Tsunade glanced outside the door and vaguely saw the shadow of Sasuke leaning against the wall.
She thought of the group of Genins who grew up with Naruto from childhood, and it suddenly became clear in her heart.
A meaningful smile appeared on his face, "Oh~ So you are training your own team, I understand."
"Mother-in-law Tsunade, what about Sasuke?"
Tsunade waved his hand and made a decision on the spot.
With Naruto, a man as strong as her grandfather, the risk of Sasuke going undercover at Orochimaru's place has been reduced to an acceptable level.
Even if Sasuke is really bewitched by Orochimaru, Naruto can drag him back from Otogakure.
She directly called Sasuke at the door.
Sasuke opened the door and came in with a cold expression on his face, but his fingers were slightly clenched at the seam of his trousers, revealing his inner nervousness.
"Lord Hokage."
Tsunade looked at Sasuke from top to bottom.
Sasuke Uchiha, the only remaining orphan of the Uchiha Clan, is also the person Naruto is willing to use all his chips to guarantee.
"Sasuke Uchiha, I have approved your undercover assignment at Otogakure."
"You don't need to thank me, the person you should thank is Naruto."
"He used his credibility and strength to guarantee you."
Sasuke turned to look at Naruto, and Naruto nodded at him.
Tsunade pulled out a blank mission scroll from the drawer, wrote down the mission appointment with one stroke of a pen, then signed his name in the lower right corner and stamped Fifth Hokage's seal.
She rolled up the scroll, tied the sealing ribbon, and handed it to Sasuke.
"This is the official appointment letter for S-class undercover mission."
"Your task number and appointment record will be stored in Hokage Direct Archive, and only Hokage's authority can access it."
"From the moment you left Konoha, every move you made at Otogakure was classified as a confidential operation of Konoha."
"When the mission expires in three years, Hokage Direct Jōnin Naruto Uzumaki will be responsible for returning you to the village."
Sasuke took the scroll with both hands and bowed solemnly.
"Thank you Lord Hokage."
After saying that, Naruto took Sasuke and left Hokage Office.
Soon after the two left, Jiraiya was dragged into Hokage Office by Shizune.
Jiraiya complained while rubbing the ears that were pulled red by Shizune: "Really, Tsunade, why did you call me over in such a hurry?"
"I just met some nice ones outside..."
Tsunade Seeing Jiraiya's appearance, she didn't even know that her apprentice controlled Nine-Tails Chakra, so she couldn't help but clenched her fists and stood up from behind her desk.
"Bang..."
There was a dull sound in the corridor, followed by the scream of Jiraiya.
"Ouch..."
After leaving Hokage Office, Sasuke couldn't help but ask, "Naruto, what Ninjutsu did you disappear and reappear with Lord Hokage just now?"
Naruto put his hands in the pockets of his windbreaker and said lightly, "Flying Raijin Technique, Space-Time Ninjutsu."
Hearing this, Sasuke stopped dead in his tracks, his eyes widened and his voice trembled. "Ku...Space-Time Ninjutsu?"
Seeing this, Naruto patted Sasuke on the shoulder. "So Sasuke, you must practice hard in the future!"
"But since we have to leave, why not call everyone out to have a meal together in the evening?"
Sasuke clenched the undercover mission scroll in his hand, was silent for a while, and then nodded.
"Okay, then I'll call them first!" Naruto said.
Sasuke nodded, then went back and started to pack things. Naruto informed Konoha 12 one by one. "We are treating you tonight at the busiest barbecue restaurant in Konoha."
It's night time soon.
The barbecue restaurant was steaming with steam, and more than a dozen people crowded the two long tables put together.
Shikamaru, Chōji, Ino, Shino, Hinata, Rock Lee, Sakura, plus Naruto, Sasuke and Karin.
Kaiban arrived last, and Rock Lee was pushed in in a wheelchair by Tenten, shouting, "How can you be late for the youth party!"
Neji followed the two of them, glanced at Naruto, and Naruto nodded to him.
Everyone arrived and sat together. Shikamaru took the lead in raising the cup and tapped the rim with chopsticks.
"Come on, come on, let's toast Naruto for the first cup."
"This guy quietly jumped from Genin to Jōnin, and even became Hokage Direct Jōnin. He didn't even become Chunin for a day. This promotion speed is probably ranked among the top three in the history of Konoha."
After saying that, he took a sip of tea and said, "It's really troublesome. I'll have to call out Naruto Jōnin when I see Naruto in the future."
"Naruto You are exaggerating, you are Jōnin so quickly!"
"Among our group, you and Shikamaru are the only ones who have separated from the title of Genin. However, Shikamaru is now Chunin. You directly passed over Chunin and became Jōnin."
Ya hugged Akamaru, with a tone of unwillingness to admit defeat.
Chōji raised his head from the barbecue plate, his cheeks were bulging, and he said vaguely, "Naruto is now Jōnin. The mission reward must be more than us. You must pay for this meal!"
"I said I would treat you to a meal, so I will definitely treat you to this meal, so you can go ahead and eat."
Naruto smiled and gave Chōji a piece of barbecue.
Ino put his chopsticks on the table, supported his chin with both hands, and stared directly at Naruto with a pair of light blue eyes. "Naruto, should you explain to us that you are Fourth Hokage's son?"
"How come you never mentioned a word before!"
As soon as Ino opened his mouth, the people next to him also pricked up their ears.
Ya nodded beside him, and even Shikamaru moved his back away from the back of the chair and leaned forward slightly.
Naruto picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then smiled helplessly.
"I only found out not long ago. After my third-generation grandfather passed away, my mother-in-law Tsunade found my birth record in the archives, and that's when I found it."
"I didn't know that before."
Shikamaru was slowly peeling edamame beans on the opposite side. Hearing this, his hands stopped for a moment.
Sasuke frowned after hearing this. "Fourth Hokage's son?"
Sakura on the side quickly explained to Sasuke the announcement issued by the village today.
After hearing this, Sasuke looked shocked, and then looked at Naruto: "No, brother, you..."
Ino nodded after listening and did not ask any more questions.
Tenten was sitting next to Neji. Hearing these words, he paused with his chopsticks in his hand, but said nothing.
She remembered that when Naruto first came to her ninja shop to customize Kunai, she customized Kunai with the same style as Fourth Hokage.
"Okay, okay, no matter what identity Naruto is, he is still the Naruto we know."
Ino picked up the chopsticks, then glanced at Karin and asked, "Naruto, you brought that red-haired girl, right? Why don't you introduce her to us?"
"By the way, let me introduce to you, this is Karin, who is Uzumaki clan like me!"
After Naruto finished speaking, he turned to look at Karin sitting next to him, signaling her not to be nervous.
Karin put down the tea cup, stood up and bowed slightly to everyone present.
"Hello everyone, my name is Karin. Like Naruto, I am a member of Uzumaki clan."
"I encountered some bad things at Kusagakure before. It was Naruto who took me out of Kusagakure."
"Now Lady Tsunade has given me an official status in Konoha, and I am also studying Medical Ninjutsu with teacher Tsunade."
"Karin, hello!"
Everyone responded to Karin.
"It turns out she's not a girlfriend. Ino Didn't you say they were living together last time?"
After Ya finished speaking, he leaned next to Shino and whispered softly.
Ino's face turned red, and he kicked his teeth under the table, causing Akamaru to jump up from his teeth and bark twice.
Karin didn't notice the movement, and she naturally leaned closer to Naruto when she sat down.
Hinata was sitting on the right side of Naruto. Ino's sharp eyes noticed that Hinata was one person away from Naruto.
Sakura is sitting next to Sasuke, lowering his head to put vegetables in Sasuke's bowl.