A corner of the forest.

A figure quickly shuttled through the forest, and behind him, there were three figures.

Approaching him at a speed that was very close to him.

"Fire Escape: Hao Fireball Technique!"

Almost all you could see was the afterimage of the seal, a huge and scorching fireball, which had already erupted from its mouth, and the forest was suddenly shrouded in firelight, and the faces of the three people chasing behind them were red by the firelight.

One of the figures quickly broke away from the queue, and he gathered the pupil power of his white eyes, raised his right hand, and took out his index and middle fingers, and concentrated the chakra on his fingers, and when the fireball approached, the two fingers that rose up quickly slashed in front of him.

The fireball split in half from the middle and vanished into thin air.

Seeing that his Hao Fireball Technique was so easily cracked, the man did not show a look of surprise.

A powerful force erupted from his feet, causing his movement speed to surge in an instant, and he rushed towards the white-eyed boy.

"Back to heaven!"

The white-eyed boy in mid-air had no platform to move his body away, so he could only turn his body and use the high-speed rotation of his body to drive the chakra storm and collide with the man.

Rumble!

The two chakras collided with each other in midair, and suddenly a powerful shock wave erupted, spreading in all directions, and the leaves rustled.

However, it seems that the strength of the chakra of the man is even better, and the white-eyed young man's face is slightly pale, and he was obviously injured by the man when he was fighting the strength of the chakra.

Even if it is rotated to strengthen the hardness and destructive power of the chakra ball, the difference in strength between the two is too large, and even with advanced skills, it is difficult to suppress the man's power from the front.

"Cai, bow your head!"

Hearing the shouts of her brother behind her, Cai didn't think about it and lowered her head directly.

In fact, even if he didn't shout, Aya saw through his eyes what was happening behind him.

It was a kunai that flew at an astonishing speed, shuttling over Cai's head and stabbing straight into the man's body.

The man's face changed slightly, and he took out the kunai, and quickly took the kunai flying from a distance.

Bang!

It's obviously just kunai, but when the two kunai collide together, they directly emit an extremely terrifying explosion.

The kunui that flew over, wrapped around the lightning with amazing power, directly detonated at the moment of contact with the man.

The man's figure began to retreat in embarrassment, and the kunai in his hand was left with only a grip, and blood stains on his arm that were scratched by the kunai explosion fragments appeared.

Not only that, but on his face, there were also blood marks cut by the shards of Kunai.

The man touched the wound on his face with his fingers, and when he took it down, his fingers were stained with fresh blood.

The man's face couldn't help but show a hint of surprise, and then he took a breath with a solemn expression.

If you're too careless, as a ninja yourself, you're likely to overturn at the hands of these three little ghosts.

Even if it's a guide battle, you can't be careless.

Moreover, just firing the kunai has such a powerful power, which is what shocks the man the most.

Although he didn't know how he had managed to achieve such incredible speed and impact, at the moment, he didn't have much time to think about the rationale.

It must have been the application of some 'scientific' theoretical knowledge, using the thunder escape, to strengthen the power of kunai.

And that's precisely where the shortcomings of a traditional ninja like him who haven't fully embraced scientific knowledge come in.

In fact, this kind of ninjutsu, which is based on science, is different from traditional ninjutsu in many ways, and it is also a blind spot for many ninjas.

Without hesitation, the man began to gather chakra in his eyes, and the scarlet three-hooked jade writing wheel appeared, and the momentum of the whole person was like two people compared to just now.

"Are you finally willing to use the Sharingan?"

A man and a woman came to Cai's side.

The man was about fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a white coat and a monocle on his face, his face was indifferent, his eyes were calm, and it was impossible to read what he was thinking, and he maintained a poker face from beginning to end in battle.

The female is the same age as Cai, twelve years old, with bright red beautiful long hair and a shawl that reaches to her waist, and wears a pair of brown thin-rimmed glasses.

These two are Uchiha Asuka and Uzumaki Kaori from the Uzumaki clan.

The two of them walked over to Aya's side and stood still, and together they looked at the Uchiha Yan, the leader of their team.

"I thought it was just a simple coaching battle, just deal with it a little bit...... But if it's the three of you, that's a different story. Be careful, the next battle will not be so easy. ”

The man took a deep breath, his eyes becoming completely serious.

"That's kind of interesting, but be careful, it's up to us to say it!"

Asuka waved his palm, and a kunai detached from his palm again, and lightning flashed through the air, and kunai flew towards Uchiha Yan at an even faster speed than before.

Seeing through the trajectory of Kunai's movement, Uchiha Yan suddenly disappeared in place the moment before Kunai was about to hit his body.

Kunai penetrated the afterimage left by Uchiha Yan in place, piercing through the trees behind him, and finally hitting the rocks by the river.

With a bang, the rock shattered, and the kunai that pierced the ground was only a faint flash of electric light, and the surrounding grass and trees were directly swept away.

If you get hit by that thing, you'll be finished. Uchiha Yan heard a huge explosion behind him, and he attached a higher level of importance to Asuka.

If it was an attack created using science, then the strength of the birds may need to be re-rated.

However, I didn't see the other party use it in the previous graduation exam, probably because the lethality was too strong, so I didn't think it was necessary to target those examiners.

After all, you can't accept moves that are not harmful and fatal, and it is really not suitable to deal with the examiner in the graduation exam.

At the moment when Asuka made a move, Aya and Xiangru on the side also set off, outflanking Uchiha Yan from the left and right directions.

Uchiha said that he was not in chaos, although the insight ability of the writing wheel eye was not as good as that of the white eye, but in the face of the three shinobi, he could still handle it.

Although the strength shown by these three lower ninjas, it can no longer be simply counted as the lower ninja level.

"Tu Dun Huangquan Marsh!"

Kaoru clasped her hands together, her red hair flew up, and Uchiha Yan, who was engaged in hand-to-hand combat with Cai, suddenly twisted his feet.

The soft mud wrapped around his feet, sending his body deeper and deeper into the swamp.

"Gossip Empty Palm!"

Cai, who had withdrawn from the swamp range one step in advance, was not affected by Xiang Li's technique, and after jumping into the air, he mercilessly aimed at Uchiha Yan's body and sent out a powerful air cannon with his palm.

The lightning flickered, and a kunai flew from a distance at an alarming speed under the control of the bird.

The timing and direction are very well grasped.

It's unbelievable that this is just a team that has been grinding in for a couple of days, and it can work so well together.

And Uchiha Yan, who was the guide of the three people, couldn't help but have a cold sweat on his face, these three little ghosts, did they want to kill him?

Each blow was a ferocious killing move aimed at his vital point, and he had no intention of showing mercy at all.

Bang!

The terrifying chakra erupted in an instant, mud flying everywhere, the kunai entangled in lightning, and the fierce air cannon, all of which froze in the air for a moment.

The Uchiha man's figure vanished from the mire, leaving behind a huge crater that left the three of them in shock.

"Fire escape, fire extinguished!"

A neutral voice rang out from the depths of the woods.

The three of Asuka turned their heads to look, only to see an overwhelming sea of flames, which began to spread from the forest and rushed towards the three of them at an extremely fast speed.

The three of them retreated wildly together, the range of the technique was too large, and no matter how much they retreated, they would eventually be attacked by the sea of fire.

"Water Escape, Water Array Wall!"

Xiang Lian's hands were sealed, and the torrent spewed out of his mouth, converging in front of the three of them into a thick wall of water, blocking the sea of fire.

However, the water wall could not withstand the momentum of the surging sea of fire at all, and was quickly defeated.

However, although the wall of water dissipated, it had already bought the three of them enough time to get out of the range of the fire.

Although the three figures were somewhat embarrassed after escaping from the attack of the sea of fire, the injuries were not serious, but their physical strength was a little too much.

They didn't expect that the other party only used one move, and swept away the previous disadvantage and gained the upper hand.

This made the three of Asuka realize the strength of the shinobi.

Even if they join forces, they can only occupy a temporary advantage, and once Uchiha Yan seizes the opportunity to counterattack, the advantage will be completely lost.

In particular, Uchiha is not an ordinary shinobi.

Born in the Uchiha clan, and also cultivated natural energy, in the country of ghosts, it can be regarded as a rare high-strength shinobi.

The three of them were disgraced by the huge wave of fire, panting and looking at the ground in front of them that was blackened by the sea of fire, Uchiha walked slowly on the charred land.

He also had some dust on his body, but compared to the three, he was in a much better situation.

The scarlet writing wheel eyes swept sharply over the three of them, and a strong battle intent emerged from the writing wheel eyes, and the meaning was self-evident.

The three of Asuka glanced at each other, gritted their teeth and rushed forward together.

Uchiha Yan didn't use ninjutsu either, holding kunai with one hand, and stepped forward to meet the three with his physical skills.

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Because the work is done, Shiraishi is leisurely in the office with the best tea leaves brought out from home to make tea.

Just as he was enjoying his rare afternoon, the door to his office was opened.

The Uchiha Yan with the color on his body walked in, and it could be seen from the exhaustion on his face that he had obviously experienced a relatively hard battle before, otherwise he would not have come over in this posture.

Seeing the image of Uchiha Yan, Shiraishi was also slightly surprised, and asked, "It's just a simple guidance battle, as a shinobi, you don't need to make yourself so embarrassed, right?" ”

Uchiha replied with a wry smile, "If it's a simple guidance battle, it's really not a problem. But the strength of those three people is a bit beyond my expectations, and it can be regarded as the result of my underestimation. is worthy of being the son of those two, and the little girl of the whirlpool clan should not be underestimated. ”

Hearing Uchiha say this, Shiraishi was even more surprised.

Uchiha Yan is the elite shinobi of the Uchiha clan, and Shiraishi knows very well what Uchiha Yan's strength is.

It can be said unceremoniously that even among the military with such masters, Uchiha Yan's strength can be among the first-class level.

Such an elite ninja actually said that it was tiring to conduct a guidance battle for the three lower ninjas.

Although Shiraishi knows that Asuka and Asai, as well as Uzumaki Kaori, who is the genius of the new generation of the Uzumaki family, are not ordinary shinobi, but it is not the only way to do it.

"How much effort did you use in this mentoring battle?"

Shiraishi paused in his tone and asked with a strange expression.

Uchiha Yan thought for a moment and replied, "Sansei...... No, it probably took 40% of the effort. ”

Even if it's forty percent strength, that's enough to barely deal with an ordinary level of upper ninja.

"Forty percent strength...... I didn't expect the three of them to be able to do this, which was a bit unexpected to me. It seems that I've been a little lax about the growth of Asuka and Aya recently. ”

Shiraishi took a sip of tea, regained his blandness after being surprised, and then continued to Uchiha Yan:

"Regarding the detailed situation of the three of them, I will write a report when I go back tonight, and send it to me tomorrow."

"Okay."

Uchiha Yan nodded, writing a report would not be difficult for him.

"Next, let's focus on the three-person team and conduct tactical run-in. Although there is a stage to show individual strength in the Zhongnin exam, team ability is also a criterion for assessment. ”

Although the general regulations of the joint Zhongnin Examination have not yet been determined, in Shiraishi's view, it is already a sure thing for various countries to jointly hold the Zhongnin Examination.

And if the country of ghosts wants to shine in this joint ninja exam, it must need to dispatch a shinobi with excellent ability in order to get more applause in the joint ninja exam.

The team of the three Asuka is the ace team selected by the Oni Country in this joint Zhongnin exam.

Therefore, whether it is an individual ability or a teamwork ability, Shiraishi wants Asuka's team to be perfect.

"Yes, I'll take care of that. However, I still have a question, that is, how to arrange the training plan for the three of them next. To be honest, there aren't many stages on the Oni no Kuni side that provide the three of them to fight. No matter how much I trained them, it was only training on the premise of protecting lives, not real combat. ”

Uchiha asked what the problem was.

Because the system of the Ghost Country is too efficient and unified, all the sources of chaos within this country will be ruthlessly suppressed by the military.

Even the power of the underground black market can't touch here, which shows how far-reaching and terrifying the rule of the ghost country is over the area under its rule.

Again, there is no soil for the gangsters to survive here.

Once discovered, it is uprooted.

This also leads to the fact that the Oni Country and its allies who are good with the Oni Country have an extremely poor relationship with the underground black market.

This kind of thing is indeed a great thing for the people of the country.

But because the black industry is too strict, it leads to a lack of chaos in the country, and even the members of the garrison, most of the time, deal with trivial things.

Just dealing with civil disputes, it is obviously impossible for the ninja to grow in real terms.

Ninjas are essentially more powerful soldiers.

Only by fighting can a ninja truly grow.

And the ninja war that can best hone the fighting ability of ninjas...... There is currently no demand for this in the country of ghosts.

Even if there is a need for war, it is impossible for a student who has just graduated from school to be sent directly to the front line to fight the enemy.

"What you're talking about is really the problem, and I'm going to make temporary adjustments to this matter this year. You first take the three of them to report to the garrison and join the garrison as temporary security members. Two months later, I'll take them to the underground black market to pick up some simple tasks, and I've already had the identity done. When the time comes, let's hone outside the sphere of influence of the Oni Country. ”

Not only Asuka's group, but also the rest of the groups that are going to take the joint shinobi exam this year, Shiraishi has also made the same arrangement.

The work in the garrison can further hone in the tacit understanding of the team members.

After having enough team tacit understanding, and then under the leadership of Shangnin, from easy to difficult, take the bounty task of the underground black market.

Over the years, Shiraishi has more or less used this platform to hone recruits from the Oni Country.

In the absence of war, the underground black market is a natural training battlefield, which can sharpen the claws of recruit ninjas and make the claws of recruit ninjas sharper.

Fighting is a necessary part of life that ninjas can never avoid.

In the past, a ninja who had not killed a person could not be called a ninja.

Only ninjas who have experienced real bloody storms are ninjas.

Even though times have changed, the essence of ninja has not changed.

"Is there an underground black market? If that's the kind of place, I'm afraid the security is ......."

Uchiha frowned slightly.

He hadn't been a bounty hunter, but he knew that there was a lot of danger in the underground black market.

In terms of risk, due to the complex environment, it is impossible to accurately assess it.

"In terms of safety, I'll be thoughtful. So far, we have planted many nails there, and this time, they will also secretly escort this group of recruits. As for the control of the situation on the surface, it is something that you who lead the team to shinobi need to consider. ”

Shiraishi said slowly.

With the energy that the country of ghosts has now, it is completely able to mobilize some of the resources of the underground black market, and every time before receiving a bounty task, it will do a good job of intelligence investigation in advance, fundamentally eliminating dangerous bounty tasks that do not match the content and avoiding risks.

"I see."

The Uchiha nodded solemnly.

Even with the protection of experienced hunters, Uchiha Yan knew that it was not an easy task.

Because it is outside the sphere of influence of the Oni Country, even if the security protection is done in advance, the risk can only be minimized, not directly eliminated.

In other words, if there is an uncontrollable accident in any part of the process, it is likely to cause the headquarters of the Oni no Kuni to be untimely and there will be unplanned casualties.

However, going to the underground black market to experience, Uchiha said that he did not oppose Shiraishi's proposal.

Because that's exactly what a ninja needs to face in life.

Real gold is not afraid of fire, and only with real blood and fire can a first-class ninja be polished.

Sometimes overprotection is not a good thing, and what the country of ghosts needs is not the flowers in the greenhouse after all.

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Among the hospitals of the military district.

Asuka, Aya and Kaori sat in the hospital room with bandages on their bodies.

"That bastard teacher is so heavy, but he is a girl, and he doesn't know how to show mercy to his subordinates......"

Touching the bandage around her calf with her fingers, Xiang Yan hissed and gasped.

Despite being treated with medical ninjutsu, the pain in the injured area continues to freak in.

Therefore, for Uchiha Yan, the guide who doesn't know how to pity Xiang and cherish the jade, Xiang Ren couldn't help but complain.

"I think that's good, didn't punch you in the face."

Asuka was clutching the eye that was not wearing a monocle, and it had turned into a dark circle and swollen.

Sure enough, Asuka's words made Xiang Lian shiver directly.

"Asuka senior, you're really bad-hearted, in fact, your personality is black-bellied. No wonder I was beaten up by that bastard teacher and got black circles...... Besides, you're still a family, right? ”

Xiang Lian glanced at the dark circles under the bird's eyes and complained fiercely.

Asuka didn't respond to Xiang Li's complaints, but just continued to take the potion and medicate himself to eliminate the pain in the eye position.

"Brother Asuka, are your eyes okay? It looks like it hurts. ”

Aya glanced at Asuka's dark circles and was concerned about his injuries.

Of the three, he was the strongest and suffered the least injuries, with only a bandage around his right arm and wrist.

"Nothing, just a day off. And injuries in training, isn't this kind of thing already used to in school? It's nothing. ”

Asuka motioned for the two of them not to worry.

To Asuka's words, Aya and Kaori nodded approvingly.

Indeed, this kind of similar combat training has been experienced countless times in the ninja school.

Even if the birds who often skip classes in school, they basically miss theoretical classes, and they don't have a single experience of absenteeism in practical classes.

"However, the good thing is that the mentoring class is finally over, and the next thing is to carry out the so-called mission."

Xiang Lian said with great interest, with a strong sense of expectation for the next ninja career.

"I advise you, Xiangri, that you better not fantasize about what a beautiful thing it is. The tasks performed by ninjas are different from the trivial things we dealt with during our previous internships in the garrison. ”

Asuka reminded.

"It's okay, I'll get used to it quickly."

Xiang Ryu smiled confidently.

"What about murder? Can you adapt to this kind of thing? ”

Asuka suddenly spoke.

Sure enough, hearing Asuka say the word 'killing', Xiang Li's body stiffened slightly, like a deflated ball sitting on the edge of the hospital bed, silent.

For her, who grew up in a peaceful era, even if she has mastered the skills that a ninja should have, but suddenly she wants to do something like killing, and Xiangri's heart is still a little complicated.

“…… Brother Asuka, if you talk to a girl like this, you will be a single dog for the rest of your life. ”

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little silent, Cai, broke the somewhat awkward atmosphere in the ward.

"It doesn't matter, I have no plans to fall in love at the moment."

Asuka shrugged nonchalantly.

Xiang Lian snorted and glared at Asuka unhappily: "Me too, but I'm different from Asuka seniors, what I like is a super handsome guy." ”

"You directly said that I am ugly, which does not meet your aesthetics."

Asuka glanced at Xiang Lian helplessly, the other party looked very quiet and intellectual, but the inner essence was not as quiet as it appeared on the surface, but it was the type that was too lively.

Getting along with this kind of girl is the worst thing for Asuka to deal with.

"Asuka seniors still have self-knowledge in this regard."

Xiang Ryu dominated the words and snorted twice.

"I hope you can keep that optimism all the time, and it's only now. Dad, that guy, the next step will definitely not let us simply transition through the lower ninja stage, and enjoy these few happy days. ”

Thinking of the hard life he was about to face, Asuka sighed for a while.