Upon hearing Ling's intelligence, Minato Namikaze and the others did not doubt her; they all knew that Ling's Sensory Ninjutsu was very powerful, but the other two Jonin disguised as Genin were not so convinced.
This was because Ling's cool, soft, and cute loli-like appearance really made people lack confidence, but they weren't fools, so they still took the necessary precautions.
"Ling, how do you plan to arrange this?" Minato Namikaze wanted to test Ling, to see her command and battlefield analysis capabilities.
"Minato-nii, that formidable character at nine o'clock will be your responsibility to hold back. We'll first deal with the twelve Ninja at three o'clock. The Jonin there will be mine, and the other eleven Chunin are yours to slaughter. Consider it a warm-up for the Chunin Exams."
Ling didn't want to arrange any tactics. A Ninja's true quality is shown in a skirmish, not an ambush. With five Jonin and seven Chunin on their side against the opponent's eleven Chunin, how could they possibly lose? They were practically guaranteed to win.
"Ling, are you that confident in my strength? What if I can't hold him back?" Minato Namikaze smiled playfully. Ling's arrangement could only be described as lacking any skill, but even if he were to arrange it, he would think this was the simplest and most convenient method. Outnumbering the enemy and being stronger than them meant there was no need for tactics.
"Hehe, it's fine. I'll quickly deal with that Jonin and come help Minato-nii." Ling saw that Minato Namikaze was joking, so she naturally joked back.
Although the current Minato Namikaze was not at his peak, dealing with a typical Kage-level opponent was still not a big problem for him.
"Then Kakashi and Obito, you two need to pay attention to protecting Rin." Minato Namikaze specifically reminded them, mainly fearing that the two would rush in too aggressively and forget about Rin's presence.
"Hahahaha, Sensei, don't worry! I'll protect Rin well!" Obito laughed heartily, patting his chest to guarantee it, seemingly completely unaware that his own strength wasn't much better than Rin's.
"It'd be good if a certain dead last didn't hold us back. Wanting to protect others, what an arrogant claim." Kakashi always delivered his 'spring breeze'-like greetings and a very 'nutritious' deadpan stare whenever Obito got smug.
"Hmph! Smug Kakashi, want to compete to see who kills more enemies this time?" Obito had a reckless confidence. Although he hadn't activated his Sharingan, he was no longer the same person after completing his Chakra control training.
He had now learned his second Fire Release Ninjutsu, Phoenix Sage Fire Technique, and he believed he wouldn't be much weaker than Kakashi.
"Yosh! How can I miss out on a competition like this? Kakashi, Obito, let's have a showdown!" Might Guy, dressed in a green full-body jumpsuit, twisted his body, turned his head to look at Kakashi and Obito, and gave a thumbs-up, revealing two rows of clean, white teeth.
"Alright! A competition it is!" Although Obito was momentarily dazzled by the reflection from the teeth, he quickly recovered and agreed to the competition.
Kakashi, on the other hand, looked at them with an expression like they were idiots. He didn't want to participate in such a killing competition, but he was being dragged along by two idiots.
"Alright, stop talking. Get ready for battle. Minato-nii has already gone to the other side." Ling drew her Ame no Habakiri. This time, she only planned to use Wind Release Chakra Mode and Gale Sword Technique against the enemy.
She also wanted to try the feeling of the Hidden Cloud Village's style, which relies entirely on speed, strength, and defense to conquer all. She believed it would be much more enjoyable than being a mage.
As the trees rustled, a dozen Ninja without headbands rushed out. The leader was a burly man over two meters tall, carrying a five-foot long cleaver on his shoulder, glaring fiercely at everyone.
However, when he scanned the group and saw Uchiha Ling, the shortest among them, he stopped, looking at the bewildered Ling like a starved ghoul lusting for color.
"Hahahaha, Uchiha Ling, the bounty station has a three hundred million Ryo bounty on your head! You can die in peace! This old man has been taking bounties for over twenty years, and I've never encountered a bounty higher than the Five Kage. It's really damn strange."
The tall Ninja took out a bounty scroll, carefully compared it, and then showed a satisfied smile, though his rotten teeth were quite unsightly.
"Huh? My head is worth three hundred million Ryo? Are you sure? I'm just a Genin!"
Ling's mind flashed with possibilities of who might have put a bounty on her. The first person she thought of was Danzo, but then she shook her head. Danzo was a pauper now; he couldn't possibly waste three hundred million Ryo to bounty her.
Then she thought of Uchiha Setsuna, but Ling felt it wasn't him either. Before Uchiha Chiri died, the Uchiha hawks wouldn't dare cause trouble.
Finally, Ling remembered the fleeting glimpse of Black Zetsu at the village entrance, and instantly she understood. She hadn't expected that damned Black Zetsu to put a bounty on her. He was just an old turtle who had lived for a thousand years, so he did have money.
"Damn Black Zetsu, I only killed two insignificant White Zetsu, and he put such a heavy bounty on me. Now, I'm afraid some of the Great Ninja Villages are also tempted to bring my head in for some money."
Ling knew that three hundred million Ryo was a lot even for a Ninja village. Sending a few Jonin to ambush Ling would be a profitable venture with no losses.
"That's right, it's you. And you're exquisitely beautiful. Did you offend some Daimyo of the Five Great Nations? Hehehehe, but that won't stop me from killing you."
The tall Ninja raised the large blade in his hand and cruelly licked the edge; there were still traces of blood and flesh on it. Unfortunately, this act didn't scare Ling and the others.
"Damn it, who is trying to harm Ling!" Shisui thought of Danzo Shimura and Uchiha Setsuna, believing it might be one of them who put the bounty on Ling.
Shisui's heart was filled with killing intent towards Danzo and Setsuna at this moment. He felt that these two absolutely could not be left alive and should be killed at the first opportunity.
"Ling, your head is worth more than Third Hokage-sama's! You're amazing!" Uchiha Kenji only felt that Ling was truly incredible, having already surpassed the Hokage.
"Obito! Shut up!" Rin Nohara quickly pulled Obito, telling him to stop talking.
"Yosh! Ling is a comrade I acknowledge, and I won't let you harm her! Come on! Let Konoha's Precious Beast, the future Green Beast, teach you a lesson!"
Might Guy put one hand behind his back and beckoned forward with four fingers of the other hand, signaling the enemy to come at him.
"A bunch of ignorant brats. Since you're looking for death, I'll grant it to you. Quickly slaughter them. Uchiha Ling is mine; she can't be allowed to escape." The tall Ninja revealed a cruel smile, his murderous aura, like that of a malevolent ghost, emanated through his Chakra. In their senses, his entire body was surrounded by dark ghostly shadows.
"Yes! Boss!" The eleven mob Ninja responded loudly. They also showed bloodthirsty smiles and instantly drew their Ninjato.
"Chotto matte! I still have something to say!" Ling shouted loudly, causing the Rogue Ninja who were about to attack to almost stumble, including the eager Obito and Might Guy.
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