[@Rabidporcupine] I recommend you be careful with outlaws. Your goal is to investigate the New Continent, and you will very much die if you go alone (meaning you probably won't be able to go without a trained team sponsored by the great nations). Being a Missing-nin from the Empire would probably require you to have received some sort of amnesty from Kumo or even Kiri (Konoha wouldn't send you as to avoid diplomatic blunders and Suna wouldn't want to be involved).