The genius Gai spoke of, the genius in Tōka's heart

Nishizawa Kotaro, true to his name, is tall and muscular, resembling a large, white-browed tiger with bulging eyes, standing upright.

In a primeval forest within the Land of Grass, rocks are scattered haphazardly, some standing upright, some leaning, and some lying flat, intertwined as if they were the work of a god's random scribbles.

A group of people set up camp here, or more accurately, built a simple dwelling.

The roof is made of towering Great Tree that block out the sun, the walls are made of weathered rocks, and the gaps are Grass Pile.

"Kotaro, it looks like someone is coming towards this area." A ninja wearing Chunin Vest descended from the sky and quickly walked towards the burly man in the camp.

"Who goes there?" Kotaro asked, biting into the half-cooked meat in his hand, tearing off a large piece and swallowing it whole.

"Three brats, none of them are wearing Ninja Headband, but one of them has white eyes," said the Chunin was almost a whole size smaller.

"White eyes? Are you sure you're not seeing things?!" Kotaro suddenly stood up, his eyes wide with astonishment, and the piece of meat in his hand fell onto the table.

White eyes, the Byakugan, Dojutsu possessed only by the Konoha Hyuga Clan Konoha Village!

Has Konoha sent someone?! As a former Konoha Ninja, Kotaro knew the organization of Konoha squad.

The mission to hunt down Rogue Ninja is at least Rank B or higher; Konoha would never send just three Genin.

Jonin! Jonin has definitely arrived!

"Call everyone back! Everyone! All of you! Quickly!" Kotaro in a low voice, then turned and walked into the house.

The skinny Chunin by Kotaro's roar, and then, with a bang, he turned into a cloud of White Smoke and disappeared from the spot.

Deep in the jungle, three agile figures leaped across the dense tree trunks.

Neji, Tenten, Rock Lee accept Guy's reconnaissance mission and begin by investigating the locations provided on the mission Scroll.

After considering several locations, Neji concluded that the depths of the jungle were the easiest place to hide.

Therefore, the three's first reconnaissance destination was the jungle area marked on the mission Scroll.

"Tenten, Rock Lee, stop!" Neji, at the front of the group, sharpened his gaze, noticing the unusual commotion in the Forest ahead. He immediately raised his fist, signaling the two behind him to halt.

Swish swish swish!!

The three of them transformed into three black shadows and darted into the top of a Big Tree that would take several people to encircle, using the dense branches and green leaves for cover.

"What, Neji, did you find something?" Tenten asked in a low voice.

Rock Lee Li crouched on a tree branch, his hands gripping the trunk like a nimble cheetah, his eyes warily scanning his surroundings.

Neji put his index finger to his lips, signaling Tenten to be quiet.

Byakugan!

Veins bulged on Neji's face, and chakra surged wildly into his eyes.

Neji opened his eyes to their maximum extent, instantly expanding his field of vision to a mile away.

"This is..."

Explosive Tag hidden in the jungle? Sure enough, this jungle area is that guy's hiding place!

Neji's expression turned serious as he noticed a standard squad of ninjas rapidly moving in their direction.

We've been discovered? How could that be?!

Neji was somewhat incredulous. He possessed the Byakugan, which allowed him to detect enemies several miles away, so how had the enemy discovered them?

"Neji..." Tenten called out uneasily in a low voice, looking at Neji's gloomy face.

"Four people, standard squad configuration." Neji said with a stern face, turning to look at Rock Lee.

As members of the same squad, they had honed their skills through dozens of D-level missions.

Rock Lee naturally understood Neji's gaze, and immediately leaped away, landing nimbly on a nearby Big Tree like a nimble ape.

Seeing Rock Lee's actions, Tenten immediately understood Neji's intention.

Although it's dangerous for two opposing voices to exist within a team, Tenten couldn't help but speak up, "Neji, should we go back and find Teacher Kai first?"

"A standard team: one Chunin, three Genin. I'll take the Chunin, Rock Lee will take the two Genin, and you can have the last one."

Neji seemed not to hear Tenten's words and quickly assigned tasks.

"But..." Tenten opened her mouth, but before she could speak, she was interrupted by Neji's solemn gaze.

Neji's eyes gleamed with wisdom, and his handsome face radiated a convincing light.

His voice brings a sense of peace to people's hearts.

"It's too late to go back. Rather than exposing our backs to the enemy, we should ambush them here, kill them, and then leave!"

Upon hearing this, Tenten's anxious heart gradually calmed down.

Neji is a genius, a genius who can solve any problem!

"Okay, I'll go set the trap!" Tenten nodded vigorously, then jumped to the ground with a high-altitude fall.

There are roughly three types of traps. One type is a simple trap based on Rope, which is used to capture prey. Its advantage is that it can be set up quickly and easily, but its disadvantage is that it can only catch small prey.

The second method uses poisoned Shuriken Mui, Explosive Tag uses thin lines to guide them. The power of the trap changes as the number of traps increases, and it can be made from simple to complex.

The last type is Genjutsu and Ninjutsu traps, which can only be set up by elite ninjas who are at least Chunin level and Elite Ninja in Genjutsu and ninja techniques.

Tenten is skilled in using concealed weapons, and the traps she sets belong to the second type.

While the three kids were busy setting up an ambush to deal with the Rogue Ninja Squad that came to investigate, Tōka and Kai were a mile away behind.

"Remain calm and composed when facing the enemy. These kids don't seem like fresh graduates." Tōka said meaningfully, half-lying on the tree trunk.

"Haha, you figured it out." Kai scratched the back of his head sheepishly and laughed triumphantly.

Their decision to fight or retreat was decisive and efficient, and the squad's allocation was reasonable and orderly. A squad of rookie Genin fresh out of the Ninja Academy could never have done this.

Kai crouched on the tree trunk, deliberately lowering his voice, "I showed them blood!"

"See blood?" Tōka narrowed his eyes slightly. Seeing blood naturally refers to seeing the enemy's blood. Even if it's fighting against bandits or brigands, it has to be at least a C-level mission.

If I remember correctly, Kai said before...

Forget it, these are not things Tōka cares about.

"Neji is a genius. Not only is he extremely talented and far stronger than his peers, but he also has an excellent temperament. He's practically a born ninja." Guy's smile faded, replaced by a serious expression.

"You have a pretty high opinion of him!" Tōka nodded in agreement; Neji was indeed a highly talented kid.

Unfortunately... there's something Tōka didn't say: only geniuses who grow into towering Big Tree can truly be called geniuses!