[Mission Office - Day Zero of the Operation]
It was the job of the chuunin in the mission office to handle the roster and make sure that appropriate missions were handed out. The Hokage of course got involved with the higher priority missions, but this one was questionable on whether or not it needed to really be escalated that high. A representative of a large gambling house in Fire Country had come to a village hidden in the leaves for a most unusual request. Protection details and espionage were common fair for shinobi, but investigation of what purported to be a smuggling operation was. The pay was good and up front and this client had a reputation already of being quite wealthy. This was a job that one couldn’t turn away, but the description for what was required for this mission were… unique. A full team of Shinobi wouldn’t do, the fewer the people involved the better. He wanted someone skilled and at the moment there wasn’t a large list of shinobi who fit the bill who weren’t already on another assignment.
There was one though, Noeru from the Senju clan.
He would practically be capable of handling this mission on his own, the chuunin thought. His Shinobi card had a decent track record and his demonstration of his skill and power in recent times had been considerable, however the client claimed that he was missing a certain disposition and necessary level of charm. He wanted a woman on this mission as well, one who would be able to seduce their target. The chuunin considered what he’d be asking them to do. Few were willing to play that kind of role, but there was one, and he suggested her to the client. She didn’t need to be all that talented in her shinobi skills as long as she had the right disposition, and it turned out that conveniently this was the case.
Nakano. A Bastard Child and clanless as a result. It was well known that Nakano was an insufferable flirt - the chuunin didn’t expect she would have any trouble with bedding the target if needed, and so the mission office chuunin made the assignments. He attached messages to a couple of carrier hawks to go deliver the instructions to Noeru and Nakano for them to meet there at the mission office for the purpose of speaking with the client on this particular instance. Noeru would take the lead on the mission given his higher rank.
The chuunin lead the client, a Mr. Kazuki for the Black Dove Gambling House to one of the small conference rooms. Mr. Kazuki was a thin man wearing a suit that may have been just a size too large for himself. His hair was slicked back and he wore a set of glasses. He held himself like many in the business did. Aloof and on guard. He didn’t seem to like being here one bit, but he was also determined to get his money’s worth. The conference room was occupied by a round table with 5 chairs around it, a chalk board on one wall, and a window on the other. Kazuki tapped his fingers on the table impatiently as he waited for the two Shinobi to arrive.
Nakano had awoken earlier in the morning and was getting prepared to report to the mission office this morning now that her vacation had ended. The tryst in the Land of Pebbles had been fun, and she had gotten exactly what she had been looking for while there. Now, with great reluctance it was time to go back to work. Still, there was a sense of… fulfillment at the thought. Hm. Maybe this wouldn’t be so bad after all? She dressed in a tight black top and a set of hakama that she bandaged at the ankle. Her Shinobi pouch on her hip and her village symbol around her waist. There. Before she reported to the office though there was just one stop she needed to make.
She made her way out the door of her apartment, locking it behind her. As a Shinobi, she took the usual method of traveling, which was to say that she leapt to the rooftop and proceeded to jump from roof to roof on her way to the marketplace. She looked for the Leaf Village Army Suplus shop and used the wall walking technique to slide down to ground level. Entering, the sound of a bell chime announced her entrance. It was stocked with weapons from other lands - but she wasn’t interested in anything exotic. She moved over to the kunai and shuriken and began to collect what she needed and moved over to the counter.
“Back again, eh, Nakano? You keep losing your weapons you’re going to make me a wealthy man?”
”Ne ~, Ne~, don’t tease me too much. They got stuck in my target and he escaped. Well he wasn’t actually the target. The mission didn’t call for chasing him down - as a result her ran off with my shuriken and kunai. I wonder if he died?” She faux pouted and then as she considered the enemy cold and bleeding to death a brief shiver went down her spine. The sadist in her was pleased by the thought. She finished with her purchases before stepping outside and spotting a messenger hawk just in time for her to offer it her arm as a perch.
She winced as the hawk landed and its talons bit into her arm flesh. She took the message from the leg of the hawk and fround. “Report immediately to the mission office”
The Hawk having delivered its message fly off back to the rookery. Nakano shook her head and sighed - that was where she was heading next anyway. What was the deal with sending messenger hawks after her? Was there really something that urgent? She leapt back up to the rooftops and began to make her way back to the office.
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The sun was beginning to set. The Senju was at one of Konohagakures training grounds, perfecting his techniques. Nearby there was a wooden construct. It was a house, however it was not shaped like a modern building. It was shaped like a home the samurai used to, and probably still do, live in. The youth had been here for quite some time, earlier in the week he had packed his long distance backpack, and made his way here to do some serious training. It has been a while since he trained, and he thought it would be best to get the practice in while mission were pretty quiet. Right now he was working on a lightning technique. It was a technique based around assassination, but as he used it he could not help to wonder he assassination was meant to be carried out with the sound the jutsu made. It was loud, chirpy, the complete opposite of what a technique used for silent killing was suppose to be, but the power it generated was incredible. We was able to cut through multiple layers of his mokuton walls with just a single use of this technique. One this was perfected, this technique would be one to be feared.
Stood in front of five of his wooden walls, Noeru was getting himself ready psychologically ready. His eyes were shut as he imagined his targets stood in front of him. Each of them was represented by a wall, and this time they were positioned in defence. Four mercenaries protecting the big bad boss, who was stood at the centre. Noeru, with his eyes shut had visualised how he would move, who he would attack first, where he would land his deadly strike. It all had to be taken into account to make a task like this possible. This was the first stage of his training, he may have become competent at using the technique itself, but utilising it in battle was a different story. This is why becoming combat ready it a life long process, each skill has to be carefully practiced until its usage is perfected.
With his attack well planned out in his mind, Noeru waved a string of hand seals, before gathering his lightning chakra around his right hand. Suddenly the sound of birds began to escape from his hand, along with extremely bright, and electricity began crackling around it. The attack was ready. His hand by his side, he launched himself forward. His hand came up and extended out infront of him, forming a parallel line with the ground beneath him as the hand clad with lightning pierced through the first target. Following, this Noeru had applied his high speed to temporarily disappear from view, as he travelled at extremely high speeds towards his next target, piercing through it with ease just like before. The satisfaction on his face was immense as he witnessed the power of this technique.
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A few moments later Noeru was stood surrounded by fragments of wood, scattered around by the force of his attacks. A sigh escaped his lips as he was beginning to feel tired. With gentle steps he made his way to the wooden construct and entered. It was time for sleep. He went to his room, and led down in the bed that had a thick sleeping bag led on top of it. Noeru knew this was most likely going to take longer than normal, and so he took the best of the best, in terms of kit.
When he woke up in the morning, the sun was already up. The youth was obviously tired from the training had already done. But he would not allow himself to rest. Unzipping his sleeping bag, he made his way out of it, and into the kitchen. Where he started making his breakfast. He could not train on an empty stomach, he would just get demoralised. But as he started making his breakfast, he heard a pecking noised at the door. Quickly, he dashed to the door and opened it.
At the door, he saw Toshi, one of the mission departments fastest birds. The Senju let out a sigh as he immediately knew what the deal was. He was being assigned a mission. It was pretty frustrating, Noeru hoped he could spend some time training. But there was nothing wrong with coming back once the mission was done. He took the scroll, and sent Toshi on his way. A quick glance at the scrolls contents, and he was putting on his standard battle attire. Noeru checked that the fire he had on last night was put out, before grabbing some fruit and making his way out of the door. The youth would have to eat on the move.
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Stood in front of five of his wooden walls, Noeru was getting himself ready psychologically ready. His eyes were shut as he imagined his targets stood in front of him. Each of them was represented by a wall, and this time they were positioned in defence. Four mercenaries protecting the big bad boss, who was stood at the centre. Noeru, with his eyes shut had visualised how he would move, who he would attack first, where he would land his deadly strike. It all had to be taken into account to make a task like this possible. This was the first stage of his training, he may have become competent at using the technique itself, but utilising it in battle was a different story. This is why becoming combat ready it a life long process, each skill has to be carefully practiced until its usage is perfected.
With his attack well planned out in his mind, Noeru waved a string of hand seals, before gathering his lightning chakra around his right hand. Suddenly the sound of birds began to escape from his hand, along with extremely bright, and electricity began crackling around it. The attack was ready. His hand by his side, he launched himself forward. His hand came up and extended out infront of him, forming a parallel line with the ground beneath him as the hand clad with lightning pierced through the first target. Following, this Noeru had applied his high speed to temporarily disappear from view, as he travelled at extremely high speeds towards his next target, piercing through it with ease just like before. The satisfaction on his face was immense as he witnessed the power of this technique.
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A few moments later Noeru was stood surrounded by fragments of wood, scattered around by the force of his attacks. A sigh escaped his lips as he was beginning to feel tired. With gentle steps he made his way to the wooden construct and entered. It was time for sleep. He went to his room, and led down in the bed that had a thick sleeping bag led on top of it. Noeru knew this was most likely going to take longer than normal, and so he took the best of the best, in terms of kit.
When he woke up in the morning, the sun was already up. The youth was obviously tired from the training had already done. But he would not allow himself to rest. Unzipping his sleeping bag, he made his way out of it, and into the kitchen. Where he started making his breakfast. He could not train on an empty stomach, he would just get demoralised. But as he started making his breakfast, he heard a pecking noised at the door. Quickly, he dashed to the door and opened it.
At the door, he saw Toshi, one of the mission departments fastest birds. The Senju let out a sigh as he immediately knew what the deal was. He was being assigned a mission. It was pretty frustrating, Noeru hoped he could spend some time training. But there was nothing wrong with coming back once the mission was done. He took the scroll, and sent Toshi on his way. A quick glance at the scrolls contents, and he was putting on his standard battle attire. Noeru checked that the fire he had on last night was put out, before grabbing some fruit and making his way out of the door. The youth would have to eat on the move.
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*Raiton • Thousand Birds B-Ranked Ninjutsu The user of this technique will gather a concentrated amount of Raiton in their hand after they perform the hand seals for this technique. The lightning causes a sound similar to thousands of birds chirping over the top of each other while it is in existence. The user will then dash at full speed toward a target and attempt to thrust their hand into their target's body using their strength and momentum. The lightning then jumps from the user's arm into the opponent's body where it ravages the insides with a [Control] Strength surge of Raiton chakra.
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The Konoha Mission Office was attached to the Shinobi academy. Here the trainees would cross paths with fully fledge shinobi as they hurried on their ways to their classes and as the shinobi made their ways to pick up new missions. Nakano wondered how many of the next generation had made it. It was a known quantity that the business of being a shinobi was a hard job. It was a dangerous job. It take a strange kind of parent to surrender the child to the shinobi academy, Nakano supposed that is why So many of the Shinobi came from shinobi families or clans - those were the ones that survived their youth and made it into the elites. Nakano on the other hand fully expected that she would someday be dying in some forgotten land in some forgotten place in some forgotten time. She didn’t have a clan that would mourn her, nor did she had any loved ones to note her passing. Just another faceless kunoichi perishing in the line of duty so that Konoha could be safe.
No, it wasn’t much about safety. Konoha made its money by hiring out these shinobi, and thats where a majority of them died as well. It was this very reason why Nakano couldn’t help but be skeptical of some of her comrade’s beliefs - specifically Haruka. The fact that they were hired killers meant that all of her idealogies about morality were worthless. What assassin could afford to have morals? Maybe if one of those bleeding hearts became the Hokage things could change as the types of missions changed. Change had come to the land many times in the past - great changes shifting politics and values of different countries - but the Land of Fire had always ever been the land of Fire.
Nakano made her way through the hall of the Mission office, she briefly stopped at the Kiosk desk that typically handed out the mission scrolls. What she was surprised with, was that for the urgency they didn’t have a scroll for her. “Your mission will be detailed by the client himself, he’s waiting in the conference room. You’ll be working with Noeru Senju on this one - make sure to follow his lead.” No complaints on her side. She wondered what it would be like when she finally managed to make some headway on her own advancement out of the genin ranks. She proceeded to the conference room that had been indicated by the Mission Desk and knocked once before entering.
Mr. Kazuki didn’t say anything as she entered. He gave her a brief nod of acknowledgement as she stepped in. ”So you’re the client? Its a pleasure. What is this all about exactly?” She smiled and began.
“In a minute. Wait for your partner to get here, I don’t want to have to repeat myself.” Kazuki answered, adjusting his sunglasses and leaning back into his seat. He pulled out a cigarette and lit it. Nakano walked over to the window and opened it up, not wanting to smell like cigarette smoke or be trapped in a room with it.
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No, it wasn’t much about safety. Konoha made its money by hiring out these shinobi, and thats where a majority of them died as well. It was this very reason why Nakano couldn’t help but be skeptical of some of her comrade’s beliefs - specifically Haruka. The fact that they were hired killers meant that all of her idealogies about morality were worthless. What assassin could afford to have morals? Maybe if one of those bleeding hearts became the Hokage things could change as the types of missions changed. Change had come to the land many times in the past - great changes shifting politics and values of different countries - but the Land of Fire had always ever been the land of Fire.
Nakano made her way through the hall of the Mission office, she briefly stopped at the Kiosk desk that typically handed out the mission scrolls. What she was surprised with, was that for the urgency they didn’t have a scroll for her. “Your mission will be detailed by the client himself, he’s waiting in the conference room. You’ll be working with Noeru Senju on this one - make sure to follow his lead.” No complaints on her side. She wondered what it would be like when she finally managed to make some headway on her own advancement out of the genin ranks. She proceeded to the conference room that had been indicated by the Mission Desk and knocked once before entering.
Mr. Kazuki didn’t say anything as she entered. He gave her a brief nod of acknowledgement as she stepped in. ”So you’re the client? Its a pleasure. What is this all about exactly?” She smiled and began.
“In a minute. Wait for your partner to get here, I don’t want to have to repeat myself.” Kazuki answered, adjusting his sunglasses and leaning back into his seat. He pulled out a cigarette and lit it. Nakano walked over to the window and opened it up, not wanting to smell like cigarette smoke or be trapped in a room with it.
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Noeru dashed out of the door and headed directly for the academy. The mission department was joined to the building where he had years preparing to be a shinobi, and he always enjoyed going back as the place always brought back so many fond memories. The youths mind raced as did his body, he remembered all the good times he had spent training with his comrades who were now all pristine shinobi. And he wondered who it would be that he was called forth on to accompany on this very mission. Part of him wanted this mission to be a hard one, the amount of techniques he had wanted to test out was vast, and using dummies to perform his attacks on was no fun at all. they could not fight back after all.
The jounin was dashing through the streets of Konoha, doing his best to avoid the locals, and he realised that even doing this he could be training his body. The raven haired youth channelled chakra throughout his body, amplifying the speed at which his muscles could contract and expand, allowing him to move a little faster than he had before. This was a pretty good technique, one he did not have to concentrate so much on as it was a fairly easy one. However, the Senju had developed a more intense variation of this technique which would allow him to amplify his movements even more, however this took much more concentration and much more chakra. And he understood that these things had to be done in stages, there was no need for him to strain himself when he was only running a little late.
Now, in the distance Noeru could see the academy. He leapt up into the air, moving at the amplified speeds he had generated earlier. And with a swift and soft landing, he was in front of the door to the missions department. Pushing the door open, he walked in and moved to the door that was designated for his mission. A brief was coming up, one of the more important parts of the mission, other than the mission itself. The youth entered, and looked around to see a man and a girl, who was wearing a shinobi headband. Obviously this was the one he would be supervising on this mission. Noeru took a note of the man, who looked pretty important. 'Apologies for being late. I'm Noeru, of the Senju.' He let out softly with a playful tone as he tried to mitigate the fact he was late.
The jounin was dashing through the streets of Konoha, doing his best to avoid the locals, and he realised that even doing this he could be training his body. The raven haired youth channelled chakra throughout his body, amplifying the speed at which his muscles could contract and expand, allowing him to move a little faster than he had before. This was a pretty good technique, one he did not have to concentrate so much on as it was a fairly easy one. However, the Senju had developed a more intense variation of this technique which would allow him to amplify his movements even more, however this took much more concentration and much more chakra. And he understood that these things had to be done in stages, there was no need for him to strain himself when he was only running a little late.
Now, in the distance Noeru could see the academy. He leapt up into the air, moving at the amplified speeds he had generated earlier. And with a swift and soft landing, he was in front of the door to the missions department. Pushing the door open, he walked in and moved to the door that was designated for his mission. A brief was coming up, one of the more important parts of the mission, other than the mission itself. The youth entered, and looked around to see a man and a girl, who was wearing a shinobi headband. Obviously this was the one he would be supervising on this mission. Noeru took a note of the man, who looked pretty important. 'Apologies for being late. I'm Noeru, of the Senju.' He let out softly with a playful tone as he tried to mitigate the fact he was late.
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The user will either wave a string of hand seals or channel chakra through out their body. The user will user their chakra store to fuel thei body, enhancing its endurance andrestoring some of its stamina that has been lost in battle thus far. This happens by utilising chakra to combat fatigue and cotrisul in the muscles, restoring some of its vitality and adding to the durability of the technique. The user receives a [+3] boost to [ENDURANCE] at a cost of [-3] to [CHAKRA POOL]. This technique lasts 5 posts.
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The user will either wave a string of hand seals or channel chakra through out their body. The user will user their chakra store to fuel thei body, enhancing its endurance andrestoring some of its stamina that has been lost in battle thus far. This happens by utilising chakra to combat fatigue and cotrisul in the muscles, restoring some of its vitality and adding to the durability of the technique. The user receives a [+3] boost to [ENDURANCE] at a cost of [-3] to [CHAKRA POOL]. This technique lasts 5 posts.
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Kazuki grinned. Finally, everybody was here. He pulled his feet off of the table and rose to his feet. “Have either of you ever heard of Kinjirou Ginkotsu?” He pulled out a photo and placed it against the chalkboard, using a magnet to pin it. It was a portrait of a portly man with a beautiful woman on each arm. His hair was dyed blond, and he was wearing a white suit and a gaudy amount of solid gold jewelry. Rings, Earrings, nose rings, necklaces, eyebrow rings, he had it all. ” It is alright if you haven’t, but Mr. Kinjirou is a relatively well-known guest at the Black Dove Casino. People call him the ]“Golden Ace”. Very Wealthy, Very Powerful, and above all else, he is good at winning. He’s been using his winnings to corner the Gold market driving gold prices up. Both of those facts are rather inconvenient for the Casino. So, what we want to hire you to do is as follows: first, determine whether or not Mr. Kinjiro is cheating. Second, We want to know what his plans are for all that gold. Now, you’re the professionals I’ll let you figure out how to do that. I’m happy to answer any questions you might have about the situation, or cooperate with any plans you may have.”
”Why why hire us? Doesn’t the Casino have its own security for detecting if someone is cheating or not?” Nakano asked, crossing her legs and folding her arms as she examined and committed the photo to memory.
”The issue is, we’ve already attempted to investigate him. The Investigators kept having… Let's call them - Accidents. Though they are anything but. There is nothing that ties the deaths to Kinjirou. As you can see, that means implies that looking into the man is a dangerous business and we need a higher grade of investigator. As I understand it Konoha has some of the best. ”
”So there /is/ danger. Does Mr. Kinjirou have any type of security detail?”
”A few. He always travels with a security detail, about ten people. We’ve been able to identify one of them as a shinobi. The Bingo Book has them listed as an A rank Run Away Ninja from the Sunagakure. Kagehisa Kuromori. While he does have a track record there isn’t much information on what his actual skill set is. He poses as a butler and chauffeur for Kinjirou. We attempted to approach him with a counter offer, and the negotiator turned up dead, natural causes of course.” Mr. Kazuki spat. ”He’s either principled or getting paid pretty good, but I think that this means that he can detect Shinobi who are attempting to approach Mr. Kinjirou and is more than capable of disposing of them.”
An A rank Missing Ninja was obviously no joke. Nakano was starting to wonder why she was even on this mission. She wouldn’t really be any use in combat against an A rank Ninja. She glanced at the photo of the women on Kinjirou’s arms. Nakano turned over to Noeru. ”do you think you could handle an A rank shinobi? We might not have to fight him at all if we do this right, but considering everyone else trying what we are doing now has turned up dead we should make sure that are capable of handling Kinjirous security detail between the two of us.” She assessed Noeru, looking him up and down and taking a measure of his physique.
He had been compatriots with Takeshi back at the Onsen, and though young Takeshi had already proven himself to be a skilled Shinobi. As a comrade of Takeshi’s she expected that he was likely just as skilled. It wouldn’t make sense for the land to keep his company otherwise. Yes, he was likely going to be enough to deal with the A rank in a one and one fight but they would need to figure out some way to approach this so that it wouldn’t be needed.
”We shouldn’t approach him right away. Let's observe him at some of his games and see if we can’t figure out how method of cheating. Mr. Kazuki, would the Casino be willing to lend us some credit so we can play at the high rollers table against Kinjirou? I think maybe a few rounds up and personal against him would be good for us to get a measure of his operation.”
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”Why why hire us? Doesn’t the Casino have its own security for detecting if someone is cheating or not?” Nakano asked, crossing her legs and folding her arms as she examined and committed the photo to memory.
”The issue is, we’ve already attempted to investigate him. The Investigators kept having… Let's call them - Accidents. Though they are anything but. There is nothing that ties the deaths to Kinjirou. As you can see, that means implies that looking into the man is a dangerous business and we need a higher grade of investigator. As I understand it Konoha has some of the best. ”
”So there /is/ danger. Does Mr. Kinjirou have any type of security detail?”
”A few. He always travels with a security detail, about ten people. We’ve been able to identify one of them as a shinobi. The Bingo Book has them listed as an A rank Run Away Ninja from the Sunagakure. Kagehisa Kuromori. While he does have a track record there isn’t much information on what his actual skill set is. He poses as a butler and chauffeur for Kinjirou. We attempted to approach him with a counter offer, and the negotiator turned up dead, natural causes of course.” Mr. Kazuki spat. ”He’s either principled or getting paid pretty good, but I think that this means that he can detect Shinobi who are attempting to approach Mr. Kinjirou and is more than capable of disposing of them.”
An A rank Missing Ninja was obviously no joke. Nakano was starting to wonder why she was even on this mission. She wouldn’t really be any use in combat against an A rank Ninja. She glanced at the photo of the women on Kinjirou’s arms. Nakano turned over to Noeru. ”do you think you could handle an A rank shinobi? We might not have to fight him at all if we do this right, but considering everyone else trying what we are doing now has turned up dead we should make sure that are capable of handling Kinjirous security detail between the two of us.” She assessed Noeru, looking him up and down and taking a measure of his physique.
He had been compatriots with Takeshi back at the Onsen, and though young Takeshi had already proven himself to be a skilled Shinobi. As a comrade of Takeshi’s she expected that he was likely just as skilled. It wouldn’t make sense for the land to keep his company otherwise. Yes, he was likely going to be enough to deal with the A rank in a one and one fight but they would need to figure out some way to approach this so that it wouldn’t be needed.
”We shouldn’t approach him right away. Let's observe him at some of his games and see if we can’t figure out how method of cheating. Mr. Kazuki, would the Casino be willing to lend us some credit so we can play at the high rollers table against Kinjirou? I think maybe a few rounds up and personal against him would be good for us to get a measure of his operation.”
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Noeru recognised Nakano immediately. He had met her at the onsen where she was getting close and cosy with Takeshi. She was an interesting girl. She showed to be pretty intelligent, maybe it was due to her age, or maybe it was due to her being naturally more inclined for the cognitive abilities. It was too soon to tell, but this was a good way to find out about the girl, and ANBU was actively searching for potential candidates. Depending on how she performed, maybe he would have a meeting with Tenzin to propose to him a trial for the girl. Noeru smiled and nodded, 'I think so! I'm stronger than I look, by a little, not much. I should be able to hold my own against an A-rank...' Noeru was confident in his abilities, but he did not want to give away how confident he was. Seeing how she planned around a foe that they potentially may not be able to overcome would be critical to finding out how much potential she really had. So, the raven haired youth would play the coy card and be as reserved for the mission as much as he could.
'I think your plan sounds good, if we can avoid an immediate confrontation that would work well... Issue is I'm no gambler... I have no clue about that sort of stuff.' This was true, gambling was not really his thing, he had never found any joy in any games that cantered around gambling. But this would be a good learning curve for him, seeing how these things are done. Noeru stood and listened to the conversation the Kunoichi was having with the client, she took charge of the conversation, of the mission. So far so good, she had potential. But in nice, controlled situations such at this one it was not hard to do so. It when the stakes are high, when there is danger involved, that is when a persons real personality comes out. And that is what Noeru was after. Being ANBU meant dealing with some of the most dangerous situations, and someone who did not have the courage to face them and remain composed, would not make the cut. The youth was eager to see how this mission would turn out.
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'I think your plan sounds good, if we can avoid an immediate confrontation that would work well... Issue is I'm no gambler... I have no clue about that sort of stuff.' This was true, gambling was not really his thing, he had never found any joy in any games that cantered around gambling. But this would be a good learning curve for him, seeing how these things are done. Noeru stood and listened to the conversation the Kunoichi was having with the client, she took charge of the conversation, of the mission. So far so good, she had potential. But in nice, controlled situations such at this one it was not hard to do so. It when the stakes are high, when there is danger involved, that is when a persons real personality comes out. And that is what Noeru was after. Being ANBU meant dealing with some of the most dangerous situations, and someone who did not have the courage to face them and remain composed, would not make the cut. The youth was eager to see how this mission would turn out.
[Will Power Training 685/1000]
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The Black Dove Casino
”Hm.” Nakano gave Noeru a skeptical look. She knew her strength and the limits of it. Why had the mission office assigned just the two of them on this against the security detail that was described by Mr. Kazuki? To Nakano there was one thing that was clear at least - the gambling table would be her battle field.
”As for the credit, I can arrange for you to receive a significant line of credit at the casino.” Kazuki reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black card with intricate gold patterns. She slid it across the table towards the two Shinobi. After a brief glance at Noeru to see if he was t empted to change his mind, Nakano reached out for the card, and pocketed it. ”consider it an investment in uncovering the truth behind Kinjirou’s operations. That is a VIP Card; it’ll grant you access to the high rollers’ table and provide you with a substantial line of credit. You’ll be able to play alongside Kinjirou and his associates. Make the most of this opportunity, unless you figure out how he is winning that credit line won’t last you long at his table.”
Nakano looked back over to Noeru. ”All right then. Noeru, you’ll need to keep an eye on Kinjirou’s security, and see if you can’t check from different angles to see if you can find his method. I’ll try to engage him at the table as long as I can. First however, we need to rent some clothes. Mr. Kazuki? Does the hotel rent out clothes to its guests?”
Kazuki smiled, but it was an insincere one. It seemed that they were testing his patience with all the asks. ”But of course.”
”It seems that everything is settled then. If I remember it right, its a something of a journey to the casino so we had better get moving as soon as possible. I have the standard kit with me now, but since we’ll be forced t o camp on the road over night I’ll want to grab some things from my place before we get going. Meet at the gates in an hour?” Nakano stood up from her seet had leaned forward, resting one hand on the table for support as she looked Noeru over again - this time looking for any gear. It looked like he had the standard fair, like she had. She stood up straight after hearing his suggestion for when to meet.
”Alright then, I’ll see you soon.”
Nakano left the mission office with all haste and made her way back to her apartment. There she grabbed a backpack and loaded it for a few days journey and brought a sleeping bag. She made sure to grab some shampoo and perfum and nail polish which she would need once they arrived at the Casino… and just in case a few condoms as well. She had little intention of sleeping with Noeru - but if sleeping with Kinjirou earned her his secrets, well, she was practically made for that.
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”As for the credit, I can arrange for you to receive a significant line of credit at the casino.” Kazuki reached into his pocket and pulled out a small black card with intricate gold patterns. She slid it across the table towards the two Shinobi. After a brief glance at Noeru to see if he was t empted to change his mind, Nakano reached out for the card, and pocketed it. ”consider it an investment in uncovering the truth behind Kinjirou’s operations. That is a VIP Card; it’ll grant you access to the high rollers’ table and provide you with a substantial line of credit. You’ll be able to play alongside Kinjirou and his associates. Make the most of this opportunity, unless you figure out how he is winning that credit line won’t last you long at his table.”
Nakano looked back over to Noeru. ”All right then. Noeru, you’ll need to keep an eye on Kinjirou’s security, and see if you can’t check from different angles to see if you can find his method. I’ll try to engage him at the table as long as I can. First however, we need to rent some clothes. Mr. Kazuki? Does the hotel rent out clothes to its guests?”
Kazuki smiled, but it was an insincere one. It seemed that they were testing his patience with all the asks. ”But of course.”
”It seems that everything is settled then. If I remember it right, its a something of a journey to the casino so we had better get moving as soon as possible. I have the standard kit with me now, but since we’ll be forced t o camp on the road over night I’ll want to grab some things from my place before we get going. Meet at the gates in an hour?” Nakano stood up from her seet had leaned forward, resting one hand on the table for support as she looked Noeru over again - this time looking for any gear. It looked like he had the standard fair, like she had. She stood up straight after hearing his suggestion for when to meet.
”Alright then, I’ll see you soon.”
Nakano left the mission office with all haste and made her way back to her apartment. There she grabbed a backpack and loaded it for a few days journey and brought a sleeping bag. She made sure to grab some shampoo and perfum and nail polish which she would need once they arrived at the Casino… and just in case a few condoms as well. She had little intention of sleeping with Noeru - but if sleeping with Kinjirou earned her his secrets, well, she was practically made for that.
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The Black Dove Casino
Noeru listened carefully to the discussion between Nakano and the client. Nakano was showing great leadership skills in the encounter, from taking charge of the mission to also being able to manage the client very well. Although eventually he appeared to show a hint of annoyance due to all of the demands placed on him by the 18 year old girl. The demands were needed. Without receiving what Nakano had asked for, they would be very much at a disadvantage, and that is definitely not what the Client wanted.
Eventually, Nakano had settled everything with the client. Received a fancy black and gold card and was preparing to depart. Specifying a time for them to meet for the departure, at the gates in an hour. An hour was enough time to grab a bite to eat. Food on the road would be plain, and Noeru wanted to taste a little bit of flavour before heading out. Weaponry was not an issue being a Senju. The boy could always just create weaponry with his wood-style techniques. His wood-style was his pride, and he was looking forward to returning to the village and developing new techniques that will add to his arsenal.
With that, he waved Nakano off and headed to the main street of Konoha, where he would grab some food and enjoy the last few minutes in the village before he had to head out.
Eventually, Nakano had settled everything with the client. Received a fancy black and gold card and was preparing to depart. Specifying a time for them to meet for the departure, at the gates in an hour. An hour was enough time to grab a bite to eat. Food on the road would be plain, and Noeru wanted to taste a little bit of flavour before heading out. Weaponry was not an issue being a Senju. The boy could always just create weaponry with his wood-style techniques. His wood-style was his pride, and he was looking forward to returning to the village and developing new techniques that will add to his arsenal.
With that, he waved Nakano off and headed to the main street of Konoha, where he would grab some food and enjoy the last few minutes in the village before he had to head out.
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