and then entrusting the Elder to train her. There would definitely be a place for Mina in his squad in the future.
Mina agreed to Yoichi's invitation partly because she didn't have a good time in the Grass Ninja Village. After her abilities were exposed, the Grass ninjas treated her like a walking blood bag. Luckily, Mina hadn't revealed her sealing technique, or the Grass Village would have stripped her of all her value.
"Mina, how large is your sensory range?"
"At most three to four kilometers. I only awakened this ability two months ago, and I'm still not very proficient," Mina said somewhat embarrassedly. She didn't understand the ninja world well, but when she had told Kikawa of the Grass Village, he had disdainfully told her, "That's really useless."
So, Mina thought her sensory ability wasn't developed well.
"Three, three to four kilometers?"
Kakashi was shocked under his mask. Such a sensory range was already very powerful. He remembered his father mentioning that the Hyuga's Byakugan could generally observe a range of one to two kilometers. Moreover, Mina had just awakened this ability, and it seemed it would become even stronger in the future.
Even Kakashi felt envious upon hearing this. The Uzumaki clans' bloodline abilities, although not combat-oriented, were terrifyingly strong.
Thinking this, Kakashi felt Yoichi might have heard about the abilities of the Uzumaki clan and thus wanted to take Mina away immediately upon seeing her.
Although this was technically against the Leaf Village's rules, it at least doubled the success rate of the mission.
"Our next mission is here, a Rock Ninja outpost. According to the treaty revised after the Second Ninja World War, each ninja village can only build outposts within their own country, but this time the Rock Ninjas have built an outpost in the Land of Grass," Yoichi briefed on the mission, mainly for Mina to hear.
As for breaking the rules? As long as he could complete the mission, that was all that mattered; he wouldn't let any rules restrict him. If not for Yoichi needing the experience from combat, he wouldn't bother going out to take missions for such rewards.
However, the mission had another benefit for him: legal plundering. All the loot obtained during the mission, besides the mission rewards, could be handed over to the Leaf but only if you want.
"To put it simply, this mission is to remind the Rock Ninjas of the treaty and to uproot the outpost in the Land of Grass. Generally, an outpost only has a Chunin squad, it's unlikely there will be a Jonin, but to be on the safe side," Yoichi said, turning his head to look at Mina, who was listening intently, and spoke, "Mina, can you sense how much chakra the target has?"
"I should be able to, but I need to get closer. If it's at the limit of my range, the sensing becomes very vague."
"Alright, when the time comes, use me as a reference to sense the number of ninjas and their chakra levels."
Yoichi also assigned Mina a task. A large amount of chakra doesn't necessarily mean strength, but a small amount of chakra means the ninja is likely weak. They wouldn't be able to use many jutsus, let alone engage in any pre-combat probing.
"Rest for the night, we'll depart tomorrow. I'm going out for a bit, don't worry about me," Yoichi said before preparing to head out. Kakashi initially wanted to ask Yoichi about his purpose and to follow him. However, he reconsidered after receiving a look.
Leaving the resting place, Yoichi ran about six or seven kilometers southward. There was a mountain hollow they had passed during the day, and he stopped there.
"About far enough, I hope my first summoning won't be a disappointment," Yoichi intended to test his ability to summon randomly, refreshing the skill as he had never used it before. He would feel somewhat discontent if it went unused.
"Come forth from the otherworld, Summon!" Uchiha Yoichi shouted loudly, as required by the Superpower Roulette, which always managed to introduce some novelty.
After saying these words, a large summoning array appeared in front of Yoichi, followed by a booming sound and a burst of purple light and smoke from the summoning array.
After the summoning array appeared, Yoichi quickly moved backward. However, he suddenly noticed there was still a summoning notification on the panel of the Superpower Roulette, so he opened it to check.
[Mountain Goats from the Forest of Elements]: Once wanted off by various races intending to hunt them using their sturdy horns but found out their horns offered no protection. They could only rely on their instincts to survive under the protection of elemental spirits. (The meat is extremely delicious, thanks to living in the forest rich in magical elements. Eating their meat can quickly restore vitality.) (Note: Summon recorded, can be summoned repeatedly or re-summoned.)
"Th-this introduction... I summoned a lamb skewer?" Yoichi twitched his mouth. After the smoke dispersed, he saw the mountain goat he had just summoned. Its appearance was indeed exquisite, belonging to the finest among goats. Moreover, its wool was as white as snowflakes. However, it seemed to have no combat capability as mentioned in the introduction.
Sizzle!
A surge of lightning surged around Yoichi, and he appeared next to the goat instantly, pressing it down with one hand.
The goat, suddenly attacked, panicked, its four hooves flailing in an attempt to escape. However, its strength was no match for Yoichi's. Struggling for a while, it still couldn't break free from his grip. Yoichi was now certain that this mountain goat from the Forest of Elements had absolutely no combat power.
"My first summoning is a lamb. Should I consider myself lucky?" Since he didn't summon a powerful exotic beast, it was still acceptable. If he had, it would have been troublesome for him, as finding one that suited him immediately was unlikely.
Yoichi exerted a bit more force with his hand, directly killing the goat, then stored it in a storage scroll, ready to taste the extremely delicious meat of the mountain goat when the opportunity arose.
(End of Chapter)
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"Mina, can you sense the number of individuals from this distance?"
"There are a total of six individuals, but their chakra levels are not as high as yours. Two of them are similar to Kakashi-kun, and the remaining four are not on par with him, Yoichi-sama."
Uzumaki Mina, utilizing her abilities, briefly sensed the number of individuals and their chakra levels at the Iwa-nin outpost and relayed the information to Yoichi.
The distance from here to the Iwa-nin outpost exceeds one kilometer. If they were closer, Mina's sensory perception would be even clearer.
"A bit unexpected, but it hasn't reached the level of two squads. I'll draw their frontal fire later."
After a quick observation through binoculars, Yoichi continued speaking to Kakashi, "The enemy hasn't detected any shinobi. Kakashi, you handle the two lower-ranked shinobi with your Earth jutsu, then assist me with ninjutsu."
Having mastered the Lightning Release Chakra Mode, whether in terms of speed or physical defense, it suited him to draw frontal fire. Moreover, Lightning Release countered Earth Release, making Iwa-nin most troubled when encountering Cloud Ninjas who practiced the Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
"Do you remember what I said?"
Upon hearing this, Kakashi responded with his usual deadpan expression, "Of course, Captain."
This time, they didn't need to wear the headbands of the Cloud Ninjas. The mission was to eliminate them all; wearing headbands or not was meaningless.
After finalizing the details, the three individuals dispersed.
Mina wouldn't need to take action; she was responsible for guarding the perimeter.
Yoichi wasn't skilled in stealth, and the Iwa-nin outpost wasn't completely devoid of vigilance. Once Yoichi approached within eight hundred meters, he was detected by the Iwa-nin responsible for surveillance.
"Enemies!"
Just as the Iwa-nin responsible for surveillance sent out the signal, Yoichi abandoned stealth, his body pulsating with lightning. He dashed towards the Iwa-nin outpost with lightning speed.
"Enemies? Prepare to engage! Formation B!"
Upon hearing the transmission from their fellow Iwa-nin outside, the leader of the Iwa-nin outpost immediately issued orders.
Subsequently, a group of individuals emerged swiftly from the underground. The very moment they left the outpost, they witnessed a streak of lightning rushing toward their village teammates who were on guard duty outside.
The speed bestowed by the Lightning Release Chakra Mode was beyond what ordinary shinobi could react to. Furthermore, the Iwa-nin guarding outside were merely low-ranked.
Witnessing Yoichi charging towards them at incredible speed, fear surged within them.
"Darn it, die!"
Shuriken, explosive tags!
However, these attacks posed minimal threat to Yoichi's Sharingan. During his swordsmanship practice, he had faced three of Kakashi's shuriken attacks, which were far more dangerous than what he faced now.
He dodged left and right, parrying and slashing with his sword. Even the explosive tags didn't pose much threat to Yoichi.
Within these brief seconds, Yoichi had already closed the distance to the Iwa-nin guarding the outpost to less than five meters.
This distance felt like the arrival of the Grim Reaper, causing the Iwa-nin guarding to lose all thoughts of resistance.
"Stop!"
"This time, I'm going to die, Father, Mother..."
As this thought flashed through his mind, the Iwa-nin guarding felt a dizzying sensation. Amidst the rotation, he seemed to see his own body, the terrifying figure from just moments ago, and his captain and teammates in the distance.
"You damn bastard!"
The leader of the Iwa-nin outpost emerged with a grim expression. Initially, he thought it was the Cloud Ninjas who were attacking them, especially with that jutsu pulsating with lightning, which seemed unique to them.
However, upon seeing the Sharingan of Yoichi, the captain of the Iwa-nin team stopped his voice again, his face turning ugly as he said, "I just told you to stop!"
"Fool!"
After Yoichi cursed, his body once again surged with lightning and electricity, rushing towards this team of Iwa-nin.
"Hmph, Lightning Release Chakra Mode, attack together, Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall!"
After the order from the Iwa-nin captain, he formed hand seals with both hands and then quickly pressed his palms to the ground.
Instantly, a huge trench appeared in the earth, accompanied by intense vibrations, directly impeding Uchiha Yoichi's forward charge.
There was considerable animosity between the Iwa-nin and the Kumo-nin, so the Iwa-nin were already adept at countering the Kumo-nin's Lightning Release Chakra Mode.
Earth-Style Wall and Earth-Style Wall Palm: one obstructed the line of sight, and the other hindered the speed of the charge, which was extremely effective against Kumo-nin, who only knew how to charge head-on.
However, that was when the Iwa-nin were gathered together, and Yoichi was not a Kumo-nin.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"
After forming hand seals, a large, blazing flame about four or five meters in diameter surged towards the Iwa-nin, but Yoichi's target wasn't the Iwa-nin captain, but his surrounding four companions!
"Dodge!"
One of the Iwa-nin shouted loudly, but as they leaped aside, they found dozens of shurikens flying towards them, and these shurikens collided in the air, altering their trajectory.
Instantly sending shivers down the spines of these Iwa-nin.
They had originally planned to counterattack with shurikens, knocking down all the shurikens thrown by Uchiha Yoichi, but they hadn't expected his shurikens to collide in mid-air, changing their trajectory.
"Quick, dodge!"
Now they could only roll on the ground as soon as they landed, otherwise, they would be pierced by the shurikens.
Although their dodging looked somewhat unsightly, there was no need to care about appearances on the battlefield; survival was the top priority.
However, after rolling on the ground to avoid the shurikens, the bare feet of three of the lower-ranked ninjas were suddenly grabbed by a pair of hands emerging from the ground, causing them to panic.
At the same time, a voice came from underground: "One of the ninja rules, even in combat with the enemy, one must always be vigilant against attacks from the shadows."
"Ah!"
"Gah!"
"Captain, help!"
The three of them were pulled underground directly, and then before they could finish pleading for help, blood sprayed from their mouths, and in just a few seconds, they were gone.
"Bastard!"
The Iwa-nin captain cursed angrily, but a hint of fear crept into his heart; today, he was probably doomed.
Meanwhile, Kakashi emerged from underground, wielding a short knife and locking onto another Iwa-nin, saying, "Captain, leave this one to me."
"Understood."
Although Yoichi wanted to ask Kakashi if his chakra could still hold up, he couldn't say such information-exposing words with enemies before him.
I'll deal with the other first!
Ten minutes later, all the Iwa-nin at this Iwa-nin outpost were killed by Yoichi's team.
Seeing that all the enemies were eliminated, Mina walked out from the shadows and handed a water pouch to Yoichi, saying, "Captain, take a break."
Yoichi took the water and said, "Hmm, thanks. The mission is complete, Kakashi, eat some soldier pills to restore chakra, Mina, keep an eye on the enemy at all times. We're relatively close to the Land of Earth."
"Understood."
After the two of them responded, they each went about their tasks.
After cleaning up the Iwa-nin outpost and taking away all the useful items inside, Mina also used sensory ninjutsu as usual.
However, after her sensory ability expanded, Mina's expression changed suddenly.
She quickly said to Yoichi, "Captain, enemies are coming. There are seven of them in total, only three of them have chakra inferior to yours, and one of them has much, much more chakra than you."
(End of Chapter)
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