At dawn, four people—one tall and three short—stood at the entrance of Camp No. 7, ready to depart. God was serious.
"This is Team 40's first mission. If any little brats are scared, they'd better hide in the back. No one will blame rookies for being afraid on their first trip to the battlefield." Kurenai Gou smiled brightly at the three tense youngsters, but no one dared take his words seriously. Mirai only felt that this guy resembled Retsu Unohana from Bleach in a previous life—black-hearted to the core.
But their nervousness was real. Last night, Akai had finally yielded to Kochi Tuo's pestering and explained the situation to Kochi Tuo and Sai. Sai had also taken the opportunity to learn some new things. Afterward, they had all closed their eyes and gone to sleep. Yet just as Mirai had fallen asleep, that utterly exhausted name had been called out again. The sky had still been dark then. They had probably slept only four or five hours, which was far too little for half-grown children who had been constantly on the move.
After Mirai's tormenting explanation, the three gradually awakened youths learned that a mission had arrived!
Their superiors had assigned the mission to Kurenai Gou: intercept the Kirigakure forces on a small road and support the attacking troops. The target consisted of as many as four squads—at least sixteen people. Such a dangerous mission should not have been assigned to them, but the team originally scheduled to carry it out had failed to return to camp for some reason. Perhaps they had been delayed, or perhaps they had already died outside. In any case, this high-risk mission had fallen onto their heads, with no additional manpower available.
That was also why they were so nervous.
"Who would be afraid