"Who is this...?"
In the end, Asuma could not hold back. He looked at Tagitsuhime and asked.
Lin Ze turned slightly and gave a brief introduction:
"Tagitsuhime, from Ryūchi Cave."
"Ryūchi Cave?!"
Both Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi were startled.
As ninja, they naturally knew the legends of the Three Great Sage Lands.
But besides surprise, a faint trace of wariness entered Kurenai Yuhi's gaze as she looked at Tagitsuhime.
"Hehe, hello, little ones."
Tagitsuhime greeted them with a smile, her gaze lingering on Kurenai Yuhi in particular with a hint of amusement, as though she had noticed something.
Grrr-
Just then, Asuma's stomach betrayed him with a growl.
He scratched his head awkwardly:
"Haha, I just finished a mission and I'm hungry. Lin Ze, have you eaten? Want to go to Ichiraku Ramen together? My treat!"
Kurenai Yuhi also looked at Lin Ze expectantly.
Lin Ze glanced at the silent Rei Uesugi, considered it briefly, then nodded:
"All right."
Ichiraku Ramen Shop.
Teuchi warmly welcomed them and showed them to their seats.
Little Ayame could already run around behind her father, helping pass him small things. Her big, dark eyes were full of curiosity when she saw Lin Ze, the older boy with the "bottomless stomach."
The five of them sat around the counter in a somewhat delicate atmosphere.
After ordering his food, Asuma finally lost the battle with his curiosity. He leaned toward Lin Ze and asked in a low voice:
"Lin Ze, I heard you used some incredibly powerful staff on the battlefield and even drove back the Third Raikage. Was that thing Qingtian transformed?"
News that "Azure Dragon" had used a mysterious, enormous pillar to clash head-on with the Third Raikage's "Strongest Spear" had long since spread across the front lines, and naturally made its way