Shiori said, "As long as we wear the masks, we won't use our real names. I don't need to explain why, right? Until the end of the mission, call me Onimi or leader."

  Umiko simply said a name and fell silent: "Onika."

  "As for me, you can call me Kiichi," said Takashi.

  Hisashi said, "Kitaro."

  Tanaka was thoughtful for a moment before saying, "You can call me Yūgi."

  He chose this name on purpose, as 'Yūgi' can mean 'Game', a nickname he found fitting for himself.

  After this brief introduction, they boarded the sailing boat.

  As the anchor was pulled to set sail, the ninja in charge of navigating the boat seemed very tense.

  It was no wonder, the journey itself to the coast of the Land of Fire was dangerous. Even being a ninja, he was only level 25. He was probably only in charge of simpler missions.

  "Stay alert!" Shiori exclaimed in a controlled voice: "You never know when those vermin will start sneaking around."

  Looking at her with the halberd resting on her shoulder and a fierce expression, Tanaka felt she was right to say that. Especially a few minutes later when something appeared before him.

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  After being surrounded by a significant amount of continuous bloodlust, you unlocked the skill [Detect Bloodlust].

  [[Detect Bloodlust (Passive)] LV1: EXP: 0.00]

  A skill that detects any bloodlust directed at the user.

  Detects bloodlust within 50 meters of the user's location. Also alerts the user about its source.

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  'In the end, she was right, but...' he thought: 'Where are they hiding?'

  Opening the map. Everything was quickly filtered at an alarming speed, and then, several blue dots and some green ones appeared, coming from the sailing boat and then, not far away, he saw 4 red dots coming from the direction the boat was heading.

  Naturally, there was no one visible above the sea, which suggested the enemies were hiding underwater.

  Going to the bow, climbing up, Tanaka's eyes sharpened as he grabbed several ninja stars, four in each hand, and threw them towards the sea while activating 'Precise Throw' and reciting in his mind.

  In an instant, the ninja stars traced a path through the air towards the sea.

  "Yūgi, what was that just now?" Shiori approached.

  Tanaka did not respond to her, but instead activated the skill again, grabbing more ninja stars and throwing them into the sea again.

  Soon, a kind of blood cloud began to rise.

  "Enemies?" Shiori gripped the halberd shaft tightly as her eyes became as sharp as a razor looking at the sea: "Reef the sails!"

  However, she gave Tanaka a stern look right after. This was because what came floating up was not a ninja ambushing them, but a shark.

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  "Yūgi, you..."

  "Smart, but... you don't fool me!" Before she could continue, Tanaka did not stop. He performed several hand seals and murmured: "Water Style: Water Dragon Bomb Technique!"

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