Chapter 12: The Upper Ninja's Mission, Departure for Snow Country

  It's been over two years since Kakashi evaluated the genin, and for about two and a half years, Kakashi has been accompanying Naruto in actual combat training, aside from doing some low-level tasks. Of course, Kakashi never held back in these trials again, and also taught Naruto some basic ninjutsu. At first, Naruto was covered in injuries after each trial, but recently, Kakashi hasn't been much better off either.

  "Kakashi-sensei, are we going to train again today? It's already been a month... when can we finally start doing missions?" At this time, Ren was still wearing the same outfit as before - a white bathrobe-like garment and black netted ninja suit, with her fiery red hair reaching down to her waist, along with blue ninja shoes. The only difference this time was that Ren had a Chakra blade at her waist, which was entirely black except for the handle, where it was blue and white. This was a gift from Kakashi a month ago.

  "Ah, no, this time there's an A-rank mission, issued by the Fire Shadow Lord himself. I'll be leading a team from the Anbu to complete it, but unfortunately, this time we'll have to travel far. Your abilities would be of great help to me on this mission. That's why the Fire Shadow Lord has also agreed to bring you along." Kakashi said with a smile.

  "Where is the destination of this mission?" Meng Ling asked.

  "It seems like it's called Snow Country or something." Kakashi rubbed his nose thoughtfully and said.

  "Land of Snow? What's the content of this mission?" A possibility had already occurred to Meng Ling.

  "It seems that something has happened in the Snow Country and they have sent a distress signal to our village, I'll tell you the details on the way, now hurry up and get ready, this mission is extremely urgent." Kakashi said calmly, but the urgency in his eyes was evident.

  "Rebellion in the land of snow? I know, give me half an hour, I'll go and gather my things." After saying that, Meng Leng disappeared on the spot.

  "Good grief, good grief, what a hothead indeed." Kakashi scratched his own hair, saying with some helplessness.

  In the Konohagakure village, under the cliff where the Hokage's residence is located, this was the place where Meng Ling had lived for two years. The room wasn't big, only about 50 square meters in size, but it was very practical. Before the door even opened, Meng Ling jumped in through his own open window.

  "That's right, it must be like this, this is definitely the prelude to the Snow Princess Ninja Scroll of Naruto the Movie. I remember that time, it was said to be about ten years ago. So this time, it must be the day when the person called 'Feng Hua Nu Tao' betrayed." Meng Ling's excitement grew as she thought about it, and her packing speed also accelerated a lot.

  About ten minutes later, Mugino wore a white double-shoulder backpack, and the thighs and waist were also equipped with ninja tools like other ninjas. There was only an additional black chakra dagger at the waist.

  "Alright, let's get going!" Meng Ling tightened her backpack and said excitedly, dashing towards the gate of Konohagakure.

  In front of the gate of Konohagakure, at this time, including Kakashi, three Jonin had changed into Anbu attire.

  "I'm saying, Kakashi-senpai, it's not that we're doubting your disciple or anything, but isn't it really a problem to bring a five-year-old kid on this mission?" asked one of the Anbu wearing a cat-shaped mask.

  "Don't worry, Tenten, how many times have you done an A-rank mission?" Kakashi asked.

  "For the third time, what's wrong, Kakashi-senpai? Why are you suddenly asking this?" Tenshin looked somewhat taken aback.

  "Hmm, at the age of 13, you're already a Jonin and have inherited the First Hokage's Bloodline Limit. Your future is absolutely boundless, but let me tell you something. Shinobi can't be judged by common sense. We call those who break the rules of shinobi 'trash', but someone who doesn't value their comrades isn't even worth that much. Remember this, it will greatly help your life as a shinobi." Kakashi said calmly.

  "Yes, Kakashi-senpai." Tenzou bowed his head and said.

  "Sorry, Kakashi-sensei, I'm late." At this time, Mei Ling's figure suddenly appeared in front of the crowd of ninjas.

  "When... " Seeing Mei Terumi suddenly appear in front of him, all the ninjas present except Kakashi were shocked.

  "Ah, you're here. This time it's a secret mission, so keep this." Kakashi said, producing a mask (similar to the one worn by Minato Namikaze, but without the symbol of the Hidden Mist Village).

  "Do you want to hide your true self? I understand." Meng Ling said softly.

  "Alright, since that's the case, let's set off then. Mei Terumi, remember this is a covert mission, so don't make too much noise." Kakashi instructed.

  "Got it." Meng Ling responded with a single word, and then the four figures of three big ones and one small one disappeared from the spot.

  One day, a week later, on a large ship, Kakashi and Mei Terumi, Tenzo, and another Anbu disguised as four civilians were discussing on the ship. At this time, the appearance of the four had already changed. In these few days, Mei also learned something, that the Anbu called Tenzo was actually the "Tailed Beast Captain" who used Wood Style ninjutsu in Naruto Shippuden. He was only thirteen years old at that time but had already become a Jonin relying on his own Bloodline Limit.

  "Hmm, so, Kakashi-sensei's mission this time is what you said, are we going to quell the rebellion? Can just the four of us really accomplish that?" Mei Ling asked in a low voice.

  "Ah, ah, that's naturally impossible. Our main mission this time is to protect the key figures of Snow Country from being assassinated by the enemy. As for putting down the rebellion, we'll just do our best." Kakashi said with a smile.

  "Oh, right, Kakashi-sensei, I heard that the Snow Country's snow ninjas only use ice-style jutsu, but from what I know, ice-style jutsu seems to be a bloodline limit like Tenzo-san's wood-style jutsu. Does that mean there are many people in the Snow Country who possess a bloodline limit?" Ming Feng had been wanting to ask this question for a long time, but hadn't had the chance yet. In her original world, there were many ways to explain this, but she still wanted to confirm it properly.

  "Ice Style? Bloodline Limit? No, no, no. The Ice Style jutsu of the Snow Country is just a strengthened version of Water Style under specific conditions." Kakashi said with a smile.

  "An enhanced version of Water Escape Ninjutsu? How is that possible?" Meng Ling continued to ask.

  "Let's just say that you know the Snow Country is a place where it snows heavily all year round, and the temperature is usually below zero. In such a cold environment, the ninjas of the Snow Country can use Ice Style: Hiding in Snow just by utilizing the geography and weather here. This is different from Bloodline Limit, once you leave the cold region of the Snow Country, this so-called Ice Style: Hiding in Snow cannot be used. Think about it, if there really were that many people with Bloodline Limit, then the world wouldn't have five great nations, but six." Kakashi explained.

  "It turns out that's the case, I guess I didn't guess wrong after all. If there's a chance, I'll definitely study the Ice Style Ninjutsu properly. I know how to simulate the ice freezing ability of Kiyoshi, one of the three admirals of the Marine in 'One Piece', using chemical principles."

  That's right, Meng Ling remembered that in his original world, liquid nitrogen had an extremely low temperature. If he used this to perform the Ice Escape Jutsu, he would absolutely be able to escape the geographical environment and take the Ice Escape Jutsu away from Snow Country.

  "It's really exciting." Meng Ling's eyes were shining with excitement at this time.

  At this time, the large ship on which the four people were located was still sailing on the high seas, but it was not clear whether they were unlucky or the heavens were playing a joke, and on that evening, the large ship encountered a huge storm at sea.

  "What to do, if it goes on like this the ship will sink before long, there won't be enough time." Kakashi muttered to himself as he used his chakra to stick the wooden boards together and stabilize his body on the deck.

  "Kakashi-sensei, with a storm this big, it will affect our journey, can I take action?" Meng Ling walked out of the cabin and came to Kakashi's side, asking.

  "You? Although I know your ninjutsu is incredibly powerful, even if we don't consider being detected by the enemy, humans are no match for nature." Kakashi said sternly.

  "If we don't consider being discovered by the enemy, I can make my move." Meng Ling smiled.

  "Impossible...can you really stop the storm?" Kakashi asked in surprise.

  "I don't know, I haven't tried it before, but I'm confident, I'll definitely succeed." Meng Ling said with her mouth, but in her heart, she was secretly thinking: "Idiot, of course, I will succeed. This world, except for those special existences, is all composed of elements. Whether it's fire, lightning, water, earth, or wind, they're all made up of elements. Since that's the case, I can definitely control the storm." Thinking this, Meng Ling slowly raised her hands, which were holding onto the mast, and spread them out flat beside her. At this moment, the black pupils in her eyes suddenly became empty, but looked incredibly deep at the same time. Gradually, a thin layer of white light emerged.

  "I didn't expect that I could control the storm just like Storm in X-Men. Wow, it's so cool!" Meng Ling was secretly excited, and the turbulent sea calmed down instantly.

  "Alright, Kakashi-sensei, I'm done. Huh?" Just as Hyourin finished her 'temporary task', she turned around to report to Kakashi, but found him staring at her with a shocked expression, his eyes almost popping out.