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After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the sky gradually darkened.
"We are entering the Land of Rivers this time only to acquire intelligence. We must try to avoid contact with the Sand Ninja, so we need a covert route."
Minato took out a map of River Country and, using the light of the fire, drew the route from here to the intelligence receiving point on the map.
Chika and Kakashi moved closer to Minato and saw the zigzagging routes on the map, most of which bypassed the places where Sand Ninjas often moved around.
Chika had no objection to this.
Although he felt that if a team of Sand Ninjas met them, it would be bad luck for the Sand Ninjas.
But ninjas need to focus on their missions, and their mission this time is just to obtain intelligence, so they don't want to cause any more trouble.
Kakashi thought for a moment and asked, "Minato-sensei, if something unexpected happens and we suddenly encounter the Sand Ninja, how should we deal with it? Should we retreat first?"
"If the opponent has less than a small team"
Minato thought for a moment and said heavily, "Then let's eat them!"
Kakashi was a little surprised when facing Minato new approach, and said: "Minato-sensei, this seems inconsistent with your previous behavior!"
Kakashi has been following Minato for a year.
Because Konoha was short of manpower, they had always worked in pairs, and he was well aware of Minato's caution when carrying out missions.
Unnecessary conflicts will never occur easily.
"Kakashi, things are different now, you should change your mindset!"
Minato patted Kakashi's head and smiled.
He did change his behavior.
As he became more and more proficient in the Flying Thunder God Technique, he had already become an elite among the jonin, and his confidence also began to grow gradually.
If they still retreat strategically when they encounter a large number of people like in the past, then what's the point of talking about the position of Hokage!
How can Kushina become the Hokage!
Kakashi said: "I understand, Minato-sensei, but we are outnumbered after all, so we shouldn't take such a risk."
Hearing this, Chika smiled and said, "Why, Kakashi, you seem to be much more timid after coming to the Kingdom of Rivers, are you worried that your father's debt will be paid by his son?"
[Negative emotions from Hatake Kakashi, emotion value +20!]
Kakashi rolled his eyes at Chika but didn't argue.
You know what, Chika really hit the nail on the head on some of his little thoughts.
Among the three of them, although Minato was the one who did the most tasks and offended the most ninjas, he was not yet famous in the ninja world. Not many hostile countries knew about him, and those who knew him just regarded him as a relatively powerful jonin and would not deliberately target him.
But it's different for Hatake Kakashi. His father, Hatake Sakumo, showed no mercy to the Sand Ninjas during World War II. Just his short sword was enough to scare the Sand Ninjas away.
He can even stop children from crying in the Sand Village.
More importantly, Hatake Sakumo killed the son and daughter-in-law of Chiyo, a high-ranking official in the Sand Village.
This murder of his son must be avenged.
He heard that in the underground bounty agency, more than half of the bounty of 80 million Ryo for Konoha White Fang was provided by Chiyo.
So, if the Sand Ninja knew that Hatake Sakumo's only son came to River Country, they would definitely send an assassination team to kill Kakashi.
Minato saw Chika teasing Kakashi, and he laughed too, then comforted Kakashi: "Kakashi, don't worry, your father is your father, and you are you. I don't think Chiyo of the Sand Ninja will send an assassination team just for you."
Chika watched Minato comfort Kakashi, and then said, "Minato-sensei, you should worry about yourself. I remember that Master Jiraiya also dealt a heavy blow to the Iwagakure in World War II. Now that they can't find Master Jiraiya, they might attack you to vent their hatred!"
Minato smiled helplessly; he didn't expect that he would bring trouble upon himself.
He and Kakashi looked at each other, then turned their gazes to Chika.
"Why, do you still want to find me an enemy? This is my first time going out on a mission. In the previous C-rank mission, all my opponents were killed. They had no idea that someone like me existed."
Chika looked very proud when he said this.
Kakashi replied dimly: "Who said they have to have grudge before they can target you?"
"Then tell me, why are the Wind Country, Earth Country and other countries targeting me?"
Chika scoffed and enjoyed watching the two perform.
Minato thought for a moment and said softly, "Chika, you are the only one among the three of us who possesses the bloodline limit, and your family's Sharingan is coveted by many people in the ninja world!"
"Oh, Minato-senpai, are you trying to say that someone will give me trouble because of these eyes?"
"Who knows, maybe even the Water Country far away in the sea will send ninjas to dig out your eyes!" Kakashi tried his best to cooperate with Minato and threatened Chika.
Chika stood up suddenly, inserted the samurai sword into the ground, put his hands on the hilt of the samurai sword, and said proudly.
"Tsk, it's just a country of water! Even if they let their so-called Seven Ninja Swordsmen come, I will kill them all! What we are lacking is a few ninja swords."
He already knew that he was bragging, so of course he was bragging too much, otherwise Minato and Kakashi would think that he couldn't even brag!
"Humph, it's just a wind country! Even if Chiyo of the Sand Ninja came in person, I would not be afraid. It's just right for me to solve the whole hidden danger for my father, so that he doesn't sneeze every day, and the family should be neat and tidy!"
Kakashi was not willing to be outdone. He stood up along with Chika and confronted him head on.
"Hey, you guys"
Minato looked at the two people boasting and couldn't help but sigh. These two people were really childish, even competing with each other in bragging.
However, he also knew that the talents of these two people were top-notch in the ninja world.
The bold words they say now are not really bragging. When they grow up, they will definitely be able to achieve what they say now or even surpass it.
Only, not like him, because he has grown up!
"In that case, it's just a country of earth. Even if they send ten thousand ninjas to seek revenge on me, I can kill them one by one! It's just right for Jiraiya to go to the country of earth to appreciate the elegance of the Iwagakure women!"
Minato also came up behind the two of them, and the three of them gathered together.
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After a moment's silence, all three of them blushed and smiled bitterly in their hearts.
How embarrassing! What on earth were they thinking just now? I
they actually had such a childish side.
"Ahem!"
Minato, who was the first to react, looked up at the sky and said, "Okay, now that we've finished bragging, it's time to rest. The three of us will take turns to keep watch. I'll start first, then Kakashi, and finally Chika."
"good"