Yūske slowly walked out of the camp with the support of the three of them and came to a lush green field, where he sat down to rest.
"Lord Yūske, hurry and tell us—how exactly did you defeat Chiyo?"
The moment he sat down, the three could no longer contain their curiosity and eagerly asked him.
"It could hardly be called a defeat. Chiyo was very strong. I only won by luck."
Yūske knew he had not truly won. Chiyo simply could not see through him and had not wanted to continue fighting. But now the entire ninja world knew that Chiyo had been defeated by him, and Hatake Mōsō and the others had made much of it to raise Yūske's reputation.
"She may have had many concerns and didn't go all out."
Yūske knew these three were trustworthy friends, so he did not hide much from them. Aside from the outcome, he told them everything.
After all, during their few days of missions in the patrol squad, they had already forged a deep friendship.
"I don't think I'll be taking part in any more battles against the Stone Ninja. This time, I may return to the village with Lord Hokage and continue my training. What about you?"
After chatting for a while, Yūske began discussing his plans for the future.
"We can only follow orders."
Aburame Shiho sighed helplessly. She did not have much passion for fighting in the first place.
"Yeah!"
Hyūga Hiroshi and Shimura Maki both nodded in agreement. As branch-family members, they did not have much say within their clans. They could only accept whatever was arranged for them.
"But being able to return to the village is pretty good too," Yūske comforted them. "At least we won't have to face such a tense atmosphere of