The battle ended, and they cleaned up the battlefield.
Aburame Tetsumaru was very satisfied with his three students' performance in battle. Three Genin had wiped out a team led by a Jonin and suppressed the Jonin within two minutes.
This battle proved that all three of them had firmly reached Chunin level. After accumulating experience through a few more missions, they would be eligible for promotion.
However, Aburame Tetsumaru planned to make the three wait a while before considering promotion. Mainly because he felt that a major war would break out soon. If the little ones were promoted now, they would likely participate in the war as team leaders. That was too dangerous.
Furthermore, the three Genin's strength had reached the limit of their physical development. They were growing stronger every day. At such a time, they absolutely should not learn skills that damaged their potential. As their teacher, Aburame Tetsumaru felt he could not simply let go.
The work of cleaning the battlefield was mainly handled by Uchiha Hiroshi. After all, Aburame Tetsumaru had given him ten arms.
Within Team 121, Uchiha Hiroshi and Inuzuka O were responsible for confronting enemies head-on. Both faced enormous risks in battle and had encountered life-threatening danger during missions. Uchiha Hiroshi had even awakened his Sharingan because of it.
These two Genin were limited by the amount of Chakra they possessed. They could only use secret techniques and ninjutsu as trump cards, relying mainly on Taijutsu in combat. They desperately needed to improve their close-combat ability.
On a sudden inspiration, Aburame Tetsumaru selected several suitable insects from the Appendage Insects—component insects used to improve giant insects' mobility or close-range attack power—to arm his students as weapons, then adjusted them according to battlefield feedback.
Actual combat proved that Appendage Insects were especially useful in