“They must be tired of it too, but they just haven't said it.”
Naruto pouted.
“Naruto, don’t be disrespectful to the Hokage.”
Kakashi reminded him.
“Fine, since you want to take on a more challenging mission, I happen to have a C-rank escort mission.”
The Third Hokage said helplessly.
Afterward.
The door to the Hokage’s office was pushed open by an unfamiliar man.
This man looked to be in his fifties, wearing glasses, with a messy beard and unkempt clothes.
At this moment, he was still holding a wine bottle, leaning against the door frame in a drunken state, he said with some dissatisfaction: “These are the ninjas protecting me? They’re all just kids.”
“Especially that yellow-haired kid, he looks like a fool.”
Naruto clenched his fists (??皿?)“I'm a full-fledged Konohagakure ninja! Don't underestimate me!”
The Third Hokage introduced, “This is the person you’ll be protecting, Tazuna, he’s a very talented bridge engineer.”
“He’s definitely the worst client ever!”
Naruto said dissatisfiedly.
“Naruto, wait for the Hokage to finish.”
Ye Yu tugged on Naruto, getting him to quiet down for a moment.
The Third Hokage then continued, “Your mission is to escort Mr. Tazuna back to the Land of Waves to build a bridge, simple enough, right?”
“The Land of Waves? So we can leave the village?”
Naruto was so excited he almost jumped up.
The drunken Tazuna commented unceremoniously, “Kids indeed, I bet you’ve never left the village in your whole lives.”
Naruto: “You damn old man, don't underestimate me!”
Half an hour later.
Team 7 and Tazuna walked outside Konohagakure.
Naruto turned his head to look at the tall gate of Konohagakure, filled with excitement: “It’s amazing, I can finally see the outside world!”
Even Ye Yu began to feel anticipation, having come to this world for so long.
This was the first time he had left the boundaries of Konohagakure, to see other countries.
Kakashi reminded the little guys, “Okay, check to see if you have all your gear?”
The three members of Team 7 started checking their own gear.
At that moment, Ye Yu suddenly looked up, towards a certain direction in the surrounding forest.
He sensed a chakra fluctuation!
Just after Ye Yu reacted, the strange chakra fluctuation disappeared!
Did someone notice us as soon as we left the village?
Or maybe I’m just too nervous, feeling wrong?
“Ye Yu, what are you looking at?”
Kakashi asked curiously.
“Nothing, a bird I’ve never seen before just flew up over there.”
Ye Yu casually made up an excuse.
He was worried that he was truly mistaken, and saying it out loud would cause unnecessary panic.
After the three of them prepared themselves, Kakashi waved his hand, “Alright, let’s go, everyone.”
On the road.
The members of Team 7 chatted with Tazuna casually.
Naruto asked, “The Land of Waves doesn’t have a ninja village? Why did the commission come to Konohagakure?”
“Idiot, what did you learn in ninja school’s general knowledge class.”
Kakashi patted Naruto on the head, then explained, “For many countries on the continent, the existence of a ninja village is equivalent to a country’s military power.”
“That is to say, it can be used to form a balance with other countries and maintain diplomatic relations.”
“However, despite this, the status of a ninja village is very special, not under the control of a country.”
“As for a small island country like the Land of Waves, there’s no need to establish a ninja village.”
“And our Konohagakure, located in the Land of Fire, is known as one of the Five Great Nations along with the Land of Wind, Land of Water, Land of Lightning, and Land of Earth.
It has a ninja village and the top ninja power, so it’s normal to accept commissions.”
“I see.”
Naruto nodded, “Iruka-sensei mentioned this in class, I just forgot.”
“With your level of ninja, can you really protect me?”
Tazuna said with a hint of dissatisfaction.
“Don't underestimate me, I’m the future Hokage of Konohagakure!”
Naruto clenched his fist and vowed.
“‘Kage,’ that’s the strongest existence among you ninjas, right?”
Tazuna thought for a moment.
“That’s right, I’m going to become someone like that, I’m going to surpass the dry old Third Hokage.”
Naruto waved his fist, looking forward to the future.
“Hey, stop being disrespectful to the Hokage behind his back.”
Kakashi sighed, _=_.
He’s already told Naruto this so many times...
In the blink of an eye, Ye Yu and the others had already walked for half a day.
Normally, ninjas can move extremely fast and rarely need help from transportation.
But now, Team 7 is responsible for escorting and also has to take Tazuna’s pace into account, so they have been relying on their two legs the whole way.
Ye Yu was thinking, could he tinker up a means of transportation in the world of Naruto... to make it easier for him to travel...
Or maybe... build a car?
What am I thinking! I’m just a kid, how could I know anything about building cars!
I need to find another way...
As Ye Yu was thinking, he looked up, and saw a few eagles circling above, looking for food.
“Ye Yu, what are you thinking about?”
Naruto approached and pulled on Ye Yu, who was in a daze.
“I’m thinking, can we get them to carry us?”
Ye Yu said, pointing to the eagle a few hundred meters above.
Naruto: (||?_?)
“Isn’t that idea a bit too absurd?”
Naruto said.
“Yeah, that bird is a few hundred meters above the ground, kid, don’t dream.”
Tazuna also joined in the teasing.
Ye Yu remained silent, even though it sounded unbelievable, he decided to try it!
Ye Yu slowly reached out his hand, touching his waist pouch, and pulled out a hand-held kunai engraved with a Body Flicker Technique spell.
Then, Ye Yu waved his hand sharply, throwing the kunai out.
“Swoosh!”
The kunai shot straight towards the sky.
Unfortunately, bound by gravity, it was difficult to reach a height of a few hundred meters.
It began to stall mid-air and fall down.
At this time, Ye Yu quickly formed a hand seal, activating the Body Flicker Technique!
Ye Yu on the ground disappeared without a trace!
When he reappeared, he was already in the sky, catching the falling kunai.
Then, Ye Yu threw the kunai again while falling!
“Whiz!”
Throw, teleport, throw again.
After two rounds, Ye Yu had actually approached the eagle!
Eagle: Uh....
Flying happily along, suddenly someone pops up out of nowhere!
It instinctively spread its wings and tried to run away!
But Ye Yu quickly slapped it on the back!
A circle of incantations lit up, wrapping around the eagle’s body!
This was Ye Yu’s newly mastered Contract Seal!
It could form contracts with non-human creatures, allowing them to communicate through their minds and summon them at any time.
As the contract seal was completed, the eagle in the sky immediately became docile.
Ye Yu nimbly climbed onto the eagle’s back and flew down toward the ground.
Sasuke, Naruto, Kakashi, and Tazuna on the ground were all stunned.....
What kind of operation is this!
At this moment, the shock they felt was no less than seeing someone flying through the air by stepping on their left foot with their right foot!