Lone Walk, Unrestrained

Inside the Resting Tent, one was packing supplies, another was quietly reading a book, and yet another was contemplating wicked ideas, occasionally letting out a strange "hehe" laugh.

After Taiichi finished packing his things, he slapped Yohei, who was still daydreaming, awake, saying, "That's your cousin, watch your manners."

What Taiichi was really thinking was, "Regardless of whether Obito betrays us in the future, given the care Yohei shows him now, once Mangekyo awakens his Mangekyou Obito, he will definitely seek revenge on Yohei immediately."

I just don't know who will be more skilled between them back then.

"While I'm not here, you're the strongest. You have to protect everyone and don't do anything reckless, understand?" Taiichi gave his final instructions.

"I know, Taiichi, you're becoming more and more like an old woman." Yohei complained, straightening his clothes that Taiichi had messed up.

Actually, Yohei is quite reliable and someone who listens to advice, especially when Saori is there to help him, which makes him very reassuring.

The two escorted Taiichi to the Camp entrance, where they happened to see Kakashi and his group also seeing off their teacher.

Minato was also giving them some instructions; you didn't even need to listen to them to know that it was mostly about what to be careful about during the missions.

Upon closer inspection, it was indeed the case.

"Senior Disciple Brother Minato, can we go now?" Taiichi greeted them, nodding to Kakashi and the other two.

"Okay, Taiichi." Minato also instructed Kakashi, but still feeling uneasy, he added to Yohei, "Yohei, I'll need you to take good care of Kakashi and the others for the next while."

At that moment, Yohei immediately thought of Taiichi's instructions. They were exactly the same; both were truly good Captain who cared about their team members. "No problem, Minato- Senior, we're all good friends."

After saying goodbye, Minato and Taiichi finally embarked on their mission.

The current war between Iwagakure and Sunagakure, although Sunagakure has managed to withstand Iwagakure's attack, is currently taking place within the Land of Wind due to the earlier surprise attack.

Iwagakure went even further, building their frontline Camp directly on the site where the Land of Wind's Border Troops had previously been stationed. This was extremely arrogant, showing that they didn't take Sunagakure seriously at all.

Minato and Taiichi's journey was to enter the Land of Wind directly from the Land of Rivers, and then proceed from within the Land of Wind to the battlefield.

"Senior Disciple Brother Minato, for this mission, should we Lone Walk or team up?" Even as he ran, Taiichi didn't forget to ask Minato how to carry out this mission.

"If you hadn't mastered the Flying Thunder God, I would have said we'd work together. But as for now—" Minato turned and flashed that warm smile again, "Of course, splitting up would be much more efficient!"

"Yes, that's what I was thinking too. Let's split up before we reach the battlefield."

Because they needed to avoid Scout by Sunagakure, the two traveled at a slow pace, taking two days to reach the edge of the battlefield.

"Taiichi, let's part ways here."

"Okay." With that, Taiichi took out several bottles of medicine and a specially made Flying Thunder God Kunai from his Ninja Tool Pouch and handed them to Minato. "These are specially made Antidote Pill, Military Ration Pill, and Hemostatic Pill, as well as my Flying Thunder God Kunai Senior Disciple Brother Minato, please carry these with you in case of emergency."

Minato reached out and took it, looking at the Kunai in his hand engraved with " With Invincible With Me," and couldn't help but reveal a strange smile. He never expected that Taiichi, who was usually so amiable, would use such Chuunibyou) Talisman.

After putting away the medicine and Kunai, Minato also handed Taiichi his "Sword of Ninja Love." This way, if either of them needed to find the other, and if they were within a certain range, they could quickly locate each other.

After a final check of his equipment, Taiichi still felt that something was off.

When he looked up and saw the Headband Minato was wearing, he suddenly realized that since it was a secret mission, even if he wasn't wearing Headband, he couldn't be doing things based on Konoha's Headband.

Just as I was about to remind Minato, I saw that he had already taken off his Headband and put it into his Ninja Tool Pouch.

As expected of an experienced Elite Jonin, his thoughts and insights far surpass those of Taiichi ninja like Taiichi who only possesses strength.

Taiichi quickly took off his Headband and put it into his Ninja Tool Pouch.

At that moment, Minato noticed Taiichi's forehead, where there was a bright green Rhombus Mark. He certainly didn't think that Taiichi was trying to show off by deliberately putting something on his forehead.

He recognized it too; it was almost identical to the one on Lady Tsunade's forehead—it was the mark of the Yin Seal.

Feeling Minato staring at his forehead, Taiichi unconsciously raised his hand and touched it. The bump on his hand told Taiichi what Minato was looking at.

"I didn't expect that Senior Disciple Brother Minato would discover the Yin Seal that Teacher Tsunade taught me." As he spoke, he took out a bandage and tied it around his forehead to cover it up, since it was quite conspicuous.

Minato nodded without speaking. Taiichi already had a lot of Chakra, and now with the Yin Seal replenishing it, there was absolutely nothing to worry about for this mission.

Once the task was finished, the two parted ways to begin their respective missions.

The Land of Wind, a battlefield of sand and rock.

This place is not far from an Oasis Town, where a small-scale battle had recently broken out. More than a dozen corpses lay scattered on the scene, half from Sunagakure and half from Iwagakure, indicating that the battle was evenly matched.

At this moment, small groups of Shaju were pecking at this rare feast, and more Shaju continued to gather in this direction from the sky.

These large, scavenging birds in the desert have a natural sensitivity to carcasses; wherever there is a carcass, these creatures will soon appear in droves.

In no time at all, the corpses would be reduced to mere rags; they would devour bones and bloodstained sand, truly "desert cleaners."

Taiichi was hiding among the ruins not far from the scene. The battle here had just ended, and the victor should have returned to clean up the battlefield.

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Sure enough, not long after, Taiichi sensed three ninjas approaching. Upon closer inspection, he realized they were three Iwagakure Ninja.

As they approached, the three Iwagakure Ninja noticed the Shaju circling and descending from the sky, and their expressions immediately changed.

What annoyed them most about attacking Sunagakure wasn't the setbacks in their attack, but these annoying scruffy birds. After all, nobody wants to die with their body pecked and riddled with holes by these birds, only to be eaten by them.

They increased their speed, but what they saw enraged them: a flock of Shaju were pecking at the corpses of their comrades.

"Damn beasts!" the three Iwagakure members roared angrily, chasing away the annoying carrion birds while unleashing Earth Style: Iron Cannon to attack them.

Unfortunately, these ninjas' Ninjutsu was not only inaccurate, but also disappointing in power.

Apart from one Shaju whose wing was broken and fell from the sky after being targeted by concentrated fire, the others that were hit also flapped their wings and soared into the higher sky, lingering there for a long time.

Taiichi watched from the sidelines, shaking his head repeatedly. These three were probably cannon fodder ninjas from Iwagakure. At such an old age, they were only Genin- level, only good for assisting on the battlefield. They couldn't even use a simple Iron Cannon properly.

Sensing that no more Rock Ninja arriving, Taiichi no longer hesitated. He had already placed Flying Thunder God Kunai around the corpses, and instantly disappeared from the spot, reappearing behind the Iwagakure. Then he unleashed a Wind Style: Great Breakthrough.

A whirlwind carrying countless tiny Wind Blade swept out, and in just one move, the three Rock Ninja were swept by countless Wind Blades. Before they could even react, the numerous wounds on their bodies made them beyond dead.

In order to conceal his identity and to draw hatred from both sides, Taiichi primarily used Wind Style and Earth Style techniques in this mission, which served as training for these two Ninjutsu.

After finishing, Taiichi went forward to check on everyone and confirmed that they were all dead. Then he put away the Flying Thunder God Kunai on the ground and turned to leave.

But looking at the Shaju circling in the sky and the corpses scattered on the ground, Taiyi hesitated for Taiichi long time before giving up the idea of setting the place on fire.

Putting aside the question of whether it would expose their own problems, humans eating animals and animals eating humans are both part of nature. Moreover, this is a battlefield, so there's even less room for so much sympathy.

This was Taiichi's third day on this battlefield. He had witnessed seven or eight battles between Sunagakure and Iwagakure, but he hadn't managed to gain any advantage much, and the ones he had dealt with were mostly chuunibyou and Genin.

This has a negligible effect on the overall battlefield.

Back at the pre-arranged rest stop, Taiichi pondered his next move. To avoid revealing his identity, he knew he couldn't participate in large-scale battles, and small-scale ones wouldn't be of much use either.

After much deliberation, Taiichi finally decided to go to the Land of Birds, which was in the heart of Iwagakure. Intercepting his Resupply there would be more effective than killing a few insignificant soldiers on the front lines.

Having figured this out, Taiichi quickly ate some dry rations, rested briefly, disguised himself, put on a Sunagakure Headband, and sneaked towards the Land of Birds.

Upon entering the Land of Birds, Taiichi discovered quite a few Sunagakure teams, all of whom had come to Iwagakure's rear to conduct Scout and sabotage.

Now that Iwagakure has the upper hand, Taiichi doesn't bother hunting them down. But if any unlucky ones happen to run right into Taiichi's face, he won't mind taking a couple more lives.

Take this lone Sunagakure Jonin for example. For several days, Taiichi hadn't encountered a single lone Iwagakure Jonin, but this Sunagakure Jonin was unlucky enough to run straight up to Taiichi.

What else could be said? With Body Flicker movement, he unleashed a sharp blade of light from his Short Sword. Even a Jonin off guard, couldn't withstand more than a few moves before Taiichi took his head.

Looking at the unseeing corpse on the ground, Taiichi was speechless. There really were such unlucky guys. He Jonin come to cause trouble for Iwagakure, and this Jonin didn't even have a little bit of vigilance.

I don't know if he's too confident in his own strength, but he came over as soon as he saw the Sunagakure uniform. If he doesn't die, who will?

Of course, this was just a minor incident; Taiichi's goal was still to find and destroy Iwagakure's Resupply points.

After searching for two days in the Land of Birds, Taiichi finally locked onto his target: a small Resupply point in Iwagakure.

According to Taiichi's observation, there was only one company of ninjas stationed here, including two Jonin, two Special Jonin, and the rest Chunin.

Such a configuration is already quite luxurious for a small Resupply point, but it's not something that Taiichi can't give a try.

Having found a secluded spot, Taiichi used Earth Style to create an underground cave, where he rested and recuperated. Only after sensing through the ventilation shaft that it was already dark outside did he emerge from the cave and head towards the Resupply point.

With the moon dark and the wind howling, tonight was the perfect opportunity for a sneak attack. Patches of dark clouds intermittently obscured the moon, plunging the earth into darkness.

Taiichi stealthily approached the wall outside the Resupply point. He had already probed it during the day; there was no Sensory Barrier set up at this Resupply point, nor were there any Sensor Ninja.

Therefore, Taiichi released his Chakra Perception without any scruples, only slightly reducing the intensity of the Scout to prevent the Jonin inside from noticing.

From God's perspective, Taiichi cleverly took advantage of the opportunity and the blind spots of the patrolling ninjas to silently sneak into the ninjas' resting tent.

There were four ninjas living in the tent, which seemed to be a squad. Using the faint light coming from the outside, Taiichi silently approached the ninja who looked most like the Captain.

The Short Sword in his hand was already drawn. In the darkness, a gag was covered and the sword fell simultaneously. A slight, almost imperceptible cutting sound rang out, and a Rock Ninja Captain lost his life in his sleep.

Taiichi moved nimbly and silently between the narrow beds, his Short Sword reaping lives in the tent time and time again.

Warm blood seeped through the bedding and dripped onto the ground, filling the tent with a strong smell of rust.

He moved with lightning speed, disappearing from one tent and sneaking into another—the camp of another Special Jonin's squad.

Following the same steps and methods, after Taiichi finished off the Captain and then two more team members, the stench of bloodshed could no longer be concealed.

Outside the first tent, the Rock Ninja on patrol suddenly stopped, sniffed sharply, and then his expression changed drastically. He waved his hand and lifted the tent flap, only to find four corpses that had already died.

Enemy attack -

A loud scream echoed throughout the Camp, followed by a piercing alarm that broke the silence of the night.

Taiichi's eyes sharpened, and he no longer concealed his true feelings.

The last target convulsed and sat up, his throat already severed by Taiichi's Short Sword.

After finishing off the last person, Taiichi immediately formed hand Hand Seals and Wind Style: Vacuum Serial Waves.

A large amount of Chakra transformed into dozens of powerful, sharp, weasel-like air blades, sweeping towards the camp of the last Jonin squad in Taiichi's memory.

The powerful Wind Style instantly tore through everything in front of them, exposing Taiichi to the Rock Ninja.

At that moment, a series of shrill screams rang out from the direction Taiichi's Wind Style attack. In the end, only a disheveled ninja escaped from the ruins. Even so, his left arm was missing, and blood was still gushing from the wound, indicating that he was seriously injured.

Looking at the few cowards surrounding him, Taiichi sneered and sneered in a rough voice, "I dared to sneak in and ambush so many people just now, and now there are only a few left. Instead of thinking about running away, you want to gang up on me. You're simply overestimating yourselves."