I rely on myself

Chapter 109 Simple Communication
Arriving at the gate of Konoha, Lin Yuan nodded to the people who had arrived early. The other party also nodded in response, but there was no intention to talk. Everyone waited quietly.

As time went by, people arrived one after another. Ten minutes before the one-hour deadline, all the people who had accepted the mission had already arrived in the Hokage's office.

Seeing that everyone had arrived and there was still time left, one of the tall middle-aged men suddenly spoke up.

"Now that everyone has arrived and there is still time left, in order to make the next mission go smoothly, let's each introduce ourselves and our expertise. I'll start first. My name is Sarutobi Yuichi, a jonin. I'm good at Taijutsu and Fire Release. I have experience in many missions. Please give me your guidance."

Everyone agreed with what was said. In order to ensure smooth cooperation in the next mission, they should introduce themselves to each other. At the same time, when they heard each other's names, they were surprised. After all, Sarutobi's surname was the same as the Third Hokage's.

The fact that the Third Hokage actually sent his own clansmen on this mission made the others take it more seriously and began to introduce themselves one by one.

"My name is Hatta Keiichi, a special jonin, skilled in water escape and illusion. Although I'm average in frontal combat, I will do my best to support you. Thank you for your guidance."

A beautiful female ninja wearing a fishnet outfit with a white coat on the outside.

"My name is Ooi Takeo, a special jonin, good at taijutsu and swordsmanship. Of course, I also know some wind jutsu, but I rarely use it. But don't worry, my strength is still enough. Please give me your guidance."

The person who said this was a male ninja carrying a ninja sword on his back. Judging from the calluses on his knuckles and hands, his physical skills and swordsmanship are indeed worth looking forward to.

"…My name is Aburame Sosuke, a jonin, and I'm good at the family's secret technique, insect manipulation. Please give me your guidance."

The ninja who said this was wearing a loose windbreaker with the collar standing up to cover the lower half of his face. He also wore a pair of sunglasses to cover his eyes. It can be said that most of his face was basically covered.

But the others were not surprised by this. After all, as people from the same village, they had of course heard of the Aburame clan, and they were also familiar with the attire of this clan, so they would not be surprised by Sosuke Aburame's attire.

After Aburame Sosuke finished introducing himself, Lin Yuan was the only one who had not introduced himself. The other four people also looked at Lin Yuan, waiting for him to introduce himself.

In response, Lin Yuan calmly stated his name and the abilities he was good at.

"My name is Lin Yuan, a jonin. I'm good at physical skills and earth escape techniques, and I'm relatively good at defense. If I need to hold back multiple enemies, I can still do it. Please give me your guidance."

After listening to Lin Yuan's self-introduction, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of others, but Lin Yuan did not feel strange about it.

After all, although Lin Yuan said that he was just an ordinary jonin with no real power, he actually had some reputation.

Although he was not a ninja from one of the big families, Lin Yuan, a ninja born in a commoner family, became a Jonin in his teens, which could be considered a genius.

In addition, Lin Yuan once accidentally encountered the AB combination of the Hidden Cloud Village during a mission, and was able to hold them off for half an hour and still escape unscathed. The opponents were the current Fourth Raikage and Eight-Tails Jinchuriki. Ordinary ninjas would almost be dead if they encountered them, but Lin Yuan not only did not die, he was not even injured, and escaped unscathed. How could this not make him famous?

That is to say, Lin Yuan has kept a low profile in the past few years, which has reduced the popularity of him, but even so, no one will underestimate his strength. "Great, I didn't expect you to be Lin Yuan. If you are with us on this mission, then we will be more confident."

Sarutobi Yuichi spoke first, and although the others didn't say anything, it was obvious that they were also slightly relieved. After all, this mission was indeed difficult.

Even so, they will still carry out the mission. After all, ninjas who can become special jonin and jonin have a certain loyalty to the village. But no matter how difficult and dangerous the mission is, they will still carry it out.

Of course, it would be great to have a powerful helper like Lin Yuan join in to improve the success rate and survival rate of the mission.

Lin Yuan could understand everyone's enthusiasm. After responding to their enthusiasm, Lin Yuan spoke.

"Then it's almost time. We should prepare to set off, but the Anbu haven't arrived yet?"

"No, we're already here."

Just when Lin Yuan expressed his doubts, four Anbu suddenly appeared and the leading Anbu answered Lin Yuan's doubts.

Looking at the ANBU who finally appeared, Sarutobi Yuichi welcomed them with a smile.

"Oh, you are finally here. You must be the Anbu sent by the Hokage to carry out this rescue mission with us. Please give us your guidance."

Sarutobi Yuichi's enthusiasm was doomed to fail, as the four ANBU were not moved at all, and only the leading ANBU continued to speak in a cold tone: "We are indeed sent by the Hokage to carry out this mission with you, but in order to ensure secrecy along the way, we will not travel with you. If you have nothing else, please set off as soon as possible."

After hearing this cold response, even a cheerful person like Yuichi Sarutobi didn't know what to say. After all, the other party's words were full of rejection and there was no intention of building a good relationship at all.

"Hahahaha, I see. That's right. After all, the Anbu has confidentiality procedures, so this is the only way. Thank you for your hard work."

Although this was a bit embarrassing, Sarutobi Yuichi still tried to smooth things over. He then turned to look at Lin Yuan and spoke.

"Then it is indeed as the Anbu said. It is getting late now. Let's set off early."

Of course, everyone had no objection to this, but they expressed their agreement and also tacitly agreed to Yuichi Sarutobi as the captain of this mission.

After all, whether it was taking the initiative to introduce himself for the sake of cooperation in the mission, or helping to smooth things over after encountering difficulties with the Anbu in order to avoid the mental and physical gap between the team members, the other party did a good job.

After completing the procedures for leaving the village with the guard at the gate of Konoha, everyone began to move towards the direction of the Water Country. Of course, the Anbu also moved in the same direction, but in order to hide, they did not move together and instead followed Lin Yuan and others from a distance.

(End of this chapter)