"Squad Leader, are you really going to enter..."
"Yes. There's no need to be surprised."
Inside Anbu headquarters, Xia Yan smiled as he spoke quietly to Kakashi.
Kakashi's surprise was perfectly understandable. Having been here for a month or two, he had more or less familiarized himself with how the Anbu worked.
This was one of the most powerful positions in the entire Anbu, second only to the Anbu director and deputy director!
Although the Anbu had many divisions, all of them had to follow the Operations Unit's orders. It could be said that those divisions existed entirely to serve the Operations Unit.
Kakashi had never dared imagine holding such a powerful position, yet he had not expected his squad leader to have his sights on it.
But soon, the expression beneath Kakashi's mask shifted slightly.
He realized that his squad leader seemed fully qualified. Whether in terms of his record or his strength, his squad leader met every requirement!
Since he met the requirements, why shouldn't he give it a try?
Taking a deep breath, Kakashi nodded solemnly. "I understand. Give it your best, Squad Leader."
"Of course." Xia Yan smiled at Kakashi. "If I succeed, would you be willing to join me?"
"Of course I'd be willing to follow you, Squad Leader." Kakashi's tone was firm.
Of everyone in the Anbu, Xia Yan was the person he knew best, and Xia Yan had helped him so much.
If Xia Yan left, he would probably have to be reassigned to another squad. While he was not afraid of unfamiliar surroundings, he was not particularly fond of them either.
With someone familiar to follow, why would he go serve under someone he did not know?
Besides, Xia Yan's relationship with his teacher was far from ordinary. Kakashi had long since