Seeing Sarutobi Again

"They haven't given you trouble over this, have they?"

Shisui looked worried.

The Wood Release Kekkei Genkai was no small matter. Anyone with half a brain would connect it to Long Ye's surgical abilities.

More importantly, Wood Release belonged exclusively to the Senju Clan, and few of its members were still alive.

That left only one possibility: he had obtained this ability from the dead—or, more precisely, from their cells.

The implications were staggering.

If the procedure could be performed at will, couldn't Konoha create countless powerful Wood Release users? The potential value was immense.

Long Ye shook his head.

"That's what puzzles me. No one's come to see me these past few days, and no one's brought it up deliberately. I figure they may be waiting until the Third is reinstated before asking me about it."

Shisui nodded thoughtfully.

"I'd say it's more that they don't dare. You took on the Nine-Tails alone. You're too strong for them to interrogate now."

"Maybe."

Long Ye couldn't be bothered dwelling on it. He would deal with whatever came.

"It's about time. We should go. This mission is important; nothing can go wrong."

For a split second, Shisui's expression turned unnatural. It quickly returned to normal, and Long Ye noticed nothing.

Together, they made a formidable pair.

In terms of strength, even one of the Five Kage might struggle against them if they joined forces.

As for speed, Shisui's Body Flicker Technique and Long Ye's Lightning Flash were nearly unmatched in the Shinobi World.

In the eyes of everyone in Konoha, the pair had reached a standing equal to that of the Konoha Sannin in their day. If those two took a mission, they would complete it.

Besides, this time they were only delivering a letter of appointment. Surely nothing would go