The Land of Fire, northeastern dire.

  After leaving the vilge, the Konoha squad headed straight for the national border.

  At first, Habara thought that Captain Hayasegawa's words were meant to prevent everyone from being too nervous. After all, everyone was a novid their strength was very ordinary, so describing the difficulty and danger of the mission as simple was a way to reassure people.

  However, when they gradually approached the mission location and essentially entered an area where battle could break out at any time, Habara realized that he was wrong... This captain really did believe that this mission was not dangerous.

  Evehey reached the national border, the twelve-man team tio mar a tight formation.

  As a reaissaninja, Daigo wao say something out of a sense of duty. However, Habara reached out and stopped her, because he felt that even if she reminded him, it might not be meaningful. He'd observe the situation first before saying anything.

  "Captain Hayasegawa, we have reached the border. Shouldn't we deploy a searation?"

  Everyone realized the impropriety of this mode of a, so it wasn't long before someone couldn't help but make a suggestion to the captain.

  "Deploy a formation?" Hayasegawa g the ninja, and then shook his head with an expression full of helplessness:

  "Don't just memorize those tactical regutions by rote. What's important is to analyze the specific situation. Deploying a formation is ihe correct approach, but that's only if the team has a certain degree of average strength and expertise. In the case of a team like this, once t a dispersed strategy, we will only be quickly defeated one by one. Only by stig together this team py a limited role."

  This person's words, at first gnce, seemed to make some sense. However, after listening to this passage, almost everyoermihat this guy was an idiot. Even if some kied ninjas didn't have such malicious thoughts, they would feel that this captain's EQ was ive.

  Analyze the specific situation? Shouldn't disperse?

  What was the first requirement of ninja bat? What was the most important requirement? It was intelligehe higher the efficy of intelligehering, the more correct the tactical choice. It was on to exge the lives of ninjas for intelligence. Even if it was a student of the Ninja Academy, ohey stepped onto the battlefield, they had to use a dispersed formation if they should use a dispersed formation. This was not something that was determined by strength at all.

  Twelve ninjas, marg in a formation, patrolling the national border... This picture was simply too beautiful.

  Realizing that this captain was unreliable, all the ninjas with battlefield experience became highly vigint. Because no matter what, a captain's order tain's order, and they couldn't refuse it.

  This kind of patrol mission was definitely a long-term mission, and it was torment to keep following the orders of such a captain.

  Habara g Daigo every few steps. After Daigo shook her head to indicate that there was no abnormality ahead, he would feel a little relieved.

  It wasn't until the team was about to approach the coastlihat the captain still hadn't issued any different orders to different ninjas. This made this team look like they were on an outing, not on a mission.

  Although he k might not be effective, Habara still decided to try to say a few words. He quickly walked a few steps forward, and then said to the captain, "Captain Hayasegawa, the closer we get to the coastlihe more dangerous it is. Should we sider the issue of pg the reaissaninjas in the rear? Also, given that this mission is a long-term mission, pared to putting all our effort into patrolling, shouldn't we choose a suitable location to set up a camp or outpost on this first day?"

  Although Habara didn't know any tactics, he at least khe importanoving radar to the rear and prioritizing logistics.

  "Genin, I'll say this o time. Stay in your position, do what you're supposed to do, and don't cause trouble for the team, uand?"

  The captain's rea, it could only be said, was not beyond Habara's expectations.

  Seeing Habara obediently return, this captaihat he was being ear and well-meaning, but in fact, he relutly expined, "Ninjas like you don't receive timely intelligence, so you are not sensitive to ges iuation in the ninja world. Just a few days ago, Konoha and Sunagakure signed a ceasefire agreement. The Great Ninja War is about to end, uand? Don't be overly nervous. It only makes you look short-sighted."

  It wasn't actually a ceasefire agreement, but the captain didn't bother to expin iail.

  However, in Habara's view, regardless of whether the Great Ninja War was really about to end, assuming it was true, shouldn't a ninja do their duty to the very end in this situation?

  In short, Habara uood now. This captain just regarded the local patrol mission as "routine work" and didn't think there would be any danger.

  To the north was the weak and powerless Land of Hot Springs, and to the east, Kirigakure hadn't crossed the sea for a long time. Wasn't this enviro safe enough?

  In theory, it was very safe. However, even in the safest Konoha, many ninjas died inexplicably every year.

  In short, uhe leisurely leadership of this ninja captain who uood the general trend of the ninja world aermihe trend of peace, the team members gradually approached the coastlih their scalps tingling.

  The weather was very clear today, and the visibility was also very high. This was a fortuhing. Around noon, the team passed a ke. In about two more hours, the team would reach the coast, and then scout along the coast. After reag the limit of their mission, the team would start to return.

  Patrol bad forth, a to Konoha immediately once Kirigakure's traces were found. This was the tent of this mission.

  Everything was normal before passing this ke. However, wheeam reached the keside, an abnormality suddenly occurred.

  The calm ke surface suddenly ed with waves. In the blink of an eye, fures emerged from uer and came to the surface... They were Kirigakure ninjas. The people on Konoha's side quickly firmed their headbands.

  "Where are the reaissaninjas? What are the reaissaninjas doing!"

  Captain Hayasegawa immediately started jumping up and down in a rage. However, the enemy was clearly hiding in the ke. In this case, how could a reaissaninja like Daigo have discovered the other party in advance?

  But when Hayasegawa clearly saw the appearance of those four enemies, he immediately calmed down, and even showed an expression of having everything under trol – of the four enemies, besides one adult ninja, two of the remaining three looked only fourteen or fifteen years old, and the st one even looked only seven ht years old.

  A (probably) in or (a small probability) jonin leading three genin on a training exercise, this was the judgment that Hayasegawa made after seeing this se.

  "Teams owo, and three, all units, immediately elimihe Kirigakure enemies!"

  So the captain issued su order, because in his opinion, although the ninjas on both sides were rookies, at least our side had a numerical advantage. Losing a few people and taking out those four enemies was a worthwhile trade.

  At this time, the four enemies looked at the Konoha team as if they were looking at a group of mentally handicapped people.

  "Run."

  Habara took a deep breath and said to Daigo beside him. At this time, he had pletely disregarded the mentally handicapped captain's mentally handicapped order.

  "?" Daigo was a little fused.

  "Run!" This time Habara shouted loudly, so that all of his own personnel could hear his voice.

  Hearing someoreating before the battle, Hayasegawa immediately flew inte. Four enemies were a bit of a tribution, so why run at this time? What was there to be afraid of?

  However, before the captain could speak, Habara's voice tinued, "The short one is Kirigakure's Fourth Mizukage didate! Run! One escape is one less loss!"

  After saying that, Habara directly pushed Daigo backwards.

  Whether he was a Mizukage didate or not, Habara didn't know. He said this just to expiher party's strength as quickly as possible. But green hair, short stature, carrying a club on his back... The future Fourth Mizukage, Yagura, this image was simply too iic.

  The "ordinary team leader" that Hayase thought, was named Juzo Biwa.

  The two insignifit "fourteen or fifteen-year-old genin" were Yagura Karatachi aerumi.

  The rookie who was less than ten years old was from Kirigakure's famous Hozuki amed Masu.

  Captain Hayasegawa was right. If he could elimihese four enemies, it would really be a siderable tribution.