Chapter 439: Guardian Ninja 2

"Spell: Sleeping with Wind and Fire!"

In the quiet courtyard, a soft shout echoed, and a wooden stake shot rapidly through the air was suddenly surrounded by a transparent shield.

The wooden stake hit the transparent shield heavily, and the light flashed gently. The transparent shield only shook slightly, and the sound transmitted to the outside world was barely audible.

Immediately afterwards, rich wind and fire attribute chakra was generated within the shield in the blink of an eye. The bursting flames and the fierce wind entangled, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into a bright flame.

One second, two seconds, three seconds.

The light receded and the transparent shield dissipated at the same time.

A wisp of green smoke accompanied by a little dust floated down from the spot.

"Pa pa pa!~" Two ninja dogs that were so tired that they stuck out their tongues in the distance hurriedly applauded.

"It's done!" Uchiha Aoi, whose face was covered in sweat, suddenly lit up when he saw this.

She had already mastered the combined ninjutsu of Wind and Fire Sleeping Together not long ago, but she still found it difficult to perform.

Her goal wasn't limited to this. She knew that to unleash the full power of her ninjutsu, mastery and timing were crucial. To this end, she specifically had her ninja dog assist her, firing wooden stakes erratically, striving to perform her ninjutsu while moving swiftly.

After unremitting practice, she finally succeeded.

"Great, Aoi!" Peter praised her, "You are simply the most talented ninja I have ever seen."

"In the future, you will definitely be a powerful kunoichi... No! The strongest kunoichi!"

Uchiha Aoi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "It's still a long way to go."

"I succeeded only once. I must do it again and not make mistakes every time."

"Pete, get ready to continue."

"Ah? Coming again?" Upon hearing that, Pete immediately pulled a long face.

"You can't slack off in your practice!" Uchiha Aoi said seriously, "Just like my brother, persistence is the key to victory."

A voice suddenly rang out at the gate of the courtyard: "It's true that cultivation can't be carried with you, but necessary rest is still necessary. Rest for a while, Aoi."

Uchiha Aoi turned around suddenly, a look of joy on his face.

"Brother! You're back!"

Suzumiya Musashi walked over, reached out to smooth down Uchiha Aoi's messy bun, and said with a smile, "Well, you're back."

Uchiha Aoi: "Mission completed?"

A few days ago, Suzumiya Musashi suddenly received a mission. There were powerful ninjas moving in the west of the Land of Fire. A ninja team went to investigate and was almost wiped out.

"No." Suzumiya Musashi shook his head when he heard that.

Uchiha Aoi suddenly showed a look of surprise.

How could there be an enemy that even Suzumiya Musashi couldn't defeat?

Suzumiya Musashi continued, "I went there and looked around for several days, but I didn't find anything."

Either the enemy was hiding, or they sensed the danger and retreated early. Suzumiya Musashi felt that it was useless to stay there, so he returned.

"Let's not talk about that, Aoi. You've made great progress. You've mastered this technique very well."

Uchiha Aoi felt even happier, but she was still a little worried about Suzumiya Musashi.

"Brother, will there be trouble if the mission is not completed? Have you handed it over to the Hokage?"

"No." Suzumiya Musashi said: "Why are you in such a hurry? I've been out for so many days, shouldn't I take a break?"

"As for such a trivial matter as task handover, it's enough to just send a message."

Uchiha Aoi was speechless. Coming from Suzumiya Musashi, these words didn't seem out of place at all.

After giving Uchiha Aoi some advice, Suzumiya Musashi returned home and took a nice hot bath. Just when he was thinking about what to eat with his family in the evening, Tsunade suddenly summoned him.

After a few dissatisfied grumbles, Suzumiya Musashi finally put on his clothes and headed for the Hokage Building.

"Why, another mission?" Walking into the Hokage's office, Suzumiya Musashi didn't exchange pleasantries with Tsunade and went straight to the point. Tsunade put down the documents in her hand, rubbed her forehead, and looked like she had a headache.

"Yes."

"There was a small-scale ninja attack at the border. Quite a few people died."

"The teams we sent out still found nothing. There was even a large team, but not a single person returned."

Suzumiya Musashi also turned serious after hearing this. "No information has been sent back?"

"No." Tsunade shook her head, then said: "Musashi, please go again. I know you don't want to go on a mission, but the village is really short of manpower right now."

Suzumiya Musashi didn't answer, but just frowned.

Seeing this, Tsunade thought that Suzumiya Musashi was going to refuse again. After all, she knew the other party's attitude towards work very well.

"Musashi, I'm worried about the others going."

Suzumiya Musashi shook his head and said, "It's not that I'm not going."

He raised his head and looked at Tsunade calmly: "It's just... have you ever thought about it."

"Things are a little strange at the border lately."

"There are more and more abnormal situations. After such a long time, no useful information has been found."

Tsunade said, "I know. That's why I came to you."

At this moment, Tsunade was not as casual as before. She looked serious and expressed her trust in Suzumiya Musashi.

"I'll be sure only if you go."

Hearing this, Suzumiya Musashi sighed inwardly.

Tsunade has already said this, what else can he say.

"Do not worry."

"I'll go find those sneaky people."

Tsunade's heart moved slightly.

A strange feeling of warmth suddenly surged into my heart.

In an instant, her irritation over this unusual situation subsided a lot.

Suzumiya Musashi.

This man is as reliable as before.

……

After returning home, he first told his family the news of his going out. Suzumiya Musashi packed his luggage and rejected the suggestions of Uchiha Aoi, Uzumaki Karin and others to go out together. Suzumiya Musashi set off soon.

Just when he walked not far out of the village, he met a group of people.

In addition to Asuma Sarutobi and the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, there is also a young man who looks quite familiar.

He had short hair that reached his shoulders, was dressed in a monk's robe, and had a rebellious look with a hint of gloom.

Suzumiya Musashi stood still, his eyes fixed, and a flash of lightning seemed to strike through his mind!

He remembered!

Looking at the young man's appearance, he finally understood what had happened in Konoha recently.

The boy's name is Kong, the Kong in "form is emptiness", and he is a monk in the Fire Temple.

His monk status was of course unimportant; what mattered was his background. He was the son of one of the Twelve Guardian Ninjas, and he also possessed some of the Nine-Tails' chakra.

The vague memories deep in his mind gradually became clearer, and Suzumiya Musashi's eyes became sharp.

If I remember correctly, the other party's biological father, one of the Twelve Guardian Ninjas, seemed to be planning to destroy Konoha with the help of a strange reincarnation technique and the power of his own son's Nine-Tails.

The anomalies on the border of the Fire Nation, the increasing number of missions, and the latest news were finally connected together by Suzumiya Musashi.

"Musashi Jonin?" Sarutobi Asuma's surprised voice came over.

"Why are you here?"