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Several members of Anbu Squad 1 laughed, teasing Kato Dan, which left Sakumo Hatake exasperated. Rong Lin shook his head, indicating he was merely coerced.
If Kato Dan hadn't been asking for trouble, he wouldn't have struck so hard. Fortunately, the other party wasn't seriously injured.
It was a pity that Kato Dan would rather suffer even more severe injuries than endure such a humiliating treatment.
There was no discrimination against new recruits in the squad, apart from Sakumo Hatake's warning. Instead, Rong Lin's reputation had spread quite a bit.
If anyone felt unhappy and wanted to pick a fight with him, they'd be asking to get slapped in the face within minutes. Apart from some hotheads, no one enjoyed asking for trouble or having others deal with them.
Of course, except for Kato Dan.
The brief meeting quickly concluded. Under Sakumo Hatake's leadership, the first mission for Anbu Squad 1 began. This mission, involving two Kage-level powerhouses and five elite Jonin, was quite challengingâat least, that's what Rong Lin thought.
The mission content was so awkward that even Sakumo Hatake himself felt a bit embarrassed to voice it.
"Patrol Konoha's back mountain!! Prevent anyone from damaging the Hokage Rock!"
What a difficult mission, so difficult that everyone in the squad looked dejected. Were all Anbu missions like this?
Perched on a large tree, Rong Lin sat not far from Sakumo Hatake, gnawing on the roasted chicken Sakumo Hatake had brought back, bored out of his mind!!
And to make matters worse, he couldn't do anything else. He had to stay here, constantly pacing back and forth.
Anbu Squad 1 had six members, divided into three small groups for patrol. Rong Lin and Sakumo Hatake were in one group.
Sakumo Hatake, as the Anbu Captain, had the authority to leave at any time, which was why he could bring Rong Lin some food to pass the time and prevent him from getting too bored.
"Otherwise, what do you think? Where would we get so many pursuit missions and escort missions for us Anbu to handle? In reality, most of the time, Anbu ninjas are quite relaxed.
But once a mission comes in, it means it's very difficult. Sacrifice is commonplace; you just get used to it. If you happen to encounter the Land of Fire's Grand Celebration, you'll be even more speechless. Protecting the feudal lord isn't something everyone enjoys doing. At least, I don't."
Sakumo Hatake smirked cunningly, giving Rong Lin a murderous impulse. What kind of situation was this?
He took a big bite of the chicken leg. Rong Lin said, speechless, "He can't keep doing this, can he?"
"Of course, it can't always be this easy. Our next mission will be the difficult task of guarding the Hokage Tower."
"The mission after that will be patrolling the village to prevent anyone from fighting and causing damage."
"And the mission after that will be..."
"Stop it!! Stop! Don't say any more! I don't want to hear it. If you keep going, I'll fall into despair."
Rong Lin had a headache. What kind of crappy missions were these? Why would Anbu Squad 1, the strongest, be doing such boring tasks? Was this really how they handled things?
"Hahaha..."
Sakumo Hatake laughed shamelessly. "Generally speaking, missions that aren't too dangerous are usually given to other squads. Only if the mission is particularly dangerous will Anbu Squad 1 be deployed. So, you'd better mentally prepare yourself."
"Good heavens."
Rong Lin's eye twitched. He didn't want to speak. This felt even worse than being in a regular squad. How many missions could possibly warrant the deployment of Anbu Squad 1?
Didn't that mean Anbu Squad 1 would mostly be doing gatekeeping, back mountain patrols, and secretly doing chores in the kitchen?
"Hahaha..."
Imagination differs from reality. Rong Lin felt a pang of annoyance as Sakumo Hatake's shameless and cunning laughter came again. It was Sakumo Hatake's suggestion to transfer Rong Lin to Anbu Squad 1, not the Third Hokage's.
Anbu Squad 1 had the strongest capabilities. This meant there wouldn't be too many missions worthy of their deployment. If Anbu Squad 1 had to be deployed for every mission, wouldn't that leave nothing for the other squads?
In that case, Anbu Squad 1 would definitely be worked to death!
Therefore, most of the time, under the premise of not encountering highly dangerous missions, Anbu Squad 1 was very idle. But for someone as restless as Rong Lin, it was maddening.
Think about it, not long ago, he was busy running around the world in a regular squad, fighting all sorts of dangerous people. But after joining the stronger Anbu Squad 1, the missions he received were gatekeeping and patrolling. This huge change was hard for most people to accept, and Rong Lin was no exception.
Sakumo Hatake was right. The next day, Rong Lin stood at the entrance of the Hokage Office, utterly frustrated.
He had never imagined that one day he would be standing here, helping the Third Hokage guard the door. This felt even worse than patrolling the back mountain. He had immense strength but couldn't do anything, and he wasn't even allowed to do other things.
When patrolling the back mountain or the village, he could at least slack off or secretly train. But here, there was basically no hope; everyone who entered the Hokage Office would notice him.
"Hey, Rong Lin, how does it feel to join the Anbu?"
Amidst the boredom, Rong Lin observed everyone who walked past. It was then that Rong Lin realized how difficult it was to be the Hokage.
Not to mention anything else, the sheer volume of document processing every day was enough to drive someone crazy. In less than two hours, over fifty documents had already arrived at the Hokage Office.
Files needed to be processed, and arrangements had to be made for every squad in the village. Just thinking about it made him feel exhausted.
Suddenly, Minato appeared in front of the office with his team: Kakashi, Rin, and Obito. Minato enthusiastically greeted Rong Lin, who, wearing his Nine-Tails mask, rolled his eyes. "Do you have to be so obvious, you bastard?"
"Uchiha Rong Lin!!!!"
Kakashi, Obito, and Rin, who hadn't initially paid attention to Rong Lin, gasped in surprise. Rin excitedly ran over, circling Rong Lin and examining him repeatedly, as if Rong Lin were a monkey.
"I didn't expect you to join the Anbu so quickly!! Haha, we just graduated, but you're not good at all; you didn't even come to the gathering."
Rin chattered on and on, while Obito looked at Rong Lin's equipment with envy. The Anbu was a symbol of strength; without absolute power, entering it was basically hopeless. Kakashi looked at Rong Lin with determination, Rong Lin always being his goal, a goal to surpass.