"Teacher Shuomo, how are you feeling now?"
"Ninety percent. After the poison was removed, I wasn't seriously injured."
Shuomo's answer put Yayoi considerably at ease.
If he had been below eighty percent, Yayoi might have chosen to abandon the mission. There were simply too many enemies.
Besides, the two Elite Jonin had extraordinary teamwork and skill. Even among Elite Jonin, they were top-notch.
"Let's wait until you're back to full strength before we go."
Yayoi said.
"Good."
Shuomo didn't reject Yayoi's suggestion. He waited quietly.
After a while, Rin and Yan returned, and Shuomo explained his plan in detail once more.
The others nodded in agreement. Then Rin shared what she had learned while scouting.
"Sunagakure didn't follow us. They're probably worried about being lured away from their post."
The area nearby was safe. There were no signs of anything unusual within at least three kilometers.
After her genes had been completed, Rin's Byakugan had continued to grow, as if it had finally broken free of its restraints.
Its range and visual acuity had kept improving. Its range was now three times greater than before, when it had only reached one kilometer.
"Oh, right, Rin, Teacher Shuomo, take these."
Yayoi handed the two Custom Kunai in his hands to them.
As for himself, he could use Word Spirit: Fire Tornado. That disaster-level power would make quick work of destroying the supplies.
"What are these?"
Shuomo looked puzzled. Rin stared at Yayoi just as intently, as if asking the same question.
"They're a product of Senjutsu. They belong to the Slug Immortal—a miracle that can't be replicated."
Yayoi said it off the cuff, then looked at Yan. Yan didn't call him out and simply brought out her own Kunai.
She demonstrated the Kunai's unusual power for the two of them.
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