Mission: Construction Help

Construction Help

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Sukotto sat on the bed in his small apartment as he reread his mission scroll. He was to report to a construction site in an hour to help build a house, which confused the hell out of him. He couldn't fathom how this was ninja work, but it would help him keep a rough over his head. When it came down to it a mission was a mission, whether it made any damn sense or not.

According to the mission office he was going to be working with another shinobi. Of all the missions he had received this was the first one he hadn't had to do solo. The idea of working with another shinobi excited him, though he wasn't sure why they needed two of them on this job. "Maybe they want us to carry things up walls? I guess most people can't walk up walls." He shrugged, grabbing his oversized hat to protect himself from the sun, and headed off toward the site.

He arrived a bit before the mission was supposed to start, and noticed a man standing around with a clipboard. He considered going over to him and introducing himself, but decided he should wait for his partner to show up. With time to kill, he lit up a cigarette and looked at everything that seemed to be set up for them. There were an assortment of tools, buckets, and all manner of different materials that as far as he could tell would not help with building a house.

[WC 253]

One of the few things Kazue was not a fan of when it came to living in Sunagakure, the overbearing sun. Even being inside the walls with a barrier in place it could not completely block out the heat. Kazue could only imagine what it would be like if he took a step outside. He was called a flaming homo but did not want to make it literal. If the clinic was not low on business he would not even be outside.

“Hello! I am here for the mission.” It was very uncommon for Kazue to accept missions. He was not trying to fail as a Genin but he did not try his best. Most of the other ninjas were able to form teams and move on. Kazue was often too busy with his research to socialize. When he accepted a mission it was only for extra money.

Kazue was not being pushy as he waited. The man looked like he was busy. He looked at his clipboard and spoke to some other people. Kazue could hear the man's heart beating fast in exertion. He was used to hearing the sounds of beating hearts around him. At this point he could tell the man was tired. Kazue turned his head and felt a wave of shock course through his body. He did not notice a boy that was near him earlier. He was not shocked at the fact that he did not notice him, in a ninja village some people naturally moved lighter than others. The shock came from the fact that he could not hear a heartbeat coming from the kid.


WC:272

Having taken a look at the tools arrayed before the man, he turned to look out at the desert and noticed a young man standing there. A young man who had somehow snuck up on him. A young man whose heartbeat he couldn't hear. So he waited, and concentrated, and stared. It only took a second or two before he jumped back, Sukotto's breaths came out labored as he continued to hear absolutely nothing from the other man "THATS A FUCKING ZOMBIE!" A calmer more logical part of his brain chimed in, "Zombies aren't real." But Sukotto's calmer logical voice, was being overrun by the panic stricken one that just kept yelling, FUCKING ZOMBIE! Over and over again.

He wasn't entirely sure what to do, but somewhere deep down he registered the fact that the young man had spoken, and that he was here for the mission. Sukotto's mind tried to figure out what the hell that could mean, but his mind took the logical words and said two plus two equals, HES A FUCKING ZOMBIE! A moment later, he noticed that Kazue had turned his way and was looking at him. A very overloaded brain quickly took the only action it could, he quickly yelled as loud as he could, "Hi!" as he waved to him. On the inside his mind immediately started belittling him, "Yeah, say hi to a zombie. You are nailing this! Zombie apocalypse? Handled."

[WC 239] [TWC 492]

Kazue gave the man a wide smile. “Hello! To you as well.” The return greeting was enthusiastic and did not portray his interest. When dealing with potential medical patients his dad taught him to remain calm. If the first thing he started saying to the guy was that he was missing a heartbeat. The kid could raise his guard. It would be easier for him to grow close to the missing heart guy after talking to him.

“Sorry about that. I was pretty busy. We had an accident and you two came just in time. You can head over here and start building.” Kazue took a quick look at the instructions. He was scheduled to help out the next couple of days.

Kazue took the instructions to the other guy “Here. You can give them a glance over as well.” The short distance was enough to confirm the man’s lack of heartbeat. “If you want you can head over together. I am Kazue Kenko. My family owns a medical center.” He put a small business card with the documents that he tried to hand over. 

As soon as the young man was about done he would head out. Kazue had the time to work but did not want to be in the sun all day. He was on the darker side skin tone wise but he still felt delicate. He was taking the time to give the other one a once over. He was pale skinned and seemed sickly. Like the type of a young man that was not used to working out. Kazue even wondered how the young man could make it as a ninja.

WC: 276    TWC: 548

When working with patients you have to be observant. A patient that lies or is scared is often a danger. Kazue would not lie and proclaim the ability to sense when someone is scared. As long as he watched a person enough he could pick up on subtle signs. He glanced at the guy every time he glanced at the instructions. Kazue believed he was picking up on signs like when a guy was scared of a needle. Calm on the surface to look brave in front of his girl, inwardly panicking. It was not a 100% thing. It was vague and just like an instinct.

"Thanks. Let's get this done." Kazue decided not to make a comment on the sketchy behavior. “Yeah. Okay” It was why his response was simple as he started to get to work. He decided to be natural with his reactions and allow the one called Sukotto to observe him. No medical marvel was made in a rush. Sukotto already had his attention and it would not be hard for Kazue to find him later.

The instructions were pretty straight forward. As Kazue approached the mixing station he noticed the well. Rolling up his sleeves he was ready to go.  “I will start to grab the water. You can come along unless you can use a water release on it. Preferably gentle so you do not break the mixing station. If not you can come grab water or bring a bucket of the mix closer.”  Kazue felt more confident in giving orders as the mission was not as battle demanding. Following directions and getting stuff done was alright. It was not surgery so he was not absolutely confident but building a house should not be as hard.

He was going back and forth grabbing water from a small well. It was filled up with water after multiple trips. Kazue could not afford small talk as he was busy building. This was admittedly an admirable project. It was rumored that the Kazekage was doing this in order to give homes to some of the refugees from various places. Kazue found it ingenious as making people feel gratitude to the village, ensuring that they stayed and the village grew stronger. Any hidden talent could only be considered as a plus to the place. Plus by having lower rank ninja like himself work as laborers. It meant things were done with better ease as well as putting back into the community. It was a win win situation for all involved. 

The water was filled up properly with a proper level of teamwork. “You can start mixing while I grab the sediment and other materials. We cannot afford for clottage to start happening.” It was easier for him to remember as long as he thought about clottage as if it was a blood clot. Comparing what he could to the human body made life easier.


WC: 486    TWC: 1034

Kazue almost felt a tad of annoyance. He was used to people telling him what to do but usually they were a lot older than him. Having a kid that looks no older than him give him instructions was not fun. It did not fully take root as Kaz just got over it. He was never the type to waste energy on unnecessary things. Building was not his field so it did not matter that he was upset. “Yeah, sure. I got it.”

Picking up the big stick Kazue got to work. The sensation was like he was mixing coffee that just went really south. The barrier around the village was the only thing that was making his work tolerable. Even so he could feel a bit of taxing on his body as he stirred. He started to work on the chakra flow in his body. It was becoming a habit of his to work on it. It made the stirring easier.

“I do a lot of work at the hospital. I am a ninja but I am more of a medical professional. Grew up into it.” Kazue answered when it registered he was being spoken to. As speaking made it easier for one to grow close, Kazue decided to share more. “My mom is a surgeon and my dad studies blood lines and genes. I picked up the study habits from both of them.” Kazue believed he could have gone into more depth about genes but decided against it. People tended to glaze over when he talked about it, unless they were a medical professional. Even then not everyone paid great attention to it. Most doctors these days focused on poisons and the like.

“What about you? I do not recall seeing you around the village. Which I guess is a good thing. As most of the people I see are usually pretty injured.” Kazue was keeping a light tone. He was trying to make the atmosphere pleasant even as he stirred. If he wanted to get into the reason as to why the man lacked a heart beat. It was still something Kaz felt he had to take caution in. For all he knew the man could just be very powerful in disguise. Growing up in a ninja village one had to learn not to unnecessarily poke a hornets nest. If he asked and it made the man hostile, would Kazue even be able to know how he died? A lot of forces in the villages were protective of their secrets. It would be the same as asking the current Kazekage to share some secrets. Even Kaz wanted to keep some of his research notes on genetics a secret. Being a blood sucking guy was one of them.

“Although, if you are ever injured you are free to stop by the hospital or my family's clinic. The Kenko family has a bit of fame to thim. It makes us trustworthy.” Kazue made sure to throw his family name out there. In case Sukotto missed it the first time. The family was not the best in the village but Kaz was proud of the work they did. Spreading their name and garnering them some attention was always worth it. It would make it easier for Kazue to study and check out Sukotto if he did come by. It was why he mentioned it in passing.

WC: 566    TWC: 1600

Kaz was starting to feel bad for the young boy. It was a momentary feeling as he quickly got over it. Life in the sand village was not easy for a lot of people. Kazue understood he could throw some sand and it would hit someone with a sad story. The fact that Sukotto had one and was still able to breath said much about his character. A lot of people went mad or simply left the stage of life early. It was one thing Kaz had to experience many times in the hospital. Mental and spiritual pain was often more deadly than physical ailments. The non physical stuff was harder to notice and harder to heal.

“Mocking a mission is fine. As long as you make it back with your team alive. Is what my dad would say.” He gave a quick response as Sukotto went on another trip. The stirring became slightly easier when there were two of them working on it. Kazue was not having a hard time, it was just dull. Having a conversation while working was harder because he was still practicing. If he gave up the practice for his chakra control it could have been going a lot easier. He cleaned some sweat off his brow before going back to stirring. It was a practice that he was going to feel the benefits for later.

“Nothing wrong with thinking of Suna as your family. The only thing I have to disagree with is being the younger brother. I am clearly more mature, developed, and suave than you. It would make me the older brother in that respect.” Kazue started stirring with one hand so the other he could put up to his chin. As if he was a great sage dropping wisdom. It was more of a smarmy stuck up look that would make a lesser man pop a blood vessel. “If you want to call me Oniisan I will understand. I may be an only child but I did want a little sibling.” Kazue was shaking his head as if Sukotto was already agreeing to it.

When Kazue thought about it. Having a little sibling was not the worst idea he ever had. As long as Sukotto was the adorable sibling and was not the stab in the back type of sibling. Since puberty Kazue believed he was less likely to die. He just did not want to test the theory. “This batch is perfect. We can transfer it to the buckets to be moved out. Not sure if you had plans of moving to any of the other sectors. We can if you want the experience. Not that we have to or I am pressuring us to move. I can let my little brother decide.” Kazue was asking with a crap eating grin on his face. He was fine with making tub after tub of the brick mixture. After pouring it into the slats it would take a day anyway. As it was not their problem tomorrow they did not necessarily need to handle it themselves. All the building was a team effort. As long as they worked it did not matter which area they worked in. Production only stopped at night, and at the time of high sun, giving everyone a chance to eat and switch shifts. The mission had them report to the second shift and as genin they did not have to stay late into the night. It would just look better if they did.

“Uhm. Excuse me! You seem like a scrappy young man. Would you mind helping out in the shifting section. We are running low on basic materials and could use a hand. We can assign your new found friend to another area.” The foreman came while he was waiting on Sukotto.

Kazue gave a nod of agreement. A mission was a mission and as long as they finished it Kazue did not mind what he was doing. The entire time he was working on the chakra flow in his body. Trying to saturate certain organs and muscles until it reached a certain point. Then he would try to recall the saturated chakra back out. It was a medical training that Kazue felt he was rapidly improving in. At this point he was able to keep his body saturated for longer times. Making him feel more refreshed than he should at this point. It could have been the reason he caught the foreman's attention.

Kazue did not feel bad working by himself. As long as neither of them ended up dead Kazue believed they would meet again. Suna was only so large with a set number of ninja. It would be harder for them to not run into each other again.

Kazue made it to his new section and started to get to work. He shifted the sand granules to become finer. It was a part of the process he skipped with Sukotto earlier as there were a bunch of people working on it. It was an easy job for Kaz to complete while he practiced. The process took up less brain power. It made it easier for him to work on his chakra control the entire time.

A bell was heard after a set amount of time. It signaled the end of the day. Kazue was filled with sweat and was glad to be heading out. Even if he was practicing he was still working in the sun. His body became filthy and now it was a good time for him to clean up.


WC: 929 TWC: 2,500

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WC: 2,500 (gained 25 stats)
Ryo: 2,100
AP: 10

Chakra: 25
Picked up Chakra Enhanced Strength (A) for the 2,500 words for this thread.

Claiming the 5 Gennin pay from this date May 7th- to June 4th as well. 1,250 Ryo (3,350 in total)