After discussing it, the two of them planned to go accept a mission.
On the way, they ran into Sakura Haruno, who had come looking for them.
Naruto unexpectedly asked her, "Sakura, you haven't been training deliberately. Are you going on a mission too?"
"Of course!" Sakura Haruno stepped forward and grabbed Naruto's arm. "I'm a member of the team too~"
"Mm-hmm~" Naruto pulled his arm free. "Fine, then come along. It's only a low-rank mission anyway."
In truth.
Sakura Haruno's strength had only begun to improve after she became Tsunade's disciple.
That was also why Naruto was not in a hurry to make a training plan for Sakura Haruno.
Still, it would be better if she gained some experience before becoming Tsunade's disciple.
The three of them headed to the Hokage's office together.
Generally speaking.
Ordinary ninja did not accept missions at the Hokage's office.
After all, the Hokage was quite busy and could not personally handle every matter.
Only newly graduated students would be led by their instructor to the Hokage's office to accept missions.
Although doing so increased the Hokage's workload, it allowed the Hokage to clearly see how quickly new recruits were growing.
That way, the geniuses among them could be spotted and cultivated in time.
Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke with considerable excitement. "Little Naruto, you're finally willing to accept missions."
"Even if I don't need experience, the team members still need training," Naruto replied casually, then took out a stack of mission forms and began picking through them.
Hiruzen Sarutobi did not stop him.
It was already an enormous blessing that this little ancestor was willing to accept missions.
As for accepting a mission and failing to complete it?
What a joke.
Someone capable of communicating with the Nine-Tails as an equal could not possibly be