Why Didn't You Bring Your Dad?

The next day, Asuma Sarutobi brought his squad to the training ground at the edge of the main camp.

Atop the Earth-Style Wall, Uchiha Ling looked at the Hyuga Clan ninja standing two heads taller than Asuma Sarutobi, then at the Akimichi Clan ninja who was as tall as an adult. He laughed in exasperation.

Could this special treatment be any more blatant?

Asuma Sarutobi said, "Uchiha Ling! Our squad wants to challenge you too!"

Uchiha Ling took another look at the Hyuga Clan ninja.

His eyes already possessed the Sharingan kekkei genkai. He wondered whether the system could still give him the Byakugan bloodline.

"Asuma Sarutobi, you've actually got the nerve to bring your teammates here?

"Our teammates are all genin from our class. Look at yours. Come on, do you dare tell me how old your teammates are?"

Asuma Sarutobi also felt that he was getting far too much special treatment. He said, "Never mind how old my teammates are. They're not much older than nine, anyway."

"You're saying they're nine?" Uchiha Ling sneered. "We're all genin squads. We could get killed on the battlefield at any moment.

"But you, Asuma Sarutobi, got yourself a Hyuga to be your eyes and an Akimichi to be your shield. Did you come here for a picnic?

"Why didn't you bring your dad?

"Just have your dad be your teammate, Second Young Master of the Sarutobi Clan!"

Asuma Sarutobi's expression darkened. Without realizing it, he began breathing heavily as he glared at Uchiha Ling.

Hyuga Tetsu always wore a frown and a cold expression. His resentment toward the elders and his helplessness as a branch family member left him little reason to smile.

Yet at that moment, he couldn't help finding it funny. The corners of his mouth twitched.

He felt