Kakashi's Team

As Hyuga Ritsu and Uchiha Shisui arrived at the Shigushan Mountain defense line, the front-line camp was also busy completing the reorganization of all incomplete ninja squads on the front lines.

Almost all the ninjas of the Hyuga Clan were incorporated into different teams.

The Jonin, without a doubt, all served as captains, holding their respective squad member rosters to find their people. Due to the insufficient number of Jonin, some Special Jonin also served as captains.

However, Hyuga Akiba was not one of these Special Jonin.

She and the other Special Jonin who were not selected as captains gathered together, about ten or so people, all in a large tent, sitting on small stools, waiting for their respective captains to call for them.

In fact, Chunin with slightly more seniority were qualified to be captains and lead three genin on missions. However, mission difficulties varied, and squads with such a composition were clearly only suitable for simple missions.

To carry out missions of higher difficulty, elite squads were needed, with powerful Jonin chosen as captains. Experienced Chunin and Special Jonin would then have to serve as members under the Jonin.

The ninjas of the Hyuga Clan were incorporated into these elite squads with stronger average strength without exception.

Before Hyuga Akiba could get bored, a white-haired boy wearing a mask walked in, holding two pieces of paper. He scanned the area, his gaze locking onto Hyuga Akiba and another black-haired, black-eyed girl. He called out, "Hyuga Akiba, Uchiha Aika, come with me!"

After speaking, He walked out without waiting for Hyuga Akiba and the others.

Hyuga Akiba stood up and walked out with the other Uchiha girl. She saw the white-haired boy waiting outside the tent, with a brown-haired, cute, and gentle-looking girl standing beside him.

Kakashi looked at the two girls approaching and greeted them in a calm, even tone, "I am Hatake Kakashi. Starting today, you two are my teammates."

"Hello, Captain. I am Hyuga Akiba, fourteen years old, a Special Jonin. My specialties are the Byakugan and Gentle Fist!"

Hyuga Akiba introduced herself energetically. Although what she said was completely redundant, as any ninja from the Hyuga Clan's specialty was the Byakugan and Gentle Fist, her personality seemed lively and approachable.

After Hyuga Akiba finished, the black-haired, black-eyed girl with delicate features and exquisite facial features, like a character from a painting, smiled and said, "Uchiha Aika, also fourteen years old, a Special Jonin, skilled in genjutsu and fire release, with some proficiency in lightning release!"

Hatake Kakashi nodded.

Although both new teammates were girls, one was from the Hyuga and the other from the Uchiha. While a fourteen-year-old Special Jonin couldn't compare to him, a twelve-year-old Jonin, they could still be considered geniuses.

"Hello, I am Nohara Rin, a Chunin and a Medical Ninja."

The brown-haired girl, with two purple markings on her face, smiled gently as she introduced herself to her two new companions. Her voice was soft and sweet, possessing a watery gentleness.

"Rin, you're a Medical Ninja? Then I'll have to trouble you to heal me when I get injured in the future!"

Hyuga Akiba beamed and squeezed closer to Nohara Rin, acting very familiar and calling her by her first name as if they had known each other for over a decade.

"Don't worry about that, Akiba. While I might not be much help in combat, I promise to do my best with logistics. Just come to me if you get hurt!" Nohara Rin was also outgoing and lively, calling Hyuga Akiba by her first name as well, without any sense of unfamiliarity.

Uchiha Aika did not join the girls in their boisterous interaction. Instead, she looked at Hatake Kakashi and asked, "Captain, what about you? What are you skilled in?"

"Swordsmanship, lightning release."

Kakashi's answer was concise and clear.

Then, He looked at the three of them and said, "Now that you all know each other, there's no need for further pleasantries. The war with the Kirigakure Shinobi is intense, and a mission awaits us. You have ten minutes to prepare. We will assemble at the camp entrance in ten minutes."

"Yes, Captain."

Hyuga Akiba responded loudly.

"Then, if you'll excuse me, I'll take my leave!"

Uchiha Aika was very polite.

After the two left in different directions, Nohara Rin came to Kakashi's side and smiled, "That's great, Kakashi. The new teammates seem easy to get along with!"

"Rin, you don't have to go out on missions with me. With your medical ninjutsu, you could stay in the main camp and treat the wounded." Kakashi didn't comment on the new teammates but tried once again to persuade Rin to stay in the safer rear.

"Kakashi, Obito is gone. If I leave too, won't you be all alone? Besides, I believe you can protect me, Kakashi. And our new teammates are very capable. One is from the Hyuga, and the other is from the Uchiha like Obito, and they're both very beautiful. Speaking of which... do they fit your type?"

Nohara Rin chattered on, just like before, refusing to stay in the safer rear.

Kakashi reached up and scratched his head, sighing silently. He looked up at the sky, silently asking himself, Obito, how can I convince Rin to stay in the rear? Unfortunately, his departed comrade could not offer any answers.

The lively and gentle girl continued to chatter, "...If we're talking about beauty, it's definitely Uchiha Aika. She's so beautiful that even I, a girl, am smitten. But Akiba is also very beautiful, bright and elegant. Kakashi, what type do you actually like?"

Kakashi ignored her.

He didn't engage with the topic at all.

He had no interest in such conversations.

He simply walked with Nohara Rin towards the camp entrance, where they would wait for their new teammates to assemble.

Outside the camp entrance, about twenty meters away, stood an old tree.

Under the cover of its dense foliage, a half-black, half-white yin-yang face emerged from the trunk, blending in as naturally as a tumor growing on a tree.

"Why did you find such teammates for Hatake Kakashi and Nohara Rin? Aren't we supposed to kill this Nohara Rin so that Obito can awaken his Mangekyo Sharingan? Isn't finding such teammates just causing trouble for ourselves?"

The half-white face asked.

"Just killing Nohara Rin isn't enough. We also need Obito to know that Nohara Rin's death is entirely Konoha's fault, Kirigakure's fault, and this terrible world's fault. And it absolutely cannot be our fault!"

The half-black face stared at the four-person squad assembling at the camp entrance. "A conspiracy is brewing between Kirigakure and Konoha right now. We'll simply use this opportunity to our advantage. Even if Obito becomes suspicious and investigates afterward, it will be reasonable and leave no loopholes."