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  *On the road from the Land of Fire to the Land of Hot Water*

  "Ah, this new headband, it feels a bit strange."

  Might Guy patted the ninja headband he was using as a belt.

  Because of the engraved words, the back of the headband had a rough, uexture.

  Taijutsu ninjas like Guy had the most sensitive bodies, and no matter how he wore it, it felt awkward.

  "By the way, what exactly is engraved on the back of this headband?"

  "Didn't you check before putting it on?"

  Sarutobi Asuma, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, was moving swiftly through the forest in a ninja-run pose, just like Might Guy.

  "It says-"

  "No matter where you are in the ninja world, the mighty Konohagakure will always be your unwavering support. Remember, you are a Konoha shinobi!"

  Upon hearing this, Guy, who was still weaving through the trees, suddenly jolted.

  His muscles involuntarily bulged, and his chest, a green bodysuit, puffed out with pride.

  "Although I don't uand why they engraved such a sentence, I feel..."

  "I feel my youth is boiling! Roar!"

  "Konoha's proud Azure Beast, activate!"

  "Hey, hey!"

  While Sarutobi Asuma was momentarily stunned, Guy's speed suddenly increased, and he instantly disappeared from Asuma's sight.

  After all, Asuma was a true-blue son of the Third Hokage, and he was able to grasp the subtleties and implications of the situation more deeply than the average ninja.

  He tapped his headband with his thumb.

  This was undoubtedly a decration, a way of promoting the current Hokage's g philosophy and attitude.

  Strong, assertive, unpromising!

  It exuded a kind of "Even if our own ninja makes a mistake, let's ighe facts, was the victim really bmeless?" type of protectiveness.

  This was pletely different from the passive and proach of his father's era.

  Asuma thought to himself, if it were his father...

  Fet about ninjas from their own vilge making mistakes, even if ninjas from other vilges took the initiative to offend Konoha, as long as it didn't cross the line, his father would not only avoid pursuing the matter but would also apologize and choose to appease the situation.

  Setting aside personal retionships and future developments, simply as an ordinary Konoha ninja, based on the most basic emotional values...

  Undoubtedly, they would be more eager to give their all for the vilge uhe Fourth Hokage's rule!

  Regardless of whether they made mistakes or not, they had the vilge's unwavering support and bag. This feeling...

  "It's really quite nice."

  Sarutobi Asuma curled his lips and spat out his cigarette.

  Although it was a bit annoying that the object of his affe, Kurenai Yuhi, had been ging to Gojo Kaigetsu siheir student days, Asuma had to admit that Konoha seemed to be gettier aer uhe governance of the "Gojo-Minato" duo.

  "Damn it, what am I even thinking? Kurenai and Gojo-sensei have a 9-year age gap!"

  Sarutobi Asuma shook his head, casting aside these distrag thoughts.

  Because their missioination was just ahead – the temporary base established by the Konoha advaeam in the Land of Hot Water.

  The Land of Hot Water, a small nation sandwiched between the Lands of Fire, Lightning, and Water.

  It was undeniably a small try.

  However, due to its unique geographical location, it enjoyed signifit geopolitical advantages.

  None of the major nations would actively antago, and instead, they would provide assistao establish maritime supply lines in case of flict between the rger vilges.

  But at this moment, the group of Konoha ninja heading towards the base came to a halt.

  For some reason, a group of Kumogakure ninja had appeared ahead, and one of the leaders was even a Jonin!

  "This is bad, entering Kumogakure ninja here..."

  What a ce! The ninjas from both sides locked eyes, entering a teandoff.

  Sarutobi Asuma's hand instinctively moved towards the short bde at his waist, ready to draw it for bat.

  "Asuma, what's the situation?"

  Might Guy, who was still a in at the time, whispered. It was better to leave the thinking to his smarter teammate!

  "Hard to say."

  Asuma's brow furrowed.

  The mission description itself had seemed a bit strange, as if the vilge's ANBU had received advanced information and wao capitalize on it.

  But generally, sutel was highly fidential. How did Kumogakure find out about it?

  Was Kirigakure's intelligence work that poor? Was there a traitor within Konoha's intelligence department? Or was this intel inally stolen from Kumogakure's intelligence department by Konoha?

  There were numerous possibilities, and even with his brain w overtime, Asuma couldn't e up with a definitive answer.

  "But ohing is certain," Asuma said worriedly. "I've heard from my father that Kumogakure ninja are all muscle-brained idiots who are aced to solving everything with force."

  "If we enter them in the wilderness of the Land of Hot Water... I'm afraid this k mission will quickly escate, possibly even being an S-rank mission!"

  "Without a doubt, this will be a brutal enter."

  "An enter? Great, great, great! It's gettiing!"

  After hearing Asuma's s, Might Guy, instead of feeling fear, became eager to fight.

  Looking at the Kumogakure ninja outside the base, he showed owards the Jonin, but rather... a glint of excitement, as if looking at gold s.

  Asuma uzzled. "Guy, aren't you worried?"

  "What's there to be afraid of? We're Konoha ninja!" Guy looked around at the seven ht fellow Konoha ninja and puffed out his chest proudly.

  "Besides, didn't you just say, Asuma?"

  "No matter which vilge we are in, the vilge will always be our stro bag! Even if we fight Kumogakure in the Land of Hot Water, the vilge will e to our aid immediately, right?"

  "We're not far from our Konoha base."

  "Moreover..." Guy licked his lips. "If a flict breaks out, the bounty will increase. With the bounty, I buy body-tempering medie from the ninja tool shop."

  "There's nothing to worry about anymore. This is the peak of youth! The moment when it burns the brightest!" Guy's voice grew increasingly excited.

  Asuma was stunned. He shook his head with a wry smile, his grip on the short bde tightening.

  "I'm such a fool, really. I only khat if it were my father fag this situation, he would warn us to abide by the local vilge's rules and avoid flicts on fory."

  "He would early decre that Konoha could no longer afford a Shinobi War, couldn't afford the losses."

  "But I fot, my father is now an old man at home. The one in charge is the Fourth Hokage, who arrive otlefield in an instant."

  His emotions seemed to ihe other Konoha ninja, who had a hint of worry in their eyes.

  Yeah, there was nothing to be afraid of! They had the vilge, the Fourth Hokage's unwavering support behind them!

  They didn't have to worry about entering flicts during special operations, making mistakes, and not receiving reinforts nition...

  In short, the current Konoha ninja were not afraid of causing trouble!

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