"So, Kakashi-sensei, who are we fighting today?"
The day after receiving the mission, Kakashi gathered the squad at No. 4 Training Ground, using the Small Wooden House Naruto had built as their meeting point.
Naruto sat in a chair, rocking his body and the chair along with it, but his eyes remained fixed curiously on Kakashi, who was reading a Make-Out Book.
"Well, it's about time I told you."
Kakashi nodded in satisfaction at the four youngsters who had all arrived, then took the mission slip out of the pouch at his waist.
Naruto watched Kakashi excitedly (✪ω✪), and even Sasuke's ears twitched, as though he was switching on his hearing.
"Ahem. A group of evil invaders has appeared in Auntie Tano's garden by the village entrance, and we're going to eliminate them."
Reading the contents before him, Kakashi used a little embellishment to describe the mission in an incredibly... exaggerated way.
"Evil invaders? Could they be wild boars or black bears?"
Naruto rubbed his chin and began to think.
Well, no one noticed Hinata desperately holding down the corners of her mouth beside him. Kakashi-sensei makes it sound so funny, but you guessed wrong, Naruto-kun.
When Hinata looked up, her eyes met Kakashi's.
Kakashi noticed Hinata's unusual behavior and then guessed that she probably knew the details of the mission.
Well, I didn't say anything wrong. Invading bees count as invaders, don't they? They've hurt people, so aren't they evil?
Kakashi made a shushing gesture at Hinata.
Hinata gave a small nod. It was mainly because she was listening to her teacher, definitely not because she wanted to see Naruto's reaction when he learned the truth ⁄(⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄.
"All right, let's set off."
Kakashi lazily rolled up the slip and put it in his waist pouch, then led