Team Arrangements

Uchiha You carried out each step in an orderly manner, without a single flaw to be found. Chiyo observed from the side and noticed a sheen of sweat on Uchiha You's face. It seemed the Healing Technique's chakra consumption was equally terrifying.

On the surface, Medical Ninjutsu could greatly ease the effects of injuries, especially during emergency treatment, where it could preserve someone's life.

"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 You 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 let him continue treating anyone, 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 You over to his side.

After discussing matters with the Third Kazekage, he had arrived at the gathering point. Having learned the full story from his companions, he immediately came over to prevent any accidents.

"Not a bad kid. Leave the rest to this old woman."

Chiyo did not intend to keep him. After he left, she sighed, gaining a new understanding of Uchiha You's talent. What 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 is quite good. He could still perform treatment under Chiyo's pressure."

Uchiha You's performance had been watched by Aburame Hanfeng from start to finish. Merely being able to withstand the pressure of a powerful expert was enough to show the firmness of his heart.

"She did not release any killing intent. It was merely the pressure naturally emitted by a powerful expert."

Everyone present understood that the pressure brought by top-tier experts, especially when they became serious, could make those lacking sufficient mental fortitude collapse to their knees in a single encounter.

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

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

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

It had involved a ninja from the enemy camp, and an Elite Jonin at that!

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 You.

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

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

"That's going too far!"

Hyuga Reiko looked at the huge S on his mission record and instantly felt that You had betrayed their organization.

"There was no way to bring you along for this mission. I asked Lady Tsunade about it. I joined the team as a medical ninja, not as part of our squad."

He was helpless about it as well. Yet the danger they had encountered had exceeded all expectations, especially Uchiha Shuiyun's betrayal and the clash between Jonin. One careless move could have gotten him killed during the mission.

In addition, the matter of the betrayal had to be reported to Uchiha He immediately. What happened afterward had nothing to do with him.

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

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

While he was still only a Genin...

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

"Maybe you're just dumb."

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

The parts involving an Elite Jonin made both of them cry out in excitement.

They had never seen a battle between Elite Jonin in the village. Yet even the pressure inadvertently leaking from one was enough to leave them horrified.

They understood that there was a chasm-like gap between them and envied You 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 argued endlessly over who would become Hokage, but the Hokage's seat was not so easy to claim.

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

He wanted to kill every rat lurking in the shadows!

Whether they were rats from Danzo's Hokage faction or those from the Uchiha faction who sought to use him.

The fleeting killing intent was suppressed deep within his heart. The Will of Fire had never nourished his soul. You remained the same cold person, deeply tormented by suffering and pain.

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

"You bastard, Nawaki! You actually punched a woman!"

"Give me a break! You were the one who hit me!"

The full terror of the Gentle Fist landed on Nawaki. His chakra points had been targeted, leaving his chakra unable to gather at all. In the end, Reiko pinned him to the ground and beat him wildly.

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

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

You pulled them apart from their scuffle and sighed.

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

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

Before they knew it, among their three-person squad, You had become the central figure and silently taken on the role of captain.

"Based on what I observed during my two missions, as well as the time since our graduation."

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

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

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

"When 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 true large-scale battles. At most, she could follow behind and handle reconnaissance and support work.

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

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

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