Chapter 44: Elite Squad Formed, Mission Reopened

Uchiha Jin instantly understood.

He was indeed wrong.

The mistake he made this time was indeed too lowly.

Regret was unnecessary.

Just pay more attention in the future; right now, the most important thing is to make amends and ensure no further mistakes.

"How to deal with it?"

Too lazy to dwell on it, Uchiha Jin spoke: "Nara Shikaku is a bit hard to fool!"

Nara Shikaku frowned in deep thought.

Like Uchiha Jin, he would not dwell on the past.

One must look forward.

As long as the lesson is learned, just paying more attention in the future is enough.

His mind worked quickly; after a moment, he spoke directly.

"Itachi are right; we cannot fool Nara Shikaku."

"The more we do, the more mistakes we make; we can only tell the truth!"

"Itachi must have a conspiracy."

"Use a small conspiracy to cover up a big one."

"What we plan must not be exposed, so we must design a small conspiracy, a small one that makes sense."

"First, Itachi killed those three Uchiha."

"Itachi also killed that Cloud Ninja; in fact, Itachi had sufficient strength back then, but Itachi were unwilling to get too deeply involved with the Uchiha clan. Even because of the differential treatment Itachi received as a child, Itachi harbor a hidden resentment toward the Uchiha clan."

"By throwing out that Cloud Ninja, Itachi not only wanted to clear your own suspicion, but also intended to give the Uchiha a formidable enemy."

"The Cloud is strong; it fits perfectly."

"To put it plainly, Itachi just want revenge!"

Uchiha Jin froze.

Could it be done this way?

He couldn't help but ask, "Are Itachi sure this will fool your clan uncle?"

"I am sure," Nara Kazama said. "He only needs to be certain that your goal isn't the Hidden Leaf."

"He has no interest in Uchiha internal affairs."

However.

Uchiha Jin still helplessly shook his head. "I always feel the Uchiha Jin in your words is a bit stupid!"

"Hehe, that's normal," Nara Kazama laughed. "For an Uchiha, thinking to hide one's strength is already the limit."

"On the contrary, Lord Jin, Itachi really don't seem like an Uchiha."

Hearing this, Uchiha Jin smiled.

Immediately.

He also grew tired of thinking about it; as long as the matter could be resolved, that was enough.

The rest didn't matter.

As long as he was given time to grow, he was confident he could level everything with his strength.

The next day, early morning.

Uchiha Uchiha Shisui brought someone directly to their tent.

It was a girl.

She had beautiful white shoulder-length hair and looked fragile, yet her pair of Byakugan eyes were enough to represent her identity.

Through the headband on her forehead, a delicate seal was faintly visible.

Clearly.

That was the Caged Bird Seal!

"Everyone, let me introduce myself."

"I am Uchiha Uchiha Shisui. I specialize in Body Flicker Technique, kenjutsu, and genjutsu. My Fire Release is average. I possess a Three-Tomoe Sharingan. From now on, I will be the captain of our squad."

"Everyone, please introduce yourselves."

Uchiha Uchiha Shisui wore a smile on his face.

As he spoke, Uchiha Jin spoke first.

"Uchiha Jin. I know the Three Techniques, Fire Release, and my taijutsu is slightly stronger."

"Nara Shikaku. I specialize in Wind Release and some clan jutsu."

"Hyuga Ayane. I possess the Byakugan, reconnaissance jutsu, and I am proficient in medical ninjutsu."

Immediately.

Everyone exchanged glances, all feeling a bit awkward.

Because this squad was indeed too strange.

Although it was truly an elite squad, the composition was really odd.

First.

Two Uchiha, plus one Hyuga and one Nara.

Especially the Nara clan; it looked strange no matter how one looked at it.

After all, under normal circumstances.

The Ino-Shika-Cho trio never separates, yet now one has joined their squad.

The Hyuga's Byakugan and the Nara's Shadow Secret Technique overlap in this aspect.

Add two Uchiha to that.

Uh...

Even in the history of the Hidden Leaf, such a strange squad probably only exists as this one.

"Alright."

"Since everyone knows each other, we should proceed with the mission."

"Because everyone is not very familiar with each other, the tasks temporarily assigned are all basic C-rank missions. The focus is on everyone getting used to working together."

"Of course, even for low-level missions, because we are on the battlefield, unexpected situations can occur at any time, so everyone must be careful."

"Also, because we are on the battlefield, the higher-ups will not give us much time to coordinate."

"Only three days. Everyone, do your best."

"Today, our objective is to annihilate the twelve strongholds on the left side of the Land of Whirlpools."

"Time is tight, and the mission is heavy."

"Let's move out!"

After a brief introduction, Uchiha Uchiha Shisui announced the mission.

Immediately.

Everyone left the camp directly and began heading toward the mission location.

Because everyone present was an elite, even Uchiha Jin and Nara Kazama, having already revealed their strength previously, naturally found it difficult to hide too much now.

Especially the leader, Uchiha Shisui, who had reached the level of a Jonin.

So everyone moved quickly, reaching the first outpost in just half a day.

"Nine genin, three chunin, one jonin."

Hyuga Ayane activated her Byakugan and stated the data precisely.

Uchiha Shisui's face remained calm.

He glanced at everyone with a smile, then spoke cheerfully: "I will handle the jonin. Kaze and Jin will deal with the others. Ayane, strike as needed to provide support."

"Everyone, do your utmost to protect Ayane!"

The others slowly nodded.

As a medical ninja and the team's eyes, Hyuga Ayane naturally belonged in the most heavily protected position.

On this point, no one objected.

After the assignments were made, Uchiha Shisui drew his tachi and dashed forward in a flash.

Nara Kaze and Uchiha Jin exchanged a glance, then charged straight toward the outpost.

During wartime, there was no room to slack off.

In that case, let's kill.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique!"

"Wind Release: Pressure Damage!"

Before the Hidden Mist squad could react, Uchiha Shisui struck first, slashing his blade at the Hidden Mist jonin's neck.

The Hidden Mist jonin was startled.

But his reaction was not slow; he blocked the strike directly with a kunai.

The next moment.

The Fire Release and Wind Release combined, causing a massive explosion that left the entire outpost in ruins.

Several Hidden Mist genin were blasted away, while only three chunin withstood the blast. Immediately as they prepared to act, Uchiha Jin appeared behind one of them and easily slit his throat with a kunai.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Nara Kaze was not slow either; a dark shadow wrapped around a chunin and promptly snapped his neck.

"Shadow Strangle Technique!"

Just then, on the other side, after exchanging a few blows, Uchiha Shisui took advantage of the Hidden Mist jonin's lapse in attention, closed the distance with Body Flicker Technique, and beheaded him with his tachi.

Slow to speak, fast to act.

In less than a minute, one jonin, two chunin, and one genin were instantly killed.

That genin was Hyuga Ayane's doing.

From here on, it would be simple.