Under the sunshine, the paddy fields reflected colorful lights, and the cicadas chirping in the woods added a lot of color to the summer pastoral scenery.
However, Kenji and his team had no time to appreciate the beautiful countryside.
Although it was nearly four in the afternoon, the summer sun was still intense.
Under the scorching heat, a thin layer of sweat quickly formed on their foreheads.
"Sensei, aren't we ninjas? Why do we have to do this kind of work? And the sun is so strong, what if we get heatstroke?"
Kushina couldn't help but complain to Tsunade, who was dozing off under the shade of a tree.
"Ninjas? You guys aren't qualified yet. Hurry up and get to work, the deadline is at dusk. If you can't finish, your first mission will be a failure. And don't worry about heatstroke, my medical ninjutsu is pretty good."
Tsunade responded without opening her eyes.
That's right, Kenji and his team were currently undertaking their first D-rank mission as ninjas: rice planting.
At this moment, Mikoto looked at Kushina and reassured her.
"Alright, let's hurry up and get to work. This field isn't that big; if we work hard, we should be able to finish quickly."
Kenji chimed in.
"That's right, that's right, and Charmander will help us too. Kushina, you want to become Hokage, you can't be worse than Charmander, right?"
Kenji pointed to Charmander, who had already started working, goading Kushina.
Kenji's goading was quite effective. Kushina immediately rolled up her pants and sleeves and rushed into the field.
"Who are you looking down on? I'm doing this for the Hokage! Even if it's rice planting, I'll be the champion of rice planting!"
Looking at Kushina's motivated appearance, Mikoto couldn't help but retort.
"You really have Kushina wrapped around your finger."
"It's just that Kushina has a pure heart. You make it sound like I'm some kind of bad guy."
Kenji replied as he approached the rice paddy.
Watching Kenji's back, Mikoto's eyes flickered.
In her opinion, Kenji was a very low-key person. Besides being decent-looking and always getting perfect scores on theoretical exams, he was only known as Kushina's "follower."
No one had expected Kenji to make a name for himself during the graduation exam, becoming the fastest in his class to defeat the examiner.
Could it be that his low profile all these years was a way of hiding his talent, because a tree that stands out in the forest will be blown down by the wind?
If Kenji knew what Mikoto was thinking, he would definitely retort.
"Do you think I wanted to be low-key? If I had gotten Charmander earlier, I would have been looking down on people every day!"
...
After two hours of hard work, the entire rice paddy was finally filled with seedlings.
Except for Charmander, who was still full of energy, Kenji and his team's clothes were soaked with sweat. Kushina and Mikoto were lying on the ground, not caring about their image.
At this moment, Tsunade, who had been dozing off, finally stood up and walked over to the three.
"Oh ho, you guys actually finished the mission before dusk, not bad. Alright, you can all go home now. Meet at the usual place tomorrow at ten in the morning, and remember to bring an extra lunch."
"Why do we need to bring an extra lunch?"
Kushina turned to look at Tsunade, asking in confusion.
"I'm a person too, I need to eat lunch. And we won't be doing a mission tomorrow, I'm going to teach you some real skills."
After saying that, Tsunade turned and left.
"In that case, I'll make Tsunade-sensei's lunch. It's the same amount of effort to take care of one sheep as it is to take care of a whole flock."
Kenji dusted himself off.
"Okay, then I want ramen tomorrow!"
As soon as she heard about food, Kushina seemed to forget her weariness, immediately standing up and looking at Kenji with sparkling eyes.
"Ramen won't work; the noodles will get soggy if it sits for too long. How about fish tomorrow?"
Kenji shook his head.
"Fish is fine too, Kenji, you decide."
Listening to Kenji and Kushina's conversation, Mikoto's eyes were filled with confusion.
First, she didn't expect Kenji and Kushina's relationship to be so close that they brought each other lunch every day. Second, she wondered if their roles were reversed, why was Kenji, a boy, preparing the meals?
Actually, Kushina had volunteered to cook before. However, the finished product was truly hard to compliment. Although it wasn't to the level of a biochemical weapon, it still made Kenji's stomach hurt for a long time.
"Hey Mikoto, do you want me to make a lunch for you too? I'm already making three, so one more won't make much of a difference."
Faced with Kenji's kindness, Mikoto was originally going to refuse. However, she was also very curious about what kind of lunch Kenji could make.
"If that's the case, then I'll trouble you, Kenji. As a reward, I'll make some snacks, and we can eat them in the afternoon."
After a brief chat, the three planned to go home; after all, they wanted to take a good bath after being so dirty.
Kenji suddenly felt a weight on his neck, followed by a familiar fragrance entering his nostrils.
"Kenji, I'm so tired today, carry me home."
Kushina rested her head on Kenji's shoulder, whispering sweetly.
"You didn't even ask for my permission before getting on, I can't just throw you off, can I?"
"Hmph, my hands are tightly wrapped around your neck. If you want to throw me off, you'll fall too."
"..."
Watching Kenji and Kushina's overlapping figures, Mikoto suddenly felt a sense of envy.
Although she was quite popular at the ninja academy, she didn't have any close friends due to her Uchiha identity.
As for the other Uchiha clan members, Mikoto couldn't stand their arrogant personalities.
She had never experienced the kind of playful interaction that Kenji and Kushina had.
...
Soon, Kenji carried Kushina to his home.
Kushina, who was on his back, finally jumped down, then took out a key from her pocket and skillfully opened the door.
Seeing this, Kenji finally couldn't help but ask.
"Why...do you have a key to my house?"
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