Chapter 443: An S-Rank Mission Exceeded! (Requesting Full Subscriptions! Auto-Subscriptions!)

Just as Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi were chatting in the hospital, an ANBU member suddenly arrived outside.

"Lord Hokage requests your presence in the office."

"No way? We're still recovering from our injuries."

Kakashi, somewhat speechless, pointed at his own nose and spoke.

Although he didn't really want to slack off, he truly wasn't up to it right now.

Even using a Zanpakuto would be a stretch, wouldn't it?

At the very least, we need to stay here for two more days.

However, who would have thought Naruto would suddenly get excited.

"Great! I'll go right now!"

With that, Naruto jumped straight off the bed, preparing to head to the Hokage's office.

However, the moment he stood up, Naruto felt unsteady, his center of gravity shifting as he toppled backward.

"Idiot."

Seeing this, Sasuke pouted and muttered, wondering if the guy didn't even know the extent of his injuries.

With such severe wounds, how could he possibly recover so quickly?

"See, it's not that we don't want to go, but the injuries are really too severe."

Kakashi helplessly spread his hands and said, then turned his gaze to the ANBU member.

That ANBU member felt extremely awkward.

"Understood, I will report this to Lord Hokage."

"Wait, perhaps you could send Team Guy instead; Guy's Eight Inner Gates can also affect those ghosts."

Kakashi suddenly spoke up, even though Might Guy and Lee couldn't use Zanpakuto.

But they could use the Eight Inner Gates.

And those Eight Inner Gates actually proved capable of suppressing ghosts.

Although the principle was unknown, being able to deal with ghosts was enough.

The ANBU nodded and left.

Only then did Naruto slowly stand up again.

"Wait, don't go, I can still..."

"Stop struggling; even with your body, it will take at least two days to be discharged."

Sasuke said somewhat melancholically; for him, it would be two and a half days, or even three.

That was already considered fast, after all, Naruto possessed the Asura Constitution!

As for Kakashi, it would be at least three days minimum.

"Are Kakashi and the others injured that badly? There's no choice; that mission requires a Jonin."

In that case, let's have Team Guy come over."

Tsunade said somewhat helplessly.

It was a merchant's mission; originally, Konoha Village would have completely looked down on it and never accepted such a task.

After all, it required deploying the village's Jonin combat power, and specifically, a rather powerful Jonin.

But now, due to the ghosts, the Daimyo of the Land of Fire refused to provide subsidies, causing Konoha Village to nearly run out of funds.

If this continued, Konoha Village might collapse.

And this merchant was a timely aid, offering them a huge sum of money.

A single mission, equivalent to the bounty of over twenty S-Rank missions!

How could Tsunade not be tempted?

Creak, the door was pushed open.

It was Might Guy, Lee, Neji, and Tenten.

"Lord Hokage! We heard there's a mission for us; you've truly chosen the right people!"

No matter what kind of mission it is, Team Guy will complete it perfectly!"

Might Guy pointed at his own nose and smiled, his pearly white teeth gleaming brilliantly under the sunlight.

"Great! So, is this our moment to perform?"

Lee shouted passionately, mimicking the same gesture as Might Guy.

Tenten covered her forehead; having such a teacher and teammates was truly hard to describe.

Neji had long grown accustomed to it; he was numb and had accepted his fate.

"Your mission is to escort a merchant caravan to another location."

The distance isn't far, but dangers may arise along the way."

The mission objective is absolutely to ensure the merchant caravan suffers no losses."

After hearing Tsunade's words, Might Guy immediately deflated like a punctured ball.

Lee, standing nearby, felt the same; when they arrived, they thought it would be a difficult mission.

They expected various challenges, thorns, and hardships along the way.

But now it seemed, it was just an ordinary escort mission.

"Lord Hokage, for a C-Rank mission, at most a B-Rank mission, any random ninja squad would suffice."

There's absolutely no need for us to appear."

Might Guy spoke slowly; he was internally very resistant to accepting such a mission.