Naruto: All My Targets Are Ninjutsu

Chapter 103 Heading to the Front Lines! An Ambush from Sunagakure! (Second Update)

"Um?"

Mikami Yu and the others all looked up at the same time.

Then Minato Namikaze continued, "You must have heard some news from outside the village during this time, right? But let me tell you more about it."

"On the southwestern battlefield, Konoha has repelled two large-scale offensives by the Sand Village puppet forces. The main battle has temporarily come to an end, and a low-intensity stalemate has begun."

"But problems have arisen on the northern border. The main force of Kumogakure has poured into the Land of Hot Springs and established a base there. In the northwest, Amegakure and the Land of Grass are also stirring up trouble, wanting to avenge themselves in the last Shinobi World War. In the worst-case scenario, Konoha may find itself surrounded by enemies on three sides."

As Minato Namikaze began his narration, the atmosphere on the training field suddenly became heavy.

Nohara Rin spoke softly, her voice tinged with nervousness: "Minato-sensei, then we—"

"The village has decided to gradually shift its defensive focus to the north, while second-line troops—the newly promoted Chunin squads—will be dispatched to the southwestern battlefield for rotational training to hone their skills as quickly as possible. It seems that Sunagakure also has this idea."

Minato Namikaze spoke, looking at Kakashi and Yu Mikami: "Our team, although nominally a genin team formed less than a year ago, Kakashi and Yu already possess chunin-level or higher strength, so—"

"Our team was also included in this round of training."

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Yu Mikami and the others exchanged glances, their expressions varied.

Obito clenched his fist tightly.

Nohara Rin's face was slightly pale.

Seeing this, Minato Namikaze patted the group on the shoulders and gently comforted them, "Alright, don't worry too much. This is something every ninja has to go through. It's just happening a little earlier than usual."

"Don't worry, as your team leader, I will accompany you throughout the journey and protect you until all of you become Chunin."

"Go back and pack your things. We'll meet at the village entrance at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."

Given that this mission may last for a long time, I will definitely need to tell my family before I leave.

Mikami Aoi is somewhat worried about this.

After all, Yu Mikami is not even 10 years old yet. No matter how outstanding he is, he's still just a child. Furthermore, Mikami Tajima recently retired due to a leg injury, and Aoi Mikami is very worried that a similar situation might repeat itself with Yu Mikami. It might even be worse than that—

But the village's mission is absolute.

Although Mikami Aoi was worried, she couldn't bring herself to say, "Can't we not go?"

"Don't worry, Mom. Mr. Minato will protect us."

Looking at Aoi Mikami's worried expression, Yu Mikami smiled and said casually, "Besides, I have some special ways to save my life. If I really run into trouble, I'll run back immediately."

This is not just a simple consolation.

Yu Mikami does indeed have an ultimate means of survival, not the "Substitute Technique" that allows him to teleport 80 meters at a time, but the "Transformation Technique".

To be precise, it is "Transformation Technique: Swift Form".

In the Naruto world, flight is an extremely rare ability. Apart from a few individuals like the Third Tsuchikage Onoki, most ninjas have neither the ability to fly nor the means to fight in the air. At most, they can threaten the low-altitude areas within a hundred meters by jumping or throwing kunai.

Therefore, as long as Yu Mikami can fly to an altitude of 200 meters in a short period of time, he can escape in 90% of cases.

Over the past few months, he has used the anatomy classes in the advanced medical class and his own practice to gain a deep understanding of birds in the ninja world. He has selected several birds with fast flight speeds and incorporated them into the "Transformation Technique" as a reference template. This is the foundation of his survival.

Unless he encounters an enemy powerful enough to defeat him instantly, or an enemy who has mastered sealing techniques, it will be very difficult for the other party to capture him.

Even if they were to encounter such an enemy, Minato Namikaze would certainly not stand idly by. It is unlikely that something like the Kannabi Bridge incident would occur at this time.

Afterwards, Yu Mikami also told Aoi Mikami about asking Tsunade to improve the cola formula, and asked the latter to discuss it with Tajima Mikami, and to keep the formula and the "Proposal" safe to prevent the leakage of trade secrets.

Until all matters have been explained.

He washed up quickly and went to sleep.

Silent all night.

The next morning.

Yu Mikami left home half an hour early to go to the Konoha Research Institute, where he left a note for Orochimaru asking for leave before returning home to meet up with Rin Nohara and head to the village gate together.

This time, there were quite a few people at the village entrance.

Besides Minato's team, there were about ten other classes, totaling forty or fifty people, all ready to go. Hiruzen Sarutobi, the Hokage, also appeared there in his divine robes, giving a speech to boost morale and send off the training troops.

the end.

Minato cleared his throat and waved, "Let's go!"

This is not the first time the Shuimen team has traveled to the southwestern border.

Almost half a year has passed since their trip to Wildfire City. Compared to then, Mikami Yu and the others have made great progress in their travel speed. In less than two days, they entered the hilly region on the southwestern border of the Land of Fire.

At this point, all the classes became alert. Some teams, including those with members of the Hyuga and Inu clans, had already begun—

They begin by opening their Byakugan or releasing their ninja dogs to observe the surrounding situation.

"Minato-sensei, something seems to be going on!"

This time it was Obito who spoke.

Mikami Yuya stopped and crouched down to examine the footprints on the ground and the broken grass: "The footprints are in two groups, moving in opposite directions. There are traces of blood and chakra remnants around. It seems that Konoha and Sunagakure had a battle here within half a day."

"Yes, yes, I noticed that too!"

Obito nodded repeatedly: "Should we go help, Minato-sensei?"

"Our mission is to rendezvous with the border troops and follow their orders. However, we are already very close to the outpost. Perhaps one of the fighting parties here is from the border troops. Let's go and take a look; we might find some clues."

Minato Namikaze said.

There is more than one border outpost.

As Yu and his friends followed the footprints, several other groups caught up with them, while the others headed off in another direction.

at the same time.

In a grove of trees several kilometers away.

Several ninjas dressed in Sand Village attire, with windproof face coverings on their heads, were hiding among the trees, watching the rustling of the grass around them.

suddenly.

Someone lowered their voice to warn their companion: "Shh—they're here! They look like Konoha ninjas! And they're just graduated genin!"

"Everyone, perk up! Get ready to eat them all!"