Chapter 47 Jonin of the Ino-Shika-Cho Tribes
"Souji!"
"..."
A female ninja in a purple bodysuit shouted excitedly and lunged at Souji, but Souji gently stepped aside to avoid her.
"Calm down, Ayame, we're talking about serious matters..." Souji said with a hint of exasperation.
"We can talk about serious matters later, let me hug you first..."
The female ninja even gathered chakra at her feet and used the Body Flicker Technique to pounce on Souji several times, but Souji easily dodged them all.
"Souji, you're amazing!"
The female ninja's eyes almost turned into hearts.
"...Suzaku, could you please do me a favor?"
"Ugh... this is so troublesome, that's enough, Iris!"
Nara Suzaku sighed, stepped on the female ninja's shadow, and used the Shadow Binding Technique to freeze her movements.
The immobilized female ninja, unlike her infatuated demeanor towards Souji, glared at Suzaku Nara beside her.
"Damn it! Suzaku! Mind your own business!"
"We're talking about serious business, don't waste everyone's time."
Akimichi Touichi, who was standing next to him, also spoke up:
"Nara Suzaku is right, this is wartime. Yamanaka Ayame, you need to be serious, or I'll have Haiyi teach you a lesson!"
"Ugh... Damn it! You'd better remember this!"
Upon hearing Yamanaka Inoichi's name, the female ninja was clearly displeased, but she dared not cause any more trouble.
The Souji breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.
This female ninja is named Yamanaka Ayame. She is the same age as him and Tsukiyo.
She is a female ninja from the Yamanaka clan who has been lusting after his good looks ever since she entered the ninja academy more than ten years ago.
Suzaku Nara was a Jonin from the Nara clan whom I had fought during the Jonin Exams.
Akimichi Touichi was originally a member of Minato's team.
Since the members of these three clans were mostly familiar with each other and cooperated well, they were also asked to help.
Looking at the three of them, Souji couldn't help but think that it was quite a rare occurrence for him to team up with the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.
Strictly speaking, only the patriarchs and future patriarchs of these three clans can be called the Pig-Deer-Butterfly combination.
These three are just ordinary members.
Although they have a higher status, they are not qualified to use this combination title.
The Souji explained the reason to the three, and finally said:
"...That's how it is, so I need the three of you to help me infiltrate the Sand Village's camp and seize the necessary medicinal herbs."
"Understood." The three nodded slightly.
"Furthermore, if the situation allows, I also plan to plunder as many of Sunagakure's supplies as possible."
"Hmm?" Nara Suzaku frowned slightly upon hearing this.
"Don't worry, I'll only do this if the situation allows; I won't force myself to do it," the Souji explained.
"I see. I understand."
Suzaku Nara and Touichi Akimichi are both Jonin, while Ayame Yamanaka is only a Special Jonin.
She is not strong in individual combat, but she can use many secret techniques of the Yamanaka clan, such as mind-reading and mind-communication techniques.
She is also quite skilled in sealing techniques, making her very useful as a support.
Of course, Yamanaka Ayame doesn't possess any high-level techniques like the Corpse Demon Sealing Technique, the Four Symbols Seal, or the Bright God Gate.
All she knows is the basic sealing technique of sealing items into scrolls, but her skill level is quite good.
With the same scroll, she can seal more items, and her sealing speed is faster than many others.
Since the situation allowed, the Souji decided to take advantage of the situation and seize as many supplies as possible to replenish Konoha, which is why he went through all the trouble to find Yamanaka Ayame.
All three were experienced ninjas, and without much explanation, they quickly determined their respective responsibilities and action plans.
As the captain, Souji is responsible for command and is the main fighting force, while Akimichi Touichi is the second fighting force, mainly responsible for protecting the safety of Suzaku Nara and Ayame Yamanaka.
Suzaku Nara uses shadow magic to assist him, while Ayame Yamanaka is responsible for reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, and sealing supplies.
Souji had an amazing record of defeating the Tsuchikage Onoki.
Although Mitokado Homura and many Jonin were present at the time, it cannot be entirely attributed to his personal achievements, his strength was definitely much greater than that of ordinary Jonin.
Therefore, the two Jonin, Nara and Akimichi, had no complaints about accepting Souji's command.
After reaching an agreement, everyone set off.
...
Nighttime, in a small grove of trees some distance from the Sand Village camp.
A shadow transformed into a hand shape, silently climbing onto the two Sand Village guards, and then forcefully tightened its grip around their necks!
Nara Clan Secret Technique: Shadow Hanging Technique!
"Ugh!" "Ooh!"
The two Sand Village ninjas were unable to breathe and quickly passed out from suffocation.
The shadow hand then released their necks, moved down to their feet, and dragged the two of them to a large tree nearby.
Yamanaka Ayame placed her hands on the heads of the two unconscious people and began to use the Yamanaka clan's mind-reading technique.
The Souji watched from the side and nodded slightly, thinking to himself that as expected of the Jonin of the Ino-Shika-Cho clan, each with their own unique skills, they were much more useful than bringing Asuma and the other three Genin.
After a while, the result produced fruit.
"We've located the Sand Village's warehouses, but the warehouses storing medicine, ninja tools, and food are scattered in different places."
"The guards are also very strong, with more than ten Chunin and two Jonin guarding each location!"
After all, she was a special Jonin, and Ayame knew what was important.
When the mission actually began, she didn't act recklessly like before.
She honestly reported the information she had gathered.
Ayame took out a map and pointed out the locations of the three warehouses one by one.
If ninjas launch an attack on an army-sized scale, unless they deliberately tighten their defenses like in the Land of Rivers, their camps are usually very large and their residences are far apart to avoid being wiped out by a powerful AoE ninja.
The three warehouses in Sunagakure are also scattered in different locations and far apart from each other to prevent attacks.
Nara Suzaku glanced at it and said softly:
"Even at our speed, if we try to avoid making a fuss, it should take 3-5 minutes to get from the medicine warehouse to the other two warehouses, right?"
"Um..."
The Souji pondered deeply.
For a ninja, 3-5 minutes is a considerable amount of time when carrying out a mission in enemy territory.
The medicine warehouse is particularly close to Konoha, while the other two warehouses are even further away, meaning it would be necessary to venture deep into enemy territory and take a detour to get there.
Although he was tempted to go all out and steal the ninja tools and food, it would be putting the cart before the horse if it required taking risks, and Souji wasn't going to force himself to do it.
After all, even Minato was almost stabbed by Chiyo, and Jiraiya had to take the blow for him.
That's Minato, who possesses the Flying Thunder God Technique—he's practically a bug!
Although, according to Minato, other powerful Sunagakure members influenced the situation at the time... Chiyo's strength is still evident in the fact that she almost managed to stab Minato twice!
Chiyo during this period should not be regarded as the Chiyo who was over 70 years old in the original work.
The difference in concentration and reaction speed between a person's teens and thirties is significant, let alone between their fifties and seventies, where the decline is much more severe.
Chiyo is the same age as the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, both now 52 years old, and still in their final peak.
Even Minato felt she was a threat, so Souji didn't want to face such a powerful figure easily and could only sigh:
"There's no other way. Let's get the medicinal herbs first and forget about the rest. Don't take any risks."
"Good."
Suzaku Nara breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Having never worked together before, he was quite worried that the Souji might be greedy for credit and recklessly try to seize supplies.
Seeing that Souji's judgment was very rational, he finally felt a little relieved.
Without making a sound, the group easily broke through the defenses along the way and quickly sneaked to the vicinity of Sunagakure's medicine warehouse.
Because the Land of Rain is an environment where it rains all year round, stealth is easier and simpler, but the guards still need to be dealt with.
Ayame formed a hand seal and closed her eyes to sense the guards within.
"Two Jonin-level chakra users, and fifteen Chunin-level chakra users..."
"Hmm...that's a bit difficult! It's hard for us to deal with so many people silently. Souji, what do you plan to do?
Should we launch a quick raid, grab the herbs, and leave? Or..." Nara Suzaku looked at Souji.
"Don't worry, I have a way."
"way?"
The Souji looked at the Ayame and asked:
"Ayame, can you use the ability of sensory transference?"
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