Chapter 622: Lightning Strikes the Land of Fire
"Whoosh."
Nara Shiosui, Inuzuka Midori, and Aburame Nao were all panting heavily.
"Squad Leader Shisui, you're too amazing! There's no way to win. Absolutely no way," Inuzuka Midori said, utterly convinced after being beaten down.
She was the best of the three at Taijutsu, yet Shisui had crushed her in close combat. Nara Shiosui's Shadow Imitation Technique could not catch the agile Shisui at all, and Aburame Nao's insects were burned away before they could even get close.
"As expected, his reputation is well deserved," Nara Shiosui sighed inwardly.
Individually, each of them could be considered an excellent Chunin. Since their abilities complemented one another, the three of them working together might even be able to defeat an ordinary Jonin.
But in front of Shisui, they were like dough being kneaded in his hands. They could not see even the slightest possibility of victory.
Aburame Nao silently nodded in agreement.
"Train diligently, and in the future, you can also possess the strength I have now," Shisui encouraged them.
"Shouldn't you usually say, 'Train diligently and you'll be able to surpass me'?" Inuzuka Midori quipped.
Shisui did not speak. He only smiled.
He was willing to comfort people, but he would not say something absurd against his conscience.
It was not that he looked down on Inuzuka Midori and the others. The gap between them was simply too vast.
"Let's take a break. This afternoon, we'll have Teacher Mugetsu's class... Captain Mugetsu's class," Shisui said.
In the afternoon, it was not only Inuzuka Midori and the others who had class. Even a squad leader like Shisui would be a student, receiving guidance from Mugetsu alongside them.
"Captain Mugetsu? The captain of this Training Squad is Teacher Mugetsu?" Inuzuka Midori asked with wide eyes.
She had once participated in a special training session hosted by Mugetsu and had a deep impression of him.
Shisui nodded. Although Mugetsu was not a unique name, once the word Teacher was added to it, it could only be the Mugetsu he knew.
"Yay! We get to attend Teacher Mugetsu's class again!" Inuzuka Midori said happily.
Nara Shiosui also felt some anticipation. In a special institution like the Training Squad, would Mugetsu's teaching content be different?
At noon, the four of them went to the Training Squad's cafeteria to eat.
After lunch, there was a period of free time. They could find a place to nap or chat with friends.
Shisui chose to find a quiet place and review his actions from the morning.
"During combat, I should be more restrained and give them more opportunities to perform. When explaining things, I should also speak a little slower..."
Shisui recalled the areas where he had not done well.
"Still, overall, today should count as a pass, right?"
Shisui's inner thoughts were not as calm as he appeared on the surface.
Previously, he had always been the one being taught. Now that he had suddenly become a squad leader and had to guide others, Shisui was not very confident.
He felt that being good at learning and being good at teaching were two different things.
However, judging from the reactions of Inuzuka Midori and the others, his performance should have been acceptable. At the very least, they did not seem to dislike him.
Land of Rice Fields border.
"All members of the Eleventh Squad have arrived. No incidents!" a dark-skinned Kumogakure Jonin reported to A.
A nodded and ordered, "Have the troops rest immediately. Tonight, we move late at night."
Marching at night was not only more covert, but this time period was also when people were most likely to be relaxed. It was an excellent time to attack.
The Kumogakure Jonin nodded and quickly relayed A's order to his squad.
"I wonder if we'll run into Minato Namikaze this time. If we do, I'll definitely show him how strong we are!" Killer Bee said indignantly.
Minato only truly became famous in the Ninja World after his encounter with the AB Combo, so Killer Bee felt that Minato had risen to fame by stepping on them. He wanted to help his older brother get revenge.
"Bee, don't underestimate that man. There's no way he's been standing still all this time," A said with a solemn expression.
He was a very confident person, but Minato's performance had made him unable to treat him carelessly.
Since leaving Kumogakure, A had defeated many so-called veterans and predecessors. He had only suffered losses twice.
One was to a mysterious Hidden Mist Ninja about whom he had no information, and the other was to Minato.
The mysterious Hidden Mist Ninja, whom A had investigated for a long time without finding any relevant information about, was one matter. Minato's abilities and combat prowess, however, had truly made A wary.
"It's not underestimation. It's self-confidence from within! No fear, no retreat, because we are Kumogakure's AB Combo!" Killer Bee replied in a rap-like tone.
A looked at Killer Bee with a black line forming on his face.
His younger brother was good in every way except for his mouth.
"Rest well. What comes next is a life-or-death war!" A said as he mercilessly chopped Killer Bee on the head with his hand.
Although, logically speaking, Konoha should not have deployed Ninja troops here, and there should at most be a few patrolling Ninja squads, the Kumogakure force could easily crush them.
But when dealing with war, one had to be cautious and then cautious again. Strategies could not be planned based solely on the best-case scenario.
"Yes, big brother," Killer Bee nodded seriously, then lightly leaped onto a tree, lay down on a branch, and immediately fell asleep.
"I wonder when he'll truly grow up," A said, shaking his head as he looked at Killer Bee.
Killer Bee was already seventeen this year. He was not young anymore, but his personality was still very childish.
After that, A began checking the troops' condition.
He was the commander, so even if he rested, he could not rest so early.
Not all the troops had arrived yet. If any unexpected situation arose, he would need to handle it.
Time passed little by little. The final team arrived at three in the afternoon, and like the other teams, they had encountered no incidents.
A gave the final team their orders, and a smile flashed across his face.
The situation was developing in the best possible direction.
Now, as long as they launched their attack, they would become the second Ninja Village to invade the main territory of the Land of Fire.
Unlike the Hidden Mist, who had taken advantage of a weak point, Kumogakure would be breaking through from the border, even if they had used a bit of strategy.
At five in the afternoon, A finished his evening meal early and closed his eyes to rest.
By then, most of the Kumogakure Ninja were already resting, with only a small number keeping watch around them.
At ten-thirty at night, A woke up and ordered the force to make their final preparations.
Twelve o'clock at night.
A, wearing Kumogakure combat attire, stood before twelve hundred Cloud Ninja and sternly gave the command.
"Invade the Land of Fire!"
No further words were needed. The well-trained Cloud Ninja immediately charged toward the Land of Fire's border in their planned formation.
The Kumogakure Ninja's skin tone became a natural camouflage in the pitch-black night. Anyone with poor eyesight would not even be able to spot them in the darkness.
Of course, most Ninja did not fall into the category of people with poor eyesight.
"A large number of Ninja are attacking from the direction of the Land of Rice Fields!"
The border patrol Ninja shouted the instant he discovered the terrifying scene. At the same time, he quickly took out a signal flare from his Ninja tool pouch, intending to fire it.
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