Traveling through Naruto with Heroes of Might and Magic

Chapter 75 The Mobility Brought by Pegasus

"Who's worried!"

Qingwu awkwardly slapped Kakashi's hand away.

I hate all that stuff about bonds... "Being able to leave the village for a quest, especially an S-rank quest, I'm just excited, okay?"

He might not actually hate bonds, but what he said was true.

The experience points gained from the battle can not only enhance his four main attributes, but also unlock new skills.

Sometimes he secretly regretted that if only his cheat ability had awakened during the turbulent Third World War...

……

"This mission needs to be completed quickly!"

Outside the camp, Kakashi handed the scroll to Yugao for a look. "Our goal is to make an example of them and get back what we owed Iwagakure for this assassination attempt."

Xiyan focused her gaze on the stronghold marked on the scroll and said calmly:

"The three strongholds are arranged in a triangular formation. The terrain of the Grass Country is complex and forested. The Rock Village is used to hiding in the earth, so we must guard against their ambush."

Kakashi nodded in agreement: "We also need to be careful of the Grass Ninja on the border of the Land of Grass."

The Land of Grass is a "neutral country," but the Hidden Grass Village is used to being a "fence-sitter."

During the Third Shinobi World War, they would sometimes side with Konoha and sometimes with Iwagakure.

This is the way of life in Kusagakure.

In recent years, due to the heavy losses suffered by Konoha in the Third World War, Konoha has folded its front lines, and Kusagakure has sided with Iwagakure.

"We'll launch a surprise attack on the first stronghold. With the captain and... Elephant, it shouldn't be too difficult. The challenge lies in the fact that if word gets out, attacking the remaining two strongholds will be much harder."

Yugao's earnest analysis showcased her outstanding ninja talent.

Kakashi gave her the scroll for the same reason; he didn't want to say more, and it was more appropriate for Yugao to explain the basic analysis.

"That's why we need to act quickly and finish this task as soon as possible, and try to... wipe out all the ninjas in the stronghold."

Kakashi then asked Qingwu, who was resting his chin on his hand in thought, "What's your opinion?"

"I'm thinking..." Qingwu said, "Now that our flight capability has been exposed, wouldn't this element make the mission simpler when we formulate our battle plan?"

"What flight?" Xi Yan didn't understand.

"..." Tianzang didn't speak, but he was among the first to see Pegasus.

After Kakashi explained briefly, Yugao's gaze towards Qingwu became complicated.

Months of training and daytime battles made her realize that some teammates she used to "look down on" had long since left her behind, and that they had unexpected "trump cards"!

"You're planning to split your forces?" Xi Yan guessed Qing Wu's thoughts and said.

"I don't recommend doing that. It's easy for the four of us to make mistakes. If we split up, even if we manage to take down one stronghold, the difficulty will increase exponentially."

"That's not what I meant," Qingwu said helplessly. "The captain is right. We need to finish this quickly and delay the news from Iwagakure."

Kakashi pondered, "The elephant... probably means to use Pegasus to speed up our journey and catch Iwagakure off guard."

Snapped!

Qingwu clapped his hands and said to Kakashi, "If you're going to be the captain, then you're the one who should be the Hound."

"..." Xi Yan was a little angry and a little aggrieved.

Now... it's her former teammates' turn to "look down on" her.

"Alright, it's getting late." Kakashi glanced at the sky.

"Go back and rest. We'll set off early tomorrow morning and devise tactics along the way. Disperse!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kakashi disappeared first, just like always.

Yugao followed closely behind, leaving the scene as if "escaping".

"..." Tianzang stared intently at Qingwu for a long while before asking, "Are you alright?"

"Are you worried about your landlord?" Qingwu joked, then turned and waved his hand. "Relax, get some rest. We're about to have a tough battle."

……

The next morning.

Four white Pegasus soared into the sky.

Xi Yan clung tightly to the elven knight in front of her, "How many more spirit creatures like this can you conjure up?"

She clearly shared the same idea as Kakashi and the Third Hokage.

Qingwu pouted: "That's all, only these four."

Many soldiers did spawn in the barracks, but he didn't have enough gold or resources, or rather, he wasn't in a hurry to recruit them all.

For him, the primary goal at present is to find a way to upgrade the Tree of Life.

After flying for a while, Xiyan and Tianzang gradually got used to high-speed travel.

Kakashi and the other two were secretly amazed at how fast the Pegasus was, making it a truly "divine" tool for traveling.

Four winged horses galloped straight northward.

It used to take almost a week to travel from the southern part of the Land of Fire to the border of the Land of Grass in the northwest.

With the tireless Pegasus at their backs, Kakashi estimated the speed... two days would be enough. (What he didn't know was—to accommodate them, Qingwu hadn't allowed the Pegasus to run at full speed...)

Of course, in Kakashi's view, even if summoned creatures don't need rest, humans still do.

After all, in order to avoid causing a sensation below, the planned route was a route with almost no human habitation, so resupply was a problem, and it was no longer a low-altitude flight.

Chakra can provide some protection against the raging winds, but the continuous consumption of chakra will leave them exhausted.

Most importantly, you should definitely take a break when you're close to your destination to get back to your best condition.

Three days later—

Qingwu and his three companions landed near a Konoha stronghold on the border of the Land of Fire.

Kakashi told the three of them to wait where they were, and then he teleported to the base.

An hour later, Kakashi arrived with a Konoha Jonin with a resolute face.

"I'm Shirakawa Zaojian!"

The man introduced himself, saying, "If your squad doesn't return within the allotted time, I will lead my troops across the border to meet you."

Qingwu suddenly realized that Kakashi had gone to find a "way out".

Reliable!

As a senior Jonin of Konoha, Shirakumo Hayato not only possesses strong individual combat abilities but is also a rare commander-type ninja.

The defense line on Konoha's northwestern border was designed by the Operations Department, but all temporary command adjustments were made by this person.

After Baiyun had coordinated the time and location of the battle plan with Kakashi earlier that morning, he nodded to the remaining three and left.

Kakashi took out a storage scroll. "This is food we got from the base. Eat and get some rest. Tonight... it's time to move out!"

Qingwu picked up a piece of unidentified meat and started gnawing on it.

For the past three days, we've been constantly on the move, subsisting on soldier's rations, and our mouths have become so bland.

……

Outside the dense forest of the Grass Country at midnight.

The wind whipped up snowflakes, turning the world into a blurry gray-white.

The first target outpost is hidden deep in the canyon.

The exterior consists of just a few ordinary stone houses, but intelligence indicates that there are three underground facilities inside.

The key to this operation is how to destroy the stronghold while preventing the news from getting out, or... how to get it out slowly!