I founded the "Bragging Cult" in Naruto.

Chapter 449: Those who have experienced the hardships of a profession are often less likely to let their children choose the same path.

Upon hearing Tatsuma's words, the Jonin all looked at him. Judging from the information requesting reinforcements, this mission, while not easy, was not too difficult either.

Although both are Jonin, Tatsuma always carries out the most difficult missions. This mission, which might not even be rated as an A-rank mission, should not have caught Tatsuma's eye.

Or rather, sending Tatsuma on such a mission would be a waste of his talents. Tatsuma's role in Konoha, where he does nothing, is greater than carrying out this mission.

Lu Yuan was also somewhat puzzled and said, "Chenma, although you've lacked mission training recently, this kind of mission doesn't require you to take on the task."

"With Minato gone, no one but me can arrive in time. Perhaps you don't know, but today, a group of medical ninjas, doctors, and orphanage staff from Konoha will arrive at Kikyo Castle."

Those are talents that Konoha has nurtured with enormous financial and material resources; they cannot be allowed to fall into this crisis.

Upon hearing Tatsuma's answer, Shika looked at Yamanaka Ochū. Yamanaka Ochū pondered for a moment and said, "It seems there was indeed such an operation, but I don't remember the specific time and itinerary. Tatsuma, are you sure?"

"Yes, I just came from the medical department. If nothing unexpected happens, the medical team will arrive at Kikyo Castle today."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan quickly assessed the situation and said, "Alright, then Tatsuma, you will set off first. If the medical team hasn't arrived yet, warn them. Then, assess the situation within Kikyo Castle and report back promptly. If a battle has unfortunately broken out, protect the medical ninjas as much as possible!"

This operation is tentatively rated as Level A in difficulty. Other teams, prepare to provide support. Chenma, do you have any other requests?

"No, by the way, could you help me with the paperwork?"

After Tatsuma finished speaking, he turned into a silver flash and disappeared. Shiro shook his head helplessly. This Tatsuma really has a big heart. He went to deal with the joint action team of three ninja villages by himself and he wasn't nervous at all.

"Captain Nonou, it looks like there's a big fire over there. Should we still go over there? Or should we report it to the village first?"

Outside Kikyo Castle, a slow-moving team stopped. Nono looked at the fire in the distance and said, "That's Kikyo Castle. There may have been a large fire, or it may have been attacked."

But regardless of the situation, there must be a large number of wounded. We cannot stand idly by, and besides, we are ninjas too. Ninjas, come with me to assess the situation; the rest of you stay put.

Nonou is currently only a Chunin, but since she was recommended by Tsunade to join the medical department, and with this operation, all three departments are essentially Nonou's home turf, so she naturally became the team leader.

Upon hearing her instructions, the other medical ninjas removed their heavy medications and medical equipment, carrying only emergency medications, tools, and weapons.

In a short while, the team split into two groups and derailed. Nono led the medical ninjas to Kikyo Castle. The closer they got, the more ferocious the fire became, and they increased their speed as much as possible.

Just as they were about to reach Kikyo Castle, with only a few kilometers left and the town's outer walls in sight, a flash of silver light streaked past, and the medical ninjas all stopped.

"Tatsuma?!"

Upon seeing Tatsuma appear, Nono was initially delighted, but her expression then turned serious. As someone who could simultaneously learn Tsunade's medical ninjutsu and Tatsuma's medical theories, Nono was not stupid at all; on the contrary, she was extremely intelligent.

In just a moment, they knew what Tatsuma's appearance meant. The mission that required Tatsuma's involvement definitely involved enemies that these medical ninjas, who were not good at combat, could handle.

After all, few ninjas skilled in combat choose to study medical ninjutsu, and the very few ninjas skilled in both combat and medical ninjutsu are already incorporated into elite squads and have no chance to perform missions like free clinics.

Tatsuma nodded to her and then said, "Kikyo Castle has been attacked by a combined force of enemy village ninjas. The number of people and their information are currently unclear. You should not enter Kikyo Castle for the time being. Instead, conduct search and rescue operations outside the town."

Wait for instructions from me or the village before deciding whether to enter the town for search and rescue or evacuate. Understand?

Nonou glanced at the raging inferno of Kikyo Castle. Although she knew there were many wounded inside in dire need of treatment, she also understood what a ninja should do. She nodded quickly and said:

"Yes, Tatsuma! Be careful."

"You too."

As soon as Tatsuma finished speaking, he activated the Body Flicker Technique and headed towards Kikyo Castle. He left behind a large number of Flying Thunder God Marks in the Land of Fire, but they did not completely cover the entire Land of Fire.

He left behind Flying Thunder God marks in Kikyo Castle, but not many, and Tatsuma couldn't sense them at the moment, perhaps because they were destroyed in the fire. Therefore, he could only choose the more traditional Body Flicker Technique.

With his exceptional perception, Tatsuma avoided all possible detection and successfully entered Kikyo Castle. Looking at the buildings collapsing due to the fire and listening to the constant wails of the civilians, Tatsuma's face was ashen.

Sensing the unusual gathering of ninjas, Tatsuma clenched his fists, abandoning the idea of ​​immediately rescuing those around him. Instead, he traversed the sea of ​​fire, rushing towards the place he believed to be the source of the anomaly.

He is a ninja, and putting out fires and saving lives is very important, but it is even more important to examine the whole matter from the perspective of ninja conduct, or from the perspective of self-interest.

In a secluded corner of Kikyo Castle, in a house yet to be engulfed by fire, a couple knelt before an Iwa ninja.

Judging from the layout of the house and the photos on display, they had lived here for a long time and even had a child. The father had white hair, the mother had blond hair, and their young child had silver-gray hair.

"Lord Brown Earth, I didn't expect the village to utilize us so soon. May I ask what the mission is this time?"

The Iwa ninja known as Brown Earth looked around and said, "Rakuzan. Wooden Horse."

"Yes!" *2

The couple bowed their heads in response, then looked up again. The man in brown earth smiled and said, "I haven't congratulated you yet. Is it a boy or a girl?"

".boy."

Luo Shan adjusted his glasses, hesitated for a moment, but still answered. He Tu continued with a smile, "Congratulations, but... not here?"

Muma's face turned slightly pale. Luoshan grabbed her hand, looked at Hetu, and said, "Lord Hetu, we originally planned to raise the child for a few more years and then send him to Konoha as a spy."

But he's only two years old, he doesn't remember anything yet, it's too early for the mission, and it would delay this mission, so I killed him."

"Really? You're such a heartless father."

Brown Earth scoffed, clearly not believing that Rakuzan would kill his own child. However, it didn't matter; it was just a small perk for these ninjas on missions.

"You've been lurking here for so many years, besides this fireworks display, have you had any other tasks? Or... have you just been busy enjoying life and... secretly contacting Sunagakure?"

Luo Shan's face paled in horror, the color draining from his eyes. He nodded hastily and said, "Yes, we've scouted the surrounding mountains and identified several routes that could directly invade Konoha. I'll get them right away."

"Swoosh~"

A strange-shaped kunai flew towards them. The Rakuzan couple, who had their backs to the kunai, did not notice it, but Kuruta did. He raised his hand, passed it through the neck of the standing Rakuzan, and caught the flying kunai.

Upon seeing the shape of the kunai, the brown-faced man, who was almost face-to-face with Rakuzan, revealed an unprecedented expression of terror.

"Is this the brotherhood of the Iwagakure ninja? Their camaraderie to the death is truly admirable."

A silver light flashed, and Luo Shan spat out a mouthful of blood, which landed on the face of the brown-earth man. From his chest and abdomen, a spear formed from constantly rotating water emerged.

"Water Release: Hard Vortex Water Blade!"

Brown Earth tried to escape, but the hand that caught the kunai was gripped tightly by Tatsuma's hand, and Tatsuma's spear thrust forward, piercing through both of them.

"White Demon."

The brown earth, embracing Luoshan, finally saw the person clearly, and sadly, it was the person he had guessed.

Tatsuma retracted his hands, reclaiming his kunai. The hard vortex water blade in his hands also dissipated, and his pair of crimson eyes looked at the terrified Mokuba.

"Sizzle~"

The wooden horse didn't dodge at all, letting the kunai pierce her chest. She fell backward, her head tilted to the side, her gradually unfocused eyes falling on the doorway, then refocusing on the family photo on the shoe cabinet next to the door.

"Ding~"

Ignoring the annoying notification in his mind, Chenma looked at the wooden horse that was gradually losing its life force and produced several explosive tags in his hand.

The explosive tags were attached to Rakuzan and Mokuma. At that moment, several Iwa ninja rushed in from outside the door. The moment they saw Tatsuma, their bodies involuntarily stiffened.

The Chenma seal forms a pair of opposing seals.

"The talisman explodes!"

"boom!!!"

Another burst of flames erupted in the sea of ​​fire, attracting no attention from the people in the city. However, the couple and everything they had left in their home were completely burned.

Tatsuma's figure also rushed out of the sea of ​​fire, along with several Iwa ninja corpses with fatal wounds.

After sensing the situation in the village again, Chenma clasped his hands together, and a large amount of natural energy surged into his body. When the energy reached a balance, he released his hands, and a sage's face appeared on his face.

"Sage Art! Wood Release: Multiple Wood Clone Technique!"

The body splits into one shadow clone after another. In this sea of ​​fire, the cost-effectiveness of using shadow clones is too low. Not only will the attacks of enemies lurking in the city make the shadow clones disappear, but even the raging sea of ​​fire may burn them to ashes.

"Sage Art! Water Release! Water Drop Technique!"

"Sage Art! Water Release! Water Wave Hands!"

"Ninja Art! Summoning Jutsu!"

Some of the wood clones used water-style techniques, while others, along with their slug clones, began to rescue the surrounding civilians. Some of them headed towards the location of the surrounding enemies, while Tatsuma rushed out of the city.

"You're back? How's it going inside?"

Seeing Tatsuma return, Nonou asked worriedly. In her arms was a small child with a clearly injured head. The child had a full head of silver-gray hair and was staring blankly at his surroundings.

Noticing Tatsuma's gaze, Nono explained, "He's a pitiful child. He seems to remember nothing. I don't know if his parents escaped this disaster."

Tatsuma was silent for a moment, then turned his head and said, "I hope so."

He then looked at the other medical ninjas and said, "We can prepare to enter the city now. Leave a few people to notify the other doctors and move the medicines and equipment over."

"Yes, Lord Tatsuma!"

(End of this chapter)