Useless Teammates

"We’re all on the same side, so I’ll be frank. The fact that at least half of you will die is absolutely unavoidable."

Among the three Chunin, one was a stunningly beautiful woman with a curvaceous, fiery figure that seemed almost criminal beneath her tight ninja outfit. She swept a faintly amused glance over quite a few Apprentice Reincarnators who were secretly swallowing hard, then casually said something that sent a chill through everyone’s hearts.

Many of the Apprentice Reincarnators, whose blood had been running hot, instantly wilted at those words, their eyes filled with confusion and fear.

When they had heard the mission, many had already understood that the elimination rate this time would be at least fifty percent. Yet they had all fantasized that their side would coordinate perfectly and wipe out every opponent.

But hearing this Chunin big shot say it out loud gradually forced them to face reality.

"Enough. Their morale is low enough already, and you’re still trying to scare them. You people from Shogunate Gate really do have twisted tastes."

A delicate-looking man with a deadpan face spoke in a hoarse voice. He had looked numb and indifferent all along, and even when facing the fiery woman beside him, his expression remained cold.

"Oh my~, I think having a dead eunuch like you here is what really hurts morale. I heard a Titan Bloodline has appeared recently. It grants incredible regeneration after use—apparently, even that can grow back. I wonder if you’ve been saving up for one."

The woman covered her mouth and laughed sweetly. Then, as though she had suddenly remembered something, she gave a coy little giggle.

"Oh, I forgot. Those serums were bought out in bulk by another Legion. It definitely wasn’t your Corps, and I doubt His Majesty the Emperor would be willing to have an extra one appear in the imperial palace. Sorry, I poked at your wound…"

The eunuch, who had maintained a chillingly expressionless face all this time, could no longer remain composed. He looked at the woman with eyes brimming with killing intent.

"You bitch! Don’t think knowing how to please men means you can do whatever you want!"

The beautiful woman looked at Eunuch Gao with an innocent expression.

"I don’t understand what Eunuch Gao means. Do you even know what it means to please someone?"

"You!"

"Ahaha~, I was only joking. You wouldn’t mind, would you?"

Seeing that Eunuch Gao was genuinely about to explode, Bao Ji gave a light laugh and did not continue provoking him. Her sense of restraint was just right.

Eunuch Gao’s chest rose and fell for a moment, but he did not pursue the matter further, as though he truly had some misgivings about the woman.

He did not care much about the woman’s strength alone, but the person standing behind her was someone he had to take seriously!

It was not the Shogunate Gate Legion, but a powerful Reincarnator prodigy far away in Japan. Not only was he immensely powerful, but he could already stand on equal footing with the big shots. More terrifying still was his potential!

Moreover, it seemed that person had recently intended to come to China. He might even have arrived already. Who knew whether it was because of this woman?

Hmph. A prodigy of his generation being wrapped around the finger by a woman like this—he had completely disgraced himself.

"Alright, Eunuch Gao, Miss Bao Ji, this isn’t the time for internal conflict. A war with the Land of Wind is now unavoidable. Aside from those troublesome Puppet Masters and poisons, the Land of Wind also has those freaks from the Turkish Kebab Shop. The chances of killing Reincarnators are really not that great…"

The last of the three, a round-faced fat man who had stayed silent until the atmosphere had eased slightly before stepping in to mediate, spoke with a smiling, conciliatory expression.

However, when he mentioned the freaks from the Turkish Kebab Shop, his face still darkened with frustration.

He seemed deeply unwilling to bring them up.

Grenades and Explosive Tags were all standard equipment for them. They were a pack of explosion-crazed maniacs.

Not only were they difficult to deal with, but it was also hard to meet the criteria for a kill. It would be judged as self-destruction.

"Though they’re troublesome, the Land of Wind is so barren that only those lunatics would set their sights on it. This is the perfect chance to teach them a lesson."

A strange glint flashed through Bao Ji’s watery, alluring eyes. Shogunate Gate had coveted the privileges of the top ten for a long time.

Legion privileges were also an extremely important component.

Otherwise, in an environment like the Reincarnation Space, many Legions would prefer to develop quietly rather than fight over rankings.

"A battle with them is unavoidable, and our mission this time is rather troublesome as well. We need to go to the front lines. Compared with them, the Land of Wind’s puppets and poisons are the real headache."

Having recovered somewhat, Eunuch Gao also knew this was not the time for internal strife and voiced his opinion.

This mission was very strange. The higher-ups had actually directly ordered the cannon fodder camp onto the front lines!

They were merely cannon fodder. Normally, a little effort would have been enough to arrange everything, yet now the three of them had been temporarily assigned here to offer some guidance.

Still, entering the cannon fodder camp was easy work for the three of them.

Their opponents would mostly be at the cannon fodder camp level as well. The odds of even encountering elite Genin were low.

Xu Yue, who had been near the front and carefully listening to their completely unguarded discussion, was also making plans for what came next.

First, he would complete the Promotion Mission on the Land of Wind battlefield. Then, once he returned…

"Uchiha Yue! Lady Tsunade is looking for you."

Just then, an Anbu suddenly appeared at the scene. Completely ignoring the three Chunin in charge of the camp, he turned directly to the somewhat bewildered Xu Yue and spoke without any attempt at concealment.

"Uchiha Yue?"

"Tsunade?"

"Hey, by convention, shouldn’t we all be Reincarnators? How did a native sneak in?"

"No idea."

"I don’t know either."

Whether it was the three Chunin leading the group or the other cannon fodder who had traveled alongside Xu Yue all this way, everyone looked rather lost.

(??`ω??)

Holy shit, his whole style is different from ours!

Fortunately, Xu Yue was used to wearing masks. After a brief moment of confusion, he immediately put on a poker face and snorted coldly.

"Hmph. I really don’t know how someone like you got into the Anbu."

As he spoke, he pulled out his Cat Face Mask and put it on.

While his mockery drew the Anbu’s hostility, it also diverted the Reincarnators’ attention.

He deliberately left things vague and let them fill in the blanks themselves.

Oh, so he was Anbu. Judging by how sarcastic he was toward the other man, did he have some mission in the cannon fodder camp?

Ah, what a shame. There had been a hidden native among them all along. If they had built a good relationship with him, they might have triggered some hidden mission!

"Arrogant!"

Xu Yue was a member of Root, which theoretically also belonged to the Anbu. As a Genin nominally assigned there to run errands, speaking so disrespectfully to a senior naturally made the Anbu quite dissatisfied.

Yet with the mission taking priority over everything else, he still suppressed the urge to teach the other man a lesson. After a cold snort, he vanished into the distance first.

Xu Yue followed immediately after, leaving the area with the terrifying speed granted by Advanced Body Mastery.

The air burst into expanding rings.

Cracks spread across the ground as a fierce gust of wind erupted from where he had stood.

This display of terrifying strength dispelled the last trace of suspicion from the three Veteran Reincarnators in charge.

A Special Jonin specializing in taijutsu—were you scared now…

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