Fifteen minutes later.

Konoha Village Entrance.

In terms of tasks, Sheren was quite punctual and showed up at the entrance of the village on time, and the father and daughter were naturally waiting at the entrance from the beginning.

"Set off!"

Toneri waved his hand, handed over the certificate of leaving the village, and left Konoha.

Based on Toneri's mission experience and choices, the escort mission is not something he would normally choose, because this task requires a large amount of time spent on the road, which is not what Toneri wants to see.

However, this is the first mission for the three little guys, and the possibility of encountering danger during the escort mission is the lowest.

This was also the reason why Tsunade chose the escort mission for the first time, and Toneri had the same reason.

"Red, for this mission, I ask you to stay close to this girl. It is your mission to protect her, and Kai, your mission is to follow this uncle." Toneri simply arranged their respective positions.

Task.

"What about me?" Asuma asked proactively, seeing that Toneri had arranged tasks for them, but he was the only one left out.

Toneri glanced at him, "You? You kill the enemy with me."

When he heard about killing the enemy, Asuma's eyes burst with uncontrollable light.

Sure enough, Teacher Shiren still values ​​him the most!

"Hong, don't worry, you will be protected by me!" It's time to show off in front of Hong once again.

For Asuma, who was full of confidence at this moment, Toner would not expose him. The first actual combat after becoming a ninja, especially the life and death fight, was definitely the most testing one.

Asuma has been beaten for so long, so he can indeed be regarded as the one with relatively high actual combat experience among the three of them.

For Toneri, the purpose of this mission is very simple, which is to let them see blood and become real ninjas.

It would take less than two days to get from Konoha to Yunokuni Yugakure Village at Toneri's speed, at full speed, but if we were escorting ordinary people on their way, it would probably take many days.

On the first day, it was still within the radiation range of Konoha, but nothing happened.

Sheren chose a high road. This road is relatively easy for an ordinary person to walk, but it is also relatively easy to encounter ambushes or people with ulterior motives.

Nothing special happened all day long.

But when night fell, suddenly, several water arrows were shot out from the deep woods, aiming directly at the middle-aged man Kai was protecting.

Seeing the attack coming, Toneri narrowed his eyes and disappeared in a flash. The people facing the attack became three little guys.

Fortunately, Asuma's reaction did not disappoint him. They used their shurikens to shoot down the water arrows and at the same time found the enemy's direction.

After discovering that the three Konoha imps guarding the two of them were actually three, the attackers rushed forward decisively.

There were four people in total, wrapped in black clothes, without any signs that would reveal their identities.

However, from this attack, Shiren finally understood their strength.

The leader was a chuunin, and three genin subordinates.

"Come on!" The leader waved his hand gently, and the three men immediately rushed forward.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The sound of fighting echoed through the trees.

The leading man stood in the tree and watched for a while, making sure there was nothing special. He raised his lips, held a kunai and jumped towards the father and daughter.

The expressions of the father and daughter changed, especially that of the girl, whose originally gentle face became a little pale.

On the other hand, the middle-aged man, although his face was ugly, he only had a sullen face and did not show any panic. He just subconsciously protected the girl behind him.

Staring closely at the mysterious chuunin approaching them.

When the chuunin was about to take action, his body suddenly froze in place, and a fine drop of sweat instantly broke out on his forehead. He turned his head slightly and saw a hand gently resting on his shoulder.

A person appeared behind him without him being aware of it at all, which instantly made him feel suffocated with his hair standing on end.

This familiar feeling, this fear coming from the body's instinct, all illustrates the strength of the person who appears behind him.

Jonin!

Then out of the corner of his eye, he saw a handsome and smiling face.

There is no doubt that this person who appears is naturally Sheren.

Those three genin were Asuma's best combat targets, but this chuunin was a bit disruptive to the balance, and his target was the person they needed to protect in this mission.

Seeing Toneri appear, the middle-aged man breathed out a sigh of relief.

Especially the girl hiding behind him looked at Toneri as if she were looking at the man who came to save her on a colorful cloud.

Toneri's faint and slightly magnetic voice sounded in the Chuunin's ears: "I'm very curious, who wants to attack my employer, or is it such a standard configuration."

A chuunin leads the team, plus three genin. Isn't this the standard team mode?

After the chuunin got over the initial shock, he no longer feared Toneri's strength. He flipped his kunai in his hand and stabbed Toneri behind him.

But just as he took action, he stopped again.

He had stopped moving because of fright before, but this time he really couldn't move at all. Except for his head, his whole body couldn't move.

The moment he wanted to move, Toneri used chakra to cut off the nerves on his spine. Until they were connected, he could no longer move.

There was a look of despair in the Chuunin's eyes.

Then there was a sharp look in his eyes, followed by a slight movement of his mouth, and a sudden purple halo.

Life passes.

Feeling the changes in the other person's body, even Sheren didn't react.

I didn't expect that the other party would be so straightforward. He took poison and committed suicide after a disagreement. It can be seen that he came prepared and was prepared for the possibility that the mission would fail.

Toneri frowned slightly and looked coldly at the mysterious chuunin who fell on the ground. There were too many hidden meanings in his actions.

He did sense the opponent's approach. He originally thought it was just an ordinary attack, and even an opponent with a chuunin level would not be taken seriously by Toneri.

However, the opponent's behavior as a dead soldier showed that these people were probably just the vanguard of the test, and had no intention of successfully completing this damn assassination mission.

It is very possible that my jounin has been exposed, and the next time the other party takes action, it is very likely that it will not be that simple.

"Is this a B-level mission?"

Shiren turned to look at the calm middle-aged man, his eyes becoming a little indifferent.

After the appearance of this chuunin, this mission has gone beyond the scope of a B-level mission, and from the fact that such a chuunin decisively chose to commit suicide, judging from Toneri's many years of mission experience, at least he is a

A-level tasks, maybe even beyond A-level tasks.

Let’s not mention the mission rewards for now.

No, the mission reward is the key. The other party only paid a deposit for a B-level mission, but asked them to perform an A-level mission or even a higher-level mission. This is what Toneri, a principled ninja, cannot bear.

When this happens, there are only two possibilities, either it is the mistake of Konoha's professional task difficulty reviewers, or this person lied about the situation!

From Shiren's point of view, he prefers the latter.

But now is not the time to ask this question, Asuma, Kai and Kurenai are still fighting with their opponents.

It's just that the conditions of the three of them don't look very good, and the worst among them is undoubtedly Hong. Under the strong attack of the opponent, she rarely has the opportunity to use illusions.

And the one in best condition is Asma.

No one is surprised by this situation.

When they were suddenly attacked without any preparation in advance, Hong and Kai, who were very partial to science, were unsurprisingly at a disadvantage. Compared to Kai, who was partial to illusions, it was more difficult to use illusions in such a complicated situation.

On the other hand, Kai, who is good at physical skills, can deal with attacks relatively calmly.

Only Asuma, who was beaten by Toneri every day, was able to react and defend himself after the initial rush, and wait for opportunities to counterattack.

Toneri stood there with his arms folded, watching the three people fighting. There were obvious scars on their bodies, but he remained unmoved.

The girl who had been hiding behind the middle-aged man came to Shiren's side after making sure she was safe, and Nunuo's voice immediately sounded: "They are all injured, why don't you go and help?"

Sheren glanced at her and said calmly: "This is a test for the three of them. I have taught them how to fight correctly and deal with the enemy correctly. Let's see if they can use it in actual combat."

The girl was a little confused and wanted to ask more questions, but the middle-aged man shouted: "Yuko, this is someone else's choice, don't ask so many questions."

Kono Yuko is the name of this girl, and her father, the middle-aged man, is Kono Taro.

Yuko stuck out her tongue, took another close look at Toneri's profile, and then trotted back to her father's side.

Watching the battle between Asuma and the three from a distance.

Seeing the death of their captain, the three genin who had been calm and steady became a little anxious.

And changes in their mentality and actions make it easier to expose some shortcomings and flaws.

If the three little guys can realize this, they can turn the situation around in no time.

Even though Tonerinchu is standing here doing nothing, as long as he is standing here, he is giving the three little guys the greatest help and encouragement. He is their confidence, and he is also what the other three genin need to worry about at all times.

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The key point is whether they can seize these flaws and find opportunities to break the situation.
To be continued...