Three months later.
Near the Konoha Sand Ninja camp, in a dense forest, a dozen or so figures could be seen moving among the treetops.
The leader had silver hair, moved nimbly, and looked quite young.
" Kō-chan, you and Yūichi little while."
Walking ahead, Shin'un took a scroll from his ninja tool pouch and threw it at Hina Kō.
"Okay." Hina Kō reached out and grabbed the scroll, placing it in the pocket of her vest on her chest, and replied.
Yūichi standing to the side of the two, suddenly lit up when he saw the scroll and stepped forward to suggest:
" Shin'un, we've seized so many supplies this time, should we take some out for ourselves?"
Upon hearing this, Shin'un's brows furrowed, and he immediately refused.
"What nonsense are you talking about? These are captured supplies; they all need to be handed over!"
"Huh?" Yūichi was taken aback, then continued, "You didn't always take it out before..."
"Alright!" Shin'un quickly interrupted Yūichi beside him. "No means no."
As he spoke, Shin'un kept giving Yūichi meaningful glances, signaling to the dozen or so Konoha Ninja following behind him.
Seeing Shin'un's appearance, Yūichi truly lost his temper, muttering to himself:
"It's all because of those stingy guys in the logistics department; the supplies they're giving us are getting less and less each time..."
Shin'un glanced helplessly at Yūichi.
Three years have passed since the war began, and the resources of each ninja village are already very strained. Konoha is no exception, so naturally, it cannot distribute resources as abundantly as it did at the beginning of the war.
"Cough cough~"
Coughing, Shin'un secretly called two teammates to his side and whispered:
" Yūichi, you're so stupid. Why do you think I would hand the scroll to Shiina Kō and have the two of you go to the logistics department to register supplies separately?"
"Hmm?" Yūichi sensed something was wrong and immediately looked at Shiina Kō, seemingly lost in thought.
Seeing Yūichi's appearance, Shin'un shook his head, abandoned his idea of explaining, and looked directly at Shiina Kō beside him.
" Kō-chan, when you're retrieving supplies, be careful that no one's around."
"Also, remember to get me a copy too."
Upon hearing Shin'un's words, Shiina Kō, who hadn't reacted until now, immediately nodded.
"I understand, don't worry."
Shiina Kō smiled and said:
"I'll definitely pick the sharpest Kunai, the best quality Explosive Tag, and the worst-tasting Military Rations Pill for you."
"This..." Shin'un's lips twitched slightly. "Let's forget about the Military Rations Pill."
Shin'un shook his head and said nothing more.
A few minutes passed quickly, and the Konoha camp gradually came into view in front of them.
Upon seeing the Konoha camp appear ahead, Shin'un turned to look at the dozen or so Konoha Ninja behind him, his expression slightly more serious as he spoke:
"Everyone, this mission is over. Return to camp and disperse. I'll handle the mission report myself."
"Yes!"
Behind Shin'un, more than a dozen Konoha Ninja immediately responded.
Soon, everyone returned to the Konoha camp. The squads that had followed Shin'un on the mission dispersed on the spot, Yūichi and Shiina Kō also left with the scroll containing the captured supplies.
"Phew~"
After watching Yūichi and Shiina Kō leave, Shin'un relaxed a little and slowly walked alone towards the command tent in the center of the camp, where Nara Shikahito was located.
" Jonin Hirakawa."
" Lord Hirakawa."
"..."
Every now and then, along the way, some ninjas who had worked together on missions before, or whom he had met on the battlefield, or even those whose lives Shin'un had saved, would respectfully greet Shin'un.
Shin'un would exchange a few words with some of the ninjas he knew well, while he would simply nod to those he had only met a few times or had no recollection of.
Fortunately, manpower on the Sand Ninja front was extremely tight. Most of the ninjas had left the camp to carry out various war missions, and apart from the ninjas who stayed behind, there were not many ninjas left in the camp.
Of the remaining ninjas, only one Konoha Ninja would approach Shin'un every now and then to greet him, which allowed Shin'un, who had been traveling and carrying out missions for three consecutive days, to walk around in peace for a while.
He walked through the camp at a normal pace, without using Chakra, slightly relaxing his mind, retaining only the part for vigilance, and listening to the conversations of some ninjas around him.
Gradually, Shin'un began to enjoy this feeling.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Shin'un's expression hardened as he noticed the conversation Chunin two Shin'un not far away.
"Have you heard? The fighting on the Amegakure front is over."
What! Really?
"Of course, I heard that it was the Lord Hokage's three disciples who fought bravely against the ' Demigod ' and successfully held him back, so that the remaining ninjas could defeat all the Rain Ninja and ultimately achieve a complete victory on the Rain Ninja front."
"What! They actually managed to hold back a ' Demigod '!"
"Of course, it is said that the ' Demigod ' also gave the Lord Hokage's three disciples the title of ' Sannin '."
Unfortunately, they ultimately failed to defeat the ' Demigod ' and could not press their advantage. They could only temporarily force Amegakure to cease hostilities and cease participating in the war.
"What! You still want to press your advantage against Amegakure? What if you force their Demigod to sneak into Konoha and release poison gas? Do you have any ideas about what to do then?"
"This... doesn't Konoha still Lord Hokage?"
"..."
Shin'un was somewhat surprised to hear the conversation Chunin.
He had only wanted to take a walk around the camp, but unexpectedly overheard some significant information. It seemed that during the few days he was away on a mission, Konoha's battle lines against Rain Ninja had undergone a major shift.
With a sharp look in his eyes, Shin'un stopped his leisurely stroll and used his Body Flicker Technique to rush directly to the center of the camp, intending to find Nara Shikahito and ask him about the details of the Rain Ninja battlefield.
Shin'un quickly arrived at the center of the camp.
"Whoosh~"
Lifting the curtain, Shin'un immediately spotted Nara Shikahito inside the tent.
At this moment, Nara Shikahito was sitting at a wide table piled with various intelligence documents, quickly reviewing them one by one.
For some reason, upon seeing this, Shin'un inexplicably felt that Nara Shikahito's pineapple-shaped hair seemed to have less volume, and it seemed that one could vaguely see the scalp hidden under the hair.
Shaking his head, Shin'un walked to Nara Shikahito's side, took out a mission book and scroll, and placed them on the table.
"Report: The mission to destroy the Sand Ninja supply base has been completed. Six ninja were lightly wounded, one was seriously wounded, and no ninja were killed."
"All seven squads of Sand Ninja stationed at the base have been confirmed dead, and some of their high-value remains have been recovered."
"In addition, a large amount of supplies were seized from the Sand Ninja stronghold."
"Among them were a large number of Shuriken and Kunai, a small number of Explosive Tag, bandages, medicine, and Military Rations Pill. The remaining large quantities of food, drinking water, etc., that could not be taken away were destroyed or contaminated."
"Now, I've had my teammates take the captured supplies to the logistics department for registration."
Looking at Nara Shikahito, Shin'un quickly reported the general results of the mission.