Chapter 97: Bonds of Youth

"Let's go!"

While the ordinary shinobi were still gathering, Funan gave the order.

A full seventy Jonin followed Funan.

The remaining dozen Jonin will take the ordinary ninjas to the battlefield.

...

Hokage Residence.

Torifu, Hiruzen and others silently watched Funan leave.

Although they did not understand why Funan had to take the Jonin with him first, since the other party was already the commander-in-chief, they naturally would not interfere.

Hiruzen suddenly asked: "Do you think this battle will really break out?"

Torifu turned his head sharply and looked at Hiruzen, as if he knew him for the first time. "Are you crazy? The entire shinobi army is on the move, and you're asking me if there's going to be a battle? Why would I send thousands of ninjas if there isn't? To walk around the countryside?"

Hiruzen said calmly: "Kumogakure is just mobilizing the shinobi army on the border and has no intention of starting a war."

Torifu sighed deeply and said: "Hiruzen, I finally understand why you, a good Hokage, will end up like this."

Hiruzen responded firmly: "I'm acting for Konoha!"

"What do you think of the village?" Torifu threw down a sentence and turned away without waiting for Hiruzen to answer.

Hiruzen stared into the distance and murmured: "The village..."

…

In the end, it was Kakashi who followed Funan away.

Sarutobi Shinnosuke didn't dare! He was worried that Funan would kill him on the road.

Although everyone maintained a superficial peace and did not dare to cross the line easily, anything could happen on the battlefield.

Back then, Senju Nawaki died just like that. His status is far worse than Senju Nawaki.

Funan didn't care about this at all.

The Jonin following Funan were beginning to have difficulty keeping up with his pace of progress.

However, with this speed, the time to reach the border would be incredibly fast.

"Rest!" Funan stopped and gave an order. "Where are the Hyuga clan members? Disperse and monitor the surroundings!"

"Yes!" The five people from the Hyuga branch responded and dispersed to explore the surroundings.

Thanks to the Byakugan, the enemy had nowhere to hide.

The information was quickly transmitted to Funan. One of the reports caught his attention.

"You said, there is a small group of shinobi five kilometers away from us?"

"Yes, there are five in total, heading northeast, probably a special mission team."

Special mission teams focused on sabotaging the enemy's strategic channels, such as food supplies.

Both Minato and Funan had led special mission teams in the past.

The members of these teams were without exception, all elites.

Worthy of killing!

[Swish!]

Funan disappeared the next moment.

"I'm... going..." This scene shocked Kakashi.

You're the fucking commander in chief! Do you hear that there are enemies and abandon your troops to go kill them yourself?

The others were also puzzled.

"What should we do?" Several people stared at each other in a daze.

Kakashi said with a gloomy expression: "What else can we do? Everyone, stay here and wait for orders." He looked at Might Guy and said: "Guy, Uchiha Shinya, I'm counting on you, go support the commander-in-chief."

"No need!" Shinya said without hesitation. "Don't worry about the commander-in-chief, he is invincible, and five elite shinobi can't hurt him."

Kakashi said coldly: "I don't care about that, I am second in command, when Funan is away, you must obey my orders, go immediately!"

"Yes!" The two left quickly.

Looking at the backs of the two, Kakashi smiled bitterly. Of course he knew Funan was very strong, but he didn't dare to bet.

In the crowd, there was another figure that flashed by.

Kakashi was slightly surprised.

Pakura? Forget it, this woman has a complicated relationship with Funan, and he can't control her.

…

One of the Kumogakure team members suddenly trembled and exclaimed: "Be careful!"

"There is a huge amount of chakra approaching, the target is us, it is strong! Very strong!"

"Spread out, circle!" The team leader immediately shouted.

[Swish!]

The shinobi immediately dispersed, forming a circle, keeping a close eye on the surroundings and exposing their backs to their companions.

The team leader remained very alert and asked the sensor shinobi: "Where is the enemy?"

"It's here, right here..." The sensor shinobi's expression was one of terror. He was sweating profusely, and said: "Captain, this guy is very strong, I feel like... he is incredibly strong..."

"Okay!" The captain interrupted the sensor shinobi's words and comforted him: "I know he's strong, but I'm not bad either!"

He slowly drew out his long sword. Instantly, he was surrounded by lightning.

"You focus on tracking him down, I'll take care of the rest!"

"Okay!"

Following the captain's order, the sensory shinobi closed his eyes and concentrated on searching for Funan's whereabouts, while the others protected him tightly.

The captain held a long sword, stood in the front row, and stared at the surroundings.

"Earth Release: Double Suicide Decapitation Technique!"

"Earth Release? Underground!" Hearing this shout, the captain immediately exclaimed and focused his attention on his feet.

Then, a blood-colored fireball enveloped them from the side, engulfing the team.

"Uchiha Funan!!!" An anguished cry rang out.

[Boom!]

A gigantic sword of lightning split the fire, revealing the five of them in disarray. They were all burned, and their bodies were still smoking.

The captain stared at Funan with anger.

There is no doubt that there is only one person who can use this blood-colored flame in the whole Konoha, no, in the whole shinobi world.

What made him angry was that this guy shouted the name of the Earth Release technique, but he attacked them with Fire Release.

And what made him even more angry was that they fell for such a simple trick!

Funan was also stunned for a moment, and said in surprise: "Three Jonin, two Chunin, are you really Kumogakure elites? A special mission team? Is that all?"

"No point in talking more!" The captain clenched his sword and said coldly: "Let me see how strong the renowned Bloody Flame really is!"

The Kumo captain knew that Funan would come for them and there was no way to let them escape.

"Want to test how strong I am? I'll help you!" Funan grinned and formed seals with his hands.

"Shadow Clone Technique!"

[Bang!]

Five Funan appeared at the same time.

The four clones began to release Fire Release at the same time.

Instantly, different Fire Release techniques surrounded the Kumo shinobi.

"Wow, what the fuck..."

The Kumo team stared at the bloody flames rushing towards them.

Even the team leader was stunned.

[Boom!]

A huge explosion swept over.

Amidst the flames, there were lightning bolts struggling to break free.

When Pakura and Guy arrived at the scene, all of the Kumo shinobi were lying on the ground.

Two Chunin died on the spot, and their entire bodies were burned to charcoal.

The three Jonin were also seriously injured, and one of them was already dying. Including the captain.

Pakura's eyebrows twitched. She looked around.

Everything was charred, black ash and smoke coming from the charred logs. This was the trace of a six-person battle? She would believe it if she was told that it was a chaotic battle of hundreds of people.

Finally, Pakura fixed his sight on Funan, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Funan was in the posture of a master, with his hands folded in front of his chest, gently leaning on the branch of a big tree, his head slightly raised, silently looking into the distance.

Aren't you tired? You have been in this posture since they first came. Are you still not stopping now?

Uchiha Shinya knew his leader well and without even looking at him, he silently collected the corpses, and then caught the shinobi who were still alive.

Only Guy.

Staring at the lonely Funan, a master, his eyes lit up. A word came to his mind.

…Youth!

"Am I strong?"

"Strong!"

"Am I awesome?"

"Awesome!"

"What is this?"

"Youth!"

Funan and Guy shouted these words together while chatting. Then, they both gave a thumbs up and smiled widely, showing their shiny teeth.

The Jonin who were watching them broke out in a cold sweat.

After a few words of communication, the two people immediately became close friends.

"Commander-in-chief!!!" Kakashi's angry voice rang out. He approached Funan, looked at him angrily and said: "If there is an enemy, you can order us to fight. If you also want to fight, you can take us with you, but please don't rush alone, okay?"

"Kakashi." Funan raised a finger and shook it back and forth: "The fiery spirit will never be extinguished. Can you feel my youth burning? It's so fervent, this is the heat of Konoha!"

Kakashi felt that he was about to lose his breath.

"Oh!" Guy clenched his fists, stared at Funan excitedly, and shouted: "Funan-sama, I feel it! I can feel it, this is youth, my blood is boiling, oh, I am so moved!"

Funan approached Guy, who was crying, and said with an expression full of emotion: "Guy, don't cry, our passion..."

"Enough!" Kakashi roared, his eyes fixed on Funan, saying under his breath: "Funan-sama, we are on a battlefield. Please issue relevant orders and avoid the irrelevant."

"Oh!" Funan curled his lips.

Kakashi's tolerance is much worse than Shikaku's.

Shikaku was turned over and over by him in 108 positions. In the end, he survived. He bounced back to Konoha. What perseverance!

Moreover, Shikaku's brain power improved, and he was officially called Konoha's military strategist from then on!

Kakashi was still too young, and he clearly wanted to improve him. Maybe, after his efforts, his eyes could evolve into a Mangekyo!

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