"Hmm, this looks nice."
I muttered as I put on the Chunin Vest.
But suddenly, the gate was urgently knocked.
"Hokage-sama! Sasuke has left the village!"
From outside, Sakura's panicked cry came.
So, it has begun.
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"Sasuke has left the village around 7 hours ago. Shikamaru, Naomi. Find anyone still around and hurry for the mission.
There are no other Jonin and Chunin free right now due to shortage of manpower."
"What a drag..."
"Tsunade-sama, can I sign the slug summoning contract right now? Orochimaru's lackeys will be troublesome."
"Alright."
She summoned a small Katsuyu, and she spat a contract. Ugghh... It's all mucus-ey...
Holding my disgust, I bit my thumb, and signed it. I felt some sort of connection to Katsuyu in front of me immediately.
"Katsuyu can heal you, and also contact her clones telepathically over long distances."
I nodded, placed the small Katsuyu on my shoulder, and headed out of the Hokage Office.
"Shikamaru, you want to be the captain of this mission-"
"No."
"Then you will be an advisor. And take this mission seriously. You gather Naruto, Kiba and Shino. I will bring Lee."
Saying that, I ran to Lee's home.
Sigh. I need to conserve chakra, so I need to avoid using bodyflicker...
I found him doing handstand push-ups.
"Lee! We have a mission."
As he saw me, he suddenly started crying.
"YOU ARE AWAKE!"
"Yeah. Just woke up yesterday. Look, I am a Chunin now."
"CONGRATULATIONS!"
"Thanks. Let's head to the Village Gate."
"I will bring-"
"No. He is busy. I already asked."
I didn't ask. My other teammate. He will just get in way and die uselessly and kill some people with him due to his stupidity.
No need to tell Lee right now.
So, we gathered in front of the village gate.
Shikamaru's guys haven't arrived yet, so I started thinking about how to deal with the mission.
In Sound 4, there is Tayuya, 2-in-1 guy, Fat guy, and the archer spider guy.
And lastly, Kimimaro.
They managed to injure two of Minato's bodyguards. Special Jonins are still very strong compared to Chunins.
For Tayuya, I can just have Katsuyu break me out-
No. A sound genjutsu effects multiple people. Just like Sasuke and Itachi were affected by it at the same time.
So, I have to punch her before she can cast the genjutsu. While having Katsuyu make clones and block my ears.
She is done.
The fat guy will also just need a punch. He is done. Though I would love to know how he absorbs chakra. I should observe him via Byakugan.
Spider-Archer guy just needs to grab me with his web, and I will kill him. Or, just punch him.
2-in-1 guy is the most dangerous. Afterall, physical contact with him is very risky. I will have to blow him up or as any other opponent, punch him before he enters Stage 2 of Curse Mark.
I can deal with him.
And lastly, Kimimaro... I can't deal with him right now.
He will be more proficient in Curse Mark, so he probably can enter in Stage 2 state as quickly as Sasuke in Shippuden.
Me and Lee will have a solid chance together, but, when he creates the bone forest, things will become really difficult.
While I will be able to see from where he is approaching us, we will have to fight on the top of pointy bones. Which he probably can manipulate them at will.
With Gaara, we will be able to win, but I shouldn't count on the probability that Suna Siblings will arrive on time.
Soon, Shikamaru, Naruto, Kiba and Chouji arrived.
"Shino is on a mission with his father."
I nodded.
Ignoring Naruto's shout, I determined our best shot at the success of this mission.
Confronting Sound 4 at the same time. Having Shikamaru stop them from atleast a second, and then, I will smash their heads and kill them.
And, we need to conserve chakra and immediately head back to the village before Kimimaro catches up to us.
The closer we are to the village, the better. That way, Kakashi and Suna Siblings will also arrive to us early.
"Alright. Let's head out."
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