My ninjutsu is not right

Chapter 23 Link's Troubles

Eight days later, morning, Death Forest.

“Puff~”

Link held a kunai and pierced the head of a black bear that was standing upright, then narrowly avoided the bear's paw that was coming at him.

"Bang!" The black bear, which was more than three meters tall, fell to the ground, and its body twitched from time to time.

He pulled out the kunai, wiped it on his fur and put it back into the kunai sheath. This thing was sharp and durable, and it pierced through a skull without causing any damage. He could rinse and wash it and continue to use it. It would be a pity to throw it away.

No wonder the bounties for combat-related missions are much higher. Both Iris and Kasumi have consumed a lot of ninja tools in the past few days. In other words, he is so frugal that he refuses to shoot a single shuriken. All attacks rely on kunai stabbing, which he then washes and recycles for continued use.

If it was a battle involving ninjas, I guess I wouldn't be able to save any money. Alas, it's a pity that there's no way to reimburse the normal combat losses.

"Counting this, that should be about it." Link looked up at his two teammates.

Clearing out the beast herds was not a task with a set target, and it could be done as it was supposed to be. The mission assignment office would not ask for any special mission evidence or anything like that. However, afterwards, the ninjas responsible for maintaining the training ground came and found that there were still many beast herds rampant, and the team carrying out the mission was in trouble.

It is a kind of bounty that is collected with credit guarantee. This system is very useful in the relatively closed ninja system of Konoha Village. Is it possible that someone would defect for a few tens of thousands of taels?
If you have a guiding jonin, you don't need to worry about this problem.

The village's estimation of the number of excess wild animals is unexpectedly scientific. By analyzing the traces and feces left by the wild animals and the movements of some herbivores, a rough number is given. The fifth team's mission to eliminate the wild animals is also based on this.

As long as you kill a portion of the wild animals normally, it doesn't matter whether you kill more or less. The village will not pursue it. If there are fewer wild animals, you can just go outside or other training grounds to catch some and throw them in.

Although Link's words just now were said in a question-like sentence, his tone was affirmative. After a month and a half of working together on the mission and spending time together day and night, his all-round stronger and calmer command and arrangements had long made the two teammates accustomed to the feeling of being dominated.

Uh, or rather, being led?

The three of them came to the river to rest briefly, and then set out to leave the Death Forest.

Nara Yushiro appeared at the right time, stuffed the small notebook into his bag, and said with a smile: "Good job, three of you."

He is not the kind of boss who would get close to his subordinates when he has nothing to do. Although he is responsible, he is a serious person. He is unwilling to turn a simple relationship between superior and subordinate and temporary babysitter into a closer one, so he is unwilling to mention to his subordinates what he has done.

When interacting with Team 5, he was more like a silent father. Even though he was only in his twenties, his subordinates were only nine and eleven years old.

It was their first C-rank mission, and even ordinary beasts could still be injured due to a little carelessness. The fact that they completed the mission without any injuries and very easily meant that Team 5 already had the characteristics of a mature Genin team.

Iris wanted to say a few words to express his happiness, but finally held back. His reckless and lively personality gradually became calm under the suppression of his two cold-faced teammates and distant instructor.

Xia breathed a sigh of relief. Since the first day she became a Genin, she had been working hard with all her might. It was okay that the gap between her and Link was getting bigger and bigger, but she couldn't bear to be a drag.

Being praised now really made her feel a lot more relaxed.

Link listened calmly without any reaction.

"Then, see you at the Hokage Building the day after tomorrow morning." Nara Yui locked the door, clapped his hands, and said, "You've worked hard these past few days. Take a good rest." After that, he disappeared on the spot with a bang.

Iris subconsciously glanced at Link, wanting to signal the boss with her eyes and leave, but she heard the boss say, "Are you two free this afternoon?"

"Yes." The first person to answer was Xia.

"Me too." Iris raised her hand.

Link paused, then said, "Come to the seventh training ground this afternoon and we will begin special training."

"Special training?" Iris' voice suddenly rose several octaves. Seeing that both teammates were looking at her, she smiled awkwardly and said, "It's not necessary, Boss. This is not the first day we've been Genin."

He was a little afraid that it would be the same as the first day, where he would be beaten madly. As a ninja, he had already developed a tolerance for pain through mental training, but...

Who likes to be beaten?
"We have completed our first C-rank mission." Link glanced at him and explained, "We will probably have to leave the village to do a mission soon. You and Kasumi still have many deficiencies. If you leave the village, you may encounter ninjas, so I hope I can help you a little."

During the nine days of hunting wild beasts, the two teammates performed well according to the standards of Genin, but they still had too many problems.

Such as the difference in gathering chakra to activate the body, the control of releasing ninjutsu, unnecessary movements in battle, poor aura concealment, etc.

Link really wanted to help his two teammates improve, because even if he was promoted to Chunin and Team 5 was disbanded, he would probably still temporarily form a 'Link Team' with his two teammates, and when they went out on missions, he couldn't be a babysitter the whole time like Nara Yuito.

Checking and filling in the gaps for your two teammates in advance is equivalent to investing in your own future.

When everyone becomes a Chunin, or he becomes a Chunin, and the two teammates find other jobs, such as jobs in hospitals, Anbu, torture department, barrier team, medical team, etc., then they can be considered to have officially parted ways.

Link doesn't plan to find new teammates after being promoted to Chunin. Where can he find so many reliable teammates? It would be better for him to train and create two qualified meat shields by himself.

If you meet someone like Shuimu, you won’t even have time to cry.

At least the two classmates now have their own personality problems, but they are not bad guys. They are still willing to change for the better. Now they have achieved initial results. We might as well invest more in their training. It will only be a waste of time at most.

Iris was stunned for a moment, then said happily: "Thank you, boss." He has a simple personality, and being reckless means that he doesn't have any ulterior motives. Having a powerful, um, Genin like the boss to help guide him must be beneficial no matter how you think about it.

"..." Xia hesitated slightly and said, "Thank you, boss." The focus of her hesitation was mainly on the latter title.

"Then, see you at two o'clock in the afternoon." Link said goodbye to the two of them and left without any hesitation.

The mission is over. I'll go eat first, then go home and wash my clothes and kunai. I've been running around in the woods killing beasts every day, so my clothes are full of all kinds of odors. I can't not wash them. It's even more troublesome to wash a kunai stained with blood...

Alas, other time travelers are worried about the ninja war, the survival of mankind, and the affairs of the Otsutsuki family, but I have to deal with the daily necessities of life.

(End of this chapter)