Naruto: My version is ahead of the ninja world

Yu Xian rested at the camp for three days before receiving orders to reorganize his squad and participate in the mission to defend the River Country.

This new squad is called the "Eleventh Reconnaissance Squad". It is under the command of the Wind Country and is responsible for passive defense surveillance missions. This means that the squad will basically stay in the River Country and will not cross the border.

In other words, as long as the Sand Village ninjas on the other side do not take the initiative to attack, the two sides can coexist peacefully.

Because of the shift in Iwagakure's operational direction, Konoha's deployment was also adjusted accordingly... Since Iwagakure's offensive intentions were stronger, Konoha naturally adopted a strategy of defending the south and attacking the north.

At this time, Konoha was limited by the number of troops on the front lines, so it was natural to have a focus when fighting on three fronts.

Upon receiving the new orders, Yu Xian instantly understood the nature of the mission she was to participate in; in short, it was nothing more than "filling in the lines."

Sensing or reconnaissance ninjas also need the protection of their teammates when carrying out missions, which is why they need someone like Yugen.

But it doesn't matter. He readily accepted this objective; filling in the gaps in the Land of Rivers is better than fighting on the front lines in the Land of Rain.

Unfortunately, due to Akimichi Torifu being transferred back to Konoha, Hagen's original team was disbanded, and his teammates became strangers whose specific abilities were unknown.

He could only hope that his next teammates wouldn't be the kind of people who would drag him down.

Moreover, Yu Gen's guess about command authority was correct. After his original team disbanded, both the special jonin Omori Kairi and the chunin Uchiha Hazuki became the captains of the new teams, but Yu Gen did not receive such treatment.

His qualifications are questionable.

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When the new squad began to assemble, Yuzuru was the first to arrive at the assembly point. When he saw his first teammate, he was immediately stunned... Huh? The Hyuga clan?

Is this squad really that high-end?

The young ninja who walked over looked a year or two older than Yu Xuan. His clothes and appearance were very similar to those of the Hyuga clan, with long hair, white clothes, and wide sleeves... So, during reconnaissance missions, could the team have such a powerful and convenient reconnaissance ninja?

The Byakugan is a "X-ray vision" that gives it a comprehensive view and has extremely high strategic value. If Yu Xian remembers correctly, in the original work, when the Hawk Squad was on a mission to chase Sasuke, Hinata Hyuga easily discovered traces ten kilometers away... Ten kilometers is definitely not the limit for a high-purity Byakugan.

Even the Hyuga ninjas from the branch family are valuable reconnaissance resources.

So, setting aside the special circumstances when Akimichi Torifu served as captain, how could a commoner like Hagen be mixed into a squad with ninjas from prestigious clans?

But then Yugen noticed something amiss about the other person; the other person only looked like a Hyuga ninja. Yugen then discovered the inconsistency... This ninja approaching looked very "Hyuga," except for the black pupils in his eye sockets.

Where's your eye roll?

"Hello, are you a member of Team Eleven?" The other person greeted Yu Xuan as soon as they walked over.

"Yes, I am Hagen, a Chunin from the newly formed Eleventh Squad. Hello."

"Then we'll be teammates from now on... I'm Kohinata Shingen, a genin. Please take care of me from now on." The other person was very friendly, and when he revealed his genin status, he even scratched his head shyly.

"Kohinata?" Yuzuru asked curiously. "Not Hinata? What does Kohinata mean?"

"Don't worry about it. I was a genin a few days ago too... The less capable you are, the less responsibility you have. We just need to do our own tasks well." Yu Xian tried to comfort the other person.

"Okay... Yuzuru, you're just curious, haven't you heard of Kohinata?"

"Sorry, I thought you were from the Hyuga clan. I've never heard of the surname Kohinata."

"The Kohinata are somewhat related to the Hyuga. We are an independent small ninja clan. We used to be members of the Hyuga clan, but due to the dilution of our bloodline, we were later expelled from the Hyuga clan, hence the name Kohinata..."

"You can understand just by looking at my glasses. Our bloodline is so thin that we can't even awaken our bloodline limit."

"Without the Byakugan, of course I can't be a Hinata, so I can only be a young Hinata."

"On the bright side, we've all been exiled. Since we're not Hyuga, we're not bound by any faction, so we're not subject to the constraints of a caged bird."

Hmm? Why is it that everyone who's even remotely connected to Hinata seems to have a problem with the Caged Bird Seal? Is it appropriate for you to say this to someone I just met? I might not even know what the Caged Bird Seal is... Hazuru feels that Hinata's words are a bit strange.

He left people with doubts. Did the Kohinata clan really exist? Was this person just creating a fan fiction? There is a ninja clan called "Kohinata" in the original work.

Although the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan varies in purity, aren't they born with this type of eye? Moreover, once they reach a certain age, the Hyuga clan can use their Byakugan without having to go through the awakening process like the Uchiha clan.

In other words, the Byakugan comes from Kaguya Otsutsuki, so how could such a bloodline be so diluted?

Yu Xian had only read the original manga, but in some obscure stories, there was indeed a ninja clan called Kohinata, whose origins were similar to those described by Kohinata Shingan... Later, there was an ordinary Jonin named Kohinata Mukai who used taijutsu to beat up the Uchiha genius duo, Shisui and Itachi.

Not having the Byakugan and not being confined like a caged bird sounds like a good thing, but the treatment of the Kohyuu clan is even worse than that of the Hyuuu branch family... Their bloodline is too thin. If they are born without the Byakugan, it means that when they grow up, their offspring will also be unable to have the Byakugan.

In the general public's view, Kohyuu ninjas are actually just ordinary ninjas.

Without the Byakugan, Shingen Kohyuu could only become a genin. Given the Hyuga clan's feudalistic ways, there were indeed reasons to expel them.

Cutting flesh when necessary, this even has a "deeper consideration" of preventing the bloodline within the clan from being "contaminated".

"You don't need to rack your brains trying to comfort me. Over the years, we've been the ones getting the cold shoulder, but I'm used to it." Kohinata Shinonome seemed to be quite open-minded.

"Comfort? Not really, I come from the Konoha Nursing Home."

"..."

Yu Xian's meaning was simple: no matter how bad your situation is, can it be worse than mine?

"Uh, sorry, I'm just too oblivious."

"No, I just wanted to say that we don't need to worry about these things."

A perfectly good teammate get-together turned into a complaining and misery contest.

"Since we're teammates, let me tell you about myself first. I mainly fight using physical techniques... but my strength is quite limited, and my attack methods are rather monotonous," Kohinata Shingen continued.

"Coincidentally, I can basically only use physical techniques," Yu Xian said, half-jokingly.

"Aren't you a Chunin? You should know at least one or two ninjutsu techniques, right?"

"Unfortunately, I was promoted on the battlefield because my previous squad successfully completed a dangerous mission... Actually, it was all thanks to the previous captain."

It was so tragic; as they talked, it seemed like their situation could only get worse.