Light Cannon (23)

Upon hearing this, although unwilling, Taichi had no choice but to give up the opportunity to continue teasing Shiro, as the mission was more important.

Strangely enough, Taichi had always been puzzled as to why Shikaki would always interrupt him whenever he was about to tease Shiro. If it weren't for their years of working together, Taichi would have thought that Shikaki and Shiro were in cahoots.

However, Taichi only thought about it casually, and these thoughts disappeared after circling in his mind. Taichi continued to listen attentively to Shikaki's explanation.

"There's one thing we need to be careful about in this mission: according to intelligence, the enemy is an evil monster. Whether they are truly evil is not within our scope of consideration."

"It's important to note that the monster they mentioned, while not particularly strong, is immortal and very difficult to deal with."

"Immortality? Like the kind found in the Yugakure?"

"According to the intelligence, no, the immortality we encountered in Yugakure was manifested in its difficulty to kill, while this one is manifested in its ability to regenerate!"

"Recovery? Quickly?"

"Well, it's more like a rebirth than a recovery, because according to intelligence, they can reassemble even when they're shattered into pieces. I guess only Sealing Jutsu can work on them."

"Hmm? Then why not send the Sealing Squad?"

"There must be too many, right, Shikaki?" Shiro answered Taichi while also confirming with Shikaki.

"That's right, the enemy has a large number of them, but the intelligence report is unclear. It seems the enemy doesn't know the exact number either, so we need to investigate ourselves."

"Therefore, Shiro, your task this time may be a bit more demanding."

"Leave it to me."

Shiro is indeed the most suitable in this regard, after all, Shiro has the most investigative methods.

"Alright, let's go then. Shiro, is your puppet working now?"

"Don't worry, Captain, I've fixed it. This time, it's definitely secure!"

"You said the same thing last time..."

"Haha, don't worry, it's been changed back this time. We didn't use the previous idea." Shiro explained awkwardly.

Shiro had previously "upgraded" Giant Bird No. 2, and then they crashed... Therefore, they are now very afraid that Shiro will pull some other trick...

"Alright then, let's get out of the village first." After thinking for a moment, Nakamura decided to trust Shiro one more time.

After leaving the village, Shiro stepped forward, took out blood from the test tube, Hand Seals, and completed the task in one smooth motion.

"Summoning Technique!"

Well, don't be surprised that he doesn't bite his fingers. Unless it's an emergency, Shiro's Summoning Jutsu is usually performed using blood that has been prepared beforehand.

The test tubes used for storage are treated to maintain the blood's activity. Although this makes it a bit low-effort, it doesn't hurt!

Taichi and the others weren't surprised by this, as they'd seen it many times before. However, Mizuki exclaimed in surprise.

"How come your bird is so big!?"

"..." Young lady, it's only because they're innocent that you said that, otherwise you'd be in trouble...

Shiro was speechless for a moment, then explained, "This is Giant Bird No. 2, different from Bird No. 1 I."

"What an ugly name..."

"... Are you going to sit down or not?"

"Haha, let's go. We don't have much time. According to the intelligence, the request we received in Konoha was a week later than they expected. The other ninja villages have probably already set off."

"Let's go then."

After saying that, everyone boarded Giant Bird No. 2.

Along the way, no one spoke, but quietly organized their belongings. This time, they would use Sealing Jutsu to deal with their opponent first.

However, they are not ninjas skilled in Sealing Jutsu. At most, they have some Sealing Scroll or something similar, which are not very useful. This time, the main focus should be on restraining and binding them.

Therefore, they were all checking and organizing their ninja tools so that they could be taken out and used immediately.

Shiro, however, did not focus on this, because although a considerable amount of time had passed, he could no longer clearly remember some of the details of the plot.

However, as a minor boss who frequently appears in fan works, Shiro still left a deep impression.

Shiro knew that the key to this mission was not the puppets themselves, but the Moryo behind them!

If Shiro remembers correctly, Moryo seems to have the power of Tailed Beast, and it seems that even Naruto in his Four-Tails form couldn't do anything to him.

Therefore, Shiro needs to find a Noble Phantasm with powerful offensive capabilities, commonly known as a light cannon!

Unfortunately, Shiro can currently only Projection C-rank Noble Phantasm, and C-rank Noble Phantasm rarely have AoE attacks...

However, rare doesn't mean nonexistent. After much effort, Shiro finally found it.

To be honest, Shiro was also surprised. He didn't expect this Noble Phantasm to be only C-rank; he originally thought it was A++.

After finding the target, Shiro prepared dozens of other Noble Phantasm to detonate later.

Then, taking advantage of the remaining time, Shiro took out some of the ninja tools that were not needed this time and used Alchemy to change their form to make them more suitable for this mission.

Taichi and the others, who were already used to this, had prepared in advance. After seeing Shiro begin his modifications, they quietly placed their extra ninja tools next to Shiro, waiting for his "favor".

Ever since Shiro demonstrated Alchemy, this procedure has been followed for every mission; they've long been used to it.

However, this was the first time Mizuki and Minamoto no Raiko had seen it, so they were somewhat surprised and curious.

Afterwards, Mizuki, who had met Taichi before and was from the same clan, asked Taichi, "What kind of Ninjutsu is that? How can he do that?"

"Oh, right, you guys don't know this yet, it's Shiro's secret technique. It can change the shape of ninja tools, but it's very slow to activate and not very useful in actual combat, so Shiro usually uses it for logistics."

"You should also have some ninja tools that you don't need for this mission, right? Take some out, and let Shiro modify them for you while he's at it."

"May I?"

"It's alright. We'll be on a mission together this time, so don't worry about these things. Your safety is the most important thing," Nakamura said from the side.

"Okay, thank you, Captain Nakamura." After saying that, they took out some of the ninja tools that they wouldn't need this time and handed them to Shiro for modification.

"Speaking of which, I was the one who did the work, so why are you thanking Captain Nakamura..." Shiro, who was buried in his work, looked up and said resentfully.

"Haha, enough talk, hurry up and get on with it. Don't get to the Land of Demons before you're finished. Don't forget, you still need to recover your Chakra."

"Damn it! What kind of mentality is this, where you feel so comfortable enjoying yourself?! Don't I have any human rights?"

Despite his complaints, Shiro quickened his pace, because Nakamura was right; he needed more time to recover his Chakra.

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