"So that means I know more about it." Inuzuka O scratched his nose and spoke foolishly.
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Under the distinctly different stares, Inuzuka O felt a little creeped out and quickly waved his hands.
"Okay, okay, it's not like I was hiding anything."
"My dad said Aburame Tetsumaru and my brother Tsuyoshi were classmates. He's also a captain who's best at protecting his subordinates. Even when facing Jonin, he's never let any of his men suffer casualties."
"Now that you mention it, could the captain be that Aburame who 'never faces the enemy directly'?"
Nara Yoshino froze when he heard Inuzuka O's words. He pulled a notebook from his ninja tool pouch and rapidly flipped it open.
"Found it. Aburame Tetsumaru, newly promoted Special Jonin. D-rank missions: 0. C-rank missions: 121. B-rank missions: 71. A-rank missions: 11..."
Nara Yoshino's throat went dry. "...S-rank missions: 2."
"You're kidding, right?!"
"How is that possible?!"
With stats like that, how had he only just become a Special Jonin? What kind of monsters were those veteran Jonin?
Uchiha Hiroshi wore a look of utter disbelief. Forcing himself to put on a proud expression, he said, "A Special Jonin like that is decent enough. He qualifies to be my captain."
"Inuzuka O, if you know anything else, tell us all of it."
"Oh, okay."
"He also has a lot of nicknames: 'Giant Insect Envoy,' 'Konoha Insect Demon,' 'Hand-Severing Maniac.' That's really... brutal..." Inuzuka O scared himself as he spoke, his hairs standing on end.
When he had heard the adults discussing this information back at home in Konoha, he had only thought it sounded fun and cool. But now that he was on the front lines and about to meet this captain, those nicknames felt terrifying.
Just as the three Genin trembled at the information,