With My Astonishing Luck, Let's Draw Cards!

Just as Aragaki Yasushi was happily pondering his lottery draw, the group walked into the camp.

They hadn't taken more than two steps when a booming voice rang out from a distance: "Kakashi!"

Aragaki Yasushi looked toward the source of the sound and saw Might Guy, Shiranui Genma, and Ebisu walking quickly toward them.

Might Guy wore a smile full of youth as he waved at Kakashi.

Faced with Might Guy's enthusiastic greeting, Kakashi remained his usual aloof self, expressionless, not even twitching a corner of his mouth as he gave Might Guy a faint glance.

But Might Guy didn't mind at all; he remained as fiery as ever, sidling up to Kakashi and unilaterally starting a conversation:

"Kakashi! I never expected to run into you here!"

"Are you here to support the Kirigakure front as well?"

"Have you been training hard lately?"

"How about a youthful contest?"

Might Guy chattered on incessantly, while Kakashi didn't respond with a single word, making the scene somewhat awkward.

While Kakashi was being pestered by Might Guy, Aragaki Yasushi and the others began exchanging pleasantries with Shiranui Genma and Ebisu.

After all, they were all classmates from the Ninja Academy who had struggled through the mud together, so they weren't strangers to one another.

Asuma asked curiously, "Genma, you guys are on the Kirigakure front too? You've been here a while, right?"

Shiranui Genma, chewing on a senbon needle, nodded slowly: "Yeah, we've been here for two months."

Upon hearing this, Asuma became even more curious and pressed further: "So, how is the situation on the battlefield? Are the Mist Ninja hard to deal with?"

At this, Ebisu adjusted his sunglasses, putting on a mysterious air, and said in a grave tone:

"It's pretty bad. Kirigakure has gone all out this time; the Seven Ninja Swordsmen have all been deployed, and every one of them is a tough nut to crack."

"Our village hasn't sent many ninjas to this front, so for the past two months, we've only been able to defend passively and harass enemy supplies; we've barely had a chance to counterattack."

"But fortunately, the village has made peace with Iwagakure, and now that you've arrived to reinforce us, this war should be over soon."

Hearing this, Aragaki Yasushi's mind began to race.

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen are still alive?

The Seven Ninja Swordsmen haven't been kicked into the "Lucky Trio" by Might Duy yet?

That means Might Duy is still alive, and Might Guy and his friends haven't encountered the Seven Ninja Swordsmen yet.

Aragaki Yasushi glanced at Might Guy, who was still chattering away at Kakashi.

It made sense; if Might Duy were already gone, even if Guy didn't become as self-destructive as Kakashi, as a member of the "Father-Killer" club, he wouldn't be this energetic and talkative—he'd be emo for a good while, wouldn't he?

Thinking of this, Aragaki Yasushi's eyes lit up.

That means Might Duy can still be saved!

I should see if I can lend a hand.

Come to think of it, Aragaki Yasushi and Might Duy were old acquaintances.

Back in the day, before his golden finger had awakened, he had also been incredibly envious of the Eight Inner Gates.

After all, that was the legendary forbidden jutsu that nearly kicked the series to its finale.

Who wouldn't want that kind of bug-tier power?

It was the ultimate cheat for a commoner; once you learned it, you'd take off instantly.

But the ideal was plump, while reality was skeletal.

Aragaki Yasushi had thought he could endure hardship, but after training with Might Duy for two days, he was slapped in the face by reality.

If regular ninja training was "Easy Mode," then Might Duy's Eight Inner Gates training was "Hell Difficulty!"

Every day he was as exhausted as a dog, his whole body aching so much he couldn't move; he truly couldn't handle that kind of suffering.

He had no choice but to quit.

What hurt even more was that Might Duy had once told him with complete sincerity:

Given Aragaki Yasushi's talent, he probably wouldn't even be able to open the Sixth Gate after a lifetime of normal training.

But it didn't matter; as long as he had peerless perseverance, he would surely break through the shackles of his talent.

Saying that, Might Duy had insisted on designing a training plan for Aragaki Yasushi.

When Aragaki Yasushi heard that, he immediately gave up on the spot.

Can't open the Sixth Gate after a lifetime of training?

Then what the hell am I training for!

The Naruto world isn't just about the Eight Inner Gates.

I'd better look for another way out!

But before Aragaki Yasushi could plot other cheats, his golden finger descended from the sky, instantly solving his troubles.

So, there was no need to go through all that trouble.

After all, the Ox Talisman alone was enough to make his physical body comparable to the decades of grueling training Might Guy had endured.

Rather than suffering through bitter cultivation, it was better to rely on his astonishing luck and pull cards!

However, if Might Duy could be saved, he should probably lend a hand.

After all, they were old acquaintances, and if he had the ability to pull someone out of the fire, he should do it.

Besides, fighting the Seven Ninja Swordsmen would surely net him a significant amount of points.

As long as a mission was triggered, even if he wasn't the MVP, he could still leech some points.

He was definitely going to leech some.

Suppressing these thoughts, Aragaki Yasushi and his group went to report for duty and were assigned their living quarters.

Once the reporting was finished, Aragaki Yasushi didn't delay for a single moment; he immediately dragged Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai straight to the mission center.

His main priority was to seize every second to rake in points.

After all, points were the capital for drawing cards; the more he saved, the higher the probability of pulling powerful abilities or items.

Arriving at the tent where missions were distributed, Aragaki Yasushi familiarized himself with the situation.

The Mist Ninja had organized a large-scale invasion half a month ago, which had been repelled by the village's shinobi.

Therefore, during this recent period, the battlefield mostly consisted of small-scale skirmishes, and the missions were all basic tasks like patrolling, guarding, escorting supplies, cutting off logistics, and scouting enemy movements.

However, Aragaki Yasushi soon discovered that, unlike dealing with the Iwa Ninja before, the logistics routes of the Mist Ninja were exceptionally unique.

After all, the Land of Water was an island nation across the sea, so the vast majority of the Mist Ninja's logistics relied on ships; thus, most missions to cut off logistics involved attacking transport vessels.

Although shinobi could use chakra to walk on water, how could ordinary chunin or genin continuously walk on water for days on end?

They had to rely on ships to rest their feet.

Moreover, the supplies required for war were absurdly vast; sealing scrolls were at most used during transport, but one couldn't rely entirely on sealing scrolls to store supplies, could they?

Wouldn't that cost an astronomical figure?

Kirigakure's strength was mediocre to begin with; how could they possibly sustain that?

Therefore, the logistics supplies of each village were stored in warehouses near the front lines.

That was how the Iwa Ninja had done it previously.

The Mist Ninja, however, were somewhat different.

They simply stored a portion of their supplies directly on the ships, making them easier to relocate.

This resulted in missions to sabotage logistics and missions to cut off transport being essentially the same: both involved attacking Mist Ninja transport ships.

Aragaki Yasushi scanned the mission list for a long time before pointing a finger: "Let's take a mission to attack a Mist Ninja transport ship."

Upon hearing this, Yuhi Kurenai nodded gently: "I have no problem with that."

The two turned in unison to look at Asuma, their eyes filled with inquiry.

Asuma scratched his head, his tone arrogant: "Why are you looking at me? I was just looking to find some Mist Ninja to fight and properly stretch my muscles!"

Seeing this, Aragaki Yasushi swiftly accepted the mission and, grabbing Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai, prepared to set off.

But just as they reached the entrance of the tent, they saw Team Kakashi walking in, with Kakashi in the lead and Obito and Rin following behind.