Naruto: Extreme Bloodline Limit

Uncle White Fang's words left Shimura Ou and Harusame Yu stunned. They seemed completely different from what their teachers at the Academy had taught them—that unity was strength, that the power of a group surpassed that of an individual, with countless clear examples to prove it.

Yet now, those principles... had been overturned.

"You did not panic excessively, and that makes me very glad. That is all I have to say. I will not say more; I hope you can come to understand it yourselves. We depart now. Our mission has begun. It may be somewhat different from when Tsunade led the team, but I hope you can adapt."

Although Tsunade had a bad temper, she gave people a considerate feeling when leading a team. Uncle White Fang was different—direct and decisive, making it feel as though one could barely keep up with his pace.

I hope you can truly adapt.

Ronglin glanced at the two of them and followed Uncle White Fang. The two who had made mistakes were still dazed. As for the mission itself, no one was paying attention to it at the moment.

The group quickly left the village and sped through the forest.

Unless necessary, or when accompanying a Caravan, ninja rarely traveled by road. Cutting through the forest was faster, while taking the roads would slow them down.

"Uncle White Fang, what is our mission this time?"

Harusame Yu was unusually quiet for a while along the way. Shimura Ou remained as he always was, except he looked weighed down by thoughts. Clearly, Uncle White Fang's words had struck him hard. Only Ronglin showed little reaction.

No matter who led the team, he had only one goal: gain more experience and grow stronger.

"Our mission is to eliminate a group of Rogue Ninja causing trouble along the border. There are quite a few of them, and they are very strong. Their leader is a Jonin, with more than ten Special Jonin among them, as well as many elite Chunin, Chunin, and Genin. They have been obstructing the transport of goods by merchant caravans, so our mission is to eliminate them."

Uncle White Fang spoke slowly as he ran at the front.

"Huh?"

Harusame Yu, the weakest of them, stumbled and nearly slammed headfirst into a tree. Their opponents were that strong, yet Tsunade Class was supposed to deal with them? Was that even possible?

Shouldn't a mission like this require a powerful team, or Anbu operatives?

Shimura Ou's expression also darkened. The thing he feared most had happened. Though he respected Uncle White Fang, this was practically reckless!

That group of Rogue Ninja really was formidable. Even Ronglin had no choice but to take this mission seriously.

The three reacted differently. The corners of Uncle White Fang's mouth curled up slightly, though the three members of Tsunade Class behind him could not see it.

"The Land of Rain?"

Ronglin was immediately startled when he learned their destination.

"That is correct. The Land of Rain is where our mission will take place." Uncle White Fang nodded in confirmation.

"But as far as I know, the Land of Rain and the Land of Fire have been in constant conflict ever since the Second Shinobi World War. There has not been much contact between the two sides either..."

Ronglin did not continue, but his meaning was clear enough. With so little interaction between them, there could be no merchant caravans transporting goods as claimed. Even caravans heading to other countries would not pass directly through the Land of Rain.

Under the rule of Hanzō of the Salamander, that poor and backward nation was highly hostile to outsiders. Not to mention that the conflict between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain had only deepened because of the Second Shinobi World War. Passing caravans knew this well and would rather take a detour than travel through it directly.

This so-called mission basically could not exist. So what was Uncle White Fang's purpose? Training them?

If this was only for training, the scale of it was far too great.

"That is indeed true."

Even after the nearly impossible mission had been exposed, Uncle White Fang casually countered:

"Do you think Rogue Ninja would stay in one place and wait for prey to come to them? The Land of Rain is poor, and passing merchant caravans are nothing but fat sheep."