Itō Yuying returned to the frontline camp, where his friends gathered around him and collected their things.
Then Itō Yuying went to the operations room to report back from leave to Nara Sano. "Lord Sano, I'm back." Sano laughed. "Don't keep calling me 'lord.' It makes us sound like strangers. I'm a few years older than you, so let me pull rank on age and just call me big brother." At your age, you could be my father, Itō Yuying thought, then laughed. "All right, then I'll do as you say, Brother Sano." "Haha, good, good, little brother Yuying!" The two chatted for over another hour before Itō Yuying returned to his room.
During their conversation, Itō Yuying had asked Nara Sano to let him go out on some missions-any missions would do. Nara Sano had assigned him a reconnaissance mission, with the additional task of killing the ninja leading the enemy team.
The next morning, Itō Yuying got up early, ate a quick meal, and left on the mission with the team Nara Sano had sent. Before leaving, Itō Yuying asked Nara Sano, "Brother Sano, do you want them alive or dead?" Nara Sano froze for a moment before saying, "Alive." Itō Yuying made an OK gesture and set off with the team.
They leaped swiftly through the forest, with Itō Yuying following leisurely behind. His sensory perception was already fully extended, covering everything within fifty kilometers. One of the Jonin asked, "Itō Yuying, have you found anything?" "There's no one within fifty kilometers." "Good. Check every five minutes." "Understood," Itō Yuying replied. What an incredible sensory range, the other three Jonin thought in astonishment.
As they sped toward their destination, Itō Yuying said, "Targets located. Three o'clock, forty-six kilometers away. Ten people. Judging by their chakra levels, there's one Elite Jonin, three Jonin, three Chunin, and three Genin. But those three Genin already have Chunin-level chakra." The Konoha team leader said, "Good. Keep watching." "Understood."
When they were twenty kilometers away, Itō Yuying said, "They've stopped." The Konoha group stopped as well. They were unsure whether the enemy had a sensory ninja, and going any farther might expose their position. The Konoha team leader asked, "Any new findings?" Itō Yuying said, "That Elite Jonin has taken the three Genin toward seven o'clock. The other six haven't moved." "All right, watch the Elite Jonin's team first." "All right," Itō Yuying answered.
The Elite Jonin's team arrived before a rocky mountain. One Genin asked, "Lord Shisuo, what are we doing here?" Shisuo glanced at that ninja without speaking and continued forward. They reached a cave entrance, and before long, over a hundred people came out. Itō Yuying sucked air through his teeth at the sight. "Iwagakure really has a lot of people!" Itō Yuying reported the intelligence, and the team leader winced a little too when he heard it.
"Let's keep watching first," the team leader said. Itō Yuying continued observing, then said in surprise, "Han, the Five-Tails Jinchuriki, is here too." "What? Are the Rock Ninja trying to start an all-out war?" "Han is now leading over a hundred people toward us. They're moving very fast." "Have they discovered us?" the team leader asked. "No. They're thirty kilometers away. They wouldn't detect us. The other team hasn't moved at all." "All right. Yuying, go back to camp and report this to Lord Sano, then have Lord Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others come reinforce us." "All right." Itō Yuying vanished on the spot.
He appeared directly in front of Nara Sano's desk. The people there looked up at Itō Yuying, and Nara Sano asked, "What's the situation?" Itō Yuying explained what had happened. Stroking his chin, Nara Sano said, "Could the other villages have made a move? Yuying, take Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, Kagami Uchiha, and fifty Chunin to reinforce them." "All right," Itō Yuying replied. Five minutes later, everyone had assembled, including Hatake Sakumo and his friends.
"All right, twenty people first. This is my first time teleporting so many people, so I'm not too sure about it." "Then split it into two trips! There's enough time." Shimura Danzō, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Kagami Uchiha, Hatake Sakumo, and the others-over twenty people-stood beside Itō Yuying. Then, with a whoosh, all of them vanished. Before a single breath had passed, Itō Yuying returned, drenched in sweat. "Why don't you rest a bit first, Yuying?" Nara Sano said. Itō Yuying shook his head. "No need. I was just a little nervous teleporting so many people for the first time, so I used a bit too much ki. Now I've got the hang of it. There won't be any problems." Then he took the remaining people away. Seeing Itō Yuying arrive with the rest, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded. "Yuying, take a rest first." "All right." Itō Yuying downed a bottle of Senzu Bean Soup in one gulp, and after a while, he recovered.
"Yuying, check again," Hiruzen Sarutobi said when he saw that Itō Yuying had recovered. "All right." Itō Yuying sensed Han's location. "They're only seventeen kilometers away. Not good, we've been discovered. Han and his people have stopped." "Let's go to them." Without hesitation, Hiruzen Sarutobi led over fifty people racing toward Han's position.
"What are Konoha ninja doing here? Do they have a mission too? What a coincidence. Oh, they're coming toward us? Looks like they have a sensory ninja too! We need to adjust our plan. First, we'll deal with the fifty-odd people ahead." "Yes!" the ninja behind him shouted. A few minutes later, the two groups met. Han said, "What are you doing here?" Hiruzen Sarutobi replied, "Patrolling."
"Haha!" Han wasted no more words and immediately underwent Tailed Beast Transformation. Watching steam rise from Han as three tails thrashed through the air, Hiruzen Sarutobi said gravely, "Itō Yuying, the three of us will fight Han. We'll leave the rest to you." "All right, Senior Brother Sarutobi." "Mm." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in satisfaction. He glanced at the team leader and nodded again. Hiruzen Sarutobi, Shimura Danzō, and Kagami Uchiha quickly engaged Han. The Jonin leading the team said, "Attack! Mind your teamwork!" "Yes!" They charged forward, and the two groups clashed.
Hatake Sakumo charged into the enemy ranks, slaughtering them. Not one could withstand a single slash. A Jonin saw this and engaged Hatake Sakumo. Seeing his opponent block every move he made, Hatake Sakumo's expression gradually grew grave. Then he charged again, swinging his blade several times. Afterimages of the blade flashed one after another. The Rock Ninja could not even make them out before he was cut into eighteen pieces. Seeing this, Itō Yuying laughed. "Not bad! Wrapping ki around your blade increased its power more than tenfold. You've got my approval." Drained, Hatake Sakumo dropped to one knee, panting heavily.
Then Hatake Sakumo saw the little bottle Itō Yuying tossed him. Without hesitation, he twisted off the cap and drank.
Before long, Hatake Sakumo charged back into the crowd. Nearby, Jiraiya complained, "Sakumo, that's my opponent!" Hatake Sakumo laughed. "I'm helping you." "Tch... I don't need it." Then he began competing with Hatake Sakumo. Their other friends were doing very well too. Tsunade took down a Chunin with every punch, having a thoroughly good time. Orochimaru was much more refined. Multiple Hidden Shadow Snake Hands! Good grief, a huge swarm of snakes rushed toward the enemy, who shrieked in alarm.
Hyuga Yeyang and Uchiha Hanyue worked together best, one restraining their opponents and the other killing them. They reaped head after head.
The Rock Ninja grew a little frightened at the sight.
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