Chapter 148 Oh? The Garden Defenders?!
Inside Ichiraku Ramen.
Hinata's belly swelled up for the first time, while Kakashi's wallet emptied out according to relativity and the law of conservation of energy.
Kakashi: (ಥ_ಥ)
How can Hinata, with such a small body, eat so many noodles?!
Just as devastated as Kakashi was the ramen shop owner, Ichiraku Ramen.
Although Uncle Teuchi has studied some ninja techniques, he is just a ramen chef!
He's only human, and he pulled over fifty bowls of noodles in a row, his hands were practically turned into noodles from all the stretching!
The hand-pulled ramen maker has very high standards for his ramen; it can only be cooked after he approves of how well it's pulled.
Therefore, today, the hand-typed uncle has unusually lowered his standards for approval.
Kakashi and the others said they understood.
Naruto even volunteered to help out in the kitchen.
However, after trying some operations, such as kneading Rasengan dough, he was asked to leave the kitchen by hand.
After that, it was afternoon, and Kakashi planned to take Naruto and the others to carry out their first mission.
What is the task?
Is it to assassinate a daimyo from another country?
Or to infiltrate other ninja villages to gather intelligence?
Faced with Naruto and the others' questions, which were like those of curious children, Kakashi remained expressionless, as his mask concealed the slight upturn of his lips.
"Hey, teacher, what kind of task do you think we'll have?"
As Naruto followed Kakashi toward the Hokage Building, he asked Hashirama, who was inside his stomach.
Hashirama thought for a moment. Back then, there was no ninja village, and all his tasks were assigned by his clan.
Moreover, he was the son of the clan leader.
So most of them go to the battlefield to fight, handle some affairs, or go to the river to cultivate, and so on.
Incidentally, Hashirama liked the last one the most, purely because his training brought him joy, especially by the river where he could hear the babbling water, which gave him a comfortable and soothing feeling.
Tobirama: Heh, that's what my dad and I thought at first, until I secretly followed them and discovered a Uchiha Madara.
However, after the ninja village was established, Tobirama began to set up various departments.
It seems... that year's students were building houses?
Or reclaiming land?
That's exactly the case. When Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha, Tobirama Senju, and Mito Uzumaki were all at their peak, other ninja villages didn't dare to come over.
Konoha was newly established and in the development stage.
There was no external war, so most of the tasks were related to living conditions and construction.
Occasionally, there are missions to eliminate bandits, but most of them are snatched up by the idle high-level combatants in the village as soon as they appear.
As for now, it's hard to guarantee anything from Hashirama.
"Hmm, why don't you ask Minato?"
Hashirama pondered for a moment, then steered the conversation toward Minato.
"Hey, Dad, do you know what my next mission will be?"
Minato thought for a moment and then said.
"To catch wild boars or other ferocious animals that disturb the villagers' lives?"
Minato took Kakashi and the others to hunt wild boars, and they roasted them and ate them with the villagers.
Thinking back now, I really miss those days.
"arrive."
Kakashi and the others entered the Hokage Building. Under the curious gazes of Naruto and the others, Kakashi squatted down in front of an area marked with a large "D" and slowly began to select a mission.
"Hey, Naruto's here."
Sarutobi sat there, because this year's freshmen were graduating, so he had to select some missions.
However, all the other teams had already been selected, and now only Team 7 was left.
"Hello, Grandpa."
Naruto waved to Sarutobi, then leaned closer to see what mission Kakashi had chosen.
In Zone D, with a workload far exceeding that of the other zones, Naruto was completely overwhelmed.
But these tasks all seem a bit strange.
Like this: a D-rank mission, investigating the husband's whereabouts, a sow screaming in the middle of the night, a green-skinned kappa appearing every night near the village...
Eh, a green-skinned kappa?!
The task was removed just as Naruto's eyes lit up.
"Ah, finally found it."
An older woman tore down the mission poster, then turned around and looked at Naruto.
"Um, well, this mission was due to an oversight by our Konoha ninjas, so theoretically it shouldn't be put on the market..."
Naruto nodded, indicating his understanding.
But D-level missions seem so low-level!
"Okay, this one will do."
Kakashi tore off a mission and nodded in satisfaction.
"What? Let me see."
Karin leaned closer, craning her neck to look at the mission.
Rank D Mission: Garden Defender.
Wow! (✪ω✪)
Just hearing the name makes it sound really powerful.
However, just as Karin was about to continue reading, Kakashi rolled up the post.
"Teacher, I want to see!"
Karin raised her hand and said.
"No, I'll show you at the mission location tomorrow, to keep it more mysterious."
Kakashi said lazily, then walked up to the Third Hokage and showed him the mission.
"Hmm?
This mission?
Well, it is indeed one of the more dangerous missions in this batch."
The Third Hokage squinted at the task Kakashi had chosen and said in a slightly heavy voice.
Wow, so cool!
Naruto and Karin huddled together, watching Sarutobi and Kakashi lament the difficulty of the mission, and couldn't help but get excited.
Even Sasuke felt a rare surge of anticipation, after all, this was his first mission in his life.
Hinata's eyes, however, looked a little strange.
As we all know, Hinata's Byakugan has evolved to the level of glaucoma, which is still far from the legendary Tenseigan, but its abilities have already far surpassed those of the Byakugan.
Therefore, she was able to see the content of that post.
Even though her back is to Hinata, and there's an image of her, Hinata can still see a few words.
Based on the name she just mentioned, she seemed to have already guessed the specifics of the mission.
"Hey, Minato, I feel like Kakashi's acting a bit strange.
Are D-rank missions really that dangerous?"
"Hmm, I feel that not only Kakashi, but even the Third Hokage is acting a bit strange."
Minato stroked his chin and told Kushina his opinion.
I have a feeling that Kakashi and the Third Hokage were deliberately putting on an act for the four kids, exaggerating the difficulty of the mission.
Kurama, who had been sleeping nearby, woke up at some point, took small steps to Minato's side, then jumped up and sat on Minato's head.
"What are you afraid of?
If it really doesn't work, just have Naruto take out Unit-05."
Kurama's tail wagged back and forth, as if Minato was worried that Naruto was in danger.
"Um...actually, there's really no need for that..."
Minato felt the weight on his head and heard Kurama's words; a slight twitch appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"We'll find out Naruto's mission tomorrow, so there's no rush."
"Let's go watch some anime.
Tobirama has found a few new channels recently."
Hashirama got up, stretched his shoulders, and then took Kurama to see a play.
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