Houka's first ninja mission was to help an elderly woman who lived alone find her beloved cat. The clues were that it was rather thin and had brown fur.
Well, this mission was incredibly challenging.
Konoha was no small place. Finding a brown cat in such a huge village...
Houka felt utterly defeated.
Matsushima Yamada, who had assigned the mission, had completely caved in. He smiled apologetically. "It's all right if you don't like this mission. I have other D-Rank missions here. Please take a look."
Might Duy stood nearby, glaring at Matsushima Ueda in annoyance. Every time he came here to take a mission, Ueda always found something to complain about. When had he ever seen him smile? And this kind of thoughtful service was out of the question!
Houka didn't hesitate. He took the mission scrolls and looked through them one by one. In the end, he could only sigh helplessly. These D-Rank missions really were all junk. The pay was low, the work was thankless, and worst of all, they wasted time. Completing twenty D-Rank missions and one C-Rank mission in a month would be no easy feat.
Seeing the look on Houka's face, Might Duy couldn't help saying, "Houka, never underestimate these D-Rank missions! They'll help you master the skills you need to survive as a ninja faster. The things you learned at the Ninja Academy, like tracking, countertracking, gathering intelligence, and concealment, are all skills you need to learn and master through these missions. That's why Genin have to complete twenty D-Rank missions before they can take the Chunin Ninja Exams!"
Houka realized he was right and hurriedly said, "I understand, Uncle Duy!"
"Yoshi! Then let's start by catching this brown cat!"
It wasn't long before Houka met the person who had requested the