Chapter 104
"Also, there are no traps here; you tripped over your own scarf..."
Konohamaru stood up: "I don't care! I want to duel with my grandfather! If you lose, hand over the title of Hokage-sama to me!"
Hearing the words "Hokage title," Naruto's heart stirred.
"Where did this annoying brat come from!"
"The title of Hokage belongs to me, Uzumaki Naruto!"
Konohamaru was furious: "What did you say?!"
"Ya ah ah ah!"
He charged towards Naruto, his fist directly striking out.
Naruto wouldn't humor him, punching out and hitting Konohamaru squarely on the head, knocking him to the ground again.
Hiruzen Sarutobi could only sigh, rubbing his forehead.
Ebisu-sensei, the Black Flash, opened his mouth wide, utterly shocked.
"You, you bastard, what did you do?!"
"This is Hokage-sama's grandson!"
Naruto crossed his arms: "I don't care who he is! No one can snatch the Hokage title from me!"
"Besides, didn't he strike first?!"
Ebisu was furious: "You, you bastard..."
Hiruzen Sarutobi stopped him.
"Alright, Ebisu, take Konohamaru down first."
..."Yes, Hokage-sama. Young Master Konohamaru, it's time for us to go."
Konohamaru touched the large bump on his head, but this time he didn't cry. Instead, he looked at Naruto with a strange expression.
"Is your name Uzumaki Naruto?"
Naruto snorted: "So what if it is?"
Konohamaru unexpectedly dropped to his knees with a thud.
"Naruto big brother! From now on, I'm your little brother!"
Naruto: "...Huh?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Ebisu were also startled.
"Young Master Konohamaru, what are you doing?!"
"How can you acknowledge such a fellow as your big brother..."
Konohamaru said: "I can tell, Naruto big brother is very strong!"
Naruto's expression changed, a wide smile spreading across his face.
"Ah ha, your name is Konohamaru, right?"
"Although your strength isn't much, your eyesight is pretty good!"
"Seeing that you have good judgment, I'll take you on as my little brother!"
Konohamaru's eyes lit up: "Really, Naruto big brother?!"
"Of course! If you ever get bullied, you can just mention my name!"
"Oh! Thank you, Naruto big brother!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi and Ebisu exchanged glances, both shaking their heads and sighing helplessly.
After this incident, besides gaining a little brother, Naruto successfully completed his Ninjaregistration and received a genuine Ninja headband from Hiruzen Sarutobi.
Once a Ninja headband is worn, it means that one is no longer a student, but a Ninja who will undertake missions and face life and death... Naruto carefully stroked his headband.
"Starting today, I am a true Ninja..."
"I'm one step closer to becoming Hokage..."
"I wonder what my first mission tomorrow will be. I'm really looking forward to it..."
"Will it be protecting a princess? Or escorting a Daimyo? Or perhaps fighting Ninjas from other villages?!"
Naruto returned home and continued his rigorous training until midnight, finally hugging his headband and falling asleep with endless anticipation... The next day, Konoha training ground.
It was half past six, and Naruto had already arrived early.
Soon, Hinata and Sasuke also appeared one after another.
But even by half past seven, their Jonin leader, Kakashi-sensei, had still not shown up!
Naruto fumed: "This Kakashi-sensei! He said to meet at seven, but it's already half past seven and he's not here! Is this what a Jonin is like?!"
Hinata quickly said: "Naruto-kun, don't worry, maybe Kakashi-sensei had an urgent matter..."
Just then, Kakashi's voice suddenly came.
He was half-crouching on a nearby dirt wall, his right eye curved into a crescent moon, and he extended his hand to greet the three of them.
"Yo!"
Naruto was furious: "'Yo' what, Kakashi-sensei?!"
"You're late for the first meeting, and you're half an hour late!"
Kakashi scratched his head: "Am I?"
"My apologies, I just..."
The three of them couldn't help but be curious about his reason.
Kakashi chuckled: "Ah, it seems I got lost on the road of life..."
Naruto and the other two nearly collapsed.
"Ah ah! What kind of ridiculous excuse is that?!"
Kakashi didn't care, he leaped down and stood before the three of them.
"Well, let's not talk about that. Today is the day you officially become Ninjas. From now on, you'll be following me on missions."
"Your first mission will be..."
Naruto finally forgot about his lateness and, along with Hinata and Sasuke, leaned in closer, eagerly looking at Kakashi, awaiting his announcement.
Kakashi said: "The Daimyo's wife..."
Naruto's heart was overjoyed: "Ah! I understand! It's escorting the Daimyo's wife, right? And we'll have to fight Ninjas from other enemy countries, cut a bloody path, and escort her home at all costs, right?!"
Kakashi: "What are you talking about, Naruto?"
"The mission is, the Daimyo's wife's cat is missing, and we must help her find it today."
"Look, here's a picture of the cat."
Naruto nearly choked to death.
"Wh... what?! Becoming a Ninja means doing these kinds of cat and dog finding missions?!"
Although not as straightforward as Naruto, Hinataand Sasuke's eyes clearly held the same meaning... Kakashi said: "Well, you've just become Genin, after all, so you all start with the lowest-ranked D-rank missions."
"Only after accumulating a certain amount of mission experience, or being promoted to Chuninyourselves, can you take on higher-ranked missions..."
Naruto was still very reluctant, but then, the voice of the system big brother suddenly appeared in his mind.
"Congratulations, Host, on officially becoming a Genin. Please complete at least one hundred mission requests within seven days!"
"Upon completion, there will be a random system reward. If you fail, you will suffer the baptism of the system's Lightning Release!"
Naruto, who had just been about to refuse, instantly changed his expression...
"Hey! Kakashi-sensei, Hinata, and... Sasuke!"
"Let's go on the mission immediately!"
"I want to complete one hundred mission requests within seven days!"
Kakashi: "...?!"
"One hundred mission requests within seven days?!"
"Naruto, even if you really have the ability, I might not be able to take on so many missions!"
Naruto shouted: "I don't care! Kakashi-sensei!"
"We, Team 7, are the strongest team!"
"Also, Hinata, Sasuke, do you want to lose to other teams?!"
Hinata said: "If Naruto-kun wants to complete it, I... I will definitely help too..."
Sasuke snorted: "Since a Loser like you said that, how could I fall behind?"
"It would be more challenging to complete two hundred missions in seven days."
Kakashi: "..."
"I think you all are truly crazy..."
Chapter 97 Team 7 Goes Crazy! Leaving No Missions for Other Teams! Please give me your monthly votes!!!
Naruto didn't want to go crazy.
But someone was forcing him to go crazy.
His demand to complete one hundred missions in seven days was something he couldn't achieve alone.
The entire Team 7 had to join in the grind!
First, as a rookie Genin, he didn't have the authority to take on missions himself.
The Jonin leader, Kakashi-sensei, had to personally accept them.
Secondly, even if Naruto was much, much stronger than before, missions weren't that easy to complete.
Even for a mission like finding a cat, no matter how strong Naruto was, he couldn't compare to Hinata's Byakugan.
So, in the end, it still came down to that phrase... one person grinding isn't as good as the entire Team 7 grinding together!
The biggest problem in all of this was actually Kakashi-sensei.
Hinata, needless to say, would go all out for whatever Naruto did.
As for Sasuke, once Naruto started grinding, he would never be content to fall behind.
But Kakashi Hatake was lazy and indolent; making him grind as well was easier said than done... Yet, Naruto couldn't do without his help.
So...
"Kakashi-sensei, one hundred missions in seven days, what do you think?!"
Kakashi didn't even turn his head, still lazily staring at his make-out paradise.
"What do I think?"
"I'm looking at this."
Naruto clenched his fists.
"I'm not talking about that tattered book!"
"I'm talking about doing missions!"