"Mm." Kurenai Yuhi nodded with a smile, "Actually, it's about the same."
"About the same? Yeah right." Kaoru rolled his eyes at Kurenai Yuhi.
"Hey, are you the ninjas who came to carry out the mission?" A hoarse and gloomy voice sounded.
Everyone followed the voice and saw an old woman dressed in black.
Her face was full of wrinkles, but her eyes were full of seriousness, as if she was about to explode with anger at any moment.
"Is this old woman the mission issuer? She looks like someone who has been through a lot." Hina said.
"Maybe she used to be a powerful female ninja." Shin nodded in agreement.
"Hey, you two, you can tell the background of the other person just by looking at them once? That's even more amazing than my Sharingan."
Kaoru complained, "I think she's just an ordinary old lady."
"How is that possible? How could an ordinary old lady issue a ninja mission!" Hina retorted, puffing out her cheeks.
"Sigh." Kaoru sighed softly. Did this little girl really think being a ninja was glorious and great? Especially genin like them.
If you randomly picked a ninja in Konoha Village, their level would probably be higher than theirs.
"Then let's make a bet. If that old woman is an ordinary person, you kiss me, and if she's not, I'll kiss you, how about that?"
Kaoru looked at Hina sideways, he decided to tease Hina properly.
Shin, who was next to them, twitched his mouth. Wasn't this a win-win situation for you?
When Hina heard this, her face immediately turned red. For some reason, she thought of the scene where they were both caught in Kurenai Yuhi's genjutsu yesterday.
"Tch! I won't do it, why should I kiss you?" Hina mumbled, playing with the hem of her clothes uneasily.
"If you don't want to kiss me, then the other way around is fine too." Kaoru teased.
"The other way around... that's more like it."
Hina touched her head. Because she was too shy, she didn't realize what she had agreed to.
"Okay, it's settled then!" Kaoru's mouth turned up in a smile. Hina's kiss sounded pretty good too.
"Should I say you're stupid? Or stupid?" Shin looked at Hina speechlessly.
"Hey, aren't you coming over here? Do you want me, an old woman, to walk over there?"
At this time, the black-clothed old woman standing in the yard said tremblingly.
"Coming, coming." Kurenai Yuhi responded, calling her three students and walking into the yard.
"You are the one who issued the D-rank mission, right?" Kurenai Yuhi said politely to the old woman.
"Yeah." The old woman nodded, then her mouth turned down, complaining: But you came too late.
If you were any slower, my Hanahana would have run far away, and I really wouldn't be able to find her back.
"Hanahana? Old lady, is she your daughter?" Hina asked.
"That's right." The old woman nodded.
"So, our mission this time is just to find a missing person?" Shin raised his eyebrows and asked.
Although searching for missing people was also a big deal, it felt completely different from the ninja mission he had imagined. It should be more challenging.
Kaoru smiled and didn't say anything.
"No problem, old lady, we will definitely help you find Hanahana." Kurenai Yuhi comforted, "Can you first give us a picture of her to take a look at?"
"Okay." The old woman put her hand in her pocket and took out a few-inch photo.
Kurenai Yuhi took it, and the three children, Kaoru, Hina, and Shin, also came over.
In the photo, a little girl was holding a cat and smiling happily.
"Your daughter is so cute!" Shin praised sincerely.
"That's for sure!" The old woman said with pride.
"Yes, especially your daughter is wearing pigtails. I also want to have such a hairstyle." Hina echoed Shin's words, saying enviously.
When the old woman heard this, she pulled a face. She reached out and grabbed the photo back, then showed it to Kaoru, Hina, and Shin.
"Look carefully, this little girl is my granddaughter, and the cat in her arms is Hanahana. I treat it as my daughter!"
As soon as the old woman said this, the three children of Team 8 fell silent. Only Kurenai Yuhi had a smile on her face.
It seemed that she had known the truth all along, but she didn't say it in order to tease the children.
"So, our mission is actually to find a... cat?" Shin said, pouting.
"What kind of ninja mission is this?"
Hina also said, pouting. But she quickly realized that if the mission was just to find a cat, then this old woman must be an ordinary person. In that case, she owed Kaoru a kiss.
Thinking of this, Hina's face immediately turned red uncontrollably.
Kaoru had a calm expression, looking like he had known the truth all along.
Alright, children, cheer up. D-rank missions are a stage that every ninja must go through. Only by going through trials and tribulations can you become an excellent ninja.
Your teacher, I, in the beginning, also constantly carried out tedious tasks, accumulating experience, and walking this path all the way. Kurenai Yuhi encouraged her three students.
"Okay." Hina and Shin said, hanging their heads.
"Then old lady, where did your cat disappear?" Kaoru asked the old woman.
"Well..." The old woman touched her head, "I'm old, I can't remember."
"..." Kaoru was speechless. Wouldn't that mean they had to search the entire village? More likely, the cat might have already left the village...
"Everyone in Team 8, good luck. I have high hopes for you. Now you can set off to find it." Kurenai Yuhi clapped her hands and said, "Your teacher, I, will be waiting for you at Ichiraku Ramen. Come find me after you find the cat!"
"Huh, isn't the teacher going to look for it with us?" Shin stared at Kurenai Yuhi with wide eyes, and Hina also looked disbelieving.
"This is a test for you. It's not convenient for the teacher to interfere." Kurenai Yuhi said righteously: "I hope you can complete this mission as soon as possible. If you don't complete the first mission, I will be too disappointed."
"Tch." Kaoru couldn't help but sigh. Kurenai Yuhi was completely just being lazy.
"Alright, I'm waiting for your good news." Kurenai Yuhi gave Kaoru and the others an OK gesture, and then used the Body Flicker Technique to disappear from the spot.
"I'm not going to look for it." Kaoru thought unhappily to himself. He might as well take this opportunity to practice his hero summoning jutsu.
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