Although he felt like there were some other schemes involved, Hiruzen Sarutobi ultimately agreed to Danzō's request out of trust in Sakumo Hatake's strength.
In Hiruzen's view, Kenji Tanaka, who had learned Tsunade's Strength of a Hundred Seal and the Uzumaki clan's sealing techniques, would be the last anchor against the Nine-Tails in the future, so it was good for him to grow faster.
...
Just as Kenji finished buying groceries and was walking towards his house, a shadow suddenly appeared behind him.
So, Kenji directly punched behind him without thinking.
To his surprise, his punch, which used the Strength of a Hundred Seal, was effortlessly blocked by the person behind him.
Sakumo Hatake released Kenji's fist, revealing a faint smile.
"Not bad strength. I'm Sakumo Hatake. You can also call me White Fang. There's a mission that requires you to come with me. The mission level is temporarily A-rank."
Hearing this, the expression on Kenji's face immediately fell.
"I'm just a Genin. What qualifications do I have to go on a mission with White Fang-sama?"
White Fang grabbed Kenji's collar and ran towards the village entrance.
"This is a mandatory mission, you can't refuse. And you'll be a Chunin when you get back."
Seeing that things had come to this, Kenji had no choice but to accept this fact. So, he said.
"Then let me go first, I can walk on my own."
White Fang glanced at Kenji, then suddenly released his hand.
Kenji's body immediately fell in mid-air, but in the blink of an eye, he adjusted his posture, stood on a tree, and followed White Fang.
Although White Fang was moving very fast, Kenji was still able to barely keep up.
After all, under Tsunade's training, Kenji's taijutsu was now no less than that of an elite Chunin.
Listening to the sound coming from behind, there wasn't any surprise on White Fang's face.
Because Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't possibly send a mere Genin on a mission with him. He wasn't a babysitter.
Under full-speed travel, Kenji and White Fang quickly arrived at a place more than ninety miles away from Konoha.
This was a vast forest, and apart from some lawless thugs with ill intentions, few people would stay here.
Because it was home to all kinds of dangerous creatures.
With a "whoosh," a viper with a flicking tongue was pinned to a tree trunk by Kenji with a kunai.
After retrieving the kunai, Kenji looked at White Fang, who was sitting to the side, and asked.
"Can I ask what our mission is?"
"Didn't I tell you? Our mission is to eliminate the Iwa ninjas who have invaded the Land of Fire."
"Just the two of us?"
"That's right, how many people do you want?"
Hearing White Fang's answer, Kenji felt a toothache. White Fang has Kage-level strength; the Iwa ninja team invading the Land of Fire has at least Special Jonin strength.
Was it a little hasty to bring a Genin to eliminate them? Has that old fart Hiruzen gone crazy?
Just as Kenji was complaining inwardly, Sakumo suddenly stood up and looked to the northeast.
"The enemies are coming. Two Jonin and three Special Jonin. I'll take care of the two Jonin, and you take care of the three Special Jonin."
Before Kenji could answer, White Fang drew his white chakra saber. After a flash of cold light, White Fang's figure instantly disappeared.
Although he didn't know if White Fang's perception was accurate, Kenji immediately summoned Charmeleon and entered battle mode.
Before long, three Iwa ninjas appeared in front of Kenji.
Although they didn't carry anything to prove their identity, judging from the rough marks on their skin, he could immediately tell that they were from the Land of Earth.
"Hmm? Why is there a Konoha brat here?"
"Don't make any trouble, just kill him."
The Iwa ninja in the middle revealed a cruel smile.
"Don't blame me, kid. Blame yourself for standing in our way. Earth Release: Earth Dragon Bullet!"
Faced with the earth dragon formed of mud, Kenji only had one thought in his mind: Why do those ninjas always shout out their moves when they're fighting?
Isn't that giving the enemy a heads-up on what moves they're going to use?
Kenji stepped forward with his right foot and jumped in front of the three Iwa ninjas, punching the Iwa ninja in the middle, sending him flying.
The three Iwa ninjas had never expected Kenji, who looked harmless, to have this kind of strength.
Underestimating him, the Iwa ninja in the middle was sent flying, crashing into several large trees, and was obviously half-crippled.
The other two Iwa ninjas quickly used the Body Flicker Technique to distance themselves from Kenji.
One of the Iwa ninjas said with a strange expression.
"That's Tsunade's Strength of a Hundred Seal? Our actions have been exposed."
After saying that, the Iwa ninja exchanged a glance with his companion, then charged at Kenji with kunai in hand.
They might have underestimated him just now, but now they completely regarded Kenji as an enemy of equal strength, so they attacked with killing moves.
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Kenji: Charmeleon.
Charmeleon opened its mouth, and a vortex of flames engulfed the two Iwa ninjas.
With two shrill screams, Charmeleon spat out two Flamethrowers, directly vaporizing the two Iwa ninjas.
At this moment, Kenji looked towards the Iwa ninja who had been sent flying by the Strength of a Hundred Seal.
After seeing the tragic state of his two companions, this Iwa ninja didn't dare to continue fighting.
He tremblingly got up from the ground, then turned around and ran.
However, as he was running, he suddenly realized that a pair of legs had appeared in his vision. Why did those legs look so familiar?
With a "poof" sound, the Iwa ninja's legs separated from his body in an extremely smooth motion, like a hot knife cutting butter.
At this moment, Sakumo's cold voice suddenly came.
"If I were you, I wouldn't have chosen to run. Tell me, what is your plan this time, Iwa Ninja?"
The Iwa ninja looked up at White Fang, his whole body trembling involuntarily.
"You... you're the legendary White Fang..."
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