"I didn't expect that we are two partners again. This time it is a mission out of the village. Don't fall asleep while walking like last time." Uchiha Jie patted Root on the shoulder and joked with a smile.
"Don't worry, it won't happen this time." Root, his partner on the mission, looked embarrassed. Fortunately, his face was covered by a mask.
In order to prevent Uchiha Jie from continuing to make fun of him, Root decisively changed the subject. "You already know about this mission, right?"
"I know, escort a batch of experimental instruments to Land of Rice Fields..." Uchiha Jie replied with a smile.
"You know this is a very dangerous mission." Root said, "According to my observation, very few people sent to Land of Rice Fields can return to Konoha alive."
"So very few people will take the initiative to accept this task. I didn't expect you to..." There was a hint of resentment in his tone, "You even hooked me up."
"Please, Master Danzo has spoken. There is always someone who has to do this task. You fell asleep on the patrol last time, and Master Danzo was already very angry. Isn't it normal for him to ask you to continue to team up with me." Uchiha Jie shrugged and said with a smile.
"If you hadn't let it slip..." Root became even more resentful after hearing Uchiha Jie's words.
Originally, Lord Danzo didn't know about this, but his partner was a big talker and spread his "heroic deeds" about his fainting during the mission everywhere, making it known to everyone in Root.
"Oh, who knew Master Danzo would be so angry..." Uchiha Jie was still smiling.
"That's because when Uchiha Itachi finally left Konoha, he ran away from the place where we were patrolling!"
"Although we were already patrolling that area when he ran away, but..."
"Oh, forget it, let's not talk anymore, just prepare for this mission." Root sighed heavily. He couldn't blame others, but he was the one who fainted.
After joining Root, almost no one can quit, let alone retire smoothly. They just cherish the dream of protecting Konoha, complete dirty and dark tasks one after another under the command of Danzo Elder, and wait for their own day to come.
But if you can survive, you still have to fight for it.
He took out the map and studied the dangers he might encounter, but no matter how he looked, there seemed to be nothing that he could pay special attention to.
"If they are just ordinary bandits, with the strength of the two of us, it will be useless no matter how much we come, and there are not many bandits and robbers left on the whole road, what do you think?" He asked Uchiha Jie for his opinion.
"If it's that simple, why don't many people come back alive?" Uchiha Jie smiled and took the map and drew a circle on Land of Rice Fields with a marker.
"The guy who receives the goods may be the biggest danger in this mission."
"Think carefully about what kind of goods we are escorting..."
Root's ninja was silent, his mood suddenly darkened.
"All this is for Konoha." Uchiha Jie's voice also became deeper. He rolled up the map and then started to pack his luggage.
It wasn't until they set off to leave Konoha that the ninja Root who was his partner also came to his senses. He sat on the front of the carriage, while Uchiha Jie sat on the roof of the carriage.
Danzo does not have his own caravan. The caravan that transported experimental equipment came from the name of Boss An, or even the one who entered Konoha together with Uchiha Jie.
Konoha's control over access has been relaxed again, and since they belong to Root, no one will come to check.
There are attractive girls all around, which is why Root Ninja's mood eased. He just complained a little about why these girls wanted to die with him.
"The direction we are traveling in does not seem to be Land of Rice Fields?" After the caravan traveled for a day, he opened the map and suddenly discovered something was wrong.
"Did you listen carefully when we set off? We need to follow the caravan to Money Exchange first, add money to Uchiha Itachi's reward, and then set off on the road to Land of Rice Fields."
"Oh yes, all I could think about at that time was what might happen at Land of Rice Fields."
"Don't think about it, you can't reach Land of Rice Fields." Uchiha Jie smiled and punched Root on the back of the head, exactly where Uchiha Itachi hit him last time, making him fall asleep again.
When he woke up again, he found that he had been placed in a jar, all the chakra in his body had been sealed, and the surroundings were pitch black and he could not see his fingers.
He wanted to reach out, but found that his body was so stiff that he could not move at all. He could only hear that his teammates seemed to be chatting with a certain woman.
The voice didn't seem to be that of a caravan guard, but that of a little girl.
"I see that you actually completed two missions in the past two days and killed a ninja without Forehead Protector?"
Uchiha Jie turned his head and looked at the Byakugan girls beside him. They actually did not stay obediently at Mr. An's Money Exchange. Instead, they took two tasks from Money Exchange and went out to practice.
He even returned to Money Exchange first, and after waiting for a long time, Uchiha Izumi came back with Hinata, whose face turned gray.
"I have Three Tomoe. In the past, this would have been at the level of Jonin. What are you worried about? Unless Konoha sends out some particularly powerful guy, or encounters S-rank Rogue Ninja, there will be no danger."
"Sister Hinata is also very powerful. She is already at the level of Genin at a young age. If she participates in Chunin Ninja Exams, she might be able to be promoted to Chunin."
"I remember, Brother Jie, you have never rated Jonin."
"Having Chunin's combat power does not mean that you can become Chunin. During the war years, Chunin was also responsible for leading the team to perform tasks, which requires brainpower and experience." Uchiha Jie shook his head and said with a smile.
"As for me, the Special Jonin certificate seems to have been placed on my grave by Third Hokage."
Root, who was locked in a jar, became more frightened the more he listened to it, Three Tomoe, Hinata...
A few familiar words were enough for him to piece together the context of the story. It turned out that what Third Hokage said was true. There really were remnants of the Uchiha Clan hidden outside Konoha. The guy who knocked him out might be their mole in the village.
It's just that my whole body has been completely sealed. I can only hope that Master Danzo can quickly discover the strangeness and find that the goods have not been delivered to Land of Rice Fields.
"This time when we go to Land of Rice Fields, there won't be time for you to carry out other tasks on the way."
"But if a robber comes to provoke you, you can have a good time."