"This cat is way too hard to catch!"
Naruto looked at the cat struggling in Sasuke, which was being grabbed by the scruff of its neck, and couldn't help but complain.
This is the second time they've captured him; the first time, Naruto was the one carrying him.
However, the cat found an opening and escaped again.
For this, he was thoroughly mocked by Sasuke, who refused to let him look at the cat again.
"My Tora, my Tora, where are you?"
A massive figure rushed into the mission hall, his face filled with anxiety.
After looking around, he saw the tiger that Sasuke was carrying with the word "" on its forehead.
"Tora, I've missed you so much!"
Shijimi barged in front of Sasuke, snatched Tora away, and squeezed him tightly into her arms, kneading him roughly.
Upon seeing this, Naruto and Sasuke's eyes twitched involuntarily.
They seemed to understand a little better why the cat had run away.
This guy is definitely a sadist! Just look at the terrified look on that cat's face to know how miserable it usually is.
"Alright, here's your reward for the mission." As Shijimi carried the struggling Tora away, the registered ninja took out the reward for the mission.
Naruto hadn't paid much attention initially, was surprised by the reward: "Eh?! Eight thousand ryo?!"
Why is there such a high reward for a D-rank mission when it's just about finding a cat?
Keep in mind that the highest reward for a D-rank mission is only ten thousand taels.
And this still requires tasks like hoeing the fields, which typically require a full day's work.
The registered ninja simply smiled upon hearing this and offered no response.
That woman is the daimyo's wife; she's always been a frequent visitor to Konoha.
How could such a company possibly lack money?
If the tasks weren't mismatched, I might have been required to complete a C-rank task.
Hagoromo shook her head and took it without saying anything. She led Naruto and the others to the side and asked.
"Alright, here's your reward for your first mission." With that, Hagoromo took out three thousand five hundred and handed the rest to Naruto and the others.
It wasn't that Hagoromo really wanted the money; after all, the other Jonin took an even more outrageous percentage of the mission fees than he did.
This can be considered one of the benefits of Jonin, so Hagoromo naturally didn't have much of an opinion on it.
Moreover, Naruto has now essentially graduated.
Next, Naruto's monthly allowance will be stopped, and it's time for Naruto to clearly understand the purpose of money.
Although he had been teaching Naruto for the past few years, he did not use the money to buy paint to do the Fourth's makeup as he did in the original story.
Compared to before, at least I won't have to eat instant noodles every day and let my milk expire.
However, he still occasionally buys limited-edition instant noodles or magazines.
Hagoromo couldn't really say much about this hobby, since everyone has their own interests.
He finally understood how this kid had managed to develop such Sexy Jutsu Ninjutsu as the Sexy Jutsu.
Although it is useful in certain combat situations.
Thank you, teacher!
Naruto and the others reached out and took them, dividing them among themselves, their faces full of excitement.
After all, this was the first money they had ever earned.
It feels extra different.
"Alright, let's continue with the quest!"
Naruto shouted as he received the money, and Sasuke and Hinata had no objections.
It's still early; there's plenty of time for them to carry out some more tasks.
Hagoromo nodded and looked directly at the system panel. She hadn't expected that she would also receive a reward for Naruto completing the mission.
Although very few.
[Naruto, worked diligently to complete the assigned task and gained +8 Chakra.]
[Disciple Sasuke worked diligently to complete the assigned task, gaining +8 Chakra.]
[Disciple Hinata works diligently to complete the assigned task, gaining +8 Chakra.]
The small amount of Chakra reward was almost nothing to Hagoromo, but it did make Hagoromo somewhat thoughtful.
The reward for leading one's own apprentices is higher than that for Neji, who was led by Might Guy.
However, there's no need.
Naruto was leading the team purely to avoid the Akatsuki; he didn't really care about the Chakra reward.
"Go ahead, think about the task you just completed. My three-hour time limit is actually quite slow."
"When carrying out this kind of mission in Konoha, you need to utilize your strengths, such as intelligence gathering on the villagers, which will allow you to find out the target's location much faster."
Naruto and Sasuke looked thoughtful as they listened to Hagoromo's instructions.
They hadn't actually gone in that direction; they were only able to find it because Hinata her Byakugan.
They were lucky; the cat was nearby.
"We understand, teacher!"
After reflecting on their actions, Naruto and the others responded one after another.
Hagoromo nodded in satisfaction.
It's alright if we didn't expect it; it's also a good thing if we can use this experience to make changes later on.
We should first use the D-rank missions to hone our skills, and then find an opportunity to let Naruto and the others start to experience C-rank missions.
Just as Naruto accepted another mission and was preparing to leave.
Several figures walked towards them. Hagoromo looked up and couldn't help but smile.
"Oh, Hagoromo."
Asuma, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, waved in greeting.
"Teacher!" Shikamaru and the others quickly stepped forward to greet him. Today was their first day as ninjas, and they were a little unaccustomed to not going to the training grounds.
Hagoromo nodded with a smile on her face.
Naruto and Sasuke, who were standing nearby, immediately began discussing the matter with Shikamaru and the others.
"Shikamaru, how is it? How is it?" Naruto asked with an anxious expression.
"What do you mean, how?" Shikamaru was a little taken aback by Naruto's question.
"It's a mission, what kind of mission are you on?" Naruto quickly pointed to the mission scroll in Shikamaru's hand.
Shikamaru then realized what was happening, lazily twirling the scroll in his hand, and said, "D-rank mission, but this is our second one today."
"Huh? Why? We also arrived early this morning, Shikamaru and your group have one more person than us?"
Naruto asked with an incredulous expression.
Sasuke, standing beside him, watched with curiosity, after all, they hadn't finished in a particularly long time.
"Is it because you guys were on that mission to find Tora?" Shikamaru glanced at the panel hanging in the hall before speaking.
"That's right." Sasuke nodded. With Shikamaru's intelligence, he could tell which part of a mission was missing just by glancing at it.
"That's right. Asuma- senpai said that the Tora mission is too troublesome. On the first day, it's better to find some easier missions that can be done in a team."
Shikamaru shrugged and said.
"Great! Once we finish this mission, we'll go get some barbecue!" Choji nodded excitedly.
"How about it, want to come along?"