The three of them gathered at the village entrance.
Holding the mission papers, Xingzhuo registered their departure at the village entrance office. Only then were they allowed to leave.
After leaving the village, they didn't hurry to set off. Instead, they followed the main road for half an hour, then found an uninhabited spot where they could stop and discuss their route.
Xingzhuo activated his Byakugan and surveyed the area. Once he had confirmed that no one was nearby, he took out three maps of the Ninja World and compared their differences.
As it turned out, his preparation had been the right call.
The maps of the Ninja World belonging to the Senju of the Forest, the Hyuga, and the Uchiha were broadly similar, but their details differed drastically.
Fortunately, the differences complemented one another.
Xingzhuo had Sai's drawing skills, so he combined the best parts of each map and drew a new one. Only then did they begin discussing their route.
Uchiha Rinne was the first to take out her notebook.
It contained some notes. She looked them over, then said to her teammates:
"This B-Rank Mission to eliminate rogue ninja has the tightest deadline. It must be completed within thirty days of the commission being posted."
"The A-Rank escort mission requires us to report to the Fuma Clan within forty-five days of the commission being posted."
"The S-Rank Mission has the most generous deadline, ironically. We just have to finish it within ninety days."
She looked up and summed up her thoughts.
"So I think we should prioritize the B-Rank Mission, then the A-Rank Mission. We can fit the S-Rank Mission in along the way."
After she finished, Xingzhuo and Yuto studied the map and discussed things together. They soon settled on what was theoretically the best route.