Hatake is always equal, Indra reborn, Ashura reborn, everyone except Sakura has special help.
Too bad, my special help is even stronger than yours.
While Neji and the others were looking at Team 7, Team 7 was also looking at them.
This might be a feeling between rivals, but Sasuke and the others didn't pay attention to Neji and them, being unusually... cold and proud.
"Heh, frogs in a well, thinking they're very strong." Neji was very scornful of Sasuke's attitude.
Sakura, on the other hand, glanced at Neji from time to time, and Lee also looked at Sakura, but because of the situation, he didn't do anything else.
I must confess my feelings when I get the chance, Lee thought to himself.
At this moment, Sarutobi Hiruzen's old voice suddenly sounded.
"By the way, since Guy, you're back too, then see who wants to do this mission."
Then, he shouted at the door, "Go and invite Mr. Tazuna."
When Neji heard this, a strange light appeared in his eyes.
Tazuna, the Land of Waves mission.
In the original story, Team 9 missed this mission, probably because they haven't returned yet. I didn't expect I would run into it.
This is a good opportunity to train, after all, he hasn't fought a Jonin yet.
And still a top Jonin.
After a while, a messy-looking, drunk middle-aged man carrying a wine pot was brought in.
"What do you mean by this? Are you just sending these kids to protect me? What can they do?" Tazuna said with a dissatisfied face.
After taking a sip of wine, he said again, "I am the client..."
Neji glanced at Tazuna with disdain. Although his starting point was good, and he valued friendship, he should also consider the feelings of others.
If it wasn't Kakashi who was carrying out this mission, but Kurenai and them, then Konoha would suffer a major loss.
Someone as irresponsible as this dares to point fingers here. If he didn't want to fight Zabuza, he would have exposed this person's true colors.
"Alright, Mr. Tazuna, please be quiet," Sarutobi Hiruzen said.
"This is the C-rank escort mission. See who wants to take it?"
C-rank mission?
Naruto and Sasuke's eyes lit up.
After doing chores for eight generations, they can finally do a C-rank mission?
"Kakashi-sensei, take it, take it!" Sasuke and Naruto frantically conveyed their opinions to Kakashi.
However, Kakashi's lazy eyes already told others that he didn't seem to want to take such a mission.
But forced by the enthusiasm of his students, he still took a step forward.
"Haha, Kakashi, I didn't expect you to have fallen to taking C-rank missions. Our team has already completed an A-rank mission!"
Might Guy laughed loudly. After so many years, he finally completely surpassed Kakashi.
A-rank mission!
Naruto and Sasuke looked at Neji and the others in surprise.
"Old man, why can they take A-rank missions?" Naruto asked dissatisfied, but Sarutobi Hiruzen ignored him.
"A-rank mission, why, why are others always so fast? At this rate, when will I be able to get revenge, to kill that man..."
Sasuke roared in his heart, not even noticing his nails digging into his flesh.
Kakashi looked at the three people behind him. Except for Sakura who was a bit reliable, these two, sigh...
Looking at Guy's team again...
He felt a strange sense of sadness.
However, before Might Guy could be happy for long, a discordant voice sounded behind him.
"Guy-sensei, take it!" Neji suddenly said.
This made Lee, Tenten, and Guy slightly stunned. This was the first time Neji expressed his opinion.
Might Guy's face darkened. This slap came too quickly, he was caught off guard.
"In that case, Kakashi, I can only fight you for it. After all, my students are full of youth!" Might Guy scratched his head and smiled.
However, Kakashi was already immersed in his sad mood and didn't know what he was saying.
"Both sides want to take this mission, then..."
After looking at the two of them for a while, Sarutobi Hiruzen had already made his decision.
"Then it will be given to Team 9."
"Why? We came first!" Sasuke and Naruto said in unison.
Faced with Sasuke and Naruto's questions, Sarutobi Hiruzen said calmly, "Team 9 graduated a year earlier than you and is excellent in all aspects. They even completed an A-rank mission perfectly."
"If you have their strength, I will naturally give you a C-rank mission. For you now, a C-rank mission is still a bit early."
Might Guy laughed at Kakashi and walked up to Tazuna, "Then, Mr. Tazuna, let's go."
Since it's an escort mission, it can't be completed in a day or two.
Neji and the others returned home to prepare some things and walked towards the entrance of the village.
There, Tazuna was still waiting anxiously.
"Why did you take so long to come? Do you know how long I waited for you..." Tazuna complained non-stop.
Neji was annoyed and glared at him fiercely. What qualifications does a person who falsely reported the mission's rank have to point fingers?
After being glared at by Neji, Tazuna immediately gave in and obediently stopped talking.
After leaving Konoha, Neji looked at Tazuna from time to time, making him feel uneasy.
For some reason, Tazuna always felt like he was completely seen through by this Byakugan kid and didn't dare to look him in the eye.
This made Might Guy and the others feel strange, but they assumed it was because of the Byakugan.
After all, the Byakugan is indeed very strange for ordinary people.
Neji looked at Tazuna, who was already sweating, and sneered, "Keep acting, I'll see how long you can act!"
"Haha, Mr. Tazuna, you don't need to worry. I swear by my youth, we will definitely protect your safety."
Might Guy patted Tazuna on the shoulder, smiling confidently.
"Yes, yes..." Tazuna said with a forced smile.
Near noon, Neji and the others finally arrived at that bridge.
Naturally, they unexpectedly saw the puddle of water.
Neji looked at the dry land around him, then at the hot sun in the sky, and then turned his gaze back to the puddle of water.
"As expected, they are two idiots!" Neji said with disdain.
Any ninja with a little sense wouldn't choose to ambush in this place.
As expected, the moment they saw the puddle of water, Might Guy, Lee, and Tenten all gathered around.
They aren't rookies like Team 7. They immediately noticed this obviously strange place.
"Hmm, I feel like something's wrong..." Might Guy stroked his chin, thinking.
"Should I throw a few?" Tenten casually took out a few shurikens, ready to throw them from a distance.