Konoha's lexicon of ninjas

Chapter 50 Taking Charge Independently! (Please vote with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets to continue reading)

On July 9th, Konoha Year 39, at 9:7 AM, the group departed from Daimyofu.

It's just that the speed seems very slow.

Hoshino Hideichi turned around and looked at the slowly moving palanquin and the six samurai, feeling a little uncomfortable.

At this speed, how long would it take to get to the Land of Bears and back?

One month or two months?

Sure enough, after three leisurely days, the group finally arrived at the border of the Land of Fire.

Before entering the Land of Rain, Minato Namikaze warned, "Be vigilant once inside. Shisui, you're in charge of the front; Shuichi, you're in charge of the left; Sanyo, you're in charge of the right; I'll stay in the center!"

The three of them, including Hoshino, nodded in unison.

On July 12th, at 9:7 AM, the team officially entered the Land of Rain.

The six samurai accompanying the delegation remained with the palanquin, while Hoshino Hideichi and his two companions scattered to the sides, and Namikaze Minato directed operations from the center.

Of course, this is also because Minato Namikaze possessed sensory ninjutsu.

He senses things every so often, and his detection range is much larger than that of Hoshino Shuichi and the others.

……

It's raining!

As Xingxia Xiu looked up, raindrops fell on her face, first as tiny drops, then quickly forming lines that affected her vision.

As planned, Hoshino Shuichi immediately closed the distance between himself and the team.

After walking for another hour, the rain intensified, and the group stopped. The rain stopped around 2 p.m., and the group continued on its way.

Hoshino Shuichi was still in charge of the left side. Although he was wearing a raincoat, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable being all wet.

"What awful weather, looks like it's going to rain again..."

Hoshino looked up at the gloomy sky that seemed to be pressing down.

Sure enough, half an hour later, the rain started to fall again.

The restricted area shrank again, but Hoshino Shuichi suddenly stopped and stared into the wind and rain, vaguely seeing a figure flash by.

"This is trouble..."

Hoshita Shuichi raised his hand and formed a hand seal, creating a shadow clone to report to Namikaze Minato.

On the team's side, Minato Namikaze immediately pointed to the ground and lowered his eyes to sense Hoshino Shuichi's shadow clone.

Looking at that pose, Xingxia Xiu was immediately envious: So cool!

"1, 2... Eight people in total, two teams. They don't seem to intend to attack; are they just monitoring?"

After sensing the situation, Minato Namikaze stood up and said, "Shuichi, please inform Shisui and Sanyo to remain vigilant. If the enemy does not attack, there is no need to make contact with them."

"clear!"

Hoshino nodded, then turned to inform Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyou.

This vigilance continued until nightfall, when they entered a town.

Although they were quite exhausted, Hoshino Shuichi and the others still dared not be careless.

After dinner, Minato Namikaze assigned tasks: "Shisui and I will be in charge of the first half of the night, and Shuichi, you and Sanyo will be in charge of the second half."

"clear!"

The three nodded, and Hoshino Shuichi and Kurama Yama immediately went to rest. In less than two minutes, the two fell into a deep sleep.

Hoshita Shuichi was already used to it, while Kurama Sanyo directly hypnotized himself.

At midnight, Hoshita Shuichi and Kurama Yamayo woke up on time to take over from Namikaze Minato and Uchiha Shisui.

Fortunately, nothing happened overnight.

At 5 o'clock, Minato Namikaze got up and replaced Shuichi Hoshino and the other person.

The team set off at 9 a.m.

Less than half an hour later, the monitor reappeared.

During the lunch break, Kurama Yamayo couldn't help but say, "These guys are so annoying, Minato-sensei, why don't we just get rid of them?"

Minato Namikaze shook his head: "In that case, we might fall into their trap."

After saying that, he smiled and reassured her, "Don't worry, things should be better once we leave the Land of Rain."

Just as Minato Namikaze had predicted, the monitors disappeared after they left the Land of Rain.

Hoshino and the others couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

These past few days I've been under a lot of stress, and the mental fatigue far outweighs the physical fatigue.

However, Hoshino Shuichi couldn't help but ponder the identity and intentions of the monitor.

"The Land of Bears used to be a subordinate of the Land of Earth, and it was also within the sphere of influence of the Hidden Stone Village. It is most likely that the village is inhabited by Iwa ninja."

"But we can't rule out the possibility that it's the Sand Village ninja causing trouble."

"Why are they only monitoring and not taking action?"

While Hoshino Shuichi was pondering to himself, Kurama Sanyo asked Namikaze Minato the same question.

Minato Namikaze said, "Regardless of which faction it is, if they're not trying to stop the delegation from going to the Land of Bears, then it's for intelligence."

Upon hearing this, Hoshino Hideichi couldn't help but say, "It seems we'll be in big trouble when we get back."

Kurama Yasunari clenched his fist: "We'll teach them a lesson they won't forget!"

……

On July 20, Hoshino Shuichi and his group finally arrived at the daimyo's residence in the Land of Bears. The team then split into two, taking turns protecting the daimyo's envoy from the Land of Fire.

This process lasted for two days without incident.

On July 23, Hoshino Shuichi and his companions left the Land of Bears and arrived at the border of the Land of Rain three days later.

Before entering the Land of Rain, Minato Namikaze solemnly declared, "Now it's battle mode!"

"The priority is the mission, not killing the enemy!"

The three, including Hoshino Shizuka, nodded in unison: "Understood!"

Minato Namikaze continued, "Next, we'll split into three groups: Shisui and Sanyo, you'll be in Group A; Shuichi, you'll be in Group B, and I'll be in Group C."

"Team B is responsible for protecting the mission objective and must not leave the objective."

"As for the potential enemies, we'll leave them to Group A and Group C."

"If anyone gets injured, then retreat to Team B and have Shuichi treat them!"

……

On July 28, Hoshino Shuichi and his companions officially entered the Land of Rain.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before Minato Namikaze sensed that a ninja was spying on him.

Half an hour later, a large number of enemies appeared on both sides of the team, seemingly trying to flank them.

Minato Namikaze decisively ordered, "Team B, protect the target and continue advancing. Team A, engage the enemy on the left!"

"clear!"

Uchiha Shisui and Kurama Sanyou set out, and then Namikaze Minato disappeared to the right.

Hoshino Shuichi continued to protect the messenger as they moved forward.

About 10 minutes later, Minato Namikaze and the others returned one after another.

Uchiha Shisui immediately said, "Minato-sensei, this is wearing us down."

"These guys are from a small ninja organization in the Land of Rain. Someone hired them with bounties."

Minato Namikaze nodded; he had learned this from the attackers as well.

"It seems there will be many more attacks to come; we'll have to change our original plans."

Minato Namikaze declared, "From now on, the three teams will take turns attacking until the real enemy appears!"

As he spoke, he looked up at Hoshino Shuichi: "Shuichi, is there a problem?"

Hoshino Hideaki shook his head: "No."

Minato Namikaze immediately took out two specially made kunai and handed them to Shuichi Hoshino and Shisui Uchiha: "Shuichi, your mission is to deal with the enemy on the left. If you can't defeat them, just kite and hold them off."

"Furthermore, any team remaining on duty should fire a signal flare should a powerful enemy launch a surprise attack on the mission objective!"

"clear!"

After everyone nodded, Xingxia Xiu unleashed a burst of chakra under his foot, and his figure disappeared from the spot.

(End of this chapter)