[Naruto: "..."]
[Wait, why should I feel guilty?]
[I've thought about these things long ago.]
[It's just that things happened a bit earlier than expected.]
[Besides, the real mission hasn't even begun yet.]
[Thinking this, Naruto straightened his posture, the corners of his mouth curling slightly.]
[He walked toward his wife, Izumi, who was lying on the bed with her eyes tightly shut.]
The girls: "..."
Kurotsuchi: "Scumbag!"
Mei Terumī: "Scumbag... just don't forget about me!"
Ino Yamanaka: "Dammit! Kurenai-sensei, you guys are too much!"
Sakura Haruno: "Exactly, exactly!"
Hinata Hyuga: "I... I... I was the first one!"
Even Hinata couldn't hold back anymore.
Tenten: "Did I even say anything?"
Temari: "No one would care even if you did."
Tenten: "Then why are you replying?"
Temari: "I'm replying to an idiot's words."
Tenten: "Who are you calling an idiot?!"
...Orochimaru listened to the conversation in the chat room.
He nodded with satisfaction.
"Very good, as expected of Black-framed Naruto-kun."
"Looking at it this way, the true restoration of the Uzumaki is not far off."
"What will the descendants of the monstrously talented Black-framed Naruto-kun be like?"
"It's truly intriguing."
"However, to restore the Uzumaki, Uchiha, and Senju, and even rebuild the Land of Whirlpools, the numbers are still too few."
"Keep up the good work."
If these words were said in the chat room,
Orochimaru would likely become a target for everyone as well.
["Naruto, I've wanted to ask you since yesterday."]
["Have you... ever had contact with Shisui-niisan?"]
["Uchiha Shisui."]
[Outside the kitchen door, Sasuke, who was the first to arrive, suddenly asked.]
[Naruto glanced at Sasuke, who was leaning against the door with his arms crossed.]
["I don't know him, never had contact, but his eyes were somewhat special."]
["The Sharingan, right?"]
[Sasuke thought about it and felt it was highly likely to be the Sharingan.]
[Naruto didn't respond; he decided not to discourage the kid for now.]
["How much longer?"]
["I've already meditated, but I didn't feel anything."]
["How much longer until I can activate the Sharingan at will?"]
[Sasuke was anxious.]
[But Naruto wasn't in a hurry, so even if Sasuke wanted to be anxious, he couldn't force the issue.]
[He could only wait patiently.]
["No rush, we'll talk after we get to the training ground today."]
["Let's see if Kakashi can secure some Ninjutsu for us."]
[After saying that, Naruto ignored him.]
[Actually, Naruto was thinking that if Sasuke continued to pry, he might have to give him a beating.]
[This kid was becoming more and more annoying to look at.]
[Even though he knew the source was the whisper, Naruto didn't resist the feeling much.]
[Perhaps he himself just wanted to beat Sasuke up.]
[As for the whisper, Naruto still had no clues.]
[His intuition told him that to figure this out, he needed to find older historical documents, but documents from before the Sengoku era... were hard to find.]
[However, Naruto wasn't completely without a lead.]
[The historical documents in the Naka Shrine at the Uchiha Clan Compound would definitely have records.]
[He just needed to wait for his wife Izumi to wake up.]
[At this moment, Sasuke, having received a semblance of an answer, frowned.]
[He didn't say much more.]
[Just before leaving, he couldn't help himself.]
[He swiped a Tea Egg that had just been boiled.]
[He didn't even care that it was hot.]
[Naruto glanced at him.]
[This kid... how has he lived these past five years?]
[Don't be fooled by Sasuke's cold demeanor yesterday.]
[Even though he sat in the corner to eat,]
[In reality, every time he got his food, he'd finish it before even reaching the corner, then walk back to get another large bowl.]
[That appetite gave even Choji a slight sense of crisis.]
[This was also one of the reasons why Sasuke was the last to leave last night.]
[He ate so much he couldn't go train.]
[And the dishes kept coming...]
[He completely lost any thought of leaving early.]
Uchiha Sasuke: "..."
Be that as it may,
Even if he didn't want to admit it,
Sasuke knew.
During these five years,
He had been eating like a dog.
He finally got to eat food meant for humans.
What's wrong with eating a bit more?!
What's the big deal?!
[Naruto shook his head with a smile.]
[It's good to be able to eat.]
[Actually, the rookie 9 all had massive appetites.]
[Because all restrictions were lifted,]
[Everyone was putting all their effort into catching up to his pace, so their consumption was naturally high.]
[They ate a lot, but they also burned a lot.]
[Neji even started meditating and practicing Chakra control immediately after filling his stomach.]
[the rookie 9 arrived one after another, joining the fray to demolish breakfast.]
[Naruto created a Shadow Clone and had it deliver food to Yūgao Uzuki.]
[He himself used Body Flicker to go downstairs.]
[To take care of his wife Izumi, the main body had to do it.]
[...]
[Around 10:30 AM.]
[Inside Training Ground No. 7.]
[Kakashi was holding his little imperial uncle, sitting on a wooden post that had never been used.]
[From time to time, he let out a lewd chuckle.]
[He completely failed to notice that Team 7 had already been there for a while.]
[Sakura's eye twitched.]
[Her intuition told her that this unreliable Jōnin Instructor seemed to be reading some inappropriate books.]
["Ahem."]
[Finally, Kakashi snapped out of it.]
[He immediately gave two light coughs.]
["Not bad, the timing is just right."]
["This time, you guys are late."]
["Late by three seconds, right?"]
[Sakura rolled her eyes at him, while Sasuke simply closed his eyes, not bothering to look at this Jōnin Instructor.]
["Alright, enough small talk. As per tradition, we'll start carrying out missions today."]
[Kakashi gave a general explanation of what rookies should do, as well as the distribution of mission rewards.]
[No one had any objections.]
[The fact that a Jōnin Instructor could get a significant share of the reward even if they did nothing was actually easy to understand.]
[The role of a Jōnin Instructor isn't just to lead and improve the team, but also to ensure the team's safety, essentially playing the role of a guardian.]
[All things considered, they earned much less than if they were to perform missions alone as a Jonin.]
[Of course, the risk factor wasn't as high.]
[It was just more tiring.]
["Let's go."]
[Kakashi tucked away his little imperial uncle, jumped off the wooden post with a smile, and led the three of them toward the Hokage Office.]
["Sakura, yesterday's application was approved."]
["You can go to Konoha Hospital to learn Medical Ninjutsu. Someone will be there to teach you, starting from the basics."]
[On the way, Kakashi said, glancing sideways.]
["Huh?!"]
["Really?!"]
["Of course, but don't let it affect the mission progress," Kakashi laughed.]
["Hmph!"]
["How long are we going to be doing these missions like finding cats and dogs?" Sasuke said coldly.]
[Clearly, Sasuke also knew what kind of missions rookies would be doing.]
[But he really couldn't wait any longer.]
[Kakashi glanced at him but didn't say anything.]
[These kinds of missions are indeed what all rookies should do.]
[It prevents them from becoming overconfident and arrogantly taking on impossible missions, only to lose their lives.]
["Naruto, about the Multiple Shadow Clone Technique..."]
["The Third Hokage agreed and intends to teach you personally."]