Yugao got back on her feet and grabbed her sword. However, Fujin raised his palm and said, "Enough. That's sufficient combat for today."
Yugao nodded and sheathed her sword again. Suddenly, she looked behind her. At that instant, a strong wind blew through the area. Numerous branches were broken. Yugao struggled to keep standing. A massive amount of water suddenly landed on the fire that was spreading, dousing it and covering the area with steam.
After the winds passed, Yugao asked, "What is that?"
Fujin replied, "Looks like my clone decided to end the battle. Let's go and check on them."
Just like Fumito, Yugao also sensed the fight happening at the other place. But she was still surprised that Fujin could unleash such destruction with just a clone. Both flickered towards where Fumito and Bunjiro were.
The winds had finally calmed down. Fujin and Yugao saw Bunjiro sitting on the ground while breathing heavily. Despite wearing a mask, they could see that he was scared. Sensing them, Fumito climbed out of the ground. He looked at Fujin. This time, there was no disdain in his eyes. Instead, there was admiration and respect.
Fujin looked at his clone who dispelled himself in response and passed all the memories to Fujin.
Fujin said, "I have seen enough for now. We will end the fight here."
Neither Bunjiro nor Fumito objected. They didn't want to be on the receiving end of such a devastating jutsu again. Fujin looked at Bunjiro and said, "Take a good rest, your chakra levels are very low."
Bunjiro nodded and replied, "I will."
Fujin looked at Yugao and Fumito and said, "Though the cuts on you are shallow, get them healed as well. We will meet back in our room after 3 days. I'm not sure when we will be assigned missions or which missions we will be assigned."
He looked at Bunjiro and explained, "Generally speaking, easier missions are assigned when a new Anbu joins the unit. But, Yugao and Fumito have a lot of experience. So we may be given tougher missions to start off. So be prepared."
Bunjiro nodded again and said with confidence, "Don't worry Captain. I'm prepared."
Fujin nodded and said, "Good. Let's meet later."
He flickered away leaving his three subordinates together. Bunjiro said, "I never thought that the gap between an Anbu and an Anbu Captain would be so strong."
Fumito shook his head and said, "You are overthinking. He is just too strong. I don't think my old Captain would stand a chance against him. I wonder how he trained to be so strong at just 14. And why isn't he famous? I never heard of him until today."
I'll send Fujin's team here to ensure that the head of the Kagawa family returns safely. Since this meeting is supposed to last for over a week, they will be away from the village for at least 2 weeks.'
Hiruzen decided to assign the mission to the Land of Grass to Fujin's unit.
While Hiruzen was picking out a mission, Yugao was training extremely hard along with Hayate. Sounds of swords clashing could be heard for hours in their training ground.
Finally, Hayate said, "That's enough for today. You need to rest."
Yugao stopped and sheathed her sword. Both went out to grab a meal. Hayate asked, "What's gotten into you today? I haven't even seen you train with such intensity?"
Yugao sighed and said, "I was assigned to a new team yesterday. The Captain arranged a sparring session. He parried my Hazy Moon Night slash with ease. During the fight, I couldn't land a single hit on him."
Hayate was surprised. Even though he was teaching Yugao, her strength wasn't far from his. He asked, "He sounds very powerful. Who is your new captain?"
Yugao replied, "Suzuki Fujin."
Hayate tried recalling, but he couldn't remember anything. He said, "I don't think I have ever heard of him. Is he a Veteran ninja who keeps a low profile by hiding in the Anbu?"
Yugao shook her head and replied, "No. He is just 14 years old. I looked up his information as well. But I didn't find much on him other than the fact that Senju Renjiro was his teacher and that he was the champion during his Chunin exams."
Hayate was shocked. He asked, "A 14-year-old boy defeated you in swordplay? Which style did he use?"
Yugao had a bitter smile as she said, "None. I couldn't make him use any."
Hayate was left speechless. He thought, 'Seeing the intensity of her training and her voice, she should have been defeated very thoroughly.'
He muttered, "A 14-year-old genius who is already an Anbu Captain. Looks like our village will have another strong ninja in the future."
Yugao nodded. To cheer her up, Hayate changed the subject and talked about the stuff she liked.
Just as Hiruzen expected, Fujin's name would slowly be known among the generation that was around 6-8 years older than him. These were the batches that had graduated from Academy right after the Third Great Ninja War and hence had very high numbers. Due to this, Fujin's reputation would slowly build up in the village.