The Old Ladie's Errands Mission Sait&Hiro

[Mizaki Saitosen, the Plague.]

Saitosen awoke from his slumber over by the pond only to realize it was almost noon. He then packed his things and off he went. He arrived about 20 minutes later at the spot He and Hiro devised for a meeting place, "Ichiraku Ramen Bar Mist Village". "Good"Saitosen thought."Im hungry.."He finished as his stomach grumbled while he waited diligently for Hiro to arrive.

[hirohideoki]

Hiro was running through the streets to get to the bar where they were supposed to meet. It seemed like he was running for a long time, but he eventually saw the bar just ahead. He picked up his pace and came to the front of the store. He smiled as he saw Saitosen standing there. "Hello Saitosen!" Hiro said catching his breath after running from the other side of town.

[Mizaki Saitosen, the Plague.]

Saitosen picked his head up from the bar and turned to the left. "Hiro, hey! How've you been?" He said brightly as he rubbed his stomach which was rumbling extremely bad.

[hirohideoki]

"I have been training on the other side of town, what about you?" Hiro smiled listening to the loud roar of his stomach. "I am glad I ate before I came now." Hiro grinned at Saitosen. "I can wait if you want something." Hiro proped himself against the wall and rumaged through his pack.

[Mizaki Saitosen, the Plague.]

"Oh thank you im starving! Oh ill have 2 bowls of Ramen. No not diet Ramen!Thank you. He said to Hiro then to the owner. "So, whats this mission you called me here to meet you about?" he said while slurping some Ramen off of his chopsick.

[hirohideoki]

"We are to take care of this lady's dogs and do some garden work, you know the low level mission assignments. She is said to be one of the richest ladies in the land of water." Hiro said still looking through his bag checking his equipment. "I think she is gone for the day, so we were assigned to it." He looked up from his bag and looked out into the mist smiling.

[Mizaki Saitosen, the Plague.]

"Damn. I hate dogs. Hah anyway lemme just finish this second bowl of ramen and pay and we'll be out of here." He said with a sigh."Man i hope i can even participate in this upcomin Chunnin Exams. I just find it odd that noone in this village is a Chunnin and we have like 2 Jounin. We dont even have a teacher! he said while he finished his last noodle. He tossed a few coins onto the table and laid down a bill. "Arigato" he said to the owner of the shop before walking over to Hiro. Hmm, so which way is this rich ladie's house?"

[hirohideoki]

He was thinking of what he said the village was kind of empty. He didn't even think they had a kage anymore. "Well, if we don't make the Chunnin exams this time there is always the next, i'm really in no hurry." Hiro was staring in the direction of the lady's house. "It's this way." Hiro put back on his pack and started to walk. "Are you training to be an ANBU too?" Hiro kept walking and looked at Saitosen.

[Mizaki Saitosen, the Plague.]

"Yup. My whole family was in ANBU. My Father, Grandfather, my Greatgrandfather was actually the leader of the whole ANBU dicision. That was well before they died. This was my fathers Ninjaken. He said proudly at first, but lost the spark as he continued. "But about the Kage, im pretty sure our Kage had like, went on a really uber long trip. The wierdist thing is that hes an Uchiha. I thought that they were from Konoha." He continued bluntly. As they continued walking he looked over at Hiro. " So what about you? What's your motive to be in ANBU?" He asked.

[hirohideoki]

"I just want to defend the great water nation. You have quite a long history." Hiro stared at the sword. "So how did they die, if you don't mind me asking." Hiro kept walking down the street to the ladies house, paying close attention to what Saitosen said. He was interested to hear about his father, seeing he never had one to look up to. Still he made it by on his own.

[Mizaki Saitosen, the Plague.]

"Oh its ok i dont mind. Well, my Great Grandfather was assassinated by the hidden Stone village because of his involvement in the murder of a high ranked official. Lets see and my Grandfather was because of what he did to this sword on my back. You see he made this sword have a special..effect, on people. If anybody from my family's blood even touches the blade, it begins to tear and eat at the flesh of every person it touches. Including me. Thats why i wear these gloves at all times, just incase I bleed. Because he used a forbidden ritual on this weapon, he had to run from Kirigakure. He was assassinated by our 2nd Mizukage when he was only a Shinobi Hunter. My father. My fathers a different story. I had to murder my father with this sword on my back. This sword has been passed down since the early days of my ancestry. Every first boy in my family has had this sword given to him on his graduation day. I was an exception because I kinda killed my dad. See he had murdered my mother, and was coming after me, when I saw the sword sitting on the counter. So I dashed over to it and picked it up. He ran towards me and i stuck my sword out and that was the end of my father. It struck him through the heart. So if only to become a better ninja than my father, I have to do what he did, and do better than he did. Ive been alone since I was 4. I traveled around for a long long time. But yeah i ended up right back home. So yeah, thats how my family memebers were killed off. Noone in my family has ever lived to thier full life span, which means the same for me. He said as they walked on with obvious emotion sensed in his words.

[hirohideoki]

"That's the burden of being an ANBU I quess. To give ones life to protect your country, kage, or family. So you don't think you will live your entire life span?" Hiro thought about what Saitosen said about his family, his history. Hiro thought about his life as he walked through the mist with wandering eyes. He thought of his life and what it meant. He wondered if he would be scared in his time of death or if he would die an old man. Hiro could see the old lady's house in the distance.

[Mizaki Saitosen, the Plague.]

Saitosen thought about Hiro's question hard." Would I live my entire lifespan?" Truly he had no idea. But he took into consideration that noone in his entire family had lived thier entire life, even people that werent in the family intially, like his mother. He shook very violently for a short second remembering all the blood and the look on his father's face after he had ripped out his mother's throat in front of Saitosen. "Eh, I think I may but at the same time, noone knows. Maybe one of these dogs might scratch my heart out y'know?" he joked. He let out a slight chuckle as a mask of his true emotions while he tried to rid his mind of that image that plauged his mind night and day, Sleeping or awake. So where are your parents Hiro? Do they live in Kirigakure?"

[hirohideoki]

Hiro laughed at Saitosen's joking then thought about his parents. "It is very vaque, I never really knew them. They left me in Kiri to die on the streets. All in know about them is they are missing-nin to this country. They are a threat and they will be killed if they have not already." Hiro thought of his life span up to now. "You are fimiliar what happened in academy's up until a few years ago? Well, I passed and once I had a team. They were killed by Sand ANBU on a simple mission. That was about the only family I had." Hiro smiled at it now, thinking of them. The house was clearer now and he could see the gate.

[Mizaki Saitosen, the Plague.]

Hmm Saitosen thought if he ever had a family that wasnt blood related. He thought about bonds and friendship. He thought about the man who taught him. The former Seven Swordsmen, a Suiton master if you think about it. He taught Saitosen about control. Have you ever thought about how your life would have been if you grew up as with your parents? I did once but I never did again. I guess I just didnt even really want them to be alive. he said. Seems like we both come from troubled pasts. Hopefully we can combine our efforts to create a good future. He said enthusisticaly. This is the house? It's HUGE! Wow. Man, did I tell you how much I hate dogs? I'll do the gardening and you do the dogging OK? he said as they approached the front gate of the house.

OOC: I have to go me and my brothers are going to breakfast ill ttyl.

[hirohideoki]

Hiro chuckled and smiled thinking of what Saitosen said. "Yeah." He simply replyed and walked to the gate and opened it. The house was huge. It seemed like someone could get lost forever here. Hiro walked to the door and a note was left.

You all know what to do take care of my darling dogs and tend to my garden. Be careful and have fun. The key to the dog house is under the mat.

Hiro looked at key to the dog house. "There is a key to the dog house?" Hiro looked near the back of the house and a medium size house was there. "You have to be kidding." Hiro turned to Saitosen to see his task.

[Mizaki Saitosen, the Plague.]

"Wow. I've never seen a key, for a doghouse. But in anycase, you got the dogs and I got the planting, weeding, watering, and watching duties. Saitosen said happily. He looked at the note on the door and turned to look for the garden. "Hah, i've got a mile or five to walk if im gonna make it to that garden by midnight. He joked as he started to think how large the garden would be. "Wow, I wish my house was this big. If it was, i'd be able to jump from that roof all the way to my training grounds." he thought when he spotted the enormous garden. "Anyway Hiro, if you see the lady start to come back, shoot a jutsu into the sky so i'll know when to start heading back to this spot alright?" He told Hiro as he started to walk towards the garden. "We'll meet right at the door when were done!" He informed Hiro. "See ya later Hideoki.".

[hirohideoki]

Hiro sighed and laughed and walked to the dog house. "See you Saitosen." Hiro walked up to the double doors of the dog house. He laughed hysterically and opened the door. A big dog stared at him with wide bright eyes and his tounge stuck out. 'There is the first one.' He looked around a little furry dog came running out of another room barking like a big dog even though it was no bigger than Hiro's foot. Another dog sat looking outside from a chair near a window. 'That one reminds me of someone. So three dogs.' A long eared dog came from under a couch with his ears dragging the ground. 'There is the fourth.' Hiro looked around he came to a hallway with a shadow staring back at him. He realize this dog as soon as he saw it. It was a husky, his favorite kind. He came to Hiro when he called and sat staring up. Hiro smiled and rubbed his ears.

"So I guess i should wash you all first." He looked near the door and the little furry dog was rumaging through his pack. He ran over and grabbed it up and the little dog growled and Hiro growled back. "No doggy you can get hurt from this." It still growled until Hiro stepped at it and it shut up. "Bathtime dogs." When they heard that they all went to five diffrent rooms. Hiro looked down the hall and into the rooms. "It was a blue room with paw patterns on the wall. Complete with a bed food despencer, and a heated tub, along with many entertainments for the dog. 'This has gone past crazy. I wonder how Saitosen is doing'

[Mizaki Saitosen, the Plague.]

Saitosen walked towards the garden that expanded twice the width of the house. Saitosen started first by taking off his sword and laying it down on the floor near the fence. Then taking off his vest as it was an unnaturally hot day and he was in black. From there he got to the work. "Man it's hot out today' he said to himself out loud as he stalked through the flowers looking for weeds. He was almost half of the way through when he heard a noise. He looked behind him, but saw nothing. So he turned back around and continued to pluck out the weeds.

"Hmm, this isnt very tough. The garden is in fairly good shape." He thought. "Hmm I wonder how Hideoki is keeping up with those ugly little mutt---" He stopped hearing the noise again. He turned around and saw a rabbit just jump out to grab something he grabbed the hare right out of the air before it could land. He held up the rabbit and said "Your lucky im feeling generous rabbit." "Yes, Yes I am human" The animal responded.

Saitosen's jaw dropped at the thought of a talking animal. "What..Wh..What's your name Hare?" Saitosen asked still amazed. The rabbit then kicked Saitosen's hands until she fell and then said "I'm Usagii." The rabbit said as it started to run. Saitosen jumped on it and said "Oh im not done yet, your gonna help me with this little mission of mine Usagii." Saitosen said with a grin.

[hirohideoki]

Hiro stepped into the first dog's room and it was already in the tub waiting to be washed. Hiro took a soft bristle brush and scrubbed the dog down. Once he finished he took the big dog out and dried it with a towel. It seemed to enjoy baths. Hiro smooth as much hair as he possibly could on the dog in was long and matted, but still sat there with the same stare it had when he come in. Hiro poured one-fourth of a dog food bag into the despencer. 'She must spend a lot of money on food. The dogs eat better than me.' Hiro sighed and moved to the next room it went by like the first one exept the long eared dog was a lot easier to brush. Hiro stepped on to the next room, it was the dog who looked out the window. He was doing the same as Hiro came in. He called him and he came slowly to the water. This dogs face looked happy. Hiro could not figure this dog out, and it was better not to ask. He finished the bath and left food there ,but the dog went back to the window. Hiro just laughed. "You must like the mist too." Hiro moved to the little furry dog devil's room. It barked as soon as he came in. Hiro sighed. "Look. lets just get this over with dog." Hiro went to the dog and picked it up and warm liquid ran down Hiro's arm. "All bark and no bite." The fluffy dog wimpered as he put it in the water. He finished washing the dog and drying her. He picked up a fancier food bag than the others. "Foreign dog food?" He put the food in and turned around and the dog had slung everything out of his pouch. She had torn Hiro's book he was reading and ate his rice balls for a snack. Hiro put his equipment in his bag and came to the dog and looked it in the eye. "Watch your back." They watched each other on the way out and he shut the door. Hiro came to the last room and entered. Laying on the ground was the big husky. He walked over to him and looked at him for a minute as he stared back. "I like you dog." Hiro smiled and the dog seemed to smile with him. The dog went to the water and sat down slowly into it. Hiro took longer washing the dog. He dried it and feed it Hiro petted him one last time and left the room. Before Hiro decide his part was complete he checked on all the dogs again and they were either asleep or eating. He picked up his pouch and left locking the door carefully behind him then placing it under the mat. "Looks like I am done here." Hiro walked off to find Saitosen to see his progress.