Ninja World: I'm really a support-type ninja

If we disregard other factors, the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique is definitely one of the top-ranked ninjutsu in the ninja world.

The main reason is that the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique's ability to assist in training is simply too strong. As long as the side effects of using the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique to assist in training can be resolved, then a ninja's training speed can be accelerated to an extremely exaggerated level.

With Akira Hatake around, Kakashi could use the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique without any scruples to fully materialize his thoughts.

At first, Kakashi's progress was not fast, and even Akira Hatake, who was assisting him, could not keep up. As a result, Kakashi's body suffered some backlash from the dissipation of the shadow clones.

But gradually, Kakashi, with his extraordinary talent and by using numerous shadow clones to experiment and learn from experience, developed the Storm Release technique into a practical prototype.

However, no matter how fast Kakashi progresses, it's impossible for the Shadow Clones to completely fuse with Storm Release in just one night.

This is still a slow and steady process; getting impatient or stressed won't help at all.

"Brother, thank you for your hard work."

The first rays of morning sunlight streamed through the window into the room where the two were training, and Kakashi stopped what he was doing, seemingly still enjoying himself.

Akira Hatake, who was sitting cross-legged beside him, suddenly looked up, quickly wiped his mouth, and his eyes, which had been somewhat unfocused, regained their focus.

"Ah... I'll transfer another dose of life energy to you right away!"

Akira Hatake, who had just been dozing off, gave an irrelevant answer, which made Kakashi, who was standing to the side, laugh so hard he could barely stand up straight.

"Brother, the training is over."

"Oh, then I'll sleep a little longer..." Hatake Akira mumbled a reply, then lowered his head and fell asleep instantly.

Akira Hatake's third skill cannot be used on himself, and he loses his life energy repeatedly, which he then replenishes through the passive effect of his third skill. This consumes a lot of his energy.

Kakashi didn't say anything, but looked at Akira Hatake, who had fallen asleep instantly on the floor, with a hint of heartache on his face.

Silently turning around, Kakashi returned to his bedroom and brought out a thin blanket.

Kakashi gently covered Akira Hatake with a thin blanket, as if afraid of waking him up again.

Kakashi glanced at Akira Hatake, who was drooling and fast asleep, clenched his fist, and then turned and left again.

Kakashi carefully strolled to the backyard of the Hatake residence and began preparing the items needed for the mission.

Take with you the ninja sword given to you by Hatake Sakumo.

Bring two basic quantities of kunai, shuriken, explosive tags, and soldier pills.

One base amount is for his own use, and the rest is naturally reserved for Akira Hatake.

Two sealing scrolls were also brought along, containing daily necessities and medicines for treating emergency internal and external injuries.

After doing all this, Kakashi prepared to leave, but after taking only two steps, he turned back again.

Kakashi tiptoed and rummaged through the ninja tool shelf, finding a tattered and somewhat dilapidated ninja tool bag in the corner.

Picking up his ninja tool bag, Kakashi pulled out a comic book, his eyes brimming with tenderness.

This is the book that Akira Hatake gave him more than a year ago.

However, the comic book that should have been treasured has now split open in the middle, with a smooth and neat cut, clearly caused by a sharp blade.

Kakashi carefully flicked off the nonexistent dust from the comic book and placed it into his brand-new ninja tool pouch at his waist.

“Brother, I failed to protect the gift you gave me last time, but this time there will be no accidents…” Kakashi’s face suddenly turned cold. “No matter who it is, I will not allow them to harm anyone connected to you!”

……

At 8:00 AM Konoha time, at the main gate of Konoha.

Minato Namikaze led the eighth squad to complete the assembly of all members.

"Yo, Jonin Minato, out on a mission?"

"Yes, this is my certificate for leaving the village. Please sign it."

During this period, the gatekeepers of Konoha were not Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Koko, whom Akira Hatake was more familiar with, but two Konoha special Jonin whom he was not very familiar with.

"It's already signed." The special jonin guarding the gate handed the exit permit to Minato Namikaze. "Have a safe journey, jonin Minato."

"Thank you."

Minato Namikaze smiled gently, waved behind him, and stepped out of the Konoha gate first.

"yawn……"

Following closely behind Minato Namikaze, Akira Hatake yawned, looking listless and as if he hadn't woken up properly, which made Minato turn around and glance at him.

“It’s inevitable that everyone will be a little nervous since it’s their first time carrying out a mission outside the village. This is unavoidable.” Minato Namikaze then glanced at Kakashi and Might Guy’s cheeks. “None of you slept well last night, but I won’t blame you. Besides, I’ve also made sure you got plenty of rest.”

"But there's one thing I must explain to you again: although a B-rank mission is just an escort mission, there are often confrontations between ninjas during the escort, which leads to the mission's rank being raised, and casualties are inevitable."

"Therefore, I hope you will put away any侥幸心理 (侥幸心理 refers to a mentality of taking chances or relying on luck) in your hearts and be prepared to kill or be killed. Missions are different from training. If you are even slightly negligent, you will lose your own lives!"

"Got it?!" Minato Namikaze roared, instantly snapping Akira Hatake, who was still somewhat drowsy, back to his senses.

"understood!"

Akira Hatake shouted, giving an immediate response, and Kakashi and Might Guy also responded at the same time.

"Then let's go."

Minato Namikaze nodded, quite satisfied with the three's reaction. With a wave of his hand, he took a stance and sprinted forward.

"Because of the confidentiality agreement, I can now explain the details of the mission to you in detail." On the way, Minato Namikaze began to recount the mission details.

"This B-rank mission requires us to reach the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass to escort a team of intelligence ninjas from the Land of Grass."

"Although there are only three people to be escorted, the Grass Village will also send a 15-person escort ninja squadron, which is why this mission is classified as Rank B."

"However, one point needs to be added: because we are carrying out a mission outside the Land of Fire, the probability of accidents will increase dramatically. Therefore, without my permission, no one is allowed to leave the team, let alone take action without authorization!"

"Kakashi?" Minato glanced at Kakashi, who was running continuously to his right.

"Minato-sensei, I'm here."

"You are the only Chunin in Team 8, and the only one with experience in missions outside the village, so we're entrusting you with the task of being their team leader for this mission."

“I understand, Minato-sensei.”

"Okay, protect Ming and Kai well," Minato Namikaze added, before beginning to outline the mission plan.

"My plan is this: once we reach the Land of Grass and make contact with our mission target, I will lead the way, while the 15 ninjas accompanying them will flank us."

"As for Ming, he needs to stay at the very back of the group with Kakashi to ensure that we are not ambushed and to prevent any pursuers from behind."

"Kai, you will provide close protection for the three escort targets. Without my orders, you must not pay attention to any movement in front, on the flanks, or behind you. Your only task is to protect the three targets."

"Did you all understand?" Minato Namikaze asked loudly after explaining the plan.

"Understood!" X3

"Set off at full speed and try to reach the first designated location before sunset."

As soon as he finished speaking, Minato Namikaze suddenly increased his speed, and Akira Hatake and the other two followed closely behind with serious expressions.

The road ahead is always unknown, but we have to take the plunge.

The difference is that some people are unprepared and get hurt terribly by the thorns; while others have thought of everything beforehand and have a foolproof plan.

Akira Hatake was the latter; he was not only well-prepared, but also seemed rather impatient.

After lying low for so long and providing assistance for so long, it's finally time for Hatake Akira to have the opportunity to improve his own strength.

Even if you're playing a support role, you still have to carry when it's your turn!

Chapter 55 The Mystery Behind the Mission.

When carrying out a mission, ninjas can go three days without eating, drinking, sleeping or resting.

However, Minato Namikaze took great care of Akira Hatake and Might Guy, who were on their first mission, and allowed them plenty of rest time.

Before sunset, the 8th team arrived at the first rest stop arranged by Minato Namikaze ahead of schedule.

"stop!"

Minato Namikaze raised his right arm and stopped in his tracks. "We've reached the designated rest stop. Hurry up and eat, drink, and rest, but be careful not to light any fires and don't leave my sight."

Minato Namikaze chose a remote mountain forest as his resting place. Although it was a place rarely visited by people, the more secluded the place, the more favored it was by ninjas.

Because both ambushes and journeys are conducted in a highly secretive manner, this greatly helps in completing the planned mission.

Cooking and lighting fires are not allowed; this is the first rule for ninjas when carrying out missions. Otherwise, Kakashi wouldn't have carried two sealing scrolls.

But Might Guy was in a worse situation. With his family's financial situation and the meager salary he earned from genin missions, it was barely enough for him and his son to feed themselves and buy some simple training tools and ninja implements.

Might Guy simply couldn't afford sealing scrolls and the like.

So after Minato Namikaze gave the order to eat and rest, Might Guy could only sit under a big tree and silently eat the rice balls he had brought with him.

Might Guy, without the sealing scroll, can carry so many things.

"Give."

Akira Hatake said softly and stuffed a nearly half-pound pound of beef jerky into Might Guy's hand.

"Thank you..." Matt Kai relapsed into his old habit, his tear ducts seemingly unresponsive.

"We are friends, teammates, and while we're not brothers, we're not far off." Akira Hatake's eyes were clear, and his words were impeccable.

Although Akira Hatake had some ulterior motives, it cannot be said that he was opportunistic.

He admired Might Guy and was naturally happy to befriend him, and besides, the things Hatake Akira had done in the past hadn't gone too far.

Small favors may seem insignificant at the time, but when they accumulate, the resulting goodwill can require the person indebted to repay them with their life when the time comes.

Even so, Akira Hatake held back, after all, the saying "a little kindness is appreciated, but too much kindness breeds resentment" is all too common.

Might Guy may not be that kind of person, but the wisdom of dealing with people passed down from Akira Hatake's ancestors is still applicable to this youthful genius.

Akira Hatake is trying his best to avoid situations where good intentions lead to bad outcomes, and so far, he has maintained a good balance, so no adverse effects have occurred.

Minato Namikaze, who was on guard duty nearby, nodded at this scene, smiled gently, and then disappeared. When he reappeared, he had already darted up to the branch of a large tree.

He carefully observed his surroundings with a serious and focused expression, so as to respond to any potential dangers with the fastest possible reaction time.

Ten minutes later, Akira Hatake and his two companions had finished eating and drinking.

"Brother, let me do it."

Although Kakashi calls him "brother," his actions show none of the behavior expected of a younger brother.