The actions of Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya have severely affected the operations of the Iwagakure ninjas in the Country of Grass.
After the war with Konoha began, the Iwagakure ninjas were engaged in fierce battles with the ninja from Konoha. As a result, they couldn't spare any energy to deal with Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya.
Even if they had the energy, there was not much they could do. After all, Minato Namikaze's Flying Thunder God Technique was just too overpowered.
It was bad enough that Minato Namikaze could move so fast on his own, but he could also make others move quickly with him.
Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya had already caused them a great deal of losses.
Now, since Iwagakure and Konoha were respectively subjected to a Sneak Attack by the Cloud Hidden Village and Kirigakure, the battles between the two sides in the Country of Grass were no longer as intense as at the beginning.
Originally, the Iwagakure ninjas thought that with the less intense battles against the ninja from Konoha and the Sneak Attack on their rear by Kirigakure, Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya should withdraw.
Hey, nope!
Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya were still active in the rear of the Iwagakure ninjas, launching Sneak Attacks everywhere.
What was even more annoying was that two days ago, Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya secretly infiltrated the Iwagakure camp.
Jiraiya summoned a Gama from Mount Myoboku and used the Fire Release: Toad Oil Fireball in cooperation, burning down a supplies storage area inside the Iwagakure camp.
There were a large number of military supplies stored there, and the fire made them heart - wrenchingly painful.
When they wanted to pursue, Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya used the Flying Thunder God Technique and fled.
The Iwagakure ninjas in the Country of Grass really couldn't stand this, but they had no way to solve the problem of Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya. So they reported this matter to ōnoki, hoping that ōnoki could send powerful ninjas who could deal with Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya.
After receiving this news, ōnoki thought that the situation of Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya must be resolved.
If Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya were allowed to harass them so recklessly, the morale of the Iwagakure ninjas in the Country of Grass would decline sharply.
Now, it had become normal for the ninja from the Cloud Hidden Village to secretly enter the Land of Earth and launch Sneak Attacks on the Iwagakure ninjas.
In ōnoki's view, the focus of the war for Iwagakure in the future might not be on Konoha, but on the Cloud Hidden Village.
Therefore, they must stabilize the ninja from Konoha in the Country of Grass so that they could deal with the Cloud Hidden Village properly.
After pondering for a moment, ōnoki called two people over.
One was a man wearing purple clothes and a breastplate of ninja tools, with a big beard.
The other was a man wearing a straw hat and armor.
These two were both jinchuriki from Iwagakure, namely the jinchuriki of the fourth tailed beast Rōshi and the jinchuriki of Kokuō Han.
Ōnoki thought that sending other ninjas would be useless. They couldn't deal with Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya. Only by sending jinchuriki could they deal with these two and also intimidate the ninja from Konoha in the Country of Grass.
Ōnoki said solemnly, "Rōshi, Han, you two take a few ninjas and go to the Country of Grass. Deal with Minato Namikaze and Jiraiya, the ninjas from Konoha who have been harassing our Iwagakure ninjas' positions!"
Rōshi and Han accepted the mission. They just took three ninjas as a formality and then set off for the Country of Grass.
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"Sigh, when will this kind of life end?"
Kamishiro felt that he was almost becoming a heartless delivery machine after delivering supplies for almost half a year.
In the past few months, there were originally 11 people at the Logistics Post. However, 3 of them sacrificed, leaving only 8. Because of the personnel shortage, the delivery became more frequent. Even Captain Tsutomu delivered supplies personally.
Several times after delivering supplies and getting back to the camp, they had to deliver the next batch of supplies right away without even taking a break.
Now Kamishiro hadn't done what he wanted to do for a long time.
Obito Uchiha, lying beside Kamishiro, looked at the sky and sighed, "This is war. There's nothing we can do about it."
Rin Nohara sat between Obito and Kamishiro. She lowered her head and stared blankly at a little flower on the ground and said, "We're already very lucky. We only transport logistics supplies and don't directly take part in the battles at the front. It's really cruel there."
Kamishiro pouted and said aggrievedly, "I want a vacation! I'm tired! Kakashi, go and talk to Captain Tsutomu, okay? You guys keep working and let me have a rest first."
Obito suddenly sat up and immediately refused, "No! We're a team, a whole. How can you take a vacation by yourself, Kamishiro?"
Kamishiro rolled his eyes and complained, "I'm not even a ninja from Konoha yet. I'm working for you guys without getting paid. It's like I'm working for free! And I've been with you guys for months without pay. You can't morally coerce me anymore!"
Obito retorted, "What moral coercion? You're already a ninja from Konoha now! And you're our comrade!"
Kamishiro said in a strange tone, "Oh? I'm a Konoha ninja? Where's my Konoha Forehead Protector? Where's my pay? I've got nothing. What the hell am I working so hard for? For your stupidity? For Kakashi being a man who is reserved but has a passionate side? Or for Rin's good looks?"
Both Obito and Kakashi had veins bulging on their foreheads.
After being together for such a long time, what Kamishiro said still annoyed them so much.
But Rin Nohara didn't think Kamishiro was annoying. After all, he said she was pretty.
Moreover, since Kamishiro joined them, the atmosphere had become better. Originally, Obito and Kakashi always quarreled. Although they still bickered from time to time, the frequency was not as high as before.
And originally, Kakashi was cold, rational, sarcastic, and rarely smiled, keeping his inner self closed off.
But after Kamishiro came, Rin Nohara could clearly feel that Kakashi's closed - off heart was slowly opening up.
Obito Uchiha angrily took off his Forehead Protector and stuffed it into Kamishiro's hand. Then he dug into his pocket, took out his small wallet, and stuffed it into Kamishiro's hand as well.
Kamishiro glanced at the Forehead Protector and the small wallet in his hand and stared blankly at Obito Uchiha. "What are you doing?"
Obito Uchiha ignored Kamishiro and looked at Kakashi and Rin Nohara. "Kakashi, Rin, take out your ryo too."
Kakashi and Rin Nohara understood what Obito Uchiha meant. They took out their wallets and handed them to Obito Uchiha.
After Obito Uchiha took Kakashi and Rin Nohara's wallets, he stuffed them into Kamishiro's hand. "Now you have the Forehead Protector and ryo. Alright?"
Kamishiro looked at Obito Uchiha in disbelief. "Hey, are you nuts?"
Kamishiro stuffed the three wallets into his pocket, then stuffed the Forehead Protector back to Obito Uchiha and said righteously, "I just think the mission's too intense and I'm beat. I just wanna take a few days off. I'm not leaving the team. I'll be back after I've rested. Come on, what do you take me for? You can't buy me off with ryo! You're really underestimating me!"
Obito Uchiha, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara stared at Kamishiro's bulging pockets with dead - fish eyes. What did it mean to stuff the wallets into his own pocket?