Kakashi shook his head slightly, and said seriously for once, "The chances of us encountering enemies within the Land of Fire are slim. Let's rest at night!"
Hinata hopped around in the tree a few times and came to Kakashi's side, asking in confusion, "Teacher Kakashi, there are eleven of us. Although we're a big target, if we don't come into contact with crowds, it'll be difficult for the enemy to find our whereabouts, right?"
With two members of the team having the Byakugan, even the dumbest enemy wouldn't dare to approach and scout rashly.
Without intelligence, how can the enemy launch an ambush?
Kakashi explained, "The Land of Rivers lies between the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, and the enemy is very likely to ambush us Land of Rivers. If they arrive first, they might set up some reconnaissance traps for us."
Kakashi experienced the Third Shinobi World War and was familiar with the reconnaissance methods of various villages.
The Kumogakure and the Kirigakure are too far from the Sunagakure, so these two ninja villages have no chance to send anyone to intercept Gaara, because they don't have enough time.
But Iwagakure is different.
The ninjas of Iwagakure are proficient in Earth Release Ninjutsu, allowing them to approach enemies silently.
Kakashi suffered a loss at the hands of Iwagakure during the Battle of Kannabi Bridge.
"I have a plan!"
Hinata suggested, "Teacher Kakashi, why don't we split into two groups? Naruto and I will go one way, and the rest of you can go the other way."
"Naruto can use Shadow Clone and Transformation Jutsu to disguise himself as everyone else, and I also have the Byakugan. If the enemy doesn't get close to scout, it will be very difficult for them to find us."
Kakashi firmly refused, saying, "No, that's too dangerous!"
Hinata said in surprise, "No way! If Naruto and I are on the same team, we are confident that we can defeat even a dozen Jonin."
Kakashi rolled his dead fish eyes and retorted, "I wasn't talking about you guys."
Hinata is powerful and can borrow the power of the Nine-Tails, so she can go out and have fun with Naruto alone without any danger.
However, if the enemy doesn't find Hinata and Naruto but instead discovers Kakashi and his group, then Kakashi and his group will be in danger.
After all, once the enemy launches an operation, it must have already made the most thorough preparations.
Hinata discovered that Kakashi was really shameless, even readily admitting his lack of strength.
Hinata, in any case, couldn't do it.
Fine, seeing how cowardly you are, I won't hold it against you.
Hinata and her group did not encounter any danger until nightfall.
Neji used his Byakugan to find a cave, Kakashi instructed, "We'll spend the night here!"
Kakashi glanced at Hinata, thought for a moment, and then added, "To avoid revealing our whereabouts, we cannot hunt or make fires. If we get hungry, we can eat some of the dry rations we carry with us, or Soldier Pills to stave off hunger."
Hinata glanced at Kakashi, secretly sneering to herself.
Foolish Teacher Kakashi, did you really think I would be unprepared?
The reason why Might Guy's Team and Gaara waited so long at the Konoha Gates was because Hinata went home after leaving the Hokage's Office.
The reason given was to replenish ninja tools.
Sitting in the dimly lit cave, the group took out their dry rations and water and ate them dryly.
Hinata took out a Sealing Scroll from her backpack, unrolled it, formed hand seals, and softly uttered, "Open!"
'BOOM!'
As the smoke cleared, a large pile of pastries and cooked food appeared on the scroll.
After carrying out so many missions, Hinata's savings account gradually accumulated more zeros. In addition, Hyuga Hiashi promised that she could spend the family's money as she pleased, Hinata was hardly going to hold back.
Hinata has bought quite a few Sealing Scrolls.
Hinata picked up the food and began to enjoy it, even sitting down next to Kakashi, making loud smacking noises as she ate, looking completely satisfied.
Doesn't it make your mouth water? Doesn't it make your mouth water?
I'll make you drool!
Naruto eagerly approached, but after glancing at Hinata resembled a little devil, he timidly shrank back.
Kakashi didn't stand on ceremony with Hinata; without even saying hello, he picked it up and started eating.
Hinata stared blankly at Kakashi, Kakashi ignored Hinata completely and instead warmly greeted Might Guy, saying, "Guy! Let your student come along too! We have a little rich girl in our team!"
Hinata: "..."
Gaara and the other three were in a very awkward situation.
Because no one greeted them, and they weren't very familiar with Hinata.
Looking at the dry rations in my hand, they were all dry and tasteless. Even with just water, they had no flavor at all.
Hinata felt sorry for them.
Ninjas shouldn't be concerned with enjoyment.
But when you're suffering, you find the people next to you enjoying delicious food and eating with relish, and that's truly a sour feeling!
Hinata poked Kakashi's waist with her finger and grumbled, "Teacher Kakashi, can't we stay in a nicer place?"
"There seems to be a town nearby! I can use my Transformation Jutsu to blend in without being detected!"
Kakashi patted Hinata's head and earnestly admonished her, "When you're out on a mission, don't act like a spoiled princess."
"If you can't even endure this little hardship, how will you ever be able to stand on your own in the future?"
Hinata retorted, "Even when carrying out a mission, you can't make yourself suffer!"
"Teacher Kakashi is absolutely terrible!"
I wonder when I'll be able to meet Yamato?
Hinata's little mind began to wander into daydreams.
Later, he joined Yamato's team to carry out missions. At night, Yamato formed hand seals and shouted, "Wood Release - Four Pillars House Technique!"
He's absolutely stunning!
Compared to him, Kakashi is not only a lazy bum, but also stingy, cunning, shameless, and utterly useless!
After finishing dinner, Kakashi stood up and said, "Guy, and Baki from Sand Village, let's go out for a bit."
Might Guy Kazuma got up and followed Kakashi; the three of them walked together outside the cave.
Neji walked over to Hinata and whispered to comfort her, "Lady Hinata, Teacher Kakashi is right. When you're out on a mission, entering a town without permission will expose your whereabouts."
Hinata wasn't really throwing a tantrum; she just found it fun to bicker with Kakashi.
Although he complains about Kakashi, deep down... he actually dislikes Kakashi even more!
"I know! I was just joking with Teacher Kakashi!"
With the Jonin absent, everyone was less reserved.
Neji asked, "Lady Hinata, when you asked the Lord Hokage about the mission level, were you worried that this mission might be dangerous?"
Hinata nodded.
Nonsense, how could A-rank mission be without danger?
Hinata's capture of Gaara, while increasing Konoha's bargaining power, is itself a huge problem due to Gaara's identity.
But...
Hinata suddenly realized that this was a good opportunity to get close to Shukaku, but she wondered if this Little Tanuki Little Fox as easy to Shukaku as the Nine-Tails.
Just think about Shukaku's chubby figure and big fat face... he looks kind of silly, like he doesn't have a high IQ.
Thinking of this, Hinata walked over to Gaara, looked at Kankuro, and asked, "Hey! I remember you're a puppeteer, right?"
Kankuro asked irritably, "Is there something you need?"
Hinata asked curiously, "Could you make me a puppet toy? It would be a way to strengthen the friendship between Sunagakure and Konoha."