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"Tsunade-sensei, what's today's mission?"
After some time, the three members of Tsunade's squad no longer held any hope of getting simple, easy missions; it was like a dream!
All sorts of transitional D-rank missions, each one more troublesome than the last.
To this, Ronglin could only say:
Life has never been awesome, always stuck in a rut!
"Don't worry, this mission is very easy, and very leisurely."
Squad missions were divided into two types: either the sensei could take the students to the Hokage's office to receive them, or she could decide for herself. For Tsunade, going to the Hokage's office to choose missions was simply dreaming!
In short, I'm in charge.
"First, I want to congratulate you. The annoying D-rank missions are over. From today onwards, you'll be able to do some interesting missions, like today's mission."
Tsunade said with relish, but unfortunately, the three members of Tsunade's squad weren't very enthusiastic because, over the past two months, Tsunade had said this many times, yet each mission was still the same old pattern, just a change of scenery, not substance.
There was no excitement on their faces, not even a hint of indifference. Tsunade smiled proudly inwardly. Generally, in the initial stages,
team leaders would take their students on various D-rank missions to temper their youthful arrogance before slowly changing the missions. As for when the missions would change, it depended on the sensei's standards of approval.
Among those who graduated at the same time, everyone else was already doing missions outside the village. Only Tsunade's squad was repeatedly doing various transitional missions, which made Ronglin and his two teammates feel stifled.
Two months!
Not two days, not two hours!
Even Ronglin was somewhat fed up, let alone Otogakure and Yoru Matsuda. If it weren't for fear of Tsunade's wrath, they would have given up long ago.
"Today's mission is an escort mission, an A-rank mission, and it's one of the more difficult A-rank missions. Usually, it's carried out by Chunin, but since your teacher is me, you get to take on such a mission."
Tsunade had an expression that seemed to say, "You're taking advantage of me," which piqued the interest of the three genin. An escort mission?
Escort missions came in many forms. Some only required escorting people, while others involved following a convoy to protect it from attack, ensuring the safe arrival of goods at their destination. Others involved escorting documents or similar items.
Among them, escorting people was the most troublesome, escorting goods was the slowest, and following a convoy was the most prone to attacks.
"Tsunade-sensei, what kind of mission is it?"
The first to ask, unable to hold back, was still Yoru Matsuda.
"Someone purchased a batch of supplies from the village to be sent into the Land of Wind. We will accompany the convoy to the Land of Wind, a country full of sand. Isn't that interesting?"
Kids will be kids, hmph hmph. Tsunade chuckled inwardly, seeing the three members of her squad fall for it.
"Alright, you have half an hour to organize your belongings. Meet at the village gate."
With a wave of her hand, Tsunade declared them dismissed.
"Great! I definitely need to bring a lot of stuff!!!"
Yoru Matsuda bounced up high like a puppy, excitedly pulling Otogakure and happily running off.
"You don't need to bring anything?"
Seeing that Ronglin had no intention of returning, Tsunade was quite surprised. Usually, new recruits who had been cooped up for several months would be as excited and happy as Yoru Matsuda when starting a C-rank mission. But Ronglin seemed unchanged.
"I've brought enough food, and enough ninja tools. I don't need anything else."
Ronglin answered truthfully. As for clothes, who would bring a pile of clothes and miscellaneous items when on a mission?
"Interesting brat."
Tsunade smiled. In fact, many times Tsunade was quite reasonable, as long as you didn't deliberately provoke her or disturb her when she was in a bad mood.
Normally, Tsunade's personality was a bit carefree, and even a little wild.
"By the way, have you ever harbored resentment towards the Uchiha and Hyuga clans?"
Tsunade had wanted to ask this question a long time ago but had held back. Today, she finally found a suitable opportunity.
Usually, Yoru Matsuda and Otogakure were always present, so some things were not suitable to say directly, as they involved too many complications.
Ronglin paused slightly, then chuckled: "I've never cared, so where would the hatred come from? The path of a commoner ninja is harder than that of a great clan ninja, but with Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze as examples, does it make any difference whether one is from a great clan?"
"You brat, you sure dare to make comparisons."
Tsunade couldn't help but laugh wryly. If an ordinary person said this, Tsunade might think the other party was overestimating themselves.
The achievements of Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze were not something ordinary people could imagine. Daring to use them to compare oneself was not something an ordinary person could do.
However, what Tsunade didn't know was that in Ronglin's heart, he had never compared himself to Minato Namikaze and Orochimaru, because there was no need. If he were to make a comparison, it would be with someone even higher, not them.
It was imaginable what heights Ronglin's Sharingan and Byakugan would reach in the future without upgrade restrictions, not to mention a more special Kekkei Genkai that had yet to awaken. Ronglin never believed he was inferior to Minato Namikaze or Orochimaru.
However, mentioning the two, it was impossible not to discuss the subsequent Third Great Ninja War, and the struggle for the Hokage title between Minato Namikaze and Orochimaru.
Minato Namikaze had the support of the Third Hokage, while Orochimaru had the support of Danzo, Konoha's hidden shadow.
Will history still proceed as in the original story?
Compared to Orochimaru and Minato Namikaze, Ronglin only lacked experience and time. Therefore, such a comparison was meaningless.
Thinking of this, Ronglin felt somewhat fortunate. Thankfully, he had removed the upgrade restrictions on the Byakugan and Sharingan back then, otherwise, it would have been quite troublesome.
Both the Byakugan and Sharingan were difficult to upgrade. From Mangekyo to Eternal Mangekyo was a huge hurdle!
Ronglin couldn't find a brother with a Mangekyo Sharingan to transplant eyes from, not to mention that upgrading the Eternal Mangekyo to the Rinnegan required the fusion of Indra's and Asura's chakra.
As for the difficulty of upgrading the Byakugan to the Tenseigan, it was probably not much lower than the Rinnegan – it involved the moon.
Subconsciously, Ronglin looked up at the sky, but unfortunately, the sky was clear for miles, and there was no moon to be seen.
But how does the Kekkei Genkai that controls time awaken? This was currently the most puzzling thing for Ronglin. If this Kekkei Genkai awakened, controlling time, would it mean he would become an immortal, ageless monster?
Ronglin was very much looking forward to this.
Seeing Ronglin just smile and say nothing, Tsunade frowned, her beautiful eyes filled with doubt. Does this kid have so much confidence in himself? Then, should I give him a push?
From the bottom of her heart, Tsunade hoped that Ronglin's growth could surpass Minato Namikaze, so she could thoroughly rub it in Jiraiya's face twice, and it would also benefit the village.