Combat

Tobitake Tonbo's talent exceeded Dokuro Kei's expectations, and he realized that the boy possessed good aptitude.

The next day.

A mind-reading assignment was arranged for him.

Through reading minds, he also came to understand the cruelty of war.

At this time, the Third Shinobi World War was in full swing, led and commanded by Orochimaru, with various teams led by Jōnin to resist attacks from other countries.

Unfortunately, there was only one Orochimaru; Jiraiya and Tsunade were not present on the battlefield at this time.

White Fang had also committed suicide a few years ago.

It could be considered the weakest period for Konoha in recent years.

Minato Namikaze was also emerging, earning the moniker of the Yellow Flash on the battlefield.

From the memories he read, in the outside world it was indeed as the original work stated, striking terror into the hearts of others.

Ninjas who encountered him could directly abandon their missions and flee.

War is too terrifying; I might as well honestly stay in the Analysis Division as a grunt.

Wandering through various memories solidified Tobitake Tonbo's resolve.

As for saving the world and all that, they could leave it to the protagonists of each era.

Time passed.

With the increasing number of people whose minds he read, his Mind Reading Technique grew more and more proficient.

So proficient that it astonished his captain, Dokuro Kei.

In his spare time, he also practiced taijutsu, shuriken, kunai, and the like with his colleagues.

After all, on the battlefield, these few things were the most practical items for a Genin.

At the same time, he also met another teammate, Sheng Shimon.

He was a newcomer just like him.

"Sigh, I hate war," Sheng Shimon said.

Tobitake Tonbo: "I hate it too, but since we've become Konoha ninjas, we must exert ourselves for the village."

Today's mission was not heavy, and they were assigned to patrol around the encampment.

The two of them formed a team and cooperated with each other.

Of course, this was merely to train Genin like them; the Analysis Division's encampment was guarded by the ANBU.

As for him, he needed to express the Will of Fire in front of his colleagues from time to time.

This thing always worked.

Swish, swish!

The two of them patrolled the gloomy jungle, constantly scanning their surroundings.

Occasionally, they used sensory ninjutsu to probe for possible enemies appearing in the vicinity.

This was also their daily routine.

Tobitake Tonbo did a bit more, never forgetting to study even while patrolling.

Due to extracting too many memories, there were always some unique applications of taijutsu, shuriken, and kunai from other ninja villages.

This benefited him immensely.

Of course, this was just a minor part; the main focus was on reconnaissance experience, code analysis, tracking techniques, and other methods.

It truly opened his eyes.

It turned out that for a ninja, those theoretical knowledge points were more reliable on the battlefield than ninjutsu.

Especially for a guy like him without a Kekkei Genkai.

"Wait, something's wrong."

Suddenly, Tobitake Tonbo stopped in his tracks and deployed his sensory ninjutsu.

Chakra signatures within a two-kilometer radius appeared in his mind.

"One kilometer east, there's a small, suddenly appearing unit.

Judging from the chakra reactions, it's an elite unit."

Within his sensory field, more than a dozen people suddenly barged into their alert range.

The smallest chakra signatures were comparable to their captain, Dokuro Kei.

"Let's go report to the captain."

Although he didn't understand why the ANBU hadn't noticed, since they had discovered it, they naturally had to report.

Based on Tobitake Tonbo's words, Sheng Shimon also used sensory ninjutsu to confirm.

Subsequently, the two quickly arrived at the Analysis Division's encampment.

"Report, there's a situation."

Finding Dokuro Kei, the two immediately reported their discovery.

Not daring to be careless, Dokuro Kei reported it to his superior, squad leader Yamanaka Inoichi.

In less than a moment, Yamanaka Inoichi promptly arrived with four squads.

"Good job, follow me."

Ah!

A single sentence fried Tobitake Tonbo's brain; were they, the Analysis Division, expected to fight too?

That's right, they really were expected to fight.

Though it was just blocking enemies from escaping on the outer perimeter.

The main force, led by Yamanaka Inoichi's troops, coordinated with patrolling ANBU to annihilate the enemy.

While he, the others, and Dokuro Kei would intercept on the outer periphery.

It could also be considered training for them.

Hiding in the shadows with concealed presence.

"Shimon, are you nervous for your first battle?" said Tobitake Tonbo.

Sheng Shimon: "Not nervous, it is a ninja's mission."

This left him not knowing how to reply.

Actually, he wasn't nervous either.

In the process of reading intelligence, he had encountered too many battles, making him accustomed to it.

At the same time, he took out steel wire, Explosive Tags, and other ninja tools, setting up traps nearby.

These traps were processed, integrated, and analyzed based on the enemy's memories, placed right where they were most likely to be used.

"Good kid, I didn't expect you to be so good at learning traps."

Dokuro Kei expressed praise for him.

As a Chunin, and a Chunin who had experienced several years of battlefield combat, he could see that Tobitake Tonbo's traps were of a high standard.

Hearing this, Tobitake Tonbo also flashed a smile.

He felt that in the Shinobi World, his brain was probably about on par with Kisuke Urahara and Ryuken Ishida from Bleach.

Even though it wasn't biased toward scientific research.

Clang, clang!

Fierce combat also erupted in the distance.

In Tobitake Tonbo's perception, chakra and reactions of different natures were clashing intensely.

Along with the sound of exploding Explosive Tags.

Knowing that Yamanaka Inoichi survived quite well in the original work, it was obvious that they would definitely win this time.

After a short while, true to form, several enemies scattered and fled in all directions.

One of them headed directly toward their direction.

"They're coming."

The three reacted simultaneously.

Following the three-person formation learned at the Ninja Academy, they ambushed the path of his escape.

Several Shuriken appeared in Tobitake Tonbo's hand.

After making a gesture to his teammates, he flew them out at various angles in a clever manner.

The incoming person wore an Iwagakure forehead protector.

Judging by the situation, he was a Chunin, which meant he possessed rich combat experience.

Therefore, he chose to attack with hidden weapons from different angles.

Achieving the purpose of probing the opponent.

Sure enough, facing the attack, the opponent displayed rich combat experience.

With a sideways dodge, he evaded two of the Shuriken, knocking the other one away with a Kunai.

The vigilance in his eyes never faded.

Suddenly, a huge log smashed down from above. The opponent formed hand seals, rock appeared covering his arm, and with a single punch, he blasted the giant log away.

More Shuriken flew in; this time, it was the coordination of Sheng Shimon and Dokuro Kei.

Even more, there was the steel wire trap designed by Tobitake Tonbo, surrounding him at blinding speed.

The enemy's expression turned ugly.

Then he suddenly vanished before their eyes.

"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Hidden of Iwagakure!"

Tobitake Tonbo immediately recognized the opponent's ninjutsu, but...

He would just use you to test how well this ninjutsu worked.

A certain ninjutsu suddenly came to mind, having only practiced it a few times to deal with different enemies.

He hadn't expected to get to use it so quickly.

His hands formed seals rapidly.

"Earth Release: Pointing Earth into Steel."

He was a special sensory ninja, after all; how could this level of underground tunneling possibly deceive him.

Directly above the ground where the enemy was tunneling, he slammed a palm onto the earth.

Visible to the naked eye, the dirt beneath him transformed toward solid rock.

This move was a C-Rank ninjutsu with limited uses, but it happened to counter Earth Release tunneling.

Bang!

The enemy realized this too, but it was already too late.

Tobitake Tonbo left his spot as a twisted, blood-stained figure barely burst out.

Seeing that Tobitake Tonbo still intended to attack.

Then he collapsed.

Swish, swish!

Dokuro Kei drove a kunai into the opponent's heart to prevent feigning death.

Only then did he say to Tobitake Tonbo, "Magnificent handling."