I rely on myself

Chapter 673: The First Mission Out of the Village

Having completed their mission, Team 7 naturally came to the Hokage Building to hand over and take on the next mission.

"Very good, then the next task is to help weed the fields, take care of children in an orphanage, or go to the next village to help buy things..."

"don't want!!"

The Third Hokage was reciting the contents of the D-rank missions one by one. Before he could finish, Naruto suddenly interrupted him by shouting, "I'm completely fed up with these menial tasks. I want to be the Hokage, so Grandpa Third, please give me some higher-level missions!"

"Hey! Naruto, this is so rude."

Although they said words to stop them, in fact, the other two members of Team 7 had long since stopped wanting to take D-level missions. However, one of them did not speak up due to his own personality, while the other one spoke out to try to stop them in order to maintain his own image.

As the leader of the team, Kakashi thought to himself as he watched this scene: "I was thinking that I had reached the limit of my patience, but I never thought that this kid would explode here. It's really troublesome."

At this time, someone responded to Naruto's words: "Stop it, Naruto. This is the Hokage Building. It's very rude of you to yell like that. Besides, you are just graduates, so of course you can only do the lowest-level tasks. And this is also to increase your experience..."

The person who spoke was Iruka who was standing next to the Third Hokage. He came here temporarily today to help with documents, so he was here. The reason why he was so anxious was because he was afraid that Naruto's reckless behavior would displease the Third Hokage.

At the same time, perhaps because he is a teacher, he talks at length when he talks about teaching. After talking for a while, he sees that the three students in Class 7 did not listen to him at all, and even started discussing what to eat for dinner tonight.

Seeing this scene, Iruka was directly angered. When he was about to say something, the Third Hokage on the side spoke.

"Okay, Iruka, it's okay. I have seen Naruto's personality grow up, so how could I not know him? So don't worry."

How could the experienced Third Hokage not understand Iruka's thoughts? Besides, he was happy to see Naruto and Iruka form a deep bond, so he naturally didn't care too much about it.

"Time flies. The little brat who used to only play pranks has grown up. Well, Naruto, since you have come to this point, I will give you a C-rank escort mission."

As he spoke, the Third Hokage pulled out one of the documents in his hand.

"Huh? Really? That's great, thank you Grandpa Sandaime!!"

Naruto was stunned at first, then reacted and was immediately overjoyed. Although the other two members of Team 7, Sasuke and Sakura, did not say anything, the expressions on their faces showed excitement about being able to receive higher-level missions.

"Then please come in."

Following the Third Hokage's shout, the door opened and an elderly man walked in...

At the Konoha Gate, after the Third Hokage finished explaining the details of the escort mission, Kakashi immediately dismissed the group and told them to return to their homes to prepare and to gather at the Konoha Gate before the appointed time.

Perhaps because it was their first time going out, the three members of Team 7 seemed a little excited, so they came to the gate of Konoha early and waited.

Soon the appointed time came. Perhaps because of the mission, Kakashi was not late this time and arrived on time. After the gathering, the four members of Team 7 and the client Dazna also started their journey to their destination, the Land of Waves.

Because it was the first time Naruto went out of Konoha Village, he seemed extremely excited along the way and made some moves from time to time, which made Dazna complain again that he was unreliable.

With no other options, Kakashi replied that he, a senior ninja, could serve as a guarantee, and at the same time he described the current situation in the ninja world in order to get the three members of Team 7 to behave themselves.

However, this peaceful and even outing journey was soon interrupted by what happened next.

First, on the way, when they passed a pool of water, two Mist Rebel Ninjas suddenly jumped out and attacked them. During the process, Kakashi pretended to be killed in order to see the opponent's target clearly. Then the three members of Team 7 also performed well.

Sasuke was the best, as he reacted quickly and defeated the two Kirigakure rebel ninjas. Sakura was slightly inferior, but she also reacted quickly and guarded the client, Dazna. Naruto did not react at all, was stunned, and even injured his hand.

After this attack, the three members of Team 7 perked up and dared not relax at all. At the same time, the fact that the client Dazna falsely reported the mission information was also revealed.

Under normal circumstances, they should abandon the mission and return to the village to report, but because the client, Dazna, was trying to be pitiful and Naruto was unwilling to accept the result, the mission continued.

However, Kakashi, the team leader, also reminded that there might be stronger enemies on the way ahead, and it was soon verified.

The attacker was the famous Mist Hidden Ninja Demon Zabuza Momochi. After a fierce battle, especially the outstanding performances of Naruto and Sasuke, Kakashi finally successfully defeated Zabuza.

When they were about to take his life, the Kirigakure Anbu suddenly appeared and took the initiative, and eventually Zabuza's body was taken away by them.

Afterwards, Kakashi was exhausted from the battle and fell to the ground instantly. With no other options, the three members of Team 7 carried Kakashi on their backs and, led by Dazna, went to his home to rest.

The next morning, Kakashi, who had not fully recovered after a night's rest but was still able to move around to some extent, got up from the bed with some difficulty.

"Teacher Kakashi, you're awake! Wait a moment, I'll call the others over right now."

Of course, Naruto, who was waiting nearby, was the first to see Kakashi wake up, and immediately went to call for others.

After all the trouble, since Kakashi's body had not fully recovered yet, he simply sat on the bed. The three members of Team 7 and Dazna sat around him.

"I'm sorry to have made you worry. I had hoped to hold on until we reached our destination, but it took me far more energy than I thought. I passed out when I wasn't paying attention. I'm sorry to bother you."

"Well, it's nothing. As long as you're okay, Kakashi-sensei."

The three members of Team 7 all felt that they were unworthy of Kakashi's apology. After all, the battle between Kakashi and Zabuza could be said to have completely refreshed the three's understanding of Jonin.

The three of them were very self-aware. They would definitely not last more than a second in a battle of that magnitude, which meant that they were simply dragging their team down. Naturally, they could not accept an apology from Kakashi, who was the main force in defeating Zabuza.

(End of this chapter)