Konoha Mission Office, the newly established submission counter.
"Then I'll accept it."
The duty ninja with tied-back hair and a horizontal scar across his nose carefully finished reading the mission report in his hands. Then he raised his head slightly and spoke to the white-haired young ninja standing before him.
"Has Naruto been getting along well with his teammates?"
As he looked at the white-haired ninja, the tied-haired ninja glanced at the report again and added another question.
"More or less. They're getting by."
Hearing that, the white-haired young ninja paused in slight surprise. After a moment, he answered without trying to hide anything.
"I've been so busy lately that I haven't seen him since he came back. I've been a little worried."
Hearing the white-haired young ninja's words, the tied-haired ninja seemed somewhat embarrassed. He scratched his cheek before speaking.
"As Teacher Iruka knows, Second Pillar is with him too. They're somewhat hostile toward each other, and their relationship isn't great, but Naruto's strength has improved tremendously. He's even close to catching up to you, whom he respects so much."
Looking at the tied-haired ninja, the white-haired ninja seemed to trust him deeply. He candidly described the situation within his team.
After all, this ninja before him held an extremely important place in the heart of one of his three students. In fact, if not for this ordinary-looking ninja whose strength did not seem particularly outstanding, one of his three students might have strayed down the wrong path.
Moreover, the moment he had been confirmed as Team 7's instructor, this ninja had come to sincerely thank him and ask him to take good care of that student.
Perhaps Iruka was merely an ordinary Chunin with no particular distinguishing traits, only qualified for positions such as a teacher at the