On the third day after Konoha new student Genin was divided into classes, Hokage Building was buzzing with people outside the task collection area.
There are two ways to release tasks for Konoha Ninja, one is direct assignment, and the other is active collection.
But no matter which one it is, it needs to be directly communicated with the senior management for release. The task authorization letter has not been judged by the senior management, and Ninja are not qualified to contact it.
The new class is composed of Jonin who can take on the highest A-Rank tasks and Genin who have no experience at all and can only perform D-level tasks, so the final judgment on their task release will be directly made by Hokage.
"This is the first mission!" Naruto, who had been chanting all the way, was very excited at the meeting point. Apparently Minato's guidance last night was very effective. "I don't know what kind of mission it will be."
"Kakashi-sensei hasn't come yet." Hinata looked around and couldn't find the figure who had agreed to wait here. He was a little worried, "When we parted yesterday, I saw that his injury hadn't healed yet. Could it be..."
"That's what he asked for. Don't worry, he is Jonin! It's you Sasuke..." Naruto looked at Sasuke next to him, who had ointments and bandages on his face and arms, and was a little confused, "Didn't you not fight against Kakashi-sensei yesterday? How did you get injured?"
"I want you to take care of it?"
Sasuke glared, seemingly pulling the wound on his face, and suddenly grinned.
But Naruto could tell that this guy seemed to be in a good mood.
Hinata blinked, thinking that when he went out in the morning, he and Naruto were the only ones. Brother Neji did not show up, but instead saw the familiar Medical Ninja leaving home, feeling sleepy after not sleeping all night...
The witty Hinata seems to understand something.
"Hey, you guys are still so early."
And Kakashi's lazy voice sounded again, but this time he was not as cool as before, but pretended to be on a crutch.
Hinata was still a kind-hearted child and went directly to help the teacher.
"Oh, girls still know how to feel sorry for others. Why don't you two look at me? Teacher, I can't move very well. Come here and help me?"
But the two boys were complaining inwardly--
[You hurt your arm, not your thigh, right?]
"It's late, the other classes have almost finished their tasks!" Naruto complained, "Let's go in quickly!"
"No rush, no hurry." Kakashi narrowed his eyes with a smile, and with the support of Hinata, he slowly led them to Hokage Building to receive the mission.
Of course, the result was obvious. When they arrived, there was no one outside the originally bustling building.
As they entered, they saw Third Hokage, Iruka and the task release staff sitting in their seats waiting for them.
"Kakashi-sensei, who are you?" As the only "outsider" on the field who didn't know what happened to Kakashi, he was really shocked when he saw Kakashi dressed up and asked quickly.
"Ah, this is exactly what I want to report."
"Huh?"
Naruto They were all stunned.
Aren't you here to take over the mission?
Kakashi waved his hand, and then saw Third Hokage.
Third Hokage nodded without any trace, showing an unexpected look. "Go ahead."
Then the two sang a double act, and Kakashi also described what happened to Training Ground yesterday.
Hearing that Kakashi's tragic situation was caused by his fight with Naruto, Iruka, who already knew how powerful Naruto was, was still completely shocked!
As Chunin, he knows how powerful this Kakashi, who has been nicknamed "Konoha Technician", "Copy Ninja", "White-Haired Shinigami", etc., is Ninja.
Even to offend the other Jonin, Kakashi may be the strongest among the Jonin in the village.
[Such Mr. Kakashi was Naruto...]
Iruka couldn't help but look at Naruto who was clean and could not see any injuries on him.
On the contrary, Sasuke, who was covered in ointment, was misunderstood by Iruka as the victim of Kakashi.
"... I see, since you have such strength, it is really not suitable for D-type tasks."
After listening to Kakashi's description, Third nodded clearly, then thought for a moment and took out a power of attorney.
When he saw the color of the power of attorney, Iruka's eyes widened.
"Third, this is..."
Even the staff responsible for registration and handling related matters on the side had their eyes widened and couldn't believe it.
"Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata." Third told them not to be surprised, then turned to look at Team 7 and them, "First of all, let me explain to you the level of the tasks entrusted by the village."
"The difficulty increases from D to A. Normally, Genin like you can only accept C-Rank Mission at most. Even Ninja D-level tasks for newcomers are the norm."
"But your strength has been recognized by the leader Jonin, so I have a choice for you."
"Here is a A-Rank task that usually only Jonin can accept."
A-Rank mission!
This was the initial shock to Iruka and the staff. No matter how good Naruto were, they would not let inexperienced people perform such a level of tasks, right?
A-Rank is already the highest-level mission that the village can publicly release. The next higher-level missions, S-Rank, are all national-level missions, and Kage Level characters must be dispatched.
"Third, this is not in compliance with the village regulations..." Iruka finally couldn't help but said, "No matter how outstanding they are..."
"Yes, it is against the rules to directly issue tasks to them." However, Third just nodded, as if he had expected it.
"So this was originally a letter of authorization given to Kakashi Hatake, Jonin, but he proposed to leave the choice to the subordinates he led."
It's equivalent to taking advantage of a loophole.
The A-Rank task must be performed by Jonin. Kakashi is Jonin, but the right to accept or not accept the task is given to Naruto who are Genin.
The first execution of the Ninja mission is A-Rank, which is unprecedented since the founding of Konoha!
This also represents what kind of expectations Kakashi has for his subordinates.
And when everyone was gathering their gazes, Naruto just looked at each other with Sasuke and Hinata, and they already understood everyone's choice.
The fledgling Blond-Haired Boy showed a confident smile, then there is only one answer--
"Of course I accepted it!"