"I know you are worried about me, and you are thinking of my safety, but my wish is to protect everyone on the battlefield!"
"Please believe me!"
Shiratori Rin looked at Water Heart and Rose Moon sincerely.
"Ding!"
"System detected Water Heart's gratitude value + 2000"
"Ding!"
"System detected Rose Moon's gratitude value + 2000"
"You have now collected a total of 4000 gratitude points, and your Spirit Beast Land God Rank has risen to 65.7%"
Water Heart and Rose Moon looked at Shiratori Rin with emotion.
What a sensible child!
Having Shiratori Rin in the Amegakure is truly a blessing for the Amegakure!
"Alright!"
"We will also work hard to treat everyone in the camp!"
Water Heart and Rose Moon clenched their fists, promising Shiratori Rin.
Only by everyone working together can the Amegakure have a tomorrow!
Having earned a good amount of emotional value, Shiratori Rin wandered around the camp contentedly.
His peripheral vision caught Hanzou's figure, and Shiratori Rin simply stopped and stood still, observing Hanzou's every move.
Hanzou walked out of the camp, and a faint purple mist, centered around him, slowly but steadily spread out.
The purple mist clung to the ground, quietly covering key areas outside the camp like a living entity.
After setting up the poisonous mist, Hanzou returned to the camp. He immediately saw Shiratori Rin standing not far away, watching him with glowing eyes.
Shiratori Rin ran towards Hanzou, his eyes filled with uncontrollable admiration.
"Teacher is so amazing!"
Shiratori Rin didn't believe anyone could resist a child's flattery.
Adult flattery feels fake, but can a child's flattery be called flattery?
That's called heartfelt.
"Ding!"
"System detected Hanzou's affection value + 500"
"Your companion Rika Orimoto's Rank has risen to 72.15%"
"I just spread some poisonous mist, that's all."
Hanzou thought, what's so amazing about this?
Shiratori Rin hadn't even seen his more powerful techniques yet.
"Teacher is the strongest Ninja in my heart!"
Shiratori Rin continued his offensive.
"Ding!"
"System detected Hanzou's affection value + 500"
"Your companion Rika Orimoto's Rank has risen to 73%"
"Cough, cough."
Hanzou cleared his throat.
He looked at Shiratori Rin and urged, "Now that you're on the battlefield, you must not neglect your training."
"Yes!"
…
Night fell.
Outside the tent, the strong wind swept past, making a "slapping" sound.
The air inside the tent was heavy, and the Rain Ninja were on edge.
Hanzou sat at the head, and the other Ninja sat neatly in chairs along both sides of the long table.
A large sand table was placed on the long table.
The sand table clearly outlined the terrain of the border between the Land of Rain and the Land of Wind.
Wastelands, rocky highlands, as well as Sunagakure's border defenses built on sand dunes, watchtowers, trap areas, and main camp locations were all precisely marked.
Hanzou's aura was calm, and his sharp eyes stared at the sand table.
Shiratori Rin sat in a chair next to Hanzou, his presence incongruous with the serious expressions of the Ninja inside the tent.
"Sunagakure's defense line seems tight, but it's not impregnable."
Yushishi pointed a slender metal rod at an area on the sand table, on the flank of Sunagakure's camp.
"This area is a Sandstorm Zone. It's extremely difficult for them to lay traps and set up outposts here, so using this area as our Breakthrough point is most suitable."
The geographical conditions of the Land of Wind are arguably the worst among the Five Great Nations.
Not only are desert resources scarce, but dangers lurk everywhere.
This is also why the Hidden Sand Village always wages war with other Villages.
The Hidden Sand Village attempts to invade other countries' territories to compensate for the scarce resources of the Land of Wind.
Mizuna looked at Yushishi and asked doubtfully, "Since this Sandstorm Zone is a weakness in Sunagakure's border defense, how do we cross it?"
Yushishi looked at everyone: "This is the problem we need to discuss—how to cross this Sandstorm Zone."
"Can't Earth Release Ninja just use their Ninjutsu in the Sandstorm Zone?"
A Rain Ninja said.
Yushishi looked at him and said helplessly, "The Sandstorm Zone is very large. To build a road in the Sandstorm Zone using Earth Release, it might require tens of thousands of people to simultaneously use Earth Release Ninjutsu."
The proposing Rain Ninja immediately fell silent.
Tens of thousands of people?
Even Konoha, the strongest Ninja Village, couldn't gather tens of thousands of Earth Release Ninja!
This quicksand is both a weakness in Sunagakure's border defense and a natural defense for Sunagakure's border.
"Then, according to you, crossing the Sandstorm Zone is impossible!"
A Rain Ninja said despondently.
He looked at Yushishi: "Unless each of us has a flying Spirit Beast! Otherwise, trying to cross the Sandstorm Zone is simply nonsense!"
Ninja who have Spirit Beast are few, let alone those with flying Spirit Beast!
Flying?
Spirit Beast?
Shiratori Rin blinked, an idea surfacing in his mind.
He didn't have a Spirit Beast, but he had a broom.
Through the System's explanation, Shiratori Rin had a new understanding of the Tsukumogami Manipulation Technique.
The principle of the Tsukumogami Manipulation Technique is to imbue inanimate objects with "life" or "autonomous movement," and then precisely control them using Curse Power for flight, attack, defense, and reconnaissance.
The broom was just an ordinary medium for the technique; Shiratori Rin could also control various other objects he chose to fly.
Since he could control one, he could control more, as the Tsukumogami Manipulation Technique had no quantity limit.
Shiratori Rin estimated that the number of controllable objects was related to his Curse Power.
The more massive his Curse Power, the more objects he could control simultaneously.
When Shiratori Rin controlled the broom, the Curse Power consumed was not much.
By the way, how much Curse Power did he have now?
Shiratori Rin called out to the System in his mind.
"Dear, I'm checking for you right away~"
"Total Curse Power: Self-Curse Power (7,300,000) + Curse Power carried by Spirit Beast (33,520,000)"
Shiratori Rin's eyes widened.
So much Curse Power!
It's stable!
Shiratori Rin had no more worries.
He whispered, "I… I have a way…"
Countless eyes immediately fell on Shiratori Rin like searchlights.
"Rin, you are a Medical Ninja, what method could you possibly have?"
The Rain Ninja sighed, waving at Shiratori Rin: "We're discussing important matters, you go out and play for now!"
The Rain Ninja was quickly slapped on the back of the head by Mizuna, who sat next to him.
Mizuna glared at the Rain Ninja, who scratched the back of his head and mumbled, "I just wanted him to go out and relax! The child is so nervous he's talking nonsense!"
Shiratori Rin: "…"
"Rin," Yushishi looked at Shiratori Rin, his voice gentle, "What method do you have? Tell us."
Shiratori Rin took down the broom he carried with him.
Yushishi's eyes lit up. Hadn't Shiratori Rin been flying in the air with this broom all along?
"But…"
The light in Yushishi's eyes quickly extinguished.
"There's only one broom."
Yushishi sighed in disappointment.
"The point isn't the broom, but the curse on the broom."
Shiratori Rin stood up from his chair.