Let Him See My Might!

He smiled faintly, his tone calm yet carrying unquestionable confidence. "Teacher Shinku, I understand your concerns.

But that is precisely because the mission is dangerous that I want to go even more.

A ninja's path has never been smooth. If I do not dare face even this small challenge, how can I become the kind of person I want to be?"

Yuhi Shinku was taken aback, then the corners of his mouth lifted slightly into a gratified smile.

He turned around, his back to Aoba, and looked out at Konoha's familiar rooftops and the distant Hokage Rock. His voice was low, tinged with emotion. "You brat... you have always been this stubborn.

Do you remember your days at the Ninja Academy? During that mock battle, you faced three opponents alone and took every one of them down through calm judgment and precise timing.

That was when I knew that you had a spirit in your bones that refused to admit defeat."

Kawaki Aoba smiled faintly at those words, unable to stop himself from recalling his time at the Ninja Academy.

Back then, he had indeed relied on that refusal to lose, dragging himself back up from failure after failure and tempering himself into who he was now.

He replied quietly, "Teacher, you taught me that a ninja's strength lies not only in power, but also in the heart.

If I did not even dare stand by my own choices, how could I live up to your teachings?"

Yuhi Shinku turned back, his gaze settling on Aoba again with a hint of scrutiny. "Fine. Since you have made up your mind, I will not try to persuade you otherwise.

But I must remind you that this mission is unlike any before it. The ninja of the Land of Wind are cunning