Outpost

At the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning lies a Konoha outpost.

Years of war had made those stationed here extremely tense. The slightest disturbance would cause them to instantly become alert, making the atmosphere incredibly oppressive, with people coming and going in a hurry...

Even though news had arrived from the rear that the war was about to end, no one here dared to slack off.

This was the border of the Land of Fire, the area adjacent to the Land of Lightning. They needed to be able to detect any enemy movements at the first possible moment and transmit the information back.

During wartime, information was of utmost importance, concerning the victory or defeat of the entire war situation. No one dared to be careless at this time!

Especially at this crucial moment when various countries had ceased large-scale warfare and were in negotiations, any slight negligence could lead to extremely serious consequences...

Inside a tent in the garrison, four people had gathered.

Judging from their attire, this was a Ninja Squad.

A Jonin leading three Chunin – Konoha's standard team configuration.

The Jonin was a young man wearing the standard green flak jacket, a Konoha Forehead Protector tied on his left arm. He looked to be only in his early twenties, with ordinary features.

The other three, two males and one female, were only in their teens, incredibly young.

However, due to the baptism of war, although they still looked somewhat young and immature, they possessed a maturity that did not belong to their age.

The Jonin looked at his three team members, perhaps because they were about to leave this oppressive place, his tone slightly relaxed as he said, "Others are coming to replace us. With this mission completed, we should leave here..."

"Yes!" The three Chunin nodded in response. Two of them looked slightly relieved, clearly happy to be leaving this place.

"Let's go, hand over the mission to them. It's time to return to the village." The Jonin chuckled and led the three out of the tent.

After completing the handover with those who were replacing them, the Ninja Squad flashed away, leaving the garrison and heading back to Konoha.

On the way, they leaped through the forest, their speed not slow. At a ninja's pace, it would only take a few days to return to Konoha.

Among the three team members, a girl named Nami, who looked only fourteen or fifteen years old with a few freckles on her face, looked at her captain and asked hopefully, "Captain Tsurubami Ii, is the war... really over?"

War was a heavy, painful term.

It was for ordinary people, and it was for them, the ninjas!

As long as war broke out, it was accompanied by pain, displacement, and the loss of loved ones. No one could escape it.

If possible, no one would want war to come...

The Jonin named Tsurubami Ii clearly knew more. He looked at Nami and smiled, "It should be, the leaders of various countries are already in negotiations. As long as there are no accidents, the war will soon be completely over!"

"Really?" Another teenager named Daisei showed a look of joy.

He didn't know how long he had been waiting for this moment. He turned to look at the other member of the squad and said in surprise, "Yei, we survived! It's like a dream!!"

War was a human life harvester. No one could guarantee that they could survive in a war. Being able to survive until now, strength was key, but luck was the main reason...

After the outbreak of the war, they, who had just graduated from the Ninja Academy, were forced to join the battlefield.

The number of ninjas was the key to determining victory or defeat. Even children as young as ten years old had to go to the battlefield to fight...

Going to the battlefield at a few years old, or a dozen years old, was not uncommon in this world!

"Yeah, we survived... but we can't relax too much. Until the war is completely declared over, there is still danger." The other member named Yei said faintly, without showing as much joy as the other two.

Yei was also only thirteen or fourteen years old, with delicate features, wearing a black ninja suit, his black, shoulder-length hair simply tied up and hanging behind him, a Konoha Forehead Protector tied on his forehead. Under the forehead protector were a pair of pure white eyes!

From these pure white eyes, it could be seen that he was a member of the Hyuga Clan, one of Konoha's noble clans!

His full name was Hyuga Yeiichi!

After hearing Yei's words, the other two Chunin looked serious, and the surprised expressions on their faces slightly subsided, becoming solemn.

From this, it could be seen that Yei's status in their hearts was still very high.

During the execution of missions, there were several times when Yei detected enemy movements in advance and predicted danger, so they did not step into the enemy's encirclement, and were indirectly saved several times.

Therefore, they would listen carefully to Yei's words.

'As expected of a ninja from the Hyuga Clan, even a Branch Family member is more outstanding than ordinary ninjas...' The Jonin Tsurubami Ii nodded as he watched Yei's performance.

As the Jonin in charge, he had some understanding of his subordinates.

Among the three, Hyuga Yeiichi was undoubtedly the most outstanding. Although they were all Chunin, he possessed the Hyuga Clan's Byakugan Bloodline Trait. Whether it was his own strength or the role he could play, he was far superior to the other two.

Even many times, before he, the Jonin in charge, had discovered the enemy, Yei had already issued a warning in advance.

It could be said that the main reason their squad was dispatched to the garrison was because of Yei's existence!

The Byakugan was too uniquely endowed for reconnaissance!

Perhaps seeing that Nami and Daisei were a little tense, Tsurubami Ii said, "Don't worry, with Minato-sama around, those ninja villages shouldn't dare to be too presumptuous. The large-scale war is over, and this place is not far from the outpost, so the probability of encountering enemies is very small."

"Yes!" Nami and Daisei nodded in response, but their expressions were still extremely vigilant.

'Yei's words are actually more effective than mine, the Jonin in charge, this is really...' Seeing this scene, Tsurubami Ii couldn't help but shake his head and smile, but he nodded inwardly. It was good to be vigilant. Yei's words were not unreasonable. This was not yet a safe area, and anything could happen.

His previous words were just to make Nami and Daisei relax a little, after all, their minds were always tense when they were at the outpost...

The group of four quickened their pace and headed towards Konoha.

'The Kikyo Mountain Campaign is over. If I remember correctly, the Third Shinobi World War did end here, but the clouds of war have not gone away...'

'The Fourth Hokage is about to take office. With the Fourth Hokage's strength, there will be a brief period of peace during his tenure, which is a good thing for me... but the Nine-Tails Uprising later...' As he walked, Yei sorted out the events of this period and what would happen in the future in his mind.

Thinking about the Nine-Tails Uprising, the most crucial event in Naruto, Yei's eyes narrowed slightly...

That's right.

Yei was a transmigrator. He transmigrated into the body of a Hyuga Branch Family member in a medical camp in Konoha 47, which was when the Third Shinobi World War broke out...

He woke up to find himself in the world of the anime he had watched in his previous life, Naruto, and was immediately hit by the Third Shinobi World War...

Such a terrible thing actually happened to him, which made Yei's mouth twitch at the time, and his mentality almost exploded!

Fortunately, after transmigrating, he also possessed some means that others didn't, otherwise he would probably be dead by now!

While thinking about these things in his mind, Yei's senses remained sharp. As if sensing something, his gaze suddenly focused, and he stopped: "Wait, something's up!"

Hearing Yei's words, the other three stopped and landed on the branch of a large tree.

They trusted Yei's senses a lot. There had been several times when Yei had sensed the enemy in advance, which had prevented them from falling into danger.

"Byakugan!" Yei circulated Chakra and gathered it in his eyes. Veins suddenly bulged at the corners of his eyes. After activating the Byakugan, his vision became extremely wide. What came into view was no longer the colorful world, but a grayscale tone.

Tsurubami Ii frowned and looked at Yei, asking in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Yei narrowed his eyes and replied softly, "There are more than a dozen people approaching. Among them, two have Chakra fluctuations that reach the Jonin level, and the rest are all Chunin level!"

In Yei's Byakugan vision, more than a dozen people were surrounding them, their target... the four of them!!