Chapter 41 Jiraiya’s Appreciation

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Umino Ikkaku and Kanfata couldn't help but laugh, and in the end, even Kumate was made to laugh.

Everyone was laughing and the tent was full of joy.

At the same time, the big tent of the camp command post.

With the end of today's meeting, there were only two people in the tent, Jiraiya and Nara Shikaku.

Nara Shikaku held his forehead with one hand, looked at Jiraiya helplessly, and said:

"Jiraiya-sama, your appointment of Umino Kazuoki today was a bit hasty."

"Well, well, I understand, Shikaku."

Jiraiya responded with a smile, looking embarrassed.

"However, I haven't seen such a genius for a long time. I thought Kakashi Hatake was good enough, but I didn't expect Umino Tsunoki to be even better than Kakashi."

Hatake Sakumo is Jiraiya's respected senior. His son, the genius Kakashi, came into Jiraiya's sight very early.

After Hatake Sagumo's death, Jiraiya suggested that his disciple Namikaze Minato could take Hatake Kakashi under his wing and train him.

Come to think of it, Minato is currently observing Kakashi and will take him under his wing soon.

Compared with Kakashi Hatake, who graduated at the age of 6 and became a chuunin at the age of 8, Kakashi Kakashi, although he has some talent in the ninja school, can only be regarded as an "ordinary genius".

There are many such geniuses in Konoha.

However, Jiraiya didn't expect that the Suna Ninja's surprise attack would give him an unexpected surprise.

The 9-year-old genin actually defeated the elite sand ninja jounin Kuroki Hayabusa.

Although judging from the mission report, this battle was full of coincidences and uncertainties, what Kakugi revealed still amazed Jiraiya.

The 9-year-old body contains an amazing amount of chakra, proficiency in chakra, learning and application of ninjutsu, and excellent combat wisdom in battle.

All showed strong ninja talents.

In particular, Kakumu's behavior of attaching great importance to his companions and willing to disobey orders and take risks alone was even more appreciated and recognized by Jiraiya.

On the night when Kazuoki came to the camp carrying Ibiki on his back, Jiraiya quietly observed Kadomu.

Jiraiya seemed to see Namikaze Minato when he was young.

No wonder he was happy to see Hunter Xin.

But Nara Shikaku and others' persuasion made more sense.

A 9-year-old child has relatively little combat experience and mission experience. And as he gets older, he still has huge potential for development.

There is no need to push back the growth early and let him attract too much unnecessary attention.

Let him develop normally and steadily first, and then focus on training him when he is older and has accumulated more comprehensive experience.

Although Umino Ikkaku is also a veteran Jonin in the village, he is calm and experienced.

But it wasn't that Jiraiya looked down on him. As Kakugi grew up, he would soon be unable to guide his son.

When the time comes, let's make further arrangements for Umino Tsunoki. Jiraiya thought to himself secretly, and submitted Umino Tsunoki's performance in this mission and his suggestions back to the village.

It's not that Umino Ikkaku and his wife have no friendship with Jiraiya, but it's not much. It's probably just an ordinary colleague relationship.

Here, there really isn’t much room for Umino to “operate”.

Kakugi gained Jiraiya's appreciation just because of his amazing performance.

Appreciating the genius who protects his own village, and not being able to bear the genius being ruthlessly buried, this is what Jiraiya truly thinks.

Soon after, Jiraiya's report and suggestions about Kadomu were placed in front of the Third Hokage.

As Asuma's "old enemy" when he was in the ninja school, the third generation had actually heard about Umino Tsunoki for a long time.

At that time, Umino Tsunoki could always quickly learn the moves and ninjutsu that Asuma asked from the third generation. The third generation was also surprised by the child's terrifying fighting talent.

I didn’t expect that after not seeing each other for a few years, he would give me such a big surprise.

It's just that this child can only be regarded as a bud of Konoha now. It will take more time, patience, and better irrigation before it can grow into a big tree.

The third generation agreed with the arrangement proposed by Jiraiya, but he secretly placed Kadomu on his watch list.

This information about Kakugi quickly reached the ears of some interested people.

There were more people in Konoha who chose to put Kadomu on their watch list and pay attention silently.

In contrast, some villages also silently put Kadomu on the hit list. It is very satisfying to destroy the enemy's genius.

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The next day, Ibiki woke up, and Kakugi went to visit him.

Considering that Ibixi had just endured severe torture, the camp arranged for him to return to the village with the resting team.

Seeing Ibixi's unwillingness, Kakugi persuaded him and encouraged him to improve his strength as soon as possible.

"I won't hold you back next time!"

Ibixi reluctantly sat up and smiled firmly.

On the third day, it’s time to rest.

Umino Ikkaku went to the command post early to take over the mission, and Kazuoki packed up and set off with everyone.

Umino Ban joins the patrol force and conducts long-term inspections of an area on the front line. It is considered a long-term B-level mission.

The front line of confrontation between Konoha and Suna Ninja stretches for dozens of miles, and there are thirteen outposts stationed on the dozens of miles of front line for surveillance.

Umino Squad's mission area is Area 8, which includes the area between Post 9 and Post 10, as well as the hinterland of more than 20 miles from the post to the camp.

All in all, it's at least a dozen square kilometers of land.

Thanks to the ninja's inhuman physical fitness and fast feet, even genin are like super warriors in modern society.

Otherwise, for four members of the Umino Squad to patrol such a large area, an armored vehicle would be enough.

Along with Umino Ban, there were more than fifty teams and more than two hundred ninjas performing patrol missions.

The team is divided into two parts, with half performing tasks during the day and half at night.

With the main camp as the center, the patrol teams were dispersedly arranged. The front line confronting the Suna Ninja and the supply route in the rear were the key areas.

Umino Squad was on a daytime mission.

From then on, Kakumu began to patrol at sunrise and return to camp at sunset.

During this time, Konoha and Suna Ninja were in a stalemate, with Konoha on the defensive and Suna Ninja launching small-scale tentative attacks and small-scale infiltrations from time to time.

Uminoban also encountered a team of Suna ninjas that infiltrated into the team. It was just an ordinary configuration of one chuunin and three genin.

Without Umino Ikkaku taking action, either Kakugi or Kumatete has the strength to wipe out this entire team.

However, Uminoban still chose to launch a signal flare as a warning as soon as possible, and the battle with this team was mainly based on testing and restriction.

After a while, the mobile troops directly under the command post were like magic soldiers descending from the sky. They wiped out the entire team and then left gracefully.

It's not Umino Bango, but it's necessary to be cautious.

The duty of the patrol unit is to patrol the mission area and promptly warn any enemies found.