The Jutsu Master

Chapter Four: White Rabbit

A few weeks after passing Kakashi's test, Sadao walks around the village with Karin when they hear screaming. They enter the mission center when they see a lady holding onto a cat.

"Oh! My cute Tora! I was worried to death!"

The pair look over and see Squad Seven. Inside the mission distribution center.

"Yo! Naruto! Sasuke. Sakura. Kakashi sensei." Sadao jumps up landing on a window Karin entering behind him.

"Sadao, Karin" Kakashi greets the pair.

Sasuke hums.

Sakura Smiles. "Good morning Sadao, Karin."

"Yo!"

The Third Hokage coughs gathering attention back to Hm. "Now then... The next mission for Kakashi's seventh squad is... An errand to the neighboring town... to baby-sit the Chief Counselor's boy... Helping with digging for potatoes, eh..."

"No! No! No, thank you! As for me. I want to do a more exciting mission! Give us something else!" Naruto protests

Sasuke shrugs. "He's got a point."

Sakura glares at him. "Man... He's a pain!"

Sadao hums. "I feel like I should've expected this sooner."

Kakashi sighs thinking to himself. 'I thought it was about time for him to get fretful...'

"You fool! You're still a bottom rookie! At the start, everyone moves up the ladder by gaining experience from simple missions!" Iruka screams.

"B-But! It's been a month and it's been nothing but blah missions so far!" Suddenly Kakashi punches Naruto in the back of the head.

"Knock it off!"

"Naruto! It's necessary to explain to you what a mission is... Listen to me! Requests pour into the village everyday. They range from babysitting to assassinations. A wide spectrum of requests are recorded on the request list. They are then separated into A, B, C and D ranks in order of difficulty. In the village, everyone below me is decided by ability in the order of Jonin, Chunin and Genin. We at the highest level distribute the request as missions to Ninjas who have abilities that suit said mission. And, if the mission is successful, the fee comes from the client. Nevertheless, you three just became Genin... rank D is the best you can do. Hm?!" The third homage begins to lecture...

"Yesterday's lunch was pork-bone broth noodles, so today will be miso broth-" Naruto, And Everyone But Sakura ignores the Hokage.

"Listen!"

"I-I'm sorry." Kakashi mumbles out.

"Man! You always lecture me, old man! But I'm not that little prankster that you think I am! Humph!"

Kakashi sighs thinking inwardly. 'Man, I'm going to get scolded later.'

"Geez he's a handful..." Sadao mutters

"This kid who could only express himself with pranks... Okay, fine!"

Naruto turns to the third Hikage confused.

"If you insist... I'll have you do a Rank-C mission co-op with Sadao and Karin there. You'll be bodyguards for someone."

Naruto's confusion turns to a smile. "Really?! Ah-Ha! Who? Who? A feudal lord?! O-Or, a priestess?!"

Sadao scoffs. "No cause then that would be considered an A rank at the lowest."

"Don't get so hasty. I'll introduce you now! Could you please come in."

The entire team as well as Sadao and Karin look behind them as a door opens. Revealing a drunken man. "What's this? It's just a bunch of darned squirts."