"From now on, you three will form an infiltration squad. You will obey Hankuang's orders in everything!" Minato Namikaze issued the command.
"Yes, Teacher!" Kakashi replied.
"Huh?" Uzuki Yugao's eyes widened.
No way?
How could the captain be Hankuang?
This was bad.
"You think Hankuang isn't qualified to be captain? Ridiculous!" Kakashi glanced at Uzuki Yugao and sneered.
Uzuki Yugao froze.
She wasn't an idiot. From Kakashi's one sentence alone, it wasn't hard to guess that Hankuang was probably more than just the class dead last.
"He had earned Minato's recognition."
"He had replaced Kakashi as captain."
"Even Morino Ibiki seemed to be afraid of him..."
"Could Hankuang actually be a genius?"
Uzuki Yugao thought blankly.
But she clearly remembered that back in the Ninja Academy, Hankuang had ranked first in the whole grade in every test!
Could she have remembered wrong?
"Everyone, assemble!!!"
At that moment, Minato Namikaze's voice rang out.
Chapter Forty-Three: Blow Up the Cloud Ninja Supply Station, and Face Encirclement Soon!
This was a feint that could practically be called turn-based warfare.
Hidden in the forest, Hankuang watched as Minato Namikaze led several Genin squads in throwing kunai in unison toward the opposite bank.
Soon, a large number of kunai flew over from the Cloud Ninja fortifications across the river, accompanied by quite a few Explosive Tags.
The two sides traded attacks.
As a result, Konoha suffered a heavy loss.
After all, the difference in numbers had led to a huge disparity in the quantity of kunai and Explosive Tags.
Then Minato Namikaze charged out alone and vanished over the river as if he had teleported.
"Get ready."
Hankuang made a hand signal.
Behind him, Kakashi and Uzuki Yugao tensed their bodies, poised to strike.
"Go!"
When he saw the Cloud Ninja across the river moving