Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, two months had passed.
Because of Kakashi, Team 7 had only taken on two C-rank missions during this time. The rest had all been D-rank missions.
Catching cats, walking dogs, pulling weeds, picking up trash, delivering packages.
Team 7 had done every single one of those missions.
Today, Team 7 had another D-rank mission.
There was a large farm outside Konoha, where sweet potatoes were grown.
Today's mission was to dig up all those sweet potatoes.
Under the morning sun, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura stood in a vast field. As far as the eye could see, everything was lush and green, looking wonderfully natural and healthy.
But as they looked at the endless rows of sweet potatoes, Sakura and Sasuke felt like crying.
"Kakashi-sensei, aren't there any more difficult C-rank missions?"
Sasuke complained unhappily. Not only did these D-rank missions offer no real combat experience, but compared to his training progress in the Land of Waves, his improvement these days was crawling at a snail's pace.
Glancing at Naruto, he copied Naruto's tone as he complained, "If I don't get moving soon, I feel like my bones are going to rust."
"So. Work hard, then. Get some exercise. Your teacher will cheer you on." Kakashi said maliciously before jumping onto a nearby tree to read his little yellow book.
"That's not what I meant—"
Sasuke wanted to argue further, but Kakashi had already leapt away.
"Naruto, hurry up and think of something."
Seeing that Sasuke had gotten nowhere, Sakura could only turn to Naruto, the king of ideas.
"If that's the case, then there's no helping it. I'll have to use my ultimate technique!"
Naruto flashed Might Guy's signature smile.
At that moment, the two of them seemed to see