"Well, this is where we part ways. I hope your mission goes smoothly, though with the three of you, it should be easy enough. All right, enough chatting. I have a mission to get to." With that, Kakashi vanished using the Body Flicker Technique.
Naruto sighed helplessly. "Ugh, it's all Granny Tsunade's fault. She sent all the village's Jonin out, and now even we have to take on B-Rank Missions. Seriously."
Sakura asked curiously, "Uh, what's wrong, Naruto? We finally get to leave the village on a mission. What are you complaining about? Don't tell me you want to go back to doing those D-Rank missions in the village."
Naruto chuckled. "Hehe, you got it, Sakura. Right now, I want to go back to the village and do those D-Rank missions."
Naruto's answer left Sakura bewildered. Just a few days ago, he had been fighting tooth and nail against D-Rank missions, yet now he was saying he wanted to go back and do them. Worried, Sakura asked, "Are you all right, Naruto? Have you lost your mind?"
Sasuke spoke up. "Sakura, ignore that idiot. He only wants to do D-Rank missions because he wants to stay in the village instead of leaving. It's not that he actually wants to do them."
Sakura thought it over. "He just wants to stay in the village... Ah, I get it! Hinata's back, isn't she? That has to be it. Otherwise, there's no way you'd want to do D-Rank missions. But wasn't Hinata supposed to come back in four days?"
Naruto said dejectedly, "Uncle Hiashi told me yesterday that Hinata's team finished their mission early. They're coming back today. Damn it, just when Hinata gets back, I have to leave on some bodyguard mission. Damn that Granny Tsunade! And that old guy Jirocho is