48 Chapter 48

"What are you doing?" Kakashi came back and saw that the little black cat's enemy was still alive. He couldn't help but stare while confused and ask.

"Please kill me, kill me!" The enemy shouted in pain. His body was covered with wounds, and he lay motionless on the ground, allowing himself to be killed.

His tattered appearance suggested prolonged torment, while the three people in the distance all had conflicted expressions.

This cat is addicted to playing. Rin and Obito wanted to stop him and just kill the enemy but a ninja who had been ambushing them appeared in the middle of the combat. After the battle, they no longer had the energy to care about the little black cat.

"Meow~" Takeshi squatted. After playing for so long, this guy was completely numb. Death could no longer bring any points.

Forget it, it's boring... He turned around and walked towards Rin. Kakashi looked down at the enemy who gave up the struggle, and then jumped to his side.

"Don't ask, that guy said everything. He knows about five teams in this operation, and there are two here, so there may be three ninja teams behind." Obito sat there and said while exhausted

"..." Kakashi glanced sideways at the little black cat and Obito, and then stared down at the Iwa ninja. He couldn't help but feel pity - not only did this person have claw marks on his body, but he was also tied up with cat's hair and dragged back.

The Interrogation of the Konoha Torture Department are probably at this level. Then, he took away the other person's life with one kunai.

Takeshi lay down a little tiredly, then opened the system panel and took a look, and suddenly became energetic and enthusiastic. More than one thousand, four hundred points! Sure enough, playing with prey is the right way to go... But Takeshi also paid a heavy price.

Large areas of fur on his body were dyed red. If he encounters a river later, he may need to be washed thoroughly. Next time I'll use the Wild Lion's Mane Jutsu and the Genjutsu Jutsu.

No, it's better to use the Wild Lion's Mane Jutsu less often. 'Unfortunately, my soft and smooth fur has become lumpy now.' he was sad, but immediately became happy when he saw a piece of hair on Kakashi's head being chopped off. This guy is worse than this cat, it always feels better to look at others in worse condition than yourself.

Obito obviously noticed that as well but he was not as reserved as Takeshi, so he laughed out loud.

"What are you laughing at?" Kakashi didn't realize it yet, but found that Obito had been laughing, and he was immediately confused.

"Kakashi, your hair..." Rin pointed. The genius boy pulled out the White Fang Sword and saw reflection of his head.

He soon saw that a piece of his hair had been shaved off, and the cut in the hair was neat and smooth, which was very eye-catching. So, he felt abit sad at the unfairness

"Why?"

"Meow~ The proficiency is not enough, chakra is insufficient or unevenly distributed. Various other reasons may be possible." Takeshi blocked the few damaged hairs on his body. It was so satisfying to see Kakashi in such a bad state, but if his balding side was discovered, he would definitely not be as confident as he is now. 

Kakashi was depressed. Of course, he doesn't think this jutsu is rubbish. Even though it requires hand seals, this ninjutsu seal is very simple.

If used well, it can turn the tide of the battle. 'But it is so weak in my own hands just because I am too weak.' He clenched his fists and stood aside without saying a word.

The next second, Minato returned, and then took back the special kunai from Kakashi's hand. He rubbed his temples tiredly and said, "I cleaned up the area around the bridge."

"Thank you, Minato-sama." The Ame ninja hurriedly bowing gratefully, the enemy team must have atleast one Jonin. Minato killed so many ninjas by himself, which shows how strong he is. Respect for the strong knows no geographical boundaries.

"Let's go." Minato took a soldier food pill and then led the team to the front. The rope bridge is broken. But it doesn't matter, what ninjas need is not a bridge, but a safe environment.

The surrounding area has been checked and cleared by the Minato, and everyone here can walk across the river under the bridge. But they didn't leave immediately.

On the one hand, Takeshi needs to take a good wash, on the other hand... After crossing the bridge, everyone will completely leave the Land of Fire, as Minato has consumed some chakra. It is best to rest here before moving on when the future is uncertain.

Takeshi took a long bath. To be honest, he doesn't like bathing, but he feels even worse if he is stained with blood and not washed. Given his condition, these natural discomforts of the body can be forcibly restrained. After washing himself, he finally returned to his previous clean state. However, the bald patches on his body also stood out.

Kakashi felt a lot better after noticing this - 'at last I was not the only one suffering. '

"Sensei, will you let Takeshi explore the way next?" Rin was a little uneasy.

"You are right, I can't leave you all alone without knowing the enemy and their strengths. It's the best choice to let Takeshi explore the way. Otherwise, we have to let Kakashi go..." Minato explained.

"Then let Takeshi go. If he encounters an enemy, I can still summon him back with my Summon skills."

??? Takeshi raised his head and stared at his nominal owner, feeling very confused. 'I thought you were about to speak for me, but in the end you wanted to throw me at danger.' He was laying on the medical kit, pouting.

Forget it, after all, he can earn points by participating in battles. Just explore the road. Become strong as soon as possible. If you are a lazy every day, you will only be surpassed by others in the end. Thinking of this, he raised a little bit of fighting spirit.

While he had ignited his fighting spirit, but when Kakashi and the others are catching fish and picking mushrooms, the little black cat is still lying on the medical box just chilling, claiming to be protecting the mission target, but in fact it is just laziness.

When they go out, there are not many times when they can eat hot food. Things like grilling fish and stewing mushrooms over a fire by the river are only possible when the surrounding area is cleaned up and they are not afraid of the enemy coming for them.

Takeshi ate a lot, while Kakashi was polishing his White Fang Sword. After a full meal, everyone set off. According to the information previously obtained, Iwagakure Village sent five teams, but everyone knew that this number was not accurate, including Takeshi, who did not believe the guy's lies, so they were as careful as they can along the way.

We walked most of the way without incident, but at the mouth of a canyon that was about to enter the Land of Rain, everyone stopped at the same time. This kind of terrain is very preferable to the shinobi's of Iwagakure.

On the other hand, it started to rain continuously in the canyon. In this place, the smell would be washed away, which greatly restricted Takeshi's reconnaissance, so everyone's responsibilities had to be re-divided.

After some discussion, Minato personally explored the path, while Takeshi and Kakashi worked with others to ensure the safety of the mission target.

Of course, with three people plus a cat, even if they are strong, they will have to take a break when encountering a jonin. To this end, Minato summoned a toad that was about the size of an small tree to prevent any Jonin from attacking them.

They did not face any resistance at all.

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