Team Arrangements

Uchiha Yuu carried out each step in an orderly manner, with no flaws to be found in any part of the process. Chiyo watched from the side and noticed a sheen of sweat on his face. It seemed the Healing Technique consumed a terrifying amount of chakra as well.

On the surface, Medical Ninjutsu could greatly ease the consequences of injury. Especially during emergency treatment, it could preserve someone's life.

"An impressive ability."

Chiyo had seen the signs after observing his movements just once. As for the hand seals of the Healing Technique, just as Uchiha Yuu had said, they were not so easily deciphered.

"My apologies, Lady Chiyo. My abilities are limited. I can only treat one person."

Whether that was true or not, Chiyo could not allow him to continue treating the wounded, because someone had entered.

"So Lady Chiyo brought Yuu here."

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

After finishing his discussion with the Third Kazekage, he had come to the gathering point. Upon learning the full story from his companions, he immediately hurried over to prevent any accidents.

"A fine kid. Leave the rest to this old woman."

Chiyo had no intention of keeping him. After he left, she sighed, gaining a new understanding of Uchiha Yuu's talent. It was a pity he was not from Sunagakure. Otherwise, after the Third Kazekage, another leader capable of restoring the village's glory would have emerged.

"His willpower is quite good. He could keep treating the wounded under Chiyo's pressure."

Uchiha Yuu's performance had not escaped Aburame Hanfeng's notice. Merely being able to withstand the pressure exerted by a powerful expert was enough to show the firmness of his heart.

"She did not release any killing intent. It was merely the pressure of a strong person."

Everyone present understood that the pressure naturally emitted by top experts, especially when they became serious, could make those lacking sufficient resolve drop to their knees at first sight.

Without wasting any time, the group delivered their supplies and immediately prepared to depart.

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

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

It involved a ninja from the enemy camp—an Elite Jonin!

When his two companions heard that Yuu had completed an S-rank mission, their faces filled with envy and jealousy. Nawaki especially sought out Uchiha Yuu at once.

This was Uchiha Clan territory. Even the Uchiha ninja guarding the area could not stop Nawaki's determination to find him.

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

"That's way too unfair!"

Seeing the huge S on his mission record, Hyuga Reiko instantly felt that Yuu had betrayed their group.

"There was no way to bring you two along. I asked Lady Tsunade. This wasn't a squad mission—I joined the team as a medical ninja."

He was helpless about it as well. But the dangers they had encountered had exceeded his expectations, especially Uchiha Shuiyun's betrayal and the clash between Jonin. One misstep could have gotten him killed during the mission.

He also needed to report the betrayal to Uchiha He immediately. As for what happened afterward, it had nothing to do with him.

"Why don't I have any talent for being a medical ninja?"

Nawaki suddenly began to suspect that he was stupid. Clearly, he and Tsunade were biological siblings, yet she knew Medical Ninjutsu and had even formed a contract with Shikkotsu Forest, one of the three great sacred lands.

Meanwhile, he was still a Genin...

Watching him sink into a dark world of despair, Uchiha Yuu recalled how Nawaki had trained in front of Tsunade and ended up becoming her experimental guinea pig. He deliberately said:

"Maybe you're just stupid."

Crack!

"What?!"

Nawaki, who had 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 Yuu a fierce beating, Nawaki finally sat obediently to the side and listened as Yuu described the dangers of the mission.

Especially when it involved an Elite Jonin, the two of them were utterly thrilled.

They had never seen a battle between Elite Jonin within the village, but even the pressure they had inadvertently revealed was enough to leave the two of them horrified.

They understood there was a gulf-like difference between them, and envied him for being able to participate in such a battle.

"When will I get to take on high-level missions? I want to fight enemy ninja! After all, I'm going to become Hokage and inherit Grandpa's village!"

"I'm going to become Hokage too!"

The two endlessly argued over who would become Hokage, but the Hokage's seat was not so easy to claim.

Yuu did not feel much about becoming Hokage. He only wanted to become stronger and seize control of his own fate!

He wanted to kill every rat lurking in the shadows!

Whether it was Danzo from the Hokage faction or those rats from the Uchiha faction who sought to use him.

The flash of killing intent was suppressed deep within his heart. The Will of Fire had never watered his soul. Yuu remained the same cold person, one who had suffered torment and pain.

Even his closest companions would never understand. After living alongside pain for so long, even beneath warm sunlight, Uchiha Yuu only absorbed the radiation within it that could kill.

"Nawaki, you bastard! You actually hit a woman with your fists!"

"Come on! You hit me first!"

The terrifying power of the Gentle Fist landed entirely on Nawaki. With his chakra points targeted, he could not gather his chakra at all, and Reiko ended up pinning him to the ground and pounding him mercilessly.

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

"Can't you two be quieter?"

Yuu separated them from their scuffle and sighed.

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

The warning in his tone made the two of them stop fighting immediately. They sat peacefully on the ground and looked at Uchiha Yuu.

Without anyone realizing it, in their three-person squad, Yuu had become its core, silently taking on the position of captain.

"Based on what I observed during my two missions, along with the timing of our graduation."

"Our next mission may take us to the front lines. It may not necessarily be war, but we will definitely encounter enemy ninja."

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

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

"If we encounter danger, Nawaki and I will confront it head-on!"

The precious nature of the Byakugan Kekkei Genkai meant Reiko could not participate in a true large-scale battle. At most, she could follow behind and perform reconnaissance and support work.

Amegakure had already bared its fangs. Once the Second Shinobi World War broke out, Amegakure would likely become the center of a maelstrom.

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

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