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"Shut up, Sai."

Sakura Haruno, standing to the side with a dark expression, clenched her fist, while Sai, still smiling, raised his hand and took a step back.

Although he had little emotion, he could sense that both Sakura and Naruto had some issues with him.

The person whose opinion is being focused on is "Uchiha Sasuke".

Sai was very curious about what kind of person Uchiha Sasuke, the last descendant of the famous Uchiha clan, really was.

Why would Naruto, one of the legendary Sannin, a disciple of Jiraiya the Toad Sage, the son of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze ("The Yellow Flash"), and a man of high rank and immense strength, care so much about him?

Similarly, Sakura Haruno, a disciple of the goddess of life, Senju Chiaki, possesses medical ninjutsu talent that even Konoha Hospital Director Rin Nohara envies, and would be so fond of him.

Sai couldn't understand.

However, what comforted Sai was that Captain Yamato, who, like him, came from the disbanded Root, also couldn't understand Sasuke's significance to Naruto and Sakura.

Captain Yamato, whose alias within Root is Tenzo, is a...

Ok……

Experimental product.

Influenced by Senju Chiaki, Orochimaru was not very interested in Senju Hashirama's Wood Release, but rather in his cell activation.

However, after studying Hashirama Senju's cells and communicating with Chiaki, he simply gave up on researching this thing.

The immortal body is not replicable.

The only feasible solution is to transplant Hashirama Senju's cells into the recipient's body, thereby granting the recipient unparalleled regenerative abilities.

But doing so would at best result in another millennium, which is completely meaningless.

Moreover, by studying Tobirama Senju's experimental records, it can be seen that apart from the Uzumaki clan ninjas, no one else could withstand Hashirama Senju's cells.

Even with powerful abilities to suppress it, it is ultimately impossible to achieve a perfect effect like Qianqiu.

The Land of Whirlpools has been destroyed, and the remaining people of the Land of Whirlpools have all gone into hiding. It is meaningless to try to create another thousand years.

After organizing the data, Orochimaru abandoned the project.

However, Danzo was clearly delighted with this information and promptly restarted the project, seeking a different approach to help ninjas acquire Hashirama Senju's Wood Release.

Since Senju Chiaki cannot be copied, let's copy Senju Hashirama!

Even a knock-off version of Hashirama Senju, with his unparalleled Wood Release, can still play a significant role.

And so, Tianzang appeared.

As the only ninja capable of withstanding Wood Release cells, Danzo happily bestowed upon him the name "Tenzo," hoping he would grow stronger.

But later...

Those who know, know. Root was completely wiped out, and Danzo was killed by Minato Namikaze. Most of the ninjas under Root either joined the Anbu or were scattered and mixed into ninja teams, which strengthened Konoha's middle-level forces.

With Kakashi's approval, Tenzo changed his name and came to lead the rather unique Team 7 under the identity of Yamato.

Kakashi, having reached the Kage level, is no longer suitable to lead a team on roaming around; that would be a waste of his fighting power.

"Naruto, a mission is a mission, whether Sasuke is there or not, we have to carry it out."

Yamato said seriously to Naruto that he was calm and stubborn, and he would definitely complete the things he planned to do, which was a bit difficult for Naruto, who preferred to do things without a plan.

There's no way around it, Team 7 is just that special. Mainly because Kakashi is rather lazy. He only has a plan when it comes to battle; otherwise, he just lets things run wild.

what?

You asked what Kakashi's battle plan was?

That's just a three-step process.

The first step is to gather intelligence.

The second step is to charge in headfirst.

The third step is to clean up the mess.

Done.

It's simple and easy, relying entirely on hard skills.

The problem is that Kakashi's Team 7 is indeed too strong. They can easily overcome missions of the same level. If they encounter a high-difficulty mission, Kakashi will either go in himself or report it. He will never be reckless.

Therefore, Class 7's mission completion rate has always been 100%, which is exceptionally high.

"Yes, yes, I know, I know."

Naruto said weakly to Yamato, complaining to Sakura, "Sakura-chan, Gaara next door has become the Kazekage, and I'm still just a genin on a mission..."

"I'm already a Chunin, shouldn't you take a good look at your own reasons?"

Sakura rolled her eyes at Naruto. This guy has always been reckless and brainless, completely lacking the awareness of being a team leader. How could the higher-ups possibly rate him as a Chunin?

Given Naruto's situation, even if he reached the Kage level, he probably wouldn't get a Chunin rank.

After all, this guy...

They really have absolutely no idea how to lead a team!

"Waaaaah... Sakura-chan, I need a hug."

Naruto rushed towards Sakura for comfort, but amidst Sai's confused and Yamato's shocked expressions, Sakura punched Naruto into the underground base.

"The mission has begun, you bastard!"

Chapter 668 Human Perception

Seeing Sakura send Naruto flying with a single punch, Yamato and Sai both twitched their lips.

Goodness, although they had all heard that this disciple of the Goddess of Life had a bad temper and had not inherited any of the Goddess of Life's gentleness and kindness (?), they did not expect her to be this bad-tempered.

This is the first official mission for the new Team 7. Yamato originally wanted to complete the mission peacefully and steadily, but now it seems that with Naruto and Sakura in the team, it is probably impossible to be peaceful.

All we can do is hope that they can act like ninjas, remain calm, and complete the mission quickly.

It is imperative to be swift, accurate, and ruthless, moving stealthily and without a sound...

bang

A loud bang came from the underground base, followed by a wisp of smoke slowly rising. Naruto was imprinted on the wall of the underground base in the shape of the Chinese character "大" (big), and his whole body was smoking.

Ok.

The scale was enormous, and there was no stealth involved.

Yamato held his forehead, expressing concern about whether he could successfully complete the mission this time.

This was his first time leading a team, his first time carrying out a squad mission openly and legitimately. If he messed up this first mission, wouldn't he be scolded to death by Kakashi-senpai?

Sai put on his signature fake smile and "praised" Sakura, saying, "Sakura, your punch was really powerful."

"Hehe...hehe..."

Sakura was slightly panicked after throwing the punch, after all, most people couldn't withstand her punch.

However, she quickly realized that she had punched Naruto, who was the most resilient, so this punch was definitely not a problem.

Moreover, even if there were any problems, with the medical ninjutsu he inherited from Chikyuu and Naruto's own recovery ability, it wouldn't be long before he was back to his old self.

But this task...

Then it's hard to guarantee success.

Having thought it through, Sakura put one hand on her hip and said to Yamato and Sai in a very mature tone, "Naruto has successfully broken in, let's hurry up and catch up with him!"

"...Intrusion...successful?"

Yamato watched as Naruto fell off the wall, his legs twitching, and wiped away a cold sweat.

The mission was to find information about this secret underground base, and according to Orochimaru's habits, that information would definitely be hidden in some secret rooms in the underground base.

Normally, when dealing with this kind of puzzle-solving dungeon, the correct approach for ninjas is to send out a sensory ninja to gather information bit by bit, and then use the team's wisdom to unlock the secret room and obtain the information.

Ok.

That's what's written in the ninja's compulsory course, and basically 90% of ninjas do it this way.

Given the qualities of a Root ninja, Sai should also cooperate with me in intelligence gathering and decryption. He is an extremely versatile ninja, excelling in everything from sensory perception and intelligence gathering to sealing, combat, and intelligence decryption.

Aside from his serious emotional issues, Sai is an all-rounder who can carry out missions alone.

Yamato herself is similar; compared to Sai's versatility, Yamato's versatility leans more towards combat and support.

However, Yamato always felt that being in Team 7 would probably be quite different from ordinary ninja teams.

Do you want to proceed according to the standard procedure?

Ha ha.

Forget about it.

as predicted.

After reuniting with the lively Naruto, Sakura checked on Naruto's robust physique and, of course, patted the unharmed Naruto on the shoulder.

Naruto understood and immediately formed a Ren seal.

bang bang

Numerous Naruto shadow clones appeared on the spot, causing Yamato and Sai to both twitch their brows.

That's not a shadow clone at all...

You can't just mass produce units like that...

"Yoshi!"

"Since we're going to investigate this underground base, let's just charge in!"

Naruto rubbed his hands together, saying to his shadow clone, "With our... uh... a few hundred people, it shouldn't take long to explore this underground base, right?"

"Oh!"

Naruto's shadow clones all raised their hands, all with excited expressions.

"...Is his chakra infinite?"