A week after starting the mission, Shiraishi and others gradually became familiar with the process of ninja missions.

Except for the wave of enemies encountered at the beginning, only on the fifth day, they encountered the Sunagakure ninja lurking in the Land of Fire, and there was no more fighting.

Among the enemies encountered during this period, most were Sunagakure ninjas at the chuunin level, and only one jounin was encountered.

However, after Sakumo showed his overwhelming strength against the Jonin, Shiraishi and others became more aware of the unfathomable strength of Sakumo, who was the captain and also guided the Jonin.

Although I have never seen how powerful the Sannin who were praised by demigods can be in battle, Sakumo's strength is fundamentally different from that of ordinary jounin.

If you insist on speaking, the opponent's strength may no longer be evaluated by the jounin level.

"The tasks in the past few days have been completed very well, and you have cooperated very well. There are basically no mistakes that novices often make. Just keep this rhythm."

After nightfall, four people surrounded a fire.

The burning fire could not help but drive away the surrounding darkness, and also brought a trace of warmth.

Because it is still early spring, the night air brings the coldness of winter that has not yet left.

Sakumo held a grilled fish in his hand, took a kettle from Shiraishi, and smiled with appreciation.

Shiraishi is a non-combat medical ninja. He is the only one among the four who carries a backpack with enough water and food in it.

"Because the enemy was basically eliminated by Sakumo-sensei alone."

Ayane said with a smile.

The enemies we encountered these two times were almost completely wiped out after a single face-to-face encounter. Even if there were any fish that slipped through the net, they were just chuunin and genin.

Ayane, on the other hand, was always observing the situation with her Byakugan. Liuli cooperated with Fire Release's long-range attacks. Basically, there was no direct battle, and those fish that slipped through the net were wiped out.

"Haha, don't say that. As a novice, you have already performed very well."

Sakumo knew some of the common problems of most newcomers. They wanted to be safe, but also longed to make meritorious deeds, be recognized by the people in the village, and eventually become an outstanding ninja that was respected by everyone.

However, this road is not easy to walk, and most ninjas cannot make it to the end.

Newcomers with such an eagerness to make meritorious deeds are too easy to sacrifice on the battlefield and in missions.

Sakumo, a novice ninja, has seen this kind of thing countless times.

At the end of the day, all four of them were a little tired.

However, in order to ensure safety, everyone cannot rest together and someone must keep vigil at night.

So Sakumo arranged for Shiraishi and Ayane to stay for the first half of the night, and then he and Ruri stayed for the second half of the night.

In this way, once an enemy surprises you, you won't be in the awkward position of rushing to attack.

None of the three Shiraishis had any objections to this.

Sakumo and Ruri quickly fell asleep peacefully. They needed to ensure adequate sleep so that they would have the energy to continue their mission the next day.

Shiraishi and Ayane walked to the other side and sat down. The breeze rustled the leaves, adding to the tranquility of the forest.

Shiraishi let the evening breeze blow his cheeks and hair comfortably, enjoying this rare quietness.

"As expected of Shiraishi-kun, he can hide himself so perfectly even when facing a powerful jounin like Sakumo-sensei."

Ayane walked over with gentle steps and expressed her admiration from the bottom of her heart.

"Because I am a medical ninja, no one pays attention to my strength. There are only a few medical ninjas like Tsunade-nin."

Shiraishi glanced at Ayane and responded with a smile.

The biggest impression given to medical ninjas is that they are weak. Apart from being able to use medical ninjutsu, they basically cannot form effective combat effectiveness.

This is also during the war, and once the enemy's medical ninja is captured, they will not be executed casually.

On the one hand, medical ninjas play a great role, but on the other hand, medical ninjas are too weak to pose a threat.

Medical ninjas like Tsunade, one of the three ninjas, are exceptions after all.

Most medical ninjas are still like Shiraishi, who have no outstanding achievements except medical ninjutsu.

In order to ensure the smooth implementation of medical ninjutsu, medical ninjas must not only have natural talents, but also master a large amount of medical knowledge and precise chakra control capabilities.

This is also the main reason why medical ninjas do not have the ability to fight. Learning endless professional knowledge and constantly improving their chakra control consumes a lot of time, and there is no time to do other things.

"Really? Then you have to be careful. Sakumo-sensei is not an ordinary ninja. If he discovers it, the Hokage will soon know about it."

Ayane is very afraid of Sakumo's strength.

The name of Konoha White Fang is well known to them even though they are newcomers.

The prestige in Konoha is even higher than that of the Sannin.

If we want to choose who is the strongest Jonin in Konoha, then Sakumo must have received the most votes.

Although Sakumo himself doesn't think so, in the eyes of others, he is undoubtedly the strongest Jonin in Konoha.

The jonin closest to the position of Hokage.

"Don't worry, my chakra has always been kept at a minimum. Even if you have a Byakugan or a perceptive ninja, if you see my chakra level, you will think that I am just a genin."

Shiraishi had already considered this.

Although it is not completely correct to use the amount of chakra to determine the level of a ninja, most people in the ninja world think so.

The stronger a ninja is, the more chakra he or she will have.

Shiraishi is not the kind of ninja who possesses an excessive amount of chakra. His own chakra is not enough for him to squander, so he must use it sparingly.

Hearing Shiraishi say this, Ayane felt relieved.

After that, both of them became quiet. Ayane kept her Byakugan open and occasionally turned her head to look around while standing on the branch to avoid any mistakes.

Because of the caged bird, the Byakugan of the Separate Family will have a blind spot in its field of vision. To prevent the enemy from accidentally rushing over from the blind spot, you must turn your head to cover the blind spot in your field of vision.

Nothing happened in the first half of the night, then Shiraishi and Ayane took a rest, and Sakumo and Ruri, as captains, started to watch the rest of the night.

The night passed like this, and nothing happened.

In the morning, the four of them dealt with the traces at the scene, and after eating simple food, they continued to wander around the Land of Fire.

Cooperating with the action is a detachment of ANBU. If there is an ANBU connection, they will set off in the direction given by the ANBU. If not, they can only search for enemies everywhere and destroy them.

In order to ensure the safe transportation of supply lines and the safety of towns within the Land of Fire, these Sunagakure ninjas lurking in the Land of Fire must be eliminated one by one.

The four people shuttled easily through the forest, the breeze blew past their ears, and the rustling sound among the forest leaves almost covered up their footsteps. From the gaps between the leaves above, the mottled light and shadow shone, making the dark forest more colorful.

With some lighting, it doesn't look gloomy.

The four of them didn't talk much along the way and kept their energy levels high.

At this moment, Ayane suddenly accelerated and stopped at the same time as Sakumo on a branch.

"Sakumo-sensei."

"Enemy?"

Sakumo put his hand on the handle of the White Fang dagger behind his back, ready to unsheath it at any time.

Liuli also made a wary look, chakra gathered in his mouth, and the fire escape ninjutsu was ready to go.

"There are eleven ninjas, and five of them have very strong chakra, and they are probably jounin."

Jonin? Five people?

Even Sakumo frowned, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.

Just when Sakumo was about to ask something, Ayane said in a solemn tone: "There are sentient ninjas in the enemy team, and they are coming towards us."

"It seems there is no way to avoid it, so prepare to fight."

Since he lurked into the Land of Fire, Sakumo expected that the other party would send out special sentient ninjas, but he didn't expect to encounter them so soon.

Whether this Sunagakure force comes to destroy Fire Country towns or disrupt Konoha's supply lines, they must be stopped.

Ayane's Byakugan observation distance has a radius of five kilometers. A distance of five kilometers can be reached in a few minutes as long as the ninja accelerates slightly.

There was no tactical preparation at all.

Under the influence of Byakugan and Sensory Ninjutsu, the two sides can only fight head-on.

Click, click, click, click, click!

Weird sound effects sounded in the slightly dark forest, bringing a hint of horror.

The sound came from far away, and the attacker was wearing a black robe and holding a long chakra knife in his hand.

"Be careful, this is puppetry!"

After Ayane shouted these words, Liuli had already prepared the ninjutsu.

"Art fire escape ho fireball!"

The huge and extremely high-temperature fireball rushed towards the incoming black-robed puppet.

The moment the fireball rushed out, an unknown number of black shadows suddenly appeared in front of them, with a very clear target.

One of the ninjas wearing a Sunagakure forehead protector clapped his hands, then pressed them to the ground, with a sinister smile on his lips:

"Earth Escape·Earth Flow Wall!"
To be continued...