Chapter 20

"Kill!"

After Ishikawa Tree finished speaking, he immediately rushed out.

Uchiha Jin: "..."

Nara Kazama: "..."

Watching Ishikawa Tree rush out, the two were instantly stunned.

Damn it!

They knew Ishikawa Tree was a waste, but they never expected this guy to be this useless!

Especially Uchiha Jin.

He had long known this guy was incapable of achieving anything, yet absolutely capable of ruining everything.

But when it actually happened...

He still couldn't help but slap his forehead and curse loudly.

"Useless!"

"Does this Ishikawa Tree have a mental illness?"

Nara Kazama also shook his head with a bitter smile.

Meeting such an extreme teammate left him completely speechless.

However.

As a Nara, his strength might be lacking, but his mind was not bad.

Taking a deep breath, he immediately spoke up.

"Even if we wish to kill him, we must go out and save him."

Uchiha Jin was stunned and couldn't help but ask, "Why?"

"Because we are a squad!" Nara Kazama glanced subtly at Kudo Shin before explaining in a low voice, "What if Ishikawa Tree doesn't die and reports this to the village?"

"Even if he dies, we still have our squad leader."

"Our squad was cobbled together; do we even trust each other?"

"We two are the parties involved and have shared interests, but do Itachi have absolute certainty that Kudo Shin won't betray us?"

"Even if his chakra is currently exhausted and he can't hear outside sounds while recovering."

"Once this is reported, it counts as an achievement."

"Our squad leader is a commoner."

"For this achievement, are Itachi sure he won't screw us over?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Jin sucked in a sharp breath of cold air.

Immediately after.

When he looked at Nara Kazama again, his expression changed.

Good heavens!

He knew the Nara clan had sharp minds, but he never expected anyone to be this impressive.

Something he hadn't considered in two lifetimes, this guy figured out instantly, and thought through so thoroughly!

Nara Kazama was just from a side branch.

He didn't even have the qualification to leave a name in the original story; what about the head of the Nara clan, the Jonin squad leader Nara Shikaku?

Thinking of this made his scalp tingle.

However.

Now was not the time to dwell on that; a scream echoed from the thick fog outside.

It was Ishikawa Tree's voice.

But how could this have happened so soon?

Uchiha Jin slapped his forehead, his face full of annoyance as he spoke.

"This waste!"

"Incapable of achieving anything, yet capable of ruining everything."

"Fine, let's move."

Having made up his mind, Uchiha Jin no longer hesitated.

He immediately rushed out, his hands beginning to form hand seals rapidly.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

His mouth opened slightly, then he spat out a massive fireball that swept toward the source of the sound.

Nara Kazama did not hesitate either.

"Wind Release: Tornado Gale!"

His hands formed hand seals quickly, and a huge tornado rose from nowhere.

The wind fueled the fire, and the fire amplified the wind's power.

Under the influence of the tornado, the Great Fireball instantly became even more violent, blowing the Mist Hiding Technique straight away.

Especially the three ninja attacking Ishikawa Tree, who were torn apart by the wind and fire ninjutsu in an instant.

Seeing this, Uchiha Jin couldn't help but show surprise on his face.

This was a B-rank Wind Release ninjutsu; it seemed this teammate of his was not as simple as he had imagined!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Just then, the Hidden Mist Village forces attacked.

One squad kept throwing kunai, while another ran toward the supplies.

"I'll deal with these ninja," Uchiha Jin said. "Kazama, Itachi go protect the supplies!"

Nara Kazama nodded.

Without hesitation, he immediately turned and headed straight for the supply depot.

Seeing this, Uchiha Jin also drew a kunai, casually knocked away the one thrust at him, then moved at maximum speed, charging straight at these Hidden Mist ninja.

His speed was extremely fast.

Even without using ninjutsu or the Rokushiki, his taijutsu far surpassed that of ordinary ninja.

With only basic taijutsu, none of these Hidden Mist ninja before him could withstand a single strike from him.

In the blink of an eye, he instantly killed one.

"This... how is this possible?"

"Three Hidden Leaf ninja who can use ninjutsu. This is a Hidden Leaf elite squad."

"The intelligence was wrong. Retreat!"

Upon seeing this scene, the two Hidden Mist ninja at the front let out a loud roar and immediately left without any delay.

They simply turned and left!

As for the few Hidden Mist ninja who were killed, no one cared.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

As soon as Nara Kazama killed one person, the other Hidden Mist ninja quickly scattered and fled.

Seeing this, he immediately ran over and asked Uchiha Jin.

"Should we pursue them?"

Hearing this, Uchiha Jin couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Regarding this teammate before him, he didn't know how to complain.

At this moment, he could confirm.

Nara Kazama was far from an ordinary ninja; with just this Wind Release technique, he had the qualification to enter the elite Class A.

Now that he had revealed himself, he still acted as if he was the leader.

However.

Thinking of the other members of the Nara clan, this seemed to be a Nara tradition.

So, forget it.

Shaking his head slightly, Uchiha Jin spoke.

"This is unnecessary!"

"Our mission is to transport supplies."

"No need to complicate things."

Nara Kazama nodded.

Suddenly, he felt that being teammates with Uchiha Jin was actually quite nice.

Especially the way he thought; it truly matched the Nara clan.

Wait, that's not right!

Isn't this guy an Uchiha?

But his conduct is nothing like an Uchiha, is it?

But, it doesn't matter.

What does it have to do with him? As a Nara, he hated trouble the most.

As long as it didn't affect him.

Thinking of this, he yawned, then looked down at Ishikawa Ki, who had already fainted.

Then, he felt a bit of a headache.

This guy really has a big life; how is he still not dead!

Obviously.

For this reckless fool, Nara Kazama had no good feelings.

But after sighing, he could only speak helplessly.

"Hmm, it's good."

"Ishikawa Ki is still alive; let's treat him."

Uchiha Jin frowned.

But he still nodded; although he hated this guy intensely, he couldn't just kill him, could he?

After reaching an agreement, the two carried Ishikawa Ki onto the carriage.

They simply applied some herbal medicine, gave him a ration pill, then stopped caring about whether the guy lived or died.

Yes.

Anyway, the squad had no medical ninjutsu, and the two didn't care about his life or death.

Do what Itachi can; no need to meddle further.

As for what comes next, it depends on his luck.

The medical ninja at the front-line camp can save him if he lasts until then.

If he can't last that long, then let him die.

The two stepped down from the carriage, and Nara Kazama's eyes darted.

"Jin, what should we say later?" Nara Kazama asked quietly.

Uchiha Jin narrowed his eyes slightly.

His expression was strange; he couldn't help but test the waters: "Just tell the truth. What else can we do?"

Nara Kazama looked helpless.

He felt that this Uchiha Jin in front of him was just playing dumb with him.

Given his conduct just now, how could he not have thought of this?

But, there was no way out!

Since he had brought it up himself, he had to speak even if he felt helpless.

"Once our strength is exposed, future missions will be troublesome."

"I think we two are the same kind of people; we both hate trouble."

"So, can we be honest?"

Since the other person had said it to this point, Uchiha Jin couldn't play dumb anymore.

He also hated trouble.

As for the village's merit, he naturally didn't care about it either.

His eyes darted, and he spoke quietly: "What do Itachi have in mind?"

Nara Kazama wasn't stupid!

Of course, he could see Uchiha Jin's test, but considering Kudou Shin would wake up at any moment, he naturally didn't want to waste time.

Without hesitation, he spoke immediately.

"The captain is still recovering his chakra and cannot perceive outside events."

"Ishikawa Ki is also unconscious now, and the civilians all died just now."

"We split the three carriages of supplies, one each. If Jin-kun doesn't have a storage scroll, I'll give Itachi one."

"As for the dead Mist ninja, we will seal them in scrolls for now and deal with them later when we have time."

"After the captain wakes up, we'll say our strength was insufficient; we could barely protect one carriage of supplies, while the other two were stolen by the Mist."

"Ishikawa Ki was blindly arrogant, ignored our advice, and insisted on fighting the Mist to the death."

"Unfortunately, his skills were lacking, so he was injured by the Mist."

"We fought desperately and managed to save him."