novelhk Chapter 99: Interception of Transmission and Reception!
Chapter 99: Interception of Transmission and Reception!
Chapter 101: Interception of Transmission and Reception!
"Jonin Santoku, we've intercepted intelligence. Is it enough to just subdue the enemy?" a Genin asked Santoku.
San De said, sounding somewhat impatient, "To intercept intelligence, you obviously need the code to obtain it!"
"What if—the other party refuses to tell, even if it means death?"
Many lower-ranking ninjas began to worry.
"Idiot! Do you think the target will honestly confess everything during a mission?" San De scolded, then added, "Of course you can die rather than talk," as long as you tear up your team's mission scroll, it's considered a forfeit, and you'll immediately be removed from the assessment.
Upon hearing this explanation, the genin couldn't help but frown.
Interrogation, in the end, must instill fear in the other party so that they can escape at any time. However, if the results are invalidated, the fear is greatly reduced!
Hearing everyone's discussion, San De coldly smiled and said, "Destroying the scroll is considered elimination, and no one else can attack them anymore. However—I didn't say that you have to watch them destroy the scroll."
Upon hearing this, many ninjas who lacked confidence in their abilities froze, while the more capable squads let out a cold laugh.
In other words, as long as the other party doesn't have time to destroy the reel, anything goes!
In other words, whether or not intelligence can be obtained is not just a matter of military force.
If you can obtain information through deception or eavesdrop on the rendezvous, that's your own skill; or if you can extract information by force after taking down the other party, whether through illusion or interrogation, then it can be considered a successful "interception".
Upon hearing this rule, Akaishi became interested: "Ahem, that's right, interrogation is actually part of ninja techniques!"
Clearly, "illusion techniques" and "interrogation" are the advantages of this stage of the assessment, and Akaishi immediately felt that he was good enough - needless to say, Akaishi has the "Sharingan" for illusion techniques, as for interrogation skills - Akaishi has learned some of the Security Department's techniques during this period.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm so envious that you can get information," Shikaku suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, Akaishi looked over with some surprise—why was Shikaku being so supportive this time?
He then saw that Shikaku and Inoichi were both looking at him with a "mischievous smile".
"Illusion magic and interrogation, Akaishi, you're amazing!" Inoichi said deliberately.
Akaishi:————
Ding, who was standing to the side, also realized what was happening and put on a third, mischievous grin.
That's right. When it comes to advantages in this kind of exam, there's none greater than the Ino-Shika-Cho class – the ability to directly search the target's memory!
Although it can only be used for asking questions and searching short-term memory for now, it is sufficient.
Among the genin present, there are probably not many with any special cursed seals protecting their memories. For the Ino-Shika-Cho team, defeating their opponent means they can obtain information.
Akaishi's display of superiority in front of them was misplaced.
"Special Jonin Santoku, if the intelligence is intercepted before it is fully transmitted, does the receiving party also lose points?"
At this moment, Inuzuka Tsuru raised his hand and asked a question.
Seeing this, Akaishi whispered a reminder: "Will you die if you don't add 'special'?"
San De didn't care and replied directly, "No, if it's intercepted before transmission, the recipient only fails the task and will be re-matched with a task; no points will be deducted. Similarly, if the recipient is intercepted after transmission, the transmitter's score will not be affected."
Once the transmission is complete, the transmitter's task is finished. What happens to the code afterward is no longer their concern. Similarly, the receiver is not responsible for the security of the code until it is handed over to them.
"If either party is robbed or has their intelligence or coded messages stolen during a rendezvous, one point will be deducted from their score," San-de added.
In other words, the teams that are temporarily matched together to exchange messages do not have strong interests to share, so there is no need to worry about losing points due to the other team's mistakes. At most, they will just wait in vain!
Just then, Akaishi couldn't help but ask, "Jonin Santoku, is it possible to steal the intelligence code carried by the other party after exchanging the coded message?"
A group of genin:————
San De calmly said, "No, the two teams that are temporarily matched for cooperation are not allowed to attack each other before the code is passed, including within 24 hours after the code is passed."
Akashi then continued, "Santoku Jonin, you just said that after the transmitter passes the code to the correct person, whether or not the code is leaked will not affect the calculation of the transmission points. So—what if the transmitter leaks the code again afterward?"
A group of genin:————
This Uchiha seems to be thinking about dangerous things all the time!
Fugaku turned to look at Akaishi, hoping to tell him to say less.
"It's impossible. Once the code is received, it's already updated within the scroll and cannot be leaked by the sender," San De said. As a member of the analysis team, he had long expected there would be such a cunning person!
"I see." Upon hearing this, Akaishi nodded regretfully.
"Can the codes you intercept be stolen by others?" Sugiyama asked aggressively.
Judging from his tone, what he really wanted to ask was whether it was possible to steal the coded messages intercepted by others!
"Yes, whether it's intercepted or received, it's just a code. It will only be submitted as points at the end. Only the codes that are transmitted will have their points calculated on the spot."
After San De announced the rules, each team received a reel.
For the first two hours, attacking each other was also prohibited, so most of the genin remained silent and left in their squads. However, there were exceptions.
"Oh my! We're in luck. Our first mission is to go to the Valley of the End to receive the intelligence code. The intelligence transmission team that asked Uchiha Madara to carve the rendezvous code on his head can give us the intelligence now," Suigetsu said directly.
After speaking, the Watermelon Mountain Bandit glanced around, seemingly wanting to observe everyone's reactions.
However, the other genin weren't stupid either.
At this point, not only did no one respond, but they all looked at him warily until—
"What a coincidence? We're also going to deliver intelligence to Madara Uchiha. Wait for us outside."
At this moment, Akashi stared at Xiguashan and said.
"Tch—" Seeing that no one was falling for the trick, and that the troublesome Uchiha seemed to have his eye on him, Sushiro clicked his tongue.
In this current state of mutual distrust, even if someone gives out the secret code, no one will believe it; instead, they will be seen as "screening the team that transmits the code."
After all, none of them had completed their missions yet, and only half of the teams were valuable in intercepting the cipher.
At this point, Akaishi also realized that his team was receiving the code this time, and the location was indeed "End Valley". However, the meeting method was "a hidden safe house in the nearby forest" - the team that wanted to deliver the code also had the address of this house. If everything went smoothly, the two sides could meet inside to exchange the code.
"It will take us about sixteen hours to get from here to the Valley of the End at full speed—let's rush through it!" Akaishi said to Minato and Ranma as they hurried along.
Although it was their first time going, none of the three hesitated about the route.
End Valley, Tanabata Town, and Post Town were all places we visited last night!
The ramen shop's Genin, Kanji, was carrying maps of the area, giving him an initial intelligence advantage.
"Alright! Let's speed ahead and try to reach the safe house before midnight!" Lan Wu agreed.
Even as they were talking, they didn't stop "jumping over the tree".
If it were a normal mission, a 16-hour journey would definitely take two days—after all, arriving at the destination exhausted might not be a good thing, and if there were an ambush, wouldn't that be sending people straight to their deaths?
However, the situation is different now. Team 7 is confident they're among the fastest. They all set off from Konoha together, so they'll first get to their destination at full speed, and then—
Then we can ambush the others!
Of the three destinations, "End Valley" is the furthest from Konoha, located on the northern border of the Land of Fire. The two iconic giant sculptures are on either side of a waterfall, and above the waterfall is the territory of the Land of Rice.
The Land of Rice Fields has no hidden villages, and missions are usually assigned to Konoha, making it part of Konoha's sphere of influence.
Therefore, although it is a "border area", Konoha has a high degree of control over it!
Tanzaku Town and Shuba Town are relatively closer to Konoha, and other genin can reach them during the day if they travel normally.
Moreover, Tansaku Town is located in the southwest, Shukuba Town is in the southeast, and together with the End Valley, they form a triangle. Traveling between these three places takes about a day's journey with the Seventh Train.
For the next fifteen days, they cannot return to Konoha, nor can they theoretically stray too far from this "triangle route".
However, there's no need to worry too much about supplies. Besides the Valley of the End, the other two locations have supplies available for purchase. You'll naturally be able to resupply along the way if you randomly encounter intelligence missions in those two locations.
"At the beginning, none of us had any intelligence or codes. If we had the chance, we would intercept some; if not, we would just let it go."
Minato didn't object to Akaishi's tactic of "arriving quickly and ambushing other squads," but he specifically mentioned that there was no need to go too far.
At this point, half of the squads had no intelligence codes and were waiting for others to deliver them, while the other half only had one intelligence code, so stealing it wouldn't yield much benefit.
They traveled without sleep or rest, drinking only rations and water. At 11 p.m., the 7th Platoon saw the two huge statues.
"Phew—we've finally arrived. Next, we need to check the location." Akaishi said, taking out the reel again—after the reel was handed out earlier, Akaishi volunteered to put it away.
"Let me see—three miles in this direction, there's a huge locust tree. Its decaying tree hole is sealed with an illusion seal. Once you open it, you can go inside. There's a small safe house inside. We'll meet there this time." Akaishi pointed to the woods in the direction of "Uchiha Madara" and said.
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