"Cough, cough... Well, you guys need to make a decision now!
Are you going back to the Ninja Academy together? Or will someone become a Genin and carry out missions..."
Looking at the two bells in Naruto's hand, Kakashi-sensei coughed dryly to cover his embarrassment and began his final test.
All the previous rhetoric was uncertain and unknown, but now there was the real temptation of becoming a Genin... "Hmph, of course we're going back to the Ninja Academy!
I don't want a perverted, repressed, lecherous teacher like you..."
Naruto blurted out first, reluctantly glancing at the bells before tossing them to Sasuke.
"Naruto is right..."
Sakura followed closely, looking at Kakashi-sensei as if he were a thief.
If she became Kakashi-sensei's subordinate, she couldn't imagine how far Naruto and Kakashi-sensei would lead Sasuke astray...
"What about you, Sasuke?"
Seeing Naruto and Sakura express their opinions, Kakashi-sensei was satisfied but asked one last time.
"Of course, we're going back to eat... Naruto, Sakura, you must be starving since you haven't had breakfast!
My treat, we're having barbecue today..."
Sasuke casually tossed the bells to Kakashi-sensei, then turned to greet the two.
"Barbecue??
Yay, Sasuke, you guy... For the first time, I feel like we're really in sync!"
Naruto's eyes lit up and he started drooling when he heard this, eager to go... He had longed for a barbecue feast for a long time, but due to financial pressure, he had never been.
When he craved food, he would only go fishing or hunt some wild game to be self-sufficient... But that taste couldn't compare to the deliciousness of a barbecue restaurant.
"Sasuke-kun, I'm ready!
Let's go..."
Sakura, seeing that she could have another meal with Sasuke, quickly picked up her and Sasuke's backpacks and said sweetly.
She secretly rejoiced that her relationship with Sasuke had taken another step forward... Naruto immediately followed, proactively taking Sasuke's backpack and starting to show off.
Sasuke, of course, had no objections, giving Kakashi-sensei a look that told him to figure it out himself.
He turned and walked away with the two...
"I say, you three... Do you even have me, your teacher, in your eyes?
By the way, I haven't announced the results of the assessment yet..."
Kakashi-sensei's vision went dark, and he held his forehead, calling out helplessly to the backs of the three.
Although he was very satisfied with their performance, why was he so unhappy?
"The result is just a failed assessment, we already knew that!
Do whatever you want, just don't disturb us from eating barbecue..."
Naruto said casually without looking back, completely unafraid.
"Hey... hey... Naruto, when did I say you guys failed the assessment?"
Kakashi-sensei rubbed his head, sighed, and said, making the three of them stop in their tracks simultaneously.
"Teacher, you mean??"
Sakura turned around with a strange look in her eyes, what was going on? She was about to go to lunch with Sasuke to deepen their relationship!
"It means you all passed... From now on, Team 7, Kakashi's Team, is officially formed.
You are now official Genin!!"
Kakashi-sensei gave a thumbs-up and shouted loudly, making Naruto and Sakura both surprised and delighted...
[Congratulations to the Host for becoming an official Genin, unlocking C-rank reward level.]
At the same moment, Sasuke's mind once again received a system prompt.
[C-rank reward level? So that's it... This is the key to higher Ninja ranks leading to greater rewards!
No wonder all the previous triggers were D-rank rewards.
Genin level should correspond to D and C-rank system rewards...]
Sasuke's thoughts turned, and he instantly understood, also realizing his path forward.
In the upcoming Chunin Exams, he must be promoted to a Konoha Chunin.
"But Teacher, why did everyone suddenly pass??
Didn't you say only two people could pass?"
After his initial surprise, Naruto scratched his head and asked in confusion.
"Because that was the true content of the assessment.
Follow me..."
Kakashi-sensei called out, leading the way to the nearby Memorial Stone.
"In the Ninja World, there are dangers, surprises, and choices!
Every time we go out on a mission, we face all sorts of situations and challenges... Even, we face important choices between comrades and missions!
At that time, will you choose to follow the rules and prioritize the mission... or choose to break the rules and save your comrades?
Before you, all the guys who took the exam chose to follow the rules.
A team that is willing to sacrifice comrades at any time, or be sacrificed, is not what I want... Admittedly, those who break the rules are called trash.
However, those who don't cherish their comrades are the trash among trash... This Memorial Stone has the names of several of my friends carved on it!
I don't want your names to be carved on it in the future.
Therefore, teamwork is the core of our Team 7... The three of you, although you each had your reasons for choosing to withdraw.
You still chose to sacrifice your own interests and advance or retreat together, truly cherishing your comrades as Ninja.
I acknowledge your existence..."
Kakashi-sensei looked at the names on the Memorial Stone, explaining with a heavy yet relieved tone.
This made Naruto and Sakura excited and silent again, staring blankly at the Memorial Stone...
This also made Sasuke sigh with emotion... If Kakashi-sensei knew that his dearest friend, whom he had mourned for years, was causing trouble throughout the Ninja World...
Abandoning everything he once had to cause the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox's attack, would he right now furiously activate his Mangekyo Sharingan with Kamui power?
"Alright... Aren't you hungry? I've already prepared lunch boxes for you.
They're in that backpack, Naruto, go get them..."
Suddenly, Kakashi-sensei's expression changed, becoming bright and gentle as he pointed.
Instantly pulling the silent trio of Sasuke back to reality...
"Lunch boxes??
No! I don't want to eat lunch boxes... Sasuke just said he'd take us to eat barbecue, Kakashi-sensei, treating us with lunch boxes is too lame..."
Naruto immediately waved his hand in refusal, looking eagerly at Sasuke, his meaning clear.
He wanted to continue the barbecue feast...
"Well, I don't have that much money... Just the three of us would be barely manageable, adding one more would bankrupt me.
Besides, now we need teamwork.
We can't just go eat barbecue ourselves and leave someone here to eat a lunch box, can we!"
Sasuke shrugged and said with ill intent, he couldn't let Kakashi-sensei off that easily.
"Exactly... A certain unscrupulous teacher tricked us all, and he doesn't even know to treat us to a meal to comfort us and promote team spirit."
Sakura immediately understood, looking at Kakashi-sensei, echoing Sasuke's sentiment.
"Yeah, yeah... That's right, Kakashi-sensei, you should treat us to a barbecue feast.
Otherwise, I'll tell everyone about you getting a nosebleed just now..."
Naruto, realizing it belatedly, narrowed his eyes and directly threatened him.
"Uh..."
Kakashi-sensei's mouth twitched when he heard that, speechless.
Is your teamwork just ganging up on your teacher??
"Then let's go eat barbecue... But Naruto, don't go around spreading rumors, I didn't get a nosebleed!
Also, Sasuke, how did you come up with that strategy?"
Under the scornful gazes of Naruto and Sakura, Kakashi-sensei shamelessly agreed and asked casually.
As soon as he said this, Sakura immediately looked at Sasuke... She also really wanted to know why!
"Someone who openly carries indecent publications... Isn't he a repressed pervert, or is he a righteous gentleman criticizing evil??"
Sasuke said naturally, once again casting a scornful look at Kakashi-sensei.
Kakashi-sensei...