83: Chapter 83 Mission! An endless, tedious monotony."Are you looking for a beating?"
"Come on!I'm not afraid of you, you idiot!"
The temporary communication channel of Team 7 instantly turned into a marketplace, filled with the heated arguments and insults of dozens of Naruto shadow clones about "who is the real number two." The electric microphones were buzzing and emitting static that was overwhelmed by the noise.
On a treetop at the other end of the forest, Sasuke pressed his earphones expressionlessly, a vein throbbing faintly on his forehead.
Sakura, who was peeking around looking for Sasuke, covered her face and let out a helpless sigh: "I knew it.I shouldn't have let Naruto use his shadow clones for the communication mission."
Kakashi's voice, mixed with the static of the electricity, carried a hint of habitual weariness: "Quiet down.wait!"
The target is at my three o'clock position!It has detected us!Execute Plan B!
"Plan B?"
"Very good!"
"Plan B should have been used a long time ago!"
"Charge!"
The Narutos in the channel instantly stopped their infighting and erupted in a thunderous cheer!It was as if they had heard the bugle call to charge!
Boom!Crash!Bang!
The next moment, Naruto and his dozens of shadow clones, like wild orange dogs that had broken free, howled and pounced wildly from all directions through the bushes, shrubs, and even the sky in the direction Kakashi had indicated!
Rubber arms and legs, like wild vines suddenly growing in the forest, reached out from all sorts of unexpected angles to grab the startled, exceptionally agile brown Blue cat!
The scene instantly descended into utter chaos!
The sounds of cats screaming, Naruto yelling, branches snapping, rubber creaking, and shadow clones being accidentally injured by their own people.were incessant!
A few minutes later.
The chaotic heartland.
Naruto and his four or five shadow clones, having used too much force with their rubber hands and feet and tripped over each other, fell to the ground in a sorry state, like a tangled orange rubber band, struggling to untangle themselves.
Surrounded by them, unharmed yet terrified, was the pure brown Blue cat with a delicate red ribbon tied to its right ear—"Little Tiger".
It was trapped in a highly elastic "cage" made of Naruto's rubber limbs, and was making a protesting "meow" sound at the gap.
Sasuke, standing on the outer edge of the chaotic circle, had already abandoned his fighting stance.
He ignored the struggling Narutos on the ground, walked to the "rubber cage," squatted down, and calmly and carefully observed the tiger's features.
"Target confirmed," Sasuke reported clearly into the miniature microphone hanging on his collar, "Pure brown Blue Cat, with a red ribbon on its right ear.The characteristics match the mission description 'Little Tiger'."
Successfully captured.
His tone was indifferent, as if the farce had never happened.
"very good."
Kakashi's voice finally softened a bit as he stepped out from behind a large tree."Team 7, mission to capture the lost pet cat 'Little Tiger' is complete."
Mission accomplished.
"yeah--!"
"I told you Plan B would definitely work!"
"Too easy!"
"Boring!Anything more exciting?"
"Yeah!This kind of task is too childish!"
"We must catch the wanted criminals!We must defeat the rogue ninja!"
"I want to take on an S-rank mission!"
The electric microphone once again erupted with a cacophony of excited yet dissatisfied shouts from numerous Naruto shadow clones.The volume was so loud that it blended together to form a sharp and piercing sound wave!
Buzz—Sizzle—!!!
A tremendous electrical noise suddenly erupted from the communicator!It felt like countless needles piercing my eardrums!
Kakashi, whose earphones were still pressed against his ears, was caught off guard by the sudden high-decibel noise.He staggered and almost fell off the tree.He quickly grabbed the tree trunk to steady himself and covered his ears in pain.
"Shut up!Mission complete!Dispel Shadow Clone Technique!"
Kakashi, enduring the ringing in his ears, roared into the microphone.
Bang bang bang bang bang.
A trail of white smoke rose, accompanied by the regretful howls of the shadow clones who had not yet finished their mission, and the forest finally returned to silence.
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The Hokage's office.
The four members of Class 7 successfully returned the shaken but unharmed pet cat "Tiger" to its owner, Lady Shijimi, the wife of the Daimyo of the Land of Fire.
Mrs.Shizumi held Xiaohu tightly in her arms with a face full of doting affection, her overly plump face rubbing against the wailing Xiaohu, her voice sickeningly sweet:
"Oh~ my little darling~ I've finally found you~ You scared Mommy so much~ Come here~ let Mommy give you a good kiss~ and a hug~"
The little tiger struggled in her arms, making "meowing" sounds, its eyes filled with despair.
Naruto, standing to the side, couldn't help but chuckle at the scene, muttering under his breath:
"No wonder Xiaohu wanted to run away.If it were me, I would want to run away too."
Behind his desk, the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, put down his teacup, picked up a new mission scroll, and cleared his throat:
"Alright, Seventh Group, Kakashi Team."
The next task is to choose one of the following D-level tasks…
He unrolled the scroll and read aloud:
Option 1: Take care of the three-year-old son of the official of Daming Prefecture for half a day.
"Option 2: Assist in clearing a silted section of the downstream Nanga River."
Option 3: Help the farm in the east of the village harvest this season's potatoes.
"you..."
"don't want!"
Before Hiruzen Sarutobi could finish speaking, Naruto jumped up dramatically, crossed his arms in front of his chest to form a large "X," and his face was full of resistance and disgust:
"Don't ask us for these low-level tasks again!"
We're ninjas who successfully completed the 'important mission' of capturing the Daimyo's beloved cat!We're getting a much bigger mission!This is just some trivial stuff."
He suddenly pointed at himself, "How could I, Naruto Uzumaki, become Hokage?"
Sasuke stood with his arms crossed.He remained silent, but a hint of agreement flashed deep in his eyes:
Well said.
Continuing to wallow in these unchallenging, tedious tasks, when will I ever gain enough power to kill that man?
Only Sakura secretly glanced at Sasuke's handsome profile, thinking to herself:
'Actually.it would be nice to do some farm work quietly with Sasuke-kun.'
Kakashi sighed helplessly and said in his characteristically lazy tone:
"Naruto, you always say this after every mission, but what's the result?"
"But you still did it honestly."
"but!"
Naruto interrupted Kakashi, pointing at the mission scroll, "Even so, we've been doing these incredibly boring, low-level missions lately!If this continues."
Duang!
A muffled thud!
Kakashi's chop was as fast as lightning, striking Naruto precisely on the forehead!
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