"Haha, really?" Itō Yuying said, playing dumb.
Both of them secretly rolled their eyes at him.
"All right, let's go inside and get some rest! There's nothing much to see," Itō Yuying said.
Then the three of them entered the tower.
Once inside, they saw the ninja leading the teams from each village. They all gave Itō Yuying slight nods when they saw him, and he waved back.
The three approached Hiruzen Sarutobi, and Itō Yuying said, "Senior brother, thanks for your hard work."
Orochimaru and Jiraiya also bowed to Hiruzen Sarutobi in greeting.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was happy to see them too. He waved and asked, "How did you find the time to come here?"
"I was bored, so I came to take a look and see if there were any promising talents I could take back and train properly," Itō Yuying said.
"If you pick all the promising talents, the other Jonin will have something to say about it," Hiruzen Sarutobi said.
Itō Yuying laughed. "I'm kidding, just kidding. We don't need promising talents. We only need students with perseverance."
Itō Yuying continued, "Take Duy, for example! He struggles to extract chakra, and back at the Ninja Academy, he was called the dead last among dead lasts. But he has a strong will and the spirit to endure hardship and work hard. His future potential won't be any lower than that of clan ninja. By specializing in this one discipline, his potential might even be a little higher than theirs."
Hiruzen Sarutobi and the others all nodded at that.
As soon as Itō Yuying turned around, he saw the ninja from the other villages listening closely with their ears pricked up.
Itō Yuying was stunned.
Realizing they had been caught, the ninja from the other villages quickly put their