Though he wondered why they were ranking themselves by height, surely they could at least have ranked themselves by when they became students—or by age!
And by his estimation, he was actually a little taller than Nagato. But since their teacher had already made up his mind, Yahiko didn't complain.
Learning was what mattered most. Their rankings were trivial. They were brothers for life—why get hung up on so much?
With points on his mind, Rasa put thoughts of beauty aside. Sunagakure was fine for the time being, so he began the work of molding Nagato.
Nagato was the priority. He wasn't as opinionated as Yahiko, had plenty of potential, and wasn't an extreme idealist. He was the best value for the effort.
As for Yahiko, he was more of an added bonus. He was simply too difficult to handle: high effort, low reward. Rasa might as well give up on him.
"Teacher, there's something I've wanted to ask you for a long time..."
Konan hesitated. "Teacher Rasa, are you a member of the Celestial Group?
You seem to know a lot about the Celestial Group."
Nagato and Yahiko perked up their ears. Rasa had indeed mentioned the Celestial Group many times, always starting with "a friend of mine" or "another friend of mine"...
They had also heard a little about the Celestial Group. Ōnoki had attacked the Land of Lightning because he suspected the Raikage had sent a disciple to fabricate a story about the Celestial Group attacking Iwagakure Ninja.
"That's right. I am one of the Celestial Group's core members."
Rasa nodded, confirming it. "Every core member of the Celestial Group is at least as strong as I am.
You've probably heard a few of their names: Himura Kenshin, Luo Yongxin, and my friend Charles. They're all core