Teach an old dog new tricks!

Wed Oct 25, 2023 2:46 am

Mission Link: Give a Dog a Bone
Stat Page: Yukio's Stats

As Yukio left the Hokage building content in having completed his first mission, he consulted the list of ~~chores~~ missions his mother had provided him. 'Let's see, what else can we do. Oh, the Inuzuka compound needs a delivery of meat? I can assist with that, no problem!' With a spring in his step, Yukio set out towards the butcher. As he walked, he took note of his surroundings. It was coming upon midday soon, the sun was high in the sky and the day was, as usual, another hot one. The Village Hidden in the Leaves was bustling with activity. Civilians were moving to and fro, running businesses and shopping, the lifeblood of the entire village. Mixed within them was the occasional shinobi, clearly indicated by their Konohagakure Headband proudly displayed. They moved with purpose, accomplishing the necessary tasks for their day, or enjoying some well deserved time off.

Yukio rapidly approached the butcher shop in question. It had a large hanging sign outside indicating its location, and the exterior was clean and inviting. Opening the door with a small chime, Yukio was greeted by a young man, slightly older than he was. The shop clerk had sandy blonde hair and brown eyes that seemed to dart about as if he couldn’t decide what he wanted to look at. He finally settled on Yukio and welcomed the potential customer.

”Hello, and welcome to Konohagakure House of Meats! My name is Sanjuro, how can I assist you?” The young clerk was wearing a white apron over sensible work clothing and was standing behind a small counter. The interior of the shop contained a wide assortment of not only meat, but supplies for processing meat as well.

”Hello, I’m Yukio, I’m here to assist with the Inuzuka delivery.” Yukio produced the order receipt that was given to him, and the clerk took it with a short nod.

”Perfect, we were just getting this order finalized. Wait here one moment, I’ll bring the packages out front.” The clerk stepped into the back section out of view. As the door swung closed, Yukio got a brief glimpse of the back room, which contained several metal tables with assorted meats and what appeared to be a few meat hooks from which hung large half-slabs of entire cows or pigs. Wondering if perhaps this was where his mother purchased the meat his family used, Yukio only had to wait for a few moments before Sanjuro returned with a large handful of meat. He placed it onto the counter with a slight grunt and before Yukio could say anything, he disappeared back into the employee area, ostensibly to retrieve even more meat. The young Senju realized he was going to need some method of carrying this. If only he had approval to purchase a sealing scroll! This would have made everything much simpler. When the clerk returned, laden with a somehow even larger pile of meat than originally, Yukio spoke up.

”Is it possible you have a couple of boxes? Just some large cardboard boxes will do. I can carry the weight, but some way to contain them will be very helpful.” Yukio asked as the clerk deposited his burden onto the counter, now veritably overflowing with packaged cuts of meat.

”Actually yes, I have a few that came in with our order today, two that should work out well.” Once more the clerk stepped into the back, but this time he returned almost immediately after, carrying two large, empty cardboard boxes. The two men set about putting the multitudinous mound of mouth-watering meat into the boxes, and once finished sealed them with package tape. Yukio filled out receipt of the order and then, with the clerk’s help, balanced both boxes in his arms, one resting on each shoulder. ”Are you sure you’ve got that?” The clerk asked as he helped Yukio out the front door of the shop.

”Yes I’m just fine, thank you for your assistance!” With a delicate application of chakra from his arms and hands, Yukio thanked the clerk and then stepped out into the busy street, marching off to deliver his goods. He walked about seven steps when he realized that he did not exactly know where the Inuzuka clan compound was. He knew if he set these boxes down to check his directions it would be quite difficult to get them back into position. He glanced around the street and luckily spotted a pair of Chunin shinobi sitting at a noodle bar, apparently enjoying their lunch break. Yukio approached the pair, clearing his throat as he neared. ”Excuse me, I’m sorry to bother you, but would you be able to give me directions to the Inuzuka compound? I have a delivery for them,” At this Yukio shrugged, indicating the boxes he carried, ”but unfortunately I can’t quite reach my directions for them.” The Chunin closest to him chuckled at his predicament, finished his bite of noodles, and nodded.

”I can do that, certainly. You’re going to head east down this street here, like you’re headed to the East Gate. Once you get to the gate, take the angled left and it’ll walk you straight into the Inuzuka compound. The gate guard at the compound will escort you from there. It’s a bit of a walk, you sure you can make it?” The shinobi looked at Yukio doubtfully, wondering if the teenager could handle the weight he was carrying for that distance.

”Yes, I can, thank you for your assistance, Shinobi-san. Enjoy the rest of your meal!” With a second shrug in service of a wave, Yukio set off down the main thoroughfare towards the Eastern Gate. The road was quite busy, and it required some intricate dodging and weaving through the foot traffic. The midday sun continued to beat down overhead, and as Yukio neared the Eastern Gate, he began to work up a good sweat. Coming to the intersection, he spied the road the Chunin mentioned previously and set off in that direction. About five blocks down the road he came to the Inuzuka compound gate, where two shinobi stood guard, both with ninken nearby. As he approached, the ninken perked up and were clearly excited by what Yukio was holding.

”Alright, down boys. You know that isn’t for you. Butcher delivery? We could smell you coming from the Eastern Gate. Teiji here will escort you to the receiving warehouse, just follow him.” Yukio nodded silently and the other Shinobi motioned for him to follow along. The two walked in companionable silence for just a short distance and soon arrived at the warehouse. Yukio relinquished both boxes of meat and rolled his aching shoulders out, both of which popped satisfyingly. With a final nod to gate guard, Yukio set off again, eager to get the remaining tasks for the day done.

[EXIT]

WC: 1142
+11 Stats; 5 to Chakra, 6 to Vigor
33WC to finish Water Release: Bouncy Wall (Prior claim here)
1000/1000 WC for Water Release: Snake's Mouth
109/500 WC for Genjutsu Release Mastery
Mission Rewards: 1000 Ryo / 5 AP

Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:19 am

Senju Yukio wrote:[EXIT]

WC: 1142
+11 Stats; 5 to Chakra, 6 to Vigor
33WC to finish Water Release: Bouncy Wall (Prior claim here)
1000/1000 WC for Water Release: Snake's Mouth
109/500 WC for Genjutsu Release Mastery
Mission Rewards: 1000 Ryo / 5 AP

Approved!

Note: To Master a technique the same amount of WC is required to learn the base technique. For Genjutsu Release you will only need 250 WC not 500 WC! This also means it only takes up 1 Mastery Slot for E-Rank Techniques.

Teach an old dog new tricks!

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