Chapter 5 I understand, you want me to
The minimum strength of this group of support personnel was Chunin, and they were extremely fast, arriving in the Land of Rivers in just one day and one night.
With Jiraiya in command on the front lines in the Land of Rain, Minato Namikaze is sent to provide support.
The Souji stationed on the front lines in the Land of Rivers is Orochimaru, and the leader of the team sent to provide support this time is Sarutobi Shinnosuke.
The eldest son of the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi.
There is almost no information about this person in the original Naruto manga; it is only mentioned that he and his wife were both elite members of the Anbu, and that he was Konohamaru's parents.
Souji and Sarutobi Shinnosuke knew each other, but only to the extent that they knew each other's names and had no further relationship.
As for Orochimaru, they were complete strangers.
Of course, Souji didn't want to get acquainted with Orochimaru, the guy who would capture ninjas from his own village for human experiments.
If he could, he really wouldn't want to come to Orochimaru's side.
However, since Minato has already gone to Jiraiya's side, and I am not strong enough to go there now, my achievements will likely be overshadowed by Minato, which will not help me build my reputation. So I have no choice but to come to the Land of Rivers.
They arrived at the Konoha camp in the Land of Rivers.
Unlike the ancient military camps on Earth, in the world of ninjas, all they need to do is form a few hand seals and shout "Earth Release!" to use ninjutsu to control the soil and turn it into a small house.
Therefore, in order to avoid being attacked by enemy ninjutsu AoE, the ninja camps were arranged sparsely, with each ninja maintaining a certain distance from the others, and each ninja was assigned a house, which was rather simple.
Orochimaru, with his eccentric and aloof personality, would naturally not do something as emotionally intelligent as personally greeting someone.
Sarutobi Shinnosuke went to see Orochimaru alone, but he left quickly and returned just as fast, clearly indicating that Orochimaru didn't even bother to say a few words to Shinnosuke.
Shinnosuke returned with a displeased expression, and then discussed and arranged the mission with his fellow Jonin and some important Chunin.
It's likely that Hiruzen Sarutobi gave instructions, and Souji was among these important Chunin.
Unlike his brother Asuma Sarutobi, who is easygoing and carefree, Shinnosuke is a serious and earnest type.
Shinnosuke gave Souji a scrutinizing look, then spoke coldly:
"I have reviewed your file. Recently, you assisted in intercepting a Jonin from Kirigakure and inflicted some damage on him.
Your strength is quite good among Chunin. The Hokage has also said that you have considerable knowledge and wisdom and are a talented person."
"I'll give you two choices: one is to stay by my side as an advisor and strategist, and the other is to lead three genin on missions, just like any other chunin."
"I hope to lead a team on a mission."
The Souji-in-chief responded immediately.
If he wanted to be a safe strategist, he could have stayed in the rear of Konoha from the beginning. Why would he need to come to the front lines?
We're here to make a name for ourselves and earn a reputation!
Shinnosuke had no objection and nodded slightly.
"Then make some preparations. I'll arrange the mission and the genin to take with you, and I'll let you know when the time comes."
...
About half a day passed.
Souji heard the knocking and came out of his small room.
There were two men and one woman outside, along with three genin (lower-ranking ninja).
Two of them felt particularly familiar: a tall, somewhat arrogant young man and a cute, cool-looking red-eyed girl.
The two people's names are Sarutobi Asuma and Yuhi Kurenai.
The other genin was a smiling young man.
Although he was a member of the Hyuga clan, he didn't know him personally.
He could only learn about him from the file given to him, and knew that the other person's name was Hyuga Kei and that he had been assigned to this team as a sensory ninja.
Despite being called ninjas, these three were actually still children.
Asuma and Kurenai are 11 years old, while Kei Hyuga is only 10.
Originally, it wouldn't have been his turn to be the second son of the Hokage, as he was a Chunin.
However, the leader of these three men was seriously injured and unable to lead the team for the time being, so he was temporarily entrusted with some simpler and safer tasks.
Souji felt a lot of pressure about having to take on the Hokage's second son, but he also thought that if he did a good job, it would be a big plus in Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyes, so he thought this might be a good opportunity.
After exchanging glances, Asuma spoke first:
"You're our team leader, Chunin? You don't look that strong."
At this time, Asuma seemed to be just a childish kid. Perhaps in order to show off in front of the girl he liked, he started to talk back to Souji, the Chunin who was leading the team, as soon as they met.
The Souji-in-chief naturally wouldn't get angry at a child, but discipline still needed to be maintained, so he smiled and said:
"You must be Sarutobi Asuma? Are you trying to challenge me by talking like that? Or do you want me to teach you a lesson?"
Asuma was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected this Chunin, whom he had never heard of before, to be so tough, showing no mercy to the Hokage's second son.
However, she couldn't back down in front of her beloved Kurenai Yuhi.
"Teach me a lesson? You think you can?" Asuma raised his head and snorted coldly.
"I understand, you want me to teach you a lesson."
Souji took out several unsharpened training kunai and smiled at Asuma:
"Alright, then so be it. Let's have a one-on-one fight. You can use any means necessary, but I'll only use this training kunai. How about it?"
"One-on-one it is!"
Although the other party's assertiveness was beyond his expectations, he couldn't back down at this moment, so Asuma readily agreed.
The Souji then looked at the other two.
"What about you guys? Want to come at me all together?"
Both of them shook their heads slightly, and Kurenai Yuhi even said to Asuma:
"Asuma, don't be so childish! Mr. Mochizuki is our team leader Chunin, so follow the rules!"
"What do you mean 'childish'! I want to see if he's qualified to lead us, that's perfectly normal!"
The more Kurenai Yuhi said this, the more excited Asuma became. He also took out a training kunai and said to Souji:
"Let me make this clear first, my strength has reached the Chunin level, I'm just one step away from passing the Chunin Exams. If you treat me like an ordinary Genin, you're in big trouble!"
"Yes, I know," Souji replied calmly.
Most ninjas with a reputation can become Chunin around the age of twelve or thirteen.
Kakashi, a super genius who eventually reached Kage-level strength, was promoted to Chunin at the age of 6.
Eleven-year-old Asuma claimed he had Chunin-level skills, only lacking an exam, and Souji had no doubt about it.
Of course, for Souji, there is no difference between Genin and Chunin.
Even if Kaguya herself came, she would still have to suffer from his kunai, given his unerring accuracy.
"Then let's not change locations and start here?"
"good!"
Souji wanted to make Asuma accept defeat, so he simply held up a kunai and let Asuma make the first move.
Seeing this, Asuma narrowed his eyes, leaped backward to create distance between himself and Souji, and threw several kunai and shuriken at the same time.
As the second son of the Hokage, Asuma received the highest level of ninja education and training. Even though he was naive, he wasn't really stupid and took the initiative to engage in close-quarters taijutsu combat with a Chunin.
His advantage lies in his bloodline from the Third Hokage, which grants him abundant chakra and a wide mastery of ninjutsu.
First, create distance and probe the opponent with kunai and shuriken. Once you figure out their tactics, use your exquisite ninjutsu to launch a targeted attack as needed!
Asuma quickly devised a strategy and watched intently as Souji responded.
Souji simply waved his hand holding the kunai a few times, easily deflecting all the incoming kunai and shuriken.
In Asuma's eyes, this speed and technique...
It's just so-so.
"You talk big, but it's really nothing serious!"
Asma thought to himself, feeling that the advantage was in his hands.
If it's only at this level, I might actually have a chance to defeat the other party and show off in front of my crush!
However, just as he was having these thoughts...
"I'll hit you on the forehead."
End of this chapter...