The Worst Client

Was two hours a lot?

And she still wanted to slack off?

Look at Naruto and Sasuke. They worked hard whenever they had the time to train.

Then look at Might Guy and Rock Lee, those two training maniacs.

They could run around Konoha even while sleeping.

Didn't she feel ashamed saying something like that?

Kakashi rolled his eyes, making it clear he did not want to continue talking to Hinata. The topic of training had been shut down by Hinata.

Seeing that Kakashi was ignoring her, Hinata watched Naruto and Sasuke train.

To be honest, although Naruto had inherited some of Kushina's personality, he had also inherited Minato Namikaze's talent and combat instincts.

Not to mention Naruto's classic tactics—just take tree climbing.

Naruto and Sasuke trained together, yet their progress at climbing trees was exactly the same.

One had to remember that the Nine-Tails inside Naruto was still causing trouble.

Even so, Naruto was not much worse than Sasuke.

Though the two of them had the advantage of being Asura and Indra's reincarnations, it was also a fact that Minato Namikaze's genes were superior to Fugaku Uchiha's.

And if the Uzumaki Clan's physique could be properly utilized, it was probably no worse than the Uchiha bloodline limit.

Hinata thought, They're seriously two people with cheats enabled. So enviable!

The life of a Genin was simple, yet busy.

Every day, they were either busy carrying out missions or busy training.

Hinata enjoyed it, though. After all, Naruto and Kakashi were there for her amusement, and she came up with new ways to torment them every day. Life was quite fulfilling.

Hinata had decided to remove Sasuke from her blacklist. After all, she had beaten him up for six years at the Ninja Academy, and she could not bear to keep doing it.

But Hinata had not been tormenting Naruto for nothing. As long as he did not die, he would always gain some benefits and grow stronger.

Relying on the Nine-Tails and the Uzumaki Clan's tenacious vitality, Naruto stubbornly survived and made considerable progress in strength.

Sasuke had benefited from Naruto's good fortune and had also improved greatly lately.

As for Kakashi, although he always found excuses to slack off, he had still fulfilled his duties as a teacher.

After all, Naruto and Sasuke were far too weak compared to Hinata. If that gap was not made up for, the team would lose its balance.

Helping with farm work, cleaning up trash, babysitting... After more than a month of D-rank missions, Naruto and Sasuke had finally grown impatient.

Perhaps their luck was good. Today's mission was easy, and the pay was high.

Help Lady of the Land of Fire find her lost pet cat.

It was an ordinary little cat, skinny and not cute at all!

But the cat was experienced at running away. Even with the Byakugan's help, Naruto and Sasuke spent the entire morning eating dust.

There was still the afternoon, so Kakashi took Hinata and the others to pick up another mission.

The Third sitting in that chair was a Shadow Clone, right?

The Third picked up the mission list, glanced at it, and said, "Team 7's next mission is... uh! Help Lord Shion look after a child, or buy something from the neighboring village, or help harvest sweet potatoes..."

Naruto crossed his arms and shouted resolutely, "No—don't give us any more of these low-level missions!"

"I want a more important mission. Give us a different one!"

Hinata said weakly, "How about... we go harvest sweet potatoes?"

I'd rather harvest sweet potatoes in a field than fight Zabuza.

There wouldn't even be any equipment or experience drops, the client hid the truth about the mission, and the reward probably wouldn't be very high either.

Only a ghost would want to take on a mission like that.

Sasuke had not wanted to speak, but after hearing Hinata, he still tried to persuade her. "Hinata, don't you want to take on higher-level missions? Missions like this are no help to us at all!"

After a heated argument, the Third finally gave in to Naruto. Somewhat helpless but also somewhat gratified, he said, "All right! Since that is the case, I'll assign you a C-rank mission... to protect someone!"

"Let me introduce him first—come in."

A scruffy middle-aged man walked out of the neighboring lounge, carrying a bottle of alcohol and reeking of liquor.

Hinata wailed inwardly. It really is this guy.

My debating skills are so good, yet I still couldn't outtalk Naruto.

Was his Talk no Jutsu really that powerful?

Were Zabuza and Haku really just little Novice Village bosses meant to train these two reincarnated gods?

"What's this? They're all just brats!" Tazuna took a swig of alcohol and said with utter disdain, "Especially... that little runt. He looks so stupid. Are you really ninja?"

Naruto did not realize it yet and asked cheerfully, "Hehehehe! Who's he talking about? Little runt, stupid-looking..."

Hinata and Sasuke moved beside Naruto in perfect sync, allowing him to compare their heights at close range.

Sasuke was definitely taller than Naruto, and Hinata was now over 1.5 meters tall. Only Naruto was still under 1.5 meters tall.

Naruto immediately lost his mind, rolled up his sleeves, and prepared to fight him to the death. "I'm gonna kill you!"

"Idiot, don't be so impulsive!" Kakashi pressed Naruto's head down, stopping his rampage. "He's the person we're supposed to protect!"

Tazuna looked at the four of them and said, "I'm Tazuna, a world-famous bridge builder. Risk your lives to protect me until I return to my country and finish building the bridge!"

The Land of Waves mission was finally about to begin. To be honest, Hinata resisted it from the bottom of her heart.

What a pointless thing to do, risking their lives against Zabuza.

Wouldn't it be better to obediently carry out D-rank missions in the village?

There was no danger, and the pay was decent too.

But Hinata was small and weak, and she could not overpower Kakashi, Naruto, and Sasuke.

To be honest, even Kakashi seemed to have had enough of those boring D-rank missions.

With over a month's worth of wages in her pocket, Hinata walked along Konoha's shopping street.

"Hmm... the Land of Waves is an island nation. Looks like I need to buy a fishing rod. That way, while Tazuna is building the bridge, I can fish nearby."

"Yeah! I need to buy a few novels too."

"I really want to read a novel written by Jiraiya himself. He's one of the Three Ninja, so why do you have to be eighteen to buy them?"

Hinata wandered around the shopping street, buying a huge pile of things. Her month's wages were practically gone.

After all, Hinata was used to spending lavishly, and everything she bought was high-end.

"Looks like I'll have to ask Dad for some money when I get home!"

"I'm already a ninja. Would it be embarrassing to still ask my family for money?"

Hinata returned home uneasily and found Hyuga Hiashi in the Training Room. Seeing that Hanabi was also there, Hinata was too embarrassed to ask for the sake of her dignity as an older sister.

Forget it. She would check the savings she had accumulated over the years later.

Hyuga Hiashi looked at all the bags Hinata was carrying and asked, "Hinata, are you leaving the village to carry out a mission?"

Hinata nodded. "Yes, Father! Teacher Kakashi accepted a C-rank mission. We need to make a trip to the Land of Waves."