After hearing Tazuna's account.
Kakashi's mouth twitched. Thankfully, he wore a mask, so no one else could see it.
"You clearly submitted a C-rank mission, but in reality, this mission's difficulty has already reached B-rank."
"Why didn't you come clean sooner?"
"What if something happened to my cute, weak, helpless students?"
"This is their first mission outside the village!"
By the end.
Kakashi's tone had inexplicably turned stern.
He himself did not mind.
But he had to be responsible for every member of the team!
Still, after seeing Naruto's astonishing performance earlier.
Kakashi was, at most, putting on an act when he said this, merely going through the motions.
Come to think of it, he ought to thank Tazuna.
If not for this mission, he would never have known.
That Naruto was actually this strong!
Tazuna looked stunned. He glanced at Naruto, then at Kakashi.
He wanted to say something.
But the words seemed stuck in his throat.
"I... I..."
For a moment, he could not get a word out!
Tazuna was freaking falling apart inside right now!
Listen to the nonsense you're saying!
Your cute students?
Weak and helpless?
Have you no shame!?
I just saw it with my own eyes—your blond student took out two Chunin assassin ninjas in a single blow!
His methods were remarkably practiced.
He did not look like someone on his first mission outside the village at all!
Tazuna ranted wildly in his heart.
Well... in truth, he had wronged Kakashi.
This really was Naruto and the others' first mission.
But Tazuna was in the wrong no matter what.
The next instant, he burst into laughter.
"I heard that Konoha is full of heroes and outstanding people. It is only natural for kind-hearted people to lend a hand to those suffering."
"I cannot afford