Led by Minato Namikaze, Shindai, Obito, Kakashi Hatake, and Rin Nohara advanced towards the border between the Land of Fire and the Land of Grass.
Minato Namikaze stopped and said, "It's about time to explain the mission. We're almost at the border."
Minato Namikaze took out a map, pointing his finger at a line on it and saying, "Look closely, it's this line. Currently, Iwagakure's troops are on the invasion front in the Land of Grass. The enemy, without a doubt, is Iwagakure. Intelligence reports indicate there are already thousands of Ninja on their front line."
Rin Nohara said seriously, "The fact that they're allowing us to see such an advance means their rear support is extremely abundant."
Minato Namikaze nodded and continued, "Therefore, this mission is here, at Kannabi Bridge. To defeat the enemy on the front line would require many Ninja, so as Ninja obstructing them, we can only undertake this mission with a small elite force."
Kakashi observed the map, muttering, "A bridge?"
Kakashi looked at Minato Namikaze and asked, "So it's an infiltration mission, then?"
Minato Namikaze announced the mission: "Yes, Kakashi's team, your mission is to infiltrate the enemy's rear, destroy this bridge used for transporting supplies, cut off the enemy's support capabilities, and then immediately withdraw!"
"Yes!"
Obito asked, "What about you, Sensei?"
Minato Namikaze replied to Obito, "I'll directly attack the enemy on the front line, which can also serve as a diversion for you. In short, Kakashi is the leader today. I'll accompany you to the border, and after that, we'll split up."
Minato Namikaze extended his hand, and Obito, Kakashi Hatake, Rin Nohara, and Shindai stacked their hands together: "Mission start, good luck!"
Shindai was already starting to feel nervous, as he was about to engage in a battle of wits and courage with a big boss.
Since Kakashi Hatake was the leader today, he walked at the very front of the team.
The group entered the forest.
The trees in this forest were astonishingly large, possibly requiring over a dozen adults to encircle one.
After advancing for some distance, Kakashi Hatake suddenly stopped, making a hand gesture to signal everyone to halt.
Minato Namikaze was very pleased with this, as he had already sensed hidden enemies, and Kakashi Hatake had also noticed them.
The one hiding was Mozuru, an Iwagakure Jonin.
When Mozuru saw Minato Namikaze's yellow hair, his heart suddenly leaped, and his pupils constricted.
Mozuru guessed Minato Namikaze's identity, but held onto a sliver of hope.
There were so many people with yellow hair; perhaps it was just a similar hair color and not the Yellow Flash.
Mozuru decided to observe the situation first.
Kakashi Hatake led the team to hide behind a thick tree root.
Minato Namikaze placed a finger on the ground to sense.
"One person… hmm? Everyone, be careful, there are 20 enemies, likely Shadow Clones."
Kakashi Hatake gave his first command as a Jonin leader: "It seems I was right. I'll charge in, and you cover me!"
Minato Namikaze said worriedly, "Don't be hasty, Kakashi. Let me do it."
"Sensei, today is the first time I've been officially appointed as a leader. Before, my leadership status would be arbitrarily taken away by certain individuals, so I need to show my subordinates my strength, and I also want to test my newly developed Ninjutsu."
Kakashi Hatake felt a bit stifled whenever he thought about his past experiences as a leader.
Because his leadership status was either taken away by Shindai or by Obito, and even if his leadership status wasn't taken away, it wasn't certain that Shindai and the others would listen to him.
So! Today, Hatake Kakashi was going to establish his authority!
Now, his officially appointed leadership status could not be taken away by anyone!
Kakashi Hatake formed a few hand signs, condensing the Chidori.
This was the first time Obito and Rin Nohara had seen Kakashi Hatake use the Chidori, and they were very shocked because it was so cool.
Shindai only felt it was a bit dazzling and noisy; the commotion was too great.
Kakashi Hatake put on the monocle Shindai gave him, pressed the button, and charged out.
Mozuru hadn't expected Kakashi Hatake to just charge in like that.
Mozuru's main body and his Shadow Clones all threw Kunai at Kakashi Hatake.
Above Kakashi Hatake was a mass of Sand Iron.
All these Kunai were attracted to the Sand Iron.
Through the monocle, Kakashi Hatake locked onto all the enemies.
Kakashi Hatake charged straight through with the Chidori, successfully hitting one Mozuru, but unfortunately, this Mozuru was a Shadow Clone.
Kakashi Hatake continued to attack the other Mozuru.
Meanwhile, a Shadow Clone of Mozuru emerged from the ground in front of Obito and Rin Nohara, attempting to ambush the two.
Obito and Rin Nohara immediately pulled out their Kunai before Mozuru had fully emerged, each stabbing it once. Mozuru turned into smoke before it could fully appear.
Obito said, annoyed, "Do you really take us for idiots? Trying to ambush us like this?"
Kakashi Hatake had already cleared 18 Shadow Clones, plus the one solved by Obito and Rin Nohara, making a total of 19 Shadow Clones. Now, the remaining one must be the main body.
Mozuru said furiously, "Don't get cocky, brat! I'm not just good at Shadow Clones!"
Mozuru drew his Ninja blade and slashed at Kakashi Hatake from an extremely tricky angle.
Kakashi Hatake couldn't clearly see Mozuru's movements now, but the red outline displayed by Shindai's monocle clearly exposed Mozuru's movements in Kakashi Hatake's vision.
Kakashi Hatake immediately knelt down, dodging Mozuru's slash with a sliding kneel, and successfully approached Mozuru, thrusting the Chidori into Mozuru's chest.
Mozuru's blood dripped onto Kakashi Hatake's face, and Mozuru's expression was one of disbelief.
He had actually been defeated by a mere brat.
Kakashi Hatake pulled his hand out of Mozuru's chest, stood up, and then forcefully flicked his hand to shake off the blood, saying coolly, "The battle is decided!"
The light in Mozuru's eyes began to fade, and he fell to the ground, losing his life.
Kakashi Hatake returned to the team.
Rin Nohara praised, "That was amazing, Kakashi!"
Minato Namikaze also praised Kakashi Hatake, saying, "The Jutsu you developed is very good, focusing on one point to increase destructive power and speed, and it seems to have a lot of room for further development."
Hearing Rin Nohara and Minato Namikaze praise Kakashi Hatake, Obito and Shindai were displeased.
Obito: "Tch, what's so amazing? I could do it too!"
Shindai: "This Jutsu is so noisy, it's deafening. Are you afraid the enemy won't know where you are?"
Kakashi Hatake automatically ignored Obito and Shindai's sour remarks, looking at his right hand and saying, "If it weren't for the enemy-sensing function of these glasses, I might not have dodged that last slash, because I didn't see the opponent's counterattack at all.
Therefore, without Shindai's glasses, my Chidori could only be considered an incomplete Ninjutsu, but with Shindai's glasses, this Jutsu of mine is a complete Jutsu."
Now Shindai was no longer sour, accepting Kakashi Hatake's praise with his head held high and chest puffed out.
"Hmph, the technology I research is super amazing!"
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