Day and Night

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Today was a day of celebration for Izu. She had attained some more prestigious level inside the village shinobi, and was therefore tasked with missions that expressed her talent. She also had the option to choose with whom she would do these mission, and send a scroll with a written invitation to the would-be partner of this mission. 

The first mission was simple, and almost more of a good time and activity than a task asked by the village. Nonetheless, it was a task, as the stadium was in dire need of someone with combat experience to describe it with the right words, and to broadcast on Kirigakure radio, 'Misty 77.9', the match this once to replace the sick commentator. This assignement was pure pleasure for Izu, as she was a fan of the arena match, seeing two seasonned warrior get at it and fight was an absolute blast! As she waited in the mission center for her collegue to join, Izu was dressed in her usual maner, her long blonde hair dropping to half of her back, but with her usual vest unziped, letting her fishnet top show and hidding only the center of her naked torso underneath, the jacket acring as a modest hidding for her chest on each side. 

The second assignement tho was the part where the experience and seriousness for Izu was shown in the assignement. She was finally assigned a serious mission for herself. Of course she had done serious missions before, but it was as a team member under the tutelage of Shiro, so it wasnt the same as being assigned a mission of high caliber to herself and her subordinate. The mission was to visit a family of the hidden mist and give 'the talk' regarding the secretive nature of kirigakure shinobi, basically  saying that if any information happened to leak from them, we would know and make them disappear. After all, the village was known as the bloody mist, and its ways of doing things reflected that a lot. For this mission, Izu was gifted a Hunter-Nin mask, at least for the occasion, and a large black and dark grey cloack to hide all of their person, only appearing as a hooded and cloaked masked figure. Izu mask was one on a white and dark teal color, split in half with no mouth hole, and only two holes for the eyes, with a kirigakure wave symbol on the forehead.

Kouji had been assigned two tasks this morning. He was to meet a fellow ninja at the mission center and commentate on an arena match, filling in the regular announcer. Who had unfortunately fallen sick on game day. He knew how into the game this village got and that this mission was more dire than it sounded. Any movement of the match or lack of regular coverage could cause a riot, as had happened in the not so distant past. He hoped he lived up to the announcer's reputation as he had no desire to receive death threats from his fellow village members for spoiling their experience.

He had also been assigned the grim task of scaring a local family straight, as a member of their household had begun a series of sensitive missions for the village. Any type of security threat was acknowledged in Kirigakure, including the spread of sensitive information. While terrifying a civilian family didn't entirely sit well with him he knew the importance of this task and would fulfill his mission with the pride and honour of a true shinobi.

He was already dressed for the role. His typical outfit replaced with that of the hunter-nin. He wore a mask and dark cloak that labeled him as a part of the mysterious group. They rarely showed themselves even in town unless on a dire mission. They had achieved mythical status because of this and were spoken about in whispers and with reverence. Both civilian and ninja circles agreed on this. He felt like an impostor in the outfit, as while he undoubtedly was, he had also never imagined himself in such a role. Instead always focusing on becoming a teacher and guide for the next generation. He moved with the gait of what he imagined a hunter-nin would have, smooth and mysterious, but the effect was somewhat spoiled by his shifting occasionally and fiddling with his outfit. His uncomfortableness was clear to anyone not taken in by his disguise.

As he approached the mission desk he recognized a familiar face nearby. Trying his absolute best, he walked swiftly up to her, trying to ooze as much mystery as he could.

"What are you doing with that mask? I don't recognize you as one of my fellow hunter-nin! Relinquish it, now!" He said as he tried to disguise his voice. Which instead just made him sound even stranger.

He would wait for Izu's response for a few heartbeats before cracking up laughing and removing his mask to show her his identity. When he finally got his laughter under control a jolt of anxiety would run through him. He hoped his gag wouldn't piss her off. Their bank mission was still recent and fresh in his mind. He knew it wouldn't take much for the kunoichi to completely incapacitate him.

WC: 472
TWC: 472

As she waited, another person entered the mission center, and Izu heard footsteps behind her. When she turned around, it was another hunter-nin, or at least someone dressed like one. Izu was not fooled by the costume tho. She knew better, and activated her byakugan. With her eyes she was easily able to see it was Kouji, the new genin who was assigned to the mission with her, the two seemingly forming a good pair as they were almost always finding one another in missions. As he faked controling her for having the hunter-nin mask in her hand, Izu sighed, and out of thin air spawned her 5ft long senbon sword, pointing it swiftly to Kouji's throat, acting so fast that it was barely visible until it stopped there, taking him hostage and a milimeter from getting pierced. After a few second, Izu removed the blade and twirled it in her hadn to make 2 turn, displacing it in thin air again, making it disapear. She then closed her eyes and put her hands in her pockets, with a face of disapointment.

''Bad joke Kouji.'' Said the blonde hyuuga, turning her head toward him and suddently oppening her eyes to look him in his.

''Plus, a hunter-nin would be completely silent. You were as loud as an ox walking in a store filled with glass...'' added Izu, sighing again at the shenanigans of the kid. But after a few seconds of awkward silence, Izu cold face changed and showed a small smile, and Izu started to laugh, albeit a small laugh.

''So i'm guessing you are the one that acompany me to these two missions? Change back into your normal clothes cause hunter nin dont comment on sparing matchs in the arena for sure! You ready to go?'' Asked Izu after putting back the costume of hunter nin in her pouch. Her face back to being serious and almost appearing bored, but this was only her normal expression as Izu was hard to impress or react, hardened by her harsh past.

As both walked toward the arena, they arrived at the entrace of the gigantic stadium, and entered the staff only door. There they climbed the stairs up to the commentator lodge, a room at the top of the arena surounded by glass panels, making izu and kouji feel inside an aquarium. The stadium was filled to the brim with spectators and enthusiastic people wanting to see the match, making Izu excited but also stressed for her assignement, not wanting to mess up. On the console for lighting and sound in the studio lodge, there was a scroll saying the instructions on how to comment and the do's and dont's of commentating a match for the radio on 'Misty 77.9' to broadcast on all the island of the land of water.

The match to comment was a fight between two chuunin, one a female who was a taijutsu user, and the other one a man who used water ninjutsu, a classic of the hidden mist. With both entering the arena, Izu started to comment.

''Welcome, welcome to the arena! My name is Izu momochi and I will be your commentator today with the help of my collegue....'' Said in a spectacular voice Izu, wanting to appear and use the tone classic for commentators, and letting a blank to let Kouji introduce himself.

As the prompt said, Izu was to comment only half of the moves and situation, and Kouji the second half, as well as repeating a bit what she said, to be sure everyone listened well.

''Without further ado, spectators, ladies and gentlemens, let the fight begin! May the best shinobi win!'' added Izu, almost shouting into the microphone.

The match was ferocious. Both combatant were quite skilled, one being very fast and the other one channeling water leftand right to attack his opponent.

''Oh and her we can see the male shinobi weaving handsigns and casting the great vortex of water technique! A devastation blow to his opponent!'' Said Izu, as the rushing large wave of water tore into the ground, taking the skinny woman with it and crashing both into the wall of the arena. Izu let kouji describe the next move before continuing again.

''The girl is quick on her feat thats for sure! She is making ground with the man! Will she catches up with him? OH SHE DID! Here is a display of a well done roundhouse kick! What an incredible speed!'' Said Izu in reaction to the blow skillfully landed on the man by the girl. 

''Oh but the man didnt say his last words! Here he summons a large crab, spewing bubbles all over the battlefield! What a magnificient fight!'' added Izu. as the people of the crowd cheered and applauded the commentating and the match alike, with the summoning of the large crab changing the game.

''The crab seems now to be the target of the taijutsu girl, never getting tired while the man recuperated his energy!Oh and her she goes, dodges the pincer strike, slalom between the moving legs, and oooohhhh! A karate chop right into the side of the pincer, chopping it out right under the nose of the summoner! This girl is unstopable! '' exclamated Izu, on the edge of her seat.

''For the people at home watching this is one of the most impressive match of this season, the taijutsu girl being quite more strong than the water suiton ninjutsu user for sure, but will his skillfullness and clever usages of jutsu be more than enough to overpower sheer strength and speed of the karate chop girl? Who knows!'' added the commentator, with people cheering more and more under her words of hype.

As both opponent seemed to wane and get exhausted, the ninjutsu user had received quite a lot of blows and was bloodied, exhausted and disoriented by all those moves, and was neering the end of his fight. On the other side, the taijutsu girl sure was bloodied too, but she was all fresh still, ready to fight like this for a long time, more energetic than the man barely holding on his feet. With the summoned crab gone for a moment with all the fighting, the girl charged with her ultimate technique toward the man.

''Oh and here comes the finishing moves! and her it is and.... OH MY GOD WHAT A PLOT TWIST!'' Exclamated Izu, getting up of her chair in an instant.

As she said that and the girl charged, the man weaved with both hand different handsigns one handed, and at the same time summoned a large wave and a water dragon that went crashing behind the girl, creating another wave of water and squeezing her between the two waves, unable to dodge or got anywhere.

''This is one of the most clever move we have ever seen here at the arena! She was sandwiched beween the two waves and knocked out cold! HERE IT IS FOLKS! We have a winner! The male shinobi is the victor, with his devastating crushing waves and mastery of suiton!'' said finally Izu, declaring the winner of this match. As everyone clapped around the stadium freneticaly at the turn around in the match, Izu and Kouji left the place with smiles in their face, proud of being the commentators for this wonderfull match that will be remembered troughout the years as one of the best on the season.

As they walked out, the sun started to fade, and the evening was now uppon the islands of Kirigakure. In a dark alley alone, both shinobi of the hidden mist drapped over their cloak, and put on their mask of hunter-nin. Izu turned toward Kouji, and ordered him some things, as in this mission she was clearly the most experimented.

''Alright Kouji. Here is how this will play out. I will be the one to talk mainly, and you be the one guarding the place. They probably will hear your footsteps but not mine, so because of that steer clear of being too close to them, and guard the door. We will not adress each other by any name or nicknames either. Follow my lead.'' Whispered Izu trough her mask, walking silently toward the residential district in the orange light on the setting sun.

As they arrived to the house, they didnt knock. Izu activated her byakugan for the entirety of the encounter, and watched all around. No witnesses, good. As she opened the door in the most silence possible, and closed it behind them, She pointed at the ground to order Kouji to stay here. The family was in the kitchen cleaning up after diner as it was getting quite late, and there Izu appeared in front of them. A collection of gasps was heard, as a hunter nin appeared in their home in so much silence that to them Izu could have appeared out of thin air and it would be the same. 

''Take a seat in the living room. All of you please.'' Said Izu in a menacing but calm stoic voice. 

As the familly took seat, Kouji was there guarding and looking menacing to dissuade them to try anything. Izu sat down with them, and looked toward each of them, the mask making eye contact with them. 

''Now, we are here on behalf of the hidden mist authority regarding your son, the genin Shikamiro. As his family, you are close to him, and you need to understand a few things. His role need utmost secrecy, that mean also keeping secret from you. If any information about him, his missions or assignements get out of the village or even fall into the ears of someone else in the village, you will all be taken care of. I trust you will respect and help him withold this duty to the hidden mist? Good. We wish you a good evening. Don't make us come back.'' Said Izu in a cold and menacing tone. This was the way thing always had been, the way of the hidden mist. The way of the Bloody mist. As both hunter-nin left, and the family was scared away and got the message, Izu and Konji removed their costume out of view of anyone, and met again in a dark alley under the pale hue of the moonlight, the night now fully present.

''Good job today Kouji. You get better by the minute. One day we should spar in the arena dont you think? For tonight tho i'm done. Have yourself a good night. And you too keep it silent. I dunno if your family had the talk or not yet, but if you let any information spill, i'll do them myself. I know you talk a lot so keep it in check. Night now!'' Said Izu again in a cold and friendly tone. As she walked slowly away with her hands in her jacket pockets, she waved goodbye from the back, only raising up her arms an putting in back in the pocket as she disapeard in the thick mist of the night over Kirigakure, walking toward her home.

[EXIT]

TWC: 2266

Claims:

• +2 C rank missions done
  
• +8000 ryo, +40 AP
  
• 128 WC going to acquire Pureblood started from here (2138wc remaining)
  
  
• 750 WC at 25% for max stats going toward Flying swallow
  
• 750 WC at 25% for max stats going toward Subtle Weapon Manipulation
  
• 638 remaining wc going toward Mastery (power) for Binding Meteor (638/1312)
  

As soon as he finished speaking a huge sword appeared in Izu's hand and was pointed at his throat. He was afraid to gulp, there was so little space between him and the weapon. But before terror could set in Izu let the weapon disappear and then responded.

''Bad joke Kouji. Plus, a hunter-nin would be completely silent. You were as loud as an ox walking in a store filled with glass...''

He removed his mask and gave her a half smile, looking sheepish. He still didn't know what to expect from the blonde kunoichi, she could go from fun to dangerous in an instant. But he liked that about her, her unpredictability. "Sorry Izu-sama, I couldn't pass up a chance to get the drop on you. I should have known you wouldn't be fooled by such a weak disguise."

She gave him a smile and a small laugh, which he knew was out of pity. ''So i'm guessing you are the one that acompany me to these two missions? Change back into your normal clothes cause hunter nin dont comment on sparing matchs in the arena for sure! You ready to go?''

He nodded and tucked his mask away. He kept his cloak on though, hoping to save time down the line. But he did remove the hood and hoped that was enough. After that, they both walked towards the arena. Kouji was taken aback by its massive size. He had heard of the matches before, everyone had, but it was his first time visiting the stadium himself. His father hadn't approved of such matches growing up. He had said that such displays should be saved for the true battlefield, the world itself. He equated such matches as nothing but playacting, not even worthy of the idea of being a spar between shinobi.

They quickly ascended the steps of the stadium, going higher and higher, until shamefully, Kouji was almost out of breath by the time they reached their destination. When they arrived Kouji felt uncomfortable as they were plainly on display, in a room full of glass with a clear live of sight to the match below. He was taken aback by the ferocity of the crowd, their cheers and excitement palpable as they waited for the match to begin.

He looked over the scroll that was left to give them instructions and his palms began to sweat. The enormity of the task at hand before him. He thought of all the people in the stadium being enough to not want him fail to live up to their standards. But beyond that this match was being shown via radio and their announcing would be broadcast throughout the Land of Water.

The match was between a water ninjutsu user and a female taijutsu specialist. At the very least, Kouji hoped to take some tips home for himself as he had never been in a real battle before, his life truly on the line for his village.

He waited for Izu to start, hoping it wasn't obvious how immensely nervous he was now that he was here.

''Welcome, welcome to the arena! My name is Izu momochi and I will be your commentator today with the help of my collegue....''

Kouji took a deep breath and dove in. "Kouji Masaki! We hope you enjoy the match today, between two fierce contenders." He then left an opening for Izu to continue.

''Without further ado, spectators, ladies and gentlemens, let the fight begin! May the best shinobi win!''

The trade-off between the two of them helped immensely. Kouji found he quickly fell into a routine and began to enjoy their repartee. Whenever he began to feel overwhelmed he would pass it back over to Izu, take a deep breath, and recover well enough to take back over from her.

''Oh and her we can see the male shinobi weaving handsigns and casting the great vortex of water technique! A devastation blow to his opponent!''

"But the kunoichi holds her ground, not allowing herself to be swept away by the technique. What a feat of endurance!"

''The girl is quick on her feat thats for sure! She is making ground with the man! Will she catches up with him? OH SHE DID! Here is a display of a well done roundhouse kick! What an incredible speed!''

"But the match isn't over yet, he recovers from the blow and puts some distance between them. Look at him! You can tell he's planning his next move."

''Oh but the man didnt say his last words! Here he summons a large crab, spewing bubbles all over the battlefield! What a magnificient fight!''

"The bubbles don't deter her, it seems she has used a sensory technique to maneuver around the changed battlefield. What utility and skill from the fierce kunoichi."

''The crab seems now to be the target of the taijutsu girl, never getting tired while the man recuperated his energy!Oh and her she goes, dodges the pincer strike, slalom between the moving legs, and oooohhhh! A karate chop right into the side of the pincer, chopping it out right under the nose of the summoner! This girl is unstopable!"

"However, it seems the crab has done its job well enough, buying time for the water using shinobi to think up his next move."

''For the people at home watching this is one of the most impressive match of this season, the taijutsu girl being quite more strong than the water suiton ninjutsu user for sure, but will his skillfullness and clever usages of jutsu be more than enough to overpower sheer strength and speed of the karate chop girl? Who knows!''

"They sure are quite the match-up, that's for sure, Izu. Both are bloodied and exhausted but it seems neither is willing to throw in the towel. I can't call it either way. This match is still very much up in the air."

''Oh and here comes the finishing moves! and her it is and.... OH MY GOD WHAT A PLOT TWIST!''

"The opposing shinobi has thrown a wrench in her plans, seizing the moment to use his own finishing move. Who will come out on top?"

''This is one of the most clever move we have ever seen here at the arena! She was sandwiched beween the two waves and knocked out cold! HERE IT IS FOLKS! We have a winner! The male shinobi is the victor, with his devastating crushing waves and mastery of suiton!''

"What a match for the ages! History was made in this arena tonight and Izu and Kouji were here to deliver it to you. We were thrilled to commentate for you, until next time we're... OUT!"

Kouji was surprised at how much that was, but he was also thrilled for it to be over. He wasn't used to being so exposed. It just wasn't right for a ninja to sit in a glass box, on display like fish at an aquarium. They were meant to be silent supporters of the village. Their work mainly unseen, but a strong guiding force that uplifted and protected all within their borders. But it had been an experience nonetheless, that was for sure.

They left the arena and entered a dark alley and changed next to each other. Kouji's face went a bit red as he realized they wouldn't be hiding away while changing. But Izu's matter of fact attitude as she changed told him to smarten up and act with the maturity he was sure she expected from him. nonetheless, he turned his back to her out of decency, even if all he had to do was pull up his hood and place on his mask. It was then he heard her voice behind him, indicating she was finished changing.

'Alright Kouji. Here is how this will play out. I will be the one to talk mainly, and you be the one guarding the place. They probably will hear your footsteps but not mine, so because of that steer clear of being too close to them, and guard the door. We will not adress each other by any name or nicknames either. Follow my lead.''

He nodded to her to show his acknowledgment of the plan, happy to let the blonde kunoichi take the lead. They advanced on the residential district in silence, hoping their disguises were enough to deter any passerby from interacting with them. He resisted the urge to fidget like he had earlier, as he knew the stakes were much higher now that they were on an actual mission. But it was difficult, he frequently had to stop himself from adjusting his outfit, as it still felt unnatural on him.

As they arrived at their destination Izu took the lead. Opening the door and indicating a spot for him to stand. He tried to look as imposing as possible, the perfect picture hunter-nin of Kirigakure. He heard a collection of gasps as Izu made her presence known.

''Take a seat in the living room. All of you please.'' As they all sat down she continued, a truly frightening visage, the look of hunter-nin suiting the female ninja completely.

''Now, we are here on behalf of the hidden mist authority regarding your son, the genin Shikamiro. As his family, you are close to him, and you need to understand a few things. His role need utmost secrecy, that mean also keeping secret from you. If any information about him, his missions or assignements get out of the village or even fall into the ears of someone else in the village, you will all be taken care of. I trust you will respect and help him withold this duty to the hidden mist? Good. We wish you a good evening. Don't make us come back.''

Kouji had to resist a shiver at her words. He knew all too well how terrifying she could be outside of her current costume, with it these people must be feeling something almost more primal than fear itself. As they left the family his bank mission with her was still fresh in his mind. The feeling of his body hitting the cold ground, completely immobilized and waiting for certain death. He rubbed his arms unconsciously, the memory alone sending a chill throughout him as if emanating from his very core.

Izu did nothing to dispel the feeling as they changed back into their civilian clothes. ''Good job today Kouji. You get better by the minute. One day we should spar in the arena dont you think? For tonight tho i'm done. Have yourself a good night. And you too keep it silent. I dunno if your family had the talk or not yet, but if you let any information spill, i'll do them myself. I know you talk a lot so keep it in check. Night now!''

As she vanished into the mist that had given the village its namesake, he wondered what he had gotten into trying to befriend this girl. She truly was a paragon of the village's old names, "Village of the Bloody Mist." He whispered the words after her as if the very words were legend itself, and if he spoke them too loudly they may come to be yet again. He shook his head at the thought, and walked towards his home, contemplative of the day's events.

Mission complete.

WC: 1,899
TWC: 2,371

Exit:

524 WC Seal Sense (The rest learned here)
1847/3000 WC Pureblood Skill

2371 WC used - 0 remaining

Stats:
+ 23 chakra

Forgot to claim mission rewards:

+8,000 ryo
+40 ap

Kouji Masaki wrote:Forgot to claim mission rewards:

+8,000 ryo
+40 ap

Approved