Naruto: Extreme Bloodline Limit

This left Ronglin with no choice but to organize whatever useful intelligence he could on the spot, then track these people's trail. If only he had Ninja Hounds like Kakashi. The rain would wash away too much, making tracking far more difficult.

A pack of Kakashi's Ninja Hounds came to mind. Unfortunately, he did not have any. Ronglin could only sigh and begin searching. Fortunately, he had the Byakugan, allowing him to observe distant targets without anyone noticing and expand his search range.

"The rain will wash away too many things, especially footprints. How are we supposed to search?"

When it came to this kind of tracking, Shimura Ou and Harusame Yu were completely at a loss. Ronglin could rely only on himself, as well as the Tracking Technique Tsunade had taught him.

The only good news was that even after relocating, such a large group would still leave behind plenty of clues.

The result of having so many people of varying strength was that they would leave useful clues behind. All Ronglin could do was follow these scraps of information to find the mission target.

"Don't you feel that Uchiha Ronglin is different from everyone else?" Harusame Yu asked quietly as they traveled, unable to offer much help.

"He is different."

Shimura Ou nodded. "Compared to others his age, he is stronger and more composed. Nothing about his behavior resembles that of a child. I wonder how he compares to Kakashi, whose name is known throughout Konoha!"

Although Kakashi was quite famous, he had few friends at the Academy and always kept strangers at arm's length. As a result, not many people truly knew him; most could only speculate.

"I feel like this mission was specially prepared for him. We can't help at all."

A girl's intuition was sometimes frighteningly accurate. Harusame Yu voiced her suspicion.

"Perhaps. But don't say things like that again."

Shimura Ou frowned. It was not just Harusame Yu—he had felt the same way. But it was enough to keep such thoughts to themselves. Saying them aloud would be tantamount to questioning White Fang and the Third Hokage, and that could bring considerable trouble.

Every mission was reviewed by the Hokage before being issued. That meant the Third Hokage had reviewed its details, and White Fang had then accepted it. What they had said was no different from questioning both the Hokage and White Fang.

"Oh."

Harusame Yu answered glumly. She did not want to be like this either, but watching her teammate run around busily while she was unable to help at all was enough to drive anyone mad.

"We'll work hard to catch up to him."

Shimura Ou raised a hand and stroked Harusame Yu's cheek. Her face flushed red, and she gave a soft affirmative sound before falling silent.

The ultimate flirting move: touching someone's face. Do it well, and you could flirt with men or women alike; use it right, and you could end your single life; use it wrong, and you might get beaten half to death.

But were these two showing off their affection here? Showing off their affection? Or showing off their affection? Important things had to be said three times!!!

Noticing what the two behind him were doing, Ronglin could not help thinking of that phrase. He coughed. "You two, this is mission time. If you want to get intimate, wait until tonight. I'll pretend I didn't hear or see anything."

"Ah!! What nonsense are you talking about!!"

"..."

Shimura Ou and Harusame Yu's faces instantly turned bright red. They hurriedly let go of each other, feeling terribly awkward beneath Ronglin's amused gaze.

"I didn't mean to interrupt you, but you have no choice but to stop this intimate behavior. I found the enemy's trail."

The two were embarrassed and irritated at first, then froze before asking in delight, "You found them?"

"Mm." Ronglin smiled and nodded. "Although the rain washes many things away, it also leaves some traces behind—provided you know how to look for them."

"That's great!!!"