A.N. A little snipped I thought of while working on my main story.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. If you think so, I have a bridge in Wave to sell.

Konoha publishing Ltd. presents

Mission guide for beginners

Since there have been some confusion recently on the matter of ranking ninja missions, we have decided to publish this simple guide to explain the mission ratings and what to expect from which assignment. The official guidelines would disagree, but they are often misleading. The authors assure you, that this is the truth.

D-rank: D as in Dreadful. They are usually easy (unless catching Tora), but they present the danger of annoying you to death. Bring entertainment along (unless catching Tora, but that one is misranked).

C-rank: C stands for Complications. They are supposed to be easy, just nice paid vacations to other countries, sometimes with annoying tagalong/client, but they rarely go as planned. Prepare for anything from A-rank nukenin to Orochimaru's botched experiments.

B-rank: B means Boring. They are supposed to be harder than C-ranks, but they usually go just as planned. Even though injuries sometimes occur, it happens in a fairly predictable manner. And then you'll be bored lying in a hospital.

A-rank: Aaaaaaaaaah! What have I gotten myself into? Heavy bodily harm almost guaranteed. Avoid if possible.

S-rank: Suicide. Only a complete whacko with a death wish or an S-rank shinobi can volunteer on one of this. That those two categories often coincide is no coincidence.

Authors denounce any responsibility for any injuries or defections that happen as a result of reading this paper.