Naruto: Extreme Bloodline Limit

He had no idea how much pressure Kakashi would have to endure. Although Kakashi always looked at him with those dead-fish eyes angled at forty-five degrees, he was still one of Ronglin's few friends since coming to this world. If possible, Ronglin did not want White Fang to walk down that path either, but unfortunately, he was powerless to change any of it.

"The mission has been postponed and handed over to another squad."

The special training had ended. Tsunade Class should have continued taking missions, but at their meeting point, Tsunade arrived in a hurry and left just as hurriedly.

Now that the White Fang incident had thrown the village into turmoil, Tsunade, as one of the higher-ups, was no longer in a position to lead the team out on missions.

"What a disappointment. We trained specially for so long, and now it's being postponed again."

Ronglin had received Tsunade's special training, and Shimura Ou and Harusame Yu had as well. However, the two of them had only received child's-play training; Tsunade casually gave them a few pointers, then sent them off to work at it themselves.

Not everyone could enjoy the kind of private tutoring Ronglin received.

Harusame Yu looked thoroughly disappointed, while Shimura Ou remained expressionless. After glancing at the two of them, Ronglin said, "It should be because of the White Fang incident. You both know things haven't been peaceful lately. As one of the higher-ups, Teacher Tsunade naturally can't get away."

"Does that mean we have to stay in the village?"

Shimura Ou, who was usually quiet and disliked speaking, rarely asked a question.

"That's impossible." Ronglin shook his head and said with certainty, "Although the White Fang incident has caused a huge stir, the missions that need to be carried out won't decrease. No matter what, the village's development can't be interrupted. If all missions were set aside, it would be bad for the village's development and would damage its reputation. So I think they might temporarily assign another teacher to lead us on missions until Teacher Tsunade returns."

Ronglin thought much further ahead than the two troublemakers. Under these circumstances, the most likely outcome was for another Jonin to be assigned as their teacher and lead the squad in continuing their missions.

The village would not allow its development to come to a halt because of the White Fang incident.

Especially since Konoha was in a weakened period after the Second Shinobi World War and needed time to develop and recover its strength, it was even less likely to stop.

"By the way, Ronglin, what kind of training have you been doing these past few months? We haven't seen you in ages."

Unable to sit still, Harusame Yu quickly shifted the topic to the special training. Ronglin smiled and shook his head. Naturally, he could not talk about it; otherwise, Tsunade would be saddled with ugly accusations of favoritism. Even if no one dared say it openly, rumors spreading in private would still be bad for Tsunade.

"I have something to take care of, so I'll be going. We'll meet again for the next mission."

Before a temporary replacement for Tsunade could be chosen, the three of them could only remain in the village. A figure surfaced in Ronglin's mind. After saying goodbye to the two troublemakers, he headed toward the training grounds.

"Tap tap tap~~~"

Several Kunai struck the prearranged targets from tricky angles. Kakashi panted, completely ignoring the sweat covering his body. As he trained, he forced himself not to think about anything else. That feeling could drive someone insane.

"Your body is already overloaded."

Looking at Kakashi's stubborn back, Ronglin felt pity for him. Why did something like this have to happen to him?

Although it was not Kakashi himself who had done it, White Fang was Kakashi's father and the Hatake Clan's head. There was no way Kakashi could remain uninvolved after something like this happened!

The once-active members of the Hatake Clan had all fallen quiet over the past few days. Unless necessary, they would rather stay within the clan grounds than go outside.

They could not bear the gossip and accusations. Kakashi was already doing well by venting those accusations at the training grounds. If it were an ordinary six-year-old child, he would probably have hidden at home and been too afraid to go out.

"Whew~~~"

Ronglin's words caused Kakashi, whose nerves had been tightly wound, to collapse straight onto the ground. He looked utterly bedraggled, sweat and dust mingling together and leaving his silver hair filthy.

Having hair that white was really nice. After feeling a trace of envy, Ronglin slowly walked over.

Still, Ronglin had no desire to become a member of the Hatake Clan. The people of that clan had one defining trait: their Chakra reserves were low!

Just think about it—later, Kakashi possessed the strength of an Elite Jonin, but when it came to Chakra reserves, Sasuke and Naruto could leave him streets behind.