[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha":3,"chapter-starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-34":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting Off with Horse and Sword in Konoha",{"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},2349085,4591,"Chapter 34: Wartime Mission!","starting-off-with-horse-and-sword-in-konoha-chapter-34",34,"\u003Cp>In the 43rd year of Konoha, April 22nd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team Fujinaka Genma received a mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a wartime mission: escorting a medical team to the front lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mission wasn’t particularly dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sand Village had launched a war, catching Konoha off guard at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But tensions had been rising for the past two years, and Konoha’s border defense forces were already substantial, so they quickly stabilized their position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Konoha’s reinforcements arrived promptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the very day the war news reached them, the reinforcements had already departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, the rear was generally relatively safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only relatively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because disrupting logistics and targeting medical units was a basic, straightforward wartime strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And ninja were precisely the kind of small-unit forces best suited for behind-enemy-lines infiltration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even this war between Konoha and the Sand Ninja wasn’t a large-scale frontal clash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was small-unit skirmishes, just with significantly more numbers than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of danger, Fujinaka Genma took it seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fully armed, he left home after seeing his mother Akie’s worried expression, then joined the rest of his team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw someone familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hyuga Mio!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was part of the medical team—the very group he was assigned to escort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Genma!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, Hyuga Mio waved, her face lit with a gentle smile, showing no fear or tension about the war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For her, nothing was happier than seeing Fujinaka Genma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking up to Hyuga Mio, he looked down at the girl who stood a head shorter than him and ruffled her short hair: “Be extra careful on the battlefield—don’t let your status as a medical ninja make Itachi complacent!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hyuga Mio closed her eyes like a cat, savoring it, then nodded vigorously: “Don’t worry!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few more words, Fujinaka Genma went to join Kiba and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Fujinaka Genma left, two girls his age immediately surrounded Hyuga Mio, chattering excitedly about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hyuga Mio instantly shed the gentle, adorable demeanor she’d shown in front of Fujinaka Genma, becoming like a big sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After joining Kiba and the others, Fujinaka Genma noticed other teams arriving one after another—and familiar faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarutobi Asuma!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yūhi Kurenai!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma’s gaze swept across them and realized nearly a dozen others on this mission were around his age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he’d gradually grown used to this world’s distortion, he still couldn’t help muttering: “Damn world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he finally understood why Hashirama Senju had founded Konoha in the first place!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would want their descendants to live in such an environment?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He certainly wouldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe I should think further ahead…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma began thinking unexpectedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His original goal had simply been to survive—to live through the Third Shinobi World War.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of the Mount & Blade system, and after becoming disciples of Kushina Uzumaki and Minato, he’d thought surviving the war wouldn’t be hard if he stayed cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the Nine-Tails attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hokage?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma opened his system and looked at the Hokage mission listed after the wartime mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could I possibly become Hokage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spark of heat rose in Fujinaka Genma’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course he could!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Minato remained in the position of Fourth Hokage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was Minato’s disciple; Minato was Jiraiya’s disciple; Jiraiya was the Third’s disciple—pure lineage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’m determined, then I must start changing my mindset from now on…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he thought this, Fujinaka Genma suddenly felt a hand slap his shoulder—he snapped back to awareness and turned to see Guy practically pressed against his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Guy!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma jumped back in alarm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no desire for any close contact with Guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guy crossed his arms: “Genma, Itachi’re acting strange—this isn’t like Itachi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The whole team’s about to leave, and Itachi’re standing here daydreaming.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma turned and saw that all other teams had already departed—only his own team remained, with Murokami Yajū and Ebisu waiting nearby, their expressions filled with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing’s wrong—I just suddenly decided I want to become Hokage!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma grinned brightly: “Become a Hokage like the First—end this chaotic era, so future generations won’t have to go to war at our age!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guy froze, then his eyes blazed with passion: “Genma, I support Itachi!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“From now on, let’s work together—don’t waste our youth!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his outburst, Guy suddenly asked: “But how do Itachi even become Hokage?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma was speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, Itachi need overwhelming strength!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murokami Yajū’s voice came from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He and Ebisu stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murokami Yajū looked at Fujinaka Genma seriously: “If Itachi want to aim for Hokage, Itachi’ll have to work harder than Itachi do now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not just in training!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murokami Yajū knew Fujinaka Genma was intelligent and mature, so he spoke plainly: “To possess Hokage qualities, beyond strength, Itachi need the ability to earn people’s trust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ability to make the whole village recognize Itachi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond strength, Itachi need sufficient merit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Genma, I’ll support Itachi too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ebisu adjusted his sunglasses, coolly stating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma smiled and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was just the affirmation of two minor companions, if even your own teammates didn’t believe Itachi had this potential, Itachi were truly weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let’s move out!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murokami Yajū smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had high hopes for Fujinaka Genma and believed he had the potential to become Hokage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, the top candidates to succeed the Fourth Hokage were the Legendary Sannin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After them, if Itachi looked closely, Minato stood out the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Fujinaka Genma was Minato’s disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Konoha, the Hokage position had always been passed down from master to disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma and his three companions quickly caught up with the main force and arrived at the rear of the front lines before nightfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They encountered no incidents along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Night fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma and the other two stayed at the medical team’s camp, while Murokami Yajū went to the front lines to report to the front commander, Orochimaru.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Less than two hours later, Murokami Yajū returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma and the other two immediately rushed to meet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Teacher Yajū, are we heading straight back to Konoha?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fujinaka Genma asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was most concerned about the mission’s status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d just earned 100 Mount & Blade points for completing the mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, such a mission would yield only 10 points—now it was ten times more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wartime missions were worth it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need to return to the village!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murokami Yajū wasted no time, unrolling a map and, under the dim light, traced a red line on it: “Our mission is here—patrol the fourth defensive line to prevent enemy infiltration and sabotage of supply lines.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1098,"2026-06-21T02:29:34.312Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 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