They stumbled upon the problem and made a casual attempt to explore it.
Unexpectedly, there really was something there, given the distance and the three Ninja ' desperate attempts to stop them.
They only managed to wipe out one team; they still couldn't catch up with the escaped team.
Of course, if they kept chasing, they could definitely kill them, but protecting the Wood Release was their primary mission.
So when he realized that the pursuit would take too long, he ordered the chase to be abandoned.
After listening to the man's report, Senju Tsukika had noticed the battle behind her while traveling, nodded slightly and said, "Send the information to the clan and the South Headquarters."
"Just drive away the few small fry; whether we kill them or not won't make a big difference. There are only so many enemies."
"Remember your primary task: don't let yourselves be lured away from the main objective!"
Although this person did a good job today, not pursuing the pursuer is still a passing grade.
However, his choice of combat strategy was somewhat inappropriate.
There's no need to waste Chakra if you scare away these small fry so they won't follow.
By then, they had already become quite out of sync with the rest of us when they entered the battle.
What if a few more groups come later?
Therefore, the only option for Wood Release would be to be taken to the Summoning Realm for refuge.
Therefore, I still need to reprimand this person for their behavior!
Upon hearing the words from the other end, the man did not argue but lowered his head again and replied, "Yes, Your subordinate knows his mistake!"
The person opposite had been out of the mission sequence for eight years.
He has recently been promoted to the rank of Elite Jonin.
But the person on the other side was someone born in the Warring States period who experienced the chaos, the establishment of villages, and the war between the Cloud and Fire Kingdoms.
Therefore, I would like to speak to this more experienced and knowledgeable senior.
He didn't refute it at all, but instead began to reflect on his own mistakes.
Because this person's surname is Senju and he is a member of his clan, and also because he was someone Senju could only look up to when he was on the battlefield!
Seeing that her juniors were listening, Senju Tsukika nodded in satisfaction and changed the subject, saying, "Go and get some dinner, then you can get back to your work!"
"Yes!" The man in his thirties replied and disappeared from the spot.
The sun rises in the early morning.
The air, which had been in single-digit temperatures, gradually warmed up.
Meanwhile, in a cave not far from yesterday's mountain stronghold...
After tossing the firewood into the fire, Uka Senju gently stood up and walked to the cave entrance to stretch her legs.
After hearing a crisp cracking sound, he returned to the cave and, by the light of the fire and the cave entrance, tiptoed around without disturbing the three sleeping people and the dog, and began to prepare breakfast.
He was on his last shift last night, from 4 a. m. until now.
The Furin are available from after dinner until 11 o'clock, while the four hours in between belong to Kaun.
So the three people lying there were still fast asleep.
Of course, if you make any unusual noises.
The three of them will definitely wake up immediately.
But they still have a mission to carry out today, so let them get some rest!
This stemmed from a captain's love and had nothing to do with the sleeping teacher nearby.
Hang the pot with water and rice that I prepared last night over the fire.
He then shredded the remaining roasted meat and the vegetables he had brought with him and put them into the pot.
And just like that, a simple meat congee was made.
You can get this to eat if you get up early during a field mission.
That's all thanks to the teacher; without that Elite Jonin...
They only dared to eat some fast food and simple meals.
After all, this is the wilderness; you really wouldn't dare to act recklessly without strength.
Cooking rice or grilling meat produces too much smoke and aroma.
If you're unlucky, you might attract the enemy.
Is it really worth ruining your life just for a bite to eat?
Therefore, most Ninja are out in the field usually eat rice balls or similar foods.
Perhaps it's because of this habit that there's so little gourmet food in the Shinobi World!
As he added firewood to the fire, his thoughts wandered aimlessly.
As his thoughts wandered, his mind became increasingly clear.
At that moment, yesterday's experience and what I had learned in the past few years all came flooding back to me.
He examined yesterday's rights and wrongs from beginning to end.
From leaving the village to returning with the credentials.
He not only gained a deeper understanding of what his teacher had taught him along the way.
It also made a judgment on the various choices made in last night's battle.
The thought of the task reminded him of the source of the task that his teacher had told him about.
He actually felt something was strange when he saw the requirements.
But since it was given to him by his teacher and Aunt, he put aside his doubts.
However, after learning the truth...
While he inwardly applauded the Shinobi World, he wasn't surprised by the mission's requirement for credentials.
This killing spree was planned several years ago!
Yes, it's the original owner's pre-arranged mission for the mansion where the bandit leader lived.
He signed an agreement with Senju at the maximum price for an A-level mission.
The agreement is valid for ten years, meaning that if anything happens to him within ten years...
Then the Senju will have to send someone to help him take revenge as requested.
However, there are limitations to the objects of revenge.
The maximum price for an A-rank mission can only be reserved for Chunin or ordinary people.
Furthermore, there are restrictions even among ordinary people; nobles and Daimyō are naturally excluded.
In other words, the person who killed the wealthy was Chunin or lower-ranking ninja.
So, Senju can only earn money by completing missions.
Of course, the money for these tasks is paid in advance, so you can get paid even if you don't do any of the Senju.
But people are only interested in Senju's thousand-year-old reputation when it comes to these kinds of missions.
Therefore, Senju would never tarnish its thousand-year-old reputation just because of a top-tier A-grade item.
Because almost every major Shinobi Clan receives such orders.
After all, the Shinobi World had been in chaos before Hashirama.
Especially during the Warring States period, even Daimyō lived hand to mouth, let alone the wealthy!
Even though it's now a ninja village system, how could the wealthy and Nobles not see the power struggles?
Aren't it just the same few companies going around?
Even after the ninja village was established, the power of these families increased even further.
The pre-arranged task list has a stronger deterrent effect.
So these orders still went to various major corporations!
Yes, another function of pre-arranged tasks is deterrence!
With such orders in place, thieves who are aware of the situation will weigh the consequences of their actions and consider whether they can withstand them.
The wealthy aren't fools.
If it were just about revenge, they wouldn't have offered a C-level mission at the maximum price for an A-level mission.
Unfortunately, the wealthy man encountered a gang of thieves who had lost their home in Small Countries and wandered aimlessly to this place.
He's the kind of clueless newcomer who doesn't know the power dynamics of the place.
And these people targeted wealthy families first.
After the death of the tycoon and his son.
The woman and her two daughters, upon learning of this, tacitly kept quiet!
Because the mission is triggered by the wealthy man and his son, once these two die Senju will only engage in slaughter.
Even if I told you, the thief would eventually get tired of playing around, kill them, and then run away.
There's no way we can let them go.
Then why let the enemy get away with it?
So they waited and waited for the arrival of the Senju.
Just then, a smell wafted over.
The tip of my nose caught the slightly burnt smell.
He looked at the bonfire, which he had added too much fuel to make it burn fiercely.
He quickly put aside his thoughts, got up, lifted the lid of the pot, and started stirring.