Naruto: I Borrow from the Future

A two-week-long garrison mission gave the Qingye Squad seven days of rest.

Because the mission successfully thwarted the infiltration of the Iwagakure Jonin, its rating was upgraded from A to S, and the bounty was increased to 160 million ryo!

After giving Kurenai Yuhi and Hinata Himon 20 ryo each, Aoya kept the rest of the money.

Of course, they still replaced everything with detonating tags.

After obtaining another 600 explosive tags, Qingye's stockpile of explosive tags finally exceeded one thousand.

During these seven days of rest, Qingye still did not give up her cultivation.

As a result, seven days later, when Qingye checked the system's personal attribute panel, as expected, his eight ninja stats remained unchanged.

"I guess I still need to use cheats!"

With his limited talent and this 12-year-old body, it's impossible for his strength to improve by leaps and bounds in a short period of time.

At this point, there were only five days left in the repayment period for the three-tomoe Sharingan.

……

Konoha Camp, Command Center.

"Aoya-kun!"

When Nara Shikaku saw Aoya being brought over, he immediately stood up from behind his desk, his expression solemn: "I have an important mission to entrust to your team."

What are they trying to do?!

Aoya was somewhat uncomfortable with Nara Shikaku's overly formal attitude.

He was already used to the envious, admiring, and even jealous looks he received from the Konoha ninjas on his way here.

The news that he had taken down an Iwagakure Jonin without taking any damage during the last mission had already spread throughout the Konoha camp.

But surely this shouldn't cause Nara Shikaku, the supreme commander, to change his attitude so drastically?

Gan!

Could it be that they're going to send him to blow up the bridge?

Could it be that Minato Namikaze's team is already on their way here?

"Qingye-kun, look this way."

Nara Shikaku coughed twice and pointed to a spot on the map hanging on the back wall, saying, "Twenty miles from here on the front lines, there's a stronghold of Iwagakure (Hidden Stone Village) over there."

"According to our intelligence, a large quantity of vital medical supplies, such as blood plasma and medicine, are stored there!"

As long as they don't go and blow up the bridge.

Aoya breathed a slight sigh of relief, thought for a moment, and said, "So, Senior Shikaku, the important mission you mentioned is for our team to infiltrate there and blow up the stored supplies?"

Destroying the medical supplies at the front lines will likely slow down the offensive from Iwagakure.

However, the defensive strength of Iwagakure Village should not be underestimated, given its importance.

Aoya raised the question directly, and Nara Shikaku looked helpless after hearing it, saying, "Our intelligence personnel have only found out this much... but it should be no more than two Jonin at most."

"..."

Is there any hope or not?

If Iwagakure's defenses were any stronger, I might not be able to escape even if I blew everything up!

Qingye hesitated for a moment.

Five days left, just five days... Can't I just get through these five days safely?!

"This mission is indeed quite risky. If you take it on, I will provide each member of your team with two hundred explosive tags."

"Of course, if the mission really cannot be completed, self-preservation should be the priority, and we can retreat directly if necessary."

Nara Shikaku added.

Qingye was speechless.

Having gone this far, he had no reason to refuse.

"Hiss! Something's not right!"

Qingye suddenly frowned. What was wrong with him?

Before acquiring the system, I probably wouldn't have hesitated at all when faced with a dangerous mission of this magnitude.

Don't be a coward, just do it!

Even if you're timid and afraid of trouble, do you still want to unlock the kaleidoscope?

Now that he has the golden finger, he seems to have suddenly gone from being penniless to being moderately wealthy, and he has become hesitant and cautious when faced with risks.

That's not right!

"...I accept this mission, and I will do my best to complete it." Taking a deep breath, Qingye said in a deep voice.

We shouldn't become overly cautious and timid just because we have a cheat code!

Even if their strength increases further in the future, their personality flaws will likely remain.

"However, in order to ensure the mission is completed smoothly, shouldn't we re-enter the explosive tags?" Aoya rubbed his fingers together, hinting to Nara Shikaku.

That being said, it's true that we can't be overly cautious, but it's always good to be careful.

……

Within the Land of Grass.

The terrain in this area, which borders the Golden Wheel Mountains on the border of the Land of Fire, is undulating. As you move westward and gradually penetrate deeper into the heart of the Land of Grass, the terrain gradually becomes flatter.

After passing through dozens of miles of forest and crossing the Kannabi Bridge, you will reach the heart of the Grass Country, a plain.

On the rolling hills at the front line, there are various strongholds of Iwagakure ninja.

now.

On a small hillside twenty miles from the border of the Land of Fire.

In the shadow of a protruding boulder on the hillside, the three members of Qingye's team dug a makeshift trench, covered it with vegetation for concealment, and then hid inside.

"In another hour, Lord Kari's escort convoy should reach the foot of the mountain, right?"

Hinata Hido activated his Byakugan and spoke softly with a blank expression.

He was currently crouching in the pit, using his Byakugan to gaze into the distance towards the Iwagakure stronghold on the mountaintop. The Byakugan's vision penetrated directly through the vegetation on the trench and the boulder in front of him, allowing him to clearly see the faces of the Iwagakure ninjas outside the stronghold in the distance.

You can even see the subtle movements of the Iwagakure ninja's lips!

"I never thought that the lip reading I learned at the Ninja Academy would actually come in handy," Kurenai Yuhi couldn't help but remark.

Speaking of which, the Konoha Ninja Academy has a wide variety of courses. In addition to the regular courses related to the Will of Fire, there are also necessary courses such as ninjutsu and taijutsu, as well as other courses such as mathematics, geography, chemistry, and cryptography!

When Kurenai was in school, she was so engrossed in her studies that she almost questioned her existence, wondering if all this random stuff could really be of any use.

And today, I actually came in handy with this lip-reading technique!

"Luckily, I listened attentively in class." Hyuga Himon felt a surge of relief.

Qingye sat cross-legged on the ground, his fingers constantly tracing the back of his katana: "The Explosion Release Ninja Hunter will arrive in half an hour. Everyone, get ready for battle."

After infiltrating the Land of Grass, they had been crouching in this trench for a day and a night!

With the help of Hinata Himon's Byakugan, they easily figured out the situation in the vicinity.

Among the strongholds of Iwagakure on the mountain, the strongest is a special Jonin named Suma Shi; the others are only a dozen or so Chunin and Genin.

Qingye could wipe out all of these people by himself!

Originally intending to take direct action, Hinata Himon deciphered another important name through lip reading:

Hunting, burst hunting!

Members of the Iwagakure Explosion Squad possess the Kekkei Genkai Explosion Release and are renowned elite Jonin in the ninja world!

Most importantly, the bounty for Hunting at the underground gold exchange is as high as 5000 million taels!

Qingye was instantly smitten upon hearing the name.

As long as I can take down Explosion Hunter, it's worth it even if I use up all the explosive tags I have!

Originally intending to rush in, wipe out everyone, and blow up the stronghold, Qingye deliberately lay in ambush for a day and a night, waiting for this big fish to come to him.

Ahead, on the mountaintop.

Just as Hyuga Hido turned off his Byakugan, a figure wearing a Konoha ninja headband suddenly emerged from the ground, grinning as he walked toward the Iwagakure ninja in front.