Chapter 154: D Rank Missions

Chapter 154: D Rank Missions

Daichi went over the details in the scroll the Hokage handed him. The time and location to meet the clients were also noted down in the scroll. After going over the details, both of them were on their way to meet the clients. At that time the young gamer looked at the quest that appeared when he got the mission.

[Quest created - Complete the first D Rank mission]

[Your clients are going on a trip for a few hours. They need you to watch their year old son during their absence. Successfully complete the mission to their satisfaction.]

[Conditions:]

Meet the clients before the designated time.

Keep an eye on their son and successfully perform any tasks related to the mission.

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[Rewards:]

2500 Exp.

Reputation increases with your clients.

2000 Exp. (Bonus Reward for completing the first official mission.)

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[Failure:]

Reputation massively decreases with your clients, Hokage, Daikoku Funeno and Kakashi Hatake.

No missions for a while.

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'This seems simple enough. The meeting time is at 10 am. Based on the location, we'll arrive well before the time. Good thing Kakashi's lateness didn't affect the mission.'

In a short while the 2 man Genin team reached the client's home. It was a modest size house located in the heart of the leaf village. A man came to greet them and lead them into the house.

"Good. You're not late. Welcome When I asked for a Genin squad I was expecting two more Genins. Not that I'm complaining. My name is Hejin Tobori." The man introduced himself. He was a slightly pudgy man but had a charming face.

"Lovely home" Kakashi said, looking around the place.

"Thank you. My wife actually designed the place herself." The man replied with a smile.

At that moment his wife joined them. "Welcome to our home. I assume you're the team sent to complete the mission?"

Kakashi and Daichi nodded.

"I thought there would be two more."

"We're a special Genin team." Kakashi replied with a polite tone.

The woman nodded and got to business. "My name is Mei Tobori. And you've already met my husband. We will be out of the village on a business trip and will only be back by evening today. We need you to look after our son in the meantime."

"Is there anything we should know?"

"He's just 17 months old. He likes to sleep most of the time. And I have his food and snacks already prepared." The woman led the two to their kitchen and showed where everything was. "If he cries, just give him the juice box. I've written down everything you need to know here."

With that she handed the Jonin a large sheet of paper with the needed instructions. She brought the two ninjas to their son's room. The little boy was soundly sleeping in his crib.

"What's his name?" Daichi asked in a low voice.

"Isshin. Isshin Tobori." The woman replied with a smile looking at her baby.

They went to the living room and the woman took out a book and handed it to Daichi. "If you have any doubts then I believe this should also help."

Daichi looked at the title of the book and deadpanned. 'How to take care of a toddler for dummies.'

"Looks like we have everything we need. Well take it from here ma'am." Kakashi gave the parents a short nod. A little while later the parents left the house and it was just Kakashi and Daichi along with the baby.

Before long the parents returned home after what appeared to be a successful trip. Seeing that everything was fine they gave the necessary paper slip to Kakashi as he was the leader of the team. They thanked the Genin team for their work and both Daichi and Kakashi soon left the place.

"So How was your first D Rank mission?" Kakashi nonchalantly asked his student.

Daichi shrugged and replied. "Eh. It's alright. Nothing much to think about."

"Is that all?"

Daichi looked at Kakashi with a doubtful gaze. 'These kinds of missions are also used to subtly make the Genin form some sort of bond with the people of the village. A subtle form of manipulation and brainwash. But I'm not gonna say that outloud.'

"Why do you think D Rank missions exist?" Kakashi's question brought a frown to Daichi's face.

"Obviously D Rank missions are in place to build teamwork amongst the squad members. Genin will need experience working together in a safe environment first before they start taking difficult tasks. And I heard that they are tax deductibles." Daichi replied after a short while.

Kakashi nodded and began explaining the intent behind the D Rank missions. "Two good points. Not bad It's True. The D Rank missions and C Rank missions are Tax deductibles. This is a system created by the second Hokage Tobirama Senju. Paying the mission fee is the same as giving to charity. So most businesses or wealthy people will hire Genin to babysit, mow the lawn or clean their house as a way to reduce the amount of taxes they need to pay. Genins use this opportunity as a team bonding experience and they learn to interact with the clients. The Genin will also learn valuable skills and the people get cheap labor. A win-win situation."

"So I was right."

"Well you're only partially right. There is much more to it."

Daichi looked at the man in slight confusion. Noticing the look Daichi was giving him, the Jonin instructor asked Daichi a question.

"Why do you think I let you do all the work today and didn't even bother to supervise you?"

"Because you were bored and D Rank missions aren't worth your time?" Daichi gave a snarky reply with a grin.

The man chuckled at that answer. "True. But that's not the whole pictureThere is much more to these simple missions than you think. I left you alone because I wanted to see how you would act inside the house. I wanted to see if you would go through their bedroom or closet. Snoop through their private stuff."

Daichi's eyes widened at that. He was beginning to understand the purpose of Kakashi's absence and the true nature of these missions.

Kakashi continued. "You have to remember, whether it's a D Rank mission or an A Rank mission, we should treat the clients who hire us with respect. And we should follow the mission parameters and not overstep our boundaries. Of course, there are instances where certain exceptions must be made. But that's rare. In most cases overstepping the mission parameters can cause serious problems. If you had gone through their private stuff and they had found out, it would have created a negative reputation. And that bad reputation will spread and people will become reluctant to hire us in the future. Even if we were only doing something silly like going through their closet or something serious like looking through the secret documents they have It will create great problems for us. So by doing these D Rank missions a Genin will learn restraint and not do unnecessary stuff like that when handling sensitive materials on higher ranked missions."

Daichi was surprised at the deeper implications of a mission as simple as babysitting. 'Wait. The things Kakashi said. They're the same as the requirements for passing the second stage of the chunin exam. Never open the scroll. Ninjas are not supposed to open a client's secret documents'

"I see. I had no idea So these missions are a lot more important than they seem huh."

"Of course. And it's not just this type of mission. Most D Rank missions help the Genin prepare for higher level missions." Kakashi replied.

"What do you mean?" Daichi asked.

"Well For example, most would think that babysitting is a simple mission but it's not. It teaches the Genin to be patient. Even when that baby was asleep you were keeping an eye on him in case he suddenly woke up. Similarly when you're completing a higher ranked mission, you might need to observe your target for a long period of time. This will require concentration and mostly patience." Kakashi replied.

Daichi's eyes widened as he understood the point Kakashi was trying to make.

"Another example is chasing and retrieving lost pets. Animals have high sensitivity to sounds and they can smell far and wide. Their senses are much sharper than ordinary people. And that's not counting ninja dogs and such. Capturing a pet may be a D Rank mission but we learn many things during that mission."

"How to mask our smell and sound, track someone without being noticed and quickly subduing or assassinating them. Most importantly how to coordinate with your team and efficiently follow commands." Daichi finished what Kakashi was going to say.

"Exactly. Now you're getting it. A ninja must always see underneath the underneath." The Jonin smiled and looked at Daichi as he spoke those words.

"I understand Sensei." The boy nodded his head as he realized the true meaning of these missions. 'Looks like I'll need to take these D Rank missions a lot more seriously than I first thought.'

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Author's Note:

Hello my fellow readers,

Two things

One. I have never babysit anyone in my entire life. So not sure how that goes other than 'don't let anything happen to the baby'. So I just googled babysitting and just rolled with it.

Two. I wanted to create a realistic and valid reason as to why D Rank missions exist and given to people who are trained to torture and kill. I hope I did a good job of that. What do you guys think?

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