Chapter 10: Oh no, I've become a guide for the enemy (please follow for updates)

Captain, as expected, those few Leaf Village ninjas are in this area.

On the outskirts of the forest, about twenty or more Rock Ninja had gathered here, and a young Rock Ninja spoke softly.

Many of these Rock Ninja looked rather disheveled, their faces covered in ash, obviously they too had been affected by last night's big explosion.

However, their luck was better; either they had gone to pursue Akai and thus survived.

Or they were patrolling outside, not in the stronghold, or they had rushed here from elsewhere.

But now they are filled with rage; the actions of those Leaf Village ninjas are nothing short of making them push the millstone naked—spinning around and losing face!

Leaving aside being flanked, just failing to defend the camp from a surprise attack is enough to make them lose face.

What's more, those guys even detonated the camp's explosive tags, even blowing up a Special Jonin and a whole squad of stationed ninjas!

Given this incident, their future in Rock Village can hardly be called promising; at the very least, they are utterly despairing.

No matter the purpose, they must kill those Leaf Village ninjas!

"Since we've found them, let's form a team to investigate thoroughly; we must find them!"

The leader of the Rock Ninja gritted his teeth and spoke; he hated those Leaf Village ninjas to the core.

However, just as they were about to act, suddenly a variegated streak appeared in the sky.

All the Rock Village ninjas looked up and saw a signal flare trailing a long tail of smoke shooting into the sky!

"This"

The Rock Village captain in charge of the team saw the signal flare and was obviously stunned; not only him, but the other Rock Ninja also stared at each other.

They obviously hadn't expected the situation to turn out like this.

"Captain, now we"

The young Rock Ninja who had spoken earlier asked cautiously; he obviously hadn't expected things to turn out like this.

The meaning of that signal flare's color is reinforcement, and it's also of a very high priority level.

"We."

The leader of the Rock Ninja looked at the signal flare in the sky, then turned his head to look at this forest ahead.

After hesitating a moment, he then spoke.

"Let's go support first; over there obviously something important is happening."

"Moreover, our reinforcement troops are also coming; leave a squad to hold the rear, and the rest follow me!"

"Yes, captain!"

——

"Yuzhi, they've left?"

In the forest outside the cave, Shancheng Qingye wore a strange expression as he whispered to Yuzhi beside him.

And Akai was also full of question marks; he had already prepared to go all‑out, but he never expected this to happen.

"Yeah, they left; looks like they ran into trouble."

Yuzhi also nodded, but his complexion wasn't as good as he had imagined.

He knew why the Rock Village ninjas had left, because at the moment they departed, his system had already given him the answer.

【New Side Quest acquired】

【1, Support Kakashi and Rin Nohara】

【2, Cooperate with Rock Village to eliminate Kakashi's squad】

【Task reward unknown】

It's quite obvious that signal flare was launched by Rock Village, and unsurprisingly it was Kakashi and his crew who suffered!

Just seeing this task, Yuzhi felt his head about to explode.

He must admit that his purpose in coming this way was indeed to meet Minato Namikaze.

After all, he had many pursuers behind him; a moment's inattention could see him kick the bucket and depart this world.

Only by meeting someone like Minato Namikaze could they be safer.

Moreover, he also hopes that Minato Namikaze and Kakashi and their group learn of this, because it would greatly help him boost his reputation!

Yuzhi really wants to advance.

But he wants to meet Minato Namikaze, not this Kakashi squad right now.

But his luck seems not so good—he actually happened to run into them!

"Let's go over."

Taking a deep breath, even if Yuzhi felt depressed, he could only accept the task.

But he also silently comforted himself, thinking Minato Namikaze will come.

"Captain, why don't we take the chance to leave?"

Aoba heard this, froze for a moment, then spoke softly.

"The situation over there is unclear, the danger is high; shouldn't we just stick to the plan?"

"It's fine, we are just following the plan; we just came at the wrong time."

"Aoba, do you still remember what I said the main goal of this mission is?"

Yuzhi walked outward while asking Aoba.

"I remember, this is the mission to end the war!"

Although Akai didn't understand why Yuzhi wanted to go, he had long admired Yuzhi deeply.

Moreover, Yuzhi is the captain; no matter what decision he makes, he will support it!

"What you mean is"

Shancheng Qingye is really smart; just a slight hint and he instantly understood.

Could Rock Village have encountered Minato Namikaze Jonin's team? That's why they fired a signal flare.

"Exactly, Minato Namikaze Jonin is the main force, and the rest of us are just assisting him."

Yuzhi nodded, after checking the surroundings he took the lead and began to accelerate.

"Now Rock Village has even given up searching for us, so the most likely possibility is that they've run into them."

"After all, Minato Namikaze Jonin's strength is beyond doubt; only greater numbers could stand against him."

"As the main force, they can't afford to have anything happen to them, so no matter what we have to go check it out."

"Yuzhi's words sounded reasonable, and this event also made Akai and Aoba nod involuntarily."

"Indeed, the only thing that could make Rock Village mobilize like this is probably Minato Namikaze's team."

"And that team is even more crucial to this mission; thinking about it, they really do have to go check it out!"

"Before they knew it, Akai and Aoba had both been branded with the Thought Steel Seal by Yuzhi."

"Having cooperated in Whirlpool Country before, and now everyone has entered Grass Country together, they naturally trust Yuzhi completely."

"Moreover, Yuzhi's analysis leaves no room for doubt, and more importantly, what he did last night truly impressed them."

"He's smart, strong, and they're classmates—how could they not trust someone like that?"

"I understand, captain!"

"Akai was the first to give a thumbs up, his big white teeth gleaming in the sunlight."

"Let's go rescue Kakashi!"

"You'd better behave; we need to act cautiously."

"Aoba glared at Akai, but this just made Akai chuckle twice."

"Fortunately, Aoba is used to it; aside from being easily excited, Akai is fine in every other way."

"Then let's speed up."

"Seeing that the team had unified their plan, Yuzhi couldn't help but nod."

"He then thought of Uchiha Fugaku; even the squad carrying out the mission knows they must stay united."

"This pig-like fool, why is he still obsessed with the 'Way of Balance' at such a critical moment?"

"After we get back, we have to figure out how to deal with him!"

"Yuzhi hardened his resolve inwardly, but thinking of Uchiha Fugaku reminded him of something else."

"According to the mission details, we just need to rescue Kakashi and Ye Yuanlin; it seems Uchiha Obito has already been taken down."

"But we still need to be careful, because that guy Madara Uchiha is nearby."

"Just thinking of Madara Uchiha, Yuzhi unconsciously pursed his lips; this old man, even clinging to life, is extremely terrifying."

"Yuzhi is now considering: if he too were captured by Madara Uchiha, would he submit, or try to pull out Madara's oxygen tube?"

"Yuzhi."

"As Yuzhi was thinking, Aoba suddenly thought of something and, feeling a bit embarrassed, spoke up."

"However, his words nearly tripped Yuzhi up."

"Are we... actually bringing a bunch of enemies with us?"

"That comment almost made Yuzhi lose his composure; right now his mind holds only one thought."

"Uh oh, have I become a guide for the enemy?"

"Newbie begging for reads—now getting reads will decide a book's fate; raising it is easy to kill it."

"Thanks, all you big shots, Onz"

(End of chapter)