"Are you ready, you two?"
Kawaki led Nawaki and Minato to stand at the camp gate, his face solemn.
"Ready."
The two young ones answered in unison, each with a Han sword hanging from their waists.
In their eyes, Kawaki's back was so tall. He'd just arrived and was taking two rookies on such an exciting mission.
No wonder he was their teacher (Aniki).
"It doesn't matter if you're not ready. Let's go."
Kawaki slowed down and walked slightly ahead of the two young ones, heading north of the camp.
Although it wasn't raining at the moment, the forest was very damp, and the tree trunks were a bit slippery.
Careless Nawaki almost lost his balance and fell. If it weren't for Minato grabbing him, it would have been a real mess for him.
"How many times have I told you to pay attention to details?"
"Don't let your mind wander when distributing Chakra on the soles of your feet."
"If you can't stand firmly, what's the point of learning swordsmanship? Was all that horse stance training for nothing?"
Kawaki gave Nawaki a merciless scolding. His attitude was a lot worse than during home training.
After all, Nawaki was still a young boy. He replied somewhat aggrievedly, "I'll pay attention next time."
Minato stood aside, not daring to say a word. It was the first time he'd seen such a grumpy Kawaki.
At home, even when they were beaten, Kawaki always had a big smile on his face.
"Minato did a good job. First, you need to adapt to the environment."
"The air here is damp, and the terrain is different from Konoha. If you don't even have this kind of insight."
"I think you might as well go back."
The reason Kawaki scolded Nawaki so harshly was that he noticed the boy was too careless and didn't pay attention to the environment around him at all.
No wonder he was killed by an Explosive Tag. His death is really not unjust at all, damn it.
If he didn't teach him a lesson, he wouldn't be able to get rid of this deadly bad habit.
On the other hand, Minato, who had stood out in the Third Shinobi World War, was far ahead of Nawaki in these aspects.
"Got it, Aniki."
Nawaki dared to reply loudly only after he heard Kawaki's tone soften.
Kawaki didn't say anything else and continued walking in front.
"Nawaki, be careful. The teacher is right."
"This is a battlefield. People can die here."
"Do you still remember the miserable state of those wounded?"
Minato started to persuade Nawaki at this time. He could already understand what Kawaki meant.
Nawaki's face gradually turned pale, and he nodded heavily.
"Don't worry. I know Aniki is doing this for my own good."
Just keeping up with Kawaki's pace took a huge amount of energy for the two young ones.
After walking far from the camp, the dampness in the depths of the forest became even heavier.
Small puddles could be seen everywhere on the ground.
Kawaki also began to notice some hidden markings. He didn't know what they meant.
But he deduced that they were the unique signal method of the Rain ninjas.
His vigilance increased even more. He was still with the two young ones, and he didn't want anything to happen to either of them.
"Strengthen your vigilance and pay attention to your surroundings."
Kawaki reminded the two young ones.
Nawaki and Minato became even more cautious, which led to a rapid depletion of their energy.
Kawaki saw it but didn't sense any Chakra activity nearby.
He maintained his speed and continued moving forward.
The three of them walked a few more miles, and Kawaki vaguely sensed several unfamiliar Chakra signatures.
He wasn't a Sensor Ninja, either, which meant the enemy was nearby.
"Be careful."
Kawaki dodged several Kunai. A Rain ninja wearing a gas mask appeared in front of the three of them.
"Konoha ninjas actually dare to come out on their own."
"Are you here to seek death?"
The face of this Rain ninja couldn't be seen, but his tone was arrogant, which made Kawaki want to beat him up.
He grabbed the eight - sided Han sword with his right hand and was about to give this guy a piercing blow.
Suddenly, he sensed something. A thought flashed through his mind, and Kawaki decided to play with this Rain ninja.
"You're hiding your head and showing your tail but still daring to talk big."
These words enraged the Rain ninja.
He formed Hand Seals with both hands.
"Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique."
The Rain ninja spat out a huge water dragon made of a stream of water, attacking Kawaki.
"Such a petty trick."
Kawaki faced it head - on. The eight - sided Han sword flashed with lightning and chopped the water dragon into pieces, and the water scattered around.
Nawaki and Minato behind him drew their swords and stood guard.
"Looks like you're a Jonin. I'll see how many Konoha Jonin there are for me to kill."
The Rain ninja still didn't know Kawaki's strength and continued to talk trash.
Kawaki couldn't stand it anymore. This guy was too arrogant.
With a Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique), he got close to the Rain ninja and stabbed him through the heart, but the feeling was wrong.
Sure enough, the Rain ninja in front of him turned into a water clone and disappeared.
The real body attacked from behind, and a grin appeared on the face hidden under the mask.
But he didn't expect Kawaki not to even look back. He kicked back with his right leg and hit the Rain ninja right in the chest.
The Rain ninja flew backwards, and blood began to seep through the mask. This kick was still a restrained one from Kawaki.
He didn't even inject Chakra into the Rain ninja's body.
This Rain ninja was a smart one. Seeing that he was no match, he immediately fled.
"You guys keep watch. I'll be back soon."
Kawaki actually left the two young ones and chased after him.
Minato looked completely incredulous. This didn't seem like something a smart teacher would do.
But he didn't say much. After all, he was just staying to protect himself and Nawaki.
"You still dare to chase me. As long as I hold you back, your subordinates might be waiting for you to collect their corpses when you get back."
The Rain ninja was a bit delighted when he looked back and saw Kawaki chasing after him. He thought this operation was going to end in failure.
"How can I make your subordinates show up if I don't chase you?"
Kawaki's mouth curled up slightly, and he no longer hid his strength.
He started the draw - cut stance.
"Lightning Flash, Six - Strike Combo."
Seeing Kawaki coming, the Rain ninja quickly created water clones.
Unfortunately, two zig - zagging lightning bolts flashed by, and both the Rain ninja and his water clones were cut in half.
The extra Jonin from the Land of Rain -- Dead.
"Remember to say hello to the Shinigami. Don't be so arrogant in your next life."
"I don't allow anyone in the Hokage world to be more arrogant than I am."
Kawaki sheathed the eight - sided Han sword and used Flying Raijin to return to the place where he had left the mark.
He could just see Nawaki and Minato. It was just a blink of an eye from the time he chased after the Rain ninja to the time he came back.
The Rain ninja probably never dreamed that he couldn't even delay for a single breath.
At this time, Minato and Nawaki were back - to - back. There was actually a puddle on the thick tree trunk in front of Nawaki.
Nawaki threw a Kunai. He thought it was abnormal. The tree trunk was round. How could there be a puddle?
Kawaki was genuinely stoked to see this. His future brother - in - law finally showed a bit of brains.
Before the Kunai reached the puddle, a Rain ninja emerged from it and knocked the Kunai away with a single strike.
"Sure enough, it's still too clumsy."
Judging from the voice, this Rain ninja wearing a gas mask was not very old.
Two other Ninja behind him also popped out at this time.
The puddle had disappeared.
Nawaki and Minato were now facing three Chunin from the Land of Rain, and a strong sense of crisis welled up in their hearts.
"Your stupid Jonin leader actually dared to leave you two kids behind."
"Don't blame us for being merciless when you die."
As he spoke, the Rain ninja standing in front charged straight at the two young ones.
The two behind followed. The three Rain ninjas formed a triangular formation and rushed towards the two young ones with Kunais in their hands.
Kawaki's temples throbbed when he heard this. Damn it! Like leader, like minions. None of them can speak like a human being, goddamn it!
If it weren't to train these two young ones, he'd go down right away and slice them one after another with his sword, sending them to join that blabbermouth Jonin.
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