Target: The Land of Wind

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"Oh?"

Looking at the loli exuding a queenly aura before her, Uchiha Yue couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly and sneered, "With your abilities, you don't seem qualified to be a demon, do you?"

"You!"

Upon hearing Uchiha Yue's words, Hyuga Anya's eyes flashed with anger, and she retorted furiously, "Uchiha Yue, you just wait!"

Upon reaching this point, Hyuga Anya surprisingly refrained from causing further trouble for Uchiha Yue, instead returning to where her team was gathered.

Uchiha Yue was equally surprised that simply refuting Hyuga Anya's words would anger her, leaving Hyuga Anya completely bewildered by Hyuga Anya inexplicable rage. However, Uchiha Yue had never considered that Hyuga Anya was an exceptionally talented ninja; in the Ninja Academy and even within the Hyuga Clan, had anyone ever dared to contradict her?

Over time, Hyuga Anya's personality inevitably developed some princess syndrome, after all, she is only a nine-year-old child.

Therefore, Uchiha Yue's mere reply to Hyuga Anya angered the Hyuga Clan princess. However, Uchiha Yue never took it to heart, as he considered Uchiha Yue Hyuga Anya a passerby. Furthermore, even if Hyuga Anya Uchiha Yue, Uchiha Yue wouldn't be afraid. Even though Hyuga Anya was already Chunin of Konoha, if she were to truly cause trouble for Uchiha Yue, he would still Hyuga Anya pay!

Immediately afterwards...

As soon as Hyuga Anya returned to the team's gathering place, Uchiha Yue's attention once again fell on Hyuga Hiashi.

Clearly, even though Hyuga Anya was a rising elite of the Hyuga Clan, what Uchiha Yue found even more worthy of attention was undoubtedly the next head of the Hyuga Clan. Then, while Uchiha Yue was secretly observing Hyuga Hiashi, who was talking with Minato Namikaze, suddenly asked, "Minato, where are you going on your mission this time?"

"Our mission this time is an escort mission; we need to escort a caravan to the Land of Wind."

Upon hearing Hyuga Hiashi's words, Minato Namikaze replied without hesitation, "Originally, I only intended to take on a few easy Rank 1 missions, since our team members, Tsuki-kun and Kakashi, are only Genin. I didn't expect Kushina to accept this Rank B mission without my consent."

Minato Namikaze sighed deeply and continued, "Sigh, Hiashi, you have no idea! Just thinking about taking Kushina to the Land of Wind gives me a headache!"

"Hahaha! Minato, you're going to be kept under Kushina's control for the rest of your life!"

Seeing Minato Namikaze's embarrassed expression, not only did Uchiha Yue find it somewhat amusing, but even Hyuga Hiashi made a few teasing remarks at this moment.

However, after Hyuga Hiashi teased Minato Namikaze for a few moments, he suddenly remembered something and said to Minato Namikaze, "By the way, Minato, our team is heading to the border of the Land of Wind. Why don't we team up? We can help your team escort that caravan to the Land of Wind, which will reduce your dangers on the way!"

"Okay, fine!"

Originally, Minato Namikaze didn't want to agree to Hyuga Hiashi's proposal. After all, as Jonin, Minato Namikaze also had his own dignity. However, since Hyuga Hiashi had made the suggestion, Minato Namikaze couldn't very well refuse. So, after Hyuga Hiashi slight Minato Namikaze, Minato told Uchiha Yue and Kushina Uzumaki about it. At the same time, Hyuga Hiashi told Hyuga Anya and the others about it.

Upon hearing that they would be traveling with Uchiha Yue and his group, Hyuga Anya Hyuga Clan's new generation displayed disdain in their eyes. They clearly assumed that Uchiha Yue and his group intended to use their strength to complete this B-rank mission. Hyuga Anya, in particular, gave Uchiha Yue a particularly unfriendly look. However, Uchiha Yue was well aware of the situation and saw no need to lower himself to the level of a young girl, so he simply ignored Hyuga Anya's provocative gaze.

Then, once Mikasa, the leader of the caravan, led the caravan members to the main gate of Konoha, the mission that Uchiha Yue and Minato Namikaze were to carry out began. When Minato Namikaze assigned tasks, Uchiha Yue was to be paired with Kushina Uzumaki to guard the rear of the caravan. As for Minato Namikaze and Hatake Kakashi, they were to accompany Hyuga Hiashi's team to guard the front of the caravan, making the entire caravan seem like an impregnable fortress.

But...

Even though Uchiha Yue and Hyuga Anya had separated by some distance, Uchiha Yue could still see Hyuga Anya.

Even Kushina Uzumaki noticed that Hyuga Anya's gaze was somewhat different, and then curiously asked Uchiha Yue, "Tsukuyomi, did you provoke some girl?"

"No!"

Hearing Kushina Uzumaki's words, Uchiha Yue said innocently, "I haven't exchanged more than three words with that Hyuga Anya. How could I have offended her? In my opinion, Hyuga Anya is looking down on us, and even the members of her team look down on us, thinking that we are just trying to hitch a ride and complete our mission under their escort."

"Hmph, they wouldn't dare!"

Just as Uchiha Yue finished speaking, the hot-tempered Kushina Uzumaki clenched her fists and angrily said, "Three Chunin, what's there to be proud of? Yue, next year I'll register you and Kakashi for the Chunin Ninja Exams! You and Kakashi must do your best to become Chunin, understand?"

"Certainly!"

Upon hearing this, Uchiha Yue smiled confidently and said, "With Kakashi and my strength, passing the Chunin Ninja Exams is easy. However..."

Uchiha Yue paused slightly, then asked with great curiosity, "But, Kushina, don't teams participating in the Chunin Ninja Exams need three people? Right now, Kakashi and I are the only two. If we participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams, we can't just send any Genin, can we? What if the Genin sent isn't strong enough? Wouldn't that be a burden to Kakashi and me?"

"Hmm, you're right!"

At this moment, Kushina Uzumaki stroked her chin thoughtfully for a moment, then patted Uchiha Yue heavily on the shoulder and said confidently, "Don't worry, Yue! I'll ask Jiraiya- sensei to help me select an excellent Genin team up for the Chunin Ninja Exams! That way, you and Kakashi will definitely pass the Chunin Ninja Exams. I have confidence in your abilities!"

Kushina Uzumaki paused again, then a serious look appeared in her eyes. She whispered to Uchiha Yue, "Tsukuyomi, our escort mission this time is to escort this caravan to the Land of Wind. After we leave the Land of Fire, you must be extra careful. The border of the Land of Fire is quite chaotic right now!"