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Next, Team 7 prepared to gather at the gate of Konoha Village.
Naruto was carrying a large backpack filled with supplies. He was very excited; this was his first time going on a long mission.
The Land of Waves—just hearing the name made it clear that it was far away and that they would definitely encounter many interesting stories along the way.
On Naruto's desk was a photo frame containing a picture of Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi. In the past, Naruto would often stare at Sakura's picture, lost in thought. Now, he merely glanced at it before setting off with his luggage.
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Sakura was also filled with excitement. She would be alone with Sasuke again. Although Sakura knew that if there were beautiful women in the Wave Country, Sasuke might take advantage of her, but she didn't mind. As long as Sakura was with Sasuke along the way, she would be happy—even considering ways to make Sasuke happy.
Sakura had even prepared a separate tent. At night, when they camped in the wild, she intended to sleep next to Sasuke. It had to be said that Sakura was doing her best for Sasuke's happiness.
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Sasuke, on the other hand, felt much more relaxed. He already had many girlfriends in his harem, and it wasn't realistic to say goodbye to each of them one by one. The reason he had chosen Ayame was that he hadn't done anything inappropriate with her in the past two days. This was the shortest time Sasuke had gone without being intimate with her. It wasn't that he couldn't; it was just that there hadn't been enough time.
"Ayame, I'm going to be away from Konoha Village for a while to carry out a mission, so don't miss me too much."
"Sasuke, I'll wait for you to come back." She replied with a smile.
"Don't worry; even if I, Sasuke, leave Konoha Village, I can rush back immediately if you're in danger. A mission is never as important as the safety of my wife."
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Naruto chatted animatedly, having completely moved past the shadow of Sakura becoming Sasuke's girlfriend. Even if Sakura and Sasuke kissed in front of him, Naruto no longer felt jealous or sad. It didn't matter!
However, at that moment, the client, Tazuna—a little old man—looked down on the ninjas of Konoha, and Naruto was unwilling to accept it.
"Stop looking down on us! We are Hatake Kakashi's students, the elite Jonin of Konoha. We, Team 7, will protect you, so just rest assured."
In the original story, Tazuna had no confidence in Naruto. Later, thanks to Naruto's protagonist halo, the newly built bridge in Wave Country was named Naruto Bridge. On this occasion, Sasuke performed so well that Naruto couldn't help but mention Sasuke's genius status.
"Kakashi, I agree." Tazuna aid, sounding skeptical.
"Just the three of you? Have you really graduated?"
Naruto pointed at the Konoha forehead protector on his head, "Can't you see it?"
Seeing that Naruto was about to start an argument with Tazuna, Kakashi interjected, "Don't underestimate them, especially Uchiha Sasuke. His strength is above mine."
"Is this true or false?" Tazuna said in disbelief, "How can a handsome boy who only knows how to flirt be so strong?"
In Tazuna's eyes, Sasuke seemed more like a rich kid and a playboy, always flirting with Sakura.
Sakura, feeling dissatisfied, exclaimed, "Don't look down on him! Our Sasuke is very powerful. You just need to pay to hire us to protect you, so be happy!"
Everyone trusted Uchiha Sasuke completely because he was incredibly strong! It was just that he still looked like a teenager and didn't seem to embody the image of the strongest ninja.
Sasuke smiled and said, "Let's get going."
"Tazuna is worried that the Wave Country will send someone to kill him, so it's normal for him to feel uneasy."
As a time traveler, Sasuke was very familiar with the mission in the Land of Waves.
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Tazuna was finally taken aback. He looked at Uchiha Sasuke, who was always flirting with women, with complicated feelings, "Could it be that this boy is really quite capable?"
Even the Jonin of Konoha had said he was impressively strong! It didn't seem fake.
"If you are truly capable, I will naturally apologize. However, I would like to remind you that those who want to kill me are very dangerous. If you lose your life because of your youth, I can only feel sorry for you."
Naruto, dissatisfied, replied, "You talk too much!"
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Everyone started to hurry on their way. For the first time, Sasuke felt that being a ninja was troublesome—especially while traveling!
Before he had traveled back in time, he had seen ninjas running swiftly with their hands behind their backs and thought they looked very cool. Now he realized it was just the perspective of an outsider. When he had to travel at a slow pace, especially since Tazuna was just an ordinary person and walked very slowly, Sasuke found himself becoming increasingly annoyed.
"What a waste of time!"
Sakura noticed Sasuke's frustration and immediately comforted him, "What's wrong, Sasuke? Are you upset about what Dazna said just now?"
"Don't worry about him. Once he sees your strength, he will understand how powerful you are."
Sasuke took Sakura's hand and explained, "I'm not mad about that. I think it's a waste of time to rush."
"If, instead of walking, we could take a carriage, we could do what we want to do while traveling."
Sakura blushed and said, "There are carriages we can take, but there are many small roads along the way, and I'm afraid the carriages can't go through them."
After all, the ninja world at this time was still full of wars. Many roads outside had not been built into wide highways.
"Forget it; don't dwell on this kind of thing." Tazuna commented.
Naruto interjected, "No! Only Uchiha Sasuke is qualified. We spend most of our time training to become stronger, but we don't have time to fall in love."
This was Naruto's perspective. After all, Sasuke had the resources and time to pursue relationships freely. But Naruto was different; he had nothing and had to work hard all the time.
"All right!"
Tazuna no longer pursued the matter of Sasuke and Sakura being affectionate with each other.
"Be careful! There are enemies ahead!"
Kakashi suddenly noticed two black-clad ninjas jumping out of the water beside the road.
In the original series, Kakashi had asked Sakura to protect Tazuna, guiding Sasuke and Naruto to deal with the enemy. Here, Kakashi was responsible for protecting Tazuna, leaving Naruto and Sasuke to handle the threat.
The attackers were rebel ninjas from the Hidden Mist Village—Oni brothers, subordinates of Zabuza Momochi. They were masked Chunin with chains that could crush their enemies.
"Naruto!"
"Take action!"
Seeing Naruto freeze in fear, Sasuke reminded him. In the original story, Naruto and Sasuke were often rivals. However, here, Sasuke was much stronger than Naruto, so he chose to take care of his friend.
"I know."
Naruto took out a kunai and blocked an attack.
"Seeking death!"
The rebel ninja brothers from the Hidden Mist Village didn't take Naruto seriously at all. Their targets were Hatake Kakashi and Dazna.
"You are the ones seeking death!"
Sasuke sprang into action. He held Sakura in his arms and pulled out two small shurikens from her tool bag. Then he threw them.
Puff!
The shurikens were so powerful that they pierced the heads of the two Chunin brothers from the Hidden Mist Village.
Creak!
Creak!
The bloody shurikens lodged into the trees behind them.
Thud!
Thud!
Two lifeless bodies fell to the ground.
The area fell silent instantly.
"So neat and tidy!" Kakashi was astonished. It was the first time he had seen Sasuke kill someone without hesitation.
Facing a weak Chunin, he had struck with lethal efficiency.
So scary!