And so Karin stayed in the office to have her abilities and skills tested.
Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha, however, no longer had any reason to stay there. After Hiruzen Sarutobi ordered them to leave, Kakashi naturally ushered them out.
Yoshiki Kakashi did not leave. He needed to stay with Karin. Whether she was allowed to remain or not, he had to look after her for now, and if she had to leave, he would escort her out himself.
Now they had stepped out of the Hokage Building.
Their three-person squad had shrunk to two again, leaving only Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
Sasuke Uchiha looked tense. He feared Karin would not be allowed to stay and had no interest in looking around.
Naruto Uzumaki raised his head, glanced left and right, then looked back and forth between the two of them for a while in surprise.
"Whoa, is it just us? We're short a person today."
After a long silence, he finally could not hold back and suggested, "How about we go find Brother Mang?"
Luo Mang was stronger than they were. If Naruto wanted to spar, he naturally wanted to do it with someone strong. He had no idea where his teacher was, so Luo Mang was his only option.
With that, Naruto Uzumaki was about to leave, but in the next instant-
"Hey, hey, hey!"
Sasuke Uchiha grabbed Naruto Uzumaki by his clothes, looking helpless.
"Give it a rest. Brother Mang and the others have something to deal with. We can just train."
Earlier, while they were in the Hokage Building, Sasuke Uchiha had grown bored waiting and checked the Diary.
He had clearly seen the complaints Luo Mang had written in the Diary.
Sasuke Uchiha was worried for the man he had accepted as his older