#20 - Chapter 20: First Mission Friendship
Kakashi ultimately didn't take off his mask in front of Naruto and the others. Instead, he turned his body to the side while Naruto and the others were focused on eating their noodles and swallowed all the noodles in one gulp.
One wonders if eating noodles like that would burn his mouth.
“Hey, what do you guys think Kakashi-sensei looks like under his mask? Why doesn't he let us see his face?”
The next day, while the Seventh Squad was gathering and waiting, Sakura suddenly asked curiously.
“I don't know, maybe he has mismatched eyes and sausage lips,” Naruto speculated maliciously.
Sakura and Sasuke couldn't help but chuckle at the thought of Kakashi with sausage lips and mismatched eyes.
“What do you say, should we try to take off Kakashi-sensei's mask and see what Kakashi-sensei really looks like?” Sakura suggested.
“Not interested.”
“Boring.”
Naruto and Sasuke rejected Sakura's suggestion one after another, making Sakura feel a little dejected.
At this moment, Kakashi arrived at the training grounds.
“Yo, good morning, everyone!”
Sakura looked at Kakashi, who was late again, and couldn't help but say, “Kakashi-sensei, why are you always the last to arrive? Did a black cat block your path again?”
“Ah… this time it was a white cat~”
“……”
The three of them looked at Kakashi speechlessly.
“Ahem.”
Kakashi coughed lightly and said, “Getting back to the main topic, today our Seventh Squad will be carrying out a mission together for the first time, everyone needs to be spirited!”
“Well then, let's set off now!”
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Half an hour later, the Seventh Squad accepted their first D-rank mission at the Hokage Building – taking care of the Tanaka family's child for a day!
“Does a mission like this really need ninjas to handle it?”
The Tanaka residence.
Naruto and Sasuke stood on the rafters, watching Sakura playing happily with a three or four-year-old child on the lawn.
“The village entrusts us with a large number of missions every day, some with high difficulty and some with low difficulty.”
Kakashi stood beside the two of them and said, “Missions are divided into five levels from low to high: D, C, B, A, and S!”
“As new genin, you must complete at least ten D-rank missions before you can come into contact with higher-level missions.”
“It's really troublesome to have to do ten of these kinds of missions,” Naruto couldn't help but say.
“By the way, what's the reward for the mission? How much money can we get for this mission?”
“Hmm… 500 ryo.”
“……”
“If 500 ryo is divided among four people, each person gets 125 ryo. A bowl of ramen costs 400 ryo, Kakashi.”
Naruto rolled his eyes, speechless.
After working hard all day, they can't even afford a bowl of ramen!
He doesn't want to eat instant noodles today!
“Ah, sorry. I'll ask the Hokage to arrange some higher-paying missions for us tomorrow.”
Kakashi said apologetically, seemingly only then remembering Naruto's living situation.
Naruto didn't speak, just remained speechless.
It seems he can only freeload a meal at Konohamaru's house today.
Although he earned 5,000 ryo from completing Koai's mission yesterday, 5,000 ryo is only enough for him to eat for three or four days.
It's better to save a little.
‘Koai, are there any new missions?’
[Ding!]
[Yes, Master!]
[Elementary Mission: Perfectly complete the first D-rank mission of your ninja career!]
[Mission Reward: Max-level Chakra Control! Currency: 500 ryo!]
Five hundred ryo is better than nothing, at least it's more generous than that old man Hiruzen!
As for max-level chakra control…
This ability solves his problem of not being able to swim.
Naruto's inability to swim is not because his Glint-Glint Fruit is countered by water, but because Naruto simply can't swim!
He had tested whether his ability would be afraid of the world's water on the first night he ate the fruit.
The answer is no!
As for whether seawater will counter the Glint-Glint Fruit, Naruto doesn't know, after all, there is no seawater in Konoha.
If adding some salt to clean water doesn't count as seawater.
“Sakura!”
“What's wrong, Naruto?”
“Be careful!”
Sakura didn't know why Naruto was suddenly concerned about her, but her heart still warmed.
“Okay, Naruto!”
Sakura looked happy,
Feeling that Naruto was not only not annoying, but also becoming more and more likable.
But if she knew that Naruto's 'be careful' was to protect the Tanaka family's child's safety, she would definitely retract her evaluation of Naruto.
Kakashi, who was on the side, was also sincerely gratified to see this scene.
The Seventh Squad is getting better and better~
Soon it was evening,
The Tanaka family's client, Tanaka Osamu, returned home and handed the child back to Tanaka Osamu, their mission was considered complete.
“The reward for the mission needs to be reported to the Hokage tomorrow morning before it can be collected, I'm afraid you'll have to wait a bit, Naruto,” Kakashi said to Naruto.
Newbie teams like them usually report their previous mission when they take on a new mission the next day.
This is also done to avoid wasting everyone's time, running back and forth to the Hokage Building.
Of course, there was also a little bit of Kakashi's own intention.
The less they go to the Hokage Building, the less the workload for the Third Hokage.
This can also be regarded as indirectly reducing the Third Hokage's workload.
Naruto waved his hand, indicating that he didn't care.
Considering that Kakashi treated them to lunch, Naruto wouldn't care about such small things.
Moreover… he's going to have a big meal at Konohamaru's house tonight, Naruto doesn't even care about a mere hundred or so ryo.
Seeing that Naruto had no objections, Kakashi also announced the disbandment of the squad, and they would gather at seven o'clock tomorrow morning.
“Sasuke-kun, let's go home together!” Sakura jumped in front of Sasuke and smiled.
“No.”
Sasuke walked past her and came in front of Naruto, “Naruto, do you have time?”
“?”
“?”
‘Why do I have the feeling that Naruto has become my rival in love?’
‘Why do I have the feeling that I have become Sakura's rival in love?’
Naruto and Sakura looked at each other, two question marks popping out of Sakura's and Naruto's heads respectively.
“What's the matter?” Naruto asked Sasuke.
“Yeah, I want to spar with you,” Sasuke said.
“Spar…”
Naruto hesitated for a moment and made a condition, “If you can treat me to dinner, I'll agree.”
“Okay.”
Unlike Naruto, Sasuke, although he didn't inherit the entire Uchiha clan's legacy, doesn't lack money to spend.
At least he won't be as financially strapped as Naruto when it comes to food.
Sakura watched Sasuke and Naruto about to leave and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, “Sasuke, Naruto… can I come along?”
Sasuke looked at Sakura and nodded under the other party's nervous emotions, “Come along.”
“Great! Thank you, Sasuke-kun!”
Sakura excitedly hugged Sasuke, but Sasuke looked disgusted.
“Let go of me, you!”
Naruto watched from the side and smiled dumbfounded.
After getting along for these two days, although their relationship is not deep, they can be considered true friends.
Even Sakura doesn't seem so annoying anymore…
