Third's concerns were perfectly clear to Kakashi.
With so many Mangekyō Uchiha in the Akatsuki Organization, anyone would feel worried and wary. Now that the village had finally gained a Mangekyō Uchiha of its own, naturally, they had to be cautious.
What was more, Sasuke wasn't even eleven yet. No matter how much of a genius he was, he was still too young. If they sent him onto the battlefield now and something went wrong, the village would regret it too late.
Kakashi walked out of the Hokage Building and sighed.
The Third's reasoning could convince him, but he had no confidence that he could convince Sasuke. Just thinking about Sasuke's reaction when he learned he couldn't take part in the mission gave him a headache.
Ninja Academy.
Ding-a-ling.
The clear ring of the class bell interrupted Yakumo's challenge to Sasuke.
Or rather, the challenge had already ended the moment Sasuke activated his Mangekyō Sharingan. After all, Sasuke had said he wouldn't use his Sharingan.
"Tch!"
Sasuke clicked his tongue, his expression a little irritated.
He wasn't annoyed by the sudden class bell. He was annoyed because he'd realized that without using his Mangekyo Dojutsu or an extremely powerful ninjutsu like Chidori, he couldn't actually take down Yakumo and Rock Lee in front of him anytime soon.
Hearing the bell, Rock Lee glanced at Yakumo. "Yakumo, the class bell rang!"
"Just my luck!" Yakumo complained, then said to Sasuke, "Sasuke, we're not done here. I'll challenge you again after school!"
"Fine. I'll be waiting!"
Sasuke deactivated his Sharingan and turned toward the school building.
Seeing that the challenge had temporarily come to an end, the students who had gathered to watch also hurried toward the school building.
Just then, Neji and Tenten came over to Rock Lee.
Tenten patted Rock