"A squad to escort the supply convoy?"
"That's right. The Frontline Camp is sending out supplies, but with manpower stretched thin, they can't spare anyone else. So they've assigned a single Jonin squad to handle the delivery. I'll have to trouble you to make the trip and meet Team Kakashi, Clan Head Hyuga."
"Which squad?"
Hyuga Ritsu's gaze sharpened.
The young man in front of him, whose hair was tied up in a pineapple-shaped ponytail, froze at the question. He hesitated before replying, "Team Kakashi."
At the same time, a storm was brewing in his clever mind as he wondered whether there was some kind of history between Team Kakashi and this new head of the Hyuga Clan.
If he remembered correctly, there was a member of the Hyuga Clan in Team Kakashi, wasn't there? But why was the Clan Head releasing such terrifying killing intent?
"Clan Head Nara, with manpower stretched thin, the Frontline Camp sent only Team Kakashi to deliver the supplies? Are the camp's forces really so depleted?" Hyuga Ritsu sneered.
The young man with the pineapple-shaped ponytail was Nara Shikaku, head of the Nara Clan, the clan representing "deer" in Konoha's famous Ino-Shika-Cho trio. He was currently serving as the commander of the Mount Kinglight defensive line.
At Hyuga Ritsu's question, Shikaku managed a bitter smile and sighed. "I'm not too familiar with the situation at the camp, but Team Kakashi is unquestionably one of the best elite Jonin squads. Its leader, Hatake Kakashi, is a genuine prodigy. Among the three members, two are Special Jonin from the Uchiha Clan and a noble family, while the only Chunin is a professional Medical Ninja. Unless they run into a large force of Mist Ninja or a top-tier opponent, they should be fine."
"Hm? There's a member of