"Oh? Is there something you still need to prepare? That's fine. For now, we're only promoting you to Special Jōnin. You won't be joining the ANBU quite so soon, so you still have time to prepare."
After hearing Qingyun's words, Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded in satisfaction.
"Thank you, Lord Hokage. What I want to do is return to the battlefield in the Land of Rain once my injuries heal. Please give me your permission.
I'm still worried about Teacher Tsunade, and I promised Grandma Mito that I would help her look after Teacher Tsunade in the future.
Teacher Tsunade's boyfriend, senior Dan Katō, died at Hanzō's hands. With her still on that chaotic battlefield, I'm very worried about her, so I want to head to the Front Lines as soon as my injuries heal.”
Seeing that Hiruzen Sarutobi had agreed to his request, Qingyun spoke with a smile.
Hiruzen Sarutobi, Mitokado Homura, and Utatane Koharu nodded approvingly at Qingyun's words, clearly pleased by his loyalty and affection.
Danzo's expression, however, had slowly darkened after hearing Hiruzen Sarutobi's words. After Qingyun's answer, his face turned thunderous.
Someone as loyal and warmhearted as Qingyun, with such light in his heart, would clearly never join his Root. He had also heard about Qingyun's performance on the battlefield.
While escorting supplies to the front lines, Qingyun had twice defeated Rasa, the genius of this generation from Sunagakure. He had then proposed a plan and gone alone as bait, luring Chiyo and her ninja out of their camp to pursue him. This gave Orochimaru and Jiraiya the chance to destroy Sunagakure's frontline supplies, forcing Sunagakure to retreat and temporarily ending the fighting against the Sand Ninja.
It was fair to say that if Sunagakure stayed quiet from then on, Qingyun would undoubtedly be the greatest contributor