As Ning Feng pondered, the masked Kakashi spoke calmly. "It looks like you ran into trouble too. We just don't know where these Anbu people actually came from."
"They even knew about our infiltration of Amegakure."
"Yes. On my way here just now, I also ran into ninja impersonating Anbu. Luckily, I noticed in time, so they didn't manage to kill me!" Hana Inuzuka nodded in agreement.
Although Hana Inuzuka wore an Anbu ninja's mask, it still could hardly conceal the beautiful face beneath it.
Uchiha Itachi said nothing, merely gazing quietly at the corpses before him. With a sudden pop, the corpses burst apart and turned into thick poisonous mist, clearly leaving no valuable clues or evidence behind.
Seeing that none of them spoke, Ning Feng curled his lips slightly.
Although they had not mentioned Danzo, he believed they already suspected him. After all, only Danzo could have known their whereabouts.
"All right, let's leave these matters alone. Since the higher-ups assigned us an infiltration mission, we need to complete it properly."
At this point, Kakashi took the lead, leaping into the air and heading straight into the distance. "We don't have much time left. We need to reach Amegakure as soon as possible! We can discuss everything else on the way!"
His words had barely faded when Uchiha Itachi and Hana Inuzuka turned into two streaks of light and caught up with Kakashi.
Ning Feng remarked that Anbu ninja really were professionals who never dragged their feet over anything. A moment later, he too caught up with them.
"Our mission this time is an infiltration mission, and we'll be operating as a squad. Each squad is generally equipped with a support or sensory ninja, a genjutsu ninja, and an offensive ninja."
"Naturally, I'll be commanding this operation. My temporary code name is Number 6! I specialize in Lightning Release ninjutsu and possess the Sharingan, which can copy all ninjutsu! Eight years of Anbu experience!"
As Kakashi spoke, he began exchanging information with his teammates.
Hearing this, Uchiha Itachi promptly introduced himself as well. "My temporary code name is Number 7. I specialize in genjutsu and possess the Sharingan. Five years of Anbu experience!"
Hana Inuzuka followed right after him. "My temporary code name is Number 8. I'm a sensory ninja. When I use chakra, my nose becomes tens of thousands of times more sensitive. I'd say I'm quite professional when it comes to scent tracking! Three years of Anbu experience."
Listening to his teammates exchange information this way, Ning Feng nodded inwardly.
Anbu ninja did not necessarily work in fixed teams, so when carrying out missions, they addressed one another by their respective code names and shared their specialties.
Only this way could they bring out their squad's greatest strength.
"For my temporary code name, I'll go with Number 9. I specialize in Lightning Release ninjutsu, recently mastered the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique, and possess the Sharingan. As for Anbu experience... this is my first day!"
When Ning Feng said it was his first day, the Anbu members traveling with him all gave him surprised looks. They had never expected the fellow who had handled things so expertly earlier to have only just joined the Anbu.
Uchiha Itachi, meanwhile, revealed a gratified smile.
When he arrived earlier and saw that Ning Feng was unharmed, he had been completely reassured.
Still, reassured though he was, Uchiha Itachi remained somewhat worried about Ning Feng's first stint as an Anbu ninja.
Now, seeing that Ning Feng had actually mastered quite a few more ninjutsu, Uchiha Itachi was both surprised and delighted.
"Those guys earlier were all reserve members of Root, and they were very capable. You actually saw through them on your very first day in the Anbu?!" Hana Inuzuka looked astonished.
"No wonder Lord Fourth Hokage looked so mysterious when I asked him. So you're that little fellow who joined the Anbu at just five years old?!" Kakashi was equally surprised.
"I just got lucky!"
Ning Feng feigned a thoroughly humble expression, immediately earning the goodwill of quite a few of those present once again.
Beneath his mask, Uchiha Itachi's eyes held an even more doting look.
As they continued swiftly toward Amegakure, Ning Feng did not idle away his time. Taking advantage of this precious opportunity to have so many Anbu experts around, he asked every training question that had been puzzling him.
It had to be said that Kakashi truly lived up to his reputation as a veteran elite ninja who had worked in the Anbu for ten years. Once he started explaining training to Ning Feng, the words flowed endlessly, benefiting Ning Feng greatly.
As for Uchiha Itachi, although he did not speak up to teach him, his gleaming Sharingan had already betrayed his feelings!
Traveling at full speed, they soon reached the border of the Land of Fire. One more step forward would take them into the Land of Rain.
Seeing that they were about to reach their target country, Kakashi ordered everyone to rest briefly at a small hotel on the border before they set off again.
Ning Feng paid particular attention and found that, upon entering the Land of Rain, the number of players he saw had increased by who knew how many times.
Along their route, many players were actually killing wild boars, field monsters, and even rogue ninja, gaining large amounts of experience and Ninjutsu Scrolls.
Perhaps because there were so many monsters and rogue ninja nearby, Amegakure's players seemed to be considerably higher in level than players from other countries.
The highest-level Amegakure players had even reached level 22.
Although there was still an enormous gap between them and Ning Feng, it was clear that quite a few people had also obtained many valuable opportunities in Naruto.
It was worth mentioning that, in Naruto, the Land of Rain was a small country surviving between the great nations, plagued by division and internal strife year after year. As a result, its ninja were generally powerful and especially skilled in assassination. It could be called an extremely dangerous place.
Of course, precisely because of this, the great nations often hired Amegakure ninja to carry out assassinations.
Danzo, the leader of Konohagakure's Root, secretly maintained an excellent relationship with Amegakure and often worked with them to assassinate Konoha ninja.
"We're now in the Land of Rain. Just ahead is Amegakure, the target of our mission."
"However, before we begin the mission, we must eliminate the Amegakure ninja tailing us."
Inside a small hotel, after setting up a soundproof barrier, Kakashi promptly issued orders to everyone.
Hearing that someone was tailing them, Ning Feng immediately frowned. He had only vaguely sensed someone watching them, but had not expected it to actually be true!
Just as Ning Feng was thinking, he suddenly noticed several blood-red names outside the room rapidly approaching their location!
"I'm afraid they're already here!"
Ning Feng suddenly spoke.
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