"My name is Aburame Ryoma, and from today onwards, I will be your team leader Jonin."
Aburame Ryoma wasn't a talkative person; he introduced himself in just one sentence.
"Meet here at eight o'clock tomorrow morning, we're going to carry out our mission."
After saying only two sentences, Aburame Ryoma vanished in Body Flicker Technique, leaving the three of them dumbfounded.
"Are all Konoha's Jonin this aloof? He's already finished introducing himself, why didn't he listen to us?" Obito pointed in astonishment at the spot where Aburame Ryoma had disappeared.
Me and Obito the same team?
Am I Kakashi or Rin?
Hmm, why do I have a feeling that I'll be the one getting ripped off someday?
Damn it, which bastard assigned these classes? Do you believe I'll slap myself to death?
"I really didn't expect that we'd be in the same class." Although Asuma didn't understand Aburame Ryoma's actions, Asuma was still quite satisfied with his teammate.
Teaming up with unfamiliar people requires getting used to each other's personalities and actions.
At school, he had faced off against Kazashiro and teamed up with him several times, gaining a good understanding of his opponent's abilities.
As for Obito...
As we all know, there are always one or two underperformers in a team to balance the overall strength of the team. Well, that's acceptable.
It's a pity, do I have to start Genin...?
As for the work of Genin, it's nothing more than pulling weeds for nobles, walking their cats, and occasionally looking for lost pets...
Sigh, when will I finally get to show my face in front of the old man?
"Today's mission: hunt down and kill the A-rank rogue ninja Yamashita Yushi."
The next day, without waiting for the late Obito, Aburame Ryoma took out a scroll and explained the mission to Asuma Kazashiro.
"Holy crap, this is exciting right from the start?"
Asuma originally thought he would live a mundane Genin life, but unexpectedly, he was assigned the task of hunting down rogue ninjas right from the start.
"Both of you have reached the Chunin strength, but you lack practical combat experience."
He handed the materials bearing Yamashita Yushi's photo to the two men, and watching them huddle together studying Yamashita Yushi's abilities, Aburame Ryoma said nothing more, but stood aside waiting for the last person to arrive.
Yamashita Yushi, 30 years old, was a former Konoha Special Jonin, skilled in Wind Release. During a mission to escort noble property, he was blinded by greed, murdered his teammates, and stole valuables worth tens of millions of ryo, causing immense damage to the village...
Skilled in Wind Release?
"It says here that he's skilled in Wind Release. I think you could have a match with him."
Asuma pointed to the words "skilled in Wind Release" on the information and looked at Kazashiro.
"You can use Wind Release too, right? You can go ahead and do it then, and you'll even get to show your face to the Third Hokage." Kazashiro his eyes at Asuma.
"I'm so sorry, I'm on my way..."
Just as the two were discussing their strategy, Obito finally arrived late.
"Alright, let's go."
Seeing that Obito had also arrived at the meeting point, Aburame Ryoma decisively announced the start of the mission and took the lead.
"Um, I..."
Having just run three streets with all his might Obito looked helplessly at Kazashiro and Asuma. Were they leaving already? He didn't even know the details of the mission. It would be nice if he could sit down and rest for a while.
"Well, what can you do? It's your own fault for being late." Asuma looked at Obito with a sense of satisfaction, then strode off to follow behind Ryoma.
"Well, my words don't carry much weight at a time like this, Obito. You'll just have to keep up." Kazashiro shrugged, indicating that he couldn't help.
Seeing that neither of them could help him, Obito had no choice but to grit his teeth and endure the discomfort in his lungs to keep up with the others.
"This guy was last seen in a small town between the Land of Fire and the Land of Land of Water." At noon, the group squatted in an unknown jungle, sharing their Soldier Pill.
While they were eating, Aburame Ryoma took out a map and pointed to a small square in the border region, saying, "Because this area is far from the central government of the Land of Fire, bandits and rogue ninjas have long been based here. Fortunately, they are still quite wary of the Konoha Ninja and haven't done anything too outrageous. They usually only target the residents on the Land of Water side and don't enter the town."
Residents of the Land of Water: So?
"After infiltrating the town, I will search for his trail alone. The three of you will need to find a way to conceal your identities and use the methods you learned at school to find this person, understand?"
"Don't worry, Captain Ryoma, as soon as I find this guy's trail, I'll show him the power of the Uchiha."
Obito confidently swung his arm.
Aburame Ryoma stared expressionlessly at Obito before him.
He really wanted to tell the other person that he had witnessed the power of the Uchiha, and that it was certainly not like what this person was like.
But considering that the other party was Young Master Kazashiro's good friend, Aburame Ryoma decided it was better to give him some face.
Otherwise, given his personality, Obito would have been sent to the Root Research Institute long ago when he was late.
The group arrived at the so-called small town at noon the next day.
As arranged beforehand, Aburame Ryoma left behind a sum of money and then disappeared without a trace.
"Take off your Forehead Protector first, and enter the town as an ordinary person."
With Ryoma gone, Kazashiro was the most capable of the remaining three, so the task of command rightfully fell on his shoulders.
"This guy plundered tens of millions of taels of silver. If there's no issue with settling accounts, he should be living a very comfortable life. In this border town, there aren't many places to go for entertainment, just a few casinos and bars. We can check them one by one."
"But at our age, it might be inconvenient for us to go to bars and casinos," Asuma raised a crucial question.
"We can only hide in the shadows and observe the people coming and going." Kazashiro also thought of this. Although he also wanted to go to the dance hall and bar to take a look, of course, it was just for the purpose of searching, and he had no strange ideas. He had only studied ninjutsu with Jiraiya for a period of time and had not learned the other's style. However, his age limited the scope of their search.
"Okay, let's do it this way. Let's start by checking the biggest entertainment venues in the area." That's how they finalized Operation Plan 3.
Using their Transformation Jutsu, the group successfully fooled the innkeeper, who was just an ordinary person, and booked a room to use as their base. After finding out about the town's most famous casino, they took turns lying on the rooftop to observe the people coming and going.
"Seriously, does this guy use Transformation Jutsu to get in and out of the casino?"
After observing for a week without any results, Obito proposed a possibility.