250,000 ryo is neither too much nor too little for an escort mission.
Kakashi didn't really care about this little bit of money. It just so happened that they were going to travel out of the village for a month, so they might as well get a little side quest done while they were at it.
He turned to look at the three kids, wanting to hear his students' opinions.
Especially Naruto...
The reward suddenly dropped from 2 million ryo to 250,000 ryo, so he wonders if this kid will make a fuss.
Sasuke put his hands in his pockets, frowned, and electric light flashed from his body from time to time. He glanced at Kakashi with a cool expression and muttered, "Whatever."
Sakura bounced out from behind Sasuke, her pink hair swaying as she raised her right hand, "Kakashi-sensei, I'm fine."
Seeing his only female student being so well-behaved, Kakashi finally felt better.
'Thank goodness…'
'At least one of them was still relatively normal.'
He then shifted his gaze to the troublemaker of Team 7, Uzumaki Naruto, fearing that this kid might do something drastic again.
Naruto turned away, giving Kakashi the cold shoulder to show he was still mad.
'No matter what, I'd just shouted out for 2 million ryo with such a loud voice just now…'
'So wouldn't it be embarrassing if I bow my head now?'
'Besides…'
'Wasn't it Kakashi's job to find a way out for me?'
'He's so immature!'
"Hahahaha, we'll take on this mission, old man."
Kakashi laughed dryly a few times, then led Tazuna to go register the mission.
The Shinobi watching around all breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this scene.
'Thank goodness…'
'It seems that Team 7, which has taken on another mission, won't be back anytime soon!'
'We have to seize the few low-rank missions in the village.'
The Shinobi, who were joking with each other just now, suddenly felt their hearts tighten, and they immediately realized that everyone present was their competitor, so their eyes, which were originally showed smile, turned fierce.
'Tch!'
'Those remaining D-Rank missions are mine!'
The Konoha's Shinobi are about to start a new cycle of mission-hungry competition...
A new storm was brewing, so how can the Konoha's Shinobi stop moving forward!
Seeing Kakashi walked away with Tazuna, although Naruto still looked grumpy on the outside, he was still a little excited inside.
The Land of Waves arc was about to begin.
He really wanted to see how strong he'd become.
The reason why he landed on Kakashi earlier was that Kakashi was careless and did not dodge.
In addition, as Konoha's top-tier technician, Kakashi was known for going toe-to-toe with anyone, so using him as a standard to measure his own strength is not the best method.
After all, this guy fought evenly against Zabuza, and later on, he was able to battle against Otsutsuki.
By that math...
Zabuza = Otsutsuki Kaguya.
Naruto always felt that Kakashi had some kind of world-protagonist buff placed on him.
Therefore, it was very necessary for him to use the early small BOSS, Zabuza, to test his own strength.
A few minutes later, Kakashi came back downstairs with Tazuna.
"We'll meet at the village's entrance at 7 AM tomorrow."
"Everyone, remember not to be late."
Kakashi didn't seem embarrassed at all when he said this.
All the three students stared at Kakashi at the same time, and almost pointed at a certain white-haired Shinobi.
'Obviously, you are the one who is most likely to be late in our Team 7, right?'
"Alright, dismissed."
Kakashi, a veteran of many battles, would naturally not be scared by the looks of the three Genin. He calmly told them to go back to their homes, and then went to get Tazuna settled in.
Sasuke had no home, so he skillfully used Naruto's portal to go back to the grove for training.
At first, Sakura felt embarrassed to ask Naruto to send her off, but now that they were familiar with each other, she didn't take it to heart at all and immediately walked through the portal and returned to her house.
As for Naruto...
His situation is similar to Sasuke's, both of them have a house but no home.
The only difference is, his future wife has a lot of relatives.
After sending those two off, Naruto tossed a portal and came to the Hyuga Clan's territory. The Hyuga Clan's members were stunned when they saw the familiar yellow-haired brat, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly become noticeably tense.
Naruto pretended not to notice and casually walked towards the wall.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Naruto climbed over the wall and entered the inner courtyard in a few seconds.
As for why he didn't just use the portal to go inside directly...
Naruto thought this was more exciting.
The Hyuga Clan's Shiobi were so angry when they saw the yellow-haired brat swiftly climbing over the wall that their veins popping in fury.
If it weren't for the fact that these people had different physiques from ordinary people, they might have been irritated to the point of having a stroke by Naruto.
'Still… it's fine.'
'This brat is leaving the village tomorrow anyway!'
Naruto, who had just climbed over the wall, was still thinking about how to say goodbye to Hinata.
But as soon as he landed and turned around, he bumped into a broad, solid chest.
Looking up, Naruto's face immediately froze.
'Crap!'
'Why is old man Hiashi here?'
The two stared at each other for a long time without speaking. Naruto's gaze began to shift evasively and he lost his confidence.
There's no way around it. The father-in-law always has a natural suppressive power over the son-in-law.
Hiashi's sharp, blade-like eyes bore into him, and with his Byakugan active, Naruto couldn't read a single thing from his expression.
Judging by the stone-cold face though...
He was probably pissed?
Hiashi stared him down for several long seconds before finally speaking in a low, calm voice, "Next time, go through the front gate."
"Hinata is in the training ground."
After saying this, he turned around and left directly.
Naruto scratched his head, looking a little sheepish.
He suddenly found that his father-in-law didn't seem that fierce.
The Hyuga Clan's compound was huge, and it took Naruto nearly ten minutes of walking to find the training ground.
It can only to be said that the Hyuga Clan is truly worthy of being a powerful clan of Konoha.
Seeing Hinata training, Naruto greeted her, sat down in the corridor of the house, and watched her train quietly.
The Hyuga Clan has known for their strict discipline, and once a training routine was set, it had to be completed in full. So even though Naruto was there, Hinata didn't stop.
Even so, the little girl, who was throwing palms at the wooden stakes, clearly wasn't paying attention to the training at all.
Every time she used a palm strike, she would turn her head slightly and secretly looked at Naruto.
In the end, the Hyuga Clan's elder shook his head and called it off, signaling that training was over for the day.
The elder gave Hinata a long look, then glanced at the yellow-haired brat nearby, sighed heavily, and left the training ground with hands clasped behind his back.
He'd finally accepted it.
Their clan's eldest princess had clearly set her heart on this yellow-haired bastard.
'Fortunately, the Clan Head was wise. When he saw this yellow-haired bastard a few years ago, he gradually shifted his focus to her younger daughter.'
After the training, Hinata was sweating profusely, her hair was wet and stuck to her cheeks, and her little face was slightly red like an apple.
Hinata found a seat and sat down, but she didn't dare sit next to Naruto. She was too self-conscious about being sweaty and didn't want him to smell her.
A girl's mind is always hard to guess. Of course, Naruto would never think so much and had no idea why she'd sit all the way over there.
"Why are you sitting so far away?"
"I…"
Before Hinata could finish her words, Naruto suddenly grabbed her white ankle and gently pulled it towards him.
"Ah…!"
"N-Naruto-kun… l-let go…"
"So embarrassing…"
Hinata let out a tiny gasp, but because she was afraid of being discovered by others, she subconsciously covered her mouth.
The heat radiating from Naruto's hand on her white ankle shot straight up to her ears, turning them bright red.
After she came to her senses, she hurriedly covered her face with both hands, and there was steam coming out of her head.
It can also be seen that Hinata has been teased a lot over the years and is gradually not as shy as before.
Naruto laughed heartily, thoroughly entertained.
'My wife is the best!'