Chapter 46: The Worst Client - The White Eyed Princess of Konoha

**Chapter 46: The Worst Client** Is two hours a long time? Are you planning on slacking off? Look at Naruto and Sasuke, they're always striving to train whenever there's time. And then there's Guy and Lee, those training fanatics. They can run laps around the village even while asleep. Saying things like that, don't you feel ashamed? Kakashi rolled his eyes, clearly uninterested in continuing the conversation about training with Hinata. She had effectively put an end to that topic. Seeing Kakashi ignoring her, Hinata turned her gaze to watch Naruto and Sasuke train. To be honest, while Naruto had inherited some of Kushina's personality traits, he also inherited Minato Namikaze's talent and combat prowess. Setting aside his classic strategies, take tree climbing for instance. Naruto and Sasuke trained together, yet their progress was surprisingly on par with each other. It's worth noting, Naruto had the Nine Tails causing chaos within him. Despite this, Naruto's performance was not much worse compared to Sasuke. These two, although influenced by being the reincarnations of Ashura and Indra, also showed that Minato Namikaze's genes were more outstanding than Fugaku Uchiha’s, undeniably a fact. Moreover, if the Uzumaki clan's constitution is properly utilized, it could potentially be as advantageous as the Uchiha's kekkei genkai. Hinata thought to herself, "These two are seriously overpowered, it's so enviable!" The life of a Genin is simple but busy. Every day is either packed with missions or consumed by training. Nevertheless, Hinata enjoys herself in this routine, as having Naruto and Kakashi for entertainment and endlessly teasing them makes her days quite enjoyable. Hinata had decided to remove Sasuke from her blacklist. After all, she had beaten him up for six years in ninja school and couldn’t continue to bear grudges. Hinata didn't mess with Naruto for nothing, though. As long as he was alive, it always benefited her, making her stronger. With the resilience of the Nine Tails and the Uzumaki clan’s vitality, Naruto survived and improved significantly in strength. Sasuke benefited from Naruto's light as well, making substantial progress recently. As for Kakashi, although he frequently found excuses to slack off, he was fulfilling his duties as a teacher. After all, the gap between Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata was vast. Without compensating a bit, their squad would lose its balance. Working on farms, cleaning up trash, babysitting... after more than a month of D-rank missions, Naruto and Sasuke finally grew impatient. Maybe it was good luck today; the task was simple and well-paid. They had to help the Daimyo's wife of the Land of Fire retrieve her lost pet cat. An ordinary skinny cat, not cute at all! Even with Byakugan helping, Naruto and Sasuke ended up chasing it all morning. With the afternoon still available, Kakashi decided to take Hinata and the other two for another mission. The Third Hokage sitting in the chair was probably just a shadow clone! The Third Hokage picked up the task list, glanced over it, and said, "Team Seven's next mission is... uh! Babysit Lord Shijū's child, or go shopping in the neighboring village, or perhaps help harvest sweet potatoes..." Naruto folded his arms, insisting firmly, "No— no more of these low-level tasks!" "I want a more important mission, give us a different task!" Hinata timidly suggested, "How about... we pick sweet potatoes?" I'd rather go and pick sweet potatoes in the field than face Zabuza. No experience points or gear will drop, and the client hid the real nature of the task, so the reward probably won’t be high either. Only a fool would choose such a mission. Sasuke initially didn't want to speak, but hearing Hinata, he advised, "Hinata, don't you want to undertake more advanced missions? Tasks like these offer us no help at all!" After an intense debate, the Third Hokage finally relented to Naruto's insistence, feeling both helpless and slightly gratified, he said, "Alright! Since that's the case, I'll assign you a C-rank mission... to protect someone!" "Let me introduce you— please come in." Out from the waiting room hobbled a disheveled man carrying a bottle, reeking of alcohol. Hinata mentally groaned, of course it was this guy. Even with my debate skills, I couldn't win over Naruto. Is his verbal jutsu really that strong? Could Zabuza and Haku truly be small the novice village bosses for these reincarnated deities to train on? "What a joke! These are all kids!" Tazuna took a swig, expressing disdain, "Especially… that shorty, looking dumb. Are you really ninjas?" Naruto, oblivious, chuckled awkwardly and asked, "Hahaha! Who's he talking about? Shorty, dumb..." Hinata and Sasuke, in tacit understanding, moved closer to Naruto, making him compare their heights. Sasuke was certainly taller than Naruto, and Hinata was over one and a half meters, only Naruto remained under one and a half meters tall o(*≧▽≦)ツ┏━┓ Naruto lost it completely, rolling up his sleeves ready to fight, "I'm going to kill you!" "Idiot, don't be so impulsive!" Kakashi held down Naruto's head, stopping his outburst, "He's the person we need to protect!" Tazuna looked at the four of them and said, "I am the renowned bridge builder Tazuna. Please risk your lives to protect me until I return to my country and finish building the bridge!" ... The mission to the Land of Waves was finally about to commence. To be honest, Hinata was resistant from the inside out. What a waste, going head-to-head with Zabuza. Performing D-rank missions obediently in the village is far better! No danger and decent payment too. However, Hinata's small arms and legs couldn't go up against Kakashi, Naruto, and Sasuke. To be honest, even Kakashi seemed fed up with these dull D-rank missions. Stuffing her pockets with over a month's wages, Hinata strolled down Konoha's shopping street. "Hmm... since the Land of Waves is an island, I should buy a fishing rod, so while Tazuna is constructing the bridge, I can fish on the side." "Yeah! I need to buy a few novels too." "I really want to read the novels written by Jiraiya himself. After all, he’s a legendary Sannin, but why must I be 18 to buy them?" Hinata wandered the shopping street, buying a heap of items until her month's salary almost vanished. Hinata was in the habit of spending lavishly, only purchasing high-end goods. "Looks like I'll need to ask dad for some money when I get home!" "I'm already a ninja, but still asking my family for money, isn't that humiliating?" Nervous about returning home, Hinata found Hiashi Hyuga in the training room, and Hanabi was also present. Out of respect for her esteemed sister, Hinata was too embarrassed to bring up the topic. Forget it, I’ll check out the savings I’ve accumulated over the years later! Watching Hinata laden with shopping bags, Hiashi asked, "Hinata, are you heading out for a mission?" Hinata nodded, "Yes, Father! Kakashi-sensei has accepted a C-rank mission, and we need to go to the Land of Waves."