Team Arrangements

Uchiha Yū's movements proceeded in an orderly fashion, with no flaws to be found in any step. Chiyo observed from the side and noticed a layer of sweat on Uchiha Yū's face. It seemed that the Healing Technique's chakra consumption was terrifying as well.

On the surface, medical ninjutsu could greatly ease the effects of injuries, especially during emergency treatment, when it could ensure the patient's survival.

"An impressive ability."

Chiyo could see the signs after watching his movements only once. As for the hand seals for the Healing Technique, just as Uchiha Yū had said, they were not so easily figured out.

"I'm sorry, Lady Chiyo. My abilities are limited. I can only treat one person."

Whether he meant it or not, Chiyo could not allow him to continue treating them, because someone had entered.

"So Lady Chiyo brought You here."

The ninja leading the team smiled faintly. Ignoring Chiyo's imposing manner, he directly called Uchiha Yū over to his side.

After speaking with the Third Kazekage, he had come to the gathering point. Learning the whole story from his companions, he immediately rushed over to prevent any accidents.

"A fine young man. Leave the rest to this old woman."

Chiyo had no intention of keeping him. After he left, she sighed. Her understanding of Uchiha Yū's talent had deepened once more. It was a pity he was not from the Sand Village. Otherwise, after the Third Kazekage, another leader capable of restoring the village's prosperity might have emerged.

"His willpower isn't bad. He managed to treat someone under Chiyo's pressure."

Uchiha Yū's performance had been observed from beginning to end by Aburame Hanfeng. Simply being able to withstand the pressure radiated by a powerful expert was enough to show the firmness of his heart.

"She didn't release any killing intent. It was merely the pressure of a powerful expert."

Everyone present understood that the pressure naturally carried by top-tier experts, especially when they were serious, could make those with insufficient mental fortitude drop to their knees at first sight.

Without wasting time, the group prepared to leave immediately after delivering their supplies.

As for what the Third Kazekage and Konoha's representative had discussed, only the two of them knew. However, it certainly concerned preparations for the coming war.

They returned to Konoha in the shortest possible time, and this mission was rated S-rank.

It had involved a ninja from the enemy camp—an elite jonin!

When the two companions heard that You had completed an S-rank mission, their faces filled with envy and jealousy. Nawaki, in particular, immediately went looking for Uchiha Yū.

This was Uchiha Clan territory, yet even the Uchiha ninja who tried to stop him could not halt Nawaki's determination to find him.

"You! You actually completed an S-rank mission behind our backs!"

"That's way too much!"

When Hyuga Reiko saw the huge S-rank on his record, she instantly felt that You had betrayed the group.

"There was no way to bring you along for this mission. I asked Lady Tsunade. I didn't join the team as part of our squad, but as a medical ninja."

He was helpless too. Yet the danger they had encountered had exceeded expectations, especially Uchiha Shuiyun's betrayal and the clash between jonin. One careless move, and he could have died during the mission.

Besides, the betrayal needed to be reported to Uchiha He immediately. What happened afterward had nothing to do with him.

"Why don't I have the talent to be a medical ninja?"

Nawaki suddenly began to suspect that he was stupid. He and Tsunade were biological siblings, yet she knew medical ninjutsu and had formed a contract with Shikkotsu Forest, one of the Three Great Sage Regions.

Meanwhile, he was still a genin...

Watching him sink into a dark world, Uchiha Yū recalled how Nawaki had trained in front of Tsunade and ended up becoming an experimental guinea pig. He deliberately said, "Maybe you're just stupid."

Crack!

"What?!"

Nawaki, turned to stone, shattered on the spot. Then, hearing the two of them laughing, he charged over and punched them both.

"Bastards!"

After giving Uchiha Yū a fierce beating, he finally sat obediently to the side and listened as You described the dangers of the mission.

The fact that it involved an elite jonin especially thrilled the two of them.

They had never seen a battle between elite jonin in the village, but even the pressure that had leaked out unintentionally left them horrified.

They understood that there was a gulf between them, and envied him for being able to participate in a battle of that level.

"When will we be able to take high-level missions? I want to fight enemy ninja! After all, I'm going to become Hokage and inherit my grandfather's village!"

"I'm going to become Hokage too!"

The two endlessly argued over becoming Hokage, but the Hokage's seat was not so easy to take.

You had no great aspirations toward becoming Hokage. He only wanted to grow stronger and take control of his own fate!

He wanted to kill every rat lurking in the shadows!

Whether it was Danzō of the Hokage faction or those rats within the Uchiha faction who sought to use him.

The fleeting killing intent was suppressed deep within his heart. The Will of Fire had never watered his heart. You was still that cold, tormented man, steeped in suffering and pain.

Even his closest companions would never understand that after living alongside pain for so long, even beneath warm sunlight, Uchiha Yū only absorbed the lethal radioactive elements within it.

"Damn it, Nawaki! You actually hit a woman with your fists!"

"Come on! You hit me first!"

The terrifying power of the Gentle Fist all fell upon Nawaki. With his chakra points targeted, he could not gather his chakra at all, and Reiko pinned him to the ground and pummeled him.

Nawaki, his face swollen like a pig's head, sat on the ground in anger, thinking that he would not go easy on her next time.

"Can't you two be quiet for once?"

After separating them from their scuffle, You sighed.

"Sit properly. I need to arrange our squad's division of duties for the missions ahead."

The warning in his tone immediately made the two stop fighting. They sat down quietly on the ground and looked at Uchiha Yū.

Without anyone noticing, in their three-person squad, You had become its core and invisibly taken on the role of captain.

"Based on what I observed during my two missions, along with the time since we graduated..."

"Our next missions may involve going to the front lines. It may not necessarily be war, but we will definitely encounter enemy ninja."

"You two have very special identities, especially Reiko. In our upcoming operations, members of the branch family will likely be assigned to protect you."

"With the branch family protecting Reiko, her abilities should be focused on reconnaissance!"

"When danger arises, Nawaki and I will confront it head-on!"

The preciousness of the Byakugan bloodline limit meant that Reiko could not participate in a real war. At most, she could only follow behind and perform scouting and support work.

The Rain Village had already revealed its fangs. Once the Second Shinobi World War erupted, the Rain Village would likely become a whirlpool of chaos.

"Reiko, Nawaki! In our future squad missions, put your lives first!"

"Don't treat your lives as a joke!"