Just a Genin!

Winter, year 42 of Konoha.

Hyuga Bin was a Genin who had graduated from the Ninja Academy six months ago. He had already completed one D-rank mission, ten C-rank missions, and four B-rank missions.

Because Hyuga Bin had spent a month with Tsunade, Nohara Rin and Uchiha Obito's ninja records showed eleven more D-rank missions than Hyuga Bin's.

During these six months, Hyuga Bin had not slacked off at all. Besides completing missions, he had been diligently training at home.

If Hyuga Bin couldn't be the type of person who "gets stronger just by sleeping," he could only become a hardworking genius, a hardworking powerhouse.

Relying on "hard work" and "genius," Hyuga Bin had mastered the [Mystical Palm Technique] within a short three months through self-study.

With just the Mystical Palm Technique, Hyuga Bin could already qualify to become a "Special Jonin."

As for the more difficult [Ninjutsu - Creation Rebirth], he had not yet mastered it and needed more time to learn.

If Tsunade had personally taught him, he believed he would have most likely mastered it already.

Unfortunately, Tsunade had been away from home for five months.

He missed her a little.

A week after their last mission, Team 22 departed once again, leaving the village.

This time, they were not on a mission but heading to the front lines for duty.

"When I get to the front lines, I'll definitely let those Sand Ninja know how amazing I am."

Although Uchiha Obito had not awakened his Sharingan yet, he possessed a strange confidence. He wasn't worried at all about the upcoming three months on the front lines; instead, he was somewhat looking forward to it.

Hyuga Bin was a little worried, but he could still hold his ground.

He hadn't gone all out yet, but he felt he wouldn't be instantly killed by a Jonin.

Moreover, the Third Kazekage had not yet been assassinated by Sasori of the Red Sands, and Sunagakure and Konohagakure were only having normal skirmishes with little actual combat. The front lines were not overly dangerous.

It wouldn't be until year 43 of Konoha, after the Third Kazekage was assassinated by Sasori of the Red Sands, that Sunagakure would actively launch a war against Konoha to turn internal conflict into external conflict.

At that time, even newly graduated Genin would rush to the battlefield to participate in the fight.

It wasn't until the Battle of Kannabi Bridge in year 47 of Konoha that the Third Shinobi World War finally concluded.

The five years from year 43 to year 47 of Konoha were undoubtedly the most dangerous.

Considering Hyuga Bin, Uchiha Obito, and Nohara Rin were newly graduated Genin, the front-line commander, Nara Shikayama, assigned Team 22 to patrol the first sector of the northwest region after they had rested for a day upon arriving at the front lines.

This direction was the furthest from the Sand Ninja encampment, making it relatively safer.

The patrol duty was divided into two groups: Hyuga Bin and Uchiha Obito were in one group, while Hyuga Masayuki and Nohara Rin were in the other.

Then, in the blink of an eye, half a month of tedious and boring patrol duty passed.

During these two weeks, besides patrolling their area and using his Byakugan daily, Hyuga Bin spent his time sleeping and training.

Sometimes he slept leaning against a tree, other times in a makeshift tent. His meals were simple, nothing compared to the delicacies in Konohagakure.

Until one enchanting late night, Hyuga Bin and Uchiha Obito were on patrol. As they finished their rounds, Hyuga Bin habitually activated his Byakugan to scan 359° when he unexpectedly discovered a ninja squad about 3.5 kilometers ahead.

At the same time, four options appeared in Hyuga Bin's mind.

[Option A: Excuse himself to go to the restroom and eliminate the enemy ninja squad with lightning speed. Completion Reward: Fire Style - Majestic Destroyer Flame (A-rank reward).]

[Option B: If you don't agree, fight! Call Uchiha Obito to charge together and catch the enemy off guard. Completion Reward: Yin Seal (S-rank reward).]

[Option C: Have Uchiha Obito report to Hyuga Masayuki, and attack first to catch the enemy off guard. Completion Reward: Random Attribute Points +0.1.]

[Option D: Report to Hyuga Masayuki together with Uchiha Obito. Completion Reward: Wind Style - Gale Palm (C-rank reward).]

"Huh? Why are the options causing trouble again this time?"

After reading the options for this mission, Hyuga Bin felt a bit helpless.

In the past, when faced with similar option missions, he would always choose "Random Attribute Points +1."

But this time, they were on the front lines, and the enemy was a complete ninja squad. The option for "Random Attribute Points +1" required him to charge in alone.

Hyuga Bin felt it was too dangerous.

Facing the system's unconventional approach, Hyuga Bin ultimately chose Option D, which he considered to be more secure.

At the same time, new information appeared in Hyuga Bin's mind.

[Option Mission Complete!]

[Initiating Follow-up Mission: This is a hunting squad from Kumogakure's Anbu, moving through the weak points between Konoha and Sunagakure's defenses, hunting Konoha ninjas and Sand ninjas in an attempt to provoke a war between Konoha and Sunagakure. Please gather the ninja squads on duty to annihilate this Kumogakure assassination squad. Rewards will be issued upon mission completion.]

[Mission Completion Standard: Annihilate the Kumogakure assassination squad without any casualties.]

"Annihilate without casualties?"

After reading the mission completion standard, he knew this mission would definitely not be completed.

Moreover, this option made him feel like the system was deliberately causing trouble.

Based on his "system usage experience" over the years, the lower the difficulty and the easier the option to complete, the more mediocre the reward.

As for the option of "Random Attribute Points +0.1," he could basically get the reward immediately, and he could complete it 100% without any difficulty if he did it later.

If he reasoned this way, the system's intention with this option was that him charging in alone was less difficult than gathering multiple squads to annihilate this hunting squad.

"I'm just a mere Genin, what kind of joke is this system playing?!"