Konoha, June 18, 61
Naruto went downstairs.
Mission Hall.
Genin Office Reception Area.
8 am sharp.
"Can we pick a cleaner mission?" Naruto Uzumaki stood on the back of a chair.
He pointed at the big screen that was scrolling.
"It's impossible for the mission on the screen to not get dirty clothes." Sasuke sat on the chair, crossing his legs.
He looked at the new clothes that Naruto had not changed for the third day. It was an orange jacket that was not much different from the one he usually wore.
"Let's look again.
Yesterday's mission didn't get dirty. "Naruto scratched his head.
"This is a rare occasion for my father to accompany me shopping.
He specially bought new clothes for me.
You have to let me stay fresh for two more days. "
Sasuke had a headache as he watched Naruto show off from time to time.
There were several times when he wanted to blurt out that his father did not accompany him shopping and had never bought anything for him.
But the clothes on my body were all personally sewn by my mother. If you have the ability, ask your mother to sew them for you. But Sasuke felt that he was not a pitiful child who did not think before he spoke. This sentence was too hurtful.
He could not say it.
But our ambitious young master Naruto would not notice his good intentions. He was still there. "Moving bricks, weeding, leveling the ground, planting trees, digging the sewers.
The internal public missions that are thrown to the genin are always like this.
It's dirty, tiring, and troublesome. "
"No one will spend money to buy ninja services for tasks that are not dirty, tiring, or labor-intensive. The school has already explained it clearly.
Because the strong labor force has all gone to become ninjas to protect the homeland.
That's why we need a large number of genin to help everyone deal with the trouble. " Sakura was not in the mood to pay attention to Naruto today, but she really could not bear to be long-winded. "Anyway, hurry up and choose one. Otherwise, there will only be Konoha cafeteria left. I don't want to peel potatoes all day."
"Peeling potatoes is better than cleaning the sewers." Naruto sighed and finally clicked on a mission. "How about cleaning the swimming pool? It's almost summer, and there are a lot of such missions. Look, the income from this one is really considerable. "
"Haven't the hundreds of D-rank missions taught you the right lesson? The income is usually proportional to the trouble. However, he reckoned that there wouldn't be anyone watching this mission. You can take off your new clothes and do it shirtless. " Sakura hurriedly slapped the table, turned her head, and waved her hand. "Yamato -sensei, wake up. We've chosen the mission.
…
However, Yamato was still leaning against the corner of the wall, sleeping with his head lowered.
"Looks like he's been tortured quite badly recently." Sasuke suddenly thought of his elder brother, who also dozed off every day.
"It's normal to be tortured by Kakashi." Naruto took out a piece of paper and wrote down the task number. He walked across the empty seat and poked Yamato's soft belly. "You can only go back to the dorm and sleep without any worries after you accept the task for us."
"Oh." Yamato was surprised. He took the task number and went to the service window. He did not forget to apologize to Sakura and Sasuke when he passed by them. "I've been a little busy recently."
"You've been busy all the time." The two Genin could only understand. After all, it was already very pitiful for this good-tempered Jonin to be sent to be their teacher.
"Alright." Yamato held back his yawn and handed the mission scroll, which was still warm from the ink, to Naruto who had been following behind him. He then waved his hand, and the scroll disappeared in a flash of green light.
It turned out that after watching the Flying Thunder God for a long time, one would have the feeling that it was nothing special. Sasuke secretly complained and reached out for the mission book. "As expected, the mission location is Konoha Sanatorium. If I remember correctly, this open-air swimming pool should be called … "
"The small lake behind the mountain behind the hospital!" Naruto covered his head and screamed. "So our mission changed from painting tiles to cleaning up algae and mud."
"Maybe we'll have to dig up lotus roots." Sakura ignored the noise and was as calm as Sasuke. "Naruto, congratulations. You've been fooled by the seniors in the mission hall again."
"Those despicable ten-thousand-year-old Chunin uncles!" Naruto tore the sealed and strengthened mission book. Sakura and Sasuke pulled him out of the Genin's hut, through the bustling crowd that came to issue missions, until they were pulled to a secluded path that led to Konoha Hospital … Naruto was still angry.
"We haven't said anything about being burdened by you every day." Sasuke looked at Sakura.
"So, be quiet." Sakura punched a tree trunk on the side of the road, startling a nest of magpies that flew away with their families.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong. I'll be more careful when choosing missions next time." Our young master Naruto still apologized, and then immediately stepped on a tall tree trunk with his back to the ground. He stretched out his arms and faced the sun in the sky. "Ah, fighting with the uncles in the mission hall is really too, too, too, too interesting!"
"Then don't complain. You have to finish the mission you chose even if you have to crawl." Sasuke threw a shuriken up and smashed Naruto down. "Hurry up, the mission has a time limit. We only have five days."
"Yeah, it doesn't take five days to clean up a normal swimming pool." Naruto knocked his head. "I should have thought of it."
"So, I'll choose next time." Sasuke suggested at the right time.
"No, you have to accept your loss." Naruto was unhappy. "You lost to me in rock-paper-scissors last time."
"That's because you're shameless."
"That's my strategy."
"You're really thick-skinned."
"Thank you, you let me win." Naruto's young master Naruto didn't mind Sasuke's evaluation at all.
"You." Uchiha's young master Sasuke was speechless again. He turned around and looked for his comrade. "Sakura?"
Sakura, who was always good at fighting, seemed to be in a fight.
Naruto saw Sakura and Infield standing face to face on a tree branch from afar. He elbowed Sasuke's waist. "They didn't fight because of you today."
"Don't touch me." Sasuke dodged. "Also, don't talk nonsense. They never fought because of me."
"Then what was it because of?"
"How stupid must a man be to think that he can read a woman's mind?"
"Your dad told you this?"
"I overheard my dad talking to Hinata's dad."
"Ah, wait. Could it be that Hinata's dad is in a relationship and is preparing to find a stepmother for Hinata?"
"Are you feeling threatened?" Sasuke laughed as he sighed at Naruto's brain cells. "I heard from my mom and Elder Xiaochun that although the Four Generations' competitiveness in Konoha's marriage market continues to decline, it's still strong."
"What marriage market? It's not like you're looking for a laundry lady. It's so unpleasant. " Naruto suddenly felt sour in his heart. "I think that Hinata's dad might not be in a relationship when he talks about women. Maybe your dad wants to please your mom, or Uncle Hinata wants to please his daughter. He has two daughters and no mother. It must be more troublesome than a family with a son."
"Uh." Sasuke looked at Naruto, who always revealed the truth at critical moments. He quickly pulled the topic back on track. "Then what do you think the two women over there are doing?"
"I'm not stupid. I'm not guessing." Naruto looked again. He saw the flower basket and lunch box in Infield's hands, and Sakura's hand that was not swatted away. He had a vague understanding. "I think, happy young master Sasuke, let's get to work first. Women don't want to clean up mud anyway."
"True." Sasuke shrugged and ran away with Naruto.
The two girls who were left behind also breathed a sigh of relief. They could finally have a private conversation.
"Well, it's like this now. It's very contradictory. Even my dad decided to let me choose. But how can I decide which doctor to entrust my dad to? " Infield gently touched the flowers in the basket with his fingers. "Some people say that Hime Tsunade is a famous doctor after all. Others say that Yaoshi Dou is the real genius, and that we can see the people who are cured by Yakushi Jonin. Tsunade-sama left Konoha a long time ago, and there are no medical cases to speak of in these years. Instead, her combat effectiveness is more praiseworthy. Some people say that it was the Four Generations who personally invited Tsunade-sama back. Others say that Dou is the exclusive doctor of the Four Generations. "
"It's really troublesome." After listening to Infield's complaints, Sakura finally realized that she was being too arrogant. Even if she was a promising doctor, she couldn't help Infield make an effective judgment in this case. Fortunately, she could still tell a joke to relax her friend. "If being a doctor is a profession that can be judged by appearances, with our judgment, there should be no problem."
"You're so annoying." Infield was very grateful. "I'm having a serious discussion with you." "Don't make me laugh."
"Why can't I laugh?" Sakura was optimistic. "Yamanaka sama's illness isn't urgent. At worst, he can just stay in the hospital until he retires. And there are benefits to not making a decision. Anyway, no matter how much Tsunade-sama and Tsunade-sama quarrel, Konoha now has two of the best doctors."
"Oh, hearing you say that, it's true." Ino's heart suddenly dropped to the ground. "Then why did they have to pick one to treat my father's illness? I can understand that the two female doctors want to fight, but they're a man and a woman, one old and one young. "
"Maybe Yamanaka sama feels that Tsunade-sama's return is a threat to his position? Now the medical system is saying that when the time is right, maybe in the next two or three years, Yondaime-sama will put the sanatorium that belongs to the logistics, and the medical class that belongs to the field under Konoha Hospital to become a unified department, and Kabuto may be the first Konoha Medical Minister. "
"He's only in his early twenties." Infield rolled his eyes. "Does this mean that Naruto -sama is more optimistic about Dou?"
"Then Naruto -sama shouldn't have asked Tsunade-sama to come back at such a critical time." Sakura suddenly realized that the so-called politics were actually the same thing. "Naruto -sama asked Tsunade-sama, which means that Naruto -sama doesn't necessarily have that much confidence in Yamanaka sama. After all, your father is sick. When I was studying administrative planning in school, I remember the teacher said that the position of Chief of Staff can replace Naruto to guard Konoha to a certain extent during wartime or go to the front line to command the army. "
"Now that you mention it, my dad is really important. But now it's not wartime, how can he be more important than Naruto's father? Last year. " Infield looked around and whispered in Sakura's ear. "You know, I've known some high-level people since I was a child, so I know a little bit. Last year, there were rumors all over the world that Naruto -sama was pretending to be sick or something, and it was deliberately spread. Well, the truth is that Four Generations -sama was really in poor health at that time, and we almost had to choose the Fifth Generation. Of course, he's better now, or I wouldn't dare to tell you. I mean, Tsunade didn't come back at that time. "
"Maybe Tsunade-sama was too big of a target?" Sakura was shocked by Infield's news and didn't dare to talk anymore. Haruno's family was just an ordinary family, and she was just a daughter of an ordinary family. Thanks to Four Generations -sama's blessing, her parents and she were very satisfied with their current life. She didn't want and couldn't bring unnecessary trouble to her family.
But it was rare for Infield to have someone of the same age who she could communicate with without barriers. She needed to talk now and release pressure. "In short, I'm not worried about my dad's condition now. Like you said, he can just retire. But my woman's intuition always tells me that even if my dad retires now, he'll still get into trouble. You know, politics is always annoying. "
"Hey, don't say such scary things." Sakura felt like her head was about to explode. She was wrong, politics was still the same. "Anyway, nothing should have happened. Besides, if something really happened, it would have happened last year. Didn't the books always say that things only go wrong when there's a need to choose a new leader? "
"What you said is even scarier." Infield was also shocked by Sakura's words. "Don't read so many random books. But you're right, it's my dad, not Naruto's dad. Our Naruto -sama is healthy, safe, and happy now. "
"Right, right, in fact, it probably wasn't as serious last year as you said." Sakura felt a chill down her spine when she thought of Konoha really getting into trouble. She couldn't help but hug Infield. "Otherwise, Naruto would be crying. You know that careless man never keeps things to himself. Let's not think too much. Even if the sky falls, the adults will hold it up."
"Yes." Infield also hugged Sakura. She couldn't tell if it was Sakura or herself who was shaking. "Let's pretend that we didn't say anything today, okay? The world is peaceful, and everyone can live happily."
"Yes, living happily is the most important thing."
So the two girls who thought too much and scared themselves were still girls.
The adult world was still very far away from them.
Konoha Year 61, June 18
3: 30 p.m.
Naruto Building, Naruto's Office
"It's time for afternoon tea. Sir, please take a break."
The one who spoke was Huo Xuanmen, who was holding a tray and a small teapot.
"Are you very free today, Genma?" Bo Fung Watergate put down his pen. He felt that other than Kakashi, Konoha had another ninja who made him feel powerless.
"The General Staff Department has more people, after all." Genma put down the tray and poured Naruto a cup of tea. "Today, I've prepared some freshly baked biscuits and special oolong ginseng tea for you. Yaoshi Dou asked you to drink a cup every day to help maintain your energy."
Naruto took a sip of the tea. "It tastes strange."
"But it's good for the stomach. You know that the annual production of this isn't high, but the amount we received this year is enough for you to drink until next year. Kakashi spent a lot of effort to find this, so please drink it all. Don't waste it."
Naruto picked up a biscuit and ate it. He did feel like eating, but tea … "I still feel that water can quench my thirst."
"Sir." Genma became serious. "We don't care if you want to argue with your disciple, but please follow the doctor's instructions.
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"But the taste is really strange." Naruto glanced at Genma. "Of course, I don't care if Kakashi comes to you to plead for him."
"Why would he come to me to plead for him?" Genma cursed Kakashi in his heart and continued to persuade Naruto to drink the medicine. "As for the taste, Sir, you don't really think that this is just tea, do you?"
"The taste makes me think that you're going to poison me." Naruto finally drank the medicine in the cup. "Okay, tea time is over. You can go back to work."
"I'm here to work." Genma picked up his Senbon and opened the notebook. "Although the chief of staff is in the hospital, the General Staff Department's door is still blocked. We think that Sir, you should take the time to go to the hospital. To some extent, Tsunade-sama does threaten the operation of Konoha's medical system."
"That's normal. What did she do?"
"She didn't do anything, but she almost drove Kabuto crazy."
"Then I'll wait until Kabuto intends to kill her." Naruto was surprised. "What else?"
The rest was here. Genma magically pulled out a stack of folders from his arms and slapped them on Naruto's desk. "These need to be signed."
"Okay."
"There's one more." Genma poured some ginseng tea for Naruto, then took out the folder behind his waist and opened it. "The budget upgrade plan for the cafeteria for the next quarter has been approved by the General Staff Department. It's recommended that Naruto's office approve it."
"Of course it's approved, although I don't think you need to bring up this matter alone." But Naruto happily signed it. "I've been waiting for this day for a long time. I thought I'd never be able to make it in time for the cafeteria to improve the food."
"Me too." Genma knew that this idea was somewhat wrong, but he just saw that his boss was in a good mood, and he was in a good mood too. "In fact, this is all thanks to Sir's economic recovery plan. If it weren't for …"
"Hey, Genma, why are you starting again?" Naruto knocked on the table. "I'm begging you. I'll be happy to receive praise and encouragement, but we're already so familiar with each other. Some things will feel fake if we talk too much."
"I'm sorry, Sir." Genma was a little disappointed. He knew what Naruto meant, but he just couldn't help but want to say good things about his boss.
"Be more confident, more confident. You've already proven your ability." Naruto couldn't help but stand up and pat Genma on the shoulder with both hands. "Not only to me, but also to everyone. Do you really believe that being popular with teenagers is directly proportional to one's ability? "
"Of course not, Sir."
"So, Huo Xuanmen, I'm 38 years old this year. Well, I'm 39 years old. Maybe I'm 40 years old?" Naruto sighed. "And you're 32 years old this year? You're at most seven or eight years younger than me. Kakashi has been with me since he was six years old, so it's normal for him to always act like an idiot in front of me. But you were already 17 years old when you became my guard captain. Listen to me. It just so happens that you have more business dealings with Shikaku now. Go and tell him that you need a psychological intervention team. He'll help you arrange it. He absolutely guarantees that he won't leak any of your privacy. "
Privacy meant that he didn't want others to know about it.
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