All about that paperwork [M|O]

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Personal File Submission
Rank: D
IIC Length: Two Days
Difficulty: Easy
Objective: Fill out a form provided at the lobby desk of the Amekage Tower and return it once ready to collect the reward.
Description: There is much sorrow in the Village of Rain. From a ninja once forgotten to coming back still faithful after her abandonment - to the decrepit village being made whole once more; there comes a time when one must take steps to finding those loyal and those unloyal to the village. The Amekage urges his people to provide information necessary and those loyal will provide this willingly. Information asked upon may be of themselves, of something they know, or historical facts they know. The information will be kept under lock and key for Amekage eyes only so no worries of it getting out if it were detrimental to the ones saying such things (It is preferred that this be one of the first missions as an Ame Ninja you do).
Reward: 3,750 Ryo

It was high time that Turin win himself some points in the Kage's office. Simple enough, just fill out a form with some information about himself and be viewed as a loyal and trustworthy shinobi. Being held in positive regard by those with greater power than he would be useful in the long run. Besides, what could be easier?

Firstly, the personal information. How much to tell? He could start at the beginning, from his humble start as a beggar in a desert village, having only heard stories of the wealth his parents had once claimed. However, he didn't feel like this particular sheet was asking for his life story, nor would he give it even if it were. No, all of that about before he came to Rain Country as a child after escaping the harsh punishments given to thieves in Wind Country would be irrelevant to the Amekage.

Probably best to keep it to the useful information. What he was good at, what he was interested in doing, all things that the village could use militarily. Nobody in power cared about where he came from or why he possessed his particular set of skills, the Amekage would only care about what he could do. So, that's what he added first.

al-Sahar, Turin: A rank, Chuunin Class
Professional Marksman: Highly accurate at extreme range. Maximum effective range: 500m.
Infiltrator: Master of Glamour Perception. Master of stealth and espionage skills.
Mission Specialties: Assassination and Espionage.

That seemed pretty good for the first section. Clear, concise, and an accurate picture of his abilities. Of course, there were things that he left out. Most of the skills that he knew weren't included, and the severely understated his maximum range. It hurt his pride to do so, but if he found himself with this information being used against him, having his enemies underestimate him gave him the advantage. Naturally, he would have loved nothing more than to brag on and on about how good he is at all of these things, but he had to keep in mind who might be reading this. If the Council decided to take offense to his poking around in that whole execution business, once he really started digging in, it would serve him that they don't know the full extent of his power.

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Now on to the next section: things that he knows. What did he know that would be of any use to the Amekage? Truthfully, not much. He knew what it was like to have next to nothing. He knew the feeling of finally gaining something and falling into a hoarder mindset from fear of losing it. He also knew the identity of the girl who escaped execution, and the name of the person who helped her do it. Probably best to leave all of that out of this particular form.

That being said, the way the form was written, it gave a lot of freedom in what he should actually write. Might as well include some back story on himself in this section. Being forthcoming with personal information could further enhance the image of the loyal and trustworthy solider he was trying to portray. Worth a shot, at least.

He wrote:
Born in Wind Country. Small village, name forgotten. Lived in poverty, ran away to Rain Country as soon as able. Picked up by Rain Ninja, adopted by archery master. Learned to shoot crossbows. Came of age, joined Rain Village Ninja Academy. Learned combat shooting and long-range sniping techniques. Secondary specialization in Genjutsu. Tertiary specialization in throwing weapons. First human kill at age sixteen. Headshot. Joined Venatores after attaining Chuunin. First monster kill at age twenty-four. Vampire. Headshot. Current Venator status: active. Current goal: Achieve ANBU status, Owl and Cat divisions. Secondary goal: Achieve Jounin status.

He figured that would be enough for now. There was no need for long and poetic sentences and descriptions of things. This was about facts, and facts are all he provided. And, as far as he could tell, none of it could be used against him except by somebody very, very clever. It showed that he was both a man of action and a man of ambition, a solid combination if the Amekage decided he wanted someone who was both skilled and driven to conduct a mission. One more section left to go, then he could go get himself paid.

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There was still one last section Turin felt obligated to fill out, but he wasn't quite sure what he should say. He already provided his skills and his background, what else was there that would be relevant? Perhaps he could elaborate on his Venator abilities, or provide more details about his specialties. Again, he wanted to freely give the information without giving away everything. So, what had he missed? What else could he include that would give the appearance of being cooperative without actually giving away anything that could hurt him?

He decided that elaborating on his recent Venator status would be best. Might prompt the Amekage to throw more monster-slaying missions his way. Killing monsters paid just as well as killing people, and he could always say that he was doing it as a service.

He wrote:
Special note on Venator status:
Currently in training. Became Venator after encounter with vampire hive. Intends to broaden mission specialization to include Slaying. Special request: receive priority missions involving monsters or supernatural beings.

There, perfect. Included some desires and goals, made it slightly more personal, but still professionally worded and just vague enough to be safe. With the form all filled out, he reviewed the information written on it. Simple, professional language, similar to dossier files, check. Appearance of cooperation and loyalty, check. Slight understatement of ability, check. Personal touches, check. Everything appeared to be in order, so Turin gathered up his materials and headed off to the Amekage tower.

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