The next morning, Xin had just woken up when he noticed someone waiting at his door. Opening it, he found none other than one of the ever-dedicated Anbu.
"Usagi Xin, your jonin exam results are in. You've passed. Please proceed to the Hokage's office to collect your jonin vest and update your ninja registration," Anbu said, handing him a scroll.
"This is a mission from the Hokage. You are to take this scroll to the Konoha camp in Rain Country and deliver it to Tsunade-sama. She will brief you on the rest."
"...Huh?" Xin wasn't surprised he'd passed the jonin exam. He'd aced every part of it.
But being sent back to Rain Country?
That didn't make sense. He had just returned home, and now they were sending him back to that miserable place? And alone, no less? Was this some kind of solo mission?
Taking the scroll, Xin headed to the Hokage's office. First, he needed to pick up his jonin vest and update his ninja registration.
As for the vest itself, it was up to him whether he wanted to wear it or not. Sure, it offered decent protection-something like a bulletproof vest from his previous life.
But Xin wasn't a fan of green, especially when it came to clothing. After updating his registration and receiving the vest, he headed home and tossed the vest aside.
No way was he going to wear that green thing. He'd rather stick to his usual clothes.
'I should let Minato know,' He thought. Since it was a solo mission, Minato would have plenty of time to stay in the village and focus on his sealing jutsu training. Nawaki would be staying behind, too.
Xin planned to meet up with Minato before heading out. Letting him know would be the same as informing Kushina and Mikoto-they would all know soon enough that he'd be leaving the village on a solo mission.
"Up already?" Minato groggily opened the door, still half-asleep and wearing his pajamas. He yawned, clearly having stayed up late studying sealing jutsu.
Without much thought, he made his way toward the bathroom. Xin flopped down on Minato's worn-out sofa, which was faded from years of use.
As Minato disappeared into the bathroom, Xin called out, "Hey, Minato, you really need to get some new furniture in here!"
"Why bother fixing up the house if we're not expecting any guests?" Minato mused to himself. "I'll deal with it after my jonin exam. Right now, there are just too many things that need money."
Since joining Xin's squad, Minato had racked up a decent amount of contribution points and merits.
With the Flying Thunder God Technique and some sealing jutsu under his belt, he didn't need to learn any new ninjutsu for a while. He could exchange his points and merits for cash instead.
Learning sealing techniques wasn't cheap. A single scroll could cost tens of thousands of ryo.
One wrong move and the scroll was ruined, becoming a worthless piece of paper. Minato had already spent a fortune just to learn sealing techniques.