Kakashi was still very gentle with children who sincerely sought improvement.
After hearing Kato Megumi's words, one of his eyes even became crinkled in a smile. He quickly finished his ramen, then took out a contract scroll.
"Here, sign the contract scroll first."
"This... Thank you, Kakashi-sensei!"
Kato Megumi didn't expect Kakashi to agree so easily. She thought her sincerity had moved him, and was overjoyed. In reality, her sincerity really did move Kakashi.
If it had been Natsuki asking for help, Kakashi might have still had those dead fish eyes.
Kato Megumi opened the contract scroll and saw the last two names were Sakumo Hatake and Kakashi Hatake. She didn't ask anything, but quickly bit her finger and wrote her name in blood.
After Kakashi put away the scroll, he began to form hand signs: "Watch carefully, the hand signs are like this."
Kato Megumi imitated the hand signs, then slapped her palm on the ground: "Summoning Technique!"
Bang! A small dog appeared. It felt a little ugly, but also seemed a little cute.
It was none other than the ninja dog with the most screentime: Pakkun!
"Kakashi, why did you summon me? Is there another mission?" Pakkun also looked at Kakashi with dead fish eyes.
"Pakkun, I didn't summon you, this little girl did." Kakashi pointed at Kato Megumi.
"Hello Pakkun, my name is Kato Megumi. I'm the one who summoned you. Kakashi-sensei had me sign the contract scroll. I heard your tracking ability is amazing, please take care of me from now on!" Kato Megumi said with a joyful expression. She didn't expect her first attempt at the Summoning Technique to be successful.
Yamashiro Aoba praised her: "Megumi has good talent, she succeeded on her first try."
Yamashiro Runya immediately boasted: "Of course! Don't you see whose girlfriend she is!"
Everyone rolled their eyes at him. Does Kato Megumi's talent have anything to do with whose girlfriend she is? What are you bragging about!
Pakkun wasn't surprised by this, and seeing Kato Megumi's sincere and joyful smile, he also felt a good impression. He wasn't resistant to kind little girls like her.
"Then I'll call you Megumi too. Megumi, please take care of me from now on!" Pakkun was very easy to talk to.
"Mm! Pakkun, is there anything you like to eat? I'll buy it for you." Kato Megumi was clearly very enthusiastic and planned to build a good relationship with Pakkun first, so it would be easier to ask for his help later.
"Oh, then buy me some high-quality dog food. I know which store in Konoha has the best dog food. Megumi, you're very sensible! I can let you squeeze my paw pads!"
"Wow! The paw pads are so soft and bouncy, so cute!"
"Hehe, aren't they, aren't they!"
The person and the dog were chatting happily and seemed to be getting along well. Kakashi scratched his head. He had never indulged Pakkun like this before, but it seemed pretty good this way. Pakkun probably wouldn't complain anymore, right?
Seeing this scene, Sakura couldn't help but clench her fists again.
She felt like she had been completely surpassed by Kato Megumi. She realized that this wasn't school anymore. If she didn't improve, she would be even more useless in the future!
At this moment, Pakkun suddenly focused on her: "I seem to suddenly smell a familiar scent. Pink-haired little girl, you have good taste. You actually use the same shampoo as me, but my fur is still smoother."
Sakura turned to stone on the spot.
Her taste was actually the same as a dog's!
It was a critical hit!
Natsuki even added another critical hit: "Not only the shampoo, but even the position where you wear your forehead protector is the same, you both wear it on top of your head."
Pakkun suddenly understood: "Not bad, not bad, the little girl has good taste."
"I don't want to have the same taste as a dog!"
Sakura roared inwardly and almost went crazy with anger, but she didn't actually go crazy, because in everyone's eyes, her taste really seemed to be the same as Pakkun's.
This is bad, she's tainted. She doesn't know if Sasuke-kun will dislike her.
However, in reality, Sasuke had never put her in his heart.
"Thank you, Kakashi-sensei!"
Kato Megumi held Pakkun and thanked him with a face full of joy, "I don't know how to repay you! How about I treat you to this bowl of noodles!"
Kakashi waved his hand: "It's nothing, it's nothing. As teachers, we like students like you who are motivated. Save that little money to buy dog food for Pakkun. He always complains that the dog food I buy isn't tasty."
Pakkun also said: "That's right, Megumi. Kakashi is a bachelor, he doesn't need you to save money for him. It's better to buy me more high-quality dog food."
Kakashi's face immediately darkened. He felt that Pakkun had found a new owner, so he dared to say whatever he wanted.
Kato Megumi was a little embarrassed, but still thanked him again, then called Team Nine to leave together. Their destination was the market area, which meant they were going directly to the dog food store.
Kakashi watched Team Nine leave, then suddenly turned to look at Sakura.
Clearly, he had noticed Sakura's abnormality.
"Sakura, seeing your former classmates who were not as good as you suddenly make such great progress, and being so motivated, you must feel very bad, right?"
"..."
Sakura was about to dig her nails into her palms, "Kakashi-sensei, I can relate to what Kato Megumi said. I also don't want to be a useless person. I also want to help Sasuke-kun and Naruto. What should I do?"
Kakashi was quite relieved: "Knowing your shortcomings, worrying about them and working hard for them, that is the process of growth. I'll give you a suggestion. Your Chakra control is very good. Why not learn Medical Ninjutsu like Kato Megumi? At the very least, when Sasuke and Naruto are injured, you can still treat them."
Sakura nodded: "Okay! I'll go and learn!"
Sasuke just snorted softly when he heard this, which was considered an acknowledgment. At least Sakura wasn't too stupid or too pampered.
If Sakura continued to be useless, he, Sasuke Uchiha, would definitely not want such a teammate. Although comrades are important, no one likes a comrade who is always a burden!
Naruto, on the other hand, praised her greatly: "Sakura is so smart, she'll definitely learn Medical Ninjutsu very quickly, she'll definitely be much better than Kato Megumi!"
But Sakura completely ignored Naruto. She didn't take Naruto seriously at all in her heart.
On Team Nine's side, Kato Megumi bought a lot of high-quality dog food for Pakkun, which made Pakkun extremely happy. He even agreed to train with Kato Megumi, mainly to show her his tracking ability.
After some training, Kato Megumi discovered that Pakkun was not only very good at tracking, but also very intelligent.
He understood how to think better than many people, would analyze pros and cons, and even devise tactics.
This greatly surprised Kato Megumi.
"Pakkun, Pakkun, since you're the head of the Eight Ninja Dogs, that means you can command the other seven ninja dogs, right?" Kato Megumi held Pakkun, reluctant to let go.
"Of course! Although the other ninja dogs' sense of smell is also strong, they are not as good as me, and I am the smartest, so they naturally have to listen to me! Megumi, you can rest assured, just find me when you need tracking." Pakkun promised.
"Mm! Our Pakkun is the best!"