Inside the Food Restaurant, Kikyo kept showing Anyo the forehead protector she had just received, clearly showing off.
Anyo sighed. "I knew graduating would be easy for you, but did you have to do it so soon?"
"I'm angry."
Despite saying she was angry, Kikyo showed no anger on her face. Instead, she was all smiles as she said, "Now you can't say I'm not qualified to take missions anymore."
Well, with Kikyo's brains, she really did not need to spend too long at school.
Anyo accepted that fact and asked, "Now that you've graduated, who's your assigned teacher, and which team did you join?"
Kikyo gave a mysterious smile. "Tsunade wanted me to join Team 7."
"So that's it. She's no good at gambling, but she certainly knows how to work the numbers."
Tsunade clearly still had reservations about Kikyo becoming a ninja, so she had insisted on assigning her to the team he led, neatly filling the vacancy Sasuke had left.
Anyo reminded her, "Missions aren't child's play. Now that you're officially a ninja, I'll be very strict with your training. Be prepared for that."
Kikyo said confidently, "Of course. I've been ready for that for a long time."
"Come with me."
They left the Food Restaurant, and Anyo took Kikyo to their usual training grounds.
Anyo slowly took out a wooden case.
The wooden case was rectangular, about an arm's length. When he opened it, five strangely shaped metal objects lay quietly at the bottom. Their surfaces were pitch-black, and a closer look revealed countless fine gaps within them. They were actually woven from countless extremely fine metal wires. A gentle tug on the wires immediately met with strong, resilient resistance.
"What's this?" Kikyo's interest was thoroughly piqued.
Anyo handed the wooden case to Kikyo and said,