Originally, Shin Uchiha had snatched this mission from Kakashi because he wanted to see who Gato would bring in now that he had taken Demon Zabuza and Haku under his wing. After all, there weren't many ninja who had made a name for themselves in the shinobi world.
That was why Shin Uchiha wanted to take a look. Perhaps there would be an unexpected surprise.
However, when Naruto plucked up the courage to come and complain to him, Shin Uchiha found himself in a bind. After all, this mission was one of the important starting points in Naruto and the others' growth.
Shin Uchiha glanced at Naruto beside him, then at the downcast Sasuke and Karin. When his gaze fell on Karin, she lowered her head awkwardly.
After all, everyone in Team 7-Naruto, Sasuke, and Karin-was close to him. Shin Uchiha couldn't very well forcefully take this mission away from them.
Kakashi also understood Shin Uchiha's relationship with the youngsters in his team, so he said nothing more and waited for Lord Shin's decision.
Shin Uchiha rubbed his head helplessly and relented.
"All right, all right. This mission will be a joint operation between Team 7 and Team 10. Its rank will be A, and the objective will change from escorting Tazuna back to the Land of Waves to wiping out all of Gato's forces there, until Tazuna finishes building the bridge.
"I won't take action during this mission. Just consider me an ordinary jōnin instructor. Besides, I'm due for a vacation, so I might as well treat this as a trip to an island."
At Uncle Shin's words, Naruto's eyes immediately lit up with indescribable joy. He ran straight over to Sasuke and hugged him, cheering as he shouted, "Stuck-up Sasuke, did you hear that? Uncle's letting us have