Ever since Sarutobi Tōgo left his position, Hiruzen Sarutobi had not sent another captain.
Bieshu Feifan was naturally happy with that.
Might Guy hung around with Bieshu Feifan too, enjoying himself every day.
With Brother Feifan around, food and drink were never a worry.
Only Might Duy felt vaguely worried. He thought they seemed to have offended Lord Hokage.
"Feifan, do you think Captain Tōgo will complain to Lord Hokage about us?
"After all, on our last mission, it seemed too many people liked us, which made the nobles very unhappy."
Bieshu Feifan was lifting rocks with Might Guy to build muscle. Hearing Might Duy's doubts, he was utterly dismissive.
"Come on, Brother Duy. The Hokage is my bro.
"He's someone I personally taught who's halfway to mastering the Will of Fire. He wouldn't be that petty.
"Relax and come join us."
"Yeah, Dad. Don't you know what kind of person Brother Feifan is?
"He's outstanding, a future Lord Hokage. We can leave our youth in Brother Feifan's hands without worrying."
Seeing that his son agreed with Bieshu Feifan, Might Duy nodded.
Although he felt Bieshu Feifan was not quite normal, if even Guy said so, there was no problem.
Guy's intelligence was definitely normal.
And so, Might Duy put his worries aside and started building muscle too.
As for Hiruzen Sarutobi, he still refused to admit defeat.
He still wanted to take Bieshu Feifan on.
But now, Bieshu Feifan's trio had become even more famous.
None of Konoha's Chunin or Jōnin wanted to lead their team.
Some Shinobi did not even bother finding an excuse once they heard it was those three.
They simply told Hiruzen Sarutobi:
"Lord Hokage, we're Shinobi from respectable families. We won't take this job."
Bieshu Feifan kept feeling that the treacherous Hiruzen Sarutobi was