We Have to Build A Wall [Mission, Kenshin]

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Enrai had been out and about, as he liked to go out and get a breath of fresh air as you will, but it was definitely a different vibe here when talking about fresh air. The desert surrounding the village was something that was definitely fresh air, although it was air from a blow dryer or oven. Enrai did not mind the heat though, he had been backpacking around the area from village to village, although all of the villages were small and not even large enough to be called a minor village, like Rain village. The tiny villages would come to a central location, a small outpost if you would, and post up potential missions for the missing ninja or wanderers to do, and it was a great opportunity for wanderers and missing ninjas to get some extra cash without too much of a fuss. Right now, Enrai was walking towards the small outpost, ready to buy some more water and some food, people always had wonderfully refreshing snack carts set up at the outpost, before looking through the missions available at the location. As he was walking, he remembered that he had asked Shin to join him if he was not busy, and so he was hoping that his buddy would go and meet up with him. He might even be there before Enrai himself, the guy was pretty speedy. 

Enrai yawned because of the heat, and he wondered how he still sweat when he did not really have any muscles, apparently the sweat glands on his skin was fine and intact from the ritual that made him a spaghetti human, but it was not quite a good thing for Enrai at the moment. He was losing valuable water, and he had to keep drinking, and soon he would be out of water, but he had made it to the entrance to the outpost. He nodded to one of the people there before heading towards the main building. This main building was a general shop that had a cooler in it, so it sold great quality beverages that were perfect for out here, in the middle of nowhere. As he sat down with a newly acquired carbonated drink that tasted like grapefruit, he started sipping it. He made sure to buy a big jug of water as well, and he had rehydrated himself greatly so he was no longer in any danger. Enrai stretched before heading towards the sign post that had all the missions on it for wanderers like him. 

As he walked over to the mission board, he looked through the various tasks, behind a couple of people that had gotten there before him, and he watched as the couple of people nodded to each other before grabbing one of the missions off of the board. It was Enrai’s turn, and he skimmed through the missions before grabbing one that seemed pretty good. The mission was to head to a smaller village to the east of here and help them build a defensive wall around their village. It seemed like brigands around the area were constantly raiding the workers for some supplies before running away, and a few of the villagers were even gravely injured when they tried to fight back against the bandits. Enrai liked helping people, and this could easily be something right up his alley, as it could also let Shin cut loose a little towards the people that wanted to raid people without the realization of how low on the totem pole they were. Keita grabbed that mission and then headed back to one of the benches to sit and wait for Shin.
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WC: 611

Enrai was waiting there, relaxing, his head tilted up and watching the clouds in the sky float peacefully through the air. He was still pretty aware of his surroundings, so when he heard foot steps near him, he would stop and turn towards them, seeing his buddy Shin there. Shin would give him a nice greeting, asking how he was and what they were doing today, and Enrai would give him a big smile in return, and start explaining the mission that was going to be done today, which was going to be outside of the gates of the village. “Heya Shin, good to see ya. Also, the mission we’re on today comes from a tiny village around twenty miles south of here. They need help fending off a bunch of criminals that keep raiding them while they build a wall around the village.” Enrai would explain quickly while approaching Shin, offering him a high five. 

Enrai was in a pretty good mood, although that would soon be soured with them having to go over to a minor village and start killing people, but things had to be done. Enrai did not mind that he was the one that was going to need to kill them, but it was just that these people were stupid to think that they would be able to keep going around raiding villages, no matter how small, without much consequence. Even though Enrai had ideas of being a raider, that did not mean that any random schmuck could to it to. You had to have some sort of finesse and power to back up your shenanigans, especially if those actions were going to upset the wrong kind of people. 

Enrai wondered how much of the tiny village’s money was spent on the wall materials and the hiring of the shinobi to go and do the dirty work for them. Although they did not hire village shinobi for this, they still wanted people with knowledge of being a ninja, so most likely they were asking for other criminals in the area to go and fight for them for money. Enrai was all for it however, and after the high five, would start walking out of the village, showing the guard his visitor’s pass and talking to him. “Hey, we’re only going to be gone for around six hours, do we keep these or do we have to be issued new ones?” Enrai would ask with a smile towards one of the guards, while the guards explained it to him, before sending the two on their way. 

“I wonder what this village looks like, and why they’re having such trouble. They have enough money to hire people like us and build a big wall around the village, but not enough to spend on training their own guards it seems. Maybe the constant raids wears them down and gets rid of the trained guards or something, I dunno. I’ve never been good with management or finance or anything.” Enrai would comment as they were jogging along a road towards their destination.
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WC: 513

As they were getting ready to leave and Enrai had asked the question, he was slightly surprised to see hie friend Shin immediately flirting with the seemingly angry Suna guard, but apparently she was one of those tough types that wanted a challenge, or something, as it seemed that Shin had basically woo'd her by taking up her challenge. Enrai shook his head and continued walking, choosing not to comment on it, as flirting with people definitely was not his game, he did not know how to, nor did he feel like explaining to people what the thread ritual had done to his body to women he could potentially bring home. He did not really like to think about it too much either. As they were getting close to the town after chatting quite a bit, Enrai noticed some people in the distance, and it seemed like they had a bunch of weapons and a bit of armor. The weapons and armor seemed pretty poor when they were getting closer, and Enrai soon figured out that they were a patrol of some kind from the small village that they were heading to. Enrai thought that it was no wonder that the people of the village were losing people, even now when they were waiting for the two of them to come and assist they sent out people that were essentially fodder to the bandits that were terrorizing them. 

They were really close to the village at this point, and soon one of the people, the one that seemed the most experienced of the group, the leader so to speak, came up to them and started to talk to them in a fairly commanding tone. "Hey you two, who are you? Why are you so close to Guiana Village? State your business!" The man would say fairly loudly, but he seemed to be making sure it was not escalating into a yell. Getting yelled at was the easiest way to become hostile towards the person yelling at you if you were so inclined. Enrai chuckled a bit, hopefully before Sin started talking as to not scare the people, and quickly started explaining. "Hey hey big guy, we're here to help you. We're the ones sent by the village to protect you while you build your wall." Enrai would say, the man quickly becoming a bit subservient instead of the confident person he was a moment ago. "Ahh, the mercenaries, of course. I apologize for any rudeness earlier, just trying to keep the potential ruffians away, I hope you understand." The man would hastily explain as to not gain their ire. A coule of people were supposed to take on the entire group of bandits, and it seemed like the man believed that notion and was being suddenly extra kind to them. 

With the help of the people, they had a nice escort to the village, and saw that the construction was already underway. The leader of he village seemed to be overseeing things, and quickly greeted the two of them with a bow. "Thank you so much esteemed guests for accepting our request." The leader then offered them the best treatment the small village could offer, which was good food and drink, but not much else. Soon, the festivities would be cut short as a bell was rung in the village, with people screaming about a bandit attack. Enrai was ready for this, and quickly headed to the side of the village that the people were yelling about, and saw the group of the bandits sitting outside the village. They had a few archers that seemed ready to fire, with the leader of the bandits yelling about handing over the rest of their money and such. Before they finished, Enrai would spring into action, quickly forming a few hand seals. Soon, five large spears made of earth would form out of the ground near the bandits, and then rapidly skewer through some of them on the outskirts, making a bit of a box that they were stuck in unless they crawled on the ground or jumped over the spears. 

His buddy Shin would undoubtedly take care of the rest of them after the initial blast, and soon the bandits would be no more. After that, it was a simple task to simply leave with the leader's seal of approval on their bounty paper and turn it in for the rest of their money from the bounty association. 
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EXIT
WC: 746
TWC: 1870
Claiming 6000 ryo and 30 ap
Using 25% discount
Using 593 to complete Wind Element, previous training HERE
Putting 1277 towards Fire Element, 1277/1500

Approved