Nighttime Mission!

Qingquan Town.

Anbu outpost.

Inside the Sealing Space, Hyuga Setsuna was continuously familiarizing himself with the power he had just gained.

After the riot of the Sealing Power, his Chakra reserves were now roughly equivalent to two Kakashis.

As for his physique—

Blue Chakra flames ignited around Hyuga Setsuna's right hand. He lightly sliced his left wrist, immediately leaving a wound. A few seconds later, the wound began to heal rapidly, and in the end, not even a scar remained.

Although he had not truly attained a Sage Body, his Chakra reserves were increasing dramatically, while his physique had gained powerful recovery abilities and stamina.

More importantly, Hyuga Setsuna could feel that the time needed for his Byakugan to evolve into the Tenseigan had been greatly reduced, from the original three years to one year or even less.

Otsutsuki Kaguya descended, an astonished expression on her face as she spoke to Hyuga Setsuna.

"Have thine eyes already become Tenseigan?"

"Not yet. They merely possess the appearance of the Tenseigan for now. The true core power has yet to be born."

Hyuga Setsuna also saw his own eyes through a nearby mirror. Blue, starlike radiance had appeared in his pupils, dazzlingly bright and exceptionally beautiful.

Looking at the pair of Tenseigan in his eyes, Hyuga Setsuna felt extremely satisfied.

Sure enough, the Tenseigan looked far cooler than the Rinnegan!

"Then can thy Tenseigan still change back into Byakugan?"

"If it cannot, then thou art in trouble."

"It should be able to. I'll try."

Hyuga Setsuna closed his eyes and began mobilizing the Chakra within them.

After a while, when he opened his eyes again, the Tenseigan had already vanished, reverting to ordinary Byakugan.

Sure enough, he could change them back. If he had to keep the Tenseigan exposed all the time, he probably would not need to return to the Hidden Leaf Village after this mission. He could just defect outright.

"Grandmother, I'll go back and rest now."

Hyuga Setsuna's face showed a hint of exhaustion. He had been put through far too much that night—first extreme pain, then extreme excitement. His mind was truly struggling to take it, and he still had a mission to carry out the next morning.

Right now, all he wanted was to hurry back to bed and get a good night's sleep.

Seeing the exhaustion on Hyuga Setsuna's face, Otsutsuki Kaguya also looked distressed. After all, the child was still young and could not endure such torment.

After sending Hyuga Setsuna out of the Sealing Space, Otsutsuki Kaguya stood there alone in a daze, seemingly lost in thought.

The next day, the morning sunlight fell over Qingquan Town.

Hyuga Setsuna sat at the dining table and ate listlessly, looking as though he had not rested well.

Gekko Baiyue looked at Hyuga Setsuna with some confusion.

"Did you not rest well last night?"

"Going on a mission in that state is not a good thing for you."

Clearly, although Gekko Baiyue did not particularly like Hyuga Setsuna, she would still offer concern and care now that he was her subordinate.

For example, she could postpone the mission for a few days?

Hyuga Setsuna forced himself to perk up slightly before speaking apologetically.

"I was probably a little excited about going on a mission for the first time, so I went to bed late."

"However, it will not affect the mission, Captain Baiyue."

Although he had immediately gone to sleep after leaving the Sealing Space last night, and his body had recovered somewhat thanks to its powerful healing ability—

His mental state could not recover so quickly.

After looking at the slightly more energetic Hyuga Setsuna, Gekko Baiyue said nothing more.

She merely slowed down her meal a little, allowing him to adjust himself better.

After breakfast, Hyuga Setsuna and Gekko Baiyue headed toward the location indicated on the mission scroll.

Along the way, Gekko Baiyue intentionally looked after the unwell Hyuga Setsuna, so they did not travel very quickly.

There was still plenty of time before nightfall. Nighttime would be the best time to carry out their mission, so she could take care of him a little for now while also conserving some stamina.

Hyuga Setsuna also noticed the concern shown by Gekko Baiyue, his captain.

She looked cold on the surface, but her thoughtfulness when caring for someone was quite comforting.

The phrase cold on the outside, warm on the inside was probably made for Gekko Baiyue!

Just like that, night arrived quickly.

The two reached a hillside. Across from them stood what appeared to be a settlement—a village or perhaps a stronghold!

The night was dark and the wind was high. It was the perfect time to carry out their mission!

Hyuga Setsuna and Gekko Baiyue leaped onto a nearby rock, dressed in black Anbu cloaks and wearing rabbit and fox masks respectively.

In the silent night, a chilling, murderous aura continued to spread.

The two carefully observed the stronghold in the distance.

From the outside, it looked like an ordinary Bandit Stronghold.

But upon closer inspection, they discovered—

Aside from the few sentries standing in plain sight, the shadows nearby were filled with a large number of Explosive Tag traps.

There were even quite a few hidden sentries. Through his Byakugan, Hyuga Setsuna also spotted many ninjas.

After deactivating his Byakugan, Hyuga Setsuna spoke to Gekko Baiyue with a grave expression.

"There are fifty hidden sentries in this direction. Thirty-two are ninjas, while the remaining eighteen are ordinary people."

"Of the thirty-two ninjas, two have Chakra reserves at the Chunin level. The rest hover around the level of Genin!"

"Conservatively speaking, there should be one Elite Jonin and several Elite Chunin stationed within that stronghold."

"It seems the village's guess was right. This should be an intelligence and espionage base from another country. Ordinary bandits would not have so many ninjas!"

After hearing Hyuga Setsuna's words, Gekko Baiyue's expression also grew slightly solemn.

"Can't your Byakugan see the situation inside the stronghold in detail?"

"No. The Byakugan's observation range is one kilometer, and that stronghold is already more than one kilometer away."

Hyuga Setsuna shook his head, lying without the slightest change in expression.

His Byakugan had undergone several transformations. Although it had yet to produce the true core power of the Tenseigan, it was still stronger than an ordinary Byakugan.

An ordinary Byakugan could only see within one kilometer, but after undergoing multiple transformations, Hyuga Setsuna's Byakugan could already observe anything within five kilometers.

Moreover, when he had inspected the stronghold with his Byakugan just now, he had confirmed that there was only one Elite Jonin and three Elite Chunin inside.

"Captain Baiyue, can you handle an Elite Jonin?"

"Yes. As long as no one else interferes, I can hold him off!"

Gekko Baiyue spoke with pride. After all, possessing such strength at the age of twelve was indeed something to be proud of.

Hyuga Setsuna nodded.

"In that case, we can take out the hidden sentries first. As for the visible sentries, they are only ordinary people without Chakra, so they pose no threat."

"Finally, after dealing with those people, I'll handle the Chunin inside the stronghold. Captain Baiyue, you can hold off the Elite Jonin. Once I've dealt with the enemies, I'll come help you."

Gekko Baiyue's gaze turned stern as she reprimanded him.

"Yagokoro, are you really so confident that you can defeat those Elite Chunin? Even kill them?"

"This is your first mission. You do not even have any experience fighting enemies!"

"Besides, strictly speaking, this mission has already reached A-rank. The two of us cannot handle it alone!"

Hyuga Setsuna rubbed his head in frustration.

He knew his true strength, but Gekko Baiyue did not. Given the current situation, he should have listened to her and retreated, especially since she was concerned about him!

But Hyuga Setsuna truly could not accept leaving like this on his very first mission.

"Captain Baiyue, please trust me!"

Hyuga Setsuna looked at Gekko Baiyue insistently, hoping she would agree.

After staring deeply at Hyuga Setsuna, Gekko Baiyue said coldly.

"If you die, I will not collect your corpse!"

After saying that, Gekko Baiyue immediately set off toward the hidden sentries.

Watching Gekko Baiyue leave, her entire body radiating a cold aura—

Hyuga Setsuna murmured softly.

"Thank you, Captain Baiyue!"

Then Hyuga Setsuna also turned into an afterimage and headed toward the hidden sentries.

First update!

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