“Our mission is to patrol this area and prevent any enemy Ninja from infiltrating the Land of Fire.”
In the border region of the Land of Fire, Danzo Shimura pointed to the marked area on the map.
Currently, various countries are constantly sending Ninja squads into the Land of Fire.
As the Hokage, Senju Tobirama naturally had to send people to stop these Ninja.
The Land of Fire was simply too vast; even with Konoha's clans guarding important locations, many stragglers still managed to infiltrate.
The Lian Ye Squad's mission was to eliminate these enemies.
Danzo Shimura put away the map, waiting for Renye's command.
“We'll act separately. If you encounter danger, fire a signal flare.” Renye looked at the two, “Don't be reckless. If you can't win, run and hold out until your teammates arrive.”
“Understood!” Danzo Shimura and Utatane Koharu said in unison.
Their patrol area was roughly ten kilometers in radius, with other squads responsible for other regions.
They needed to keep moving to prevent enemies from blending in.
Renye separated from the two, leaping onto a treetop and departing.
The night enveloped the Land of Fire's border, and Renye's figure weaved through the forest, his Three-Tomoe Sharingan glowing crimson in the darkness.
This was his third day of continuous patrol duty, and the lingering scent of gunpowder in the air had yet to dissipate.
“These guys are getting more and more brazen,” Renye murmured softly.
The first day he arrived here was fine; he didn't encounter any enemies.
But from the evening of the second day, he would occasionally encounter enemies trying to infiltrate the Land of Fire.
Fortunately, these were all small fries, and he dealt with them easily.
He thought these guys would quiet down for a while, but on the third day, the number of infiltrators increased even more frequently.
On this day, he killed no fewer than ten Ninja.
These included Ninja from the Hidden Mist Village, Sunagakure, Iwagakure, and even some Ninja from smaller countries.
It seemed that after Senju Hashirama's death, these guys couldn't hold back any longer.
Currently, it was just border skirmishes, and all countries were observing.
The Ninja sent out were merely to test Konoha Village's overall strength.
Only after the probing ended would they fully declare war on Konoha.
“Such probing won't last for many days…”
Renye squatted on a tree, pulling out a book from his Pregnant and beginning to read.
He needed to learn the theory of Flying Thunder God before the war fully erupted, so he took every available moment to read and study.
Currently, it was only small-scale skirmishes, and Konoha's pressure wasn't too great.
Once the full-scale war began, with various countries simultaneously attacking the Land of Fire, there would be no time to learn Ninjutsu.
Renye wanted to learn more theoretical knowledge in the limited time available.
The Flying Thunder God Technique was practically impossible for a human to learn.
Just the theory alone took a lot of time; even if he used his Sharingan to memorize the book's content, it was useless. Memorizing it and understanding it were two different things.
He needed to comprehend its meaning and know how to operate it.
It was like learning mathematics; simply memorizing formulas was useless. The important thing was the ability to solve problems and work them out.
Renye was currently in the situation of memorizing formulas but not knowing how to solve problems.
This kind of Ninjutsu, involving spatial coordinates, was very difficult to learn in a short period unless one was exceptionally gifted.
Otherwise, even though Senju Tobirama invented the Flying Thunder God Technique many years ago, only Minato Namikaze was able to use it proficiently.
After reading for a while, Renye yawned, got up, and continued patrolling.
Their squad needed to be stationed here for a month, and only then would someone come to relieve them.
Resting was done in shifts during the day: two people patrolled while one rested, rotating among themselves.
However, they couldn't rest at night, as enemies usually operated during nighttime, and the probability of infiltrating the Land of Fire under the cover of darkness was higher.
Renye pulled two soldier pills from his Ninja tool pouch, put them in his mouth, and swallowed them with difficulty.
soldier pills were common during Ninja missions, capable of restoring Chakra and supplementing physical strength, alleviating fatigue, or maintaining good condition.
They were good items, just that they tasted bad.
For Renye, who was accustomed to delicious food year-round, these things were simply difficult to swallow.
But the situation was special now; he had no choice. He couldn't just start a fire and cook in the forest, could he?
If he exposed his position, it would be troublesome...
Just then, Renye's ears twitched, and he immediately followed the sound.
He saw three Ninja wearing headbands approaching from not far away.
Their attire immediately identified them as Ninja from Sunagakure.
Since Renye was standing in a tree, hidden by the night and the dense forest, the few individuals didn't notice anyone above them.
The three Sand Ninja were moving swiftly, keeping low.
The Jonin leading them said to his companions, “We have successfully infiltrated the Land of Fire. Now, we'll hide and await Kazekage-sama's orders!”
“Understood, Sensei!” The two young Sand Genin looked excited.
They were newly graduated Genin, and their first mission was to infiltrate the Land of Fire with their squad-leading Jonin.
If they successfully completed the mission, they would earn a large amount of merit, which could then be exchanged for powerful Ninjutsu, allowing them to become stronger.
The Sand Jonin looked at the two excited individuals, a hint of regret appearing in his eyes.
In this mission, apart from himself, everyone else was expendable.
At the necessary moment, he could abandon the two and escape…
Using the lives of two Genin to buy an Jonin time to escape.
This was a very worthwhile thing.
After all, in war, Genin were just cannon fodder.
Especially these guys who barely became Genin in their teens, they were the cannon fodder among cannon fodder.
Their only value was to obtain some intelligence for the Village.
“I hope you can successfully survive the mission…”
Before he could finish, Renye's Tachi was already unsheathed three inches, and colorless, odorless poison slowly flowed along the blade's Texture.
The Sunagakure Ninja were completely unaware of the killing intent above them.
As they passed under the tree where Renye was, Renye swooped down like an arrow released from a bowstring.
The Sand Jonin sensed the danger and was about to dodge when the blade already sliced across his neck. He collapsed to the ground without even uttering a cry of pain.
Warm blood splattered on the faces of the two Sand Ninja, their minds instantly blank.
They stood there dazed, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, their faces filled with terror.
They had just become Ninja; where had they ever seen such a bloody scene?
Watching their squad-leading Jonin die before their eyes, they didn't even have the thought of resisting.
“P-please spare us, Senior!”
The two knelt on the ground, begging for mercy frantically, tears and snot smearing their faces.
They no longer had their previous excitement, their eyes filled with horror.
Only then did the two Sand Ninja realize the cruelty of the Ninja world…
“We don't want to die, please let us go!”
In response to their pleas, there was only the sound of a blade cutting through the air.
Renye's Tachi easily pierced through both their throats.
The sounds of begging vanished.
The red glow of the Sharingan reflected off the two twitching corpses. Renye coldly sheathed his sword, the crimson in his eyes gradually fading.
“You infiltrated the Land of Fire and still want to live? How can there be such a good thing?”
Just then, he suddenly heard the sound of battle erupting in the distance.
Renye leaped back onto the tree branch, turning into a blur in the night and speeding away, leaving behind only three gradually chilling corpses.