B-Rank Mission

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"Huh? Why is a tree growing on me?"

In Tenzen's vision, a large tree rapidly grew from beneath his feet, its branches binding him firmly to the trunk, rendering him unable to move.

Shunren, who was watching from the sidelines, could immediately tell what had happened. He had become quite adept at using his Mind's Eye. "Tenzen's Chakra flow is abnormal. It seems he has been hit by a binding Genjutsu. Is the outcome already decided?"

Shunren glanced at Tenzen, then shook his head and said, "Completely vulnerable, Tenzen, the newest member of Team 8."

"Genjutsu: Tree Binding Technique!" The red figure appeared beside Tenzen, holding Kunai to the latter's neck.

Tenzen forced a smile and shouted, "I... I lost!"

"I'm speechless!" Red put away her Kunai, dispelled the Genjutsu, and looked disgusted.

"I'm sorry..." Tenzen said weakly, head bowed, like a wronged wife.

Shunren felt something was off, frowned slightly, and muttered to himself, "The Chakra reaction is also weak, but something seems wrong?"

Inoichi, however, remained expressionless and silent.

He seems to be deep in thought about something.

Regardless, the other person was still a teammate of their Team 8, which was an indisputable fact. Hong wouldn't deliberately exclude Tenzen, and said calmly, "Welcome to Team 8. Please take care of me from now on, Tenzen."

"Yes! I will try my best!" Tenzen clasped his hands in front of his chest, saying without much confidence, "Maybe..."

"Ugh! I told you, don't be so effeminate! You're giving me goosebumps!" Hong said, her eyes burning with embarrassment.

And so, after Shizune left, Tenzen officially became a new member of Team 8.

Generally speaking, new teams should do some simple D to C level missions to cultivate teamwork and synergy. However, for some reason, the Third directly assigned a B-Rank Mission to Team 8.

After leaving the Hokage Building, Team 8 set off from Konoha.

"Teacher Inoichi, do you know anything about the Lord Hokage?" Shunren asked Inoichi, his mind filled with doubt.

"I don't know either..." Inoichi shook his head, his brows furrowed. After a moment's hesitation, he said, "I think it's probably because Konoha is facing a severe shortage of manpower lately."

Is there a labor shortage?

Shunren thought of the impending war.

Konoha had already begun preparing for war, and the reorganization of its military was naturally an urgent matter, to the point that there were not enough people to carry out daily tasks.

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with that.

However, regardless of the circumstances, isn't it a bit much to send a newly reorganized Genin squad on a B-Rank Mission? Even with the presence of Jonin Inoichi Yamanaka, given his unique abilities, wouldn't the level of weaponry be somewhat insufficient?

The mission of the Team 8 this time is to deliver a secret letter from the Konoha High Command to the border troops, which is a top-secret mission.

The journey would only take three days, and since it was within the Land of Fire, the danger would be greatly reduced. Perhaps that's why the Third entrusted this mission to Team 8?

Perhaps because it was his first time accompanying them on a mission, Tenzen seemed a little nervous.

The perceptive Inoichi comforted him, saying, "Don't be too nervous, Tenzen. Please trust your teacher and your companions."

"Our Inoichi- sensei is one of the top sensory-type ninjas in Konoha! And also,"

"Shunren's Sensory Technique are also very powerful." Out of concern for her companions, Hong also spoke up to comfort them, "Even if the enemy digs three feet into the ground to sneak over, they won't be able to get past us!" "Hmm~" It seemed that Inoichi and Hong's gentle comforting words had an effect, and Tenzen nodded seriously.

"..." Shunren glanced at him thoughtfully. Ever since leaving Konoha Gate, he had felt that Tenzen's expression was a little strange.

Also, because his head was lowered the whole time, I couldn't see his face very clearly.

Inoichi the leader of Team 8. He walks in front and uses his Mind's Eye to clear the way. His perception extends not only to the front, but also to the sky, the ground, and the rear.

The perceptive Inoichi noticed a faint, unusual fluctuation in Chakra coming from behind him, and immediately turned around, asking, "Tenzen, what's wrong? Your Chakra has been a bit erratic since just now?"

"Huh?" Tenzen seemed surprised by Inoichi's question, but replied calmly, "It's nothing, I'm just a little nervous because it's my first time away from the village for so long..."

"Is that so?" Inoichi nodded. Tenzen's answer was reasonable and there was nothing wrong with it. Inoichi withdrew his gaze.

"Is this his first time leaving Konoha...?" Shunren walked at the back of the group, responsible for guarding the rear, so he could clearly see Tenzen's back. He was a little puzzled, because if this was Tenzen's first time leaving Konoha, why didn't he turn around to look back? Shouldn't leaving a familiar home make him look reluctant to leave?

Thinking of this, Shunren suddenly noticed that Tenzen turned his head slightly, blinked his eyes, and looked at him curiously.

"Did they notice my gaze?" Shunren's eyes flickered, and he thought to himself, "Their senses are unexpectedly sharp."

Just then, Inoichi, who was walking at the front, suddenly sounded an alarm, "Stop! Chakra detected seven kilometers ahead at two o'clock! Go on alert!"

"What? Enemies have appeared so quickly?" Kurenai exclaimed in surprise. "We've only been away from Konoha for a short time, and they've already ventured deep into this area. Who has the audacity to do this?"

Shunren also subconsciously Hand Seals, releasing his senses, but so far, a range of five kilometers was the limit of his perception.

Inoichi closed his eyes tightly, formed a hand seal with one hand, and maintained this position for a while before lowering his hand and saying, "Alright, all alert lifted. The target is one of our own. I've already linked with them using the Mind Transmission Technique; they responded to the code, and judging from their actions, they should be from the Anbu."

As soon as she finished speaking, Hong and the nervous Tenzen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"..." Shunren remained calm and accepted Inoichi's Mind Link signal.