In Konoha, Attributes Double Daily!

BOOM!!!

The moment his fist met the stone wall, immense power erupted.

The hard stone wall shattered directly, cracks beginning to spread.

Crack, crack.

Han Guang took a few steps back, looking at the continuously falling rubble, filled with joy.

With this punch, he had created a small cave large enough for one person.

"My fist just hurts a little."

He glanced at his slightly reddened hand and rubbed it.

No big deal.

"My Constitution stat is also Kage Level, so it should recover quickly."

Among his four core stats, his Constitution was the highest, exceeding his Strength stat by 30 points.

Of course, this was just today's data.

After clearing away some of the rubble, Han Guang used the rubble to build a simple stove.

Then, he grabbed his backpack and went into the cave.

Mid-mountain!

Orochimaru and Danzo stood on a tree, watching Han Guang enter the cave, both falling silent.

Finally, Danzo spoke first.

"So, we were overthinking it? This dead last is afraid of participating in the war, so he ran to the back mountain to hide?"

"Dead last?" Orochimaru was speechless.

From the tremor just now, he could tell that the Genin named Han Guang had definitely created the cave with his fist.

Creating a cave with a single punch, and you call him dead last?

What made it even more unbelievable for Orochimaru was that he hadn't sensed the slightest fluctuation of Chakra.

In other words, Han Guang had accomplished this purely through physical strength.

He couldn't help but recall his own cave.

How was his cave dug? It was by using Wind Release Ninjutsu. If he had to do it with just his fists, his fists would be broken before he could achieve it.

"Pure Taijutsu training?"

Muttering to himself, Orochimaru thought of Might Duy and his son.

It seemed like another ninja with no talent for Ninjutsu, who had dedicated himself to Taijutsu.

Happy Hot Springs.

Obito was grumbling.

Kakashi's hair was drooping.

Rin was sweating profusely.

Finally, they had completed the task of cleaning the bathhouse.

"That bastard Han Guang, he disappeared from the start, and it was just the three of us doing the work!" Obito was furious.

"It's too much!" Kakashi agreed.

"We're done cleaning, let's go find Han Guang and turn in the mission together," Rin suggested, wiping her sweat.

As a result.

The three searched the entire bathhouse and found no one.

Chapter Twenty-Four: Discovered, Team 9 Reassembles!

Konohagakure held an emergency Jonin-level meeting.

"The radical faction of Sunagakure, led by Chiyo, has supported the new Fourth Kazekage, Rasa, and this newly appointed Fourth Kazekage has already set his sights on us."

Hiruzen Sarutobi's tone was stern as he looked over the people in the conference room.

"The Sand Ninja's surprise attack on the Land of Rivers this time is intended to attack our Land of Fire."

"In light of this situation, I will appoint Orochimaru as the frontline commander, with full authority to command the defense forces."

As Hiruzen Sarutobi's disciple, Orochimaru was his direct subordinate. He only felt at ease with a direct subordinate in the position of commander.

After deciding on the commander, Hiruzen Sarutobi began to assign reconnaissance missions.

The objective was to send ninja squads to scout the movements of other ninja villages' border troops to prevent them from taking advantage of the situation.

Team 9, led by Minato Namikaze, was also assigned a mission.

After the meeting, Minato Namikaze emerged from the Hokage's office, a wave of emotion washing over him.

"I really didn't expect to be assigned this mission again~~"

He had helped Team 9 avoid this mission once before, but this time, he had no reason and no ability to refuse it.

"Minato!"

Suddenly, a hoarse voice called out from behind him.

"Lord Orochimaru!" Minato turned and replied respectfully upon seeing Orochimaru.

"Your Team 9 seems to be quite idle, off vacationing in the mountains..."

With that, Orochimaru strode away.

Minato was utterly bewildered.

Vacationing in the mountains?

Wasn't Team 9 supposed to be cleaning the bathhouse?

What did Orochimaru mean by that?

"Teacher Minato!"

Just then, Obito came running over, with Kakashi and Rin following close behind.

"Hm? Did you finish the mission?"

"No, Han Guang is missing," Obito panted.

"We wanted to look for him at his home," Rin added.

"No need," Minato said, a vein throbbing on his forehead, knowing exactly where Han Guang was.

I told you to prepare for battle, and you ran off to vacation in the mountains?

The mountains, a cave.

A gentle breeze blew, the temperature pleasant.

Han Guang lay back in a folding chair, legs crossed, munching on potato chips.

Crunch~~

Incredibly crisp, and tomato-flavored at that.

"This is truly the life I wanted..."

What was so good about fighting and killing? It was nowhere near as comfortable as his current situation.

He casually reached out and picked up a bottle beside him, intending to take a sip to moisten his throat.

Huh?

Why had the sky suddenly darkened?

He opened his eyes, and Han Guang shivered, the bottle in his hand clattering to the ground.

"M-Minato-sensei?" Han Guang stammered in disbelief.

"Having a nice vacation here, aren't you?" Minato asked with a smile.

At that moment, Han Guang was dumbfounded.

He had finally found a hiding spot, so how did Teacher Minato find him? And how did he get here so quickly?

He hadn't even finished his chips yet.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Obito came running over, his eyes practically spitting fire.

"You scoundrel, Han Guang! You made us clean the bathhouse while you came here!"

As he spoke, he pulled Rin Nohara, who was standing nearby, over.