Naruto - The Wind Calamity

Chapter 190 : Heated Debate

Fujin, Teru, Hoka and Mieko took their seats around the round table. Mieko asked Fujin, "Did you tell them about the dialogue we had?"

Fujin nodded, "Yup."

Mieko looked at Hoka and Teru and asked, "So, what do you think guys?"

Teru answered, "It is a good idea. My current squad takes a lot of breaks between missions. If we form a team, then we can take missions continuously and reach the required number of missions for Elite Chunin promotion quickly.

But, even if we reach the required number of missions, we won't get promoted anytime soon. And, taking missions with our current squads ensures that we may be able to handle the mission even if it goes wrong."

Hoka nodded in agreement. Fujin said, "That's true. But the current rank B missions are very boring and don't challenge us much. My idea is that we should take rank B missions that have a low chance of going wrong and do them rapidly. Even if we don't get promoted at the end of it, we may get asked to assist with rank A missions more often if our mission record is good."

Teru replied, "That is true. I'm guessing that your plan is to reach 50 missions quickly with our team and then try being a part of stronger teams."

Fujin nodded, "Yeah. That would be ideal for us. Though it'll be better to finalize such a decision after we reach that stage. We may as well continue with this team if we can take tougher missions."

Mieko agreed, "Yeah, that's true. So, is everyone on board?"

Hoka nodded, "Yeah, I talked with my parents and teammates. I am in."

Teru nodded, "Same here. But, why didn't you invite anyone else?"

Fujin answered, "Well, the only other two I could think of were Hana and Yori. And their skills would be very similar to Hoka and Mieko respectively. Not to mention that Hana is still in her genin squad. So I figured that it'd be better to go with just us 4. All four of us are good at Taijutsu. We cover all elements except Lightning. We will have 2 Doujutsus and 1 sensor in the squad. So pretty much all aspects get covered."

Teru thought for a bit and said, "Alright."

Since no one asked anything else, Mieko said, "So now the main question is..."

She looked at all three and said, "Who will be the team leader?"

Hoka and Teru too looked at everyone. Meanwhile, Fujin thought, 'I never considered this... Makes sense though as every team needs to have a leader.'

Hoka, Mieko and Teru prepared themselves for an intense debate.

Hoka asked Mieko, "What do you suggest?"

Mieko replied, "Of course, it should be me."

Hoka saw her with a deadpan expression as he thought, 'Why am I not surprised?'

He asked, "Why?"

Mieko answered, "Because I am the only one who is an expert at Ninjutsu, Taijutsu and Genjutsu. You guys don't have any skills in Genjutsu."

Hoka argued back, "What does Genjutsu have to do with leading? My ability to see up to a kilometer is more important. This way, I can pass orders quickly and get us more time to react."

Mieko said, "You can do that even when you aren't a leader."

Teru entered the debate saying, "Yes, and you can use Genjutsu even if you aren't the leader. The most important aspect of a leader is experience. And I have been a ninja for a year longer than you three."

The three entered into a heated debate. At some point, the Sharingan and the Byakugan got activated. Chakras began flaring. Fujin didn't speak and just watched with amusement. He thought, 'Wow, this looks awfully like those pre-interview debates for placements in my previous world.'