Rather than two squads helping each other carry out a mission, it had been more like Ronglin was running around everywhere with two deadweights in tow.
"You may be wondering why the difficulty of this mission was so high."
White Fang's single sentence struck directly at the heart of the matter.
Though they had not asked, all three members of Tsunade Class had been deeply puzzled. Given the team's average strength, there was no way they should have received a mission like this.
However, White Fang had accepted the mission, and the Third Hokage had assigned it. Questioning it would be tantamount to questioning the two of them. Anyone would be confused after encountering a mission like this.
Judging by its difficulty, this mission could have been rated as an A-rank mission. It should have required Jonin leading Special Jonin to complete it, yet the members of Tsunade Class...
Shimura Ou and Harusame Yu looked at White Fang, waiting for his explanation, while Ronglin silently picked up some rations and began eating them in small bites.
As he ate, Ronglin slowly examined his body before finally letting out a sigh of relief. The shock to his internal organs was somewhat severe, but he would be fine after resting for a while. As for the wound on his waist, it had already begun to scab over and would recover soon.
The Sharingan...
Ronglin suddenly sensed that something was off. After checking himself, he realized that his Sharingan had evolved!
He closed his eyes, then opened them again. Looking at his reflection in the water cup, he saw three tomoe arranged at different angles within his eyes.
"..."
White Fang, who had been about to continue, froze on the spot. A stormy sea rose within his heart.
He knew Ronglin was a