You little brat. I'm a man pushing forty, and you think I can't handle you? Haha! Ruri thought after seeing the reaction he wanted.
"Anyway, all in all, I'll definitely keep going on missions with you. Besides, you're the only one my age whose strength is close to mine. If you don't go on missions with me, who else will?" Ruri said to Uchiha Itachi with a smile.
Uchiha Itachi turned and smiled at Ruri. "Thank you so much, Ruri! Next year, we'll have three new teammates, but they're also old friends of ours!"
At Uchiha Itachi's words, Ruri immediately laughed, then said, "Right, right! If you hadn't mentioned it, I really would have forgotten. Next year, Harukawa and the other two will graduate from the Ninja Academy, and they'll be joining the Anbu then too!"
"Harukawa and the other two-who are they? Are they friends of yours?" Kakashi asked curiously after hearing Ruri and Uchiha Itachi's conversation.
Ruri turned and smiled at Kakashi. "Yes, Captain. They're Momokusa Harukawa, Reika Hyuga, and Akagimaru. The three of them are good friends of mine and Itachi's!"
"We all met at the Ninja Academy. It's just that the two of us had better grades, so we graduated from the Ninja Academy early!" Ruri said.
"Next year, they'll graduate from the Ninja Academy on schedule, and then they'll all join the Anbu! I'm really looking forward to them joining!" Ruri said quietly with a smile.
After hearing Ruri's words, Kakashi frowned and said to him, "They're joining the Anbu too? Don't they know how tough it is in the Anbu, and how boring it is?"
Ruri smiled at Kakashi beside him. "I've told them all of that, but they're still determined to join the Anbu. Besides, Captain, don't underestimate them. Two of them may