Scheming
When Cang Nosuke and Xiang Cai heard what I said, they were both shocked. They didn't expect me to raise this question so recklessly.
After the two of them looked at me, they wisely chose to remain silent. With their intelligence, they naturally understood why the village had asked so many newbie squads to directly participate in the battle of the Ninja Realm. They wanted them to be cannon fodder to pin down the Fog Ninja. However, with the strength of our team, as long as we want to save our lives, it shouldn't be a problem.
The best way to survive was to wander around the border between the Fire Country and the Fog Country, fighting until the end of the war. We can think and do this, but we can't say it out loud. This is politics. And my straightforward question had instantly blocked both of their paths. After all, once they voiced their thoughts, it would mean that their future was over.
I didn't say anything and just looked at them with a faint smile. The two of them can stay at the border until the end of the war, but as the captain, I can't. If I continue like this until the end, I will definitely lose my reputation when I return to the village.
Muye's higher-ups always needed a glorious image, but in reality, their orders had killed a large number of Genins. For this reason, the higher-ups would naturally do everything they could to divert people's attention and divert the conflict. The more common method was to find some scapegoats to bear the responsibility, or find some unlucky guys to bear the infamy of cowardice and the death of their comrades.
The Uchiha family has always been feared by the higher-ups of Koba. They would never let go of such an opportunity to attack the Uchiha family, and they wouldn't mind killing me, a person with unlimited potential.
Also, without the consent of the Hyuga Clan, how could I, a member of the Uchiha Clan, become the leader of a small team with members of the Hyuga Clan? Perhaps they had considered this situation and were waiting to see me make a fool of myself.
Then why didn't the Uchiha clan warn me? Did Fuqiu not say it on purpose, or was this another test from the family? It was so f * cking complicated!
To them, the choice that had the greatest chance of survival would definitely result in my death. The choice that gave me a chance of survival would also pull them into a trap that would only lead them to a narrow escape. No one would be willing to sacrifice their lives for irrelevant people. They were unwilling to sacrifice themselves for me. Similarly, I would definitely not allow anyone to step over my corpse and live.
In this situation that concerned our own life and death, our relationship as teammates, which we had only worked together once, immediately became cold. The two of them looked at me with some bad things in their eyes, such as killing intent or hatred. People are selfish. I won't hate them because of this, and I won't forgive them either. From now on, they've already been added to my list.
"What's wrong, seniors? You don't have to think about this simple question for so long, right?”I leaned my back against a large tree as I mocked. At the same time, my hand was already in my ninja bag, ready to make a move. With my current strength, I could kill one of them and then escape after paying a price. Although I don't think they dare to attack, I have to prepare for the worst.
After a long while, Kasai Hinata and Kuranosuke exchanged a glance and gritted their teeth,""Captain, I think we should go back now and save those Genins.”
"Oh? Why?" I let down my guard and said without a care. As expected, they didn't dare to attack me because attacking me would be betraying Mu Ye. Moreover, they didn't have the confidence to make me stay.
"According to my estimations, the Genins behind us have already encountered the Mist Shadow Village's assault team. With their combat strength, they would suffer heavy casualties if they encountered the Kirishi, and they would need reinforcements. We are less than a day away from them. After rescuing them, gathering all the Genin's forces should be able to have a greater impact on the frontline.”Kaori Hinata analyzed calmly. It was undeniable that her suggestion was very good. Not only did it solve the problem of why we had to retreat, but it also helped us find many meat shields in future battles.
"Senior Xiang Cai's suggestion is killing two birds with one stone. Remember, our orders are to rescue the ninjas who are trapped in the Fog Country. We are to rescue the ninjas at the front line, understand?”I first spoke sarcastically, then used my 'orders' to suppress them. Since I treated them as enemies, I would not allow them to be so relaxed.
Sayaka Hinata's face turned red from my words. She wanted to argue but couldn't say anything. She should be able to understand that no matter what she says or what reason she has, I can use the word 'mission' to suppress her. After all, I'm the captain now, and my words are orders.
"Captain, what should we do?”" What's wrong?" Kuranosuke asked coldly. My relationship with him immediately went back to the freezing point.
"Follow the orders and rescue the trapped Leaf Ninjas.”I stared into his eyes and said word by word.
"Understood." Cang Nosuke said indifferently, as if he was not talking about his own life and death. However, his grip on the hilt of his sword revealed his true feelings. Was he indignant or angry? To be honest, I really wanted to know.
"No, no, it's meaningless for you to do that. Instead of rescuing the besieged ninjas, it was better to destroy the dam that blocked the water downstream. He believed that the Jounin who had set off first would also destroy the dam. As long as we cooperate with them to destroy the dam and let the water flow away, how can a mere Mist Shinobu stop Lord Orochimaru and our elites!”Xiang Cai said excitedly. It seemed that she knew quite a bit!
Cang Nosuke, who doesn't have any family or power, obviously doesn't know the inside story of this matter. The order given by the village to us is only to rescue the ninjas who are trapped in the Fog Country. Although he was smart enough to have some guesses, it was only a guess. I could clearly see the unwillingness on his face when he heard Xiang Cai's words. He was indeed a very ambitious person.
"Team member Kasai Hinata, you must remember that the village's orders are our mission. You'd better listen to my commands obediently, or I won't mind announcing that you've betrayed Mu Ye.”I snapped, especially emphasizing the words 'team',' commander', and 'betrayal'. Actually, a mere Chuunin like me had no right to announce the betrayal of an important member of the family. However, at this time, I must not lose my momentum.
"Understood, Captain Uchiha.”No matter how indignant she was, no matter how the Hyuga Clan and the Uchiha Clan were at odds, no matter how unreasonable my orders were, she had to listen to my commands obediently. This was the benefit of power.
"Very good. I think everyone should have rested by now. Let's continue on our way.”I took the lead and began to hurry. This time, I've offended Sayaka Hinata to death, but there's nothing I can do about it.
Although my performance in the last mission was very exciting, the village promoted a kid like me who only had one mission experience to a Chuunin. I reckon that all the Genin would be quite dissatisfied with me, or even hate me. However, the village did it and even promoted me to the leader of group 14. Even Cang Nosuke and Ka Cai, who had been in group 14 for two years, would not be convinced. This kind of unwillingness will definitely take the lives of the three of us at the critical moment.
Therefore, I could only find an excuse and someone to establish my authority. Hence, there was the matter above. After all, Kasai is the focus of the Hyuga Clan, and the Uchiha Clan has always been at odds with the Hyuga Clan. It would be much better for me to use her to establish my authority.
Other than that, I also have my own considerations. First of all, whether it was destroying the dam or rescuing the ninjas, they would have to face the enemy's high-level ninjas and ninjas. There might be a difference in the degree of danger between the two options, but for us, who were only at the level of Chuunin, it was the same. Secondly, didn't the Mist Ninjas think that Mu Ye would directly destroy the dam? Kirin would definitely set up an inescapable net at the dam, waiting for Koba's ninjas to die. Finally, it was the experience of Woodleaf White Tooth that made me extremely wary. To me, I didn't want to make any contributions, as long as I didn't make any mistakes. At the very least, I didn't want to make any mistakes before I had enough strength.
(I don't remember the manga saying that Uchiha was separated from Hyuga.) Which friend has the exact information to tell his underling? Thank you!)
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