It had to be said that Mikawa's experience in missions was extremely rich. Moreover, he had also completely experienced the entire third Ninja World War.
To be honest, after this battle, the number of Jonin who had died in the various big Ninja Villages was too many to count. Those who could survive definitely had some skills and a bit of luck.
Therefore, after three days, whether it was scouting, resting, or choosing routes, Mikawa had arranged everything orderly.
However, luck was often unpredictable….
Because as Konoha gradually stabilized the situation and dragged Kumogakure that had attacked to the border of the Fire Country, the balance of victory and defeat began to tilt towards Konoha.
Obito, who had been hiding in the dark, finally could not sit still.
He began to use his advantage to frequently sneak attack the reinforcements sent by Konoha or the logistics team. He also secretly helped Kumogakure's side to tear open a gap in Konoha's defense line, allowing many of the baffling Kumogakure ninjas to infiltrate in without any effort.
And by the time Konoha's front line found out, it was already too late. They didn't even know how many enemies had been placed in the torn-up defense line.
Helplessly, they could only send the news back to Konoha and let the main camp send out a siege force. On the other side, they also sent a few teams to chase, at least to grasp the position of the other side.
Coincidentally, when Obito made his move, he did not know that Aoba had suddenly been sent to the front lines for an urgent mission.
When the news from the front line returned to Konoha, Mikawa's squad had already left the village.
It was this time difference that caused Mikawa's squad, who was still unaware of the changes in the front line, to fall into danger.
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"Stop. Let's rest for a quarter of an hour and continue our way!"
Following Mikawa's command, Aoba and the other two immediately stopped in place and began to rest themselves.
Because the closer they got to the front line, the more dangerous it was. Mikawa did not choose a place nearby the water flow to stop and rest because there were usually many wild beasts in places with water sources, and they were too conspicuous.
In the place that Mikawa had chosen at this time, apart from a few rats, there were no signs of any large wild beasts surviving.
So at this time, the military grain pills were put to use. The pills that could stop thirst for a moment and relieve hunger were essential things for ninjas to go out to carry out missions.
The rations and water that they carried with them could be saved, and they could eat at most one meal a day to maintain their strength.
Otherwise, once they ran out of food, it would be useless.
As for lighting the fire and eating wild animals, that wouldn't do!
The fire would expose their location from far away, and the smell of blood would attract many ferocious beasts. If the enemy had ninjas that enhanced their sense of smell, such as abilities similar to Inuzuka Clan, it would be no different than courting death!
These were all Mikawa's valuable experiences, and now, he passed them on to his disciples.
Although Aoba and the other two had felt rather bitter and were even somewhat unaccustomed at the beginning, they chose to believe in Mikawa-sensei.
Compared to safety, suffering a little was nothing.
It was just that Gekkou Hayate, who had suffered a bit of pain in his body, had not looked any better in the past two days. His face was so pale that it was frightening!
Especially when he was coughing, he had to firmly cover it with his hands and try not to let the sound spread out.
But it was impossible to make him not make a sound when he coughed!
So much so that every time he coughed, Gekkou Hayate felt that he had dragged everyone down and felt extremely guilty.
Fortunately, Aoba's EQ was not low. Every time, he would change the topic. From time to time, he would deliberately release foul air and create some noise to help him reduce the pressure.
In this regard, Gekkou Hayate was very grateful. Every night watch, he was willing to persevere for a little longer so that his teammates could have more ample rest.
Moreover, no one was more suitable as a hidden sentry than him to pay attention to the surrounding environment.
None of the four people spoke. They were all trying to recover their state and physical strength.
But gradually, the bird cries around them all disappeared at some point. The silence around them was somewhat terrifying.
The experienced Mikawa suddenly felt his heart beat faster and shouted, "Alert! There may be enemies around!"
In fact, even without him shouting, Aoba and the others also felt the murderous atmosphere in the air, and each of them took a combat posture.
At the same time, Gekkou Hayate retreated behind the tree with great tacit understanding and then immediately used a transparent escape to disappear.
Only assassins hidden in the dark and undetected can exert their greatest power!
Moreover, after such a long time of contact, Gekkou Hayate also believed that even without him, they would not be easily defeated in a direct battle.
Then, in the next second….
whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh
Ten figures quickly appeared on the tree and completely surrounded Mikawa's class!
"I originally wanted you to die without pain, but since it was discovered, it would only be a waste of time." The leader said somewhat arrogantly, but he had the confidence to be arrogant.
Two Jonin and eight Chunin surrounded the other four people, and there were three little kids among them. It was obvious that they had just graduated.
How would they lose?
At this time, Mikawa's heart also quickly sank, especially after seeing the forehead guard on the heads of the other ten people, he was even more puzzled.
'Is there a problem with the front line? How can there be so many ninjas of Kumogakure in the hinterland of the country?'
There was another thing that Mikawa could not understand. How did the other party discover them in advance? They were clearly cautious on their way forward.
At this moment, Mikawa noticed a guy next to the ninja Kumogakure who had spoken just now.
A little mouse with red eyes directly climbed up the trouser leg and onto the shoulder of the man. Then it cried out twice as if it were trying to claim the credit.
Then, the man rubbed the little mouse's head lovingly, then took out a small pill and fed it to him. "Good baby, eat slowly. This time, you are the first to win."
Seeing this, Mikawa's face darkened again.
Obviously, when they were scouting the terrain, they had neglected this mouse!
And if this mouse is as expected, it is either the pet that the guy keeps or the psychic beast.
Mikawa could not help but feel a little upset, but he was also very helpless in his heart. After all, he was in the forest. No matter how careful he was, it was impossible to be wary of a mouse that could be seen everywhere.
The battle between ninjas was sometimes like this because you could never know what kind of strange ability the enemy had.