After hearing Kakashi congratulate him, Ruri smiled and said to him, "Thank you, Captain!"
Given Kakashi's personality at this point, it was truly rare for him to take the initiative to congratulate Ruri.
News of Ruri becoming a Jonin had reached not only the villagers and ninja in the village, but also the members of the Anbu, so they all came to congratulate him.
Hmph... what's so great about becoming a Jonin? Gekko Hayate thought sourly as he looked toward Ruri with a gloomy expression.
Although Ruri was now appearing in the Anbu as a Jonin, this still made Gekko Hayate feel extremely uncomfortable.
But after the lesson he had learned last time, and with Ruri now being a Jonin, he did not dare show the anger inside him again.
"Is everyone ready? Can we set off?" Kakashi asked as he looked at his team members, who had nearly finished packing.
"We're ready. We can set off!" the members of Team Kakashi said in unison.
Kakashi nodded, then said, "Move out!"
With that, all the ninja at the Anbu assembly point used the Body Flicker Technique and vanished from the spot.
They moved extremely fast and had already reached a forest on the border of the Land of Fire.
The two teams of Anbu ninja were darting swiftly between the trees.
"Ruri, do you know how much longer it'll take to get there?" Uzuki Yugao asked as she ran swiftly beside him.
Ruri turned to look at Uzuki Yugao and answered with a smile, "We should be nearly there, Yugao. Hang in there a little longer!"
With that, they looked ahead and continued running.
"Kakashi, our camp is just up ahead!" said Shinnosuke Sarutobi, the captain of Team One.
Shinnosuke Sarutobi was the Third Hokage's eldest son, Asuma Sarutobi's older