Chapter 212: Heading to the Border Front! My First Show as a Captain!
When Fujiwara Tetsuya met the members of the Twenty-Seventh Division!
Only then did Fujiwara Tetsuya understand!
The hidden meaning behind Hiruzen Sarutobi's smile!
Simply because!
The captain of the Twenty-Seventh Division! His current subordinate!
Was precisely his teacher! Yuhi Shinwa!
"Tetsuya! Mikoto... how did you two end up here?"
"Wait a minute! Tetsuya, you little rascal, don't tell me you're the Hokage-sama's new captain of the Twenty-Seventh Division!"
After giving Fujiwara Tetsuya and Uchiha Mikoto a bear hug!
Yuhi Shinwa seemed to have realized it!
With a look of joy on his face!
He couldn't hide his surprise!
"Teacher! If Hokage-sama isn't joking with me!"
"I should be the new captain of the Twenty-Seventh Division!"
Neither Fujiwara Tetsuya!
Nor Uchiha Mikoto!
Had ever thought!
That one day in the future!
They would actually have the opportunity to work with Yuhi Shinwa again!
"Good! Good..."
The supplies transported by the Twenty-Seventh Division!
Amounted to twenty to thirty carriages!
Including various Ninja tools! Military rations pills! Bandages! Serums and various medical supplies!
Due to the recent surprise attack by the Amegakure!
Many Rain Ninja squads!
Had infiltrated behind the Konoha Camp!
Although Orochimaru! Jiraiya! Tsunade and others!
Had already assembled some elite squads for a sweep at the first opportunity!
But! The actual effect!
Was not as smooth as imagined!
As the time entered late March!
The weather within the Land of Fire!
Gradually improved!
Although it wasn't a clear sky for miles!
At least! There was no irritating gloomy rain during wartime!
"Teacher! Give the order!
"Tell the squads to heighten their vigilance!"
"The Ninja supplies we are transporting this time are not a small amount!"
"So those scumbags from the Hidden Rain Village will absolutely not stand by and watch us deliver these Ninja supplies to the camp!"
As time passed!
The Twenty-Seventh Division got closer and closer to the Konoha Camp!
Approximately less than thirty miles away!
However! The next thirty miles!
Were completely covered by mountains! And dense forests!
Providing too many opportunities for the Rain Ninja to launch a surprise attack!
"Don't worry! Tetsuya! I'll remind them!"
The moment he responded!
Yuhi Shinwa's voice! Also gradually became serious!
The Twenty-Seventh Division! Although it was a full-strength division!
But due to personnel casualties! And replenishment!
The strength of the Twenty-Seventh Division! Was not as high as imagined!
Besides him and Uchiha Mikoto! Yuhi Shinwa!
Among the nine squads!
There were only three squad leaders with Jonin-level combat power!
The strength of the captains of the other six squads! Was mostly between Elite Chunin and Jonin!
As for the members of each squad!
Genin alone accounted for seventy percent! The remaining thirty percent were mostly ordinary Chunin!
Although Fujiwara Tetsuya had full confidence in his own strength!
However!
In the chaotic battlefield!
He couldn't pay attention to everyone!
If possible!
He didn't want... his subordinates!
To die too early!
Facts proved!
Fujiwara Tetsuya's worries! Were not unfounded!
Not long after the Twenty-Seventh Division escorted the Ninja supplies into the dense forest!
The Rain Ninja who had infiltrated the nearby area discovered the tracks of the Twenty-Seventh Division!
However! Due to insufficient numbers!
They did not launch a surprise attack immediately!
"Ryoushi! Can you determine the enemy's intelligence?"
"The ones leading are all new faces! They haven't appeared on the front lines before!"
"However! Among the three leaders! Two are Ninja from the Uchiha Clan and the Yuhi Clan!"
"And! The strength of these two people... is very strong! They are not easy opponents to deal with!"
"Is that so!"
"It seems! We'll have to wait..."
"Send someone to urge them again! Make sure they arrive and gather here within half an hour!"
In the past few months of war!
Both Konoha! And the Rain Ninja!
Had lost too many Ninja!
The "veterans" who managed to survive! Had become incredibly sharp! And cautious!
Therefore!
The Rain Ninja side! Did not rashly set up an ambush and attack!
Instead, they were constantly accumulating strength!
Only until! Within a ten-mile radius... seven elite Rain Ninja squads had all gathered!
Did they launch the surprise attack!
"Enemies are approaching rapidly..."
"Three squads... five squads! But! A total of seven enemy squads!"
Because there were members of the Hyuga Branch Family within the Twenty-Seventh Division!
Fujiwara Tetsuya and his team were able to timely detect the number of enemies!
And the direction of their attack!
"Shinwa-sensei! You take four squads to deal with the enemies on the south side!"
"The enemies in front will be handled by Mikoto and me!"
"The remaining squad members will guard the Ninja supplies! Don't give the enemy an opportunity!"
"Oh~"
"I never thought I'd get to see Tetsuya-sama fight so soon! It's truly exciting!"
"Juntaro! Why are you, a Genin, getting so excited?"
"Do you think your eyes... can keep up with Tetsuya-sama's speed!"
"All you'll see! Will at most be afterimages!"
Not to mention the overly imaginative members of the Twenty-Seventh Division!
Fujiwara Tetsuya and Uchiha Mikoto! In this gap, had already engaged in battle with the three oncoming Rain Ninja squads!
"Damn it! Just two brats!"
"You two arrogant guys! Who exactly are you looking down on!"
Because! Fujiwara Tetsuya's identity had not been determined!
So!
In the early stages of the battle!
All the Rain Ninja's attention was focused on Uchiha Mikoto!
But even so!
The elites of the Rain Ninja!
Did not believe! That an Uchiha with a Three Tomoe! Plus an unknown brat!
Could confront them head-on!
"Naturally, we're looking down on you!"
"You scumbags of the Rain Ninja! All of you die here!"
"I will use your blood! And souls! To comfort the souls of the Konoha Ninja far away in the Pure Land!"
As his first battle as the captain of the Twenty-Seventh Division!
This was absolutely the best occasion for Fujiwara Tetsuya to establish his authority! And display his strength!
Therefore!
At the start of the battle! Fujiwara Tetsuya had no intention of holding back!
Amidst a bone-chilling sneer!
A piercing shriek accompanied by lightning that filled the sky!
Instantly permeated the surrounding dense forest!
"It's Chidori!"
"Damn it! He's mastered Chidori at such a young age!"
"Could it be! Another Konoha 'genius!'"
Because the Konoha strongmen proficient in Lightning Release!
Had demonstrated the power of Chidori on the front lines more than once!
For this reason! The Ninja of the Hidden Rain Village were not unfamiliar with Chidori!
In fact! Many strong Rain Ninja had even specifically studied this Ninjutsu!
Attempting to eliminate the threat that Chidori brought in battle!
However! The final result!
Was fruitless!
After that!
Any Konoha Ninja who mastered Chidori!
Basically ended up on the Rain Ninja's list of high-priority targets!