The talent of Satoru surprised Dokuro, who realised his good potential.
The next day, he was assigned a Mind Reading mission.
Through the Mind Reading Technique, he also came to understand the cruelty of war.
At this time, the Third Ninja World War was in full swing, led and commanded by Orochimaru, with Jonin leading various teams to resist attacks from other countries.
Unfortunately, there was only one Orochimaru; Jiraiya and Tsunade were not present on the battlefield at this time.
White Fang had also committed suicide a few years prior.
This was indeed Konoha's weakest period in recent years.
Minato Namikaze also rose to prominence, earning the title of Yellow Flash on the battlefield.
From the memories he read, it was true, as stated in the original work, that his name struck fear into the hearts of others.
Any Ninja encountering him could directly abandon their mission and flee.
"War is too terrifying. I'll just be a humble worker in the Analysis Team," Satoru thought.
Wandering through various memories solidified Satoru's resolve.
Saving the world and such things could be left to the protagonists of each era.
Time passed.
As the number of people he read increased, his Mind Reading Technique became more and more proficient.
So proficient that it surprised his captain, Dokuro.
In his spare time, he also practised Taijutsu, Shuriken, and Kunai with his colleagues.
After all, on the battlefield, these were the most practical tools for a Genin.
He also met another teammate, Seishimon.
He was also a newcomer, just like Satoru.
"Sigh, I hate war," Seishimon said.
Satoru: "I hate it too, but since we've become Konoha Ninja, we must contribute to the Village."
Today's mission was not heavy; they were assigned to patrol around the base.
They worked in pairs, cooperating.
Of course, this was only to train these Genin; the Analysis Team's base was guarded by Anbu.
As for him, he would occasionally express the Will of Fire in front of his colleagues.
This was something that always worked.
Swish! Swish!
The two patrolled the dark jungle, constantly scanning their surroundings.
Occasionally, they would use Perception Ninjutsu to detect any potential enemies in the vicinity.
This was their daily routine.
Satoru did a bit more; he never forgot to learn while patrolling.
Due to extracting too many memories, there were always some unique Taijutsu, Shuriken, and Kunai techniques from other Ninja Villages.
This benefited him greatly.
Of course, these were minor details; the main benefits were reconnaissance experience, code analysis, tracking, and other methods.
It truly opened his eyes.
It turned out that for Ninja, theoretical knowledge was more reliable on the battlefield than Ninjutsu.
Especially for someone like him, who didn't have a Ketsuryūgan.
"Wait, something's happening."
Suddenly, Satoru stopped, activating his Perception Ninjutsu.
Chakra reactions within a two-kilometre radius appeared in his mind.
"One kilometre to the east, there's a small, suddenly appearing unit.
From the Chakra reactions, it's an elite unit."
In his sensory field, a dozen or so individuals suddenly entered their Vigilance range.
The smallest Chakra signature was comparable to their captain, Dokuro.
"Let's go, report to the captain."
Although they didn't understand why the Anbu hadn't discovered them, since they had, they naturally had to report it.
Seishimon also used Perception Ninjutsu to confirm Satoru's words.
Then, the two quickly arrived at the Analysis Team's base.
"Report, we have a situation."
They found Dokuro and immediately reported their findings.
Dokuro didn't dare to be careless and reported to his superior, Inoichi Yamanaka, the squad leader.
In less than a moment, Inoichi Yamanaka immediately appeared with four squads.
"Well done, follow me."
Ah!
That one sentence made Satoru's mind race; did they, the Analysis Team, have to fight?
Yes, they had to fight.
However, it was to block the enemy's escape from the periphery.
The main force, led by Inoichi Yamanaka's unit, would cooperate with the patrolling Anbu to annihilate the enemy.
As for them and Dokuro, they would intercept from the outside.
It was also a form of training for them.
...
They concealed themselves in the shadows.
"Shimon, are you nervous for your first battle?" Satoru asked.
Seishimon: "Not nervous, this is a Ninja's mission."
This left Satoru unsure how to respond.
In truth, he wasn't nervous either.
He had encountered so many battles during the information retrieval process that he had become accustomed to it.
At the same time, he took out steel wire, explosive tags, and other Ninja tools, setting up traps nearby.
These traps were placed in the most likely areas based on the enemies' memories, processed, integrated, and analysed.
"Good job, kid, I didn't expect you to be so good at setting traps."
Dokuro praised him.
As a Chunin who had experienced several years on the battlefield, he could tell that Satoru's traps were of a high standard.
Satoru smiled upon hearing this.
He felt that his mind, in the Ninja World, was probably on par with Urahara Kisuke and Ishida Uryuu from Bleach.
Although not leaning towards scientific research.
Clang! Clang!
Intense fighting also broke out in the distance.
In Satoru's perception, Chakra of different natures and reactions clashed fiercely.
There were also the sounds of explosive tags detonating.
Knowing that Inoichi Yamanaka was still alive and well in the original work, he knew they would win this time.
After a short while, as expected, several enemies scattered and fled from all directions.
One of them came towards them.
"Here they come."
The three reacted simultaneously.
Following the three-person formation learned at the Ninja School, they ambushed him on his escape route.
Several Shuriken appeared in Satoru's hand.
After signalling his teammates, he launched them from various angles in a clever manner.
The approaching person's forehead protector indicated they were from Iwagakure.
Based on the situation, he was a Chunin, meaning he had rich combat experience.
Therefore, Satoru chose to attack with projectiles from different angles.
This was to test his opponent.
Indeed, facing the attack, the opponent displayed extensive combat experience.
He dodged two Shuriken with a sidestep and knocked another away with a Kunai.
His vigilant gaze never wavered.
Suddenly, a giant log crashed down from above. The enemy formed hand signs, his arm covered in rock, and punched the log away.
Again, several Shuriken flew, this time a coordinated attack from Seishimon and Dokuro.
There were also the steel wire traps designed by Satoru, which enveloped him at an extremely fast speed.
The enemy's expression turned ugly.
Then, he suddenly disappeared from their sight.
"Earth Release: Earth Dragon Stealth from Iwagakure!"
Satoru immediately recognised the opponent's Ninjutsu, but...
Let me just test if my Ninjutsu is effective.
He suddenly thought of a Ninjutsu he had only practised a few times, meant to deal with different enemies.
He didn't expect to be able to use it so soon.
He quickly formed hand signs.
"Earth Release: Hardening."
He was a special Perception Ninja; how could this level of underground stealth escape him?
Above the ground where the enemy was stealthily moving, he slammed his palm onto the surface.
Visibly, the soil beneath him began to turn into rock.
This was a C-rank Ninjutsu, not often used, but it happened to be able to counter Earth Release stealth.
Bang!
The enemy also realised this, but it was already too late.
Satoru moved away from his original spot, and a twisted, blood-stained figure barely managed to burst out.
Seeing Satoru, he still tried to attack.
Then he collapsed.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Dokuro plunged a Kunai into the opponent's heart to prevent feigned death.
Only then did he say to Satoru: "Impressive handling."