Yuki Minazuki was jealous of Itachi's talent, so he had always held Itachi back from becoming a Chunin, pretending to be supportive of him.
To participate in the Chunin Exams, the team's jonin leader had to "recommend" the squad in their own name, after which the squad members needed to sign the application form.
If the jonin leader wanted to hold back a genin, there was nothing they could do about it.
In the end, Danzo had wanted to turn Itachi into his pawn, so he sent someone to investigate Itachi's jonin leader and discovered that he was a narrow-minded man.
Danzo then proposed in front of Hiruzen Sarutobi that Itachi be promoted exceptionally, without going through the usual process.
"You're Kiyoshi Uchiha, right? I hope you're not as unruly as the other Uchiha."
Yuki Minazuki glanced at Kiyoshi, clearly holding a poor opinion of the Uchiha Clan.
Kiyoshi nodded slightly without saying anything.
Seeing this, Yuki Minazuki had them briefly introduce themselves, then led Kiyoshi and the others to accept a mission.
Genin could only accept D-rank and C-rank missions, usually starting with D-rank ones.
D-rank missions did not require combat and usually involved miscellaneous chores.
The mission Yuki Minazuki accepted was to help watch over a shop.
Kiyoshi and the other two were responsible for cleaning and buying things, while Yuki Minazuki went to repair the leaking roof.
"So this is a mission."
Asuma Sarutobi's initial excitement had turned into utter boredom.
"Of course, our first missions won't involve fighting ninja."
Kurenai Yuhi looked over the books on the shelves. Whenever she spotted one that interested her, she pulled it out and flipped through a few pages.
This was a bookstore, selling popular youth-oriented books.
"A customer's here."
Kiyoshi said.
In his opinion, this mission was much better