"Obito, you're late again." Kakashi looked at the hurriedly arriving Obito with dissatisfaction.
"You should've gotten up earlier instead of making everyone wait for you."
"I got up very early. I was only late because a grandmother asked me for directions on the way," Obito argued.
"Your excuse never changes." Kakashi was speechless. Obito had been using that excuse ever since they were in school.
"Because it's the truth," Obito said indignantly.
"Kakashi, sometimes you have to trust your companions. I think Obito really did go help a grandmother rather than making excuses for being late," Mu Yue-sensei said with a smile.
"Are there really that many elderly people who need help?" Kakashi remained skeptical.
"Could it be that Obito's youth is all about helping the elderly?" Might Guy put on a seriously contemplative expression.
"Why do you make doing good deeds sound so weird?" Obito could not help complaining. He simply helped whenever he saw someone in need.
"Alright, since everyone's here, let's go to the Hokage Building and pick up a mission together," Mu Yue-sensei said.
Anything related to Konoha and ninja affairs was basically handled at the Hokage Building.
"What kind of mission will it be? Protecting our country's princess? Or defeating the leader of an enemy nation?" Obito gazed at the towering Hokage Building, unable to hide the longing in his eyes.
"What are you thinking? How could an intern ninja like you, not even a real ninja yet, possibly receive a mission of that level?" Kakashi mercilessly shattered Obito's fantasy.
"Genin can only accept D-rank to C-rank Missions. Intern ninja like you are at most comparable to genin, while the missions you mentioned could only be S-rank Missions. Only jonin are allowed to accept missions with that kind of extreme difficulty."
Kakashi had been a