"I'm dead tired. The past three days have been nonstop." The moment he arrived before Jin, Morichika Makoto started complaining, then turned his gaze toward his two companions...
Kato Narumi looked utterly exhausted, while Shinohara Shizuka was covered in wounds and bloodstains. Morichika Makoto could not help swallowing. "You two look worse off than I am."
"Rhino, you have plenty of explosive power, but you lack endurance. Butterfly, your sensory abilities are among the best even for jonin, but you rely too heavily on them and have neglected your own combat ability."
Jin ignored Morichika Makoto's complaints and analyzed everyone's strengths and weaknesses. "As for Falcon, you lack patience. You like ending battles quickly. That's a good thing, but sometimes it can backfire."
"Think things over properly. Butterfly, come with me." Jin rose from his chair and walked outside, with Shinohara Shizuka silently following behind him.
Watching the two leave, Morichika Makoto suddenly remarked, "Falcon, don't you think the captain is like some little old man? He's obviously a kid, but he talks like someone in their forties or fifties."
Kato Narumi unceremoniously lay down in the chair Jin had been using. "Don't let our captain's age fool you. In less than a year, he went from genin to squad captain."
"Huh? How do you know that?" Morichika Makoto curiously leaned closer. Kato Narumi shifted his body as he spoke. "My cousin told me. The captain had already gone to the Second Ninja War battlefield right after graduating..."
Konoha Hospital
"How unusual. You actually came to ask me for a favor." Tsunade spun the pen in her hand and looked curiously at Jin and the girl beside him. "Don't tell me it's to treat this girl's injuries? The Anbu medical unit could handle wounds this minor without any trouble."
"How