The assignment of teams for new Genin was finally complete, and under the guidance of their assigned Jonin, the squads began taking on missions.
There were tasks like catching stray cats, picking up trash, or even helping with farming.
The entire mission office was in complete chaos.
"Are there no decent missions left?" Mikoto asked, noticing that Xin had been staring at the mission scrolls for a long time, his frown deepening.
"All the good ones are taken," Xin replied, frustrated. As soon as the new Genin squads were released, most of the suitable D-rank missions were snatched up.
Mikoto peered over his shoulder at the scrolls, her expression turning sour. She didn't want to be stuck with the leftover tasks, especially not something like cleaning toilets.
Xin wasn't thrilled about that either.
So, he turned his attention to the C-rank missions. Generally, he and Mikoto were capable of handling those.
"Can we take this mission?" Xin asked, pointing to one of the scrolls.
The mission office worker glanced at it and replied, "Your squad can take it, but the client is in a hurry. They need to arrive at the Daimyo's residence by noon tomorrow."
"Alright, we'll take it," Xin decided.
Since there were no suitable D-rank missions left, he chose a C-rank mission to escort a merchant to the Daimyo's residence.
The pay for this mission was on the lower end for C-rank tasks, but Xin didn't care about that. He was more interested in the mission itself.
Escorting someone to the Daimyo's residence was far better than cleaning toilets or babysitting.
After handing over their ninja certificate and accepting the mission, Xin and Mikoto headed to the village gate to wait for the client.
Someone from the mission office would notify the client to meet them there.
It didn't take long before the merchant, looking quite flustered, arrived at the gate.
Even though Xin and Mikoto were quite young, the client didn't dare question their abilities.
This was Konoha, after all-the strongest of the Five Great Shinobi Villages and the one with the most mission requests.
Another C-rank mission wouldn't make much difference to Konoha, but if a client doubted the abilities of Konoha's ninjas or caused trouble, the village had the right to cancel the mission entirely.
And worse, they might even get taken in for questioning by the police force, suspected of being a spy.
After completing the necessary paperwork, the three of them set out from Konoha, heading toward the Daimyo's residence.
The merchant wasn't much of a talker, remaining silent throughout the journey, seemingly anxious to get back to the Daimyo's residence.
"Stay alert. We might face some trouble on the road," Xin whispered to Mikoto when they scouted ahead together.
Something about this escort mission felt off.
Low pay, a rush job, and the client's anxious demeanor-all signs pointed to trouble.
Maybe someone had their eye on him-whether ordinary people or other ninjas.
"Got it," Mikoto replied, her expression turning serious as she scanned the surroundings for any signs of an ambush.
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