S-Rank Mission! Save the Kazekage
The next day.
Early in the morning, Tsunade sent someone to inform Shinki and Naruto to go to the Hokage's Office to receive their mission.
"We've been training for three years now, I wonder what kind of challenging mission Tsunade will give us?" Naruto said excitedly on the way back.
Kakashi told Naruto to calm down, "Let's make this clear first, if Lady Tsunade gives you a mission that's too easy, you can't cause trouble in the Office, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Naruto patted his chest and assured him, "Don't worry, Kakashi-sensei."
"After three years of training, I've grown a lot. How could I get angry over a low-difficulty task?"
Shinki:(||๐_๐)
Shinki didn't believe what Naruto said.
After three years of getting along, he knew this guy all too well!
Just as the group reached the foot of the Hokage's office building, a dark shadow suddenly streaked across the sky.
Shinki looked up and saw a communications eagle with a completely brown body.
Kakashi followed the Shinki and looked up, finding the eagle somewhat familiar.
"Hmm? That looks like a hawk from Sunagakure."
"Judging from the speed of this communication hawk, it must be one of the fastest flying hawks in Sunagakure."
"Something emergency must have happened over there."
After Kakashi's analysis, Naruto said, "Could it be that their Kazekage has been in trouble again?"
Kakashi frowned. "Naruto, don't talk nonsense. Konoha and Sand Ninja are allies now. ←_←"
"Furthermore, you all know the current Kazekage of Sunagakure; he's Gaara, who came to Konoha to participate in the Chunin Ninja Exams back then."
Naruto and Shinki:(´°Δ°`)
"Isn't that guy the same age as us? How did he become Kazekage so quickly?!" Naruto exclaimed excitedly.
His dream is to become Hokage, so he is always secretly comparing himself to his peers.
Although he could never surpass Shinki, he was confident that he had already surpassed most of his peers.
Before he could even be nominated for Hokage, Gaara had already become Kazekage!
Kakashi-sensei explained, "After the assassination of the Fourth Kazekage, Sunagakure was in a state of leaderlessness."
"And Gaara two siblings rose rapidly during these three years, becoming the backbone of the entire Sunagakure."
"Gaara is already incredibly strong, and he also possesses the One-Tail Shukaku within him. There is no one in Sunagakure more suitable to be the Kazekage than him."
Naruto nodded, seemingly understanding, "Even though Kakashi-sensei explained it that way, I'm still not convinced."
Konoha.
Information receiving and dispatching department.
After the communications hawk from Sunagakure arrived, the head of the information receiving department immediately became nervous.
"This is the fastest communication hawk in Sunagakure!"
Then, he removed the letter from the eagle's leg.
Communication between villages is encrypted to prevent interception.
The information receiving and dispatching department cannot understand the messages on the letters.
However, when the person in charge's eyes fell on the red mark at the top of the letter, their pupils dilated and they immediately called for help.
"Get someone from the Code Deciphering Division immediately! This is a Level 1 emergency document from Sunagakure!"
The Hokage's Office.
Tsunade assigned the four members of the Shinki their first mission in three years.
"Ah, it's just a B-rank mission to protect someone? That's way too easy."
Naruto said with dissatisfaction after seeing the message on the mission Scroll.
Kakashi and Sai wore helpless expressions.
Sure enough, Naruto hasn't changed at all.
"It's already pretty good that your team got B-Rank Mission. You know Naruto, you're still just a Genin." Tsunade glared at Naruto.
Just then, the door to the Hokage's Office was pushed open.
The head of the Code Deciphering Division hurriedly delivered the analyzed information to the Hokage's desk.
"This is an urgent document from Sunagakure. Please review it Lord Hokage."
Tsunade at the panting code interpreters and slowly unrolled the Scroll.
After seeing the information on the Scroll, Tsunade was no longer calm.
∑(°Д°)
Naruto and Shinki immediately craned their necks curiously, wanting to see what message was written on the battle scroll that could shock Tsunade so much.
Seeing their Tsunade simply turned the Scroll upside down and laid it out in front of them. "Look."
Shinki discovered that the Scroll clearly stated...
[Sunagakure's First-Level Emergency Document for Konoha]
The Kazekage has been captured, and his identity is suspected to be Deidara, Iwagakure missing-nin from Iwagakure codenamed "Blue" within the Akatsuki organization. Sunagakure requests Konoha's assistance...
After reading the message on the Scroll, Shinki shook his head and said, "That's not right."
Tsunade asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Shinki explained, "The numbers are wrong. Over the years, we've been following Master Jiraiya to gather information about the Akatsuki organization, and we've learned that members of this organization always operate in pairs."
"Just like Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki when they came to Konoha."
Tsunade nodded. "I see... I originally wanted to send Might Guy's team, but since the other side might have two people, you can all go together."
"Didn't Naruto say that B-Rank Missions were too easy? Saving the Kazekage, that mission could directly qualify you for S-rank, it's difficult enough, right?!"
Naruto Shinki excitedly, "Okay!"
Tsunade: "There's no time to lose, let's get moving!"
Half an hour later.
The four-man Shinki squad and the four-man Might Guy squad met at the Konoha.
Just as they were about to set off, Iruka-sensei appeared at the Village Entrance.
Looking at Shinki and Naruto, who have now grown into big kids, Iruka pinched his two new Forehead Protector, his eyes gleaming.
Then, he called out to Naruto and Shinki, walked over to them, and said, "I was thinking of going to see you last night, but I didn't go because I thought you just got back and needed to rest."
"I didn't expect you to be going on another mission after only one night."
"Shinki, and Naruto, here are your new Forehead Protector. (^ワ^)"
"After being away for three years, your old Forehead Protectors are worn out and unusable..."
After carefully putting the Forehead Protector on Shinki and Naruto, Iruka nodded in satisfaction and patted the two young men on the shoulder.
"Alright, let's go. Your teacher will always be proud of you."
"Thank you, teacher," Shinki said sincerely, touching the brand-new Forehead Protector on his forehead.
Having a teacher like Iruka is something he and Naruto should be grateful for for the rest of their lives.
Iruka was the light that shone into their childhood.
A few minutes later, Iruka watched his two favorite students walk out of the gates of Konoha.
"If I get married, I must invite Iruka-sensei to sit in the father's seat."
On the way, Naruto took off his Forehead Protector, looked at the Konoha mark on it, and said seriously.
"Have you decided on your marriage partner yet?" Shinki asked with a smile.
Naruto looked troubled.
He hadn't really thought about that question.
After a while, Naruto said out of the blue, "I feel like Hinata make a good wife."
The group from Shinki were extremely excited upon hearing this: ૧(●´৺`●)૭, ꉂ(ˊᗜˋ*)
This guy finally got it!!
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