The Sandaime Hokage was wearing a god robe, a hat with the word "fire" written on it on his head, and a pipe in his mouth.
Seeing Kakashi appear in front of him, the third generation Sarutobi Hiruzen kept moving his hands and asked: "Kakashi, how was the exercise assessment this time?"
"Hokage-sama" Kakashi said with a hint of respect in his tone: "Team 7 has successfully completed the exercise mission. I think they are enough to serve as genin."
After hearing this, the Third Hokage didn't say anything, but one of the other assistant ninjas in the Hokage's office who helped with chores spoke up.
"It's not easy! Kakashi, you haven't taken care of a genin in many years." The man said in surprise.
Others asked: "Who are these genin in Class 7? How can they pass Kakashi's test?!"
Kakashi's strict standards are famous throughout Konoha.
In the past few years, Kakashi has come to the Hokage's office to report, but each time he failed the assessment.
It is because of this that this time it caused such a big reaction in the Hokage's office.
The Third Hokage had a smile on his face and looked very happy: "Kakashi's strictness is not a bad thing after all. There are many good talents among the students who graduated from the Ninja School this time. I am very happy."
The good seedlings mentioned by the Sandaime, of course, refer to those from the wealthy families of Konoha such as 'Uchiha Sasuke', 'Nara Shikamaru', and 'Hyuuga Hinata'.
Compared with civilian ninjas, these ninjas from wealthy families have families and a dual education in school, so it is not surprising that they can become "good young people".
"I heard that the members of Team 7 led by Kakashi include Uchiha Sasuke and the 'son of the demon fox'." A well-informed ninja said from the side.
Although this person is well-informed, his emotional intelligence is not very good.
As soon as these words were said, the atmosphere in the Hokage's office suddenly became cold.
Seeing this situation, the Sandaime Hokage pretended to cough and reprimanded calmly: "I have already said that from now on the so-called son of the demon fox is not allowed to be discussed in the village. Why do you always turn a deaf ear?"
"My words were inappropriate, please punish me, Hokage-sama." The ninja immediately knelt down and apologized.
"I don't want to punish you. Please pay more attention in the future." The Sandaime took the matter away. He turned to look at Kakashi: "How did Sasuke and Naruto perform in this exercise assessment?
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Kakashi originally wanted to report truthfully, but after the ninja's "inappropriate speech" incident just now, Kakashi paused when the words came to his lips.
He changed his speech and only said that Sasuke's performance was the best, Naruto's performance was second, and Haruno Sakura was the most mediocre.
What Kakashi said is in line with the Sandaime Hokage's usual impression of the three members of Team 7.
Therefore, he did not become suspicious at this time, but said: "Those two children are related to you, you must treat them well. Let their descendants pass on the will of fire from generation to generation."
Kakashi nodded in agreement and immediately left.
The next day, Kakashi and the three members of Team 7 came to the Hokage's office.
The person in charge of being the Hokage's assistant in the office today is an acquaintance. It is none other than the teacher from the ninja school, Umino Iruka.
"Teacher Iruka, we are here to take on a ninja mission." Sakura was very surprised to see Iruka. She stepped forward and said.
"It's Sakura." Iruka looked at the youthful, lively and active girl in front of him, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously: "Let me see if there are any suitable tasks."
"Well, it's a D-level mission. Help Murato Noda's family weed weeds. The reward is 6,000 taels. How about this?" Umino Iruka asked.
Sakura felt a little dissatisfied: "Iruka-sensei, is there anything else?"
"Then, it's a D-level mission to find the lost kitten 'Chachi' of the Daimyo Lady of the Fire Country, and the reward is ten thousand taels. Is this okay?" Iruka said again.
Little did I know that Sakura was still dissatisfied.
"Iruka-sensei, aren't there any more advanced tasks? They are all trivial matters." Sakura complained.
Umino Iruka made a serious face: "Sakura, this is no small matter. The way of a ninja is to take one step at a time. How can you do big things if you don't do small things first?"
Kakashi also came over, stared at the mission bounty column for a while, and said: "D-level mission, help the food store owner transport the goods from the Konoha gate to the market, the reward is 50,000 taels. This is not bad. That's it.
Take this."
"Carrying goods?!" Sakura yelled in disappointment.
Unfortunately, although she had objections, they were of no use.
Sasuke didn't care, but Naruto knew that D-level missions were all like this, and it was useless to complain.
What he was thinking was that it would be great if he could activate the [Cow Spell] when transporting goods.
The Bull Talisman can enhance the strength of the user. After using the Talisman, a strong wrestling man can easily lift a boulder and 'shoot' it like a cannonball.
If you have the cow charm, it will be much easier to carry goods.
It's a pity that Naruto did not activate the cow charm. After receiving the mission, the three members of Team 7 could only move the goods obediently.
This move lasted a whole day, and it was not until sunset that the three people in the seventh shift completely moved the goods.
No matter it was Sakura, Sasuke or Naruto, all three of them were very tired. Especially Sakura, her hands were covered in blood blisters.
Kakashi must not be allowed to take over the mission tomorrow, this is the unanimous thought of the three of them.
Not all rewards for completing tasks go to the ninja.
The reward is first handed over to the Hokage's office, and the Hokage's office as the [intermediary] will take part of it and use it as public funds. The guiding jounin who leads the team will also get a portion, and finally it will be distributed to the three people of Team 7.
The remuneration is 30,000 taels. If divided equally, it will be 10,000 taels per person (one hundred thousand yen, approximately 5,626 Chinese dollars).
It seemed like they made a lot of money in one day, but no one in the trio wanted to suffer this.
As a ninja, even if you spend money lavishly, you can still make ends meet no matter how poor you are.
Isn't it good to accept some tasks of 5,000 taels and 10,000 taels? Why do you have to do this kind of hard work?
"I will never accept this kind of mission again tomorrow. No matter how much money I have, it won't do!" Naruto said proactively. Sakura and Sasuke both nodded in agreement.
Naruto even maliciously speculated that this was something Kakashi did on purpose. First, he gave the three members of Team 7 a hard time, and after the three suffered a lot, they obediently went to take on other D-level missions.
When darkness enveloped Konoha Village and the trio formally parted, Sasuke followed Naruto.
"You want to see me for something?" After walking a little distance, Naruto stopped on his own initiative.
Sasuke still had the same expression: "Didn't you say you wanted me to join you and that you taught me how to become stronger?"
He was also stimulated by what happened during the day. If he did this kind of mission every day, Sasuke wouldn't be much stronger in ten or twenty years. How would he be able to fulfill his wish by then?
Naruto didn't expect that Sasuke would ask about this matter. He was stunned for a moment and replied: "There is no rush on this matter. There will be opportunities in the future."