Half an hour later, on the path leading to the Sarutobi Clan.
"Whew..."
As Chiba walked toward the Sarutobi Clan grounds, he let out a long breath. Kakashi's side had gone through without any surprises. Although Kakashi had been startled by the job of a "demolition crew," his answer had been straightforward enough. With Kakashi joining, the matter was settled.
"Next, it depends on how many candidates Kakashi can find."
After letting out that breath, Chiba felt a trace of relief as well. Once Kakashi agreed, Chiba had told him about their manpower shortage. Originally, this had also been a way to build rapport with Kakashi during the mission. After all, this was their first time working together, so there were certain procedures to follow. On a first mission, if the ninja were unfamiliar with one another, they naturally needed to do something to get acquainted. Under normal circumstances, they might eat together and introduce themselves, like Morino Ibuse had done back then. If there was an emergency, the ninja would introduce themselves to one another while heading to the mission site, roughly explaining what they could and could not do.
Chiba had only learned this after personally carrying out missions in this Naruto World, and he considered it a very reasonable part of the process.
In battle, one had to know both oneself and the enemy. If a captain did not even know what his own team members could or could not do, how could he command them? If team members did not know what the others were capable of, how could they coordinate? Sometimes, relying solely on the captain's commands was useless. In certain situations, the team members still had to exercise their own judgment.
This was especially important in elite, high-level teams.
After Chiba told Kakashi about