The Nohara family, or whatever clan she later ford, would also gain prominence through this connection.
Of course, there was always the risk of encountering a sterile...
Fortunately, Raj knew he wasn't sterile.
This had been confird by veterinary expert Hana.
The sensation of signing the Blood Pact was subtle yet profound.
Raj could sense a faint connection with Rin, but it only lasted for the mont the contract was sealed.
After that, nothing.
The war here was over.
The three of them had followed the Jonin to join the tail end of the excitent, but Little Black Cat understood that the war was far from over.
The Third Shinobi World War was likely to begin within the next few years.
Even if they returned ho, they'd probably only have a month or two of downti.
Still, experiencing the atmosphere of the battlefield was already a great opportunity.
As for Asuma and the others, they were probably still in Konoha, either catching stray cats for the noblewon of Kyoto or helping elderly won outside the village carry water.
The fact that they had made it to the front lines was already remarkable.
Raj and Obito stayed at the camp for several days.
During this ti, Kakashi continued practicing the Wild Lion's Mane Technique.
His once-beautiful hair had beco ragged, uneven, and full of bald patches.
While he disdained techniques that required both hands for sealing and maintenance, he saw potential in reducing it to a single-handed seal.
This would free his other hand to wield a sword or use the Rasengan.
He felt he could perform hand seals with a single hand, so he kept practicing.
As for Jiraiya, his current favorite was Rin.
He wished he could stay by her side every day, teaching her everything he knew.
Unfortunately, he wasn't a dical Ninja.
Rin's ambition lay in healing and saving lives, not battlefield combat.
In the end, she only valued the Needle Jizo technique, refusing to learn any other Ninjutsu to avoid distractions.
Human energy was finite.
Rin wasn't a prodigy like Tsunade.
While talented, her abilities were limited.
She needed to dedicate more ti to dical Ninjutsu to make significant progress in that field.
Raj had been earning a steady stream of Points from Jiraiya, who was as carefree as a wandering child.
Obtaining Points from him was ridiculously easy.
Yesterday, Raj had finally accumulated enough Points to acquire the Hell Viewing Technique.
According to its original plan, it would use this technique to extract Points from Jiraiya's trusted companions.
However, before it could put this plan into action, Minato's Team received a new mission.
They were to escort a Land of Agakure Ninja across the border.
"Why do we have to escort these Agakure ninja...?" Obito grumbled, reluctant to leave.
He had just started bonding with his "Grandmaster" and was eager to learn a technique or two from Jiraiya when he was suddenly ordered to leave camp for a mission.
'We all ca here together, so why does Kakashi get Wild Lion's Mane, Rin learns Needle Jizo, and I get nothing?'
Leaving camp, Obito's mood sank further.
"Who told you to carry the stretcher, ow...?" Raj yawned, unable to resist.
These past few days of tornting Jiraiya had exhausted both of them, but the rewards were substantial.
After exchanging for the Hell Viewing Technique, Raj had already saved over two hundred more points.
Unfortunately, today it had to leave the Diamond Bachelor.
How depressing!
"Why is everyone so gloomy? Going on a mission is a good thing - we all get paid!" Minato said as he returned with the mission report.
"Teacher, what are the specifics?" Kakashi asked, more concerned with the mission itself.
He had already mastered the Wild Lion's Mane Technique to perfection and planned to gradually study and further develop it, aiming to perform the hand seals with just one hand.
"This Agakure ninja was originally infiltrating Iwagakure to gather intelligence. When Iwagakure discovered him, he fled all the way to our Konoha border, where we rescued him. Our mission is to escort him safely to Agakure for the handover," Minato said, handing over the intelligence report.
After the Second Shinobi World War, Agakure had allied with Konoha.
With only a few years passed since the alliance was ford, Konoha and Agakure were still in their honeymoon phase, making it perfectly normal for Konoha to expend such significant resources to assist them.
Raj glanced at the report, noting terms like "escort" and "intelligence exchange."
Clearly, their team's mission wasn't just about escorting the ninja; they also needed to exchange for the intelligence he had gathered in Agakure.
As for the intelligence in the mission target's possession, it was likely already in Konoha's hands.
Rin arrived belatedly, carrying a new dical kit.
Inside were not only basic first-aid supplies but also antidotes and other dicines, all gifts from the dical Corps ninjas.
Raj glanced at the kit and leaped onto it.
'Perfect fit!'
"If you keep being this lazy, you'll turn into a fat cat! Many cats in our clan end up like that," Obito warned before darting away.
He knew he'd face retaliation for saying that, but he couldn't resist.
Such an adorable little cat!
He didn't want the team to end up with an ugly, lazy, and I'll-tempered fat cat later on!
He ran as fast as he could, but...
"ow!"
A sharp cry pierced the air as clumps of long, sturdy cat fur shot from behind, instantly binding him and immobilizing him.
"Ahhh! Teacher! Raj! Help !" Obito scread.
After the commotion subsided, the team erupted into joyful laughter.
Before long, they t their mission target.
"Hello, we'll be escorting you this ti," Minato said, stepping forward.
"You're the Genin Squad?" The Agakure ninja frowned.
Agakure was only an hour's journey from here, but the area was within Iwagakure's potential operational zone, making the mission at least B-rank in difficulty.
Why would they assign a Genin Squad to such a dangerous task?
Is Konoha really that short on manpower?
"Our squad may be newly ford, but our individual strengths are considerable," Minato explained with a smile. "We're more than capable of handling this mission."
Normally, this task wouldn't fall to them, but the situation was tense.
Sunagakure had just withdrawn, Onoki remained inactive for unknown reasons, and there were few other skilled ninja available besides Minato himself.
Of course, if Jiraiya had issued the orders, he would never have sent their squad.
But the mission directive ca from Orochimaru.
"I was already a Chunin three years ago," Kakashi stated coldly.
"If you think you can handle it, then let's move out," the Agakure ninja said calmly. "With Minato here, we should be able to complete the mission, at the very least."
"You-!" Obito bristled with anger.
'Isn't that just saying we might die? Who do they think they're talking to?'
"Obito..." Rin tugged at his sleeve.
"Let's go," Minato said, dismissing the petty concerns.
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