Unattainable Outcome

The only deception was what could be called having heard something before.

Naruto simply didn't have the time, let alone the interest, to investigate such news in Konoha Village. Not to mention that no one would approach Naruto, and even if he could use transformation jutsu, he wouldn't bother asking about these things. At most, it was just an excuse he prepared in advance to know the plot for himself. In fact, Naruto had indeed verified it with Iruka, and Kakashi's "reputation" in the village was not insignificant.

"So, Naruto, why didn't you just tell us yesterday?" Sakura looked at Naruto with a somewhat resentful expression, speaking with a slightly complaining tone.

Sasuke at the top also had a somewhat ugly expression.

If they had known earlier...

They wouldn't have arrived so foolishly at five in the morning.

They had already waited here for a full five hours!

And according to what Naruto said, it was very likely that they would have to continue waiting, or Kakashi might not come today and postpone it to another day.

Thinking about this, Sasuke felt increasingly frustrated, and his impatience showed on his face.

"So, didn't I remind you yesterday? You could have come a little later. Besides, Kakashi-sensei wasn't more than three hours late at the meeting yesterday. I thought you would at least get to know Kakashi-sensei a bit. Although it's not something you can find out just casually, it's one of Kakashi-sensei's relatively well-known aspects in various senses. Who knows if you guys... well..." Naruto's face showed a strange expression, shrugging his shoulders and saying.

Unspoken meaning.

But both of them could clearly hear it.

And indeed, as Naruto said.

He had fulfilled his duty as a teammate and reminded them yesterday.

It was their own fault for not noticing this, even thinking that their teammate was joking and ignoring it.

Wasting five hours and even more time here for nothing.

They could only blame themselves.

Not to mention Sakura.

Even Sasuke's expression froze slightly at this moment, though he quickly adjusted.

"What about breakfast? Naruto, did you eat before coming too?" As if remembering something important, Sakura suddenly looked up, her eyes fixed on Naruto.

And it was a very opportune moment.

As Sakura's words fell.

Not only Sakura's stomach but also Sasuke's stomach cooperated and made a sound. This made Sakura's face slightly red, and the usually expressionless Sasuke also appeared somewhat unnatural at this moment.

Such a failure!

It was truly a big failure!

Being played around by the team's senior ninja, waiting foolishly for several hours, and not eating breakfast, causing their stomachs to growl, feeling a faint sense of weakness.

This made the mood of the two of them even worse.

"Well, I did eat, after all, Kakashi-sensei has led teams before, and similar things have happened. Kakashi-sensei isn't doing this for the first time." Naruto said with a slightly amused expression as he looked at Sakura, who clearly looked somewhat listless and Sasuke, who was still trying to maintain his composure, and laughed.

Hearing Naruto's words.

"Fine..."

Sakura sighed helplessly. This matter could only be blamed on her own stupidity. She patted her somewhat hungry belly against her back and responded with a slightly pouting mouth.

A cold, hungry, and tired morning.

This was probably the most annoying morning Sakura had experienced since she was born.

And unfortunately, there was no way to vent.

She could only whip herself in her heart for the absence of their team's senior ninja.

It seemed that by doing so, she could improve her mood a bit.

"Hello, everyone, good morning!" As Naruto had said, even though Naruto had arrived at ten o'clock, he still seemed a bit early. The three of them waited together until it was almost eleven o'clock. Sasuke was about to lose his patience and wanted to leave, when Kakashi's figure finally appeared in front of the three of them. His posture was extremely relaxed, and he wore a smile as he casually greeted them.

Honestly, if not for the consideration of not being able to beat him.

Sakura had an urge to rush up and kick Kakashi in the face right now.

"Too slow! Kakashi-sensei! You said five o'clock, and it's already eleven o'clock!" Sakura said with an extremely resentful tone.

"Ahaha, sorry about that, I didn't intend to be late. The main reason is that when I went out this morning, there was a black cat blocking my way, so I was delayed. Haha, it's a small issue, a small issue, don't mind these details." Kakashi laughed casually, and it was clear that there was no sincerity in his words.

Sakura was now too tired to retort.

Even if you're making excuses, at least come up with a decent reason, okay?

Ugh...

Sakura felt a headache coming on, wondering how she ended up with such a team leader. By the way, no matter how you looked at it, this didn't seem like the behavior of a senior ninja, did it?

At this moment.

Sakura began to doubt Kakashi's identity again.

"Cough, well, let's not worry about that now, let's get back to the main topic of today. I told you yesterday that today's mission is a survival exercise, but this exercise is completely different from the exercises you did at the ninja school, and if you can't pass it, hehe, then you can't perform missions as a ninja and have to go back to the ninja school to learn again!" Kakashi cleared his throat, showing a rare serious expression. However, as he continued, Kakashi's expression became even more terrifying.

Especially the last sentence, "if you can't pass it, then you can't perform missions as a ninja and have to go back to the ninja school to learn again," made Sakura and Sasuke's expressions change at the same time.

"Huh? If we can't pass, we have to go back to learning? Why, Kakashi-sensei?" Sasuke frowned.

Sakura shouted out loud.

This was completely different from what Sakura had expected.

They had already passed the graduation exam at the ninja school, right? Why did they have to go through this again?

Sakura looked puzzled and extremely shocked.

Among the three present, only Naruto remained calm and composed.

"Hehe, this is the rule, Sakura. Only by passing my assessment can you officially become a ninja. Don't think that just wearing a forehead protector makes you a qualified ninja. Right now, you're just probationary ninjas." Kakashi chuckled lightly and his expression became colder as he spoke.

"But Naruto, why are you so calm? Did you know from the beginning?" Kakashi shifted his gaze to Naruto and asked with a slightly meaningful tone.

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