Team Five

Before solving the so-called "energy purity" problem, the strength of the Accio spell could barely evolve.

Yamada Soji also tried practicing the spell repeatedly like muscle training, hoping to gain proficiency, but the final result was deeply disappointing.

Therefore, Yamada-kun could only focus on the specific application of his abilities.

His previous Filth-Licking Technique had a good start in development by combining it with other ninjutsu; beyond healing the sick, Soji could theoretically achieve a one-hit kill on a target under specific conditions!

It is just a pity that not every ninja has kidney stones in their body...

The ever-changing battlefield situation made it even more impossible for Soji to conduct systematic and in-depth examinations of every enemy to distinguish which ones belonged to the "Golden Core stage"...

So this time, Soji set his goal for change on the object of the spell's effect.

--A major symbol of human progress is learning to use tools!

The young man intended to use external aids to complete the development of a new technique!

In this regard, having received standardized education in his past life, Soji undoubtedly had a broader perspective than most native-born ninjas.

...Since Accio can act on foreign objects inside the human body, and things like stones are hard to come by, why not artificially create foreign objects that the spell can influence?

Based on this, the dilemma shifted from using Accio to directly inflict damage to injecting objects into the target's body.

Analyzing it from the perspective of natural science, there are only two most direct methods to achieve the aforementioned goal.

After excluding the path involving reproduction and genetics, the remaining paths were all related to "breaking defense."

As everyone knows, to pierce armor and skin, besides considering the hardness of the target itself, it also depends on the pressure applied to the surface of the target component.

However, limited by his personal ability, ordinary Kunai and Shuriken clearly could not meet Soji's needs. Even thinner Senbon were difficult to use stably with a Genin's power to cause effective damage to enemies.

For this reason, Soji specifically commissioned the Medical Department to use glass as a raw material, processing it through high-temperature melting, drawing, and winding to produce a batch of glass fiber that was generally only 1/20th the thickness of a human hair!

These shiny "glass wires" were not only well-insulated (no fear of Lightning Release), highly heat-resistant (no fear of Fire Release), corrosion-resistant (no fear of Melting Release), and had high mechanical strength, but most importantly, the raw materials were easy to obtain and the production cost was extremely low compared to traditional ninja tools.

This saved Soji a lot of effort when going through the hospital's reimbursement process...

Ahem, back to the main topic.

Under the effect of Accio, these filaments, which are difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, can easily pierce the target's skin, invade the body, and cause damage to the enemy from the inside out, starting from the most vulnerable parts.

Just imagine, Uchiha Fugaku walked the line between life and death just by having metal debris invade his liver...

If the weapon were replaced with even smaller glass fiber, unless one encountered a "lock-health" skill like Creation Rebirth, a normal person would not even have a chance for rescue once struck.

Soji also verified this point using a "Cadaver Teacher."

--As long as more than 2g of glass fiber invades the subcutaneous tissue of the opponent simultaneously, he is confident that he can cause irreversible damage to the target's organs through Accio.

Therefore, looking at the big picture, the stealth of this move is quite high, and the lethality is not low!

Because of its unique method of killing and the visual effect during execution, Soji named the perfected technique "Rain Woman's Heart," borrowing from the legend of the Rain Woman.

In this way, he successfully developed two ninjutsu based on his own "Kekkei Genkai," and 12-year-old Yamada Soji finally looked a bit like a technique-oriented ninja.

Of course, in terms of wisdom and technique, his current tactical system is far from comparable to the ninja who serves as their team teacher.

As the graduation ceremony proceeded, the Genin finally learned from official channels the composition of their future three-man squads and the identity of their team leader.

Excluding Akimichi Todo, the other teammate in Soji's Team Five was Sarutobi Erina from the Sarutobi Clan.

In terms of seniority, the young girl is the Hokage's distant grand-niece, barely counting as "imperial kin" in the village.

After the list was announced, she took the initiative to step forward and join the conversation between Soji and Akimichi Todo; overall, she was a cheerful and easy-to-get-along-with teammate.

As for personal ability.

Erina had excellent grades in all subjects during school; if one were to exclude various secret techniques, she was actually the one with the highest average score among the three.

"I heard that the Ino-Shika-Cho families try their best to ensure that their descendants form fixed combat squads to cultivate the proficiency of their tripartite cooperation. It's quite strange that Akimichi-kun was assigned to our group this time!"

Erina tilted her head and smiled, taking the initiative to throw the topic to Akimichi Todo.

The latter did not mean to avoid it and gave an explanation generously: "That is indeed the case. Because the secret techniques of the Akimichi, Yamanaka, and Nara clans can improve their effectiveness in actual combat through mutual cooperation, they often form secret technique squads upon graduating from the Ninja Academy to cultivate tacit understanding.

But it is a coincidence that my age happens to be stuck in the middle, and there are no teammates of similar age who can cooperate. If I were forced to partner with seniors who are already Chunin, it would instead affect the balance of the squad's power, which is why the Hokage made this arrangement, I suppose."

"Ah, does that mean Soji and I won't end up holding the squad back?"

"Not at all! Not at all! In fact, I still have many immature areas; I should be the one asking the two of you not to mind."

Akimichi Todo waved his hands repeatedly, and by the way, gave Erina a small pack of cookies.

The latter, like Soji, took the snack with a smile and handed a stack of charm bags to the little fatty and Yamada-kun each.

"Don't be nervous, I was just joking. Come~ this is a meeting gift I prepared for you two—it contains Flash Tags that I specially improved; they might play a miraculous role at critical moments!"

"Did Erina-san improve them herself?" Soji nodded, taking the charms with both hands and examining them carefully in his palms.

"Yes, don't look at them as just some optimizations and deletions to the incantations; it actually took quite a lot of effort to put them into practice!"

"Is that so... then that is truly remarkable."

Soji had never learned much about sealing techniques and charm inscription, which are expensive businesses, but with his excellent memory, the young man who had seen the real objects a few times could still detect some subtle differences.

Combined with the other party's identity as a descendant of the Sarutobi family, I am afraid that the mystery behind this is far from as "ordinary" as Erina herself claimed.

In that case, Team Five, where Soji was stationed, was not only composed of the top students in the academy, but each member also possessed their own unique specialty!

Looking at the big picture, having two teammates with such bright, limitless futures stuck with him guarding the Field Hospital seemed like a rather significant waste of talent...

However, just as Yamada-kun was lost in these reflections, a middle-aged ninja wearing a jonin flak jacket and sporting a spiky topknot pushed open the classroom door and strode into everyone's view.

Compared to the older generation of war heroes everyone was familiar with, this uncle with upturned eyes and a flat nose looked quite unfamiliar, seemingly lacking any fame.

But the moment he appeared, Soji keenly noticed that both of his teammates had subtly straightened their postures!

This piqued the young man's intense interest in the newcomer's identity.

He was just attempting to guess the man's identity from details like his attire and physique when, unexpectedly, this rather dejected-looking middle-aged ninja took the initiative and walked right up to Team Five.

"You three are the unlucky ones, right?"

The man crouched down, propped his hand on the desk, and rested half his face on his forearm.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Nara Motonari, and I will be your jonin instructor for the foreseeable future...

Given the shortage of manpower at the border, we likely won't have the chance to start with daily tasks like catching cats and dogs; we will soon be thrown into the bloody and cruel life of a ninja."

Nara Motonari sighed, his entire aura radiating a sense of exhaustion and lethargy, as if his body had been completely hollowed out...

"Let's get this straight: I am personally a support-type ninja. If anyone has psychological barriers regarding life-or-death battlefield combat, or any misunderstandings about my professional capabilities, please speak up before we depart...

I am only responsible for bringing you to the mission site; I do not guarantee that I will bring everyone back in one piece."