That afternoon, at the Hokage Building.
"Uncle Sawada, give us another ten D-rank Missions!" Obito declared boldly as he walked into the mission hall.
Obito was going all out to qualify for C-rank Missions. He planned to complete another thirty missions today.
"There are no more D-rank Missions available for you at the moment," Sawada Kazuya said, shaking his head.
There were still missions available, but they could not keep assigning them to Obito's team. Other genin needed to make a living too. At their pace, some genin teams in the village would soon have no work left.
"Awesome, we finally finished them." Obito's eyes lit up and he smiled. Shadow Clones were efficient, but they were exhausting.
"So does that mean we can take C-rank Missions now?"
"No." Sawada Kazuya answered decisively. He was not the Hokage; he did not have that authority.
Obito wanted to ask why, but then he noticed the Third Hokage sitting nearby, speaking with another ninja. He walked over.
The Third Hokage had just finished assigning the ninja a designated mission when he spotted Obito approaching. Smiling warmly, he asked, "How does it feel to be an official ninja?"
"Not great. It was better when we were interns. We can only do D-rank Missions again," Obito complained.
"Hokage-sama, you know how strong I am. Kakashi is a chunin too, and Little Rin isn't weak either. Our team can definitely handle C-rank Missions." Obito enthusiastically introduced his teammates.
If they had not been indoors, he would have wanted to unleash a full-power fireball to prove his strength.
"You and Kakashi do indeed have the strength to complete C-rank Missions." Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.
Rules were established for a reason. New genin were not allowed to take C-rank Missions for