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Just as Shiro was about to cut off the connection and do what Naruto had ordered, Naruto suddenly said "Wait."
"Is there anything else I need to do?" Bai asked.
Naruto stood up, pressed the flush button of the toilet, and said softly: "Remember not to expose your whereabouts, otherwise it may cause unnecessary trouble. Even if it costs a little more time and money, you must ensure concealment."
"No problem." Bai carefully wrote down every detail.
Naruto said solemnly: "Also, be safe!"
"Okay, I understand." Bai curled her lips slightly. She was very pleased with Naruto's concern.
After cutting off the connection, Bai put on the mask and prepared to immediately carry out the mission assigned by Naruto.
This was the first thing Naruto asked her to do after killing Cardo, and she thought to herself that she must not let Lord Naruto down.
Thinking back to the mission requirements Naruto had given her, there was one point that made Bai a little confused.
Uchiha Sasuke seems to be Naruto's companion. He is quite handsome. How could he do such a thing?
Tsk tsk, it’s true that people cannot be judged by their appearance.
Chapter 38 Let the Rumors Fly
After talking to Bai, Naruto remembered that they also had to gather to do a mission today, so Naruto quickly packed up and rushed to the gathering point.
The time now is twelve noon.
It's just two hours late, I'm sure Sasuke and Sakura won't mind.
Naruto guessed half right. Sasuke really didn't mind his lateness because Kakashi had already taken Sasuke away for special training.
Sakura, who was asked by Kakashi to stay where she was and wait to notify Naruto, became much more resentful towards Naruto.
"Naruto, you are becoming more and more annoying. Last time in Wave Country, you were cuddling with a strange woman, and yesterday you confessed to Teacher Hong, and today you made me wait for so long."
"If you keep bullying me like this, I will be pissed off to death sooner or later!"
Sakura kept complaining, but Naruto didn't argue with her because she had helped him complete so many tasks.
After she finished her temper, Naruto asked, "Kakashi took Sasuke away, so did he arrange a schedule for you and me?"
Naruto wished to be able to move freely if possible.
“Everything is arranged.”
Sakura stared at Naruto's face, pouted and nodded: "Kakashi-sensei hired a teacher for me at Konoha Hospital, and asked me to start studying with him tomorrow."
"What about me?" Naruto was a little confused. Who would Kakashi ask to lead him? It must not be Asuma.
This time, Sakura suddenly smiled sinisterly: "Teacher Kakashi said that he couldn't think of anyone in the village who is suitable to teach you, so he asked you to practice on your own and complete all the tasks for us."
"????"
Why?
He took Naruto to special training, let Sakura go to Konoha Hospital to study, and left the task to Naruto alone.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. I can't possibly do any of these tasks. Let Kakashi do it himself."
"Hey, Naruto, if you don't complete the mission you will be scolded by teacher Kakashi." Sakura looked a little surprised.
Naruto became even more upset when he heard this, and said disdainfully: "Then let him do the talking. I will go directly to the Hokage Building to report him for treating students differently."
After saying that, Naruto turned around, whistled, and was about to leave.
Sakura grabbed Naruto's wrist and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Go home and sleep."
"Don't leave yet. Listen to me. I only need to study at Konoha Hospital for half a day tomorrow, and I can accompany you on the mission for the other half day."
Sakura spoke hurriedly. She thought Naruto would ask her for help, and then she could take the opportunity to propose conditions.
For example, going out to eat together and having a date, but Naruto didn't follow the rules at all and directly said that he didn't want to do the mission, which made it difficult for Sakura.
At this time, Naruto tilted his head and looked at Sakura, his expression somewhat speechless: "Stupid Sakura."
"What are you scolding me for?"
"Are you stupid?"
"Ah?" Sakura raised her clear eyes: "What's wrong with me?"
Naruto sighed deeply, "It's alright, do the mission if you want, I won't do it anyway, bye!"
"Please explain clearly, why am I an idiot?" Sakura asked.
Naruto waved his hand, "I can't explain it, that's it."
The next moment, Naruto disappeared from Sakura's sight.
"This guy runs so fast." Sakura stomped her feet in anger. She waited for Naruto for so long, but Naruto ran away so quickly.
"Wait, Naruto just called me an idiot, could that be a term of endearment between lovers?"
"Wow, he's so bad."
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Time passed quickly, and another month went by in the blink of an eye. This month was peaceful and smooth.
Asuma, who is most likely to cause trouble, was put in solitary confinement by the Third Generation. It is said that he will be released only after a period of time and allowed to reflect more.
As children from a big family, Ino-Shika-cho from Asuma's tenth class would not be short of teachers. The patriarch of the Akimichi family personally took the three of them out of the village to find the bandits' den.
The members of Team 8 were also taken by Kurenai Yuhi to perform an escort mission after Kiba Inuzuka and Shino Aburame were discharged from the hospital.
Among the nine strongest guys of this year, only Naruto has the most leisure. Apart from eating, sleeping, training, contacting Bai, and Sakura coming to harass him every day, he has basically nothing else to do.
Naruto couldn't tell whether Sakura was stupid or what, but since Naruto didn't do the mission, she actually took on all of them.
There were a few times when Naruto saw that she was too tired and couldn't bear to help her. Since then, she often came to Naruto's small apartment and knocked on the door to ask Naruto to join her, using the excuse of inviting him to a mission. Even though Naruto basically ignored her, she still enjoyed doing it.
Such leisurely and boring days continued until mid-August.
Kakashi, who had disappeared with Sasuke for a month and a half, entrusted a green watermelon-rind ninja to inform Naruto and Sakura of something.
"This year's Chunin Exam is about to begin, please make sure to take advantage of the time to train."
At the same time, a piece of explosive news about Konoha Ninja began to spread around the world from the neighboring country of Fire, Hot Spring Country.
In the home of a resident in a small village in the dense forest northwest of the Land of Fire.
Shikamaru panted and quickly ran into the guest room, shouting anxiously.
"Oh no, something's happened to Teacher Asuma!"
"Isn't Mr. Asuma in solitary confinement in the village?" Ino said as she fiddled with her hair in front of the mirror and tried a new hairstyle.
"Ah, I'm hungry again. There's a serious shortage of food." Akimichi Choji touched his stomach with a melancholy look on his face.
"Oh, look, Asuma-sensei has been reported in the news." Shikamaru slammed a newspaper on the table and shouted, "This is a huge event."
"What kind of big event could make Shikamaru so nervous?"
Ino stopped and walked to the table to read the newspaper, followed by Shikamaru, and then they both opened their mouths in panic almost at the same time.
"Eh!!! Is this true? Asuma-sensei was put in solitary confinement because of Sasuke."
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Team 8 escorted the merchants to the Tea Country and were now on their way back to Konoha.
"Everyone, come and see, this is too exciting."
Inuzuka Kiba, holding a dog in his arms and a newspaper in his hand, said excitedly: "Hahaha, I didn't expect that Uchiha Sasuke, who was so vicious when he beat us, would actually have such a thing happen. I must laugh at him when I go back."
"I advise you not to do that." Shino pushed his sunglasses down and said expressionlessly, "Next time you get beaten for your bad mouth, I won't help you."
"Don't be afraid, Shino, next time, we will definitely win next time." Ya said confidently.
Shino: "."
Hinata and Kurenai were sitting quite far away from the two boys, and hearing their conversation, Kurenai, as a guiding jonin, naturally had to pay attention.
"What are you two talking about?" asked Xihihong.
"By the way, teacher, don't you have a good relationship with Asuma Jonin? Do you know any other explosive inside information about this matter?"
Ya ran over excitedly and handed the newspaper to Xihihong.
"Fake!" Xi Ri Hong took a look and said calmly, "It may be slanderous information produced by a hostile country. Don't believe it blindly."
"Oh, so that's the case." Ya sighed, feeling it was a pity if it was just a rumor.
Yuhi Kurenai didn't say anything else. The content in the newspaper could only be said to be half true and half false. As a witness and Asuma's childhood sweetheart, the third generation would naturally inform her of the true situation later.
But even now that she knew it was a puppet, Xihi Kurenai still felt deeply touched.
Now it was impossible for her to think about being with Asuma anymore.
The thought of Asuma saying "I love you" to a boy's doll in front of her made Kurenai feel sick.
"I don't know how Naruto is doing now. Why do I suddenly miss that little guy?"
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In the Land of Rain, a strange man with a blue fish face walked into a room and smiled at the man who was sitting in a daze inside.
"Mr. Itachi, here is a newspaper about your brother, would you like to take a look?"
Chapter 39 You are too young
It rained heavily last night, and the summer heat was washed away completely. The green willows swaying in the strong wind welcomed the coolness of the late summer rainy day.
In the middle of the small dirt courtyard where some cabbages were planted, there was a pavilion of moderate size. Four teacups were steaming on the small wooden table under the pavilion.
There were many ninjas standing around, but no one dared to get close to listen to their conversation.
"Have you found any information about Asuma's incident?"
The Sandaime glanced coldly at his three former friends, who are now the Konoha Elders, Danzo Shimura, En Mito Kado, and Koharu Utane.
Utane Koharu shook her head: "I've been dealing with the internal affairs of the village and I really don't have time to check."