"This is absolutely preposterous," a straight-backed man spat. His attire was crisp and telling of his wealth, but the hideous expression he chose to wear made it hard to focus on anything else about his appearance.
"Calm down, sir. We've got a shinobi on the way to deal with your problem." The man next to the homeowner was much more pleasant. He wore an encouraging smile, but it could only withstand so much of the rich man's bitterness.
The two men stood outside of a large, beautiful home waiting for the shinobi that was assigned to their job.
"Shinobi! Ha. As if a bunch of magic tricks will help me any. But if you say so. Besides, if this heat keeps up, this 'shinobi' will probably dry up before the work's even done." The old man's grim manner was becoming very difficult to stand by.
"That would be unfortunate," the inspector mumbled in reply. "I'm sure whoever they send will try as hard as they can anyway." The younger man's eyes gleamed as he stood watch, growing more anxious with every passing second.
'Please hurry...'
[Mission] Holy Mole-y
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[Mission] Holy Mole-y
Wastelands could often be described as the more dull of the regions when it came to both flora and fauna. Youko could only assume the more beastly or... plantly troubles that the other villages would have their little genin fix, while she and other genin of Iwa were off shoveling rocks and maybe getting the once in a life time chance to rake the leaves of one of three trees in Iwa. Obviously, these were not the most interesting of activities; these activities were about as dull as the thirteen kilometers surrounding Iwa.
She had only skimmed over the mission's description ( it was a d-rank, they were nothing too complex), and thus she missed out several important details. The task at hand was something within her grasp; moles. Being a bit full of herself, her mind quickly went to the idea that they would send a genin to spy on foreign spies within Iwa. It wasn't stupidity so much as it was a combination of arrogance, the great power of a child's imagination, and the selective understanding of a sneaky journalist. She was taking this as serious as possible, and perhaps, a bit too seriously. Those moles didn't know what was coming, or at least, that's all Youko could hope for.
Although, the heat was just enough to sap out much of that excitement, “Eerrgh...” She so eloquently complained against the lack of wind. She did not even plan on trying to buck up before meeting her employers. Hunched, broken, and appearing to be exhausted, she made her way to the detestation. Her apparent exhaustion was made all the more pathetic by the fact that her home/leaving point was not too far away, thanks to her father's literary success.
She had made it, and she was a mess, the heat obviously taking its toll on her already. But she had made it. She sighed, bringing her head up so that her own eyes were back at her own eye level. The setting did not really help to rid Youko of any delusion of a counterintelligence mission, in fact it just helped to burrow that illusion deeper into her psyche. The world of espionage always seemed to lead to extravagant locations, in the books anyway.
A simple greeting was in order, “Kob-Kobe Ikuko, at your service.” She “introduced” herself to the two men. Nobody knew who Kobayashi Youko was, so there was really no threat in her using her real name, yet she felt the need to use an alias for this mission; a pseudonym to to keep up a sense of pseudo-anonymity. The mole could have been anyone; one of these two men, the butler, the goddamn tsuchikage or even Youko herself. No matter their form, moles were always trouble.
She had only skimmed over the mission's description ( it was a d-rank, they were nothing too complex), and thus she missed out several important details. The task at hand was something within her grasp; moles. Being a bit full of herself, her mind quickly went to the idea that they would send a genin to spy on foreign spies within Iwa. It wasn't stupidity so much as it was a combination of arrogance, the great power of a child's imagination, and the selective understanding of a sneaky journalist. She was taking this as serious as possible, and perhaps, a bit too seriously. Those moles didn't know what was coming, or at least, that's all Youko could hope for.
Although, the heat was just enough to sap out much of that excitement, “Eerrgh...” She so eloquently complained against the lack of wind. She did not even plan on trying to buck up before meeting her employers. Hunched, broken, and appearing to be exhausted, she made her way to the detestation. Her apparent exhaustion was made all the more pathetic by the fact that her home/leaving point was not too far away, thanks to her father's literary success.
She had made it, and she was a mess, the heat obviously taking its toll on her already. But she had made it. She sighed, bringing her head up so that her own eyes were back at her own eye level. The setting did not really help to rid Youko of any delusion of a counterintelligence mission, in fact it just helped to burrow that illusion deeper into her psyche. The world of espionage always seemed to lead to extravagant locations, in the books anyway.
A simple greeting was in order, “Kob-Kobe Ikuko, at your service.” She “introduced” herself to the two men. Nobody knew who Kobayashi Youko was, so there was really no threat in her using her real name, yet she felt the need to use an alias for this mission; a pseudonym to to keep up a sense of pseudo-anonymity. The mole could have been anyone; one of these two men, the butler, the goddamn tsuchikage or even Youko herself. No matter their form, moles were always trouble.
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[Mission] Holy Mole-y
The imagination of the genin would be lost on the bitter old man. He looked her up and down with a certain sternness in his gaze. His scrutiny of the young genin was born from years of mistrust in the shinobi of his nation. Though there was no indication as to why he had such deep-rooted mistrust in the protectors of Iwagakure, he let no ninja young or old escape the scorn that scourged his being whilst in one's presence.
"...Excuse me, but I must retire to my chambers." The homeowner, passing one last scathing look at Youko, turned and waddled into his home.
With the old man out of the frame, the inspector's demeanor took on a much brighter appearance. A soft sigh escaped his lips, which curled at the edges into a weak smile.
"I'm quite sorry about him. You must realize that he's very stressed about this little... 'situation' that's occurring here. You see, there are moles. They're underground--under the house. They've been causing things to leak, and the homeowner, Mr. Jinjaiwa, fears that the problem will become worse if some action isn't taken against the moles. Follow me."
He led the genin into the house. It was certainly a beautiful specimen or architecture, especially for Iwa, but the briskness of the inspector's pace left little time to gawk. Down a small hall and through a door at the end, the two found themselves in the home's 'backyard'. A sizable, fenced-in pile of dirt, more like it. It looked as though someone had taken heavy machinery to it already, but fresh, small holes remained visible across the yard.
"The moles have been a thorn in our sides for quite some time, as you can see. It started when Mr. Jinjaiwa wanted to redo his backyard two months ago, and they've been here ever since. They're quite conniving and stubborn, but we're sure our problem is simply that we have an insufficient study on them. That's why we need you."
The inspector stepped under a shady awning that was fastened above the door to the house to protect himself from the heat.
"If you need any help, you may ask me. Also, it would be in your interest to note that many of the homeowner's possessions have gone missing as of lately. Any correlation that you can find between the mole problem and the missing objects will be rewarded."
"...Excuse me, but I must retire to my chambers." The homeowner, passing one last scathing look at Youko, turned and waddled into his home.
With the old man out of the frame, the inspector's demeanor took on a much brighter appearance. A soft sigh escaped his lips, which curled at the edges into a weak smile.
"I'm quite sorry about him. You must realize that he's very stressed about this little... 'situation' that's occurring here. You see, there are moles. They're underground--under the house. They've been causing things to leak, and the homeowner, Mr. Jinjaiwa, fears that the problem will become worse if some action isn't taken against the moles. Follow me."
He led the genin into the house. It was certainly a beautiful specimen or architecture, especially for Iwa, but the briskness of the inspector's pace left little time to gawk. Down a small hall and through a door at the end, the two found themselves in the home's 'backyard'. A sizable, fenced-in pile of dirt, more like it. It looked as though someone had taken heavy machinery to it already, but fresh, small holes remained visible across the yard.
"The moles have been a thorn in our sides for quite some time, as you can see. It started when Mr. Jinjaiwa wanted to redo his backyard two months ago, and they've been here ever since. They're quite conniving and stubborn, but we're sure our problem is simply that we have an insufficient study on them. That's why we need you."
The inspector stepped under a shady awning that was fastened above the door to the house to protect himself from the heat.
"If you need any help, you may ask me. Also, it would be in your interest to note that many of the homeowner's possessions have gone missing as of lately. Any correlation that you can find between the mole problem and the missing objects will be rewarded."
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[Mission] Holy Mole-y
The man had every excuse to be as bitter as he pleased. In Youko's mind this man was a hero, he had taken the initiative to hire a ninja to deal with a mole problem within Iwa. Yet, Youko was not about to strike him off of the suspect list. The man radiated suspicion, and he could have just hired a ninja to throw off Iwa. A damn sly bastard he was, but Youko was on to him, maybe, if was the mole.
Iwa's mole situation was much worse than Youko had feared, her worry enough to cut her off from her scenery temporarily. She had trusted that Iwa would have been on their trail before they started to relay their information. One word within many was enough to make Youko's eyes widen as she was filled with the true sense of urgency that this mission now held. Before the mission had even started, it had boiled into a state of absolute seriousness. The shining light of failure was beginning to shine above Youko, or perhaps that was just a fancy chandelier. What more was left for her to do? ''I'm too late, the moles might have already won here...' She thought realistically. Although, if she had realized the irony, she would have snickered.
Her mind was still off on her pessimistic ramble, 'If they’re already leaking information they must have found something of interest. Oh--' Her thoughts had rapidly spun around to a new thought. No, she had yet to put two and two together to realize that what was going on here was more of an alleged literal mole infestation involving burrowing rodent-esque creatures. She thought she had a clear idea of what the moles were here for, 'Are they in Rock Country trying to uncover the secret behind that Tenma's genma?' She questioned, but she cringed as she realized she had asked herself a question in her own mind, expecting another source to answer.
The situation already seemed dire and Youko couldn't imagine it getting any worse. As she was taken out to the (er...) elegant yard, she couldn't help but notice all the holes. Youko assumed these holes were filled with some kind of surveillance equipment. She sighed; moles were supposed to be discreet. No wonder Iwa was confident enough to send a genin onto the trail of these moles, despite the fact that they had already uncovered some of Iwa's secrets. They were a mixed bag of amateurish mistakes and skilled reconnaissance. She would guess they learned whatever they learned by nothing more than the force of luck. Youko closed her eyes and let this all sink in, she now knew what she was up against, 'Konoha...' (WAIT WHAT!?! -_- ) She swiftly drew the conclusion. Although, that may have just been from nothing more than years and years of Iwa's propaganda. As much as she wanted to avoid it; news was indeed news.
Youko was quickly broken away from her thoughts of cracking this case as she heard a stroke to her ego was heard. They didn't need any ninja; they needed her. She could not let these people down now, “Huh-uh~” She slyly agreed with a nod. She had some serious work ahead of her, and now would be the perfect time to think out some brilliant strategic plan; she was going to gather intelligence.
It was all well and good, until the inspector gave her the extra bit of the assignment. These bastards weren't just fine and content with stealing information from Iwa, they had to go and do the most vile of actions possible. They had to go and literally rob a man's possessions, 'Spies and thieves? Those...' For a moment she was stuck on what exactly she could call them, but then it all became clear. He eyes narrowed and she glared outwards to the various holes which littered the yard, “Monsters...” She muttered under her breath. Her resolve had been set in the very stone which had formed Iwa. Her eyes burning with some kind of pseudo-nationalism met with the eyes of the inspector, “I'll uncover everything you need, and then some. These moles, they messed with the wrong village.”
The mission had truly begun and she quickly swooped into action. She rolled out one of her scrolls, putting down one of the ink containers by her hand. She elegantly dipped the brush into the ink to whip it out to shape the word “nonchalant” into a snake like creature onto the scroll. As part of the figure she wrote “mushi” as the head of the snake after she had completed a particular set of hand seals. It was odd, but it was needed course of actions.
If these moles were really under the house, she hoped to at least hear something from their plotting. She did the final seal and brought the snake into reality, it promptly moved forward and down one of the holes which had something to do with these moles. The glitz and glamor of intelligence gathering were all in the locations, the actual job was rather dull from time to time; yet, Youko loved every minute of it.
Iwa's mole situation was much worse than Youko had feared, her worry enough to cut her off from her scenery temporarily. She had trusted that Iwa would have been on their trail before they started to relay their information. One word within many was enough to make Youko's eyes widen as she was filled with the true sense of urgency that this mission now held. Before the mission had even started, it had boiled into a state of absolute seriousness. The shining light of failure was beginning to shine above Youko, or perhaps that was just a fancy chandelier. What more was left for her to do? ''I'm too late, the moles might have already won here...' She thought realistically. Although, if she had realized the irony, she would have snickered.
Her mind was still off on her pessimistic ramble, 'If they’re already leaking information they must have found something of interest. Oh--' Her thoughts had rapidly spun around to a new thought. No, she had yet to put two and two together to realize that what was going on here was more of an alleged literal mole infestation involving burrowing rodent-esque creatures. She thought she had a clear idea of what the moles were here for, 'Are they in Rock Country trying to uncover the secret behind that Tenma's genma?' She questioned, but she cringed as she realized she had asked herself a question in her own mind, expecting another source to answer.
The situation already seemed dire and Youko couldn't imagine it getting any worse. As she was taken out to the (er...) elegant yard, she couldn't help but notice all the holes. Youko assumed these holes were filled with some kind of surveillance equipment. She sighed; moles were supposed to be discreet. No wonder Iwa was confident enough to send a genin onto the trail of these moles, despite the fact that they had already uncovered some of Iwa's secrets. They were a mixed bag of amateurish mistakes and skilled reconnaissance. She would guess they learned whatever they learned by nothing more than the force of luck. Youko closed her eyes and let this all sink in, she now knew what she was up against, 'Konoha...' (WAIT WHAT!?! -_- ) She swiftly drew the conclusion. Although, that may have just been from nothing more than years and years of Iwa's propaganda. As much as she wanted to avoid it; news was indeed news.
Youko was quickly broken away from her thoughts of cracking this case as she heard a stroke to her ego was heard. They didn't need any ninja; they needed her. She could not let these people down now, “Huh-uh~” She slyly agreed with a nod. She had some serious work ahead of her, and now would be the perfect time to think out some brilliant strategic plan; she was going to gather intelligence.
It was all well and good, until the inspector gave her the extra bit of the assignment. These bastards weren't just fine and content with stealing information from Iwa, they had to go and do the most vile of actions possible. They had to go and literally rob a man's possessions, 'Spies and thieves? Those...' For a moment she was stuck on what exactly she could call them, but then it all became clear. He eyes narrowed and she glared outwards to the various holes which littered the yard, “Monsters...” She muttered under her breath. Her resolve had been set in the very stone which had formed Iwa. Her eyes burning with some kind of pseudo-nationalism met with the eyes of the inspector, “I'll uncover everything you need, and then some. These moles, they messed with the wrong village.”
The mission had truly begun and she quickly swooped into action. She rolled out one of her scrolls, putting down one of the ink containers by her hand. She elegantly dipped the brush into the ink to whip it out to shape the word “nonchalant” into a snake like creature onto the scroll. As part of the figure she wrote “mushi” as the head of the snake after she had completed a particular set of hand seals. It was odd, but it was needed course of actions.
If these moles were really under the house, she hoped to at least hear something from their plotting. She did the final seal and brought the snake into reality, it promptly moved forward and down one of the holes which had something to do with these moles. The glitz and glamor of intelligence gathering were all in the locations, the actual job was rather dull from time to time; yet, Youko loved every minute of it.
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† [The Watergate Seal Of Approval]
Type: Ninjutsu (Fuuinjutsu)
Rank: C
After doing a set of handseals, she sets her hand on a flat surface and forms a seal of the symbol '虫'. This seal is more or less a recording device, which records sounds. It is able to record up to thirty minutes of content, and it can easily be manipulated by chakra to fast forward, rewind, or pause. She often puts the seal under her cap, so she can secretly record her various conversations.
•[The Gallery That Fails To Impress]
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
1/8th of a container
This is the basic creation technique of the Ink Style. After painting the picture that they want, the user does the needed seal, causing the ink to 'spring' to life, jumping into a pseudo three dimensional form. This form gets destroyed by any medium strengthed attack, multiple weak attacks, or any Suiton jutsu. Once destroyed, it poofs into a cloud of runny, non-usable ink. It is treated as if it has all stats of 2. Creations from this jutsu should be around the size of a small dog and can't fly.
Type: Ninjutsu (Fuuinjutsu)
Rank: C
After doing a set of handseals, she sets her hand on a flat surface and forms a seal of the symbol '虫'. This seal is more or less a recording device, which records sounds. It is able to record up to thirty minutes of content, and it can easily be manipulated by chakra to fast forward, rewind, or pause. She often puts the seal under her cap, so she can secretly record her various conversations.
•[The Gallery That Fails To Impress]
D-Ranked Ninjutsu
1/8th of a container
This is the basic creation technique of the Ink Style. After painting the picture that they want, the user does the needed seal, causing the ink to 'spring' to life, jumping into a pseudo three dimensional form. This form gets destroyed by any medium strengthed attack, multiple weak attacks, or any Suiton jutsu. Once destroyed, it poofs into a cloud of runny, non-usable ink. It is treated as if it has all stats of 2. Creations from this jutsu should be around the size of a small dog and can't fly.
[D-Ranked Rounin • Hotspring Country • Matsumoto Kouhiko • Missions: S:0 A:0 B:0 C:0 D:1]
[Mission] Holy Mole-y
Amused by Youko's enthusiasm, the inspector smiled kindly at her and settled down to observe her work ethic. Growing up in a talentless home, he saw very little of the magics shinobi could work with nothing but a few motions with their hands. It delighted and astounded him each time he witnessed the smallest act of 'magic'. Being in the strict world of business, there was no room for such things among his colleagues.
In the advent of the mole's appearance, Mr. Jinjaiwa and the inspector would have been better off calling upon a higher level shinobi with more experience, or even an appropriate set of skills for eliminating ground-based infestations. However, after numerous failed attempts to get rid of the pests, the inspector insisted that they needed something much more specialized, regardless of rank. The homeowner had been reluctant to agree, but he valued his home and possessions more than the dislike he held for ninjas and their ways. The young genin had been personally chosen by the inspector based on a profile that was provided in the selection process. It didn't have many details about the girl, but what it did have seemed to meet the inspector's criteria.
The choice to bring in someone to make a report about the situation was made as a last resort, as all else had failed. As such, the inspector was placing an ample amount of his confidence and trust into Youko and it looked like she was well at work already.
Inside of the hole, the snake that had been sent down would have an awful time seeing anything besides complete darkness. The tunnel was long and winding, and several other holes were connected to the vein it traveled down. There didn't look to be anything in the tunnels at the given time; if the snake burrowed further, it would eventually come across a large, cavernous part of the system; if it decided to turn back, speculation on the depth and range of the tunnel system based on the snake's travels would be equally as helpful.
In the advent of the mole's appearance, Mr. Jinjaiwa and the inspector would have been better off calling upon a higher level shinobi with more experience, or even an appropriate set of skills for eliminating ground-based infestations. However, after numerous failed attempts to get rid of the pests, the inspector insisted that they needed something much more specialized, regardless of rank. The homeowner had been reluctant to agree, but he valued his home and possessions more than the dislike he held for ninjas and their ways. The young genin had been personally chosen by the inspector based on a profile that was provided in the selection process. It didn't have many details about the girl, but what it did have seemed to meet the inspector's criteria.
The choice to bring in someone to make a report about the situation was made as a last resort, as all else had failed. As such, the inspector was placing an ample amount of his confidence and trust into Youko and it looked like she was well at work already.
Inside of the hole, the snake that had been sent down would have an awful time seeing anything besides complete darkness. The tunnel was long and winding, and several other holes were connected to the vein it traveled down. There didn't look to be anything in the tunnels at the given time; if the snake burrowed further, it would eventually come across a large, cavernous part of the system; if it decided to turn back, speculation on the depth and range of the tunnel system based on the snake's travels would be equally as helpful.
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[Mission] Holy Mole-y
No question, the snake was going to continue downwards. It wasn't an issue of what it could see, Youko expected the holes to be dark, but there was plenty to hear. Not only was there the possible sounds of the moles, but there was a tap whenever the snake would hit a surface. It was not so much speculation so much as it was an estimation. Once the snake returned she could crunch a few numbers and subtract a sum or so to get a estimate of how deep the holes were. It was effectively killing two ludicrously harsh foreign despots with a single garrote, although perhaps that wasn't the best analogy for an Iwa ninja to use, because that just might include a close ally.
It slithered down, entering the cavernous area with an audible thud(or at least audible to the seal) as it hit the ground of the underground. Getting back up was not a fear, the body of the snake, the “然り気ない(That is nonchalant in Kanji)” possessed enough groves similar to those a tire to allow it to grip into the wall and crawl back up, but instead it continued to prod around, hoping to run into anything within the mole holes.
Youko was still a beginner into the field of espionage, which was all fine and dandy, she was a genin. Yet the snake was doing all the work so far. That didn't leave too much for Youko to do up on the surface, she was just waiting for the snake to go as deep as it possibly could(damn perverts reading this). So rather than just stand around and get nothing done, she decided it would be best to investigate the other aspect of the assignment.
She happily turned away from the heat and frustration of the yard, to break the man out of his moment of enchantment, “Excuse me, Mr. Inspector~ You mentioned before that many possessions of the owner have gone missing.” Youko casually said, “Do you have any information pertaining as to what is missing?” For the first question it was simply a matter of what the moles needed, or wanted. If it was food, then that was self-explanatory, and it might have helped her down from this trip of mild insanity. Oh the other hand, If it was valuables she would conclude that it was a long term operation, and they were looking to fund their work without having to worry about allies being caught bringing financial aid to them. But she wasn't done yet, “--Also, do you know where these items were before they disappeared?” She quickly chimed in, trying to get those important details.
It slithered down, entering the cavernous area with an audible thud(or at least audible to the seal) as it hit the ground of the underground. Getting back up was not a fear, the body of the snake, the “然り気ない(That is nonchalant in Kanji)” possessed enough groves similar to those a tire to allow it to grip into the wall and crawl back up, but instead it continued to prod around, hoping to run into anything within the mole holes.
Youko was still a beginner into the field of espionage, which was all fine and dandy, she was a genin. Yet the snake was doing all the work so far. That didn't leave too much for Youko to do up on the surface, she was just waiting for the snake to go as deep as it possibly could(damn perverts reading this). So rather than just stand around and get nothing done, she decided it would be best to investigate the other aspect of the assignment.
She happily turned away from the heat and frustration of the yard, to break the man out of his moment of enchantment, “Excuse me, Mr. Inspector~ You mentioned before that many possessions of the owner have gone missing.” Youko casually said, “Do you have any information pertaining as to what is missing?” For the first question it was simply a matter of what the moles needed, or wanted. If it was food, then that was self-explanatory, and it might have helped her down from this trip of mild insanity. Oh the other hand, If it was valuables she would conclude that it was a long term operation, and they were looking to fund their work without having to worry about allies being caught bringing financial aid to them. But she wasn't done yet, “--Also, do you know where these items were before they disappeared?” She quickly chimed in, trying to get those important details.
[D-Ranked Rounin • Hotspring Country • Matsumoto Kouhiko • Missions: S:0 A:0 B:0 C:0 D:1]
[Mission] Holy Mole-y
Shaking his head clear of his daydream, the inspector smiled at Youko and started to root through the papers that were clipped to a board that he had attached to his belt. After flipping through and skimming the pages, he found what he was looking for and brought it to the front of the pile.
"Ah, here we are. The items were gifts to Mr. Jinjaiwa. Jewlery, pottery, cakes and several curios. He... oh my--uh, well, he seemed to have kept them in--uhm--boxes in a storage room in his home." The inspector's face went a little red; there was more than one occasion where his association with the unappreciative rich man had caused him embarrassment.
"I know the room, if you'd like me to show you," he mentioned afterward.
Meanwhile, deep down in those tunnels...
The snake was in luck. Its entrance into the cavernous area of the system had been more than enough to rouse something else that hid within the darkness. The sound of scurrying feet filled the hole as many-of-something bustled toward the intruder. Whatever they were (moles, of course), they weren't friendly, and they leaped at the snake as a swarm. Being solitary creatures, this activity was odd, and so there must have been a universal, driving force behind their settlement beneath the house.
[OoC: Sorry for the shitty post.]
"Ah, here we are. The items were gifts to Mr. Jinjaiwa. Jewlery, pottery, cakes and several curios. He... oh my--uh, well, he seemed to have kept them in--uhm--boxes in a storage room in his home." The inspector's face went a little red; there was more than one occasion where his association with the unappreciative rich man had caused him embarrassment.
"I know the room, if you'd like me to show you," he mentioned afterward.
Meanwhile, deep down in those tunnels...
The snake was in luck. Its entrance into the cavernous area of the system had been more than enough to rouse something else that hid within the darkness. The sound of scurrying feet filled the hole as many-of-something bustled toward the intruder. Whatever they were (moles, of course), they weren't friendly, and they leaped at the snake as a swarm. Being solitary creatures, this activity was odd, and so there must have been a universal, driving force behind their settlement beneath the house.
[OoC: Sorry for the shitty post.]
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(( OOC: Short post, awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay~
I did this before I went to school, and I didn't read it over.))
Gifts? The items listed were mostly material items, and a cake definitely didn't provide enough nutrients to effectively become an important part of one's diet. Something strange was going on, and Youko was going to get down to the bottom of it, "Ah! Yes.. Please." She replied, seeming a bit dazed as her own pondering of the mission had taken her mind off the current situation within the mission.
In the underground, the snake was hit, but did not opt to fight back. Due to its rather fail nature it wasn't going to last long if stayed around. The snake has one goal, and one goal only; it was programmed(or however the ink creations work) to collect audio information on its seal and bring it back up the way it came. If it were to be destroyed, the seal would no longer have a surface, and would thus cease to exist. It was early on in the assignment; Youko didn't have it in her to waste a lot of chakra off the bat. If the snake failed, she was going to have to go to plan B, which would mean more work for her and even less subtlety.
I did this before I went to school, and I didn't read it over.))
Gifts? The items listed were mostly material items, and a cake definitely didn't provide enough nutrients to effectively become an important part of one's diet. Something strange was going on, and Youko was going to get down to the bottom of it, "Ah! Yes.. Please." She replied, seeming a bit dazed as her own pondering of the mission had taken her mind off the current situation within the mission.
In the underground, the snake was hit, but did not opt to fight back. Due to its rather fail nature it wasn't going to last long if stayed around. The snake has one goal, and one goal only; it was programmed(or however the ink creations work) to collect audio information on its seal and bring it back up the way it came. If it were to be destroyed, the seal would no longer have a surface, and would thus cease to exist. It was early on in the assignment; Youko didn't have it in her to waste a lot of chakra off the bat. If the snake failed, she was going to have to go to plan B, which would mean more work for her and even less subtlety.
[D-Ranked Rounin • Hotspring Country • Matsumoto Kouhiko • Missions: S:0 A:0 B:0 C:0 D:1]
[Mission] Holy Mole-y
As the moles surrounded the snake, their approach was revealed to be brought on by curiosity rather than malicious intent. The group, consisting of five moles, released the snake and nosed at it before their interest was drawn away by the soft squeaks of something on the far side of the burrow. Immediately, the moles rushed away and gathered around a pile of cloth, cake crumbs, and small trinkets, which formed a bed for a creature not much larger than a pickle. It wasn't a baby mole, but it was a baby, and it was mammilian, with a white face, gray fur, and a rat-like tail.
The moles were in the process of making a lot of racket. It seemed as though the baby had called for their attendance, and now one of the moles was being sent up one of the tunnels on the far side of the burrow in order to comply to its needs.
Which brings the scene back to Youko and the inspector.
"Alright, here we are," he announced, having led the genin to a room near the back door, just off to the left. It wasn't very large, and it had a dirt floor with some boxes and barrels stacked up along the walls. "One of the less glamorous places in his home, I would think," the inspector mumbled.
He stepped into the room and made a face at how dusty some of the storage containers were. What really sent him into a fit, though, was when something large darted out from behind a barrel and hid behind a few boxes to the left of it.
"W-what was that?!" he cried, backing out of the room. It hadn't yet occurred to him that it might have been one of the moles. Some scurrying, digging and scuffling could be heard coming from inside the boxes the animal had moved behind as it searched for something to sate the needs of the problem back in the den.
The moles were in the process of making a lot of racket. It seemed as though the baby had called for their attendance, and now one of the moles was being sent up one of the tunnels on the far side of the burrow in order to comply to its needs.
Which brings the scene back to Youko and the inspector.
"Alright, here we are," he announced, having led the genin to a room near the back door, just off to the left. It wasn't very large, and it had a dirt floor with some boxes and barrels stacked up along the walls. "One of the less glamorous places in his home, I would think," the inspector mumbled.
He stepped into the room and made a face at how dusty some of the storage containers were. What really sent him into a fit, though, was when something large darted out from behind a barrel and hid behind a few boxes to the left of it.
"W-what was that?!" he cried, backing out of the room. It hadn't yet occurred to him that it might have been one of the moles. Some scurrying, digging and scuffling could be heard coming from inside the boxes the animal had moved behind as it searched for something to sate the needs of the problem back in the den.
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[Mission] Holy Mole-y
The snake was able to pick up a bit more audio with the various sounds of the moles tapping up against it, along with the squeaks of something that was not a mole. Although it didn't mean anything to Youko, who still seemed to think that she was dealing an international intelligence scandal. It meant the world to the mission; the audio collected by the snake was becoming all the more valuable. Thus its mission was done, and it began its way up to the surface.
It did not take long for them to reach their destination, which did not say much for the expansiveness of the tunnels themselves.
Ah, well yes the house had to have a blemish. Of course Youko failed to pay any real attention to the house, and the contrast was lost on her. Her mind was simply lost in business, 'A dirt floor means easy access. The moles have already proven to be rather skilled when it comes to burrowing. It's almost as if they're taking the title of mole all too literally...' She thought to the one and only person should could effectively think to. With the question of how they retrieved said items out of the way, perhaps it was best to investigate why such arbit—
Youko didn't know what to expect, but she didn't expect a... or at least something that more or less resembled a whatever that was. The sudden scurry had led Youko to jump a bit. She wasn't able to get a good view of whatever in the name of the Kage that thing was, and being a bit pessimistic she wasn't going to assume this was nothing more than some kind of rodent. Given the extent of various animals in the ninja word, and their relation to said ninja; Youko was going to assume that this thing had some kind of connection to the network of moles in the underground.
“Um...” Of course Youko didn't have an answer, but it was her job to find one. She was going to assume that the two entering the room had startled the )er...) thing, so in order to examine it she was going to attempt to get a picture instead (as much as she just wanted to flee like the grown man). She slowly crept towards the boxes, reaching into her utility belt to get her pinhole camera, which just so happened loaded with a piece of notebook paper. Rather than attempt to move the boxes and startle the thing once more, she was going to attempt to picture from a high angle by holding her arm up. Of course she was a bit jittery herself, and did not exactly look at what she was taking a picture of, so the chances of her messing that up were tripled.
But of course with every step closer she was able to notice a faint noise coming from the boxes. It seemed to be coming from many rather than a few, so it couldn't have been the mass which had just hid itself behind the boxes. These moles were up to some heinous stuff with their army of whatevers.
It did not take long for them to reach their destination, which did not say much for the expansiveness of the tunnels themselves.
Ah, well yes the house had to have a blemish. Of course Youko failed to pay any real attention to the house, and the contrast was lost on her. Her mind was simply lost in business, 'A dirt floor means easy access. The moles have already proven to be rather skilled when it comes to burrowing. It's almost as if they're taking the title of mole all too literally...' She thought to the one and only person should could effectively think to. With the question of how they retrieved said items out of the way, perhaps it was best to investigate why such arbit—
Youko didn't know what to expect, but she didn't expect a... or at least something that more or less resembled a whatever that was. The sudden scurry had led Youko to jump a bit. She wasn't able to get a good view of whatever in the name of the Kage that thing was, and being a bit pessimistic she wasn't going to assume this was nothing more than some kind of rodent. Given the extent of various animals in the ninja word, and their relation to said ninja; Youko was going to assume that this thing had some kind of connection to the network of moles in the underground.
“Um...” Of course Youko didn't have an answer, but it was her job to find one. She was going to assume that the two entering the room had startled the )er...) thing, so in order to examine it she was going to attempt to get a picture instead (as much as she just wanted to flee like the grown man). She slowly crept towards the boxes, reaching into her utility belt to get her pinhole camera, which just so happened loaded with a piece of notebook paper. Rather than attempt to move the boxes and startle the thing once more, she was going to attempt to picture from a high angle by holding her arm up. Of course she was a bit jittery herself, and did not exactly look at what she was taking a picture of, so the chances of her messing that up were tripled.
But of course with every step closer she was able to notice a faint noise coming from the boxes. It seemed to be coming from many rather than a few, so it couldn't have been the mass which had just hid itself behind the boxes. These moles were up to some heinous stuff with their army of whatevers.
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† [Imagery Is An Understatement]
Type: Ninjutsu
Rank: D
A simple method of taking a picture with the use of her pinhole camera. The paper is exposed as she funnels chakra into the camera, allowing an image to be burned onto a normal piece of paper; the image is formed right then and there, not needing to go through a development process.
Type: Ninjutsu
Rank: D
A simple method of taking a picture with the use of her pinhole camera. The paper is exposed as she funnels chakra into the camera, allowing an image to be burned onto a normal piece of paper; the image is formed right then and there, not needing to go through a development process.
[D-Ranked Rounin • Hotspring Country • Matsumoto Kouhiko • Missions: S:0 A:0 B:0 C:0 D:1]
[Mission] Holy Mole-y
The mole was more concerned about the task at hand than Youko's nosy intrusion on its activities. It scuffled against objects in the box until it found what it had been looking for and exited the way it came in. After coming out of the box, it made a dash to where the hole back to the burrow was located. The cavernous area that the snake had been in moments prior was only a few feet below the floor of the room. The squeals and scurrying of the baby animal and the mole army were much easier to hear, as Youko discovered.
On its way to the tunnel that lead to the burrow, the mole came clearly enough into view that the item it was carrying could be glanced at. It was a piece of cloth from what must have been a tablecloth or a cheap tapestry of some kind. The cloth strip dragged across the floor, being several feet in length, and trailed behind it as it made its mad dash back behind the barrels and into the hole.
The inspector was too afraid to even look into the room, sure that whatever it was going to attack him or some nonsense like that.
"...Find it? Anything...?"
On its way to the tunnel that lead to the burrow, the mole came clearly enough into view that the item it was carrying could be glanced at. It was a piece of cloth from what must have been a tablecloth or a cheap tapestry of some kind. The cloth strip dragged across the floor, being several feet in length, and trailed behind it as it made its mad dash back behind the barrels and into the hole.
The inspector was too afraid to even look into the room, sure that whatever it was going to attack him or some nonsense like that.
"...Find it? Anything...?"
[Mission] Holy Mole-y
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