Mission: Become Tsunade's Student

Because Teacher Beizawa's reward was motivating, Naruto Uzumaki started doing his homework as soon as he got home.

But soon, he put on a mask of pain.

People can do anything when they're angry, except math problems.

Naruto Uzumaki scratched his head.

He didn't understand why ninjas needed to learn so much knowledge; wasn't defeating the enemy enough?

"Naruto."

Hiruzen Sarutobi suddenly walked in.

"Third Grandpa!"

Naruto Uzumaki immediately asked with great surprise, "Why are you here?"

"I just got off work, so I came to see you."

Hiruzen Sarutobi glanced at the test paper and asked, "Naruto, are you doing your homework?"

"Yeah."

Naruto Uzumaki explained, "Teacher Beizawa assigned this homework. He wants me to be in the top ten for the next monthly exam."

Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded upon hearing this.

Good, this Beizawa is really attentive.

He had only mentioned this matter to him two days ago, and it was already arranged.

"You spent two days with Kakashi. How do you feel about him?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi changed the subject and asked.

"He's amazing."

Naruto Uzumaki gave a thumbs-up and said, "He knows everything."

"If you like him, I can let him be your teacher."

Hiruzen Sarutobi said with a chuckle.

"Huh?"

Naruto Uzumaki showed a conflicted expression. After thinking for a moment, he said, "I still prefer Teacher Beizawa."

"You misunderstood. I'm not talking about letting him be a teacher at the Ninja Academy, but your teacher after you graduate."

Hiruzen Sarutobi explained, "After becoming a formal ninja, you'll be assigned to a four-person squad to carry out missions."

"Can't Teacher Beizawa be my teacher after I graduate?"

Naruto Uzumaki sensed something was wrong.

"He can't."

Hiruzen Sarutobi shook his head and said, "He has his own job."

He had one more sentence he didn't say: in his opinion, Beizawa's strength wasn't enough to be a squad leader.

"Is that so?"

Naruto Uzumaki showed a regretful expression and said, "If Teacher Beizawa can't, then Teacher Kakashi it is."

Hiruzen Sarutobi couldn't help but feel amused by his reluctant tone.

In Konohagakure, no one would compare Beizawa to Kakashi Hatake, because they were in no way comparable.

One was an ordinary Chunin teacher, the other was a genius among geniuses who became a Jonin at twelve.

"What ninjutsu did you learn from Kakashi?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi asked curiously.

"I'll show you!"

Naruto Uzumaki's spirits lifted and he said, "It will definitely surprise you!"

"Oh really?"

Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't believe him. "I'm the Hokage. I've seen many ninjutsu. It's not that easy to surprise me."

But the next second, his body stiffened, and two streams of blood gushed from his nose.

Naruto Uzumaki looked at this with great pride.

I'm so amazing, I actually made the Hokage bleed!

"What did you teach him, Kakashi!"

Hiruzen Sarutobi covered his nose, furious in his heart.

Beizawa didn't know that Kakashi Hatake had already taken the blame for him.

He and Hinata Hyuga returned home.

Besides him, there was also Tokuma Hyuga, Hinata Hyuga's guard.

But he had been hiding in the shadows, never showing himself.

The reason Beizawa could interact so casually with Hinata Hyuga was entirely due to Hiashi Hyuga's tacit approval.

The reason for this was that Hiashi Hyuga had seen the change in Hinata Hyuga's personality.

He had once tried to find a way to correct her personality, but the results had only gotten worse, even leading to the birth of Hanabi Hyuga.

Now that Hiashi Hyuga saw hope, he did not interfere with Beizawa.

"Hinata."

Beizawa opened the door and said with a smile, "I'd like to hire you as a clerk in my shop. Help me sell things for three hours."

"Huh?"

Hinata Hyuga, who had been looking around curiously, was suddenly stunned.

"How about it?"

Beizawa casually picked up a price list from the counter and asked, "Interested?"

His goal was simple: to help Hinata Hyuga build courage.

The main problem with her personality was introversion, and more contact and communication with people could improve it.

"I..."

After hesitating for a few seconds, Hinata Hyuga agreed.

"Here's the price list."

Beizawa handed her the price list and said, "I'll give you a tour of these products."

Just then, four lines of text appeared before his eyes.

Beizawa glanced at it and was stunned.

[Your lifelong rival, Naruto Uzumaki, has found a team leader. You cannot fall behind.]

[Current Mission: Before graduation, find a team leader whose status and strength are both greater than Kakashi Hatake's.]

[Mission Reward: Reward will be given based on the team leader.]

[Accept?]

A large amount of information about the rewards flooded Beizawa's mind.

If he became a student of Hiruzen Sarutobi, he would receive the Five Elements: Great Consecutive Dance Technique.

With Tsunade, it would be the Yin Seal.

With Jiraiya, it would be the Super Tailed Beast Rasengan.

With Shimura Danzo, it would be the Reverse Four Symbols Sealing.

Beizawa rubbed his temples helplessly.

"No, man, is this mission something a person can even do? Can I do it?"

According to Konohagakure's regulations, after graduating from the Ninja Academy, team leaders would be assigned based on performance.

But the problem was that Beizawa had already graduated many years ago.

If he really wanted to find a team leader, he could probably fudge it.

However, the system had given specific parameters, making it impossible to fudge.

Hiruzen Sarutobi, Tsunade, Jiraiya, and Shimura Danzo – each of them presented a hellish level of difficulty.

After much thought, Beizawa felt that Tsunade had a higher probability.

That was, of course, if Yakumo Kurama could cure her hemophobia.

Beizawa sighed, snapped back to reality, and continued to introduce the products to Hinata Hyuga.

After she was familiar with them, he handed over the counter to her.

Hinata Hyuga sat on the counter, staring nervously at the door.

A few minutes later, a young ninja walked in.

"Wel... Welcome!"

Hinata Hyuga quickly stood up and shouted.

"Senior Beizawa, when did you get such a cute clerk here?"

The young ninja asked in surprise.

"Izumo."

Beizawa smiled and explained, "This is my student, Hinata Hyuga."

The young ninja's name was Kotetsu Hagane, and he, along with Izumo Kamizuki, were known as Konoha's Guardian Deities.

In the original story, he had served as an examiner for the Chunin Exams and had fought alongside Asuma Sarutobi against Kakuzu and Hidan of the Akatsuki Organization.

"Hiring students now?"

Kotetsu Hagane joked, "Hinata, remember to ask your teacher for double the pay."

"Huh? I... I don't want money!"

Hinata Hyuga glanced at Beizawa, her face turning bright red, and quickly shook her head.

"Alright, what do you want to buy today?"

Beizawa smiled and said, "I'll give you a 10% discount."

"It's rare to see you so generous for once."

Kotetsu Hagane's eyes lit up. "Then I won't be polite, Senior Beizawa."

"Hinata."

Beizawa instructed, "Record what he takes and calculate the bill."

"O... Okay!"

Although Hinata Hyuga was flustered, she made no mistakes.

Three hours later, Beizawa closed the door, ending the day's business.

Hinata Hyuga let out a long sigh of relief.

As the young lady of the Hyuga Clan, the experience of being a shop assistant was quite novel, and she had also met quite a few people.

At first, she was completely at a loss, but now she had become much more composed.

Thursday afternoon.

Beizawa watched Sakura Haruno successfully climb to the top of the tree and couldn't help but feel a hint of surprise.

Completing the tree climbing training in just four days, her chakra control was truly astonishing.

No wonder Sakura Haruno could inherit Tsunade's medical ninjutsu and become one of the new Konoha Sannin.

[Current Mission: Help your classmate Sakura Haruno complete tree climbing training.]

[Mission Reward: Hemostasis Technique.]

[Host has completed the mission, reward is being issued.]

Beizawa smiled slightly.

This Hemostasis Technique was as good as free, a real steal.

Sasuke Uchiha glanced at Sakura Haruno.

He hadn't expected her to be faster than him in tree climbing training.

But... she was still too annoying.

Sasuke Uchiha looked at the leaves in his hand.

The leaves had lost their moisture and were in a withered state.

This was the result of his efforts over the past four days.

Keep working hard!

The thought of surpassing Itachi Uchiha in Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique gave Sasuke Uchiha infinite motivation.

Beizawa arranged advanced tree climbing training for Sakura Haruno.

But unfortunately, it didn't trigger any new missions.

Time finally arrived on Friday. The morning classes were canceled, replaced by an awards ceremony.

When Beizawa arrived at the office, he saw Hinata Hyuga with a nervous expression.