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organised society of the villages, ninja are given missions (任務,
ninmu) depending on their rank. The missions are categorised in
five ranks, based on the mission's possible danger or level of
importance.  Depending on the importance and nature of the
mission, as well as the regards of the village head, failure
could result in variable consequences. While Shikamaru Nara
failed to retrieve Sasuke Uchiha, the Fifth Hokage gave him
words of comfort and support. On the other hand, when Sakumo
Hatake botched a very important mission by choosing to rescue
comrades over completing it, he was heavily dishonoured
throughout his village and country, which eventually drove him
to commit suicide. In Takigakure, failure of a mission brings
very harsh consequences, as Kakuzu's failure to assassinate
Hashirama Senju led to an unfair imprisonment despite the
insurmountable danger involved, a treatment that led to his
revolt. As such, certain villages put mission to a hi