Although it's not lunch time yet, the BBQ Q is placed on the outdoor chairs, and many people are already sitting here and there.
Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke were among them. The three of them each ordered a cold drink and leaned back lazily on their chairs.
"What a joke! I'm obviously already two hours late than the scheduled time, but I didn't expect Kakashi-sensei to be even later! It's really unreasonable!"
The first one to speak was Haruno Sakura. She chewed the ice cubes in her drink as if they were someone's bones.
"Konoha Hospital has a limited number of cases for interns to practice diagnosing every day! It will be too late if I wait until he finishes arranging his work and go there!"
"Itachi also told me that Kakashi is a very reliable senior, which makes me a little doubtful of his ability to see people..."
Uchiha Sasuke said casually while tinkering with his newly bought camera: "Anyway, guess what reason he used to deal with us today?"
"As of yesterday," Uzumaki Naruto opened the small notebook he carried with him and read: "The reasons why Kakashi-sensei was late were 'being blocked by a cat 15 times' and 'sending an old lady across the road 12 times'
, 'I saw clouds in the sky so I became dazed' 7 times in total, and the other reasons totaled 22 times."
"Do you really even remember this kind of thing?"
Haruno Sakura poked her head over, then raised her eyebrows as if she had discovered some secret, "Wait a minute, this notebook in your hand..."
She paused, "Isn't it Yiyong-san's notebook? I saw this thing in the first class of Ninja School... When everyone was talking on the top, he was taking notes on the bottom. I thought he was practicing at the time
Gathering information."
"That's the notebook." Naruto turned to the first few pages of the notebook, and the neatly arranged fonts like printing came into Haruno Sakura's eyes.
Naruto smiled like a lucky cat: "Giyu recorded what everyone likes to eat. He knew that I like to invite others to my house for dinner, so he gave it to me before leaving Konoha so that everyone would not be picky about food.
Already."
"I see."
Haruno Sakura nodded slightly and asked, "Can you take a look at it?"
"Okay." Naruto handed over the notebook.
You know, the whole of Konoha is very curious about Giyu, the Uchiha who suddenly disappeared from Konoha three years ago, not to mention Haruno Sakura, who sat directly in front of Giyu for three years when he was in school.
However, due to Ino's "prejudice" against Giyu at that time, she really didn't know much about Giyu.
But as we all know, whether you are a teenager or an adult, what everyone is most interested in is always how they are in the eyes of others, so the first moment Haruno Sakura got the book, she looked for her name.
【found it.】
Not only did she find it, she found it very easily because the notes contained more information about her than anyone else.
"Haruno Sakura, Konoha's 48th birthday, March 28th. Cherry blossom buds and sour plums. Once I passed by on the street and found myself eating cherry cakes. She seemed to like eating them. Good, very good."
[Ah, I didn’t expect Giyuu-san to be so observant. But why is it good to like eating sakura cakes? 】
Haruno Sakura temporarily put aside her doubts and continued reading, "The hair color is bright pink and the eyes are lake green. They are exactly the same. They need to get along very well so that they won't appear presumptuous when the time comes."
【Exactly the same? Great? Need to get along well with each other?】
Haruno Sakura was stunned for a while, then a slight blush appeared on her cheeks, [Does this exact sameness mean that I and Giyuu-san's ideal type are exactly the same?]
[Only in this way can we explain that we get along so well with each other, right? And when this time comes, does it mean... the time when we confess our feelings? But when I wrote this, Giyuu-san was only in the first grade!]
It's not that Haruno Sakura has any special feelings for Giyuu whom she doesn't know very well...
However, it seemed that this was the first time she felt "special kindness" from her peers, and she was shy but also a little happy at the same time.
[Hey, if you meet Giyuu-san outside the village, how will you get along with him? 】
Sakura sat on the chair like a cooked shrimp and twisted around with her face in her hands. Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other inexplicably and shook their heads in unison.
[I always feel like she is thinking of something rude...]
Just like that, the minute hand in the BBQ Q shop turned another half circle, and the time came to 11 noon, and the sun gradually became fierce.
The three of them complained and cursed Kakashi who was missing, and got up to find a cool place to wait.
However, at this moment, Naruto suddenly stopped and looked towards the corner at the end of the street.
The other two people were about to ask why, when they saw several figures filing out from behind the corner a few seconds later - Inuzuka Kiba, Hyuga Hinata, that one and their leading Jonin Yuhi Kurenai.
"Hinata, you're back!"
Naruto waved enthusiastically, ran over without even saying hello to his teammates, and started chatting with those people.
"This guy... is telepathic, right!!!"
Sasuke curled his lips in a Fugaku-like manner, raised his camera to take a picture, and then slowly followed Haruno Sakura.
But before the two of them came forward, they heard Naruto's surprised and worried voice, "B, B-level mission? You actually received a B-level mission, so you didn't encounter any danger this time?"
Sakura and Zuo, who had reached the stage of burnout after working for several months, looked at each other, quickened their pace and came behind Naruto, wanting to know how to receive a B-level commission.
"This mission is in the hinterland of the Fire Country."
After so many years of training, Hyuga Hinata didn't blush when talking to Naruto, but she was a little slow, "And...even if there is really any danger, it happened the night before yesterday."
"What does that mean?" Naruto was confused.
"Have you forgotten, the earthquake at midnight the night before yesterday? Although it lasted very short, the earthquake was very strong."
Inuzuka Kiba scratched Akamaru's neck and said carelessly: "The Land of Fire is not located in a volcanic earthquake zone, so the commission we received was to investigate the cause of this earthquake. Because it was an urgent request from the Daimyo
Mission, so it’s Class B.”
Then he chuckled and looked at Nazuo Sakura and the others with a proud look on his face, "You guys, if you are sitting in the village looking for a cat to raise a child all day, you will definitely not know what this earthquake is about. It's scary to say it.
Just jump."
"..." Seeing Inuzuka Kiba's face, Sakura clenched her molars and clenched her fists, and Sasuke also looked like he was going to receive electrotherapy.
On the contrary, Naruto had attained the Samadhi of Righteousness and Bravery and was not angered.
He was stunned for a while, then directly ignored Inuzuka Kiba, and said to Yuhi Kurenai behind him: "Senior, you see, I didn't torture him, he revealed all the mission objectives and the client. According to Konoha's rules
Should he go back to school and review the rules and regulations?"
"Hey, Naruto, you bastard!" Inuzuka Kiba reacted immediately and his face turned red. As for the others, they laughed out loud.
"Okay, Ya, don't be so proud next time."
Yuhi Hong saw that her subordinates seemed ashamed and wanted to dig a hole to bury themselves, so she gave him a step, "But this task itself is to disclose the results of the investigation to the outside world, and it is not a leak in the strict sense."
"Then, why did the earthquake happen?" Sakura asked.
"It's a bit unbelievable," Yuhi Hong smiled bitterly. It was obvious that she finally accepted this reason, "The earthquake the night before yesterday was probably caused by a battle."
"Fight?" Sasuke became even more interested when talking about this, "Where? Who and whom?"
"We can only make a simple guess about who it is...but do you know about the Valley of the End?"
"Of course I know." Sasuke nodded, "The Hokage took us all to visit the school the year before last, and also introduced the original duel between Uchiha Madara and the First Hokage."
Haruno Sakura continued: "It is said that in addition to being of great significance to Konoha, the Valley of the End is also the most famous tourist attraction in the Land of Fire. Every year, many tourists go to the Valley of the End to pay homage to the two statues."
"But now..." Hyuga Hinata clasped her hands and said hesitantly: "It's all gone."
"No more?" Nazuo Sakura blinked, "Nothing left?"
"In the Valley of the End, the statues of Uchiha Madara and the First Hokage are gone." Kurenai Yuhi shook her head and explained: "With the Valley of the End as the center, there is a huge pit more than 800 meters wide and more than 100 meters deep.
, the underground water sources were connected, causing a large number of surrounding land masses to collapse directly, which led to the earthquake that day..."
Looking at the three people who were in a daze, Yuhi Hong added: "The Valley of the End Waterfall has become history, and now it is replaced by the 'Lake of the End' that has been filled with river water. It's like God treating the earth as a
Jelly, it looks like a piece was taken out with a spoon..."
"What kind of battle..." Haruno Sakura swallowed, "to cause such great damage."
"Hinata discovered seven huge white snake heads at the bottom of the lake through her Byakugan, so we can only speculate that one of them should be Orochimaru, the rebel ninja of Konoha."
When Sasuke heard the name, his eyes shrank suddenly: "But that guy is not..."
【Did you get killed by a volunteer? 】
"You don't have to think too much. Life and death may be just a state for a ninja like him."
Kurenai Yuhi sighed, "It is said that Uchiha Giyuu informed the Hokage a long time ago that Orochimaru may be resurrected."
Sasuke suddenly remembered that Yuu Yu once said to him, "It is difficult to resurrect a person after death."
"Senior, what do you mean? Will the person who fights Orochimaru be a hero?"
"We don't know this." Yuhi Hong shook her head, "We are going to the Hokage now just hoping to get some answers."
The three of them were silent, and Kurenai Yuhi settled down again, telling them to be careful when going out to the village, and then led her men to the Hokage Building.
"A large pit 800 meters wide and more than 100 meters deep..."
Haruno Sakura searched Konoha but couldn't find a building higher than 100 meters. After all, Shadow Rock was only 80 meters high, so it was really hard for her to have any idea of what this number meant.
"Can Giyuu-san really do such a thing?"
However, Sasuke and Naruto didn't seem to answer her.
"Damn it..." Sasuke punched the telephone pole on the roadside hard, "Giyu, this guy——"
Just when Haruno Sakura thought that Sasuke, who had always been competitive, was about to say something like "He is so strong, I must surpass him", she saw the latter loudly condemned with an angry face: "It's not so close to home."
Come back and see me! Is this what it means to be a younger brother?"
[…] Haruno Sakura, [Sasuke-kun, you must be doted on at home…]
"Senior Hong said he can't be sure he is a volunteer."
Naruto acted quite calmly, but his tone was also a bit depressed, "But speaking of it, I haven't seen Giyuu for more than two years. Every time I meet Anjurou's clone, I can't ask anything. I think Giyuu must be
You must be busy with something very important..."
"Of course!" Sasuke snorted coldly, "If Giyuu doesn't come to see me, he can't be like that terrible Kakashi and deliberately leave us out, right?
"By the way, doesn't Kakashi like to compete with that uncle with thick eyebrows? I think if there is a chance in the future, we will deliberately stimulate Kakashi and provoke him to challenge Giyu, so that Giyu will teach him a lesson."
"I really can't believe that my boss, who neither smokes nor drinks, and is elegant and kind, would be criticized by his subordinates. It's really a declining world."
A lazy voice sounded above the heads of the three people.
Naru Sasakura raised her head at the same time and squinted her eyes, looking like "the sky is filled with crumbs".
On the roof of the house on the street, a masked man with a forehead protector tied sideways, half-opened eyes, turned a blind eye to the condemning looks of the three people, and casually turned a page of a pornographic book.
"You actually want to provoke me to fight against an opponent that I can't win? I think you want me to die, Sasuke."
Hearing Kakashi claiming to be inferior to Giyu, Sasuke's mood improved a little, and he hummed and said nothing.
Sakura suppressed her dissatisfaction in her heart, with a formulaic smile on her face: "Kakashi-sensei, Ya and the others have received B-level missions, when will it be our turn?"
"That is to say." Naruto added: "If we are still allowed to stay here doing odd jobs, then I will be like Anjurou back then, and create a lot of shadow clones to take over all the low-level tasks in Konoha. This way
The lowest remaining mission is B-level..."
【This is already a threat!】
Sakura turned to look at Naruto in surprise, [But, well done!!!]
"Ah, regarding your next mission, this kind of thing..." Kakashi put the corner of his book against his forehead, "How should I put it? It seems to have nothing to do with me."
"What did you say?"
"Have you reached the point where you don't care anymore?"
"Itachi really misjudged you! I'm going to report you to my dad!"
"Hey, hey, hey, listen to what I have to say, okay?"
Kakashi quickly stretched out his hand to block the imminent attack of his subordinates, "I mean, during the next period of time, I have another very important task to perform, so I have to temporarily entrust you to other superiors.
I can bear it."
"That's it." The three of them nodded, turned around and left.
"Wait a minute," it was Kakashi's turn to be confused this time, "Is that it? Don't you even ask where I'm going and who will replace me?"
"But," Sakura turned her head with an innocent little girl's expression that loves to tell the truth, "No matter who you are, there can't be a worse adult than you, Kakashi-sensei, right?"
"Even if we are required to train with that thick-eyebrowed man," Sasuke was next, "at least we can make some visible progress, although we will experience some aesthetic challenges."
"Besides, since it is a particularly important task, Kakashi-sensei, you must do your best, and don't be afraid of spending more time." The last one was Naruto, "Slow work can only be done carefully. The reputation of the village is
I'm counting on a jounin like you."
In this way, the three people walked further and further, directly to the Hokage Building. It seemed that even if they couldn't find a replacement, they planned to ask the Hokage directly.
"Oh, the graduates of Konoha's current class are so irritating in their words. I always feel that they are inexplicably familiar."
Kakashi sighed and put away the yellow book, planning to go home and pack up before setting off to the Land of Rain.
About two months later, the Earth Country Council held the Chunin Examination.
After the incident three years ago, Konoha formed a temporary alliance with the Iwa ninja against the Kumo ninja on the condition of releasing thirty Earth Country jounin. Therefore, Konoha, as an ally, must also participate in this Chunin Exam.
, the great names of the Land of Fire will also be present.
Since the great names of the Fire Country are going to show their support, then the great names of the Rain Country who are living as diners in the Fire Country must also show their support.
So even though he had absolutely no control over the Rain Ninjas, he still issued an "order" to Sanshouyu Hanzo in the name of the king of the country, asking him to "send the best group of young people from the Country of Rain" to participate in this event.
The Second Chunin Examination.
And Kakashi went to the Hidden Rain Village specifically to convey this "order".
[I wonder if Hanzo the Sanshouyu will blast him out with the detonating talisman...]
Of course, the order was just an illusion.
The real purpose of the Hokage sending Kakashi to the Rain Country is because the food purchased by the Rain Country from the Fire Country in the past year was less than one-tenth of previous years, which resulted in some Fire Country landowners hoarding food and running out of food.
Made a lot of money.
In addition, they have not found any traces of Yu Nin in the outside world for a long time. But if he does not accept commissions from foreign countries, how will Yu Nin make a living?
What happened in the Kingdom of Rain to cause the above two anomalies?
This is the real purpose of Kakashi's investigation this time.
"I hope nothing surprising will happen."
Just as Kakashi walked to the door of his house, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura also arrived in front of the Hokage Building.
Before the three of them entered, they noticed bursts of weird laughter coming from the newsstand outside the building.
"Guest, your saliva is going to drip on my book..."
"Hey, I'm so sorry, I have to praise you!"
A white-haired man with broad shoulders and exaggerated clogs squatted in front of the stall like a dustpan, admiring the pictures of underwear models in a housewife magazine in broad daylight.
He rubbed the corner of his mouth and commented loudly: "In the past, it was difficult to find the unique charm of mature women in those little girls who had never experienced anything in the world! Well, as an upright man, I want to
To truly grow, you must start from this..."
"Elder Jiraiya."
The standard trio of Uchiha + Hinata + Yamanaka of the new guard force stood behind Jiraiya.
"Please don't embarrass us. Less than three hours after you came back, twelve villagers have already reported to us that you behaved carelessly and spoke frivolously.
"If this continues, we will go to Elder Fugaku to apply for an arrest warrant against you."
Jiraiya, like Uchiha Fugaku and Nara Shikaku, became Konoha's current advisory elder three years ago.
Nara Shikaku is responsible for the assessment and evaluation of Jonin, and Uchiha Fugaku is in charge of the security team, patrol team and diplomatic affairs inside and outside the village.
Most people in the village have no idea what responsibility this elder Jiraiya bears. They only know that this guy shows up in Konoha only every ten days, and every time he does, he will be sued by the bathhouse owner.
The claim highlights the feature of "I don't know what its use is, but the maintenance cost is very high".
"Didn't you already arrest me once and ask me to run away?"
Jiraiya grinned broadly and slapped the leader of the security team on the shoulder, "The food in your security team is too bad, so I won't go this time. Let me think about it, I will be there for today's lunch..."
"
His eyes moved around the crowd, and then he immediately pointed at the particularly conspicuous Uzumaki Naruto: "I'll go to his house to eat!"
Naruto, who was pointed out, took a step back and exchanged a look with Sasuke and Sakura: "I have a bad feeling in my heart..."
Sasuke felt dizzy when he remembered the scene when he and Naruto were taken to the Fire City to watch a movie by Jiraiya last time: "Our temporary boss..."
"Is it him?" Sakura's smile froze on her face.
[An adult worse than Kakashi-sensei actually appears! 】
"It's me, Toad Sage. Didn't Kakashi tell you?"
Jiraiya turned into a ball of smoke and disappeared on the spot, and Peng appeared behind the three of them.
He held Sasuke's left shoulder with one hand and Sakura's right shoulder with the other, "Oh, young people, don't judge books by their appearance! What do you think this is?"
The three people who were in a gloomy mood just now heard this and took a closer look. Jiraiya pulled out a mission statement. There was a heroic signature underneath, which was the three characters of Jiraiya.
"Is it an A-level mission?!"
Sasuke's tone suddenly increased and he immediately read the above content: "Help the people of the Country of Waves drive away two mysterious ninjas who are obstructing fishing and shipping. The reward is... 500,000 taels?"
Sakura then read: "The client, Cardo."
She pondered for a while, then raised her head and looked at Jiraiya and asked loudly: "Is it Kado, the big boss of the shipping company?"
"That's Kado." Jiraiya nodded.
"But I heard that this Kado is a famous smuggler. Rare animals and even humans are included in his business scope. I heard that this guy was caught several times and was bailed out with money."
Naruto was a little resistant. Although the A-level mission could get him out of his boring daily life, if he were to help such a person...he didn't know how to face Giyuu.
"There is nothing wrong with what people do and what they do not do. Just because a ninja accepts a mission does not mean that he must complete it. However, I forgot to tell you, there is a backside to this mission description..."
With that said, Jiraiya turned over the piece of paper and said, "These are the portraits of the two ninjas that Cardo wanted us to drive away."
Noticing that the expressions on Naruto and Sasuke's faces changed from confusion to solemnity, Jiraiya grinned confidently: "How about this trip to the Land of Waves?"
"Of course I want to go!" Naruto and Sasuke said in unison, and then looked at Sakura who was confused.
The latter didn't think much and nodded immediately, but immediately asked: "But, is there anything special about these two people? They are obviously wearing masks, so nothing can be seen..."
"This mask is the key."
Naruto unfolded the mission description, pointed to the fox beard on the mask and said: "These two masks are almost identical to the ones Giyuu made for us!"
Due to different experiences, the character's personality has been changed a lot compared to the original one, leaving only the core unchanged. The protagonist in the first few chapters of this volume is Naru Sasakura, and Hashira will describe it from their perspective, so don't read it if you don't mind.
