"We're going to wipe out a bandit gang this time." The members of Team 3 leaped through the forest as fierce winds swept across their faces. Might Guy spoke while jumping.
"Guy-sensei, I'll work hard!" Rock Lee's eyes blazed as he spoke firmly.
"I understand. Guy-sensei, you already showed us the mission details." Tenten nodded, sometimes springing from tree to tree, sometimes darting gracefully through the air with nimble movements.
Neji Hyuga calmly leaped through the forest like any ordinary ninja.
"No. What I mean is, you need to get used to killing." Might Guy suddenly said seriously.
Though he was usually hot-blooded and unreliable, he was someone dependable when it truly mattered.
As the team leader, he also did his best to guide the team properly.
It was only because Neji Hyuga's understanding of taijutsu surpassed his own, leaving him with nothing to teach, while Tenten had found her own path under Neji Hyuga's guidance. As the Jonin leading the team, all Might Guy could do was give them more mission experience, ensure the children's safety, and provide psychological guidance.
Of course, Might Guy did not really understand psychological counseling. He simply taught them in his own way.
"Killing..." Rock Lee and Tenten's expressions turned solemn.
Strictly speaking, neither of them had ever killed anyone. Killing people was not the same as killing animals.
On missions, they would inevitably face enemy ninja. Whether those enemies were kind or evil, they could not afford to be soft-hearted.
This was only a C-rank mission and did not involve ninja. Might Guy wanted them to quickly become accustomed to the mentality of killing, cross that threshold, and adjust their state of mind as soon as possible.
C-rank missions were merely the lowest-ranked missions in which killing might occur.
Konoha's mission ranks were