" If everyone from Sunset Class is here, then I'll announce your mission. We've been entrusted by a few villages in the western part of the Fire Country to exterminate the mountain bandits in the Black Dragon Fortress. The mission is a C-rank mission. I hope you can complete it successfully," a Chuunin who was in charge of issuing the mission said. "Sunset Class will definitely complete the mission." Sunset solemnly answered the question and led the three of them out. When they reached the wooden leaf gate, she began to explain the general matters of the mission and the things to pay attention to.
"Listen up, although this mission is a C-rank mission, and those bandits are basically ordinary bandits, we can't guarantee that there will be some ninjas left behind from the ninja war. So don't let your guard down just because this mission is only a C-rank mission, if you still want to live."
" I know. It would be best if there are ninjas. We can have a good spar," Kel said excitedly. " Baka, this is an extermination. Why are you sparring?" Red knocked his head and said. " Hehe, we're not afraid. Our team leader is one of the Eight Colors of Wood Leaf, Teacher Dusk Sun. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given us this mission. I think other than this reason, the village should have given us a chance to fight in real combat after taking a good measure. This should give us some experience when we face real enemies in the future," Sabe analyzed. His words were agreed by Kai and Red, which surprised Sunset. Whether this analysis was true or false, it was reasonable. Sunset could not help but be tongue-tied by Sasuke's performance again.
The few of them walked in an elegant manner along the way. It did not look like they were going to war at all. Every night when they were camping, they would catch some wild game, fish, mushrooms, and other food to spice up their lives. Their lives were filled with cultivation.
Sabe and Kai were always unconsciously competing with each other. They would compete to see who could catch the fish and wild beasts in the shortest time. Of course, luck played a part in winning or losing. Later on, the two of them caught the same beast together to see who would get it first. Red was helpless about this, but Sunset kept nodding. This was because although they were fooling around, this primitive way of chasing could train their reactions, speed, and so on. Cultivation had to be poured into their daily lives to improve even more. Just like how they had grown up since they were young, it took more than ten years to become adults.
Without the setting sun blocking their way, the two of them started to compete desperately as soon as they rested. This kind of life passed quite quickly. After walking for ten days, they finally arrived at the village designated for the mission.
"Hello, are you guys Muye's ninjas?”The old man who had been waiting at the village gate for several days asked respectfully. However, when he saw the few little ghosts behind the setting sun, he could not help but reveal a puzzled expression. This was because in his mind, the Ninja Village should have sent adults to eliminate the bandits.
" Old man, they're not ordinary little ghosts." Xi Yang seemed to have seen through the old man's thoughts, so she reassured him.
" Alright then, please follow me. I've already prepared a meal for you. I just don't know when you plan on exterminating the bandits," the old man asked as he walked. "Then let's do it now."
The three of them didn't understand what Xi Yang was saying. The old man was stunned. He swung his walking stick and jumped far away. He asked Xi Yang,
"How do you know I'm a bandit?" The old man suddenly turned into a middle-aged man.
"Because the walking stick you're holding has no meaning to you. You deliberately pretended to be old, but your steps are very steady. In order to prevent us from discovering you and launching a sneak attack, you secretly used chakra under your feet and prepared to escape at the fastest speed. This means that you're a ninja. Other than the bandits who might have ninjas, the people in these villages are not ninjas."
Before Sato, Kel, and Red could figure out what had happened, Sunset revealed the reason.
" I see. It seems like we were too careless," Red said. " Just in time. I'll go destroy him." After Kel figured out what had happened, he rushed over impatiently.
" Wait, the situation is unclear. We can't advance rashly. The three of you, get into an attack formation." After Sunset finished speaking, she flashed behind the ninja and pressed her shuriken against his neck.
"If you want to live, tell us the number of bandits in the Black Dragon Fort, their layout, and the terrain. Otherwise, we'll make you beg for death."
" Humph, humph, haha, if you dare to touch a single hair of mine, our boss won't let you go…"
Before the ninja could finish his sentence, his shoulder was stabbed by Kunai. "I'll ask you once. If you don't tell me, I'll stab you once. Let's see how many places on your body are there for me to stab. After that, I'll stab you again."
" Bastard, didn't you say that you would stab me once you asked? You already stabbed me twice!" The ninja endured the pain. " That was for your question. You can answer my question now," Sunset said expressionlessly and prepared to stab again. " I'll tell you, I'll tell you. The leader of the bandits is Jounin Yeyue of our clan. Our clan was wiped out during the Ninja War, and only a few of our clansmen gathered in Black Dragon Fortress. We recruited a group of bandits to take over the mountain. Because we're usually low-key, we let the bandits go out to rob, so people outside think that this is just a group of ordinary bandits, so we've had an easy time recently," the man said while enduring the pain.
"Which one of you are Ye Guang, Ye Jing, Ye Feng?”When Xi Yang asked, the person was obviously stunned and asked in confusion,
" How do you know our names? I'm Ye Tian."
" Back then, your clan liked to take advantage of the Fire Country's border. Muye finally couldn't help but exterminate your clan. However, he realized that five of you were missing. I didn't expect you to be here."
"Looks like things are more troublesome than I thought. These guys are the remnants of the Night Radiant Clan. The Night Radiant Clan's blood inheritance boundary allows them to blend in with the darkness at night. There's nothing to be afraid of during the day, but it'll be very troublesome at night. Therefore, the operation this time had to be extremely secretive. We can't drag this out until night time, otherwise, it will be very disadvantageous to us. Do you understand?"
" Understood, then when do we attack?" Sabe asked. " At dawn tomorrow, I'll scout out the strength of the fortress tonight. Don't run around or stay in the village. Stay in the forest nearby and guard this guy," Sunset said before disappearing into the air.
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