Naruto: My version is ahead of the ninja world

"Huff, huff..."

Yu Xian stood on a patch of water, her hands supporting her knees, breathing slightly rapidly.

As the saying goes, diligence can make up for lack of talent. Although his learning speed of Fire Release was far slower than that of Wind Release, after frequent practice regardless of cost, he was able to use B-rank mobile ninjutsu within a few days.

After this practice, he could understand why some ninjas found it difficult to learn ninjutsu. Personal understanding and learning ability were one aspect, but the other aspect was much simpler... The process of learning ninjutsu was simply a waste of chakra.

Learning speed requires sufficient chakra support.

"Fire Release is indeed a very good area-of-effect ninjutsu. As for its drawbacks... it's very powerful when it hits, but the problem is that it's easy to miss."

After frequent practice, Yu Xian also discovered the advantages and disadvantages of Fire Release. The destructive power of Fire Release is beyond doubt, but the problem lies in the accuracy.

Most fire-style techniques don't have a fast enough "projectile speed" to produce a fatal effect.

Fire Release techniques still rely on area-of-effect damage. Compared to small-scale battles, the larger the scale of the engagement, the better the fire release's destructive effect.

In terms of chakra, after these days of repeated consumption and recovery, Yu Xuan felt that his chakra reserves had reached the pinnacle of a regular ninja, to the point where he could never run out of chakra in a battle.

It turns out that completing the "newbie mission" was indeed meaningful, even though the newbie mission was quite absurd. Fortunately, Yu Xian's way of completing the mission was equally absurd.

"Training time on the front lines is limited; the rest will likely depend on actual combat..."

After finishing today's practice, Yu Xian returned to the camp. Since they had rested for a while and the team would regroup the next day, he went to the logistics department first and exchanged all the money he had for various ninja tools and consumables.

The next day, after the team regrouped, before the captain explained the upcoming actions and tasks, Yu Xian first talked about the team's coordination.

"Captain, seniors, our team is a bit special. Everyone here is good at close-quarters combat, which leads to overlapping roles and makes it difficult to achieve the best combat results."

"So I thought about it for a bit and felt that someone should take on the responsibility of using ninjutsu in battle... I can try to change my previous fighting style and use more ninjutsu and less taijutsu in battle."

"Change your fighting style?" Kohinata Shingen found it somewhat unbelievable. "Is this something that can be changed overnight? What kind of ninjutsu are you good at? Don't overdo it."

Can something like this be changed just like that? Can you just change jobs like that?

"I used to be better at Wind Release, but now I can also use Fire Release. Based on these two techniques, I can take on the role of area-of-effect damage dealer in the team."

Yu Xian's teammates had witnessed his Wind Release and could indeed be considered skilled in it. However, they had never seen Yu Xian's Fire Release before, which meant that Yu Xian had likely just learned Fire Release.

Can something you've just learned be considered something you're good at?

Inuzuka Gaku did have concerns about the overlapping roles of the team members, and since Yuzuru had brought it up, he felt it was worth trying to make changes.

However, although he supported it in his heart, he spoke rather conservatively, saying, "Everything will be based on the actual situation after encountering the enemy. How to fight will require on-the-spot decision. Ninja battles are inherently flexible, and nothing should be decided in advance."

"Captain, I understand."

Yu Xian understood these principles, of course. He was just telling his teammates to give them a heads-up so they wouldn't be caught off guard when he switched to ninjutsu.

"The tactics can be adjusted at any time. Let's put those aside for now and talk about the next mission."

"Our squad will still be responsible for reconnaissance and support missions, but this time the mission area is more dangerous... We will be deployed on the border of the Land of Rivers and the Land of Rain."

"In terms of the battle line deployment, our squad is deployed on the second line and has a relatively strong degree of autonomy. The specific tasks are quite simple: first, to collect intelligence; and second, to go to the scene as soon as we notice any battle taking place and provide assistance."

Upon hearing the captain's words, Yu Xian immediately understood. Compared to the reconnaissance role, this mission of the squad was more like a support role.

Combat, support, and rendezvous—that's all there is to it.

The mission seems flexible, but it's actually quite grueling because once a battle breaks out around the squad, they have to go and provide support... For Konoha, the squad's location information and the location of the battle are transparent.

Want to slack off? Very difficult.

The only good news is that within the Land of Rain, the ninja dogs' reconnaissance range is very limited. If Kohinata Shingan really does have Byakugan, then the squad's missions will definitely be incredibly fulfilling... either supporting battles or on their way to support others.

After explaining the mission and checking their equipment, the team quickly left the camp and headed to the mission location.

The team had just arrived at their designated position when they heard an explosion.

"Captain, detonate tags," Might Guy said, already preparing to head in the direction the voice came from.

"Let's go over there." Inuzuka Tsukasa didn't hesitate and led his squad to the place where the battle had taken place.

Five kilometers away, a retreating Konoha squad was being besieged by several Amegakure squads.

This distance was negligible for the ninja squad whose movements were undisturbed, and the Eleventh Squad, a fresh force, quickly joined the battle.

"Konoha Power Cyclone!"

A green figure rushed into the chaotic crowd, shouted, and then leaped up and delivered a spinning kick to a Rain Ninja... Well, some people just like to shout out the names of their skills.

Fortunately, Matt Daly was incredibly skilled, and by the time the enemy heard his voice, it was too late to avoid his attack.

The man was kicked in the side of his neck and sent flying, but judging from the angle of his twisted neck, he could not possibly stand up again.

Inuzuka quickly assessed the battlefield situation. He noticed that almost everyone in the besieged Konoha squad was severely injured and in very poor condition. He immediately said, "You guys go first, we'll hold them off!"

The squad leader's judgment is sound. Based on the fighting strength that the 11th Squad demonstrated when facing the Kazekage, they are more than capable of handling the current situation.

It's all tears when I think about it. Although it's a bit disheartening that Inuzuka's captain's fighting ability is at the bottom of the squad, it's ultimately a good thing that his teammates are more capable.

The squad leader of the other Konoha squad didn't say much. He simply nodded to Inuzuka, gritted his teeth, helped up a teammate who had lost the ability to move, and continued to retreat westward.

"Yu Xian, can you really block the battlefield? Your Fire Release technique?"