Hearing Jiraiya's words, Hatake Sakumo smiled and said, "Don't worry, although he doesn't know Earth Release Ninjutsu, his strength is greater than you think."
Jiraiya was speechless. He said, "Stronger than you?"
Sakumo didn't answer the question directly, but instead glanced at Uya.
Uya said calmly, "Lord Sakumo is stronger than me."
Jiraiya wore a pained expression.
"No matter how strong they are, if their Earth Release Ninjutsu isn't up to par, they can't do anything to those guys. Lord Sakumo, doesn't the Anbu have any other suitable ninjas?"
Hatake Sakumo's expression turned extremely serious as he looked at Jiraiya and said, "He is the most suitable ninja. You must trust him."
Jiraiya's lips twitched, and he shook his head helplessly, saying, "Alright, since you're good at speed, you can still be useful in providing support."
Seeing this, Hatake Sakumo calmly added another sentence.
"By the Jiraiya, he's only assisting you, and he can act independently at any time according to his own ideas."
"I see."
Jiraiya nodded.
Anbu Ninja are naturally all directly under the Anbu system. Even when assisting Konoha's Jonin or Elite Jonin their operations, they have no right to directly command the Anbu.
As Jiraiya left the command post with Uya and walked out of the camp, Jiraiya couldn't help but think of Minato Namikaze again.
After the attack, Minato Namikaze's performance was outstanding. Any Chunin would have been killed, but Minato Namikaze escaped unscathed. His strength was enough to qualify him as an Anbu Ninja.
Thinking of this, Jiraiya recalled a figure he hadn't heard from in a long time, a figure whose memory was somewhat hazy. What was her name again?
Back in the Ninja Academy, that kid used to be a bit better than Minato Namikaze. He's probably been left far behind by Minato Namikaze now.
Jiraiya never connected Uya with the Anbu Ninja beside him, whom Jiraiya Hatake Sakumo trusted implicitly and who seemed to hold a high position.
Soon, Jiraiya and Uya left the Konoha camp.
The two then sped up.
Jiraiya was eager to test Uya's speed to see if he was truly as skilled as Hatake Sakumo had claimed.
So Jiraiya accelerating, eventually pushing his speed to its limit.
Beside Jiraiya, Uya followed at a leisurely pace. Even when Jiraiya increased his speed to full, Uya seemed to remain unchanged, simply staying close by.
He seemed to be handling it with ease.
"Your speed is indeed quite good."
Seeing this, Jiraiya couldn't help but praise it, and then slowly slowed down.
While praising him in his heart, Jiraiya couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. If Uya were also extremely skilled in Earth Release Ninjutsu, he would definitely be the one to counter the Iwagakure Surprise Attack Force.
In this state, although even Jiraiya doesn't know how fast he is, what use is his speed if he doesn't know Earth Release Ninjutsu? Once those Iwagakure Ninja burrow underground, what good is his speed?
Uya remained silent throughout the journey.
One reason is that Uya didn't want to talk to Jiraiya. Jiraiya couldn't help him with anything, so talking to Jiraiya was just a waste of time.
Another reason is that Uya is in a bad mood right now.
Having only rested for less than half a day, Uya was already forced to deal with the Iwagakure Surprise Attack Force. He was somewhat annoyed, so the look in Uya eyes carried a hint of coldness.
Jiraiya's gaze inadvertently met Uya's eyes, and his heart skipped a beat, slightly shocked.
"That look in his eyes, that aura... plus that speed just now, this guy is definitely strong, probably stronger than me."
Jiraiya's expression turned slightly serious. Although Uya didn't know Earth Release Ninjutsu, he couldn't help but show Uya more respect.
The strong are respected wherever they go.
Border of the Land of Fire.
Once they left the Land of Rain, the sky gradually cleared up.
Not far from the border of the Land of Fire, there is a small Konoha camp. This camp was specifically built to deal with the Iwagakure Surprise Attack Force and is located on the edge of the Land of Fire.
The Iwagakure Surprise Attack Force dared not venture deep into the Land of Fire; that would be suicidal. Even if they could burrow underground, Konoha could still easily wipe them out once they realized what was happening.
Therefore, their attacks usually take place on the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Rain.
Minato Namikaze was caught in a surprise attack by the Iwagakure Surprise Attack Force while crossing the border, and almost everyone traveling with him was killed.
Only Minato Namikaze, whose strength was close to that of Jonin and whose mind was exceptionally sharp, managed to escape unscathed.
It was for this reason that Jiraiya was extremely annoyed and went straight to the Konoha camp in the Land of Rain, slamming his fist on the table and demanding that Hatake Sakumo come up with a solution or send a team of Anbu to provide support.
Although Minato Namikaze did not directly become Jiraiya's student due to the war, but was temporarily assigned to the Konoha Genin unit, Jiraiya had long regarded Minato Namikaze as his disciple.
Inside the temporary camp.
A group of ninjas were on standby, ready to provide rapid support should the Iwagakure Surprise Attack Force emerge from underground and launch an attack.
At this time, Minato Namikaze was also in this camp.
" Lord Jiraiya."
Upon seeing Jiraiya and Uya enter, some of the ninjas bowed to Jiraiya.
Jiraiya nodded, then asked, "Have those Iwagakure bastards shown up again?!"
No at the moment.
A ninja reported to Jiraiya.
Behind Jiraiya, Uya stood there without uttering a word, yet the faint aura emanating from Uya caused all the ninjas present to turn their heads in surprise.
powerful!
Very strong!
Judging from his demeanor and aura alone, one can sense that this Anbu Ninja standing behind Jiraiya is very strong.
Having arrived on the battlefield of Second Shinobi World War, Uya had already experienced many battles, and his aura had almost fully taken shape. The aura he exuded was not the kind of chilling and bloody, but rather a kind of ferocity and domineering.
Often, you can tell whether a ninja is good at assassination or at direct combat just by looking at their aura.
" Lord Jiraiya, this Anbu is...?"
" Anbu Ninja, codename Ten'u." Jiraiya briefly introduced Uya, then said, "He's a speed-type ninja, here to provide support, but he's not skilled in Earth Release Ninjutsu."
"I see."
Although the ninjas present shook their heads slightly upon hearing that Uya was not skilled in Earth Release Ninjutsu, they dared not show any disdain for Uya.
At the back of the crowd, Minato Namikaze frowned slightly as he looked at Uya's figure, feeling a vague sense of familiarity.
"This person... seems familiar."
"However, the feeling is indeed very strong."