Naruto - The Wind Calamity

Chapter 151 : First Mission with a New Squad

[A/N: Hey guys, Jackie has sponsored a chapter. You can thank him for the Saturday release.]

En route, Fujin thought, 'So that's why I never got assigned a mission again! Sigh, at least someone should have said something to me… I guess Tamotsu's words indirectly came from Hiruzen.

That said, even if I did know this, I don't have connections with any chunins. It's the same issue that I concluded while going on the mission with Yasuoka and the rest. Just going around advertising my Wind jutsu capabilities would have been stupid. After all, who knows what squad I'd join up with? I guess the only choices available were to ask Renjiro or Hiruzen to assign me to a team. It's probably what Hiruzen did.

That said, not having any connections is kinda an issue. I didn't give much thought to this earlier as this is the world of the strong. As long as I keep working hard and reach the top, everyone would be trying to create a relationship with me. But, reaching such a level will need a lot of time. And I might need aid along the path.

At the very least, the help I got from Renjiro was critical. And unlike Hiruzen, it was a selfless act from him. Sigh, I will have to interact more with other ninjas. While I won't ever need as much aid as Renjiro gave me, I will need to have connections in order to make different sorts of teams depending on missions.

Still, how do I do that? It's not like I can hang around and drink alongside them, can I? Leave it. No point in acting desperate. I'll just make connections as I get opportunities in the future.

Anyways, it's not an issue to not have done any missions in the last 3 months. These months have improved my skill with Fuinjutsu a lot. I have learnt all the important seals. In terms of effectiveness, I should be on par with Seal masters. I'll probably need a couple more months to learn all the remaining seals. But, I think it'll be better to stop for now. I should practice the seals I have learnt for some time. After all, it's very unlikely that Hiruzen would give me the scroll for Flying Thunder God so soon.'

Fujin trained with his shadow clones to practice his ninjutsu, kenjutsu and taijutsu for a few hours.

The next day, Fujin began moving towards Konoha's entrance gate. He thought, 'Land of Rice… I hope I don't end up encountering Orochimaru. Encountering Kakuzu was plenty of excitement for a few years.'

Fujin gathered with his new squad at the gate. Tamotsu said, "Our client will arrive here in a few minutes. I'll brief you on the situation. The Land of Rice had been peaceful after the Third Great Ninja War. But, in the last few years, there have been many turbulences in the Land of Rice.

Many rogue attacks have been reported. Many nobles are targeted too. Even their Daimyo's retinue was targeted once. So, we have to be very careful during this mission.

Tadashi, you will be responsible for smelling any possible attackers. Katsumi and Fujin, you two will back him up. Ryota, you will be responsible for keeping our client safe. You will cooperate with his bodyguard. I will be responsible to attack any attackers. Tadashi will assist me and Katsumi will provide long-range support. Fujin, for this mission, only observe us. If you get an opportunity, you can attack."

Fujin nodded. The arrangement was reasonable as he would need some time to fit into their team. Tamotsu briefed his team on a few matters until 2 men arrived at the gate.

The younger man was a blonde wearing an expensive robe. The older man dressed as a ninja and had a similar mask to Kakashi. Two swords could be seen on his back.

They greeted Tamotsu as they interacted with him on the previous day. After discussing for a bit, they left.

The young noble and his protector walked at the center. Tadashi, Kenta and Tamotsu walked in front of them. Fujin walked to their right and Ryota to their left. Katsumi handled the rear.