It is natural for some people to become mature.

And for some people, their maturity is instantaneous.

Of course, that maturity always comes at a cost, big or small. And for Naruto, the price of maturity was too great.

"It's fake, Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura Haruno was almost stunned by the scene in front of her.

"The first one!" After the chain shattered Kakashi's body, the oni brother and the oni brother smirked and rushed towards the silly imps.

"Hey, Sasuke. on. "Pull out the kunai, Naruto said.

"I don't need you to remind you. Sideways to dodge the attack of the ghost brother, and kicked the ghost brother in the neck, Sasuke said.

"Hehe, let's see who can knock the opponent down first!" Naruto made a feint attack with his left hand, and his right hand took the opportunity to hit the waist of the ghost brother.

"Cut" cut disdainfully, but Sasuke's move couldn't help but speed up.

Since Iruka-sensei's death, Naruto has become completely different!

Almost at the same time, Sasuke knocked out the oni brother with a back kick, while Naruto unleashed a chicken flying egg punch to knock the oni brother down.

"That's it, Sasuke, why is Naruto so strong!" Sakura, who had been guarding Dazna on the side, roared in his heart.

"Hey, Kakashi-sensei, you can come out. After tying them to the tree with the iron chains of the oni brothers, Naruto shouted.

"It's a bad fun thing to deliberately fake death to test the students' reflexes!" Sasuke on the other side also expressed his disdain.

"Ah~ah~ It was discovered in the first place. Touching his silver hair, Kakashi embarrassed himself out of a bush.

"Sakura-chan, you did a good job, although you were frightened, but you still reacted quickly to escort the messenger in front of the mission. Kakashi said.

On the surface, Sakura accepted Kakashi's compliment with a ladylike smile, and Sakura inside was already clenching her fists excitedly, yay!

"Naruto and Sasuke, your response has been excellent. Turning his head, Kakashi smiled and said, "Naruto, in particular, has always been rough lines, but I didn't expect to be able to see through it." ”

"Hey, Kakashi-sensei, I have a special intuition. Naruto said with a smile.

"Your hand, Naruto. At Naruto's side, Sakura called. At this time, everyone noticed that Naruto's hand was slightly purple.

"Oh, have you been poisoned, you have to find a place to cut the wound, let the poisonous blood flow out, and then clean the wound with water. Let's fix it for now. Glancing at Naruto's hand, Kakashi said.

"No need. Naruto cut open his wound with kunai, his face twitching slightly from the pain "It's just a minor injury, the mission continues!"

Kakashi looked at Naruto in surprise at this time, and only smiled with relief after a moment.

"So...... Let's go on with the mission. ”

"Iruka, it seems that your death has really made Naruto grow up a lot. ’

Dazna watched all this quietly from the sidelines, and the heart that had been carrying it was also relaxed. "Konoha's ninja is really powerful, even the little ghost who has always made people feel unreliable and likes to brag is so powerful. ’

He thought of his small grandson again.

When he got home, Naruto would probably change him. That kid, because of his father's death, is getting more and more depressed' looked at Naruto who was walking firmly in front of him, Dazna thought.

…………

Approaching a small boat in the Land of Waves that sways with the waves. Dazna looked at the white-haired one-eyed ninja who had been reading, and his heart began to feel uneasy.

The ship passed through the fog that was getting thicker and thicker, and the outline of the pier could already be seen.

Kakashi, who had been sitting in the boat, finally spoke.

"Mr. Zna, before we get to the docks, we must ask about the identity and reason of those who attacked you, or our mission will end when Mr. Dazna comes ashore. ”

Dazna sighed, his face becoming heavy.

"Looks like I'm going to have to tell the truth, no, listen to me, you're right, this is really beyond your mission, in fact, there is a super horrible person who wants my life. ”

"Who are the super scary people?"

"You've probably heard his name, he's the rich man of the shipping company, a man named Cardo. ”

"Cardo?!Is it the Cado group, I heard that he is one of the richest people in the world. ”

"Who, who, what to say. On the side of the boat, Naruto, who had been looking at the fog on the water, interjected.

"Don't interject, Naruto. Sakura said.

And Dazna finally introduced them after Naruto asked.

"Cardo, although he is ostensibly the owner of a shipping company, secretly uses hooligans and ninjas to engage in the trade of drugs and contraband. He even encroached on other companies or countries, and was a man who ate people and didn't spit out bones. About a year ago, that guy fell in love with the country of waves, and he used money and violence to control all the sea traffic and transportation on the island in the blink of an eye. An island country like the country of waves, as long as it controls its sea power, it is equivalent to dominating all the wealth, politics and people. And the only thing Cardo fears is the ...... that is still under construction The completion of that bridge. ”

"I see, so the uncle who built the bridge became a thorn in his side. Sakura looked understanding.

"Then the two ninjas I met last time were Cardo's men. Ten fingers folded, Sasuke said, who had been sitting melancholy on the side.

This handsome posture and Sasuke's handsome side face made Sakura's face flush.

"Yes. ”

"But I don't understand, the opponent is a dangerous person who even ninjas are dispatched, why did you hide it when you declared?" Kakashi asked.

Dazna sighed and said, "The Land of Waves is a super poor country. Even the daimyo don't have money, let alone me, of course. I don't have the money to pay for a high-priced mission above B, in short, if you stop this mission after you go ashore, I will definitely die before I get home! It's nothing, you don't have to care, even if I do die, it's only my cute eight-year-old grandson, who will cry to death! And my daughter, who will hate Konoha ninja for the rest of her life! And live alone! But it's not your fault!"

While pretending to be pitiful, Dazna watched Naruto's face with his eyes.

"Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura. What do you think, if it's a mission with ninjas, it's going to be life-threatening. ”

Sitting in the bow of the ship, Kakashi asked.

"It's a bit reassuring to just let go of Uncle Drunkard's words. Kakashi-sensei, I've decided to carry out the mission. Naruto was the first to speak, and Kakashi turned his face to Sasuke.

"I'm going to get stronger, so the danger is what I'm expecting. I'm going to continue the mission. Sasuke said, holding a ten-finger folded position.

"Sakura-chan, what about you. ”

"Ah, me. Although I think it's dangerous, Naruto and Sasuke have decided on it. I decided to continue, after all, we are a team. ”

"It can't be helped. With that, the corners of Kakashi's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"Forget it, there's no way, let's continue to protect you. ”

"That's really grateful. After thanking him, Dazna secretly posed yes' scissor hands. 'I won' please, escort me home safely." ”

"If someone attacks next time, it won't be the middle ninja, but the upper ninja. Really. Grumbling, Kakashi looked back at the book.