There were great differences between wars fought by ninjas and wars fought by soldiers. One of them was the difference in provisions. Unlike soldiers, ninjas did not store much food and fodder at rear bases. For ninjas, burning provisions was not difficult, while protecting them was comparatively harder. Thus, supply teams usually traveled long distances, delivering a certain amount of food to the troops according to schedule.
Therefore, Konoha's bases did not have many provisions. What they needed to guard against was the enemy attacking the supply routes—in other words, the supply teams.
The interception unit's mission was to station themselves along the supply route. Whenever they spotted an enemy, they were to kill them on the spot and reduce the enemy's forces as much as possible. The area they had to cover was vast, so they were scattered, with each small team guarding a designated section.
Ye Zi looked down on the other Chunin in the group, but he could only form a team with these three. All three were adults. One of them was nearly thirty. They had been promoted to Chunin long ago, yet it was unclear whether this was due to their lack of talent or insufficient effort. After becoming Chunin, they had remained stuck there.
Among the three Chunin, the one nearing thirty was named Guan Cun. He had a sturdy build and obvious wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. The other two were younger. One was named Chōen, and the other Kuroki. Both were about ten years older than Ye Zi.
Guan Cun seemed to have given up all hope of becoming a Jonin. He planned to honestly remain a Chunin for the rest of his life. In other words, he had lost his ambition. Moreover, he had already started a family. Someone