Chapter 237: We’re Friends
Eventually, Rin made her way toward the dōjō without any trouble.
She found herself standing before a neglected building. The sight brought a smile to her face—despite its dilapidated appearance, there was something she admired about whoever took the time to build it.
With a casual push, she opened the door and stepped inside.
"Ah! I have been waiting!" an exuberant voice immediately said. Rin took in the sight of a boy with a bowl cut, bushy eyebrows, and a bright green jumpsuit. "You have accepted my challenge! Good! You may attack me from any direction!"
Rin couldn't help but feel stunned at first before letting out a small chuckle. Rock Lee had a certain vigor reminiscent of Might Guy—a fellow Genin of hers in the past that she knew quite well.
Memories of her late sensei, Minato, then flashed in her mind, juxtaposed against the figure of Lee, who stood there, ready for combat.
"Are you by any chance Might Guy's son?" she asked, stepping further.
Lee's stance broke at the mention of his sensei.
"I am not Guy-sensei's son," he replied, "but I do honour him with... Wait. How do you know Guy-sensei?"
Rin smiled, her heart warming upon seeing that Might Guy had moved forward in his journey as a shinobi, now serving as a Jōnin.
"You act just like him," she commented in admiration.