"Captain Takagi, thank you for taking care of us over the past month." Shisui found Takagi Shinji's squad to inform them of his imminent departure.
Even if Shisui didn't personally deliver the message, there would be a ninja to explain the situation, but Shisui felt it was better to say it himself, as they were comrades who had braved life and death together.
"Taking care is hardly the word; we've actually been a burden to you." Takagi Shinji said with a smile.
If it hadn't been for Shisui's strong ability to slay three Hidden Mist Jonin, they would all have died in that trap.
Takagi Shinji had somewhat anticipated Shisui's departure.
On one hand, Shisui was originally temporarily assigned to their team, and on the other, Shisui was too exceptional.
In ninja warfare, age is meaningless; no one respects you because you're older or cares for you because you're younger. The more powerful ninja must take on more important responsibilities.
"Everyone, take care in the future. Be cautious during missions." Shisui smiled humbly, seriously looked at everyone's face, and then bid farewell.
Facing war directly allows one to truly feel the cruelty of warfare, and during these days on the battlefield, Shisui has fully experienced the bloodshed of war.
When people are killed, they die. Whether the weakest Genin or a powerful Jonin like Minazuki Kan could fall in battle.
Now they can still sit together and chat, but a week or a month after the war ends, it's uncertain how many will still be alive.
"You too, Shisui. Even though you're stronger than us, the tasks you'll take on are surely more dangerous." Kobayashi Kenji reminded.
"Feel free to come and hang out with us when you have spare time. Even though we won't be in the same squad anymore, we're still comrades." Miyashita Ayuki bade farewell sincerely.
"I'll train hard from now on. I strive to surprise you the next time we meet." Uesugi Toru said in his characteristic style of farewell.
After the farewells, Shisui and Obito regrouped to form an elite team to execute missions.
However, this time, Shiranui Genma and Ebisu were absent, leaving only Shisui, Might Guy, and the others.
It's not that Kakashi disliked the capabilities of Ebisu and others and kicked them out, but Teacher Chen, having learned about their situations, took them for hellish training to improve their strength, so they temporarily couldn't team up with Kakashi and the others.
Since Kakashi was promoted to Jonin and Nohara Rin to Special Jonin, coupled with their acknowledged abilities, Kakashi's team obtained the authority to execute S-level missions.
Having just returned to the battlefield, Kakashi didn't directly challenge high difficulty but opted for a relatively challenging A-level mission as their first task back.
Tasks of the same grade can vary widely in difficulty, especially as the level increases.
Take an A-level mission, for example; the commission fee generally ranges from 150,000 to 1 million Ryo. An A-level mission with a fee of 999,000 Ryo certainly isn't the same difficulty as one costing 150,000 Ryo.
S-level missions are even more diverse, ranging from annihilating a Jonin squad to assassinating the leaders of the Five Great Ninja Villages, but their difficulty is worlds apart.
Some S-level missions are classified as such because they exceed the scope of A-level tasks, while others are marked as S-level due to their highest difficulty rating.
To prevent any mishaps, Kakashi chose to play it safe, as encountering an unforeseen situation in an S-level task is truly a life-or-death scenario.
Under Kakashi's cautious approach, they successfully enjoyed the thrill of easily defeating a threat.
When a typical Hidden Mist Squad encountered Kakashi's team, seeing who they were, the Hidden Mist Ninja's expression was: ⊙▽⊙.
Initially, due to their height, the Hidden Mist were pleased, but upon seeing Might Guy's signature tight-fitting outfit, they were dumbfounded.
"The Green Beast of Konoha, Might Guy; Shisui of the Body Flicker; the son of the White Fang, Kakashi..." Upon recognizing the opponent as the renowned geniuses, the Hidden Mist Jonin's face darkened.
The Hidden Mist hierarchy set a high bounty on Kakashi's group, killing any of them would mean abundant cultivation resources and money.
But wealth requires life to earn, and the Hidden Mist Jonin didn't think he could earn such a reward, especially since the Seven-Swords Ninja fell to Kakashi's team.
"Breath of Thunder, Full Concentration!"
Kakashi first observed the situation in the Transparent World, then decisively drew his White Fang Short Blade and charged.
"Eight Gates, Injure Gate, open!"
Might Guy also concentrated his breathing and opened the first four gates of the Eight Gates.
Although his physique, trained under the Breath of Rock, was stronger than that of regularly exercising adult ninjas, the Eight Gates as a Kinjutsu inevitably harm the body.
A stronger body merely minimizes damage. Conversely, forcibly opening higher gates inflicts severe harm.
If the enemy isn't very strong, Might Guy usually doesn't open the Eight Gates to their max reachable limit, keeping it a gate or two fewer, meaning if the limit is five gates, he'd open three or four.
"Illusion Instant Body Jutsu!"
Shisui gathered Chakra, activated his Sharingan, and then released numerous illusionary clones, surrounding the Hidden Mist.
Nohara Rin didn't even have to engage as the enemy was dealt with by Kakashi and the others, with Obito fighting especially hard.
"Damn it, they didn't even mention my name." Even after the battle ended, Obito remained somewhat upset.