Team Seven's Daily Life

The next day.

Naruto was urgently summoned by Kakashi early in the morning, and Team Seven regrouped to prepare for a mission.

Under the Great Green Tree where they were supposed to meet, Sasuke arrived first, his face cold and his eyes somewhat strange, as if troubled by something. Upon seeing Naruto, he simply scoffed and turned away without saying another word.

Naruto, on the other hand, didn't seem to feel anything. He found a place on the grass to sit and rest, looking calm.

"Sasuke, I advise you to sit down and wait. Kakashi will definitely find some ridiculous excuse to be late."

Sasuke hearing this, Sasuke glanced at Naruto expressionlessly.

"Idiot."

Ten minutes later, Sasuke sat obediently on the grass.

Twenty minutes later, the two lay apart, looking as neat as two corpses.

"Sorry!!! I... I'm late."

Sakura Haruno rushed over in a panic, her short pink hair bobbing up and down, and she bowed repeatedly with her eyes closed, apologizing profusely.

"A group of patients suddenly arrived at the hospital, and I was asked to stay and help out."

I opened my eyes and suddenly saw the two of them lying on the ground.

"Huh?"

Ten minutes later, Sasuke, Naruto, Sakura were all lying on the grass.

Naruto tilted his head slightly, his eyes meeting Sakura's, and they exchanged a slightly awkward smile.

Sakura looked the same as always, her short hair casually tied up, making her look much more capable. Her exposed arms were slender and fair, her chest slightly full, and her smile was confident and gentle.

Sakura seems to have grown a lot in the Medical Department, shedding her former naivety and panic.

"Naruto, you seem to have grown a little taller?"

"Probably." Naruto touched the top of his head. "It's probably because I've been eating vegetables; my appetite has definitely increased."

"However, Sakura, your skin seems to have gotten even better."

"Huh? Is that so?"

"Yes, you can ask Sasuke if you don't believe me."

"Boring."

"Well, everyone's here pretty early, looks like no one's late." Kakashi suddenly appeared in the tree, startling the three below.

"Kakashi-sensei, don't you want to check what time it is?" Sakura asked helplessly.

"You're the one who's late!" Naruto retorted.

"35 minutes." Sasuke said dismissively.

Kakashi jumped down from the tree, smiled casually, stared at a dead fish eye, scratched the back of his head, and said.

"A black cat just ran past me, so I..."

"This mission is now over. I need to go back to the Hokage Building to submit my mission report," Kakashi said lazily. "The three of them performed quite well, and Sakura has improved very quickly."

"Anyway, let's disband. There should be new tasks tomorrow. Since the Fifth Hokage took office, all the accumulated tasks need to be completed. The other classes are in a similar situation to us."

"Yes!" The three of them replied at a very long time, and then they all laughed.

Kakashi scratched his head and smiled. Team Seven was the first ninja team he had ever led, and it might be the last. Before leaving, Kakashi's eyes quickly swept over Sasuke.

Sasuke's behavior during this mission was somewhat unusual; he was too impatient.

The four of them went their separate ways: Sakura went back to the Medical Department, Sasuke trained, Kakashi finished his work, and Naruto went home to lie down.

Konohagakure Street.

After wandering aimlessly, he entered the abandoned building with practiced ease.

But after searching around, he found that the place was already deserted.

Tayuya seemed to have vanished from the place, along with all traces of herself. As dusk fell, the last rays of light were swallowed up.

In an instant, the abandoned building was plunged into darkness.

Naruto stood in that corner for a while, guessing that Tayuya had probably already reunited with the other three Sound Four. Sasuke's eyes had looked strange that morning, so he was probably planning to defect.

Go downstairs and leave.

I just grabbed a bite to eat somewhere; I really didn't want to cook for myself. I have tasks to do tomorrow, so I'd better go to bed early and get up early.

The next day, Naruto arrived at the meeting point on time, only to receive a last-minute notification from Kakashi.

The mission has been cancelled.

"Why was it canceled?" Naruto asked.

"I don't know," Sakura said with a hint of helplessness. "Kakashi-sensei only said that the mission was canceled, that he had something important to do, and told me to remember to inform you. Then he left without saying anything else."

"It might be an even more dangerous S-class mission."

"Let's call it a day then," Naruto said, yawning and waving his hand. "I woke up in the middle of the night last night and didn't sleep well, so I'll go back and catch up on some sleep."

"Okay." Sasuke turned and left.

"Sakura, goodbye." Naruto made to leave, but Sakura grabbed his arm.

"Naruto, can you do me a favor?" she said.

Konoha Hospital, corridor.

The pristine white walls reflected large halos of light, and the strong smell of disinfectant lingered in the air. The corridor was damp, clearly having just been mopped, and warning signs such as "Caution: Slippery" were placed at both ends.

"I'm so sorry, the Medical Department is just too busy." Sakura's expression couldn't hide her guilt. "If I have to rush to a mission tomorrow, I might be late again."

"It's just organizing data sheets, no big deal." Naruto glanced at the stack of papers on his office desk.

He really wanted to say that maybe they wouldn't have to carry out a mission tomorrow. Although a team without a supervising Jonin still needs to accept simple C-rank Mission, they can't carry out a mission if the team is short-handed.

"Thank you, Naruto," Sakura said somewhat reservedly.

"Sakura, come quick!!" A head popped out from the end of the department corridor. The ninja in the Medical Department uniform waved anxiously, "Come help!"

"Yes, senpai!" Sakura quickly ran over, her fair legs flashing past, and turned back to call out to Naruto, "I'll treat you to barbecue when I'm done."

"Oh."

He walked into the empty office, pulled out a chair, and began sorting through the documents one by one. These were documents left behind during the Konoha Crush; there were too many patients to fill in the gaps in the records.

Organizing it wasn't actually tiring, just a bit tedious, though Sakura had already told him about it beforehand. Naruto followed the established procedure, and time flew by.

At noon, Sakura stretched and cracked her knuckles as she walked into the office, sitting wearily opposite Naruto. She grabbed a large stack of documents and began organizing them.

"The Medical Department is so busy, I'm really sorry to trouble you," Sakura said with a hint of guilt. "I wanted to call Ino, but she's on a mission today."

When Naruto heard Sakura mention Ino, he couldn't help but recall the scene from the night before, and a look of helplessness crossed his face. He should have known better than to Temari; in the end, he never got a clear explanation.

Ino stormed back to the shop, and the matter was dropped.