"After observing you these past few days, I had gained some understanding of your current situation. Just as Hokage-sama said, a place like the Land of Snow was indeed your home ground."
"But..." Seeing how delighted Mami Mizuta looked at being praised, Kakashi poured cold water on her.
"You... have never killed anyone, have you?"
Mami Mizuta's pupils contracted.
Kill someone?
"Killing... is..."
Heavens have mercy, Mami Mizuta had not even seen a corpse in all her life.
Hearing about killing so suddenly left her mind unable to process it.
Seeing her reaction, Kakashi understood that asking her to kill someone so suddenly was indeed asking too much.
"You must remember this: when facing an enemy, you must never go easy on them. Otherwise, you will be the one who dies. Understand!?"
Kakashi's icy words left Mami Mizuta struggling to breathe, but she still nodded.
Seeing that Mami Mizuta understood, Kakashi nodded as well.
"I heard from Hokage-sama that you had never been exposed to ninja before."
"Crash courses can happen anytime, but for now, I will teach you some of the experience I have gathered."
This child's lack of basic ninja knowledge was far too severe to make up for during a single mission.
After thinking it over, Kakashi figured Hinata's intention was probably for him to teach her some of his own experience, so she would not remain a complete novice who knew nothing.
At that moment, the person they were protecting was filming on the deck.
In the Land of Snow, amid the wind and snow, a snow-white cat could faintly be seen.
Across the vast white snowfield, the cat's blue eyes shone brilliantly.
Its eyes were currently turned toward the sea, as though it wished to see through space itself.
Along the route to the Land