#22 - Chapter 22: Joint Action of Team 7 and Parker

"Pakku, I need you to help them with a mission today."

"No problem."

Pakku waved his paw and then looked at Naruto and the others.

"These three kids are your new subordinates, huh? Hmm... these two have good eyes, but this girl..."

Sniff sniff—

"Huh? You actually use the same brand of shampoo as me?"

!!!

Sakura looked at Pakku in disbelief, and then her entire being instantly lost all energy, as if she had died.

"I... I'm using the same brand of shampoo as a dog~"

"Don't be so sad, it's not embarrassing to use the same brand of shampoo as me."

Pakku jumped onto Sakura and comforted her, "Aren't you guys doing a mission? How about this, if you can complete the mission well, I'll reward you with a touch of my paw pad~"

"......"

Sakura and the others looked at Pakku speechlessly.

Who wants to touch your paw pad?

"Alright, break time is over, let's start the mission."

Kakashi clapped his hands, stopping them from continuing to communicate.

"Naruto."

"Yeah?"

"Pakku is good at tracking scents, and of course, you can talk to animals without any problems. I'll teach it to you this afternoon, make sure you complete the mission for me, okay?"

Naruto didn't say anything, and gave an ok gesture.

"Very good, then let's move out—restart!"

......

"Naruto, what should we do next?"

During this period, Naruto has become the leader of the three.

Sakura and Sasuke have developed the habit of asking Naruto when they don't know what to do!

"I'll take Pakku to ask the stray cats and dogs nearby to see if they've seen Little Tiger."

"You and Sasuke go find Mrs. Shishimi and get something with Little Tiger's scent."

After receiving Naruto's instructions, Sasuke and Sakura immediately went to find Mrs. Shishimi.

Naruto followed Pakku to find the nearby stray animals.

"I can't tell that you're the leader of the three, I thought that taller guy was your leader." Pakku said as he walked in front.

"Yeah."

Naruto responded softly, not intending to chat with it.

He didn't think he and Pakku could have anything in common.

Like chatting about what brand of shampoo is on Sakura's head?

Pakku also heard Naruto's meaning, but didn't mean to shut up.

A confident dog like it wouldn't have any embarrassment or inferiority complex.

"You're very similar to the old Kakashi, but the current Kakashi is much gentler than before."

"Speaking of which, that kid named Sasuke is also very similar to Kakashi... Kakashi, this guy is really something, I don't know if he's looking for subordinates or sons."

"Go ask it."

Naruto saw a black cat passing by and instructed Pakku.

Pakku was very obedient, and walked directly to the black cat and asked: "Hey, little black cat, have you seen a cat named Little Tiger? If you tell me, I'll allow you to touch my paw pad."

"......"

"You have to ask it if it has seen a brown cat with a red bow on its head." Naruto interrupted the conversation between the cat and the dog.

"I see, hey, little black cat, have you seen a brown cat with a red bow on its head named Little Tiger?"

"If you have, please tell us, as a reward, I can allow you to touch the paw pad on my palm~"

"Meow meow meow~"

"Oh oh, it said it hasn't seen it."

Naruto squinted at Pakku, hesitated for a moment but didn't say anything.

Although he really wanted to tell Pakku not to say that reward of touching the paw pad, as that might cause some animals to not say anything even if they knew.

But Naruto felt that Pakku wouldn't listen to him.

In Pakku's view, being able to touch its paw pad should be the highest reward for others.

As a dog living in its own world, no one can convince it!

In this situation, Naruto took Pakku around a few more streets, and finally met a little white cat that seemed to have seen Little Tiger.

However, that cat only said that it had seen it this morning, and didn't know where it was now.

Such information was almost worthless.

Naruto asked Pakku to ask where Little Tiger appeared in the morning, and then planned to try his luck there.

At this time, Sakura's voice came from his earpiece.

"Naruto, we're back! Where are you?"

"I'm on Mingcha Street, come over here."

Soon,

Naruto reunited with Sakura and Sasuke.

"Where's the stuff?"

"Here!"

Sakura took out a small, expensive-looking piece of clothing from her pocket.

These days, cats live better than people!

Naruto complained in his heart, then took the clothes and handed them to Pakku.

"Pakku, find the location of the owner of this piece of clothing."

"Leave it to me!"

Pakku's expression was serious, he leaned in front of the clothes, smelled them, and then quickly determined a direction.

"It's over here!!"

With Pakku leading the way, Naruto and the others finally didn't have to search around like headless flies anymore.

Passing through the streets of Konoha, they came to a jungle, and Pakku stopped.

It sniffed around in place and said: "It should be inside, the smell here is very strong, it should have been left not long ago!"

"So it really is in the jungle?" Sakura was a little surprised when she thought of Kakashi's previous judgment.

"Split up."

"After you two find the target, don't act without authorization, notify me first, understand?"

"Understood!"

Sasuke and Sakura nodded, and then entered the forest in two different directions.

Naruto took Pakku and entered from the middle.

"You're really reliable, Naruto. Are you interested in signing a contract with me?" Pakku jumped onto Naruto's shoulder and asked.

"No."

Naruto refused flatly, "Can you determine its location?"

"You're really cold."

Pakku said, and then smelled again with his nose, "On the left!"

With Pakku leading the way, Naruto was more likely to find Little Tiger first.

But Sasuke and Sakura on the other sides might also find Little Tiger first.

After all, the situation inside the jungle is more complicated, and no one knows where Little Tiger will hide after entering the jungle.

Not long after, Sasuke's voice suddenly came from Naruto's earpiece.

"Suspected target found!"

Naruto and Sakura, who received the information, quickly moved closer to Sasuke's location.

"I'm less than five meters away from the target, and the target hasn't found me yet, should I take action?"

Sasuke followed behind Little Tiger, and when he saw that Naruto and Sakura hadn't arrived yet, he asked Naruto for his opinion in the earpiece.

"Are you confident?"

"Yes!"

"Authorize the attack, but absolutely no failure is allowed!"

"Don't worry!"

After Sasuke received Naruto's permission, he quickly took action.

Sneak, approach, and then rush out at the fastest speed to knock down and control the target!

"Target has been controlled."

"Mission completed!"