Kakashi Hatake's wallet was completely drained, but clearly, others weren't affected the same way.
Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki watched Hinata Hyuga and the others preparing to leave, wistfully eyeing them with envy.
Naruto spoke first, "Hinata, Ino, Kurotsuchi—I heard you guys completed an S-rank mission this time. That's truly enviable."
S-rank mission!
That was the ultimate level of ninja missions.
Especially in this age of peace, completing an S-rank mission was next to impossible.
Any ninja who had accomplished such a feat earned immense glory and became the envy of all other shinobi.
Hinata and her companions were clearly their classmates—in the Ninja Academy, they hadn't even performed as well as them—but now they'd surpassed them…
How frustrating!
Upon hearing Naruto's words, Kurotsuchi casually waved her hand, "It was just a small thing—saving the ninja world. Nothing too big."
Hearing that, Sakura Haruno exclaimed in surprise, "You saved the ninja world?!"
"What do you mean?"
Seeing Sakura's astonished expression, Ino Yamanaka's face lit up with pride, "The details of any S-rank mission are highly classified. You can never reveal them to outsiders."
"Besides, Sakura, the highest-level mission you've probably ever completed is just a B-rank one, so it's normal you don't know these things."
"Oh, by the way, the reward money we got for completing this S-rank mission was as much as five million ryō."
Seeing Ino's smug look, Sakura felt like her Inner Sakura was about to awaken.
The two of them had competed fiercely over everything since childhood, and now being openly bragged at by Ino made Sakura wish she could die from embarrassment.
Nearby, although Sasuke Uchiha didn't speak, he also felt deeply frustrated.
He wasn't particularly concerned about the generous rewards; he had always considered himself the future heir of the Uchiha clan, yet now his classmates had outshone him. This was difficult for his proud heart to accept.
As if sensing everyone's mood, Hinata Hyuga stepped forward to offer some comfort, "Well… the reason we managed to complete the S-rank mission was mostly because of Teacher Mirai. Without him, relying only on ourselves…"
Recalling Mirai Uchiha's teachings from that day, Hinata couldn't help correcting herself in her thoughts, "Of course, our efforts during the mission were also quite significant!"
"In Teacher Mirai's own words, we were the MVPs of this mission!"
Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno nearly choked in disbelief.
At first, they thought she was trying to comfort them—but then she started boasting again.
But to his surprise, the other party suddenly shifted topics and started bragging about his own achievements...
This was obviously shameless showing off!
Kakashi Hatake couldn't help but feel somewhat emotional.
Indeed, birds of a feather flock together—their way of speaking has become just like Mirai's.
Naruto Uzumaki's eyes lit up mischievously as he asked, "Hinata, can you help us arrange a meeting with Mirai-sensei?"
"We also want a chance to get an S-rank mission."
Upon hearing this, Sasuke Uchiha's eyes immediately lit up.
That's right!
If they also got opportunities for S-rank missions, their performance would definitely not be worse than Hinata's group.
Looking at the three hopeful gazes, Hinata Hyuga secretly glanced at Kakashi Hatake, hesitating slightly as she said, "Wouldn't that be inappropriate?"
Sasuke scoffed coldly, "What's inappropriate? We just want a chance to get S-rank missions. I'm sure Kakashi won't have anything to say about it."
Naruto nodded in agreement, "Exactly, Kakashi's abilities definitely can't compare to Mirai-sensei's. He should understand this about himself too."
Seeing his disciples actually saying such things right in front of him, Kakashi instantly felt like the hearts of his disciples had been stolen away by someone else.
Why did he feel like someone had just punched him in the face?!
After his emotions flared up, Kakashi could no longer stay; he directly used [Shifting Body Technique] and left.
A quiet night like this was perfect for someone to curl up under the blankets and flip through Make Out Paradise in private.
Seeing Kakashi leave, Sakura Haruno couldn't resist speaking up, "Ino, you wouldn't be afraid we'll outshine you, so you're intentionally trying to prevent us from meeting Mirai-sensei, right?"
Ino Yamanaka scoffed, "Please, I'm not that kind of person."
"How about this? Meet tomorrow at that training ground where we sparred before. I'll bring out Mirai-sensei."
"Alright, deal!"
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The next day.
It wasn't until noon when Mirai Uchiha finally arrived at the training ground accompanied by Ino Yamanaka and the others.
After listening to Ino's report, Mirai became somewhat interested.
He also wanted to see how much Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha had improved lately.
Just arriving at the training ground, he saw Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura Haruno lying on the ground panting with dry mouths.
"Hey! Why are you just arriving now?!"
Ino naturally replied, "We didn't specify an exact time. When we come is entirely our freedom."
"Besides, Team Mirai doesn't have the habit of showing up early."
Sasuke Uchiha didn't care to argue. He simply walked up to Mirai Uchiha and said coldly, "Ino must have told you—we want to take on S-rank missions as well."
Mirai raised an eyebrow, glanced at Sasuke, and replied, "Sasuke, I understand your desire for progress, but I don't like your tone."
A wave of invisible pressure radiated from Mirai's body. Sasuke felt as if he had plunged into icy water.
Only then did he realize—this person standing before him wasn't Kakashi Hatake.
He had just… acted like a fool!
Sasuke wanted to apologize, but under Mirai's gaze, he couldn't move a muscle.
Even something as simple as opening his mouth became impossible.
[Open up], say something! Come on!!
Sasuke's pupils slightly shrank while sweat soaked through his clothes.
He felt like he would die a terrible death if he didn't apologize soon.
Just then, the pressure suddenly vanished. Sasuke gasped heavily, nearly collapsing onto the ground.
How terrifying—just staring at him had generated such immense pressure.
So this was truly the strongest shinobi in the ninja world today?
Naruto Uzumaki and Sakura Haruno gave Sasuke strange looks, wondering why he was soaked in sweat.
Slowly, Sasuke opened his mouth: "Lord Mirai, earlier I was wrong. Please forgive my rudeness."
Mirai didn't seem to hold anything against Sasuke. He only gave a quiet nod.
"If you truly want to undertake S-rank missions, let me first test whether you have what it takes."
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