A Day of Work

Shinji followed with the other three to an upscale two-story building, it was a townhouse and nestled along a street with other fine looking buildings, Shinji did not know areas like this existed in the village. The contrast to his family homestead was drastic, here all the windows had glass still inside the frames and the doors were lavish and complete, there were no broken-down machines laying in the street. Shinji leant against the wall as Travin did his thing, after a short exchange of words it appeared that the group had the information they were looking for and then they were off again. The workday had been long but productive, it suited Shinji completely and he hoped most of his days as a shinobi would be like this. 

As Shinji moved off from the building the back of his coat was on show to the man, Berry who still stood at the door at this point. "Hey Senju" The man called out and Shinji responded "Me Senju" he replied identifying if he meant him in general. "Is your father back yet? did he find what he was looking for? that information was very pricey and was hard to find" Shinji's eyes narrowed and for the first time, the smile left his face "I'll be back to talk to you later mister" he said, his tone very flat. As he turned back towards the rest of them he took a deep breath and closed his eyes for a few seconds, when they opened again the smile was back on his face. A clue about his missing family had finally emerged, and without him so much as looking for it, Shinji had all but given up on the search for his missing family, but maybe it was back on. 

After a short walk, the group had found their way to the address they had been given and Ban prepared to make an entry, Shinji took a position slightly further back ready to support where he needed to.

WC: 335
TWC: 2243

Kealoha - Approved, 3 missions totalling 6000 Ryo.

Kita followed along calmly after Travin towards his information broker, silently listening to Ban as she explained her methods for taking Detten down without killing him. Her huffing was what tipped Kita off to the fact that she might not be too fond of the idea of letting him live. "I know that it isn't a pleasant idea to let someone like that live, but if we turn him over to the village we might learn about more plans that he has cooking up. A lot more lives could be saved if we turn him over to the courts than delivering justice on the spot." At least, that was Kita's excuse.

Eventually they arrived at the location of the house in question, where Travin greeted the man named Barry. Kita held his tongue in check while the man demanded money from Travin in exchange for information they needed to help the village. It disgusted Kita. The man tried to play it off like he needed it or something, but Kita could see just as well as anyone else the kind of suit that he was wearing. "How dare he?! You know that he's exploiting kids, and you're still demanding payment? Not to mention the fact that you knew there was something illegal going on, and you didn't tell the village?! I'm pretty sure that counts as treason!" Still, now wasn't the time to rock the boat, and they had a job to do. As they turned to leave, he stopped Shinji as well, mentioning something about his father and information. Kita didn't like this man, not one bit.

Soon after, they started walking to the location that Barry had laid out. Travin asked if Kita's clone had completed the task that it had been given right as its memories returned to Kita, letting him know that it had completed its job. As he opened his mouth, Ban interrupted, insisting that the group would do the job her way before approaching the old rusted door of the old house. Guess that stealth was out the window. Kita turned to Travin and nodded before following after Ban, hoping to give her backup in case there were any enemies on the other side of the door.

Word Count - 373

Total Word Count - 3688

There seemed to be no objections from Ban's team on just storming the place. Just the way Ban liked it. Kita, Travin, and Shoji followed behind her to give her some cover. Upon busting open the door from its hinges, three men sitting around a table with papers scattered all over it in what seemed to be what was used to be a kitchen. They stared in shock at the sudden interruption. "Shit, the jig is up." A grunt shouted and bolted from his chair. One of the men in the group was none other than Detten. All three of the men would get up from their seats. Two of the nameless grunts would bolt to both sides of the house, presumably to find another escape. Before Ban could stop them from leaving, Detten threw some kunai at Ban to draw her attention away from the others. They were proficiency throws, making Ban believe that he had some shinobi training. However, they weren't enough to stop Ban. She quickly deflected the kunai, throwing them off to the side with her katana. "I got Detten. You guys get the runners!" Ban instructed in a hurry, charging after Detten afterward. 

Detten seemed extremely frightened of Ban, trying to back away from her but all it did was backing him into the corner. "Detten, come with us nice and quietly," Ban intimidated the smuggler. However, he wasn't going to get caught without a fight. He took a rusted old kitchen knife and threw it at Ban. Again, she deflected it with her Katana and quickly closed the distance with a few quick steps when there was an opening. She efficiently hit the man with the hilt of her blade, knocking the man into the old kitchen counter and onto the ground. He wasn't getting up anytime soon. Ban put away her blade and picked up the man over the shoulders. 

After all of them did their part in the mission, hopefully capturing the two accomplices, they would meet at the front of the house. "See, didn't kill him." Ban pointed out to Travin, who wanted the man alive. There was a large bruise on his temple however to make up for it. The group would take their evidence and prisoners to the prison where they explained the whole situation to the jailors and filled out the missions reports to get their rewards. 

Now that all was said and done, Ban was anxious to go home and take a bath. "It was nice meeting you all," she said stoically and went home without much else of a word to the group. She wasn't going to be very in-depth with this group of men even after the mission. However, she did like the leadership in Travin, so she would like to meet him again for a future mission. 

WC: 473
TWC: 2747
EXIT 
CLAIMING
27 stats
1000 Wc towards Rupture (2500/2500) (continuing off B rank and going to A-rank)
1747 WC towards Water Release: Great Water Arm Technique (1747/2500)

Checks out. Approved.

Shinji watched as Ban engaged the main target, two others split off and Shinji reacted making his way in front of one of them. As Shinji engage one of them a fourth individual got up and split for the back fo the building. Shinji knew that the other two would engage on the two trying to escape so concentrated on the one in front of him, he was not much of a close-range fighter, but he could handle thugs like this. Shinji too ka step forward as the man tried to divert around him, but he closed the gap so that he could not get round. Shinji then ducked to his left to avoid a swinging straight from the man, he then cocked his left hand and shot it forward and up like a reverse uppercut and struck the man under the chin with his open palm. his opponent crashed backwards and fell into a table, Shinji then moved forward and dealt him another blow knocking the man out. Shinji then looked up to see how the others had done, assuming that they would capture the rest and the mission was complete.

After the group had handed over the men Shinji then collected his payment and bid farewell to his new and old friends. He then made his way back to his home and ate dinner with his family before preparing to sleep for the night. Usually, he slept instantly and like a rock, however, he lay awake that night and thought of only his father.

WC: 257
TWC:2501

Claiming 6000 ryo and +15 Ap, +5 Vigor, +15 Chakra & +5 Speed, 2500 words for Earth Flow Spear A.

Approved!

Kita rushed forward at top speeds to intercept one of the two runners, deciding to take the runner to the right. He was quick, but he didn't exactly match up to a shinobi. Before he could even escape to the side of the house, Kita was already by the exit waiting for him. Kita began weaving signs with his hands as he delivered a powerful kick to the mans stomach, causing him to hunch over in pain. While he was still reeling Kita spun about, driving his open palm into the back of the mans head. Black marks resembling chains began worming their way around the mans body, and when it completely surrounds him he freezes in place (Paralysis Seal). He collapses to the ground in the same pose that he was running away in, and Kita turns around to give a thumbs up to his allies.

After they turned in the group of men to the village, their job was done. Kita went home feeling good about himself having taken down a potentially dangerous crime ring in the village. Still, there was something that kept nagging at him about today. Not only did that Genin have to keep going home hungry, but there were information brokers that went right under his and the villages noses. It was... disturbing to say the least. Another problem for another time perhaps, but still, these were problems that couldn't be overlooked. Not for long. When Kita went home that night, he pondered what it meant to be a shinobi, to risk your life for the village. What was it all for? The shinobi sacrificed themselves day after day to keep the people safe, and the village still couldn't pay enough to keep them fed? These were the thoughts that ran through Kita's head as he faded away into unconsciousness, wondering when and what his next mission would be.

Word Count - 315

Total Word Count - 4003

Exit Claims:

Approved