Miura Mingyuan and his men were cleaning up the battlefield. They had already crossed into the Land of Wind's border territory. It would be hard to explain if anyone found all these ninja corpses.
Getting rid of the bodies was easy enough. They just had to sink them into the sand.
Ogawara and Hyuga Senso were helping the civilians, while the caravan boss thanked them for saving everyone and protecting all the cargo.
Of course, the person who deserved the most thanks was the impossibly young boy.
Yet no one dared approach him.
Miura Mingyuan looked up at the slender figure standing on the hill and swallowed.
"Senso, is that lord your captain?"
Hyuga Senso paused what he was doing and gave a quiet nod.
"Are there only three people in your squad?"
Hyuga Senso explained, "Our previous captain was badly injured on a mission, so Captain Gong Yi took over."
"Have you considered recruiting new members?"
Hyuga Senso shook his head. "The village is short on manpower, and the latest class at the Ninja Academy hasn't graduated yet. We can't get any replacements for now."
Miura Mingyuan asked tentatively, "Then how old is Lord Gong Yi?"
In the ninja world, strength was everything!
Age had never mattered!
Miura called him "lord" without a trace of awkwardness. He meant it.
"Nine! Our captain is a true genius. He completed a high-difficulty mission right after graduating, earned Lord Hokage's recognition, and was promoted to Special Jonin!"
Miura nodded, completely convinced. He had just witnessed Gong Yi in battle.
That level of strength went beyond Special Jonin. Plenty of veteran Jonin couldn't match it.
He had taken on two Jonin alone, not only suppressing them but dispatching them cleanly and without a scratch.
Well, the scene had been rather bloody.
Gong Yi