"I wonder what kind of enemies we'll run into this time. It'd be great if they were chunin—then I could finally show off what I can do." On the way to the Hokage Building, Obito drifted into fantasy.
Obito knew his limits. He definitely couldn't beat a jonin, but he could give a chunin a try. After all, Kakashi was a chunin too.
"What are you thinking? Last time was an accident among accidents. You don't run into ninja on C-rank Missions," Kakashi said speechlessly.
Of all the C-rank Missions he had completed, the previous one was the only time he had encountered ninja.
"If we ran into them last time, why can't we run into them this time?" Obito immediately retorted. He rather hoped for another accident like the last one.
The total reward for their last mission had been eight hundred thousand ryo. After the portion deducted for taxes, Obito had still received a reward of over a hundred thousand ryo. It had thrilled him to no end; it was the first time he had seen so much money.
"The Ninja Academy's graduation exam should add stricter theory requirements, so certain people without common sense don't graduate and muddle through as ninja," Kakashi said flatly.
"So what if you're a little better at theory? What's so impressive about that? Ninja are judged by strength. What does it matter if your theory is good? Guy's theory is about as bad as mine, but didn't he kick you so hard you couldn't get back up?"
Hearing Kakashi's mockery, Obito immediately launched a frantic counterattack like a cat with its fur standing on end.
If Kakashi had said Obito was weak, Obito would not have been so angry. It was still uncertain who would win in a fight. But Kakashi saying