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Rong lin didn't take it to heart and shook his head with a smile.
"I've also heard about the issue between you and him. He was somewhat in the wrong. I hope you don't take it to heart. We are all teammates now."
Ever since seeing Rong lin's file, Minato knew that the squad might have trouble in the future. Having these two people together was not a good thing.
Fortunately, Kato Dan was very restrained. Although Rong lin was young, he understood reason and didn't cause any conflicts, even helping the other party.
It was just that Minato didn't know that Rong lin had been secretly laughing while observing Kato Dan being hunted down like a stray dog. If he had known, he definitely wouldn't have been able to laugh.
"What are your thoughts on this mission?"
Seeing that Rong lin didn't speak, clearly not wanting to elaborate on this issue, Minato immediately changed the subject. As the squad leader, he had the responsibility to communicate with his teammates and enhance everyone's understanding of each other.
"I don't have any particular thoughts. Isn't such a mission very normal for you?" Rong lin looked at Minato and asked in return.
Minato hadn't expected Rong lin not only to not answer but to ask a question back. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately smiled.
"Actually, it doesn't count. I'm not omnipotent, am I?"
"I know." Rong lin nodded and said, "Not long ago, I ran into you at the hospital entrance. Your teammate..."
"His injuries were too severe..."
The smile on Minato's face completely vanished, and a trace of sorrow flashed in his eyes. Although it was normal for shinobi to die in battle, as a teammate in the same squad, a companion dying, it was impossible for Minato to have no emotional fluctuations.
"Sorry."
"It's alright. This is something shinobi have to face, isn't it? Maybe one day, I'll be like him too."
Minato quickly composed his emotions and joked with a smile. Rong lin smiled back without answering. Who could say for sure about such things? Besides, with Minato's strength, how many people could actually stop him?
What a pity, it was fated that he would be tormented by his own disciple, who would release a Nine-Tails to destroy everything Minato had, except for a sigh.
It is said that "a teacher for a day is a father for life," but in the world of Naruto, the bond between master and disciple is truly very weak, so weak that disciples can turn against their teachers and kill them at any moment.
"I won't disturb your rest anymore. Once Dan's injuries recover a bit, we'll immediately return to the village."
Minato stood up, patted Rong lin's shoulder, and returned to the cave to take care of Kato Dan. Rong lin remained seated at the cave entrance, showing no intention of moving.
An A-rank mission was completed just like that. All Rong lin did was wait, watch the show, set up a trap, then use one ninjutsu, and the mission was complete.
Minato also had it easy. The only tragic one was Kato Dan, who suffered light injuries, including a twenty-centimeter-long gash on his waist that almost severed his ribs.
After Kato Dan's injuries stabilized, the three of them immediately returned to Konoha. During this time, Kato Dan was always on Minato's back, enjoying VIP-level treatment.
Time flowed slowly. The squad completed one difficult mission after another, never failing. Soon, Kato Dan and Minato were shocked to discover that although Rong lin was not old, his strength was surprisingly formidable.
After the shock, Minato felt pleasantly surprised. The stronger Rong lin's strength, the greater the success rate of missions. Kato Dan, on the other hand, suppressed his resentment and dissatisfaction.
This made him very glad that he hadn't overtly targeted Rong lin from the beginning; otherwise, the consequences would have been unpredictable.
If Kato Dan truly dared to target him, Rong lin would definitely beat him until he was searching for his teeth all over the floor. The Spirit Transformation Jutsu was very powerful, but that was against ordinary people. Using it against himself? That was asking for pressure.
As one mission after another was completed, Rong lin experienced countless battles, and there were even instances of severe injuries. The injuries gave Dan a big scare. Fortunately, though they looked miserable, there was no life-threatening danger.
Battle after battle, training after training, deepened Rong lin's exploration and cultivation of the power of time, allowing him to begin to feel just how perverse this special kekkei genkai was.
In the fourth month after joining the squad and starting missions, during an intense battle, Rong lin's Sharingan evolved, becoming the Mangekyo Sharingan. This brought Rong lin immense joy, but also some worry, worried that overusing it would affect his eyes. Fortunately, his worries were unnecessary.
And Minato and Kato Dan, his squadmates, did not know that his Sharingan had already evolved to a higher level.
"May I help you?"
After a mission, Minato had to go home for something temporarily. Rong lin took the mission report to hand it in. Unexpectedly, just as he left the Hokage building, he found he was being followed.
From within the hidden bushes, Rong lin looked at the ANBU operative following him, frowning.
"...Lord Danzo invites you. He requests Uchiha Rong lin to come to the ANBU headquarters for a visit."
What was bound to come had finally come, though a bit later than expected. Rong lin had once thought Danzo would find him very quickly, but he had guessed wrong. Danzo had remained very quiet, and the invitation only arrived now.
Although it was a bit late, it would eventually come. Rong lin didn't feel surprised. "Please convey to Lord Danzo that I, Uchiha Rong lin, am very satisfied with my current life and have no intention of joining ANBU. He should look for someone else."
Although he was mentally prepared, Rong lin had no desire to get involved with a sinister fellow like Danzo. Almost everyone who got involved with Danzo ended up with a bad end.
Selecting promising talents from countless war orphans for training, selecting geniuses from major clans to join ANBU and work for ANBU – someone like Rong lin (Zhao Nuo's) would naturally attract Danzo's attention, it was just that the invitation had come a bit late.
In Rong lin's words, "Heck, I just joined ANBU, and this old man doesn't even want to enter Anbu, let alone your ANBU."
Although his strength was formidable, his age was a definite drawback. The Third Hokage had also never mentioned Rong lin joining Anbu.
"Lord Danzo orders, please..."
Rong lin didn't agree, but this ANBU ninja didn't want to give up and kept repeating his previous words. However, "invites" had changed to "orders," and "request" had changed to a direct command.
"Scram!!!"
Rong lin hated this kind of behavior the most—when a request fails, they try to use orders to suppress.
If the soft approach doesn't work, they want to try the hard approach. Unfortunately, Rong lin wasn't buying it. Want him to join ANBU? Dream on.
"Uchiha Rong lin, you..."