As soon as Shikaku Nara finished speaking, everyone present started discussing, believing this method was feasible.
But soon, a problem arose: who to send as the leader?
Undoubtedly, the leader needed to be a strong individual to ensure success. If the leader wasn't strong enough, they could easily be overwhelmed by the enemy, leading to a loss rather than a gain.
Subconsciously, many people looked at Ronglin.
Ronglin's strength was no secret in the village. His fierce performance on the Land of Wind battlefield was enough to qualify him for this leadership position.
"Heh~~~"
While seemingly entertaining himself, Ronglin, who was secretly paying attention to the meeting, suddenly looked up, staring blankly at everyone:
"Why is everyone looking at me? Did I get even handsomer today?"
"Cough cough!!!!"
At these words, many people immediately coughed violently, and a few couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Tsunade's face darkened, feeling a murderous urge. What in the world was this guy doing?
Handsomer again? Was this really the time to say something like that?
"Hehe."
Ronglin rubbed his nose, looking a little embarrassed: "Um, you all continue. Don't mind me, don't pay attention to me."
Everyone was speechless. They needed his help now, yet he was telling them not to mind him. If they didn't mind him, what was he even saying?
"Cough cough!!!"
Shikaku Nara suppressed his laughter, coughed, and said to Ronglin:
"It's like this, we plan to establish a special squad responsible for operating in areas not covered by the Hyuga clan's reconnaissance, eliminating infiltrating enemies, and simultaneously, as much as possible, invading enemy strongholds and disrupting their order."
"Oh~~~"
Ronglin suddenly understood and agreed, "That's a great idea, I support it. And then?"
"Then, Lord Ronglin, we need you to… become the leader of this squad. With Lord Ronglin's strength…"
"No! Absolutely not!!!"
Shikaku Nara hadn't finished speaking when Ronglin shook his head vigorously: "I have my own squad, and this absolutely won't do. I cannot abandon them."
"Besides, there are so many experienced seniors present. They certainly don't need a junior like me to do such dangerous things. So I'll just continue patrolling. I think being on the patrol team is quite good."
"Walking around every day, reconnoitering, preventing enemy infiltration. So I won't participate in this matter. It's safer to leave it to the seniors. Yes, that's it, I can't handle it; I lack serious experience!"
"I won't hold everyone back."
"......"
Ronglin's refusal was well-reasoned, bringing up things like being a junior and lacking experience, leaving everyone present collectively speechless.
Even Fugaku Uchiha and several Uchiha elders felt a bit embarrassed.
"Uh, Lord Ronglin, with your strength…"
Ronglin kept rambling, and Shikaku Nara could only patiently try to explain.
But before he could finish, Ronglin interrupted him again:
"No, I still can't take on the role. I will definitely make the patrol team flourish and not disappoint everyone. This task should still be given to the seniors."
"......"
Shikaku Nara completely lost his temper. Ronglin repeatedly used his junior status to shut him down. If he continued, it might turn into him using his senior status to pressure a junior.
This left Shikaku Nara with a pile of arguments, but against Ronglin's unreasonable and nonsensical pushback, he completely lost his temper and couldn't voice any more arguments.
Inside the command center, everyone looked at Ronglin, who only wanted to stay in the patrol team and not become the leader of the special squad, and were all speechless.
Tsunade didn't speak, rubbing her temples, visibly frustrated with Ronglin.
"You see, the elders and seniors of the great clans here are all very capable. Why must you ask a young man like me to do such a thing?"
"Besides, I'm afraid I alone can't keep the others in line, so let's just drop this!
I'll just stay in the patrol team."
For a moment, everyone was speechless, unsure how to respond to Ronglin.
"In that case, then, our Hyuga clan will take on this task. It will also serve as an explanation for today's events to everyone…"
When Ronglin was talking nonsense, he kept looking at Hiashi Hyuga. If Hiashi Hyuga didn't speak up, he would appear cowardly.
One moment "great clans," the next "seniors" and "elders"—it was clearly a challenge to see if Hiashi Hyuga would accept it!
"It can only be so."
Shikaku Nara, who was usually calm and composed in any situation, was truly at a loss whether to laugh or cry at this moment. He shook his head with a bitter smile, considering the topic closed.
The Hyuga clan would take on this mission, but no one could guarantee whether the mission would proceed smoothly. The meeting ended quickly, and Ronglin found an excuse to slip away, not giving Tsunade a chance to cause trouble.
Anyway, Ronglin had made up his mind: whoever wanted to deal with such a troublesome matter could do so!
He certainly wasn't going. There was no way he would go.
"Lord, I'm sorry."
But when Ronglin returned to his tent, Shisui, who had been waiting outside, hurried forward to apologize.
"You've been drinking?"
He smelled alcohol from a distance. Ronglin looked at Shisui, surprised.
This kid actually dared to drink! And in the camp! If he got caught, he'd be skinned alive.
Let alone Shisui, even Jiraiya, who was a heavy drinker, would obediently follow the rules when in camp.
1.6 Of course, drinking outside the camp didn't count; no one could control him then.
Shisui scratched his head awkwardly, making his already messy hair look even more like a bird's nest. Perhaps it was his first time drinking; Shisui's face was flushed, not to mention the strong smell of alcohol, and his eyes were also red, partly from drinking and partly because the kid had cried.
Ronglin could easily tell whether his eyes were red from drinking or from crying.
"Because the seniors and elders were together, I couldn't refuse, so I drank just a little."
"Lord, really, just a tiny bit."
Worried that Ronglin wouldn't believe him, Shisui eagerly gestured with his pinky finger to show "a tiny bit." Ronglin wanted to laugh.
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