Of course Iruka knew very well that in the previous war years, too many genin who had just graduated from the ninja village were forced to go directly to the battlefield. Kakashi graduated from the ninja school at the age of five and became a jounin at the age of 12. Iruka understood even more. After all, this is Konoha Village, even As for things that most people in the entire ninja world know (Kakashi Hatake, the son of Konoha White Fang, later inherited the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan, and was considered a top genius at that time, he was also very famous in the major ninja villages.)
However, Iruka believes that this is not comparable at all.
Let's not talk about Kakashi. Even speaking generally speaking, it was a war era. If the village did not do this, it would be very likely to lose the war, resulting in huge damage to the village (cannon fodder still has the role of cannon fodder. Since the establishment of Five Great Shinobi Villages, it has been able to ignore the threat of numbers. There are only two Ninja threats, and that is the two perverts Uchiha Madara and Senju Hashirama. What are the rest? Look at the Third Raikage, which is called the strongest by Cloud Ninja. They will not die under the crowd tactics, so cannon fodder at necessary times is very important.)
Moreover, Iruka can barely be regarded as a person from the end of the war. Naturally, he knows very well that during the war years, those Genin who were directly sent to the battlefield almost escaped death. There is no comparison at all.
Therefore, Iruka does not want Naruto and Team 7 to take on C-level missions so early.
No matter what, it will take two or three months before I have accumulated enough experience and my mentality is more mature!
However, this time, Iruka just spoke and didn't say anything yet.
It was blocked by Third Hokage with a wave of his hand.
"Iruka, Naruto, they are no longer the children in the Ninja Academy, but qualified Konoha Ninja."
Although Third Hokage's words still seemed relatively gentle, the unquestionable tone revealed in them made Iruka slightly startled. After being silent for less than a second, he nodded silently and replied.
"Yes, I understand, Third Generation Sir..."
Immediately afterwards, Iruka looked at Naruto not far away with a very complicated look in his eyes. There was emotion, worry, and even more relief in his eyes. At this moment, Iruka truly realized that he was regarded as Naruto, who was protected by his younger brother, has indeed grown up. Deep in his heart, Naruto did not hesitate to block his back that day, and Iruka's expression also became softer.
"You have really grown up...Naruto..."
Iruka was thinking silently in his heart.
On the other side, as Third Hokage's words fell.
Naruto, standing at the front, clearly showed a hint of joy.
Sasuke, who has always been cold and indifferent, also showed a faint smile at the corner of his mouth at this moment.
What Sasuke is thinking in his heart is actually no different from what Naruto just said. Before, it was just because of his personality that he didn't say much and was a little taciturn. In essence, he was also tired of the repeated D-level tasks for the past few days, and there was no difficulty or gold content at all. Sasuke also wants to take on C-level missions early, because only in C-level missions will there be opportunities for actual combat, so that he can quickly become stronger. But today, Naruto directly proposed it, which suited Sasuke's plan, and Sasuke naturally followed suit.
Moreover, Sasuke also feels that the C-level mission is just a temporary transitional stage. After he becomes stronger, he will immediately take on B-Rank Mission. Only when the intensity increases can he achieve the goal of tempering himself and making himself stronger.
"Then, the C-level mission assigned to you here is to clear out the Bandit Lair who are entrenched on the eastern border of Land of Fire, somewhere close to Land of Waves. According to the employer who issued the mission, and the information from the temporary investigation, there are more than a hundred bandits in this group. There are no Ninja or samurai among them. They often plunder passing caravans and also attack border towns. Because of the low strength rating, this mission is classified as C level, which is just right for you Team 7, so I will leave it to you to handle."
Third Hokage opened the second mission book and found the mission of clearing out bandits. Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura looked up and said so.
There are more than a hundred bandits in total.
It seems like a lot.
But they also include some old, weak, women and children.
Moreover, even if it is more than a hundred strong men.
Even a team consisting of three Genin can definitely wipe them out in a relatively relaxed manner.
And the reason why Team 7 is given such a task.
It was also because Naruto's previous words touched Third Hokage.
The young bird must experience the baptism of wind and rain before it can truly soar into the sky.
Shinobi World seems peaceful now.
As the top leader of Konoha, Third Hokage can easily smell the waves hidden under the surface of peace. Konoha has been going downhill in the past few years. The older generation of Ninja has gradually aged out, while the younger generation of Ninja has not really grown up.
Nine-Tails Incident.
Fourth Hokage died in the line of duty.
Uchiha Clan was destroyed.
And the following Hinata Hyuga was intercepted.
Kumogakure forced, almost started another Shinobi World war, and so on.
They are all weakening Konoha bit by bit.
Now is undoubtedly the weakest period for Konoha.
Slightly speed up the growth of the new generation.
Third Hokage thinks it is reasonable and correct. Now that they have graduated from the Ninja Academy, it is indeed time to see the blood. This is to prevent the body from becoming stiff and unnecessary fear in the future when facing Ninja with the same strength, even if it is slightly weaker.
Missions to eradicate bandits, robbers, gangs, etc.
This is the best way to train these newbies Ninja.
With Team 7's current strength (Naruto can even kill Mizuki who is Chunin head-on.)
Not a problem at all.
Besides, there are elite Jonin like Hatake Kakashi.
No matter how big an accident is, we can cover it.
Naturally, there is no need to worry.
As for the task posted by Third Hokage.
Kakashi, who is Jonin, naturally has an indifferent expression on his face.
Sakura is a little uneasy.
There are more than a hundred bandits? Is this very dangerous?
Sasuke Uchiha's pupils flashed with a special luster of excitement.
Since it was a mission to exterminate bandits, it meant that he would definitely have a chance to fight.
Although the opponent is just a bandit, not Ninja, which makes Sasuke feel a little bit regretful, but this is definitely much better than low-level and boring tasks like D-level tasks!
Sasuke is basically quite satisfied with the result.
The most important point is that as long as this mission of his team can be successfully completed, next, Team 7, their team, can receive C-level missions continuously, and even B-Rank Mission is not impossible. It can be expected that they will fight against the real Ninja.
Therefore, at this moment, Sasuke's pupils were filled with a faint look of excitement.
Nothing more.
Naruto's mood is different.
At this moment, he really didn't know how to express his emotions. Almost as Third Hokage finished speaking, the corners of Naruto's mouth twitched slightly and slightly.