Board Thread:Konoha Missions/@comment-24937485-20160309224126/@comment-24937485-20160309225058

The weather in Konoha in the early hours of the morning is something you’d have to see with your own eyes, the beauty the whole village shows is magnificent and Haruka was lucky enough to see it. She had been sat on the Hokage’s building since 4am, she liked to sit there and think about multiple things when she couldn’t sleep which was mostly every day. She sighed as she leant back and looked up at the sky, her pure black hair flowed behind her while her outfit barely kept her warm, she had put on her Jounin jacket and was wearing a short dress. She sat up and hissed as she felt the wind hit her exposed skin. She curled up and continued to watch the village below.



A blur of motion stirred a human-sized block of space beside Haruka. But before anything was left to the imagination Zeshin his appearance on the roof of the Hokage’s building, showing no lack of speed even at these early hours. He was dressed in full-black and wore his Jounin’s flak jacket. His hair was tied up in a simple bun and by the looks of it he already had enough sleep for the night. His smile bright as ever and eyes filled with joy as he chuckled and sat down beside Haruka. “I recognize you from yesterday. Are you here waiting to be briefed on a mission like myself?”





Haruka widened her eyes as she saw the male appear beside her. She didn’t realise he was that quick, It made Haruka smile brightly knowing he was the fastest person she knew. After taking in his Appearance she caught him speaking and listened closely, “Y-Yeah, That’s me. Wait. Briefing.. Why are you waiting this early? The Hokage isn’t even awake yet” After saying this she pointed to the locked door of the Hokage building and the village. “It’s a ghost town right now.” She spoke now looking back down at the village. “It’s really peaceful right now. Why disturb it with the hustle and bustle of shops opening and Genin running around being brats once again” she questioned now turning her head and looking to the male. “What was your name. I never did catch it”

“Well actually I’m meeting up with the ANBU.” He held a finger in front of his lips and winked. “But don’t tell anyone.” He continued to listen to her speak about Konoha being perfect the way it was right now and a part of him believed her. Sure, it was calm, serene, and it actually felt like violence was but a faraway memory. But the bustling lives, the joy of children, the smell of fresh products as the shops open, they easily outweighed the peace and quiet. “I couldn’t miss it for the world, the way this village wakes up and life spreads throughout the street. The scent of fresh tea and herbs. The sound of arguing, laughter, and sadness. All of them make Konoha, they make Konoha what it is, a village of people. People with  a bright future.”. His eyes squinted a bit as he smiled with true compassion and finally introduced himself. “I’m Zeshin Namikaze. They call me ‘The Blitz’.” “And who are you?” He said while extending a hand.



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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">Haruka smiled as she listened to the male talk about the village and how lively it was in the morning, afternoon and evening, She couldn’t help but smile at him. It’s how she liked to picture Konoha aswell. Looking back at the male she chuckled as she winked and told her he was waiting for the ANBU. She winked back and whispered to him “Your secrets safe with me” She then stood up and dusted herself off. “Nice to meet you Zeshin Namikaze. I’m Haruka Uchiha.” She held out her hand for the man to shake. “I Wish you all the best today” She smiled and tilted her head. It was something she had done since her younger years and she paid no mind to it. It would pass in due time.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">Zeshin took her hand in his and shook it with a surprisingly firm grip while looking directly into her eyes with his large green hues. “A Uchiha huh? I look forward to seeing your techniques one day. Perhaps we should train together sometime.”. He pulled his long blonde hair out of its bun and made a ponytail while his boyish face looked up at the drifting clouds. “I hope I’ll catch you around soon. Or, if you have nothing better to do, I’m quite sure the ANBU were looking for additional Shinobi. But not everyone can handle these kinds of missions. After all. It’s best if most people don’t know of what’s going on outside our borders.”. Walking up to the edge of the Hokage Building, Zeshin spread his arms and closed his eyelids while inhaling deep, smiling wide, and letting himself fall over the edge in what looked like a plunge to his death. Winds began to roar around his falling form as he started to spin like a drill while approaching the ground, closer and closer, until he finally flipped himself around and made a landing so soft that nothing betrayed it except the expanse of a small circle of dust. “Night wolf.”  Zeshin said these seemingly random words to nothing but darkness. However, a black-gloved hand opened the doorway into the largest building in Konoha, as a mysterious voice told Zeshin to “Hurry up.”. By the sound of it, whoever needed Zeshin, needed him fast. Something was dire. But Zeshin just smiled and looked up to see if Haruka was tagging along before casually stepping inside the Hokage’s Building.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">Even though everything had seemed dead from the outside, Zeshin and Haruka stepped inside and saw that they were far from the first to show up. There were several ANBU already at work, using all of the space they could such as the reception office, wall, the staircase, and other unorthodox places. The Hokage’s floor was locked off from entry and guarded by four masked Shinobi who didn’t pay any mind to anything going on downstairs. After a few minutes of waiting, an ANBU stepped out of the reception office and motioned for Haruka and Zeshin to step into the small room and take a seat on the opposite side of the wide desk filled with various files. “I’m glad to see you brought a friend.” Said the 30-so year old Shinobi who took off his mask to reveal a rugged face, one scar running down the center of his right cheek, and turned to look at Haruka while extending a big hairy hand towards her. “My name is Yoshun. I’m glad you decided to tag along today. Has Zeshin told you anything about our operation today?”. Zeshin just smirked and waited for her to reply while taking one off the files of the desk and nosing through it. Yoshun took the minimum amount of time needed to give her a short briefing; “We’re to infiltrate the Land of Lightning territory to recover a stolen object, a scroll taken from the Hyuga. The scroll was last reported in a small fishing village called Izhi-yuzhi but it’s being held save by a small platoon of twenty or so Shinobi who are led by a notorious Genjutsu specialist. This is the reason why earlier attempts to recover the scroll had failed and Konoha had to take matters more seriously. Thus the Hokage approached us and had called upon Zeshin. We originally planned to send several ANBU with him. But the truth is that we can’t really spare any men and we don’t have anyone as qualified as you at our direct disposal, to go along with him. Especially seeing as you’re an Uchiha, Haruka, your help will be invaluable. The reward for this mission equals a large enough sum to let you live life comfortable for months, if not years, to come.”  Yoshun showed her the number that equaled about 10 normal missions and showed the A-ranking of this mission before readying some information and items in preparation for them to bring with them on the mission, while listening to her reply. However he, and higher ranked ANBU, knew full well who she was, a bearer of the Sharingan and powerful ally of the leaf with a dark past.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">Haruka followed Zeshin and widened her eyes as she noticed all the ANBU working within the building, she also noticed the Hokages floor was blocked off by some guards, following Zeshin into the small room shetook a seat and listened to the males talking to her. She had no doubt that they knew she possed the Sharigan and they knew about her past and her parents. "I-I'll help Xezhin with this mission but what I wish to know is why only two Jounin. Why don't you ask other jounin to help." Questioned Haruka now reading through the information on the mission. "I'm guessing you already know my answer. I'll help Zeshin on this mission"

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">Yoshun looked at Haruka with his battle-worn eyes that were wrinkled at the corners. “The reason we only told Zeshin here is that we don’t want Land of Lightning spies to hear anything of this operation. That’s also why we’re working here instead of the ANBU headquarters, and during these hours. But you are permitted to bring additional Shinobi whom you can trust.”. He then stood up and nodded while handing them each a map of the land of lightning that detailed where they had to go; Izhi-Yuzhi. Additionally they both received 5 explosive tags for the mission. And Haruka received a special scroll that would send one message back to the ANBU; a one-time use item. Zeshin smiled and planted his hand on the ANBU’s shoulder, leaving a Kanji imprinted on the top worn by Yoshun, a seal of a technique that Zeshin was famous for. The blonde stood up as well and took the map and explosive tags before holding the door open for Haruka. “Allright then, shall we?”

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">Haruka nodded as she listened to why other Jounin weren't told about the mission. She stood up and took the scroll now looking at it "Why do I only have one. How is Zeshin going to get...Oh wait. He'll use his speed right?" Questioned Haruka now thinking deeply about the subject. She didn't come to until she heard Zeshin open the door leading out of the small room. Haruka took the scroll and placed it on her back now nodding to Zeshin and walking out if the room with a salute. "We won't let you down"

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">“Something like that.”. Zeshin remarked, while smirking, to Haruka’s comment about his speed. He waited a few second for her to get up and salute Yoshun, who returned the favor, before walking out. But just before the door fell shut behind them Yoshun’s stern voice called for Haruka; “You forgot some of your things, Jounin.”. Causing Zeshin to chuckle at the silly mistake. He patted her back and comforted her by saying “Don’t worry, it happens to the best of us.”. And would wait for her to gather her mission supplies before heading out of the Hokage’s office. Looking back over his shoulder the building looked completely dead from the outside and showed no signs of the lights shining and life bustling behind its curved walls. Zeshin silently praised the ANBU’s ability to be secretive in the most obvious ways and began to walk towards Konohas gates. The time was now 5:00AM and the streets were still quiet and cold. But as expected the gates were manned by a squadron of Shinobi who greeted the Uchiha and Namikaze before opening the gates. After they had passed, the men would whisper curiously of where the pair might be going; “The leaf wouldn’t just send out two Jounin of their caliber without good reason behind it. Something big must be happening.”

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">Haruka widened her eyes as she heard Yoshin's stern voice call out to her. She sighed and ran back in grabbing her maps and tags now pocketing them she then walked back out and followed Zeshin to the main gates. She clocked the time and turned around to look at the peaceful scenery. She saluted the village and nodded at the shinobi at the gates. While walking past them she heard them speak. Now stopping and turning around she walked close to Zeshin and laughed getting the guards attention, she winked at them and spoke subtle words. "Sad guy, doesn't know he was a one night stand" she then pushed Zeshin forward and began walking. She looked at Zeshin and chuckled when they were quite a way from the gates, she shrugged. "What, no-one needed to know the real reason"

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">“Sad guy? Real reason?”. Zeshin looked utterly confused as he was pushed in the back and stumbled forth in a comical fashion. “You’ve got me lost, Haruka-chan.”. He laughed and took a good look at the map he had been given. “So, first things first. Let’s go to the Land of Lightning’s border. Let’s try to stay out of sight the best we can when we’re passing populated areas or random travelers, especially once we get close to Izhi-Yuzhi.”. He folded the map up and pocketed it as they reached the famous forest that stretched throughout the most of the Land of Fire. He deftly scaled up the side of a tree and vaulted off in a barrel-rolling motion, landing in a crouched stance, on a thick branch. “We’ll be underway for a while. The first stop is a village 30 miles further up. We can stop for some food there and to pack some extra supplements we might need seeing as Konoha’s shops were closed when we departed. You can take the lead. I’ll make sure to keep up.”. Looking off in the distance with a soft smile, Zeshin awaited for her to move out before following her, making sue to keep aware of his surroundings as always.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">Haruka chuckled as she heard him call her Haruka-Chan. She blushed at the nickname and listened to his plan. "Sounds good but shouldn't we have just waited in Konoha until the shops opened. It might have taken longer to reach here but we wouldn't need to stop and risk being caught in the new village." Haruka shrugged and watched as he climbed a tree and landing on a thick branch. Haruka sighed and rolled her eyes "You could have simply bee normal about that" She listened and nodded as she began walking into the Forrest now making sure she checked her surroundings. After a while she groaned and began taking to herself note realising that she was speaking out loud. "Haruka-Chan...Like where did that come from..Are we both doing nicknames now. D'You think he'd mind the nickname baka or Blondie. Yeah imma call him Blondie everytime he passes the Ramen stand." Haruka chuckled as she walked on ahead towards the small village they were both stopping at for supplies and food. "Oh god I hope not cute boys are thee. I look like a state" Spoke Haruka to no-one in particular.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">“It’s safe to travel through the villages within the land of fire. We shouldn’t have to be on our guard here.”. But even though he said that, the smiling Jounin was ready for anything to happen as always. A curious glaze to his eyes as he followed behind her an entered the small village known for its shark-fin soup. “Allright. Let’s part ways for a little bit. I have some things to buy.”. He then pointed at a human-sized statue in the center of the village square; it displayed an old man, with a long beard, who sat in a crouched position; covered in tattoo’s that resembled tomoe. “We’ll meet up at the beardy stone guy in 10 minutes. Don’t take too long shopping. And oh, please bring me some lunch too, whatever it is your getting.”. And then, without even offering to pay, he dashed off with big steps, laughing frantically, until he disappeared in a narrow alleyway.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">Haruka listened to him speak now happy that she didn't have to check her surroundings every second. She looked she and noticed the village up ahead, she smiled brightly and walked at a faster pace towards the village. Once reaching the village she walked close to Zeshin and looked around admiring the village. "I always wanted to travel. Maybe when I'm older I would have traveled all around the world" she chuckled and stopped. She turned to Zeshin and listened to him speak, she chuckled as he mentioned the name for the statue, now nodding she skipped off a d explored the village making sure to pick up some lunch for herself and for Zeshin, she chuckled as she carried her Ramen and Zeshin's shark-fin soup. She made her way towards the statue now waiting for Zeshin to arrive.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">Ten minutes passed and still no sign of Zeshin. Where could he have gone? Two more minutes passed and the happy  blond was still nowhere to be seen. Short flashback: After having walked into the narrow alleyway, Zeshin slipped past a few crates and knocked twice on a wooden panel hidden under a trashcan. “Night Wolf” spoke the Namikaze, at which the panel was opened. Zeshin quickly looked over his shoulder to make sure he wasn’t followed and slipped inside. The panel was shut again and the trashcan fell back on top as if nothing had disturbed the musky-smelling alleyway. Zeshin stepped down croaking stairs in a dark, damp, space until his feet hit a wet path of cold stone that led towards the only source of light in the underground base; light produced by flickering torches. After a few minutes of walking over the stone pathway, footsteps echoing against nearby walls that he couldn’t see, Zeshin arrived in a circular room where one man sat behind a table where he scribbled on a piece of paper while not paying Zeshin any mind. “Is she here?” Spoke the rugged voice of the unknown writing man who was covered by a hooded robe. “Yes sir.” Answered Zeshin without his usual smile. The hooded figure arose from the table and gave Zeshin a rolled up scroll that was pocketed by the blonde. “You know what to do next. And don’t open this scroll until after you did it.”. Zeshin nodded to the man’s commands and left the eerie chamber while a crooked shadow grew over the wall. Looking back over his shoulder he could see the robed man taking his seat again as if nothing had happened and the haunting large shadow followed suit. –Such a creep.- He thought as a shiver ran past his spine. //Flashback ends. After nearly 15 minutes Zeshin’s voice would finally reach Haruka from the other side of the ‘beardy stone guy’ as he poked his head out from behind it to try and startle Haruka in a joking manner. “Here I am! Hope you didn’t miss me too much.”. He inhaled deeply and smiled drowsily as the wonderful scents entered his nostrils.

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15.6pt"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:Meiryo,sans-serif;">Haruka stood by the statue waiting for Zeshin to appear. She looked around abs wondered where he had gone off to. She didn't know the village that well so she didn't trust herself to go looking for him. Her thoughts were disturbed when 5 minuets later she noticed the Chaka from Zeshin behind her. She turned and faced him before he even manged to speak. She glared at him and poked at his chest. "Next time you wanna say 10 minuets, actually arrive after 10 minuets have been. Not fifteen. Next village we stop at. Im not waiting for your sorry ass to appear." She handed him the food and walked towards the Forrest. "Lets get this over with so I can go home. You made me miss out on scoping for hot guys"