C-Rank Mission

Before the first day of being genin ended, Genma Shiranui notified the three of them that they would begin missions starting tomorrow, meeting at Hokage Rock at seven o'clock the next morning.

At exactly seven o'clock the next morning, everyone in Kamizuki's team gathered at Hokage Rock.

Under the guidance of that old veteran Genma Shiranui, the three brats trotted along behind him as he headed toward the Hokage Building.

Since today was Kamizuki's first mission and the rapport among the team members was still too low, Genma Shiranui decided to take on a D-rank mission first to let these little brats get some practice.

Just as Genma Shiranui was about to accept a mission to capture a lost pet for the wife of the Land of Fire's daimyo, a ninja suddenly rushed in from outside the mission hall, shouting, "There is an urgent... C-rank... mission... must be executed... immediately..."

Startled by the frantic ninja's shout, everyone in the mission hall had their attention drawn to him.

Even Genma Shiranui, who was just about to accept a mission, paused his reaching hand.

After hearing the details of this so-called "urgent C-rank mission," the usually devil-may-care face of Genma Shiranui revealed a playful smile; he accepted the mission immediately and led his three team members out of the Hokage Building.

I may be telling this slowly, but all of these events concluded in a mere three minutes.

When Kamizuki heard the mission details and saw Genma Shiranui taking on this bizarre—well, calling it "bizarre" might be wrong, "weird" would be a better description—mission, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking to himself, My first time has been taken by you, Uzumaki Naruto.

Yes! You read that right, student Hyuga Kamizuki's first time was taken by Uzumaki Naruto.

Oh! Sorry, I didn't explain that clearly.

To be precise, this urgent C-rank mission was caused by that brat Uzumaki Naruto, who never does anything productive and only knows how to cause trouble.

The story goes like this:

Today, he should have been attending class properly at the academy, but for some reason, Uzumaki Naruto snuck out.

After sneaking out, Naruto somehow got his hands on a bucket of paint; he carried the paint bucket in his left hand and a small brush in his right.

He hummed a tune: "I am a painter, my skills are great... la la la la... painted the roof and then the wall... oh no! My little nose has changed, it's changed its look..."

While Naruto was humming his off-key song, he had already painted the faces of the past Hokage on Hokage Rock beyond recognition.

Once someone discovered this, they reported the incident to the Third Hokage, Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Sarutobi Hiruzen had been in a rather pleasant mood today, leisurely painting in his study, when he suddenly heard the report.

He thought of that child again, the little brat named Uzumaki Naruto; Sarutobi Hiruzen cared deeply for this child in his heart.

He was not only the jinchuriki of the Nine-Tailed Fox but also the son of the Fourth Hokage, a fact that had always been a thorn in Sarutobi Hiruzen's side.

He felt that Konoha had failed Uzumaki Naruto, because his parents had both sacrificed themselves to save Konoha and were heroes of the village, and his father was even the Fourth Hokage.

However, due to certain reasons that had to remain confidential, Sarutobi Hiruzen kept his lineage a secret, which led to the villagers only knowing that Uzumaki Naruto was the jinchuriki of the Nine-Tailed Fox, treating him like a monster and causing Naruto to suffer quite a bit during his upbringing.

Thinking of this, Sarutobi Hiruzen couldn't help but smile bitterly; dealing with this little brat was truly difficult!

In the end, Sarutobi Hiruzen issued this "urgent C-rank mission" to capture Uzumaki Naruto without harming him in the slightest and bring him safely to see Sarutobi Hiruzen.

Under the leadership of the experienced veteran Genma Shiranui, Kamizuki and his group soon arrived at the foot of Hokage Rock.

As soon as they reached the base of Hokage Rock, Genma's team heard the wailing, ghost-like singing of Uzumaki Naruto.

This singing finally let Kamizuki and his group experience what it meant to have singing that could kill you.

Genma Shiranui was indeed a veteran; he pulled four devices resembling radio communicators from his ninja tool pouch and had everyone wear one.

The effect was similar to a radio communicator, but it could block out external noise, allowing them to communicate with each other.

After putting on the equipment, Genma began to explain his plan to his subordinates, and once everyone understood, the capture mission officially began.

The four of them fanned out from the foot of Hokage Rock, with Taichi and Mangetsu hiding in a concealed spot first, waiting for Kamizuki to drive Naruto into their trap.

Genma Shiranui did not intend to participate in the capture operation himself; he simply found a comfortable spot with a good view to watch these little rookies in action, only planning to intervene if they were in danger.

Kamizuki arrived at the top of Hokage Rock and shouted at Naruto, "Naruto, you brat, why aren't you in class? What are you doing messing around here? Hurry up and come back with me."

Seeing Kamizuki appear with a forehead protector, Naruto—who had heard from Hinata that Kamizuki was already a genin—made a face at him, grabbed his paint bucket and small brush, and started running in the opposite direction.

The direction Naruto ran was exactly where Taichi and Mangetsu were lying in ambush.

Naruto wasn't running very fast, but Kamizuki didn't put much effort into the chase either, just keeping a short distance behind him.

Whether by coincidence or not, Kamizuki watched as Naruto stopped right at the spot where Taichi and Mangetsu were hiding.

Once he stopped, Naruto somehow pulled out a piece of cloth that looked like a fence, leaned against the actual fence, and covered himself with the cloth.

Chasing behind Naruto, Kamizuki saw his little trick clearly, but he pretended not to notice and continued to chase in the direction Naruto had been running.

Just as Kamizuki was about to run past the fence where Naruto was hiding, he shouted with a mischievous grin, "Don't run, you brat! Once I catch you, I'm going to spank you!"

Only after Kamizuki ran past did Naruto pull the cloth down; he wore a smile of triumph and muttered "idiot" under his breath.

Just as Naruto thought he had successfully evaded Kamizuki, a large net descended from the sky, trapping Uzumaki Naruto inside.

Once caught in the net, Naruto kicked his short legs against it, cursing and yelling non-stop.

At this moment, Genma Shiranui, Kamizuki, Taichi, and Mangetsu all appeared in front of the netted Naruto.

Genma Shiranui announced, "Mission accomplished perfectly."