The middle-aged woman's face began to contort into a ferocious expression. She released her broadsword, her hands rapidly Hand Seals, and visible Chakra fluctuations erupted from her mouth, sending countless wind blades hurtling towards Shinsei.
But no movement was seen from Shinsei. Suddenly, a rotating wall of water rose up from the ground, blocking all the incoming wind blades.
The nimble wind blades only stirred up splashes of water on the surface of the water wall, a scene that defied the middle-aged woman's imagination of Ninjutsu.
Traditional Ninjutsu all require Hand Seals to perform, and even the very few Ninjutsu Without Hand Seals are closely related to the body, so there would be no situation like the one just now where a wall of water suddenly surged out of the ground without warning.
At this moment, all hope vanished from her mind, and reason regained its grip. She turned and ran without hesitation, completely disregarding her two henchmen on the ground.
She hadn't run two steps when she felt a powerful hand on the back of her neck. A massive amount of Chakra flowed from the hand into her entire body, scattering her own Chakra and leaving her powerless to resist.
A profound fear filled the middle-aged woman's heart. She turned to look at Shinsei before her, her legs buckled, and she knelt on the ground. "Spare me! Lord Shinsei, spare me!"
Shinsei was also somewhat surprised; this woman seemed to lack any backbone whatsoever, unlike the demeanor of a ninja.
But upon reflection, he instantly understood: as wandering ninjas, if these people were too tough, they probably wouldn't live long.
The four students looked at their teacher with adoration. The middle-aged woman, who had been so arrogant just moments before, was instantly defeated by the teacher and was now kneeling on the ground begging for mercy, looking like a little dog.
Shinsei glanced at the three ninjas; letting them go was obviously out of the question.
As officially recognized ninjas, they never treated wandering ninjas well, considering them the root of all unrest.
Rather than killing them, it would be better to capture them and bring them back to Konoha, hand them over to Sasuke, reform them, and they would become three decent laborers.
We are currently building a large-scale Mental Network, which requires the establishment of countless nodes, and this is precisely the time when we need manpower.
Three long Chakra arms stretched out from Shinsei, scooping up the two unfortunate souls lying on the ground and buried in the soil, and then grabbing the middle-aged woman on the ground.
He Hand Seals with one hand, and the three prisoners vanished from their spot in an instant.
Momotaro and Maritaro wanted to ask Shinsei where he had gone, but before they could wait a moment, Shinsei returned to the field.
When the four students saw their teacher return, they rushed over and chattered excitedly, expressing their admiration for him.
Konohamaru hesitated, wanting to interrogate the three prisoners to extract some information, but his teacher acted too quickly, and he didn't have time to speak.
Shinsei saw Konohamaru's expression, smiled, and said nothing.
He certainly knew he should gather some intelligence, but since it wasn't part of his mission, he couldn't just ignore it.
As the price for his actions, he naturally acted according to his own whims; as for the disciples' tasks, what did that have to do with him?
Compared to their perfect success on their first mission outside the village, this teacher secretly hoped they would fail.
This way, they will learn a profound lesson and won't become arrogant just because they are Shinsei or the Hokage's disciples. Only with sufficient caution can they survive in this Shinobi World.
The two clients thanked Shinsei and the four students profusely.
They had all witnessed the battle. If it weren't for Shinsei and the others, the two ordinary people would either have been killed by the wandering ninja or captured and executed in public.
After spending two days in Konoha, Momotaro knew clearly that the money required to hire ninjas for battle was beyond the means of the villagers in his village, especially since this trip also included Konoha's future Hokage, the current strongest genius, Shinsei.
The team continued their journey. Although the four students' mission was considered a failure, the unfinished tasks still needed to be carried out.
Even if it's considered a failure, it's just that Shinsei ruined their mission. This fine tradition passed down from Tsunade should be passed on through words and deeds.
The four students huddled together as they walked, chattering excitedly about the battle they had just experienced.
They can identify their own shortcomings without the teacher saying anything.
To be honest, Shinsei has been their teacher for almost three months now, and he has taught them quite a bit of experience and basic Ninjutsu.
Apart from Hanabi Hyuga, who wasn't taught any additional Ninjutsu, the other three students were each taught two Ninjutsu that matched their Chakra attributes.
However, they failed to unleash their full potential in the previous battle, and their performance was underwhelming.
Shinsei didn't criticize them for anything; the kids were also reflecting on their own actions.
Even when Naruto first encountered a real battle, he was so frightened that he dared not move. These students were able to quickly engage in combat and launch a counterattack, which is already much better than many graduates of the Ninja Academy.
Shinsei didn't help them analyze tactics, nor was that his forte. He had been led astray by Tsunade, and the core of his tactics was "recklessness"—when faced with a powerful enemy, take the hit first.
And now he has also Hanabi Hyuga astray, causing her to use Eight Trigrams Palm ) instead of analyzing intelligence when encountering enemies.
However, Shinsei dared to do this because he had prepared many backup plans and would not lose his life by rushing in recklessly. Hanabi, on the other hand, was just reckless and did not learn the essence of Shinsei's tactics.
The journey continued until noon, and the two ordinary people were exhausted. Shinsei announced that they would rest there, and the four disciples began to prepare lunch.
Konohamaru conscientiously took out an iron pot from his storage scroll, filled it with water from the stream, and then placed his palm on the pot.
A dozen minutes later, Chakra successfully boiled the water in the iron pot. Moegi threw the noodles into the pot, while Hanabi added a lot of seasonings.
Shinsei turned to Konohamaru and asked, "Teacher, did the method I taught you for increasing Chakra attributes work?"
Konohamaru naturally knew that Shinsei- sensei was referring to using an iron pot to boil water to raise the temperature of Fire Release Chakra.
He said somewhat embarrassedly:
"Teacher, it's because I haven't worked hard enough. Although I've increased the temperature of my elemental Chakra, I feel like I haven't made much progress."
Shinsei looked at the disciples around him and saw that they all looked afraid of being checked on their homework by the teacher. He couldn't help but laugh and said:
"You are my disciples, so naturally I will be stricter with you."
Early exposure to Chakra properties will only bring you benefits, not harm.
" Konohamaru, I'm not particularly familiar with Fire Style, so there's not much I can teach you. If you have any questions, you can ask Sasuke."
"I understand, thank you, teacher."