[World Peace!]

As Hyuga Bin's words fell, Yahiko, Nagato Uzumaki, and Konan's eyes lit up.

"This country has been ravaged by war and has been crying all this time, so we want to change this country... no, to change the dawn of the world."

"Akatsuki—isn't that exactly the future we hope for?!"

"Nagato, Konan, shall we use the name Bin-kun came up with for our organization?"

"Mm."

The three quickly settled on the organization's name and thanked Hyuga Bin. "Thank you, Bin-kun."

"No need to thank me." The moment Hyuga Bin finished speaking, Uchiha Obito kicked him.

Hyuga Masayuki had told Uchiha Obito to give him that kick. He simply could not stand Hyuga Bin's behavior anymore.

It was one thing to see enemy ninja smiling as they greeted and chatted with each other, but he had even enthusiastically helped them name their organization?

And they had actually used it!

"Let's leave it at that for today. If we meet again next time, I'll bring you books published by Lord Jiraiya." After glancing at Hyuga Masayuki, who already wanted to beat him up, Hyuga Bin bid farewell to the trio.

"Alright, Bin-kun. Goodbye." Yahiko thanked Hyuga Bin once more.

Hyuga Bin smiled and nodded, then turned and left.

Watching the four of them leave, Yahiko realized that he had not introduced himself to Hyuga Bin and hurriedly called out:

"Bin-kun, my name is Yahiko. These are Konan and Nagato."

"Mm, I'll remember you." Hyuga Bin turned around and smiled as he waved at the three of them.

Another half-day later, Team 22's intelligence-gathering mission was nearing its end.

Nohara Rin, who was responsible for recording intelligence, had already filled an entire page.

As they made their way back, the four members of the team discovered a battle taking place nearby.

"Let's go take a look."

The Byakugan's long-range vision gave Hyuga Masayuki the confidence to investigate the situation in detail.

Since Hyuga Masayuki's Byakugan had a viewing range of 1.5 kilometers, the four stopped 1.5 kilometers away from the battlefield.

"Byakugan!"

Hyuga Masayuki's eyes widened, veins bulging around them as he began observing the battle.

Ten seconds later, after getting a clear view of the situation, Hyuga Masayuki turned to Hyuga Bin. "Bin, it's the friends you just made. They're fighting Iwa ninja. Should we go help them?"

"Sensei, we're in the middle of a mission, so we should prioritize the mission. And during a mission, every decision should be made by Sensei Masayuki. I only need to obey." Hyuga Bin did not fall for Hyuga Masayuki's trap.

Besides, even if they did not help, Yahiko and the other two would not be taken out by the Iwa ninja in this battle.

"Then let's go. Iwa ninja are our enemies to begin with. This is the perfect chance to eliminate them and prevent them from bringing intelligence about encountering us in the Land of Rain back to Iwagakure." Hyuga Masayuki was very satisfied with Hyuga Bin's answer. His decision to fight was based on what benefited the village.

There was another reason Hyuga Masayuki did not mention: he could use this opportunity to let Hyuga Bin and the other two gain some real combat experience.

"Yes." Hyuga Bin and the other two accepted the order.

The four rushed toward the battlefield.

"I'll handle the Iwa jonin. You deal with those three genin." Before they reached the battlefield, Hyuga Masayuki assigned their roles.

The moment the four joined the battle, the balance was instantly broken.

Hyuga Masayuki faced the Iwa jonin.

Uchiha Obito and Nohara Rin faced the two Iwa genin fighting Nagato Uzumaki.

Naturally, Hyuga Bin faced the Iwa genin who had been fighting Konan, the strongest of the three genin.

After taking the initiative to block this Iwa ninja's attack for Konan, Hyuga Bin said with a smile, "Konan-kun, we're here to help you."

"I'll take this jonin. Go assist them." Hyuga Masayuki stood in front of Yahiko and voluntarily challenged the Iwa jonin to a one-on-one duel.

Among jonin of the same rank, the Hyuga Clan and Uchiha Clan, who possessed Dojutsu Kekkei Genkai, were practically invincible in one-on-one battles.

An outstanding Hyuga Clan jonin could fight two opponents alone.

An Uchiha Clan jonin who had awakened the Three-Tomoe Sharingan could even hold off three opponents for a short time without being defeated.

Thus, Hyuga Masayuki chose to have a one-on-one man's battle with the Iwa jonin.

He left Hyuga Bin and the other five to deal with the three Iwa genin.

If Hyuga Bin, Uchiha Obito, and Nohara Rin, together with Yahiko and the other two, could not handle a mere three Iwa genin, then there was nothing pitiful about them being killed.

Yahiko, Nagato, and Konan were both touched and surprised by Hyuga Bin's group suddenly appearing to help them.

Working together, the six quickly killed the three Iwa genin.

Meanwhile, Hyuga Masayuki used Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms ×2 to beat the Iwa jonin to death!

On their side, only Yahiko had been injured when he faced the Iwa jonin alone before Hyuga Bin's group arrived.

"Yahiko-kun, let me treat your injuries first." Hyuga Bin took out medical ninja tools and began treating Yahiko.

This was the first time in the two months since he began studying Medical Ninjutsu that it had come in handy.

"Thank you." The three thanked them once again.

During their subsequent rest, Yahiko curiously asked Hyuga Bin, "Bin-kun, what is your dream?"

"World Peace. I hate war the most."

Hyuga Bin spoke honestly, and Yahiko's eyes lit up for the second time.

Because his dream was to lead the world toward peace.

At that moment, he regarded Hyuga Bin, whom he had known for only half a day, as a kindred spirit.