Chapter 5 No surprises when meeting old friends

In the silent night, Sand Hidden Village is rarely windless and quiet, and the bright moonlight shines on the sleeping village.

Even the One-Tail Jinchuuriki, whose heart was as violent as a fire, calmed down slightly and leaned against the corner of the roof, enjoying the peace brought by the moonlight.

In the dark corners where the moonlight does not shine, the ANBU directly obeys the orders of the fourth generation Kazekage Rasa and is monitoring every move of the entire village.

In a collective apartment for single ninjas, a young man was sweating profusely and exercising his muscles. He did not notice a pair of eyes observing him outside the window.

"That's him, right? He's a good guy. Apart from his talent and strength, in terms of diligence, he has surpassed most ninjas."

Nekaze, a new genin in Sunagakure Village, had just returned to the village from a mission and was assigned to temporarily lead the newly formed genin team.

Although he was reluctant, Yinfeng, who was not willing to disobey orders, immediately came to observe the guy who would become his subordinate.

The first member made a good impression on himself. What I saw with my own eyes was much more intuitive than what was recorded in the intelligence.

As for the other two, we can only observe them during the day tomorrow.

Daimaru, who didn't know anything, lay down on the floor to rest for a while after exercising.

As if he remembered something, Daimaru pulled out a small wooden box from under the bed. After opening it, there was a doll as high as an adult's arm. Its face was still blurry, but its figure, limbs and clothing were already very refined.

"I always feel like something is missing!" By the way, you also need to prepare a fan..."

The materials for puppets made by puppet masters are relatively expensive.

Rare wood and metal that can conduct chakra are high-end goods that are rare to find.

With Daimaru's financial resources, he can only hunt large creatures, such as giant desert scorpions and quicksand pythons. Replaced with their fangs, bones, scales, etc.

As long as the technology is high, it is not much worse than a puppet made of rare materials.

It's just a little too troublesome, but the risk is not small for the genin.

Every year, Sunagakure Village produces a lot of puppets, and even more are scrapped, but it is basically impossible for second-hand materials to be released.

The chakra reactions and battle marks on the puppet master's puppets will reveal the puppet master's ninjutsu and fighting style to a great extent.

It will be completely destroyed unless it is no longer usable. For general damage, you can repair it yourself and continue to make do.

"Let's go to Saya and Kankuro first to see if we can get some materials. If that doesn't work, we'll have to hunt down some big guys. Try to finish it before the Chunin Exam." 』

Daimaru has been studying the puppet technique for some time, and he still has a lot of experience, but he doesn't have a single puppet that he can use.

As for some trump cards that are not easy to reveal to others, even more so they will not be known to others.

It's not that Daimaru is pretending to be mysterious, it's just that he really can't use it.

…

Three days later, Daimaru finally received the notice and officially met with the team leader and teammates.

The Nekaze jounin, who has gray messy hair, a slightly youthful baby face, and a bit of youthful arrogance, is only twenty-six years old this year. It is the first time he has led a genin team. Although it is only temporary, it is still a fate.

The other two companions are somewhat interesting.

"Qianyeye, it turns out it's you. We meet each other everywhere in life."

A genjutsu ninja who needs battlefield layout, secret medicine and a fan to exert his strength. His physical skills are poor and his ninjutsu is poor, but his mind is not bad.

The other is a ninjutsu-assisted ninja with a huge range of perception, theoretically up to dozens of kilometers away, able to transmit information over a limited distance, and has only so-so medical ninjutsu.

On the surface, the two seem to match Daimaru's fighting style, but their shortcomings are too obvious!

The frontal combat power of the two female ninjas is basically impossible to count on. Daimaru has to assume the dual roles of human shield and damage output, and also has to prevent the two fragile female ninjas from being cut into the back row.

"It seems that we all know each other, so there is no need to introduce more. In the next period of time, I will lead everyone to complete the task."

Nekaze looked at the three subordinates. Although they all had their shortcomings, judging from the standards of genin, they were all qualified.

As long as they use their strengths and cooperate tacitly, D-level missions will be no problem, and C-level missions won't be a big problem either.

Of course, at least now it seems that the three of them are still some distance away from being a chunin.

"Today is the first time we meet, and that's it for now. Let's gather tomorrow morning. I have already chosen the mission. To eliminate the bandit group entrenched on the border between the Kingdom of Wind and the Kingdom of Grass. You must be prepared."

"clear!"

"Very good, dismissed."

…

Qian and Yeme never thought that they would meet Daimaru again so soon, and they would be in the same team.

"Daimaru, I heard that you were abandoned by your original team. I thought it was a rumor, but I didn't expect it to be true. A guy like you would actually suffer such injustice..."

"Long-winded!"

Daimaru was a little embarrassed. His previous majesty was almost gone.

"Aren't you also abandoned by your respective teams?"

"We are different!"

Speaking of this, Qian's mood seemed a little low.

"One of my teammates was seriously injured and retired, the team was disbanded, and the other one was incorporated into another team..."

If a genin team loses its core, it is likely to be disbanded, because the other two teammates who cannot act alone will be difficult to find replacements who are similar to the original teammates and can make up for the shortcomings.

"What about Yemu, why have you become a loner?"

"This is really hard to describe..."

Yeme was a little shy, as if she didn't want to talk about unhappy things, so Chiyo replied,

"Yame's eyes can barely be regarded as the limit of blood inheritance. It seemed that he was overestimated when he joined the team, and he was added to a very strong team. However, the teacher and teammates who led the team felt that Yeme's growth was not as expected. Can’t keep up with other people’s pace…”

"Is it because you think you are too weak?"

Daimaru murmured to himself and couldn't help but smile bitterly. In the final analysis, Sunagakure Village's evaluation standards for genin are too poor, and its training mechanism is child's play.

The desire for quick success and quick profit permeates every aspect of Sunagakure Village. The current dilemma forces the whole village to be unable to consider long-term issues at all.

And by arranging teammates like this, the village is basically not optimistic about Daimaru's future.

The overall strength of the two teammates is a bit different. In the Chuunin Exams a few months later, monsters will be rampant, making it almost impossible to get ahead.

However, the support ability is still good, and it is still very promising to help Daimaru break through the first test and the second test in the Death Forest.

The key lies in whether Daimaru's own core can hold on.

"Complete tasks, make money, buy materials, practice, the next few months will be very busy! Konoha Village Ninja School, this year’s genin are almost ready, I’m really looking forward to it! 』