Analyzing the Ninja World Starting from Konoha

Aoba mingled in the middle to back of the group, maintaining a steady pace as her thoughts drifted away.

Since we're going to the front lines of Sunagakure, that place... isn't too far from Loulan.

Could we make use of the chakra within the dragon vein?

Ever since he made a contract with the lizards in the Blue Swamp, his chakra has never been fully replenished.

Although his chakra reserves were already quite large among his peers, even more than Kakashi's, he still couldn't withstand the sucking of those hungry lizards.

Even so, only a small number of lizards have been awakened so far.

Now that we're going to the battlefield, every bit of chakra is crucial; I can no longer be a portable power bank for these lizards.

An alternative must be found.

The sealed dragon vein chakra is undoubtedly the best choice.

With his current level of sealing techniques, it would definitely be difficult for him to completely break the seal set by Minato.

However, he doesn't need to untie it completely.

As long as a tiny, almost imperceptible crack is secretly opened in the seal, allowing just a tiny bit of chakra to leak out...

Will suffice.

However, the timing of the plan's implementation will have to wait until we reach the front lines to find another opportunity.

After five days of rapid marching.

The support team finally arrived at the temporary command post on the border of the River Country.

A man stood on a high platform in front of the command post, his posture straight. His cold demeanor, distinctive hairstyle, and resemblance to the Third Hokage made his identity obvious without even having to guess.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke.

The eldest son of the Third Hokage, head of the Anbu, and the highest commander of this defense line.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke didn't waste any time with words; he simply explained the grim situation on the battlefield and boosted morale.

It's nothing more than the Will of Fire, protecting one's home and country.

"The glory of Konoha rests on your shoulders!"

After a formulaic pre-battle mobilization, he announced that the troops would rest in place for a day and that tasks would be assigned in unison the next day.

After the group was dismissed, Aoba went straight to the logistics department to collect supplies.

"Aoba-kun?"

A woman's voice, tinged with uncertainty, came from the side.

Aoba looked in the direction of the sound and saw a familiar figure, which surprised her.

"Yumiko? What are you doing here?"

"We were part of the previous batch, responsible for setting up a field hospital here."

Yumiko explained, then looked around and lowered her voice, "Professor Ueno is here too; she's the head of medical care here now."

"Ms. Ueno is here too?"

"Yes, I'll take you to see her. She'll be very happy to see you."

Led by Yumiko, he soon met Professor Ueno, who was processing documents.

Upon seeing Aoba again, Ueno-sensei's serious face softened with a gentle smile. She put down the documents in her hand and gestured for Aoba to sit down.

Aoba was very happy to see Ueno-sensei again.

They couldn't help but share some interesting stories from their missions with the teacher, like a child showing off their achievements to their parents after returning home.

Ueno listened attentively to Aoba's story, nodding occasionally and showing an approving smile.

She then inquired about Aoba's medical skills with concern.

"I've been doing a lot of tasks, so I've definitely neglected my practice."

Aoba scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

Ueno didn't blame him; instead, he comforted him, saying, "I understand. Combat teams have frequent missions, unlike in the hospital where you can have plenty of time to calmly study. However, your talent shouldn't be wasted; you should still read more books when you have free time."

She wanted to chat a little longer when a medical ninja rushed in.

"Lord Ueno! A seriously wounded soldier has been brought in from Camp Three and requires emergency surgery!"

Ueno immediately stood up, his gentle expression instantly replaced by seriousness.

"I'll be right there."

Then he turned to look at Aoba and said.

"I have to go now, we can talk about this later."

"I'm fine, teacher. I'm available anytime. You go ahead with your work."

Then he and Professor Ueno left the tent together.

As Qingye watched her hurried figure disappear, he felt a strange emptiness in his heart.

Perhaps this is what war is all about.

Even without a full-scale war, small-scale local conflicts still exist.

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The following morning, new mission orders were delivered to each ninja.

Aoba unrolled the scroll; the commands on it were quite simple.

He was appointed as the captain of a squad, responsible for guarding the D13 area.

Oh, and he also had two henchmen under him.

Aoba wasn't surprised by this; after all, he was a Chunin.

In a game, it would definitely be an elite monster.

It's quite normal for someone to be a squad leader.

However, when he saw his two team members, he knew things weren't that simple.

Even a little to laugh.

That old bastard Danzo really does things in a simple and brutal way, he's too lazy to even bother with any pretense.

Do you really think he's never met anyone from the Roots?

The person named "Yuto" exuded a chilling murderous aura, coupled with his empty, emotionless eyes...

Isn't that someone from the Root?!

All that's missing is a mask.

What kind of genin exudes such a chilling killing intent so easily? They're not even pretending anymore, are they?

There's another one.

It turns out it's the Uchiha clan.

Aoba was truly living a long life, to see someone from the Uchiha clan become teammates with Root in his lifetime.

They're still on the same team.

Uchiha Kei.

A young man who looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old, although his surname was Uchiha, did not have the arrogance typical of the Uchiha clan.

And he was indeed a genin.

Aoba sensed the chakra and confirmed that it was indeed at the genin level, but perhaps due to the bonus from his bloodline, it was slightly more than that of an ordinary genin.

"Are you blind?"

Faced with Aoba's question, Uchiha Itachi nodded sheepishly.

It seems that the chakra boost from awakening the Uchiha Sharingan is indeed significant.

"Yes, it's nothing."

Aoba patted Kei on the shoulder, "Even without the Sharingan, you can still become an excellent ninja."

Qi readily accepted the chicken soup offered by Qingye, and said that even without enlightenment, he would prove that he was no worse than anyone else.

Aoba was also greatly shocked, well, just a little shaken.

After all, he rarely saw such a "proper" Uchiha; the last one he knew was Uchiha Obito.

Or perhaps this is the true Uchiha, and the abnormal ones are the Uchiha who have awakened their Sharingan. Then, the conditions for Uchiha to awaken their Sharingan flashed through his mind.

If even the conditions for awakening the Sharingan are abnormal, how could an Uchiha who has awakened the Sharingan be normal?

However, this also made Aoba realize a problem.

When did he start to think that the Uchiha clan was difficult to get along with?

Even with the influence of past life memories, she only felt that the Uchiha were stubborn and arrogant, not that they were difficult to get along with.

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