Chapter 97 Long-term Mission

Chiba met Hatake Sakumo at the Konoha base in the Land of Grass.

Hatake Sakumo was quite in favor of Chiba accepting Kakashi as his disciple.

Hatake Sakumo asked, "Chiba, why did you come to the Land of Grass? As far as I know, the situation in the Land of Hot Springs has stabilized, and the Land of Grass has always been like that, with no fierce battles.

If you want to fight, wouldn't you fight more often in the River Country and against the ninjas of the Sand Village?"

Qianyu replied: "Lord Sakumo, I came to the Land of Grass not to fight, but to find something, so for the next mission, I hope Lord Sakumo can assign me some reconnaissance missions and give me a certain degree of freedom."

Hatake Sakumo frowned. He came to the Land of Grass to find something?

Hatake Sakumo thought Chiba had received some confidential mission and did not ask any further questions.

Hatake Sakumo asked again: "So how much freedom do you need?"

Qianyu thought for a moment and said, "I hope that after I detect the Iwagakure ninjas and determine the number of their opponents, I will be able to attack on my own, so that I can teach Kakashi through actual combat."

Hatake Sakumo directly agreed: "If this is the only request, I can still agree, but I also want to remind you, Qianyu, you must not be too brave. If you encounter a team of more than four people, you must retreat immediately. The fighting time should not be too long to prevent the opponent's support.

The ninjas of the Iwagakure Village are very cunning and cautious. They generally will not fight against a large number of enemies with a small number of enemies. If they encounter a powerful ninja, they will retreat decisively and then support the Iwagakure ninjas from nearby, forming a situation of fighting a large number of enemies with a small number of enemies.

Because the Iwagakure ninjas are so cunning and cautious, their stronghold in the Land of Grass is impregnable. There are a lot of Iwagakure ninjas, so you must be careful."

Chiba replied carefully, "Don't worry, Master Sakumo, I won't put myself and Kakashi in danger."

Hatake Sakumo nodded and said, "Then I will issue you and Kakashi a long-term mission. The Iwagakure Village has many hidden strongholds in the Grass Country. These hidden strongholds are very threatening to future battles.

Because as long as these hidden strongholds are there, the support from the Rock Ninjas will always be one step faster than ours.

So you and Kakashi will investigate the hidden base of the Iwagakure ninja in the Land of Grass and report to me.

It is up to you to decide when to set out on the mission."

Qianyu bowed and said, "Yes, thank you, Master Shumao!"

Chiba and Kakashi left Hatake Sakumo's room.

Kakashi still remembered what Chiba had said before, that when they got to the Land of Grass, she would teach him that magical Full Concentration Breathing.

So Kakashi anxiously asked Chiba to teach him breathing techniques.

Qianyu looked at the anxious Kakashi and showed a subtle smile on her face: "Kakashi, your mask should be quite breathable, right?"

Kakashi was a little confused as to why Chiba asked this, and replied, "It is quite breathable."

After half an hour.

"Teacher Qianyu, I can't breathe!"

Chiba had stuffed several layers of cloth into Kakashi's mask, so the breathability was extremely poor.

Now Kakashi had a hard time just breathing normally, as if someone was strangling his neck.

Qianyu's smile was a little bit vicious: "You can't stand it? Then you will have to suffer from now on. From now on, you have to wear this mask all the time. You can't take it off without my request."

Kakashi was confused: "Huh? Do I have to wear it even when I sleep?"

Chiba explained to Kakashi: "Of course, didn't I introduce the breathing method to you before? It requires you to make your blood absorb a large amount of oxygen in a short period of time to improve your body functions.

At your current level, you are still far from being able to absorb enough oxygen to improve your body's functions, so the first step is to exercise your cardiopulmonary strength.

But you still have time to rest..."

Kakashi's eyes lit up and he looked at Chiba expectantly.

Qianyu smiled and said, "You can still pick them for a while while you eat and drink."

Kakashi was immediately deflated: "What? This is not a break."

Qianyu rubbed Kakashi's head and said, "Okay, I'll let you get used to it today, and then we'll start the reconnaissance mission tomorrow. But don't think that you'll take off your mask when I'm not around. If I find out, you'll be in trouble."

Kakashi couldn't help but shudder when he heard what Chiba said.

Kakashi immediately assured: "Don't worry, Mr. Chiba, I will never pick it!"

"Okay, then just do whatever you need to do."

Chiyu turned and left. A ninja found Chiyu. He was sent by Hatake Sakumo to arrange a room for him.

After the ninja brought Qianyu to a room, Qianyu asked, "Excuse me, do you have a map of the Land of Grass?"

"Yes, here it is."

The ninja took out a map of the Land of Grass from his tool bag and handed it to Chiha.

"Thank you."

Qianyu took the map, turned around, entered the room and closed the door.

The ninja stood at the door of Qianyu's room, his mouth slightly open and his mind a little confused.

What are you doing!

He didn't say that he would give the map to Qianyu, he just showed it to him.

Did you consider his feelings when you took away his map like this? !

The ninja left in frustration, and he was too embarrassed to ask Qianyu to return the map.

It’s just a map, just go and get another one.

Qianyu returned to the room and carefully looked at the map of the Land of Grass.

According to Chiba's previous speculation, Karin's mother has not yet joined the Kusagakure Village, but should live somewhere within the territory of the Land of Grass.

The Grass Kingdom is very small, but it is still somewhat difficult to find someone in the Grass Kingdom.

But if we exclude some places, we can narrow down a large part of the scope.

The first thing that must be ruled out is naturally the Kusagakure Village.

After that, we will eliminate the strongholds of Konoha and Iwagakure, and the scope will be much smaller.

However, Chiba is not sure whether Karin's mother is living in seclusion or with other people, so finding Karin's mother will be a big project next.

Qianyu began to mark on the map, crossing out some places that were unlikely to be there.

The next day.

After Chiba finished washing up, she prepared to leave with Kakashi to carry out the mission while looking for Karin's mother.

As soon as he opened the door, Qianyu looked at the ground and his eyes froze.

Kakashi was seen lying on the ground, his forehead covered in cold sweat and his skin was very pale.

It's obviously caused by lack of oxygen.

Kakashi said weakly: "Teacher Chiba, I feel dizzy now, and I have no strength at all. I can't breathe. Can you take it off for a while?"

Chiba squatted in front of Kakashi and said the coldest words in the gentlest tone: "No, you have to overcome your current state instead of waiting for it to overcome you. So, there is no discussion. We are about to go on the mission. Stand up and follow me."

Kakashi rolled his eyes and kept muttering in his heart that Chiba was a devil. He was already in such a state, didn't he have any compassion at all?