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Danzo nodded coldly, then glanced at the three little ones behind him.

The Chunin guarding the gate glanced at Akabane and his two companions, wrote down their names on the travel list, and then cast a spell on the pass.

"Lord Danzo, please."

Returning the pass means they can leave Konoha Village.

Danzo nodded slightly and led the three away.

"This is the first time I've ever left the village in my entire life."

Zixiao said with great emotion.

He wasn't particularly talented; he achieved his current success through continuous hard work since childhood. It's fair to say that Zixiao hasn't had much rest since then.

"They're still just kids, except for this one!"

Danzo secretly observed that everyone except Akabane was very curious about the outside world. Even Sakumo kept glancing around, but Akabane looked like he was about to fall asleep.

They have absolutely no curiosity about the outside world; they're overly mature.

"Teacher, where are we going? Is it far?"

After walking for ages, Akabane felt an urge to resign—assuming that ninjas even had the concept of resignation.

"See for yourself."

Danzo didn't answer, but threw a map at him.

Akabane took over without asking where it was, because he knew Danzo wouldn't answer.

Forcing people to learn...

The meaning of throwing out the map is obvious: if you want to know, look at it yourself; if you don't understand, just follow along.

He examined the map closely. Maps from this era were crude, at best comparable to those of ancient China. Fortunately, the general outlines were similar. He carefully examined the map and finally determined the location—

"How come this is the border of the Land of Whirlpools?!"

Akabane studied the map thoroughly, and his face turned completely pale.

Who knows how long it will take to get from here to the Land of Whirlpools? Danzo's a real jerk! What kind of rookie goes on a business trip this far on his third day as a genin?!

"what happened?"

Zixiao curiously leaned closer, glanced at the map, and exclaimed in delight, "The Land of Whirlpools!"

"What's with that surprised look on your face?!"

Akabane looked constipated; traveling such a long distance and enduring the hardships of travel was hardly a good thing.

"The Land of Whirlpools is very mysterious."

Shuo Mao said simply.

"Mysterious my foot..."

You can't fight city hall; Danzo remained silent from beginning to end, so Akabane had no way to go back.

He was just a low-ranking ninja, while Danzo was the head of the ANBU.

The journey of the four from Konoha to the Land of Whirlpools would likely take even ninjas a long time.

Danzo appeared to be moving slowly, but in reality, he was fast and swift. At first, Akabane could keep up, but later Danzo gradually increased his pace.

"Danzo wants to test my physical skills?"

Akabane pondered to himself, maintaining his current speed, and after a long while, he slowly increased his speed slightly.

By this time, Danzo, Sakumo, and Shishou had already gone quite a distance and were waiting for him in the woods ahead.

"If you speed up, you can do it."

Danzo's eyes were cold, as if he could see right through Akabane's thoughts.

This is psychological warfare.

His physical skills had never been revealed, and even Danzo didn't know what level he had reached in physical skills. To be precise, Akabane himself didn't know what level 24 points of physique meant.

After trying one more time, Danzo realized that Akabane really couldn't catch up, so he gave up.

Having finally managed to conserve some energy through cunning, Akabane pondered Danzo's purpose in bringing them here.

"Danzo brought us to the vicinity of the Land of Whirlpools just for a mission?"

"It can't be that simple."

He pondered to himself, thinking about the situation of Danzo in his later years...

"Does he mean to take us to see blood?"

Akabane was surprised and even more horrified.

Danzo has not yet created Root, but the Root squad already exists. According to his training methods, once their strength reaches a certain level, they will inevitably resort to killing.

Only ninjas who have killed are truly usable ninjas.

If he could, Akabane would just want to be a couch potato and wouldn't want to kill anyone.

Chapter 36 We Are Not Thieves

“You guys are too weak; you only arrived here at night.”

Upon arriving at their destination, Danzo spoke coldly, then pointed to one of the hills, saying, "I have a secret mission. There are bandit groups here trained by rogue ninjas. I order you to wipe them out."

"what?"

Zi Xiao cried out in alarm, her face turning pale.

kill?

Sakumo Hatake gripped the hilt of his sword, looking somewhat nervous and at a loss, but not afraid.

A knife is a weapon of death; from a young age, he was prepared to kill.

"Are there any ninjas trained by rogue ninjas?"

Akabane took a deep breath and said.

"According to intelligence from the Anbu, they are responsible for supplying the rogue ninjas. There are no ninjas among them, but just in case, I have ordered that men, women, and children be eliminated!"

After Danzo finished speaking, he looked at them coldly, "I don't want to end up having to help you complete your mission myself."

"This this……"

Zi Xiao was terrified and flustered, her face showing hesitation.

He could kill people, but he couldn't accept killing women and children.

"is teacher!"

Shuo Mao, carrying his short sword, got up and headed towards the mountaintop.

Patrolling the border and eliminating bandits and robbers who obstruct border crossings is one part of this task.

Akabane sighed softly, took his pen and paper, and headed towards the mountain camp.

Circumstances dictate that even Danzo himself has spoken, and the mission must be completed no matter what.

"Akaba and Sakumo will do it no matter what, Shishou... what will you do?"

Danzo watched them leave for a long time before slowly following behind.

Akabane is mature, and Sakumo has long been influenced by his family's upbringing, but Shishou is somewhat lacking in both, and his determination is probably not as firm.

As they drew closer to the mountain, Akabane could already see the lights on the mountain.

"Our teacher wants us to kill children..."

"It's a hurdle we had to overcome sooner or later, but we're taking the first step. As ninjas, we should have thought of this day long ago."

Akabane said calmly.

Although I was panicking inside, I had to keep a calm expression on my face, otherwise what difference would I make from these little kids?

Sakumo placed his hand on his sword and said, "My father taught me from a young age that a sword is a weapon of death, and ninjas are born to kill. Just like Akabane said, it's a path I had to take sooner or later."

"I've been a ninja since I was a child, and all I ever wanted to do was kill enemy ninjas..."

Zi Xiao clenched her hands tightly.

After all, they are all children; how could they possibly accept the idea of ​​killing children all at once?

“If you can’t accept this, I’ll go up and kill all the children.”

Shuo Mao drew his sword, intending to storm the mountain gate.

"Let me take care of the children; I'll give them a peaceful death."

Akabane picked up his easel and headed up the mountain; his manipulation of the five senses was enough to make them die without even feeling it.

"No, I'm going to do it too."

“I am not as talented as you. If I back down now, I will always be behind.”

"I don't want to fall behind; I want to become a powerful ninja!"

Zi Xiao gritted her teeth, gripped her bitter knife tightly, and took the lead in charging up the mountain.

With explosive speed, they reached the mountainside in the blink of an eye, their sharp kunai killing anyone they saw without mercy.

Even the most ruthless bandits are still just ordinary people, while the three of them are all elite genin. How can ordinary people defeat ninjas?

Blood splattered everywhere, and in no time, corpses littered the field.

"Run! The ninjas are coming! The ninjas are coming!"

"Can we even leave? We might as well fight!"

"Retreat, there are two ninjas, we can't beat them."

The group on the hill was in complete panic; some wanted to fight, while others dared not. It was utter chaos.

They usually thought they were far from the emperor's reach and wouldn't attract much attention, but they didn't expect the Konoha ninjas to actually come.

It came so quickly, so terrifyingly!

"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Technique."

Flames sprayed out, and countless small fireballs flew in from outside, dancing around the mountain village.

"Sorcery! This is all sorcery! Run!"

"Run quickly, run quickly..."

Amidst screams, figures darted through the flames.

however……

The blade flashed, each strike taking a life.

On the back mountain, Akabane sat in the middle of the road, wielding his brush and ink.

"Mother, why are we leaving?"

"Because the ninjas have arrived..."

For ordinary people, ninjas are objects of worship, but for mountain bandits, they are death gods who reap lives.

and many more!

What's ahead?

The bandit leader stopped, his eyes wary, and brandished his steel knife, saying, "Kid, get out of my way if you don't want to die!"

"The leader is a ninja... He has a headband on his head; he's a Konoha ninja!"

Someone screamed in horror.

Upon hearing the word "ninja," the leader was so frightened that he almost dropped his sword.

They had witnessed the strength of the two young ninjas firsthand; the two of them alone had slaughtered the entire stronghold, which was far beyond their capabilities.

"Sir ninja, spare our lives! We had no choice but to flee to the Land of Fire to rob..."

Another woman knelt down in front of them, pleading, "We just want to live."