Evil Uchiha brat, I'll marry you myself.

Gu Mu clearly noticed that there were quite a few people hiding in the shadows, watching this place.

Using a hidden entrance, the two arrived at the Dark Guard's main hall.

Normally, when there are no missions, the members of the Dark Division stay here on standby, ready to deal with any special situations.

The hall is very spacious, with training areas, mission areas, and leisure areas.

Before entering, there are people sitting at the gate like gatekeepers, recording information, similar to those on duty.

"Ok?"

Perhaps it was because Koki and Uchiha Shizumi were too small.

Many members of the ANBU who were training with wooden stakes turned their attention to them.

"Newcomer? Code name."

The ANBU member sitting by the door, with long hair, spoke coldly upon seeing Koki and Uchiha Shizumizu arrive.

"Wood."

"water."

"Yes, these are your identification tokens. They are attached to the corresponding squad. When you are on a mission, you take the tokens away. This is to determine how many personnel are available at any given time."

The recorder tossed the tokens engraved with the characters for "wood" and "water" into the hands of Koki and Uchiha Shizumizu.

Following her directions, there were four notice boards not far away, each representing a squad.

Among them, the team leader is at the highest level, followed by the squad leader, and then the squad members below the squad leader.

This makes the team's structure clear.

"Tiger, Explosive, Cow?"

Gu Mu came to the notice board and looked at the three names at the very top. Even though there were no tokens, the names were still marked.

This should be both the captain's name and the squad name.

With that in mind, Gu Mu carved his code name on the wooden board and hung his token at the very top of the fourth notice board.

"Water, just stay below me, I'll be gentle."

"Hmph, you pervert~"

Uchiha Shizuru rolled her eyes charmingly, but still engraved her code name and placed the token under the ancient tree.

The other three notice boards were already filled with names, but here there were only two names, making them stand out conspicuously.

"How is that lewd? You're right below me, and you haven't even moved."

"You're the one who's misinterpreting things."

"Huh, I'm ignoring you."

Uchiha Shizusui gave a soft snort and walked towards the training area.

Just as the two were talking, the surrounding Anbu ninja saw that Koki had placed his token in the captain's position.

They all stared in surprise.

They said, "Why is there an extra squad notice board?"

Is this a newly formed squad? And the squad leader seems a bit too young.

This prompted some ANBU ninjas to begin speculating.

Some ninjas who had just joined the Anbu were secretly relieved that they hadn't encountered a kid-like captain.

It would be very awkward for them to recognize a ninja who is about the same age as their son as their captain.

Uchiha Shizuru went to the training area, while Koki went to the leisure area.

Ancient trees would never practice immortality in public.

"You're a newbie, right? Um... Captain Mu."

Before he could even settle into his seat, Gu Mu heard a puzzled voice beside him.

Looking up, there was a burly man wearing a bear mask, standing there like an iron tower, with a huge sword on his back. His broad shoulders and thick arms seemed to contain infinite power, and his muscles were clearly defined and as hard as steel, making his muscles look exceptionally powerful.

"Would you like to familiarize yourself with the rules of the Dark Side, Captain Mu?"

The bear asked a question.

"Speak quickly if you have something to say, I want to go back to sleep."

Koki didn't believe that this ANBU ninja would greet him for no reason.

"Haha, then I'll gladly accept your challenge. Let's go to the martial arts arena; I want to challenge you."

The bear's tone carried a hint of brutality.

"A challenge? Can I refuse?"

Gu Mu glanced at Xiong, his tone cold.

"reject....."

Xiong seemed to have heard something exciting: "If you refuse, you can just give up your position as captain of the fourth squad."

"Captain Mu, let me tell you the first unspoken rule of the Dark Organization: strength determines everything. It's more realistic and cruel here than outside."

"Strength is linked to power; the greater your strength, the greater your power."

Xiong looked at him with a mocking gaze, thinking that Gu Mu was asking this because he intended to refuse the fight.

That's right, this kid's height only reaches his chest.

Isn't he just a complete brat?

"Oh, I see. That's why so many people were watching me as soon as I hung up the token."

"It's like you're treating me like a big cake."

Gu Mu clicked his tongue slightly, remaining silent.

"Captain Mu, talking about a big cake might be a bit of an insult to you, but that's the truth. Although we all work for the Hokage, he also acknowledges our potential competition."

"As the saying goes, competition and pressure are the driving forces to improve combat effectiveness."

"It seems I really can't refuse, so let's do it."

Gu Mu stretched, his expression unusually indifferent beneath the dog-face mask.

Indeed, the law of the jungle applies in any world.

Chapter 38 A-Rank Assassination Mission

"Oh? Looks like the bear's going to challenge people again?"

"I remember the last time Bear challenged a human was not long ago when we faced the Explosive Team."

"This guy is a battle maniac. I reckon all he thinks about is challenges."

Some of the ANBU ninjas who were training stopped what they were doing when they saw the burly man walk onto the training stage.

Because the Dark Division was only recently established, the organization still retains a trace of humanity.

Unlike the later Dark Division, which, apart from carrying out missions, was like a stagnant pool of water, devoid of any life.

"Ok?"

Uchiha Shizumizu seemed to have also noticed what was happening on the training ground. As expected, the Hokage allowed healthy competition among the Anbu ninjas.

Thinking of this, Uchiha Shizumi also headed in that direction.

Although she believed that Gu Mu would not fail, a sense of worry still involuntarily arose in her mind.

"Haha, let me formally introduce myself. I am the squad leader of the first squad of the second division, the Blast Team, codenamed Bear."

"Please give me more advice."

When Xiong saw that many people had come to watch the battle, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

So, if this kid loses, he can't renege on his debt.

"Further words are useless; let's finish this quickly."

Gu Mu yawned, and beneath the mask, his expression was as still as a pool of water, without the slightest hint of tension.

This strength gives him an unwavering confidence.

"Here I come!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, under Uchiha Shizuru's gaze, Kuma's body vanished like a ghost, seemingly disappearing from the spot in an instant.

When they reappeared, the two were already in contact.

"boom!!"

The moment the two made contact, their immense power caused the ground to shatter like a spider web.

Holding the demon sword Muramasa, Gu Mu easily resisted the bear's downward slash, looking as if he were strolling leisurely.

(This kid, his strength is terrifying?)