Ask for another mission

"Uh, I think I'm gonna pass on that mission." Not only did he not want to chase a cat through the undergrowth of the Hidden Leaf Village, but that mission reminded him of old times with Team 7. "Got anything else?"

"There is a mission you can go on with Sakura."

Naruto thought, "Sakura? ALONE with Sakura? Hehehehehehehe?" He said as calmly as he could, "What does that mission involve?"

"It involves you assisting her at a geriatric center taking care of elderly residents. They need additional assistance as one of their volunteers is taking a vacation day. Sakura is leaving shortly. You could go with her. Maybe put those shadow clones of yours to work. It is an overnight mission. You travel today, work a shift, stay overnight, work another shift and come back home."

Naruto thought, "Traveling with Sakura, ALONE with Sakura, working with Sakura," he thought these were all good reasons to accept the mission, but he also knew that with the day he was already having, it might not be a good idea, because Sakura already thought he was a complete idiot.