January 9, Konoha Year 37.
After resting for a day, Akaseki and Ranwu officially joined the emergency response unit, forming Team Five.
Besides Akaseki and Ranwu, Dan Katō assigned a powerful teammate to Team Five—Konoha Kuno.
He was the Konoha Ninja with the "big nose and small eyes" who had struck up a conversation with Akaseki and Ranwu at the beginning.
"Jonin Mokume is very experienced. Follow his orders during missions," Dan Katō instructed.
Mokume... a Jonin!
That title alone made it clear that Konoha Kuno would be Team Five's captain.
Akaseki and Ranwu also immediately accepted that Konoha Kuno was "experienced." After all, becoming a Jonin in Konoha was no easy feat! Strength alone or experience alone would never qualify someone for the rank. Konoha Kuno looked to be under thirty, and becoming a Konoha Jonin at that age certainly made him exceptional.
"Hello, I'm Konoha Kuno. I don't know Medical Ninjutsu, but... I'm pretty good at protecting my teammates. Hahaha." Konoha Kuno probably emphasized that point because he was afraid Akaseki and Ranwu would be nervous in a war zone.
Dan Katō vouched for him from the side. "That's right. Once I use my secret technique, I'm very vulnerable to anyone getting close... Mokume usually teams up with me. I've always entrusted my safety to him."
Not only was he a Jonin, but he was also Dan Katō's teammate and skilled at protecting his comrades...
Dan Katō's arrangement was certainly looking out for Akaseki and Ranwu!
Just then, Dan Katō suddenly froze, falling silent as though he had disconnected. Then he nodded with a serious expression.
Seeing this, Akaseki realized Yamanaka Weiyi must have contacted him.
Once amplified by specialized equipment, the Yamanaka Clan's "Mind Body Transmission Technique" could send and receive messages over a wide area.
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