Ton had mastered the basic jutsus after a week of training while Shizune was trained by Tsunade in a mock battle, pointing out her mistakes and correcting his weaknesses.
For merchants, there was a route to go Yugakure but there was a problem in that recently some rogue Ninjas formed a group and started attacking the merchants and looting their goods. So it was requested by the officials of Yugakure to hunt down these rogue ninjas if so they would be awarded plenty.
"Seems like they are Nukenins," said Tsunade when she read the poster published by Yugakure when she was eating the food on the table at the restaurant which was previously the meeting place with Jiraiya. Because Tsunade liked this restaurant's food unexpectedly she looked at the poster on the board in the restaurant, while eating.
"Hmm...Shizune," Tsunade murmured, looking at her student and Ton, who was seated on her lap.
"What is it, master?" Shizune inquired, with a puzzled look.
"Why don't you two try hunting them, even though you learned some Water style Jutsus but never used them in battle, and Ton has never experienced battle, this will be a good opportunity for him," Tsunade stated as she set down her chopsticks after finishing her meal. Shizune paused for a while before nodding her head to her master and accepting the battle against the Nukenins.
'Damn it!, finally, the worst thing I ever wanted to experience is murdering, but in this terrible world I can't escape without killing someone with these hands,' Ton thought as his heart raced loudly and he knew he would fail in this mission since he was a coward.
'Will they be disgusted with me if I fail this mission?' Ton wondered, his head bowed with a scowl, and he couldn't help but recall his past life recollections of how he was incompetent with work and always scolded by others because of his mistakes.
"Ton, What happened?" Shizune caressed his little head as she noticed Ton's anxious expression. Ton looked Shizune in the eyes as his fearful heart calmed and he became resolved to complete this task successfully because maybe in this world he would live differently not like in the past.
"Don't worry," Ton reassured as Shizune calmed after discovering there was nothing to worry about. She had embraced Ton as a family member, enjoying many moments of witnessing his growth.
'Is he feeling nervous after hearing about Nukenin? certainly, with his current skills clearly not enough for this yet but this will help him overcome the fear,' Tsunade pondered as she looked at Ton's demeanor.
In the forest where the agreement pact place with Katsuya and Gambuntu, a few km away from there was a small mountain with a rugged settlement on the top of the mountain. The Nukenins settled here and attacked merchants who were to sell their goods in the renowned tourist attraction Yugakure.
"Haha, really, we made a lot of money this time with Ninetails revolt in Konoha made a lot of impact on the borders between the countries and this is the perfect time for us to hunt," the leader of the Nukenins laughed while telling his gang members, who totaled 11 including himself. Others laughed with him since they had made a large profit from the stolen goods, which would have allowed them to live for years without worrying about money.
During that time, a small slug concealed itself in the underbrush near them, eavesdropping on their conversation. while Shizune and Ton were on an enormous tree branch at the bottom of the mountain, waiting for information. Tsunade was watching them from afar, smiling and nodding her head.
'Not bad, Shizune and Ton's sense of smell has improved so much that he can already estimate where the targets are,' Tsunade mused. Shizune summoned a human-sized Slug with green skin and white round patches on its surface.
"Hello, you should be the new contractor, and how can I assist you, Shizune-sama," the summoned slug said.
"Hello, You search the entire mountain silently and report back to me the whereabouts and numbers of the Nukenins in there," Shizune stated as the green slug split into many small slugs and proceeded into the mountains where rogue ninjas were hiding.
"Shizune-sama, there are a total of 11 members, five were drinking and the remaining were patrolling the mountain," said the small green slug on Shizune's shoulder while Shizune nodded her head with an understanding of the current situation.
She fitted the sharp needles to the little crossbow on her wrist and next to her, Ton's face was solemn as he considered how to fight, but he immediately remembered that he lacked the Jutsus for combat.
'So this is why I should follow Shizune's commands because she was the mission's leader,' Ton reasoned before starting on the mission. Shizune had told him to obey her directions, and Shizune had signaled him to climb out of the branch.
Both jumped to the ground and flickered quickly inside the mountain. Shizune used the crossbow on a person who was leaning against a tree based on the green slug instructions where rogue ninjas were patrolling. He sensed danger, but it was too late because the needle was threaded through his head and the poison entered his body so quickly that his veins turned purple and he died on the spot.
'What the fuck! That was deadly, but I still hadn't seen the horrors of the world, especially that mad snake,' Ton thought as he came to a halt in front of a person who was walking, he strangled upon Ton's arrival and forgot about his surroundings for a second as Shizune appeared behind the person, covered his mouth and stabbed at his neck without mercy.
Ton's stomach turned nauseating as red blood spilled from the person's neck, but Shizune didn't waste time and quickly shifted her body to the next target.
'No!, You can do it, come on,' Ton muttered to himself and flickered in the direction of Shizune. Shizune returned her gaze, her pet Ton trailing behind her with a sick expression that made her feel bad but she didn't stop.
As the rogue ninjas were killed one by one by Shizune's hands, the main five Nukenins noticed something weird in the air and looked at one other, knowing they were being assaulted by someone.
"Well, ready for the fight, guys," the leader stated as he grasped his kunai in his hand. They stood up and prepared to confront Shizune, who had already arrived at the location and was watching them from a distance before nodding her head to the green slug that was on her shoulder.
"What's that thing?" yelled one of the rogue ninjas, pointing to the area where numerous small green slugs had merged into one. Their concentration was broken, and the rogue ninja sensed something was wrong.
"Shut up and don't lose your focus, idiots, Be on your guard!" yelled the leader as he urged them not to fall into the trap, but it was too late.
A black-clad figure emerges from the bushes, holding the kunai in the opposite direction of the green slug. The leader was stunned and prepared to assault the black-dressed man who was approaching him.
"What!!"
"KEUKK!"
Two needles strung on the two rogue ninjas died on the spot and fell to the ground. The surviving two people's eyes widened in terror as they glanced about for the person who had assaulted and killed their fellow members.
"This is very bad!" When the leader saw the black-dressed man withdraw away from him as if an attack was about to come at them, he yelled.
"Slug style: Sticky Acid" As their skin melted, revealing the melted bones inside their body, an acid flowed towards them. The acid corroded one member's half of the body, which corroded body fell to the ground, while the other person's face was corroded, showing the ruined eyeball and chin.
"Aaaah!, my face!" The bandit ninja yelled as his vision distorted and his brain was slowly corroded by the acid, and he died.
'Holy crap! Is this a horror movie scene?' Ton wondered with horror who now was a black-clad man, Shizune instructed him to divert these bandits by using transformation jutsu; he was repulsed by what was happening in front of his eyes.
"My hand!, Ahaah!" cried the leader as he slashed his own left hand as the acid was about to spread throughout his body. He immediately avoided the acid attack, clutching his bleeding hand, and sat on the ground, fixing his gaze on Ton.
"Damn it!" exclaimed the Leader, but he was taken aback as he saw the white smoke reveal the small piglet.
"You're a piglet, then..KEUK!" Shizune emerged behind him and knocked him out before he could complete his sentence.
Ton couldn't bear it any longer and vomited in the bushes, leaving Shizune to rush to his side in support.
But there was another person in the same condition, Tsunade was sweating profusely and had a vision of her hands drenched in the blood of her loved one. Tsunade knelt on the ground, breathing heavily.
"Shizune-Sama, it's about Tsunade-sama's situation was bad, You should look at her," murmured the green slug, Shizune frowned, caressed Ton's head, and flashed to the Tsunade location. Ton's nauseated eyes looked toward the direction of Shizune, hoping to see Tsunade.
"No need to go, You should rest for a while and also you have to guard him," Green Slug remarked, pointing to the Nukenins's unconscious leader with the small green slug healing the cut to stop the bleeding.
"Damn it..." Ton cursed himself, furious with his incompetence.