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Chapter 46 Mission

"Teacher!" Red Bean called out to Orochimaru first, followed closely by Shika.

"Lord Orochimaru!" Shisui bowed respectfully beside him.

"Everyone's here." Orochimaru, dressed in his ninja attire, looked at Shikagure and the other two.

"Is it time to accept a mission?" When Anko saw Orochimaru take out a familiar mission scroll, her eyes lit up instantly! She was currently very eager to fight and wanted to leave the village to take on a high-level mission to make up for her meager mission load.

"Rank B mission, gather intelligence." Orochimaru tossed the mission scroll to Shikanobu.

"Teacher, aren't you coming with us?" Seeing Orochimaru toss the information in his hand to Shikano, Anko paused for a moment, looked up at Orochimaru, and asked blankly.

"I'm not leading the team this time," Orochimaru shook his head.

Just as Hongdou pouted, about to ask again, a gentle and familiar voice suddenly rang out behind them.

"Everyone's gathered?"

"Minato-senpai?" Turning around, Anko instinctively called out the name of the man who suddenly appeared behind them, his hair still swaying slightly in the air.

"It's nice to see you all again. You've all become even more outstanding!" Minato greeted Orochimaru with a smile that was as warm and friendly as sunshine. He then looked at the three of them with a beaming smile.

"Is Minato-senpai the team leader this time? That's fine too." Anko's pouting lips relaxed. She still had a great deal of goodwill and trust towards Minato Namikaze, who was like a little sun, from their previous interactions.

"I have my own mission. I'm just the Jonin leading this mission," Minato Namikaze smiled. Then, before Anko could ask any further questions, he said to Orochimaru, "Then I'll take them and leave, Orochimaru-senpai."

Orochimaru nodded. His gaze lingered on Shika Nie for a moment, then he formed a hand seal, and his entire body, like shattered grains of sand, slowly drifted away in the wind.

"We're the last to leave the village. If we're ready, it's time to set off," Minato Namikaze said, looking at the three of them.

……

After leaving the village with Minato Namikaze, several other people were waiting outside the village.

A tall, voluptuous man with symmetrical patterns on his face—Shika Nie recognized him at a glance as Akimichi Doto, a Jonin of the Akimichi clan who often visited his father's home during his breaks.

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The other one bore the standard Inuzuka clan crest. He was currently squatting on the ground, stroking the large, brownish-yellow dog beside him. Through transactions involving dog food, Shika had met this Inuzuka clan Jonin, Inuzuka Tsukasa.

"Let's go," Minato Namikaze said, and immediately led the group on their way.

Of course, in order to take care of the three of them, Minato and Namikaze did not travel very fast. While traveling, Minato also took the time to explain their mission to the three of them.

"We are here in response to the request for assistance from our ally, Sunagakure." Minato Namikaze got straight to the point, briefly explaining the reason and the current situation.

"So, are we going to the Sand Village battlefield now?" After hearing this, Anko glanced at Shiro and, seeing that he didn't speak, took the initiative to ask.

"No, that's not our battlefield!" Minato Namikaze shook his head. "We just need to help them hold back some of the Cloud Village ninjas. Your mission is to gather intelligence, not to go into battle head-on."

"This time, the Kumogakure team is led by Raikage A. Based on the intelligence provided by Sunagakure and the information we have gathered ourselves, the Raikage has brought along elite Jonin and Chunin from Kumogakure."

This part will be resisted by Sunagakure itself. Their battlefield is the real battlefield. You are in the rear, and although you may encounter ninja squads from Kumogakure, as long as you are careful to avoid them, the danger is not great.” Akimichi Touhou’s kind voice followed, calming down any possible fear in Anko and the other two.

After all, even elite Jonin might not emerge unscathed from a battlefield involving the village's Kage. Let alone these kids who haven't done many missions outside the village.

"We will hold back the Jonin and powerful enemies who have invaded Konoha. So don't worry!" Inuzuka Tsukasa finally spoke up after a long silence.

Normally, a Jonin wouldn't be so kind to three Chunin, but these three people all had intricate connections with them, and Orochimaru was behind them. It was like a Jonin leading their clan's children into battle; they would soothe the other's nerves and offer some experience and advice.

"I remember giving you a kunai before. Did you bring it with you this time, Kane?" Minato Namikaze asked softly as he moved forward, looking at Kane.

"It's in my bag." Shiro pulled out a trident dagger from where he kept his ninja tools and waved it in front of Minato Namikaze.

"That's good. You should know its function." Minato Namikaze didn't say anything more.

The six-person team traveled in silence, and after a day and a half, they arrived near the border of Konoha.

After the six-man team finished resting and regaining their strength in an open area, Minato Namikaze bid farewell to Shikagure and the other two, saying, "Let's part ways here. We're getting close to the battlefield, and the chances of encountering enemy ninjas are high. Be careful on your mission!"

After saying that, seeing the three of them nod, Minato Namikaze and Akimichi Touhisa instantly left the spot and disappeared into the distance in the blink of an eye.

"What do we do next?"

Watching the three figures disappear in an instant, Anko and Shisui focused their gazes on Shikano, who had been designated as the team leader by Orochimaru.

"Infiltrate the Land of Grass and the Land of Rain to ascertain their positions." Lu Nie opened the mission scroll and huddled with Shisui to look at the missions listed on it.

Of course, the task description wasn't very clear, and even the task requirements were vague.

"What? There aren't even any specific requirements. What level of performance are we expected to meet to be considered qualified?" Hongdou was speechless as she looked at the vague mission requirements in the intelligence report.

"That depends on how the higher-ups in charge of the settlement task view the intelligence we submitted," Lu Nie said casually.

"The intelligence-gathering mission shouldn't be limited to just our squad; there should be other intelligence-gathering squads as well. For example, the ANBU (Anti-Secession Unit)." Shisui, who had received ANBU training, knew very well that such intelligence-gathering missions were usually carried out by two or more squads working together. They were generally unaware of each other's identities. This was to ensure that if one squad was wiped out or captured, other squads could continue the mission, and also to maintain secrecy.

(End of this chapter)