Supply Station

The three of them, Mubuki, hadn't been arguing for long when Shinohara and Meikou arrived. Their arrival added another group to the bickering, but their target was Yichen.

Having not seen them for a long time, Yichen also missed these two classmates who didn't get along with him, so he cooperated and retaliated.

The scene of Yichen six friends bickering seemed rather strange to their subordinates. Perhaps only at this moment did they realize that Yichen and his friends were only twelve or thirteen years old.

After a while, all ten Chunin squad to which Yichen belonged had arrived.

Yichen counted the number of people and then said, "Hello everyone, my name is Yichen, and I will be your captain from now on. Our mission this time is to establish a Supply Station on the border. The purpose of the Supply Station is to ensure the safe handover of caravans traveling between the Land of Earth and the Land of Rain. We will discuss the specifics when we arrive at the Supply Station. Now, let's set off."

Yichen arrived at yesterday's transit station with 43 subordinates, inspected the goods, and then left with all the supplies.

The supplies filled more than thirty large carts, with over sixty civilians taking turns pushing them. Yichen arranged for the guard duties of ten Chunin squad and then headed towards a nearby town. There, the Hiroteru caravan and the Land of Rain caravan had almost completed their trade.

Seeing that Hiroteru and his group had expanded their caravan considerably and that Hiroteru now had nearly ten more people with him, Yichen smiled happily. Besides Hiroteru and the head of the Land of Rain caravan, the rest were also caravan leaders who had decided to join after witnessing Hiroteru's success.

Seeing that the caravan from the Land of Earth was significantly larger than that from the Land of Rain, Yichen nodded in satisfaction. After adjusting the escort duties, he headed directly towards the border.

Such a large caravan naturally attracted a lot of attention along the way. Yichen didn't care about the onlookers and even let the caravan members chat with them. For Yichen, the wider the publicity, the better.

But Yichen's attitude was completely different towards other people, namely various mountain bandits and wandering ninjas.

Yichen's Sensory Ninjutsu has expanded to a much wider range than before. The current limit of Yichen's perception is about 10 kilometers, with an effective perception range of about 6 kilometers. Within three kilometers, Yichen can achieve comprehensive monitoring.

Along the way Yichen would use his senses every so often, and if he detected someone following him, he would immediately send out a team to eliminate them. This was an advantage of being the team leader, as he no longer had to do everything himself.

Thanks to the Intelligence Advantage gained from Sensory Ninjutsu, Yichen was able to accurately assess the enemy's strength and basic information. Therefore, each team he sent out successfully killed the trackers and escaped unscathed. Although a few were injured, they were all minor injuries sustained due to carelessness.

Over time, Yichen actually became somewhat grateful to these followers, as they made a great contribution to the integration of Yichen's team.

Halfway to the border, Yichen and his group had already killed more than thirty people who were tracking them. The largest single kill was when Yichen personally led five squads, including the Team 7, and killed eleven ninjas.

However, these thirty-odd people were all Genin and lower, and Genin made up the majority. In fact, calling some of them Genin was giving them too much credit; at most, they were just bandits who knew Chakra extraction technique.

However, just as Yichen and his group reached a canyon, they finally encountered a tough opponent. The canyon's terrain wasn't particularly treacherous; the mountains on both sides were only about twenty meters high, and the narrow path in the middle, while relatively small compared to the canyon, was still five or six meters wide. However, being cautious, Yichen naturally wouldn't recklessly plunge into such terrain; he first naturally sensed the terrain.

However, the results of his perception startled Yichen. On the high ground on both sides of the distant canyon, 57 ninjas were lying in ambush, and judging from their Chakra levels, two of them were Jonin- level. One of the Jonin's Chakra felt both warm and slightly stinging to Yichen; this was a Jonin with both fire and wind attributes. As for the other, Yichen judged that he was likely Taijutsu -type Jonin who hadn't trained in attribute transformation.

This is troublesome.

The opponent's overall strength was actually superior to theirs, both in terms of total numbers and the number of Jonin. Yichen had no confidence that he could turn the tables against two Jonin.

Although our side consists of ninjas trained by a ninja village, giving us a significant advantage in teamwork, we can't overcome the sheer number of opponents. Even if we win, it will likely be a Pyrrhic victory.

However, Yichen noticed something amiss: the ambush positions of these 57 ninjas were strange, and their positions made effective coordination impossible.

After thinking about it, Yichen understood. These people weren't from the same group. In that case, there might still be a chance.

Yichen touched the ground with one finger, carefully observing the other party's movements, but did not immediately order the convoy to stop.

Judging from the convoy's speed, it would still be some time before they reached the canyon. Yichen summoned his three direct subordinates and gave them detailed instructions. Then he continued onward with the group.

After traveling for a while, just as the group was about to enter the canyon, Yichen looked at Fu and the other two and received an affirmative answer. Then, after sensing the enemy's position again and confirming that they hadn't moved, Yichen didn't hesitate any longer and formed hand Hand Seals to cast Camouflage Jutsu. Then, taking advantage of his invisibility, he quickly sneaked towards the predetermined target.

Yichen was very fast. When he arrived at his destination, the caravan had just reached the entrance of the canyon. Then, to the astonishment of the many ninjas lying in ambush, the caravan suddenly stopped.

At the same time, seven Ninjutsu Ninja emerged from the caravan and simultaneously unleashed their Ninjutsu in one direction. After a barrage of Wind Release and Earth Release attacks, more than a dozen screams echoed from the attacked area, and then five or six people fled from that area, each carrying injuries and running away without looking back.

Yichen sneered inwardly. The area covered by that wave of Ninjutsu had been ambushing a group of people who were the largest in number but weakest in strength. A dozen or so of them were either dead or had fled. With that, the numerical disadvantage of Yichen's side was no longer a problem.

Now it was up to him. Based on his original perception of Sensory Ninjutsu, there should be a Taijutsu Jonin lurking not far away. There was no one else around, so he was probably a lone wolf. Without looking in that direction for fear of alerting the enemy, Yichen directly formed hand Hand Seals and used the only Genjutsu he knew, the Body Bind Technique, in that direction.

Yichen felt the other person's body stiffen slightly, but they didn't completely lose the ability to move. The other person was also ruthless; instead of trying to disrupt the flow of Chakra, they experiencedly stabbed him in the thigh.

However, it didn't matter. Yichen anticipated all of this. While maintaining the Genjutsu, the poisoned Senbon hidden in his shoe shot towards the Jonin immediately.

The Jonin's reaction was incredibly fast. He decisively broke Yichen's Genjutsu by injuring himself, and immediately twisted his body to dodge the incoming Senbon.

His response was correct, but this tactic was one that Yichen specifically used for surprise attacks, and Yichen had anticipated all of the enemy's reactions.

The moment the opponent broke free from the Genjutsu, Yichen began Hand Seals. By the time the Jonin had Jonin managed to dodge the Senbon and regain his balance, he was struck by Yichen's seamlessly connected Mind Disturbance Jutsu.

The Mind Disturbance Jutsu lasted only a moment, but that moment was enough to decide the outcome of the battle. Yichen closed in on his opponent, and with a swift horizontal Quick Draw Slash, the Jonin was decapitated.

The reason Yichen was able to kill a Jonin so quickly wasn't because of his superior strength, but Yichen gained the initiative. Ninjas are known for their high attack but low defense, and losing the initiative is extremely dangerous. Yichen's advantage over this Jonin lay in the diversity of his Ninjutsu, such as Sensory Ninjutsu, which allowed him to know his Yichen, Camouflage Jutsu, which enabled him to approach his opponent silently. Furthermore, Yichen took advantage of the enemy's brief moment of distraction when his subordinates made their move.

The combination of so many factors gave Yichen a slight advantage, which allowed him to use his well-prepared tactics to achieve a decisive victory.

After securing the first kill, Yichen didn't pause. He immediately used his Sensory Ninjutsu again, as he needed to pinpoint the location of the other Jonin.

Only a short while has passed since Yichen's men launched their surprise attack, but the situation in the canyon is already in complete chaos.

Besides the group that was attacked by concentrated fire and suffered more than half its casualties, another seven or eight people chose to retreat. As for the remaining people, apart from a few who continued to lie in wait, the rest all started to move.

However, not all of these people were attacking the caravan. At least twenty of them were fighting amongst themselves. Since none of them knew of each other's existence beforehand, the sudden attack startled the others, and they instinctively began to fight back. Only a dozen or so ninjas were actually attacking the caravan. These dozen or so included both chunin and genin, and Yi Chen's subordinates clearly had an overwhelming advantage, so he stopped paying attention.

Instead, they targeted the Jonin-level Ninjutsu Jonin the other side of the canyon.

This Jonin didn't make any rash moves, clearly indicating that Yichen's earlier battle had alerted the enemy. Although Yichen and his companion fought very quickly, the sudden bursts of Chakra fluctuations couldn't escape the notice of someone paying attention. Perhaps other Genin and lower couldn't discern it, but this Jonin, Jonin Ninjutsu, still managed to identify it.

The Jonin immediately deduced that there were at least two Jonin's Chakra reactions on the other side of the canyon. Although it only erupted for a moment and then disappeared, it further demonstrated the terrifying nature of the unknown enemy. He had already guessed that one Jonin had been killed in that brief instant. He considered himself to be relatively weak among Jonin, and since the opponent could kill a Jonin in such a short time, he would definitely have a hard time against him.

Although they couldn't see what was happening on Yichen's side, perhaps because Yichen was so openly displaying his killing intent, the other party seemed to have sensed it as well. They were already having second thoughts.

Having confirmed that the other party was not making any move, Yichen did not delay. He ended his perception and first sealed the body of the Jonin he had just killed into a scroll. Then, based on the situation on the battlefield, he Hand Seals and began to prepare the B-rank Ninjutsu - Water Style: Raging Waves.