Avengers of the Whirlpool Family

We also took the initiative to slightly increase the rewards for some tasks.

However, this amount of reward was no longer very attractive in the eyes of everyone in Team 7. Not to mention Kakashi, Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura all received a huge sum of money from Menma. Sasuke refused at first, but Menma gave him too much, so much that it was difficult for Sasuke to say the three words "I don't want it".

In the end, I can only say "It smells really good"

After all, ninjas still need money.

The consumption of various ninja tools requires financial support.

Why is Konan's move called "Haotun" in the original book?

It's all because of the 0 billion detonating talismans. Even if that number is false, even if it's halved, or even if one zero is removed, it's still an astronomical figure! !

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 71: Continuous Missions

Therefore, money is still very important for ninjas, especially mid- and lower-level ninjas, as they need financial support.

The saying "the poor are good at literature but the rich are good at martial arts" is also applicable in the world of ninja.

On this C-level mission, Team 7 did not encounter any accidents. It was just an ordinary escort mission. They did encounter attacks from some robbers and bandits along the way, but these people were a joke in front of the ninjas.

Escort the caravan to Kyoto safely and securely.

It also represents the successful completion of Class 7’s second C-level mission.

This time the mission is accomplished.

It didn't make much sense to Menma, Sasuke and Naruto, but to Haruno Sakura, it was extremely meaningful. At least it allowed her to relax and not be as tense as before.

This was also a deliberate arrangement by Kakashi.

Although Haruno Sakura does not hold a very important position in this team, she is still his subordinate after all, and judging from her performance in the ninja school, she is also valuable and meaningful and worthy of cultivation.

In the previous chakra control training, Haruno Sakura showed her own unique talent. It took others several days to complete the training, but Haruno Sakura only needed one day to break through.

This is also an extraordinary talent.

In terms of chakra control talent alone, Kakashi thought to himself that he was no match for Haruno Sakura. She had the talent and value to be cultivated, and she was also his subordinate, so Kakashi naturally would not allow Haruno Sakura to have free rein. He still needed to pay more attention to the areas that should be paid attention to.

Under this special system of the Ninja Village.

The strongest relationship besides that between master and apprentice is between the leading ninja and his team members.

Looking at Sakura who was gradually relaxing and adapting to the rhythm of ninja, Kakashi nodded secretly in his heart.

adaptability.

But it is one of the basic abilities that a ninja must possess.

Many young ninjas who have just graduated are unable to adapt to the real rhythm of a ninja and the cruel reality they need to face.

After one mission, he chose to retire and end his ninja career, but this was not shown much in the original work.

But it really exists.

Including some of Kakashi's former colleagues, after going to the front line and witnessing the tragic deaths of their comrades and the bloody scenes of hell, they suffered a mental breakdown and had to give up their ninja careers.

Originally, during the initial mission in Wave Country, Kakashi had similar concerns about Sakura. Later on, it turned out that this little girl did have a lot of problems, but she didn't have any big problems with her adaptability.

'It seems that this is indeed a good seedling worth cultivating. '

Kakashi thought silently in his heart.

In fact, this point is also well explained in the original work. The "Sakura Bitch" is really only limited to the initial period. The growth of Haruno Sakura afterwards is also obvious to all. This not only refers to the growth in talent as a ninja, but also the growth in the ninja's capacity and mentality.

At this stage, Haruno Sakura is indeed still very immature and green. It can even be said that she has major problems in all aspects, especially her mentality, which is really extremely bad and terrible right after graduation.

But precisely because of this, the extent of growth is visible to the naked eye.

We are already at a low point, and any climb up a little bit would be a significant improvement.

the most important is.

As long as a ninja has talent, it is worth training.

A truly smooth C-rank mission made Haruno Sakura start to have some ninja qualities.

Kakashi also gradually got to know the bottom line of his four subordinates, at least that was what he thought, in the following days.

The seventh squad is assigned different types of C-level missions to complete every now and then, such as escorting caravans, clearing out ferocious wild animals, patrolling designated areas, protecting special personnel, and stealing confidential documents.

All of them are within the hunting range of Team 7.

For ninjas, the criterion for carrying out a mission is only whether or not they can do it, not whether they can or cannot do it. As I said before, things like justice are something that ninjas will never have. In the eyes of ninjas, there is only the mission.

This is the kind of education Kakashi received since he was a child, and now he is teaching similar ideas to the four members of Team 7.

And with the high efficiency of Team 7, the number of tasks they completed was accumulating at a very exaggerated rate.

This is far beyond the acceptable limit for an ordinary team that has just graduated.

In just two or three months.

The number of C-rank missions carried out and completed by Team 7 is comparable to that of some of the veteran Genin teams that graduated in the past two years.

For them now, a C-level mission is something that Menma, Naruto, and Sasuke, not to mention the three who can handle it easily, even Sakura can face it calmly and handle it easily.

This is the improvement of personal strength and the confidence brought by the accumulation of experience.

And that is after the number of C-level tasks executed accumulates to a certain level.

Kakashi led Team 7 to take on the first real B-level mission.

Although they were not difficult B-level missions and their opponents were just some wandering ninjas, it was obvious that they had brought a certain degree of training to Team 7. The battles with ordinary people or beasts could only help them accumulate some experience in mission execution.

Missions of level B or above.

This is the real beginning of training a ninja.

Team 7 has inadvertently surpassed all other teams by far, including the teams led by Asuma and Kurenai Yuhi, who are still just starting out on C-rank missions, not to mention other more ordinary teams.

Simply speaking, the number of tasks completed.

If they continue to execute at this frequency, after a while, the four members of Team 7 will probably be eligible for promotion to Chunin.

And it is in this repeated execution of tasks.

Time gradually moves towards the predetermined plot events and enters the midsummer season.

One morning.

Hidden Leaf Village.

Hokage Building.

In Sarutobi Hiruzen's exclusive office, dozens of ninjas wearing Konoha's standard vests gathered. Among them were Chunins and Jonins. The only thing they had in common was that they were all currently leading Genin teams.

Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai Yuhi were standing among them.

Several teachers from the ninja school, including Iruka, also appeared here at this moment.

The reason why Sarutobi Hiruzen gathered such a group of people to his office at this time is very simple.

"Here's the thing. This Chunin Exam will be jointly held by Konoha and the Sand Village. The participating teams from various countries have arrived one after another. Konoha also needs to finalize the list of participants. In addition to the people who have reported before, among the teams that have just graduated this year, are there any ninja leaders who would like to recommend their own teams?"

Sarutobi Hiruzen sat upright on his main seat, puffing out smoke and speaking.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 72: Transition before the Omen

"The Chunin Exam? I didn't expect it to be held this year? If it's next year, it would be perfect. But this year, let's not talk about the others, even Menma, Sasuke and the others are still too young..."

In the queue, Iruka also shook his head slightly and thought in his heart.

In fact, when Sarutobi Hiruzen finished speaking, none of the Chunins who had just led the team this year spoke. They were very clear about their own affairs. The teams led by these Chunins were almost all ordinary people. In the nearly six months since graduation, they had been carrying out D-level and C-level tasks. Only a few teams had just started, and it was still too early for them to take part in the Chunin exam.

Therefore, none of these Chunins spoke.

Iruka also showed a look of 'as expected' on his face.

Just when Iruka thought that this meeting would end here.

"I, Hatake Kakashi, recommend the four members of the team, Uzumaki Menma, Namikaze Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, and Haruno Sakura, to participate in this Chunin Exam in the name of Jōnin."

"I, Asuma Sarutobi, recommend you as a jonin..."

"I am Yuhi Kurenai..."

Just like in the original book.

Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai Yuhi successively recommended the newly graduated Genin in their own teams to participate in this Chunin Exam.

"All three of you recommended your subordinates?"

'They all seem to have just graduated?'

"Is this just a dispute of pride?"

"That shouldn't be the case, right?"

'I still don't think it's very reliable.'

'Maybe this is genius?'

The other Chunins in the following position also showed a hint of surprise and frequently communicated with each other with their eye contact.

Iruka's face changed as he stepped out and said to Sarutobi Hiruzen who was sitting on the main seat in a respectful but hurried tone: "Hokage, please forgive me for being blunt, but I think it is not appropriate to let the Genin who just graduated half a year ago take part in the Chunin Exam. Please consider this."

Even though Iruka knew that his words might offend the three jonin who had just recommended his subordinates, as a teacher at the ninja school, Iruka felt that he had an obligation to stand up at this time. He couldn't really let these children take unnecessary risks, right?

"Iruka-san, Naruto and Menma are no longer your students, but official Konoha ninjas. And you probably don't know how much they have grown over the past six months, right? As the captain of Team 7, I know their current strengths very well. They are fully qualified to take part in this Chunin Exam!"

Before Sarutobi Hiruzen could say anything.

Kakashi turned around and looked at Iruka, and said with a serious expression.

"But!"

But Iruka obviously didn't believe Kakashi's words, and subconsciously felt that Kakashi and others were forcing things to happen, and was about to say something.

"Okay, Iruka, just as Kakashi said, Menma, Naruto and the others are now official Konoha ninjas. They are eligible to participate in this Chunin Exam. This is also a very good training for them, and the recommendation of the Jonin is also a kind of recognition."

Sarutobi Hiruzen waved his hand, interrupted Iruka, and spoke slowly.

Iruka still had the courage to refute what Kakashi and others said, but when Sarutobi Hiruzen spoke.

Even if Iruka had a thousand words to say, he could only keep them in his heart.

After his expression did not change, he sighed silently in his heart, and could only step back and lower his head and replied: "Yes, Hokage-sama."

"Well, the list of participants for this competition has been finalized. There can't be any mistakes in the subsequent preparations. Do you understand?!"

Sarutobi Hiruzen leaned forward slightly and spoke with a solemn look.

"Yes, Hokage-sama!"

The ninjas below also responded in a deep voice at the same time.

Following from that.

After Sarutobi Hiruzen explained some other issues in the end, he announced the disbandment.

Chunin exam.

This is already one of the major affairs of a ninja village.

In peacetime, the most direct means of competition among ninja villages in various countries is the Chunin Exam. Through such a joint assessment, they can demonstrate the strength of their own ninja village and win more mission shares for their own village.

This is a major matter that really concerns the interests of the ninja village.

As the Kage of a village, Sarutobi Hiruzen naturally needs the focus of attention. Even though most of the things can be handed over to his subordinates, there are still some necessary matters that need to be reviewed and handled by Sarutobi Hiruzen himself.

For example, it has been confirmed that the Kazekage of the Sand Village, as well as the daimyos of the Fire Country, the Wind Country, and some surrounding countries will come to Konohagakure to watch the final stage of the competition. These people will need to be received by Sarutobi Hiruzen in person.

And that was when a meeting was just being held in the Hokage Building.

Menma, who had finally gotten some time off, headed towards the largest commercial street in the Hidden Leaf Village.

After completely solving the financial worries in the previous period of time.

Menma was planning to buy himself a new set of equipment.