Going to the Battlefield

Danzo was right, Monkey, what are your thoughts?

Time waits for no one. We can only spare some troops to prevent sneak attacks from the two great ninja villages. I hope our main battlefield can end quickly. Sarutobi had no other options at this moment. The battlefield changes rapidly, who can always control it?

After another half-day of intense discussion, everyone was assigned their tasks. Tianqi and Sarutobi would lead the Konoha vanguard to intercept the attacking Cloud Ninja.

I'll give you all one day to prepare. We depart on time the day after tomorrow.

The morning of the day after tomorrow, Tianqi, carrying his Tang Dao, arrived at the Konoha gate for assembly. The Tang Dao was something he exchanged with the system when he was promoted to Jonin, costing him a full five thousand points.

Looking at Sarutobi at the front, he was no longer his usual lecherous self, but wore a serious expression that gave people a very earnest feeling.

The entire army, depart!

Amidst the cheers of the villagers, Sarutobi's vanguard and Danzo's surprise attack unit left Konoha. The main force would depart half a day later.

In one day, the troops reached the border of the Land of Fire. Within the Land of Fire, the troops moved quickly. After a short rest, they entered the Land of Iron.

The Land of Iron is a narrow country with year-round snow. They have no ninja, only samurai. It is a neutral country, located between the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning. Who cares if you're neutral?

The Land of Iron became the connection between two great nations and naturally became a contested area in the war. Whoever controlled the Land of Iron first would hold the initiative, and this became the main battlefield.

Upon entering the Land of Iron, their speed slowed down. Sarutobi dispatched members of the Hyuga clan to scout.

At night, the troops stopped and set up camp. Sarutobi summoned the captains of each team to discuss the next combat mission.

"Lord Sarutobi, I believe we should dispatch small teams to eliminate the Cloud Ninja hidden in the Land of Iron. As long as we can eliminate the hidden Cloud Ninja, the main force can concentrate on dealing with the Cloud Ninja's main army," one captain said.

"That's right, that's what I was thinking. I plan to select some powerful teams to carry out the mission. Do you have any recommendations?"

"Lord Sarutobi, our team can do it."

"We can too."

Many teams eagerly volunteered.

"Good, good, good. I didn't expect so many of you to volunteer. In that case, we will send ten teams. They will depart tomorrow morning and I expect all of you to complete your mission within five days. On the sixth day, we will coordinate with the main army for a general offensive in the center of the Land of Iron." Regardless of whether you complete the mission or not, you must gather in the center on the sixth day, Sarutobi designated ten teams and said.

Just as Tianqi was watching from the side, the system decided to join the fun.

Ding! Mission completed as assigned by Sarutobi Hiruzen. Points will be awarded based on kills: Genin, 1000 points; Chunin, 3000 points; Jonin, 10000 points. Killing 30 or more people grants one opportunity to upgrade the Sharingan.

Failure to complete the mission will not result in death. After all, if you fail, you won't be alive anyway.

"Damn system, you can't stand to see me alive, can you?" Tianqi was initially happy to hear that he could earn points and even upgrade his Sharingan, but after hearing the last sentence, he cursed the system in his heart.

"Lord Sarutobi, I hope I can go on this mission too." Tianqi, who had not spoken at the meeting, spoke as it was about to end.

Sarutobi stared at him with a strange expression. "Lord Sarutobi," he said formally.

"Alright, since you've requested it, I'll agree to let you go. However, you can only go alone. I don't have any spare personnel to assign to you."

Tianqi (I didn't want to, but the system's rewards are too tempting)

Tianqi knew that this war would last for a long time. Of the small teams that went out, perhaps less than half would return alive. Helping them kill one more person would reduce their danger by one point, and at the same time, he could earn points. Why wouldn't he?

The next morning, Tianqi chose a direction and was the first to charge out. He had no choice; he was the strongest among these teams. If he didn't charge, the others might die.

"Brat, you've finally grown up," Sarutobi said with a smile as he watched Tianqi charge out first. He understood Tianqi's intentions perfectly.

He couldn't help but sigh, "It's hard to believe that in the blink of an eye, the younger generation can already stand on their own."

On the snowy ground, Tianqi complained as he walked. This damn Land of Iron was covered in snow everywhere, making him anxious. If it weren't for the Mangekyo, he wouldn't have come out. He was still cold despite wearing such thick clothes. No wonder this country had no ninja; who would be a ninja in such a ghost place?

After walking for another ten minutes, Tianqi stopped. He sensed four ninjas rapidly approaching him. (He had learned some sensory ninjutsu in five years, so he wasn't surprised.)

"Heh heh, the Land of Iron has no ninja. These four must be Cloud Ninja. They'll be good to warm me up," Tianqi buried himself in the snow, reducing his chakra flow, and quietly waited for the enemies to arrive.

A few minutes later, footsteps could be heard. They were walking cautiously.

A regular Jonin, a Chunin, and two Genin. A standard four-person team.

It seems like a Jonin teacher brought his weak students to experience life. This time, let me teach you a lesson; war isn't that simple.

As they walked past him, Tianqi immediately attacked.

Tianqi leaped out with a kunai, directly slitting the throats of the unsuspecting Genin. After finishing them off, he threw the kunai, and the other Genin also met their end.

Seeing the two Genin dealt with, the Chunin and Jonin drew their kunai, ready for battle.

"Who are you? How dare you ambush us?"

Hearing the Jonin's words, Tianqi smiled slightly. "I really don't know if you Cloud Ninja are pretending to be stupid or are truly stupid. Besides Cloud Ninja, only people from Konoha would be here. What do you think I am?"

"Konoha! Not good, he might have accomplices!" The two moved closer to each other, their eyes scanning the surroundings.

Tianqi didn't waste any more words with the enemies. Let them think they had teammates. He charged directly at the two.

The Jonin quickly formed hand seals. "Lightning Style - Black Panther!" A black panther made of lightning charged at Tianqi.

"Is that all?" Tianqi quickly formed hand seals with one hand. "Wind Style - Gale Slash!"

A razor-sharp hurricane split the Jonin's black panther in two and rushed towards the two. They jumped to the left and right, dodging the Gale Slash.

Tianqi pressed his advantage, using a Body Flicker Technique to get close to the Chunin and slit his neck with a kunai. The Chunin also met his end.

Only one Jonin remained. Tianqi activated his Sharingan, intending to use genjutsu. "Genjutsu - Tree Binding Death Technique!"

"Sharingan! Not good, it's an Uchiha!" The Jonin tried to close his eyes, but trees that appeared behind him bound his body, rendering him unable to move.

Outside the illusion, seeing the stunned and immobile Jonin, Tianqi directly pierced his heart with a Kunai.

"H-how is this possible?" the Jonin, spitting blood, looked at Tianqi with disbelief.

"Say goodbye to this beautiful world," Tianqi pulled the Kunai from his heart, and the Jonin fell, successfully meeting his end.

Tianqi cleaned up the battlefield and continued forward.

Three days passed, and Tianqi had advanced quite far. Along the way, he had dealt with thirty Cloud Ninjas, ten Jonin, and the rest were Genin. He had eliminated about thirty people by himself, a rather impressive record.

His mission could be considered perfectly completed.