Konoha: Uchiha, I get stronger by causing trouble.

Chapter 33 Initial Training of Crows

Seeing that her disciple believed her, Kushina breathed a sigh of relief; she had finally made sense of the situation.

Then, she pointed arrogantly at the two ANBU members and said to Chiga, "Hmph, it's a pity that the Third Hokage doesn't know that I've already turned these two against me. They're my people now!"

Kushina found it strange that these two weren't originally in charge of protecting her; they were suddenly replaced a few months ago.

As soon as she noticed the staff had changed, she tried to get close to them.

Surprisingly, these two were so easy to bribe; Kushina managed to win them over in just one month.

Chiga: "."

This is like playing a double agent game with Hiruzen Sarutobi.

In Konoha, what is there that this teacher wouldn't dare to do?

Also, you're announcing so loudly that these two ANBU members are yours, does Minato-senpai know about this?

Chiga felt that he had really found the right teacher. Following Kushina's misbehavior would definitely earn him a lot of emotional points.

"Alright, let me introduce them. The one wearing the fox mask is Heihachi, and the one with the dog-face mask is Kazuma. Their ANBU has a rule that they can't use their real names, so we'll just call them by their code names."

Heihachi and Kazuma wore the same clothes and had similar builds; the only way to tell them apart was by their masks.

After introducing the two ANBU members, Kushina quietly leaned close to Chiga's ear and whispered, "Speaking of which, these two were my classmates. They used to bully me because they were older, but I beat them up later!"

"Kushina, let's not bring up the past anymore."

Heihachi interrupted Kushina, continuing, "Just tell me what's going on!"

Upon hearing this, Kushina shared her analysis of the situation between herself and Chiga, adding proudly, "This was analyzed by my disciple!"

Seeing Kushina's pleading expression, Heihachi replied dismissively, "Is that so? Truly worthy of being your disciple!"

Kazuma nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, yes."

Kushina then said with satisfaction, "Alright, enough of the chit-chat. I estimate that the Iwa ninja spy in Konoha will arrive here soon, so we not only need to capture this group of Iwa ninja, but also capture the Iwa ninja spy in Konoha."

The two ANBU members exchanged a glance, seemingly considering whether this was an emergency. But just as Chiga had analyzed, the opponent's strength wasn't actually that great, at least not compared to the three Jonin.

Kazuma asked, "Do you have a specific plan?"

"We're already this strong, what kind of plan do we need?"

Kushina retorted that the two ANBU protecting her were Jonin, and with her, they had three Jonin-level ninjas on their side. If they couldn't handle a team of Iwa ninjas, that would be terrible!

"Anyway, one for each of us. I'll take the loss, and I'll handle the intelligence officer. Chiga, you deal with the ninja who summons the Red Rock Boar."

"Kushina-sensei, let's discuss this first!"

Chiga was very careful about her first battle, fearing that something unexpected might happen.

"Are you going to oppose me too?"

Seeing that Chiga had also taken her side, Kushina pinched Chiga's cheek and said irritably, "No matter what, you should be on my side, even if I'm wrong!"

"A ninja must not let their guard down because of the mission's rank, nor should they underestimate their opponent because of their own strength. Kushina-sensei, that's what you taught me!"

Chiga cried out in distress; Kushina's grip strength was truly terrifying.

"Really?" Hearing Chiga say that, Kushina thought for a moment, then pinched Chiga's cheek again: "No, I didn't say the second half of that!"

To avoid further harm from Kushina, Chiga had to say, "Kushina-sensei, let's first determine how many Iwa ninja are in the mountains. We've only been analyzing things ourselves before; what if they have two teams?"

Hearing Chiga say this, Kushina finally released her grip and said, "But with the Red Rock Boar there, we can't get close!"

"A crow? Are you serious?"

"Let's give it a try! Anyway, there's a flock of crows living in this forest, so those Iwa ninja probably won't notice us."

Chiga said nonchalantly, and then began training the crows.

Chiga first attracted the crow's attention, then pointed at Kushina, and finally picked up a small pebble from the ground and placed it in front of her.

This was just common sense for Chiga. If this crow could truly understand Chiga's meaning and recognize the number of Iwa ninja, then he would also decide to keep it.

Chiga kept instructing that each pebble represented a person.

The crow looked at the stone, then at the two members of the Anbu, and then placed two pebbles in front of Chiga.

"Pretty smart!"

Kushina was also surprised when she saw this.

"In that case, let's give it a try!"

Under Chiga's command, the crow spread its wings and flew into the mountains.

At that moment, Heihachi said, "Kazuma and I will go ahead and wait for the intelligence agent on the road into the village. In the meantime, Kushina, whatever you do, don't go into the mountains!"

Kushina nodded, waved her hand impatiently, and said, "I know! Honestly, I'm the captain of this team!"

Meanwhile, on the hillsides surrounding the village, towering trees with lush foliage can be seen everywhere.

Four figures shrouded in black robes stood silently on a tree, conversing.

One of them, with a hoarse voice, asked in a deep voice:

"Captain Tsukasa, hasn't the one in Konoha arrived yet? We've been here for five days."

As soon as he finished speaking, a thin figure beside him chimed in, "Yes, this is deep within the Land of Fire. If we're discovered, we have no chance of escape!"

The thin figure's words went unnoticed by the Iwa ninja captain named Tsukasa. Instead, a tall ninja coldly remarked, "Hmph, speaking of which, if you hadn't lost control of your summoning beast and let it kill those villagers, we wouldn't be in such a hurry!"

After saying that, he slammed his hand on the giant tree and then complained, "Damn it, if our previous sensory ninja hadn't died on the battlefield, who would want a newbie like you fresh out of the ninja academy?"

The small, thin figure replied timidly, "I'm sorry, Yosuke-senpai."

Yosuke's resentment only intensified upon hearing the thin figure's apology, a hint of murderous intent flashing across his fierce face: "If the Konoha ninjas find out, I'll kill you first!"

At that moment, Captain Tsukasa suddenly spoke up: "Alright, Yosuke, put aside your hostility towards your teammate. If it weren't for his summoning beast, we might not have been able to get here!"

"Understood, Captain!"

Under Tsukasa's watchful gaze, Yosuke also became obedient.

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