[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-grind-is-my-ninja-way":3,"chapter-grind-is-my-ninja-way-grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-394":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Grind is My Ninja Way",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1481365,1929,"Chapter 394: Mission","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-394",394,"\u003Cp>The next afternoon came in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei opened his mouth wide, letting out a long yawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, his eyes were half-closed, and his face was full of exhaustion, as if he would fall asleep the next second—clearly, he was extremely tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, that was indeed the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the past ten hours or so, aside from going out for meals, he spent all his time training. This not only drained a lot of his chakra but was also a huge strain on his spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was why he was so fatigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, Seimei raised his hand and dispelled the Shadow Clone Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, three waves of chakra, carrying three sets of memories, rushed into his mind, giving him a brief burst of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this only treated the symptoms, not the root cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Seimei processed those memories, he felt even more tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sun was already starting to set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that it would be dark in a few hours and knowing that he had a mission tonight, Seimei decided to stop training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up, walked to the bed, and, the moment he relaxed, collapsed onto it, falling asleep almost instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, minute by minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, night had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Seimei opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, there was a knock at the door: \"Knock, knock, knock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei extended his senses and instantly detected a person outside. Based on the chakra signature, he recognized the visitor as a Chunin messenger from the Jonin commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming this, he relaxed a bit, straightened his appearance, and then opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the visitor, Seimei asked directly, \"What's the matter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Konoha Chunin outside handed over a mission scroll and said, \"Jonin Seimei, Captain Nobuhisa sent me to inform you of a change in tonight's mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei took the mission scroll calmly, opened it, and said slowly, \"Go on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Seimei's composure, Ichiro Nakagawa admired him silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further thought, he quickly relayed everything Nobuhisa Sano had instructed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The village has just received information that a batch of reinforcements from Kirigakure may arrive tonight. The captain wants you to verify the authenticity of this intel. If true, you need to assess their strength and numbers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added, \"The enemy's marching routes are on the scroll.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing this, Seimei remained silent for a while, carefully reading the scroll's contents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was roughly the same as what Nakagawa had said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, it seemed that a batch of Kirigakure shinobi would be coming from the forward base tonight, but the exact number was unknown to the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, they needed him to use his flying ability to scout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the routes, there were three listed on the scroll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that the spies Konoha had planted weren't in high-ranking positions, as the information obtained was quite vague.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of these three routes, only one was likely genuine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these routes were far apart from each other, which meant only a shinobi with flying abilities, like him, could scout them all in a short amount of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For others, aside from trying to spread themselves thin, there wouldn't be many good options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, compared to others, he had an additional advantage: even if discovered, it wouldn't be a big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he could just fly away, without much concern for his safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for crossbows...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, last night, Kirigakure's deployment in Fish Town caught him off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it shouldn't be forgotten that to reach here from the forward base, they could only take the sea route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, they had to travel by boat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, even if they carried crossbows, they wouldn't be able to use them effectively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Seimei had no worries about his safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Various thoughts flashed through his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei put away the scroll and said to Nakagawa Ichiro, \"Alright, I understand the mission. You can go back and report.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Jonin Seimei!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Nakagawa Ichiro responded and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching him leave, Seimei went back inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first washed up to clear his head, then ate something to fill his stomach, and finally set out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a sea route from Fish Town to the Land of Waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei circled high in the sky, with his Sharingan activated, carefully observing the sea surface below in the bright moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, even after spending nearly half an hour combing through an area of several kilometers, he found no trace of Kirigakure shinobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like this route is false.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei murmured and was about to leave, but then, as if something came to his mind, he suddenly stopped and descended to the sea surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, the chakra wings behind him disappeared as he deactivated the Wind Release: Wind Wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after, he raised his hands and formed the cross-shaped \"Ne\" hand seal, casting the Shadow Clone Technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Poof*—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid a puff of chakra smoke, a shadow clone appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei nodded at it, and both simultaneously formed hand seals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, chakra wings grew out from both their backs, using the ninjutsu—Wind Release: Wind Wings!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Whoosh*—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With two successive sounds of breaking through the air, they flew up again, with the shadow clone staying behind to continue patrolling this route for any Kirigakure reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Seimei himself, he proceeded to the next route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, Seimei did all this just to leave a shadow clone here for surveillance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the reason he had to descend to cast the technique again was because he hadn't fully mastered Wind Release: Wind Wings yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although after last night's prolonged flight, its level was approaching Lv4, he still couldn't summon a shadow clone with chakra wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, he had no choice but to land on the sea surface temporarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No doubt, this was quite cumbersome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, after raising Wind Release: Wind Wings by another one or two levels, reaching Lv4 or Lv5, he probably wouldn't have to go through such trouble anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these thoughts in mind, Seimei flapped his wings and flew off into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seimei completed a rough search of the second route but found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he didn't linger. He quickly did the same, leaving a shadow clone for surveillance and moved on to the third route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the third route, he still found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Seimei wasn't anxious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that all three routes were under his watch, all he had to do was wait patiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With some time on his hands now, he could spend it studying the Mind Synchronization Technique, which was close to being perfected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If successful, communication between him and his two shadow clones would become much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this in mind, Seimei began recalling the relevant memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, he continued progressing along the path previously forged by his shadow clones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1161,"2026-06-06T03:30:41.618Z",1,"novelbin.me","f7d17c20e02d549c59aea305120a631a33f46035c3ef4e674c9a5f2d8c46f37c","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-395","grind-is-my-ninja-way-chapter-393",1097,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgrind-is-my-ninja-way-cover.jpg"]