novel-bin Chapter 204 Different Assessment Tasks
Chapter 204 Different Assessment Tasks
Kyosuke has been living a peaceful life these past few days.
He spends most of his time practicing meditation, and in his spare time he chats with Asma and Shisui to relax a little.
In the evening, I will exchange information and share my spiritual experiences with Chisuke and the others.
These moments allowed Kyosuke to experience a touch of pastoral charm.
But today, all of that is coming to an end.
The final assessment has arrived.
"Asuma, Shisui, today is the final test, let's work hard together."
In the corridor, Kyosuke wore a warm smile as he looked at his companion beside him, every word he uttered showing concern for him.
"Be careful not to get targeted, and don't be reckless if you encounter danger. Hey, stop looking around, I'm talking to you, Asuma!"
When Kyosuke saw Asuma turn his head away, he snorted in dissatisfaction, reached out his right hand and pressed it on Asuma's head, trying to make Asuma turn his head towards him.
Asma ignored the hand on his head and instead greeted the bald man in front of him.
"Di Lu, you've come at the right time. Let's go to the hall together."
Other people gradually appeared in the corridor, all heading towards the hall where the missions were being issued.
At this moment, only Mao Likun and He Ma were in the hall.
"Everything is ready, and they have already begun their operation as agreed."
A smile appeared on Kazuma's face as he recalled the intelligence he had just received.
Mao Likun nodded slightly and tapped the folding fan in his hand.
"Don't leave any loose ends. As long as we don't give them any leverage, we don't need to worry if they know it was us. Otherwise, we'll be in trouble."
"Don't worry, sir. The people I sent have no background information. Even if they are captured, there is no information to leak out."
"Be careful with the people over there, and try to avoid direct contact, since they are not trustworthy."
"Yes."
A moment later, Kyosuke and the others entered the hall and stood on the rocky ground, silently looking at Kazuma and Mori in front of them.
Once everyone had arrived, Mao Likun began to explain the new assessment.
“A day ago, a group of ninjas suddenly appeared in the northeastern part of the Land of Fire, causing widespread destruction and ruining many towns. Your test is to eliminate those roaming enemies, and the standard is the number of prisoners or enemy heads you bring back.”
Upon learning that the Land of Fire had been attacked, some people in the room frowned, and Asuma spoke up directly.
"Didn't the Konoha ninjas deal with it?"
When Kazuma saw Asuma speak, he replied in a somewhat leisurely tone, "We don't know about Konoha's actions, but I do know that when Konoha ninjas eliminate an enemy, you have one less target. In times like these, Konoha ninjas are your competitors."
Kyosuke stopped Asuma from refuting him and asked first, "What intelligence do you have about the enemy?"
Mao Likun chuckled and said, "Gathering intelligence is your job."
Kyosuke then asked, "Can we form a small team to operate?"
Mori nodded: "You are free to do as you please."
In other words, the key points of this mission are, first, to gather intelligence on the enemy; second, to act faster than Konoha; and third, to defeat the enemy.
Having learned about the assessment, everyone set off immediately.
After everyone left, he and Ma walked to a secluded courtyard.
"Send the intelligence out."
"Yes!"
One of his subordinates was ordered to leave, while Ma stood quietly in place, his eyes fixed on the wall in front of him.
A few minutes later, several figures appeared in the courtyard.
Among them were Abe Moriichi, disguised as Mikami, Seishi who knew Crystal Release, and six other candidates recruited by Kazuma.
Mimori angrily questioned Kazuma: "Why did you call us over here so furtively? Speak quickly, don't waste our time."
Kazuma calmly replied, "I'm issuing you a mission."
Mi Shou frowned: "The real mission? Could it be that Mao Likun's mission just now was fake?"
The others also looked at Kazuma with confusion.
Kazuma calmly replied, "Mo Rikun's mission is against other people; your missions are different."
The traveler sensed a hint of danger in Kazuma's expression and asked in a low voice, "What is it?"
Kazuma paused for two seconds, then looked at Seishi with a smile in his eyes: "Kill the Konoha ninjas and bring back their heads."
"what?!"
The scholar and the others were taken aback!
In particular, Seishi, although he accepted Kazuma's offer of recruitment, knew that he would be in opposition to Konoha in the future.
But he never expected that the conflict between the two sides would escalate so quickly, immediately turning into a bloody battle.
This is too exciting; he can't quite handle it!
Mi Shou chuckled softly, his laughter filled with suppressed excitement.
"Hehehe, using such an efficient means of killing to solve problems, as expected of the people I follow. The wailing of Konoha ninjas before their deaths, will it be quite special? I'm really looking forward to it."
Hearing Mi Shou's words, the others calmed down as well.
Clearly, this assessment is not only testing their combat capabilities, but also making them pledge their allegiance.
With the blood of Konoha ninjas on his hands, he can only follow Kazuma down this dark path from now on.
Moreover, the timing of the enemy's appearance was so clever that it served as bait to lure out the Konoha ninjas, allowing them to hunt them down more effectively.
I wonder if there's something fishy going on here.
They dared not think about it, nor dared they ask it.
"Whether you act independently or form a team is up to you. We look forward to seeing you bring back a bountiful loot."
After receiving their mission, the group left, during which time the warrior took the initiative to approach Mi Shou.
"Abe Moriichi, let's team up."
Upon hearing this, Mi Shou paused briefly before continuing on his way, completely ignoring the other person.
Watching Mikami's departing figure, Seishi gritted his teeth and cursed, "What an arrogant fellow!"
At the same time, several teams of Konoha ninja also received missions and headed northeast of the Land of Fire.
Konoha's leadership didn't take the enemy's attack seriously, thinking it was just a harassment operation.
This kind of thing happens frequently over the years, and Konoha does it often too.
In times of war, there are no idyllic paradises; it's not surprising that anywhere can be attacked.
Ninjas are very fast, and by nightfall, Kyosuke had arrived at a ruined town, with Asuma and Shisui by his side.
Asuma once invited Jiraiya to join him, but Jiraiya declined the invitation because he didn't want to appear too close to the Konoha ninja at this time, considering the relationship between the Fire Temple and the Daimyo.
Most of the buildings in the town were burned down. At this time, the flames in some places had not been completely extinguished, and the rising smoke columns climbed into the sky like vines.
"Have they already penetrated this far? It seems that while we were on our way, the enemy did not flee at all, but continued to advance into the heart of the Land of Fire."
Because there were many locations where the attacks occurred, no other examinees ran into Kyosuke and his group.
Asuma checked the surroundings, walked over and shook his head at Kyosuke: "No trace of the enemy was found."
"How do we locate the enemy? Are there any Konoha strongholds nearby?"
Shisui and Asuma shook their heads together.
Shaking their heads doesn't mean they don't know; it just means they don't know. After all, the location of the stronghold's defenses is a secret, something they couldn't possibly know.
"Well, let's check out the nearby towns first. We might find some clues in crowded places."