Chapter 376 Arrival and Discussion

Konohamaru was in so much pain that tears were about to come out. "Ebisu-sensei, why did you hit me? What...what happened?"

"You still have the nerve to ask!" Ebisu's nose is not a nose and his eyes are not eyes.

"While you were keeping vigil in your dream, Aoi discovered the danger and saved you when you were about to be eaten."

"You still ask what happened."

"Is this how you keep watch!?"

Konohamaru was stunned. He looked around and saw Murakami Daichi who gave a thumbs up to Uchiha Aoi, Hinata Hanabi who looked at him quietly, and Udon and Moegi who looked worried.

Then, confusion, realization, and shame...all kinds of emotions kept changing on his face.

"What are you still standing there for? Say thank you! If it weren't for Aoi, you wouldn't have lived to see the dawn."

Konohamaru was stunned.

After a few seconds, he hesitantly came to Uchiha Aoi and said with shame on his face: "Thank you~Thank you."

No words can hide the shame I feel at this moment.

He never expected that he would show such a shameful behavior in front of his lifelong enemy. But no matter what, the other party saved him after all, and he had to thank him.

As for the embarrassment and shame, I can only savor them slowly during the rest of the journey.

"No need." Uchiha Aoi had a calm face, as if he had done something very ordinary, and finally walked towards his tent.

After this incident, no one could sleep.

We simply packed up the tent, started a fire and cooked. By the time we finished breakfast, it was already dawn.

Konohamaru said nothing, and Uchiha Aoi said to everyone, "Let's go."

Konohamaru remained very silent throughout the rest of the journey.

"Konohamaru, don't be sad. Even though you fell asleep last night, we won't blame you." Udon said dully.

Meng Huang rolled his eyes at her and then said.

"Don't listen to his nonsense."

"Konohamaru, it's okay to lose temporarily. Although Aoi performed a little better than you yesterday...but these are just small matters."

"When you really encounter the enemy, that will be your chance to show your abilities. By then, Udon and I will definitely go all out to help you complete the mission."

Konohamaru turned and glanced at his two companions.

Although he knew that the other party was comforting him, unfortunately, he did not feel much effect.

"Thank you, but don't comfort me."

He raised his head and looked at the back of Uchiha Aoi who was leading the way in front, and a hint of seriousness flashed in his eyes.

[This time, I will never lose to you again! ]

There were no more accidents along the way.

As the sun set again and the sunset illuminated the sky, the few of them arrived at their mission location.

This is the northern part of the Fire Country.

The place bordering the Iron Kingdom.

It is sparsely populated, and apart from some small villages on the border between the two countries, only merchants pass by.

There are continuous mountains on both sides of the main road between the two countries, and the hill where the bandits are located is one of them.

Perhaps to facilitate robbery, this mountain is not far from the main road, and it is not the highest, only less than 100 meters high. The area is about the size of a football field. If you stand on a high place, you can see the whole picture at a glance.

Suzumiya Musashi and his group hid about two kilometers away from the top of the mountain. From afar, they could see dozens of wooden and earthen houses on the mountain, with wisps of smoke rising from the houses into the sky.

Outside the building, you can vaguely see guards and secret sentries, who are patrolling from time to time.

Murakami Daichi watched from afar, and after a moment he said, "From the current situation, the information is basically accurate."

"There are nearly a hundred of them. There are only eight sentries that can be seen."

"Obviously, this group of people are not ordinary ronin and bandits. They are going to settle down here."

Murakami Daichi then looked at Uchiha Aoi.

"How to do?"

Although Murakami Daichi has always been proud of his extraordinary wisdom, he knows that Uchiha Aoi is the undisputed core of the team, both in terms of strength and character.

His analysis and Hinata Hanabi's Byakugan were merely auxiliary.

Uchiha Aoi did not directly answer Murakami Daichi's question, but waited patiently.

Half an hour later, Hinata Hanabi cautiously returned to the team and came to her side.

"There are a total of 87 people in the buildings we can see. 67 of them are on the south side of the mountain, including 8 guards and 4 sentries. There are 20 people on the north side of the mountain. Judging from their movements, four of them are guards, and the other ... should be prisoners."

Uchiha Aoi looked at Konohamaru and said, "My idea is to wait."

"Wait until the target of the mission has rested before taking action. What do you think?"

Konohamaru: "I have no objection."

"What time is it exactly?"

Uchiha Aoi: "About 4:30 in the morning."

Konohamaru was about to nod, but suddenly stopped and his face turned dark.

It's half past four in the morning.

It was just when he was keeping vigil this morning. Well... objectively speaking, Uchiha Aoi chose a very good time.

Uchiha Aoi ignored Konohamaru's change of expression and continued.

"At 4:30 in the morning, your team and my team will attack simultaneously from the east and west sides respectively."

"Hanabi and Daichi should flank from the north. We must not let any of the mission targets escape!"

"Um..." Uchiha Aoi finished speaking, and Udon slowly raised his hand and asked in doubt: "Does not letting a mission target escape mean... arresting them all?"

"In this case, aren't we a little short on manpower?"

Uchiha Aoi looked at Udon in surprise.

She thought the other person just looked stupid, but she didn't expect... he was really stupid.

"Are you kidding?" Murakami Daichi spoke up.

"The mission scroll shows that this bandit gang intercepted passing merchants and pedestrians and robbed villages. They have killed more than 150 people and affected more than 300 households in the village. Capture them?"

"Who wants it?"

"Kill them all, of course."

Udon's face turned pale, and Menghuang's face didn't look good either.

Although as a ninja, he had been prepared for killing, but when the moment of killing really came, he still felt uneasy and panicked.

Ebisu watched this scene from behind and sighed again in his heart.

Well, the captain is no match for them, and this time even the quality of his teammates is far behind.

Maybe he should ask Suzumiya Musashi for tips on leading a team. Although it sounds bad for a teacher to ask his former students for advice, it is nothing compared to teaching students.

As long as there are teaching tips, he must learn them! With the same method, he can know whether there is a problem with his teaching or the gap between the students is too big.

Meanwhile, after Udon asked the question, Uchiha Aoi didn't even bother to talk to the two and asked Konohamaru directly, "What do you think?"

She was already prepared. If Konohamaru's attitude was the same as Udon's, she planned to give up cooperating with the other party and directly apply to Suzumiya Musashi to carry out the mission by three people of her own.

Anyway, the difference shouldn't be that big.