Konoha 60th year, January.

In the forest where winter snow accumulates, a huge wild boar runs quickly through the forest. As it runs, it causes icy snowflakes to fly. It leaves hoof prints visible to the naked eye on the pale and boundless snow.

Wild boars are just ordinary beasts, not rare psychic beasts, but their sense of danger is still superior to humans.

He sensed that there was an icy aura locked on him in the dark, which made him restless no matter what. He could only avoid the pursuit of the hunters in the dark by running through more complicated terrain.

Although he didn't know whether the hunter in the dark was a human being or a beast more powerful than himself, it was enough to just follow this instinct of escape and run all the way.

boom!

Without any warning, a ray of light stretched out from the darkness.

The wild boar, which was escaping rapidly in the forest, froze, slid for a distance on the snow, and then lay motionless on the snow.

The head was struck from the side by some small object.

The white snow on the ground turned blood red.

In the grass thousands of meters away, a boy with white eyes, about twelve years old, could clearly see that his mission target was killed through his eyes' ability to see far and see through.

So he let out a breath, took a long-range sniper weapon called a 'sniper rifle', stood up from the snow-covered ground, and patted the white snow on the clothes in front of him.

He carried the heavy sniper rifle behind his back and ran quickly towards the place where he killed the target.

In less than half a minute, the white-eyed boy arrived at the scene of the incident.

Next to the wild boar carcass, there was a black-haired boy wearing a monocle and a white coat. He was slightly older than himself, about fifteen or sixteen years old. He stood there with his hands in his pockets.

While looking down at the wild boar that was killed by a sniper bullet, he seemed to be observing something.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, he turned his head and saw a white-eyed boy who was younger than him. He smiled in an appreciative tone and said, "Well done, Cai. The target at a distance of 1,400 yards was also easily solved. Compared with the previous one,

I have made a lot of progress in a while. How about my improved sniper rifle? Is it easy to use it?"

"It feels very good in hand, and the weight is relatively moderate. The only problem is that I think the built-in magnifying glass of the sniper rifle is a bit redundant."

The white-eyed boy gave a very fair evaluation.

"Uh... That's because for people like you who have Byakugan, the magnification is indeed a bit redundant. But for military snipers, it is impossible for everyone to have Byakugan. Sometimes, we have to consider

Those snipers who don’t have white eyes.”

The black-haired boy in a white coat scratched his head helplessly.

This young boy, older and younger, is Uchiha Asuka and Chiba Sai.

Although they are not biological brothers, but half-brothers, they have lived in the same place since they were young and have a deep relationship with each other. They are not biological brothers but better than biological brothers.

Now, three years have passed since the Kingdom of Ghosts became the sixth largest country.

Now the status of the sixth largest country in the Kingdom of Ghosts is not as unstable as it was three years ago. With the rapid development in the past few years, the Kingdom of Ghosts has quickly established its own alliance forces in the western part of the continent, making the status of the sixth largest country

It is deeply rooted in people's hearts and minds.

The allied forces with the Kingdom of Ghosts as the core country mainly include the Kingdom of Bears, the Kingdom of You, and the Kingdom of Snow. The Kingdom of Yu has tended to dominate the Kingdom of Ghosts since ancient times. Needless to say, the Kingdom of Bears also

If it openly becomes a vassal state of the Kingdom of Ghosts, it will be integrated into the management system of the Kingdom of Ghosts sooner or later.

The Kingdom of Snow also has an unclear relationship with the Kingdom of Ghosts, and the high-level contacts are extremely close. Although it has not been officially announced, intelligence personnel from various countries must have guessed something based on some clues.

However, under the premise that the other five major countries did not speak, even the small countries that had objections to this had no choice but to pretend not to see it.

In addition, there are several small countries with very small land areas on the map. In order to adapt to the development of the new era, they also have the intention to move closer to the Kingdom of Ghosts.

In the past, there were many conflicts and conflicts with the big countries, the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth, but due to the powerful power of the two big countries, they had no choice but to endure it.

Now that a new pattern has emerged in the western part of the continent, and the Ghost Country, which has not had many conflicts with them in the past, has become the first choice to move closer to them.

In this regard, the Kingdom of Ghosts also accepts all comers. Compared to other major countries, the Kingdom of Ghosts does have a weak foundation in this regard and is in urgent need of new blood to join.

With the current size of the Kingdom of Ghosts, as long as it doesn't eat too much land and population at one go, there won't be any big hidden dangers.

The land under its rule is comparable to that of other big countries. With the expansion of territory, the population has also increased significantly, and it is not considered to be at the bottom among big countries.

The only problem is that once a war breaks out, there will no longer be any buffer zone between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Earth, both of which are big countries, and their territories will begin to border each other.

As the territory and population of the Ghost Country increase, coupled with the booming economy, the industrial system will become more and more perfect.

Whether it is civilian industry or military industry, there has been more obvious progress compared to three years ago.

Among them, the sniper rifle is an insignificant new weapon produced during the development of military technology.

But this insignificant new weapon is very terrifying in terms of individual combat capabilities, especially when combined with the Byakugan of the Hyuga clan, it becomes even more terrifying.

Especially in complex terrain environments, Baiyan can ignore all terrain and obstacles and accurately find the target location. He only needs to find a good angle to start long-range hunting at any time.

The Byakugan, which possesses far-reaching, clairvoyance, insight, and can adjust the focus at will, combined with the sniper rifle with long-range sniping capabilities, is a tactical combination made in heaven.

Generally speaking, ninjutsu can be classified as long-range ninjutsu if its attack range exceeds ten meters.

Within five meters, it is classified as short-range ninjutsu.

Five to ten meters is a medium-range ninjutsu.

Ninjas will judge the characteristics of themselves and their enemies based on these three distance ninjutsu, and formulate appropriate combat tactics.

Normally, ninjas who are good at long-range ninjutsu have an advantage over mid-range and short-range ninjas in combat.

The so-called "one inch long, one inch strong" is the truth.

And individual weapons like sniper rifles, which have a range of more than one thousand meters and can accurately snipe enemies from a long distance, are definitely weapons that transcend common sense in the world of ninjas.

In fact, if it were not restricted by the attack range of the sniper rifle, with Byakugan's observation ability, he could directly and accurately snipe the target from five kilometers away.

Even if the enemy detects the position, the sniper with the Byakugan can immediately move his position. Because the distance between himself and the enemy is too far, the sniper cannot immediately lock the sniper's exact position, unless he is a sensing ninja.

It can be said that as long as they maintain this ultra-long-range sniper tactic, the ninjas of the Hyuga clan will be in an invincible position.

Even if you encounter difficulties, you can use Byakugan's ability to quickly escape from the battlefield and escape thousands of miles away.

"That's true. It's a pity that this kind of weapon cannot be used in formal exams. Otherwise, even the difficult Chunin exam can be passed easily."

Cai reached out and touched the heavyweight sniper rifle placed behind her back, feeling regretful.

Accustomed to this convenient way of fighting, he felt more than once that traditional ninja tactics had been gradually eliminated by scientifically manufactured weapons.

Of course, it is not to be completely eliminated, but it requires a combination of traditional tactics and new era science to diversify tactics.

Abandon the cumbersome things in traditional tactics and choose more direct and effective scientific ninja tactics.

Even so, in the official ninja exam, weapons with extraordinary capabilities such as sniper rifles are prohibited from being used in the exam.

"The basic quality of a ninja will determine the upper limit of what a ninja can achieve using weapons. When ordinary people drive flying ninja tools, and ninjas drive flying ninja tools, in the rating assessment, the ninja often scores the highest."

Asuka said disapprovingly.

The reason is that even if they use the same weapons and equipment, the basic quality of ninjas determines that they can get started with various weapons faster.

The nervous response is also stronger than that of ordinary people.

Even if he is controlling the flying ninja tool and practicing bombing, after discovering the target, the ninja can quickly attack the target with a relatively accurate bombing method based on his own reaction ability.

There is also the ability to capture motion, which is also an advantage for Ninja.

Even the scientific weapons of the new era still cannot change the fact that humans create and use them.

As long as human beings control weapons, details will determine the difference between ninjas and ordinary people using scientific weapons.

Nervous response and dynamic vision are the top priorities.

Moreover, weapons may be damaged, and the ninja's own ability will also determine the outcome of the battle.

For this reason, with the gradual popularization of scientific weapons, the Kingdom of Demons pays more strict attention to the basic abilities of ninjas, instead of only cultivating the ability of ninjas to use weapons in the new era.

"The same goes for the Chunin Exam. This is a test of the ninja's own abilities. Scientific weapons that are too super will naturally be classified as prohibited from use. However, for Aya, the Chunin Exam is still several years away.

What’s the time.”

Different from the six-year education in other ninja villages, the Demon Country adopts nine-year education for ninja training.

Cai is only a sixth-year student now, and has three years of schooling ahead of her.

After graduation, they will automatically be incorporated into the military system and be listed in the army. However, they must also go through the genin internship period, and then they can pass the recommendation of the leading jounin and take the chunin exam.

At that time, you can choose to stay in the army, or go to the national guard, and be transferred to serve in the central or local governments.

At Aya's age, if she wanted to take the Chunin Exam, she would need three years of study, followed by half a year or one year of internship as a genin before she could take the Chunin Exam.

Regarding this kind of thing, Asuka felt that Cai didn't have to worry.

Cai looked up at Asuka and said, "That's not necessarily true, Brother Asuka. My father mentioned something to me a few days ago. It is said that the military will select some students with outstanding academic performance from the school this year to enter genin in advance.

The internship period. The selection range is from sixth grade to eighth grade.”

Because ninth-grade students will graduate normally in March and April this year, they do not need to graduate early. They only need to graduate and become genin at the normal pace.

"Eh? Is this happening?"

Asuka was slightly surprised.

This was the first time he heard about it.

"Maybe it's because Brother Feiniao, you are a graduate this year, so you didn't inform me in advance when you were at school."
To be continued...