Mizu - The Sneaky Cat

Mission:

She stood in line at the large mission board that housed the latest missions, the Kage himself was too busy to be personally handing out such missions as the ones posted on the board, if there were any serious missions that needed taken care of those suitable would have been pulled in to be personally spoken with. It had been a long while since she had been pulled into the office of Kenshin, the Kazekage of Sunagakure. In fact that mission was more of a test of both her and Ibari's skill comparing how they worked in leadership and partner roles. She had allowed her mind to dwell on that day several times during her gate duty but it hadn't done her any good other than increasing the crease in the middle of her eyebrows. She dropped the line of thought as she approached the front of the line, the large cork board organized by mission type from left to right - her eyes scanned over the missions that were left - while she wanted something of importance she wasn't in the mood of breaking a sweat/ Easy money for an easy task was that so much to hope for? 

Her crimson mixed eyes landed on an E rank mission at the far left that she snatched off the board and turned before opening it up and reading over her chosen assignment - Missing cat. Mizuki couldn't help but close her eyes and bring her thumb, forefinger and middle finger to squeeze the bridge of her nose. She wasn't one to be fond of animals, she didn't hate them but they were just so much work for literally no reward other than love? Sounded like a ruse to Mizuki if you asked her, she glanced over the information that was listed of the cats last whereabouts and whom/ where to drop the feline off to when capture was a success. She headed over to The Grove, the area that surrounded the Spire in the middle of the village - of course the cat would make a beeline for the only semi-forested place in the village. While it was only an 100 meter area it was still housing so much vegetation that one small cat could hide for an almost indefinite amount of time especially if it decided to move. She was fast enough to get the job job if she ran and kept her eyes peeled but... wouldn't it be easier if she had more help? Rolling her shoulders she made the Clone seal and in a dramatic puff of smoke her own clone appeared to her left, giving a small nod the two took off full tilt in opposite directions, full speed as they tore through the area in search of the target. It was almost pathetically fast that her clone was able to find the cat clinging to the middle branches of a low hanging Willow - the real Mizu had come full circle and met up with her clone who had stopped underneath the target and waited her appearance. The moment she had come withing 2 meters her clone exited reality in a puff of smoke and she was left to climb the tree, grab the grey tabby by the scruff, and hop down.

Holding the cat in front of her she checked for any sign of injury - assessing the animal to be in full health she tucked it in her arms tightly enough to maintain composure as she made her way back to the owner. With relief tears streaming down her eyes she thanked Mizuki over and over, of which Mizu could only bear to hear one of as she slowed backed away from the woman - now cradling the cat and sobbing into it's fur. How the tables had turned in the last months... once they would avoid eye contact with the nin that inhabited the village and now they seemed ready to thank them to death. The look of disgust formed on her features as she made her way back to the mission board to collect her reward.

WC 678
Claiming 6 AP
678 towards V7 Water Release: Water Cutting Sword 877/1000 previous 199 from True Blood
Mission rewards of 500 ryo and 1 AP

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