Inside the carriage.
"This is Maruichi, Hideji, and Yukino!"
"Our squad has been together for over two years!"
Yamagami Satoru introduced the three students to Tang Ping.
In terms of age, all three were one or two years older than Tang Ping.
But in terms of status, Tang Ping was on equal footing with their teacher.
As for that, neither Yamagami Satoru nor the others found it unusual.
Ninjas valued strength and status, not age.
And they naturally accepted that geniuses received special treatment.
Just like Kakashi!
He had become a chunin at seven. Who would treat him like a child?
A teenage chunin like Tang Ping was definitely considered part of the village elite. His future status would far surpass that of their civilian squad.
"Senior Satoru, what is this convoy transporting, and where are we headed?"
Tang Ping asked about the mission details.
The contents of the mission scroll he had received were vague. Since its purpose had been to draw him out alone for capture, it naturally had not been very clear.
"They're supplies headed for the Fire Wind Border Camp!"
Yamagami Satoru naturally had no reason to hide information that did not need to be kept secret.
"Is that so?"
Tang Ping now understood why this had been a mandatory mission.
Perhaps they had sensed the threat from Sunagakure and were urgently transporting supplies.
In the past, one squad would have been more than enough.
After all, bandits who robbed travelers could never possibly be a match for ninjas.
But things were different now.
They had to guard against Sunagakure ninjas sabotaging the convoy.
Along the way, Tang Ping also gleaned quite a bit of intelligence from the middle-aged Yamagami Satoru.
The man spent most of his time outside on missions and knew quite a