Naruto: Creating Immortal Techniques at Six, Shocking Uncle Snake

Chapter 219: A Mission Beyond S-Rank!

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

"The Hokage requests your presence in the office."

"You must be kidding, right? We're still recovering here."

Kakashi pointed at himself helplessly. He wasn't trying to slack off, but he really wasn't in the best shape right now. Even wielding his Zanpakutō would be a struggle. At the very least, he needed another two days of rest.

However, to everyone's surprise, Naruto suddenly got excited.

"Alright! I'll go right now!"

With that, he jumped out of bed, ready to head straight to the Hokage's office.

But the moment he stood up, he felt unsteady and immediately lost his balance, falling backward.

"Idiot."

Sasuke pursed his lips, muttering under his breath. Did this guy really not realize how injured he was? With wounds that serious, there was no way he could recover so quickly.

"See? It's not that we don't want to go, but our injuries are genuinely too severe."

Kakashi spread his hands helplessly and turned his gaze to the Anbu. The Anbu, in turn, looked visibly uncomfortable.

"Understood. I'll report this to the Hokage."

"Wait, maybe you could send Guy's team instead. Guy's Eight Gates can also affect those spirits."

Kakashi suddenly suggested. Although Might Guy and Lee couldn't use Zanpakutō, they could still utilize the Eight Gates. And for some reason, the Eight Gates technique also seemed to restrain ghosts.

The Anbu nodded and quickly left.

At this moment, Naruto struggled to get up again.

"Wait, don't go! I can still—"

"Give it up. Even with your body, you'll need at least two more days before you're discharged."

Sasuke sighed. For him, it would take at least two and a half, maybe even three days. And that was considered fast—after all, Naruto had Asura's physique.

As for Kakashi? At the very least, he'd need three full days.

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"Are Kakashi and the others really that badly injured? Looks like we have no choice but to send Jonin for this mission."

Tsunade sighed in frustration.

It was a mission requested by a merchant—normally, Konoha wouldn't even consider taking such a request. After all, it required deploying the village's elite Jonin, and not just any Jonin, but strong ones.

However, due to the ghost incidents, the Daimyō of the Land of Fire had been withholding financial support, leaving Konoha on the verge of collapse. If things continued this way, the village might not survive.

Now, this merchant was offering them a lifeline—a massive sum of money.

This mission alone was worth the bounty of more than twenty S-Rank missions!

How could Tsunade not be tempted?

With a creak, the office door opened.

In walked Might Guy, along with Lee, Neji, and Tenten.

"Lady Hokage! We heard you needed us for a mission. You made the right choice! No matter what kind of mission it is, Team Guy will complete it perfectly!"

Might Guy pointed at himself with a dazzling smile, his white teeth gleaming under the sunlight.

"Alright! So, it's finally time for our moment to shine?"

Lee shouted passionately, mimicking Might Guy's pose.

Tenten, however, covered her forehead in exasperation. With a teacher and teammates like these, words simply failed her.

Neji had already grown numb to it all—he had long since accepted his fate.

"Your mission is to escort a merchant caravan to another location. The distance isn't too far, but there may be dangers along the way. The key objective is to ensure that the merchant caravan does not suffer any losses."

Upon hearing Tsunade's explanation, Might Guy immediately deflated like a punctured balloon.

Lee was just as disappointed.

They had come expecting an arduous, high-level mission filled with challenges and hardships.

But now? This was just a plain old escort mission.

"Lady Hokage, this kind of mission is at most C-rank, or maybe B-rank. Any ordinary Shinobi squad could handle it. There's no need for us."

Might Guy said, clearly reluctant to accept such an assignment. It was beneath him—

"The mission difficulty is beyond S-rank. You may encounter robbers."

Tsunade added.

This time, Might Guy fell silent.

Was she joking? An S-rank mission was never something simple.

And she had specifically said beyond S-rank, not just at S-rank!

"Can I see the mission details?"

Might Guy asked excitedly.

Tsunade tossed the mission request over.

The moment Guy read it, his eyes lit up.

It truly was a mission beyond S-rank—the reward alone was proof enough.

No one would be foolish enough to offer such an astronomical sum for a simple task.

"Rest assured and leave it to Team Six!"

Might Guy declared enthusiastically.

"Team Guy—Team Six, move out!"

Might Guy shouted energetically, while Lee followed closely behind, yelling in unison...