"Be careful, there's ninja fighting ahead."
Walking at the front, Kakashi noticed signs of a battle in the village ahead.
Obito quickly ran up to Kakashi to check the situation together, while Nohara Rin and Shisui vigilantly scanned the surroundings, guarding the middle-aged client.
To get a clearer view, Obito immediately activated his Sharingan to enhance his insight.
"One, two, three... five, there are five ninjas, but their abilities are quite average, and none of them are wearing headbands. It's unclear which Ninja Village they belong to." Obito reported his observations.
"They are likely ninjas from some ninja organization or wandering ninjas," Kakashi replied.
The Ninja World doesn't only have Ninja Villages, although the ninjas from Ninja Villages are usually the strongest.
"Teacher Mokgetsu, should we take a detour?" Kakashi looked back and asked Mokgetsu.
Kakashi preferred taking a detour. Although those ninjas seemed average, the escort mission's priority was to safely deliver the client home, avoiding trouble if possible.
"That's unnecessary, such level of ninjas, I can take them all down by myself," Obito said, thinking it unnecessary.
From Obito's perspective, those fighting ninjas were at best early eliminations in the Chunin Examination third round, and detouring because of them felt a bit frustrating.
"No need to detour, there are only these five ninjas around," Mokgetsu thought for a while and replied.
Seeing Mokgetsu agree with him, Obito couldn't help but show a smug expression.
"Teacher Mokgetsu uses Perception Ninjutsu, which is not the same as your recklessness," said Kakashi with a bland sarcasm.
"You're just being stubborn, even if you look for excuses, I'm still right," Obito retorted.
Despite their bickering, the two didn't stop, constantly observing the surrounding environment as they walked.
After entering the village, Kakashi noticed many villagers tensely watching the ninja fight, which made him feel puzzled. Logically, the villagers should be shutting their doors and windows to avoid being affected.
Watching ninja battles isn't something to enjoy casually—a kunai could easily end an ordinary person's life.
Though speaking of spectating, it didn't really seem like it. Kakashi thought it unlikely that the villagers were so engrossed that they became tense.
At this time, the villagers noticed Mokgetsu and others entering the village, and after noticing the Konoha headbands and vests on them, they backed away instinctively.
"More wandering ninjas ready to raid the village, such a terrible environment," the middle-aged client sighed upon seeing this.
Though he didn't know who those two besieged ninjas were specifically, he could confirm from their uniforms that they were Akatsuki ninjas.
Though not the strongest ninja organization in the Land of Rain, Akatsuki's unique organizational guidelines earned them significant recognition.
As a ninja organization, Akatsuki stood out as a refreshing change, offering cost-effective employment, and its members often doing good deeds outside.
Although he had a good impression of Akatsuki's ninjas, the middle-aged client didn't plan to ask Mokgetsu and others to help Akatsuki's ninjas.
This was trouble beyond their mission; Mokgetsu Squad was responsible for resolving the ninjas attacking him, not those beyond the mission's scope.
"You deal with those two ninjas in robes, and I'll handle the remaining three," Kakashi thought for a moment and said to Obito.
In such a short time, it was difficult for Kakashi to analyze everything, so he chose to take down all five ninjas to resolve the problem.
While speaking, Kakashi observed Mokgetsu's expression, and seeing no objections from him, he immediately focused intensely on his breathing.
"We were just about to detour, and now we're attacking proactively. Kakashi, your mouth is even more stubborn than a kunai," Obito couldn't help but tease.
Despite the teasing, Obito proceeded with the action as Kakashi had said.
"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!"
Obito gathered a massive amount of chakra at his throat and then released all the chakra at once, transforming it into Fire Attribute Chakra to unleash a massive fireball.
Whoosh!!
Raging flames gathered quickly into a large fireball, hurling towards the five battling ninjas.
The five ninjas immediately stopped their fight and retreated, unable to withstand the terrifying power of the fireball.
"Maybe we should retreat, our luck is terrible today, these Konoha ninjas look tough," said a tall wandering ninja, contemplating retreat after witnessing Obito's prowess.
They were only planning to loot the village for some goods, not fight Konoha ninjas.
After speaking, the tall wandering ninja realized his two companions were already running back without looking back.
"Land of Rain curses!" the wandering ninja cursed loudly, and turned to flee as well.
"One Flash!"
Chakra concentrated on Kakashi's legs burst out, the enhanced boost from the Breathing Technique and Lightning Attribute Chakra activation making his speed incredibly fast. To the villagers, he seemed like lightning on the ground.
Swish!
As Kakashi ran, he fiercely swung the White Fang Short Blade, causing the legs of the two leading wandering ninjas to burst with blood and collapse to the ground.
The slightly slower wandering ninja, seeing Kakashi's intimidating strength, immediately halted, afraid to keep running.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
Kakashi didn't stop; swiftly taking a handful of shuriken, he flung them at the uninjured wandering ninja.
Kakashi's ninja tool-throwing skills were excellent, making the wandering ninja dodge clumsily, resulting in several scratches on his body.