Time slips by quietly like quicksand between fingers.
In the blink of an eye, three months have passed since Lin Ze officially joined ANBU.
In the past three months, Squad B-5, where Lin Ze is located, has performed more than ten tasks, large and small, perhaps to take care of Lin Ze, mostly C-Rank and Class B.
You must know that Lin Ze belongs to Squad B-5, the captain Fox is the veteran Jōnin, and the two teammates Gray Wolf and Night Owl are both Special Jōnin, and although Lin Ze is only at the Chunin level, after turning on Eight Gates Released Formation, it can barely reach the Special Jōnin level. Normally, it performs A-level tasks, even S-level.
The several C-Rank tasks performed are mainly Guard in the village or within the Land of Fire territory, patrolling, detecting suspicious characters, and occasionally dealing with some blind bandits and bandits.
This type of task is almost not difficult for Lin Ze. It is more about being familiar with ANBU's work process and teamwork.
B-Rank Mission began to be involved in potential conflicts with other Ninja Village, or to hunt down defecting Genin and eliminate stronger bandits.
Lin Ze participated in two missions to track down suspected Iwagakure spies, and once encircled and suppressed a group of bandits with several wandering Ninja.
In a mission of this level, Lin Ze's apparent strength was enough to cope with it, and he even performed very well. He quickly defeated the enemy at critical moments many times, winning the initial recognition of his teammates Gray Wolf and Night Owl.
Fox, on the other hand, always maintains an observation attitude, acting as the commander of the spring on the side. He rarely takes action personally, but every time he takes action, he is precise and ruthless, showing the style of the veteran Jōnin.
Between tasks, Lin Ze also went back to Orphanage several times for trimming. At present, Beastification on the back has been able to do Follow One’s Heart, and the head has also started targeted exercises - but the head is a key part after all, and the mastering speed is slightly slower.
Occasionally, I would invite Kurenai Yuhi out to get together, sometimes to eat Ichiraku Ramen, and sometimes just to stroll around the village.
Kurenai Yuhi is very sensible and never asks about the details of ANBU's mission. He just looks at Lin Ze carefully every time they meet. After confirming that he is fine, he will show a reassuring smile and tell him some interesting things about school.
I have met those guys Asuma and Izumo Kamizuki a few times. They asked Lin Ze to treat him, saying they were celebrating his official joining ANBU, but Lin Ze didn't agree...
Everything is going step by step.
This afternoon, Training Ground was near Orphanage.
Lin Ze had just finished a round of daily Taijutsu training and was about to go back to Orphanage to continue exercising his Beastification abilities. A ANBU clerk wearing a Wildcat mask suddenly found him.
"Aoda, the headquarters has an urgent task assigned to you."
The other party handed over a Scroll, and his tone was full of business.
Lin Ze took Scroll, a little surprised.
Under normal circumstances, ANBU tasks are assigned on a team basis and are rarely assigned to individual team members.
'A solo mission? And an emergency mission?'
A trace of doubt arose in Lin Ze's heart, but his face remained calm as he quickly opened Scroll and started browsing.
Mission content: Go to the territory of Land of Grass, pick up a Konoha spy code-named "Dandelion", and escort the important information he carries back to the Land of Fire Border post.
Mission level: B level.
Mission requirements: Set off immediately and arrive at the pick-up location within forty-eight hours.
The end of Scroll is stamped with the encryption seal of ANBU and the code name of the person who issued the task - a code name "raccoon dog" that Lin Ze has never seen before.
"B-Rank Mission? Let me do it alone?" Lin Ze raised his head and looked at Wildcat, "Where are my captain and teammates?"
Wildcat's voice was calm and he said slowly:
"Your captain Fox has other confidential tasks and is temporarily unavailable. Teammates Gray Wolf and Night Owl are still recuperating at the Medical Department. Currently, Squad B-5 is the only one who can perform tasks."
Lin Ze was silent for a moment.
Gray Wolf and Night Owl were accidentally attacked by wandering Ninja during a simple C-Rank escort mission a month ago. Although they repelled the enemy, both of them suffered serious injuries.
Captain Fox was also temporarily transferred two weeks ago, reportedly to perform a confidential investigation mission, and has not returned yet.
'It is indeed a coincidence that three people in one class cannot perform the task at the same time...'
This thought flashed through Lin Ze's mind, but Wildcat's urging interrupted his thoughts.
"The mission is urgent and we need you to set off immediately." Wildcat's tone was unquestionable.
Lin Ze suppressed some doubts in his heart, ANBU's rule is to obey orders, and the manpower is indeed tight right now.
"Understood." Lin Ze nodded, "I'll be ready to leave immediately."
"Very good. The required equipment has been prepared for you and is in the seventh equipment room. I wish you a smooth mission." Wildcat The clerk finished speaking and Body Flicker Technique left.
Lin Ze no longer thought about it, turned around and walked quickly towards the equipment room of the ANBU base.
Along the way, he briefly analyzed the mission situation.
Land of Grass is located between Land of Fire and Land of Earth. The domestic environment is complex and the forces are intertwined. When accepting a spy's mission, there are great variables and you need to be extra careful.
And in this period, although Third Shinobi World War has not yet fully erupted, friction and espionage activities among major Ninja Village have become increasingly frequent. Land of Grass, as a buffer state, has always been the focus of penetration by all forces. If you are not careful, you may encounter a relatively powerful Ninja.
'But since it's B-Rank Mission, it should still be within my capabilities.'
Not long after, Lin Ze arrived at the seventh equipment room, and then received some equipment, namely Shuriken, Explosive Tag, Soldier Pill, etc., as well as a simple map of Land of Grass and the detailed coordinates of the response location.
Although Lin Ze doesn't use things like Shuriken and Explosive Tag very much, he still carefully checked every piece of equipment to make sure everything was prepared. After confirming that there were no problems, he included it in Scroll.
Then back to the dormitory, Lin Ze quickly changed into ANBU's standard combat uniform, put Aoda Mask on his face, thought about it, and prepared a few extra Smoke Bomb.
'With my current strength, it will definitely be no problem to take on B-Rank Mission.'
'As long as you don't run into Jōnin, you can basically get it done. Even if you are unlucky and encounter it, you can still do it if you can't beat it and run away.'
'Besides, I still have the power of Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon. If something really goes wrong with this mission, at least there is a copy of Hidden Contingency.'
Lin Ze has a clear understanding of his own strength. Under normal conditions, he has a level above Chunin. When Eight Gates Released Formation is turned on, it is considered to be Special Jōnin level one.
As for Devil Fruit Powers, Lin Ze has never been fully used in the village, and even he himself is not sure what the current upper limit of this ability is.
After all, he had only used some of them briefly during the three-month mission. This was because Lin Ze discovered that none of his teammates were the type that Sensory Ability was particularly keen on. Even Night Owl's code name sounded bluffing...
It is far worse than the perceptual Ninja in Lin Ze's memory, and it is not easy to detect even if it is used.
After being prepared, Lin Ze left the ANBU base without delay and headed quickly towards the Konoha gate.
The journey was smooth, the procedures for leaving the village had been arranged, and the guard Ninja checked his mission Scroll before letting him go directly.
What's interesting is that Lin Ze discovered that one of the guards, Ninja, looks a bit like Izumo Kamizuki...
Leaving Konoha Gate and stepping into the lush forest, Lin Ze finally looked back at Konoha, who looked peaceful and peaceful in the sunset.
'Complete the task early and come back early.'
No longer hesitating, Lin Ze exerted force on his feet, his figure rose and fell a few times before disappearing into the depths of the dense forest, speeding away in the direction of Land of Grass.