The convoy assembled quickly!
The escort force was selected as well.
One jonin would lead four teams as the escort.
Tang Ping also brought a team with him.
Note: a three-ninja unit was called a squad.
A four-man unit consisting of a squad leader leading a three-person squad was called a "team."
That was why Tang Ping and the others had previously been "Team 3," not "Squad 3."
Tang Ping was in charge of Honda Taka's squad.
Their teacher was also present, though he lay wounded in a carriage.
The most important thing in this escort force was not the supplies, but the dozens of wounded ninja.
Their numbers had accumulated over this period.
With so many people, even the camp's two medical ninja could not treat them all no matter how many Soldier Pills they took, so they could only be transferred.
A closer look would reveal that most of this group consisted of civilian ninja.
Those who understood, understood!
Do not assume Utatane Noken was acting recklessly.
This was merely an "unspoken rule."
Dangerous and troublesome missions had always been carried out by civilian ninja.
After all, the village's middle and upper ranks were entirely occupied by clan ninja. Of course, such matters were taken for granted.
Given two genin of equal rank, a clan ninja could crush a civilian ninja. Under those circumstances, wasn't it only natural for clan ninja to receive priority?
No wonder Minato Namikaze would rise to power in the future. It had been the inevitable trend.
Because he came from a civilian background.
To keep the village's civilian ninja stable, it truly was time for a Hokage of civilian birth to take office.
Combined with Minato Namikaze's own talent and personality, as well as his teacher belonging to the Hokage Faction, he was