"Guy Sensei, can you tell what kind of ninjas are these two?
How should we deal with them?" Li Zhenwu posed the question to the experienced Guy Sensei regarding how to handle the two ninjas.
Guy Sensei took a rare moment to think before responding,
"Just kill them. Ninjas should die in battle; give them a dignified death."
Li Zhenwu broke out in a sweat; Guy Sensei's method was indeed simple and straightforward.
"Please, no!"
"Let us go, please!"
As soon as Guy Sensei finished speaking, the two black-clad ninjas couldn't hold back any longer and begged for mercy.
The ninjas pleaded, "We are just wandering ninjas in the Shinobi world. We only accepted this mission and had no choice but to confront you."
"Oh?" Li Zhenwu was surprised; he hadn't even asked yet, and they were already revealing their reasons.
"Then tell us your mission," Li Zhenwu asked from an elevated stance.
Actually, from the system's task information, Li Zhenwu could speculate that the two ninjas were here for the item he was escorting.
Since the two ninjas had so little pride and dignity in asking for mercy, Li Zhenwu didn't mind probing into their specific task.
"We'll tell you," one of the ninjas said as he struggled to get up, "We still have the mission scroll on us."
While saying this, one ninja reached into his chest as if to pull something out.
"Bang! Bang!" Before he could retrieve it, a fist came crashing down on his head, sending him flying.
At the same time, Guy Sensei retracted his foot from where he had kicked the other black-clad ninja.
"Even at this moment, you're still trying to play tricks," Li Zhenwu said with a cold smile as he drew back his fist.
With that blow, both black-clad ninjas were sent flying and could not get up again.
Shiranui Gensui cautiously approached and searched the fallen ninja, discovering a sinister concealed weapon hidden in his clothes.
"In the world of ninjas, while expressing youth and upholding the way of the ninja, you must never let your guard down with respect to other matters," Guy Sensei promptly instructed.
"Understood!" Inuzuka Hana and Shiranui Gensui nodded in agreement.
After dealing with the unexpected ninjas, Guy Sensei frowned slightly, "This mission... is rather unusual."
"This task is turning out to be much more interesting than expected!" Li Zhenwu said, a hint of excitement creeping into his smile.
This time, their mission was only a mere C-rank task.
Naturally, a C-rank mission shouldn't come with such twists, yet they faced such an incident now.
Guy Sensei's gaze lifted to the item Li Zhenwu had come to protect, "It seems this item is extraordinary!"
"Guy Sensei, should we take a look at it? This task is more than just a C-rank," Shiranui Gensui asked as he approached Guy Sensei.
"No, as ninjas, we must maintain our principles."
...
The group continued their journey. After encountering the two black-clad ninjas, their vigilance had heightened.
Meanwhile, Li Zhenwu eagerly anticipated the arrival of the next two waves of attackers.
After all, the system had stated that there would be three waves of assault, and since they had only faced one wave so far, two more were needed to complete the system's mission.
Since the system issued the task, the information could not be wrong.
Li Zhenwu looked forward to the battle with the next two waves of ninjas.
However, as they continued onwards, they did not encounter any more ninja attacks.
This continued until they approached the location where they were to meet with the important task recipients.
The lengthy escort journey had reached its halfway point.
Upon reaching the area designated for their rendezvous, they had covered seven-tenths of the intended distance.
The remaining distance was to accommodate one more task publisher.
Approaching their destination city, the group passed through a narrow gorge.
As they entered this area, Inuzuka Hana's ninja dogs, The Three Haimaru Brothers, suddenly began barking violently, stopping alertly as if facing a fierce enemy.
The Haimaru Brothers usually did not show such alarm against common foes like bandits unless they sensed an overwhelming enemy presence or strong chakra.
Their last similar reaction occurred in the presence of the two black-clad ninjas.
Inuzuka Hana's expression turned serious as she paused.
After communicating with The Haimaru Brothers for a moment, she solemnly stated, "There are ninjas lying in ambush in the gorge ahead... and their chakra is not weak!"
"Finally, they're here!" Li Zhenwu felt a rush of excitement.
It had been many days since their last encounter, and they were finally meeting the second wave of enemies!
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