Three months later.

"It's now!"

"Secret Technique - Shadow Binding Technique!"

"Fire Release - The Technique of the Fire Dragon!"

A wretched ninja, wearing a Taki-nin forehead protector on his head, was running wildly through the woods.

When he passed through a big tree, a small shadow inadvertently escaped from the shadow of the big tree and entered the shadow of the Taki ninja. For an instant, he could no longer move.

Immediately afterwards, the scorching flame turned into a roaring dragon head, swallowing it in one bite from left to right.

When the flames dissipated, it was seen that the Taki ninja had been burned to a pulp, and the special ninja combat uniform on his body had been deformed by the high-temperature flames, exuding a stench.

However, this Taki-nin was still not dead, he was just twitching on the ground, looking like he could no longer survive.

Swish——

Silver-white light flashed across, cutting off Taki-nin's head, and he finally showed an expression of relief and closed his eyes.

Three figures appeared beside him.

The young man who slowly returned the dagger to the scabbard was Toneri who had become a chuunin. The other two were of course Uchiha Yoshinari and Nara Yoshino.

I saw Toneri slowly squatting down, taking out a scroll from the opponent's only intact ninja tool bag, briefly confirming it, and then put it back into his own ninja tool bag.

Looking at Taki Ninja's miserable appearance, he couldn't help but complain, "I say Ji Cheng, the power of your flames is too strong, but at least you can control it, knowing that our mission this time is to get back information.

Get rid of Takigakure Village's stronghold in the Fire Country. What if you burned the information scroll with such a high temperature?

This is an A-level mission, with hundreds of thousands of taels in revenue. If the mission fails because of your fire, you will have to pay money."

"I see, isn't that a problem? Ninja kits are all special. It's difficult for ordinary flames to cause damage. Besides, I restrained myself. Otherwise, do you think he will still be alive in the end waiting for you to hit him?" Uchiha Yoshinari

Said calmly.

The two of them completely understood how much Sheren loved money.

This is a miser. As long as it has something to do with money, he will make things clear. Especially when they divide the money after each task is completed, if the distribution is uneven, he will definitely take out a knife and directly

Cut a coin into three parts.

It is euphemistically called: sharing the spoils fairly.

"Okay, okay! Haven't we done enough A-level tasks during this period? Let's go back and hand in the tasks." Nara Yoshino reconciled in the middle.

As she said, with Toneri, the temporary captain, becoming a chuunin, and Uchiha Yoshinari in the team, who was also a chuunin, they barely met the requirements for doing some relatively low-difficulty A-level tasks.

In the past three months, including this time, a total of four A-level missions have been completed, and all of them have a 100% success rate.

This gave their team a certain degree of fame among the groups in Konoha who were doing crazy tasks.

As for B-level tasks, they have done a lot.

All three of them made a lot of money.

Because Tsunade suffered from hemophobia, she never took them on a mission since she came back last time. Fortunately, Tonero and Uchiha Yoshinari were promoted to chuunin, so they were able to take on some missions freely.

Under Nara Yoshino's comfort, the two of them didn't say anything more. It was normal for them to bicker a little. Anyway, Uchiha Yoshinari's language ability was not as good as Toneri's.

So he always suffered.

But, I got used to it anyway.

While they were talking, Xiao Erwei, who was lying on Toneri's shoulder, had eyes twinkling.

From the body of Taki-nin who fell to the ground, a shadow that no one else could see slowly floated out. Judging from its appearance, it was the Taki-nin who had been killed by them just now.

With a bit of confusion and a bit of fear, Xiao Erwei sucked it into his stomach while yawning.

Only Toneri knew about this, Uchiha Yoshinari and Nara Yoshino did not pay attention.

Such a weak soul has not practiced the art of spiritualization, has not tempered the soul, and does not have Yin attribute chakra itself. After death, the soul will indeed be like this, so thin that it cannot be recognized by the naked eye.

"Let's go back first. The mission is completed and we have three more days to take a little rest."

Toneri waved his hand and disposed of the Taki-nin's body, and the three of them quickly left.

This is not the first time he has asked Erwei to capture the soul of a ninja after death.

Ever since he knew that Erwei had such an ability, under certain conditions, Toneri would ask him to capture the souls of the deceased.

The soul is a very magical thing, just like chakra, it is magical that he has never been exposed to in his previous life.

Then there is no doubt that this kind of thing will certainly become one of his various research topics, and it is also a relatively important one.

Of course, he is definitely not the first person in the ninja world to study souls. There were even many people who studied souls before him.

For example, he developed the second-generation Hokage Senju Tobirama, known as "The Reincarnation of the Earth", which almost runs through the entire ninja world.

There is also the Uzumaki clan who developed the "Ghoul Seal".

They created something called the "God of Death", which can seal the soul forever in the belly of the God of Death they created. Whether it is the caster or the one who performs the magic, the souls of the two will be entangled forever.

Cannot be separated.

Moreover, souls taken away by the God of Death cannot be summoned even if they are reincarnated in the dirt.

This is an example of sacrificing others.

Studying the soul is very necessary in his opinion.

As long as the soul is strong enough, it can even forcefully break away from some illusions, and as the soul becomes stronger, its own Yin attribute chakra will also become stronger.

His teacher Orochimaru's soul was weakened again and again due to his repeated use of "Bumbushi Reincarnation", which led to him facing Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan, a pupil technique involving Yin Escape.

There is almost no ability to resist.

I just don’t know if Orochimaru really didn’t notice the flaw in his soul, or if he noticed it but couldn’t fix it.

In short, people as powerful as Orochimaru have big flaws in their souls. If you can study things like souls clearly, you will have great benefits in the future, whether you are facing enemies or improving your own strength.

The three of them were very fast and successfully arrived in Konoha before the sun set in the evening.

After separation, Toneri, as the captain, went to the Hokage's office to deliver the mission.

But when he arrived at the office, he found that the Hokage's office was full of big shots, and almost all the top leaders of Konoha were gathered here.

The sudden arrival of Shiren interrupted their communication.

After entering the office, I just felt that the atmosphere in the office was not very friendly at this time, as if the air was stagnant.

Seeing that both Tsunade and Orochimaru were there, Toneri leaned towards them subconsciously, and suddenly felt a lot more at ease.

Ever since the last chuunin exam ended and Sunagakure Village was severely exploited by Konoha, they had become more peaceful, so Orochimaru was transferred back from the front line, leaving only Hatake Sakumo.

Coordinating the overall situation is enough.

Everyone's eyes were on him.

"Um...did I come at a bad time? How about I come back later?" Toneri asked cautiously.

Sarutobi Hiruzen frowned slightly, but he quickly relaxed and waved to him, indicating that he should walk over.

Under the gaze of advisors such as Shimura Danzo, Mito Kadoen, and Koharu Koharu, as well as the heads of several major clans, such as the Uchiha clan, the Hyuga clan, etc., Toneri came to Sarutobi Hiruzen.

The people here are all people who can make the whole Konoha shake with just a stamp of their feet.

"Mission accomplished?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen asked softly while smoking his pipe.

Toneri nodded and took out the information scroll found from Taki Ninja from his ninja tool bag.

"Very well, this is your reward for this mission."

Sarutobi Hiruzen took out a dozen coins wrapped in envelopes from the drawer and handed them to Toneri.

After receiving the reward for the mission, Toneri asked tentatively, "Then uncle Sandai, should I leave first?"

It was really my first time to hand over a task under the watchful eyes of all the big bosses.

Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand, motioning for him to wait.

"Toneri, you have been learning medical ninjutsu with Tsunade for almost two years, right? You started learning it when you were still in ninja school."

Hearing this, Toneri was stunned, looked at Tsunade on the side, and nodded honestly.

"Then what do you think of your current medical ninjutsu? How much have you learned from Tsunade? Have you mastered the palm ninjutsu?" Sarutobi Hiruzen continued to ask.

"Palm Senjutsu... I know I can do it, but it's not stable yet. As for medical ninjutsu, I'm afraid I've only learned a little bit about Tsunade-san, and I'm still far from it!" Toneri gestured to himself and Tsunade with his hand.

The hand exaggerates the gap.

But just as he finished speaking, Tsunade on the side came out and said, "No, I have almost mastered Toneri in medical ninjutsu. His learning ability is very strong. He has mastered palm sensu in two years, which is considered a master."

He is a genius among medical ninjas, and I can see his talent.

Sometimes the understanding of some medical treatments and medicinal materials even makes my eyes light up."

Toneri stared blankly at Tsunade who walked out from the side and tried to say nice things to him. He tugged on her clothes and signaled her not to brag so much about herself, which made him blush a little.

But Tsunade turned a blind eye to his behavior.
To be continued...