Over the next ten minutes, the three of them picked an A-Rank escort mission and a B-Rank bandit-clearing mission from among the A- and B-Rank assignments.
The A-Rank mission had been posted by the Fuma Clan.
The mission was to escort the Fuma Clan, who lived near the Land of Fire's border, as they relocated their entire clan to the neighboring Land of Fields. The mission briefing clearly stated that they would face at least three Jonin-level enemies, and that the mission rank and reward would be raised as circumstances warranted.
The B-Rank mission had been posted by a merchant caravan from the Land of Wind.
It was a mission to clear out a group of rogue ninja near the border between the Land of Wind and the Land of Rain. The briefing stated that more than one of the rogue ninja was a Chunin. The strange thing was that the reward had already been paid in advance, and the client had left Konoha.
After settling on all the missions, Xingzhuo didn't set off right away. Instead, he made another request:
"I'll go to my clan and get a more complete map of the Ninja World. You two should go back and find maps too. We can compare them and discuss our route. Oh, and bring your clan's traditional clothes. We'll meet at the village gate in an hour."
Yuto asked curiously, "Huh? Why do we need to bring traditional clothes on a mission?"
Xingzhuo nodded toward the golden S-Rank mission scroll. "Since we're representing Konoha to deliver an invitation, we should dress formally. Besides, our three clans represent the most orthodox symbols of the Land of Fire, so we need to observe proper etiquette."
Yuto scratched the back of his head and left him with a simple, "All right,