"What is it? What is it?" Obito asked Sawada Kazuya with an eager look.
"It's a mission to serve as a princess's bodyguard, commissioned by the Land of Snow," Sawada Kazuya answered succinctly after recalling it.
"A bodyguard mission? Isn't that basically the same as rescuing a princess? We're taking this one." Obito immediately wanted to accept the mission.
In Obito's mind, being a bodyguard meant they would definitely encounter enemies, and once they encountered enemies, wouldn't it become a princess rescue mission?
"Unfortunately, you can't." After checking the scroll, Sawada Kazuya shook his head with a regretful expression.
"Why not? Uncle Sawada, aren't you just messing with us? You tell us about it and then say we can't take it." Obito grew anxious.
This was the closest he had ever come to an experience straight out of a ninja novel protagonist's life.
"Is it because the mission is above B-rank?" Kakashi asked after giving it some thought.
Since Sawada Kazuya had mentioned it, the mission definitely existed. If they were not allowed to take it, the problem could only lie with their side.
Sawada Kazuya nodded and explained, "I just confirmed the mission rank. It's an A-rank Mission. If you want to take an A-rank Mission, you need a jonin like Minato-sensei to lead the team."
Obito's face immediately fell. Minato had only recently left for the battlefield on a mission.
"Uncle Sawada, can't you make an exception? You know how strong our team is." Obito did not want to give up this opportunity.
"There's no way I can make an exception. If I really let you take it, you'll never see me here again next time." Sawada Kazuya made it clear that he still wanted to keep working for a few more years.
Obito sighed. He was no