In the afternoon, Hokage Building.
"Uncle Sawada, give us ten more D-Rank Missions!" Obito said with enthusiasm as he walked into the mission hall.
Obito was determined to do C-Rank Missions and was prepared to complete thirty missions today.
"Currently, there are no more D-Rank Missions available for you," Kazuya Sawada said, shaking his head.
There were indeed more missions available, but they couldn't be given to Obito and his team because other Genin also needed to be assigned tasks. At their current pace, some Genin teams in the village would run out of work.
"Great, it's finally done." Obito's eyes lit up with a smile. Using Shadow Clones was efficient, but it was very tiring.
"Then can we do C-Rank Missions now?"
"No," Kazuya Sawada answered decisively. He wasn't the Hokage and didn't have that authority.
Obito wanted to ask why, but he suddenly noticed the Third Hokage sitting not far away, chatting with a Ninja, so he walked over.
After giving the Ninja a designated task, the Third Hokage saw Obito approaching and asked with a smile, "How does it feel to be a full-fledged Ninja?"
"Not great. It's even worse than during the internship, since we're only allowed to do D-Rank Missions," Obito complained.
"You know my strength, Hokage-sama, and Kakashi is a Chunin. Rin-chan's strength isn't weak either. Our team can definitely handle C-Rank Missions," Obito insisted, introducing his team members.
If they weren't indoors, he would have wanted to demonstrate his strength by unleashing a fireball.
"You and Kakashi indeed have the strength to complete C-Rank Missions," Sarutobi Hiruzen nodded and said, showing a thoughtful expression.
Rules are established for a reason. Not allowing new Genin to undertake C-Rank Missions is to protect them. However, for a team like Minato's, Sarutobi Hiruzen felt that bending the rules a bit wouldn't be a problem.
"Minato, do you think their current strength is enough to handle C-Rank Missions?" Sarutobi Hiruzen asked, looking at Minato.
Minato replied with a serious expression, "I think it's no problem."
They had already demonstrated their strength when they competed for the bells. Not only C-Rank Missions but Minato felt they could handle B-Rank Missions as well.
"From now on, when Minato's team takes on missions, they won't have to adhere to the standards for new Genin," Sarutobi Hiruzen said to the Ninja at the registration desk after Minato confirmed the team's capabilities.
"Rin-chan, didn't I tell you it would be fine?" Obito said with a big smile as he ran up to Rin to take credit.
Kakashi often said that Obito was not very smart, but Obito felt he was quite clever, just not good at learning theoretical knowledge.
"It's just as you predicted, Obito. You're amazing," Rin said with a smile, praising him.
She didn't expect that quickly completing D-Rank Missions would actually be effective. She had already prepared words to comfort Obito.
"It's not just doing a lot of D-Rank Missions that makes a difference, but rather the experience during the internship and having Minato as the Squad Captain," Kakashi shared his opinion.
The team was just the same as before with Guy replaced by Rin, so there wasn't much change from the internship period. Minato Namikaze, the Squad Captain, was also very strong. Kakashi believed these two factors were the real reasons for receiving the C-Rank Mission privilege.
"I see, Kakashi, you're just jealous of my intelligence. Why didn't you mention the method for taking on C-Rank Missions before?" Obito said with a smug expression, not caring at all about Kakashi's words.
Kakashi: …
He didn't understand where Obito got the confidence to say such things.
However, there were too many people here, and the Hokage was present. Kakashi decided to give Obito a break and didn't debate by pointing out the flaws in Obito's so-called intelligence.
Seeing Kakashi's silence, Obito thought Kakashi had conceded and excitedly ran to Minato to pick out missions together.
"Are there any missions that go through scenic places?" Obito asked curiously.
"This is work, not a vacation…" the registration Ninja replied, looking exasperated. It was the first time he had heard such an odd request.
"Scenery, huh? How about this escort mission in the Land of Hot Water?" Minato pointed to a C-Rank Mission after thinking for a moment.
The Land of Hot Water is located to the northeast of the Land of Fire. In Minato's impression, the scenery there is as good as the Land of Fire's, and it has many natural hot springs.
The registration Ninja confirmed the details once again and, after receiving confirmation, completed the registration for Minato.
"The Land of Hot Water, huh? I've never been to that country," Obito said with a hint of curiosity. So far, he had only been to three countries: the Land of Rice Fields, the Land of Grass, and the Land of Rivers. The most impressive place for him was the desert in the western part of the Land of Rivers.
For Obito, who grew up in the lush and dense Land of Fire, the boundless yellow desert was quite shocking.
"By the way, Jonin Minato, we've received news from the border reconnaissance team that there have been quite a few Hidden Cloud Ninjas appearing in the Land of Hot Water recently. Be careful during your mission," the registration Ninja reminded.
Normally, such a task wouldn't involve encountering Ninjas, as it was just an escort mission for an ordinary person to a very ordinary place. However, since the Hidden Cloud and Konoha are currently at war, if their Ninjas happen to run into each other, it would definitely be a life-or-death battle.
"Thank you, I will be," Minato said with a smile.
Next, Minato and his team went to find the client.
"You must be the Ninjas assigned to my mission. My name is Izumi Soju. I'm ready to depart and can leave at any time," Izumi Soju said with a smile.
"In that case, let's set off now," Minato said, nodding. He was never one to procrastinate on missions.
Izumi Soju hadn't prepared a carriage, so the five of them set off on foot towards the Land of Hot Water. Their formation had Minato and Obito leading the way, with Kakashi and Rin flanking the sides, while the client was protected in the center.
"Squad Captain Minato, I think your Space-Time Ninjutsu is really impressive. If you place a Kunai at home and then place some Kunai at the battle site, you could get tired, go back to rest at home, and then return to catch your opponent off guard. Wouldn't that make you invincible?" Obito said with a burst of inspiration.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this "home Minato" strategy was unbeatable, and only the all-powerful Mutsuki Sage could possibly counter it.
Minato was momentarily stunned, finding Obito's imagination quite rich.
"Although the idea is interesting, the Flying Thunder God technique isn't as convenient as you think," Minato said with a smile.
"The Flying Thunder God technique has distance limitations. If the distance is too great, I won't be able to use it."
His Flying Thunder God technique did not have infinite range, and the farther the distance, the more Chakra it consumed.
"Also, the enemy won't just stay in one place. During the time I use Flying Thunder God to leave, they could also move elsewhere."
There is actually a solution to this point: directly leave a Flying Thunder God Seal on the enemy.
But this brings up a new problem. For a powerful opponent, Minato would find it difficult to leave a Flying Thunder God Seal on them, while a weaker opponent could be defeated without leaving a mark.
Of course, the main issue remains unresolved, so the "home Minato" strategy is impractical.
"In that case, just leave more Kunai in the middle, and bind a few short lines together to extend the distance," Obito said, somewhat impressed with his own cleverness for solving the fundamental problem.
"Obito, Ninja's Chakra is not unlimited," Minato explained with a smile.
No matter how he tried, even if he rested at home for an hour, it would be futile. By the time he got back to the enemy, he would have already expended a significant amount of Chakra. Long-distance teleportation consumes a lot of Chakra.
"Ah, I see," Obito realized that Chakra was indeed an issue.
For example, he could use Flame Breathing's speed to perform single-hand seals and release Ninjutsu. In theory, as long as he kept casting Ninjutsu, no one could get close to him, but Chakra wouldn't support that.
When evening arrived, Minato found a relatively secluded spot to set up a tent and prepare for rest.
While Ninjas can travel day and night, the client, being an ordinary person, needed to rest well at night.
Obito took the opportunity to continue sharing his task experience with Rin.
"Be sure to pay attention to what Kakashi says. If Kakashi says something definitely won't happen, be cautious, because that's when it's likely to happen," Obito said with a serious expression.
"Really?" Rin felt that Obito's words seemed like a joke, but Obito's expression looked sincere.
"It's just a coincidence!" Kakashi, unable to hold back, explained.
"But it happened like this every time during previous missions. One time might be a coincidence, but four times in a row can't be just coincidence," Obito retorted.
"Alright then, why don't you predict if we'll encounter Ninjas on this mission?" Obito continued.
Kakashi's mind was racing, and he didn't know how to answer.
Under normal circumstances, C-Rank Missions wouldn't involve encountering Ninjas. However, in wartime, and with the registration Ninja mentioning Hidden Cloud activity in the Land of Hot Water, Kakashi couldn't say for sure.
"You see, even you're not confident," Obito said with a winning smile.
"This mission won't have any issues," Kakashi, provoked, pondered for a moment and came up with a likely scenario.
Although there are Hidden Cloud Ninjas in the Land of Hot Water, it is still a country, and the probability of encountering them is quite low. The task location is in the southern part of the Land of Hot Water, near a city close to the Land of Fire, which further reduces the chances of running into enemies.
Moreover, since there were issues in the first four C-Rank Missions, Kakashi felt that it was unlikely to have problems five times in a row.
"It's really been said. Rin-chan, this isn't a joke; we need to be cautious," Obito said with a serious expression.
Based on Kakashi's past track record, Obito felt they would definitely encounter Ninjas.
Seeing the two arguing over something so strange, Rin gave a helpless smile and said, "I'll be careful. Thank you for the warning, Obito."
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