Facing Kakashi's encouragement, Sasuke casually waved a hand and returned to Kakashi's side. Then, without making it obvious, he added 900 points of General Proficiency to Wind Release: Taiji Rasen Shuriken. Injecting too much General Proficiency at once made him feel tired, but a small amount posed no problem.
Dazuna, standing nearby, recalled the Taiji Rasengan from earlier and took in Sasuke's carefree expression. He grew excited. This boy was quite strong, too. If they didn't abandon the mission, the bridge in the Land of Waves would surely be completed.
Kakashi glanced at Dazuna's strange expression, his own face turning odd. No matter how good your acting is, you still ended up deceiving Konoha!
An hour passed, and Naruto and Sakura arrived, each carrying a pack.
"All right, let's go!"
Once everyone had gathered, Kakashi announced the start of the mission. The Land of Waves was still quite a distance away, making this a long-term assignment. The journey alone would take a long time, and then they'd have to stay until the bridge was finished.
As they traveled, Sasuke slowly increased the proficiency of his Taiji Rasenshuriken. He couldn't afford to waste the time spent on the road.
After ten days of travel, Team 7 successfully entered the Land of Waves. During those ten days, Sasuke had also managed to max out his Taiji Rasenshuriken proficiency. After all, there didn't seem to be anything else to do besides travel.
[Taiji Rasenshuriken: Forbidden Technique] [General Proficiency: 20100]
After absorbing the last bit of knowledge, Sasuke looked at the information on his panel and smiled with satisfaction. I hope those two brothers who are here to get themselves killed show up soon! My General Proficiency is a little low right now.
Just as Sasuke was thinking that, a small puddle