Wasn't your title the Blue Devil? Before that, it was Flame Demon. Why did you always have something to do with demons?
The three silently grumbled to themselves.
Lately, the three had practically been living in hell.
During the day, they had piles of missions. Completing those was exhausting enough, but at night, they still had to sleep in the Forest of Death.
For some reason, the wild beasts kept attacking them, leaving them unable to get a proper night's sleep.
They had even learned to sleep in short bursts. After dealing with the beasts, they would rest in the trees for a while, waking instantly at the slightest sound.
"Your training ends here. Now I'll take you out for yakiniku," Hyuga Akira said with a smile.
"Long live Akira-sensei!" the three cheered in unison.
Hyuga Akira kept his word and took the three to the yakiniku restaurant.
The three stuffed themselves without the slightest concern for appearances. This stretch of time had been absolute torture for them.
They had neither eaten nor slept well.
Now that they could finally have something delicious, they were so moved they almost cried.
"Slow down. Nobody's going to steal your food." Hyuga Akira rolled his eyes. The three acted as if they were afraid the yakiniku would run out.
None of them could eat as much as he could, anyway.
Fortunately, his wallet was fairly full, so he wasn't worried about eating himself into poverty.
"Akira-sensei, does this mean we've finished training?" Namiashi Raidō asked after eating.
"That's right." Hyuga Akira nodded.
"Then what do we do next?" Kurenai asked curiously.
Hyuga Akira thought for a moment before saying, "First, I need to test your strength. After that, I don't know."
His innocent expression left all three silent.
Now, Konoha ninja were