It had been more than two months since he left the Hidden Leaf Village.
During that time, Hyuga Satoru had not only completed several solo missions assigned by the Hokage, but had also established the Silver Masked Asura persona in the black market of the Land of Grass.
Thanks to that identity, Hyuga Satoru had benefited greatly.
Setting aside the huge bounties, his good brother Rasa had showered him with gifts—first a pile of unrefined Gold Dust, then a head worth thirty million Ryo, and finally, he had stepped up without regard for his own safety and used himself to shield him from Kakuzu's threat!
Tell me, wasn't that moving?
He had gained enough, and the purpose of his training had been achieved. It was time to return to the village.
Hyuga Satoru had never wanted to return to the village so badly.
According to his plan, there were quite a few things he needed to do after returning this time.
Konoha.
Hokage's Office.
A knock sounded at the door.
"Come in."
Hiruzen Sarutobi raised his head. When he saw who it was, he smiled.
"Wu, you've been out training for over two months. How did it go? Did you complete all your missions?"
The one who entered was Hyuga Satoru, freshly returned to the village and covered in travel dust.
"Lord Hokage, all three missions have been completed: the B-rank mission to eliminate bandits, the A-rank mission to kill the rogue ninja Uesugi Toru, and an A-rank intelligence-gathering mission."
As he spoke, Hyuga Satoru took out the items proving the missions had been completed.
Hiruzen Sarutobi examined them one by one, then nodded approvingly.
"Very good. As expected, I did not underestimate your abilities. You didn't run into any trouble, did you?"
"Other than Uesugi Toru being a little