A Thief In The Night [Mission]

[The Bearer of Bad News]

Name: Thief In The Night
Rank: D-Rank
IIC Length: 2 Days.
Difficulty: Easy.
Description:

There appears to be a night thief among us. Every night when the village is silent, there have been reports of an unknown force pilfering freely and escaping with various items from inventory. This has been going on for quite some time, and none have been able to nab the perpetrator. He appears to enjoy food, but on occasion raids of secondary weapons have been stolen from the stashes of certain departments.

Objective: Investigate, apprehend, and report the thief.
Reward: 1,000 Ryo.

Those words, written on the scroll in her pack, echoed through Yukino's mind as she strolled through the windy desert village of Suna. Sweat beaded on her cheeks, dampened her long hair, and deepened the shade of blue of the cloth headband She wore. No matter how long she lived here, she would never get used to the heat; it was in her nature as an ice-type. In fact, she was probably the only ice-type in the land of wind. it was just too hot. Still, she was who she was, and would just have to deal with it. She remembered fondly that day in the academy in Konoha, her original village, where her sensei had given her the card. She had been so surprised when it grew cold to the touch before being covered in ice and shattering into a thousand tiny peices. Come to think of it, so had everybody else. Those were the only happy times there. Before that day...

She shook her head and cleared her thoughts. Get your head in the game Yuki, focus on the mission. You are finally able to start repaying your dept to Kazekage-sama...to all of Suna...She would start by helping to keep the peace here in her new, true home.

Night was falling as she entered the Commercial District, the moon was completely full. Perfect...Yukino thought, her left hand gripping the small gourd of water at her hip, full to the brim with chackra-augmented water from her private oasis. If her information was right, the theif she was after would strike soon. His activity took place in the night, relying on stealth. That made the mission perfect for somebody like her. She was a natural enemy to his kind; she too was at her peak at night, especially as the moon grew fuller, and her Byakugan made attempts at sneaking anywhere without her knowledge nearly imlpossibe.

She jumped up to a high perch on the roof of the butcher's shop, and held up the Tiger's Half-Seal. "Byakugan," she whispered, channeling chackra to her pale eyes. The veins in and around them bulged with the extra flow, granting her a 360-degree feild of vision within a 50 yard range. Enough to see the whole district, and then some. She waited.....

[Umehara]

~NPC-ing The Thief For This Thread~

It was night. And in the night, the creatures that lurked were always concealed by the shadows. One such patron was that creature, and he crept along the ground at a slow pace. Tip-toeing..he was a true assassin, and he was a true combatant not to be toyed with. As the unknown figure wandered down the street, a toothy grin could not help but appear upon his features. He was the vengeance! He was the night! He....was...Batman! ...Wait, wrong show. ^_^ Sorry!

A store near the outskirts of town was now beginning to close, the elderly couple that ran it closing shop and beginning to wander off into the distance toward their lovely abode. But wait! They did not see he who covered himself with the oblivion, tossing a kunai toward the ground and stopping the lock from initiating. He glanced around a few times, but saw noone for quite a distance. If they were lurking, he would simply dispose of the little peons! Hehehehe!

But alas! His goal waited for him..deep in the back...a storage of candy that had been shipped in just earlier that day. The fiend would take it, and be on his way.

[The Bearer of Bad News]

Scanning the area with Byakugan, Yukino found nothing to be concerned with yet. Still, she noted everything. A cat, an elserly couple of shopowners, another cat, yet another cat...How many cats ARE there out here? Yukino found herself wondering. A drunk, a few late-night shoppers, some guy tiptoeing through the sand and throwing a kunai at a door, a sandrat...wait. A kunai!? This must be the guy!

She jumped down and stalked the man as quietly as possible, certain that this was it. But she needed proof. She needed to catch him in the act. The nights full moon was a mixed blessing then; sure it boosted her water powers, but it also gave off a lot of light. If she was discovered, she might lose her only chance.

When he entered the the candy shop, Yukino knew she had the right guy. She formed a few handseals. "Bunshin no Jutsu," she whispered the name of the basic academy gejutsu she had performed. Silently flicking into being, a second Yukino stood, this an illusion. Using another academy move, the Shunshin no Jutsu, the Real Yukino moved to the roof above the theif. Then she performed another series of seals and gripped the cork on her water gourd, ready to pop it open and use her Water Whip Jutsu. She would only use the lethal force of her fan if it was absolutely necessary. She commanded the Fake Yukino to speak.

"Hey, you. Sneaking into the store there. Better stop and come quietly with me if you plan on waking up in the morning unharmed."

[Umehara]

"Hmm?"

The female voice almost startled the figure, his footstep faltering as he shrieked silently and stood up on his tiptoes. Eyes darted back and forth rather sneakily, and thereafter he would dart to the back of one of the decoration. Like the rat in the sewer he would creep..slowly moving along the shadow and using stealth to attempt to catch the view of the person attempting to stop him on this quest. He whispered to himself "Phooey. As if I'm going to go out like a sucker...hehehe, sucker..that's pretty funny." Grabbing one of the lollipops, the small figure tore the wrapping off before sticking it in his mouth. He let it hang at the corner as he pulled open a bag, and from there he would begin pilfering the items he desired.

As for his little friend outside, he would make sure that they were most welcome. With a free hand did he pull out a couple of beanbags, tossing them upward and catching them mockingly before throwing them out into the store's opening. Surely, with this transition noone would be alarmed. At least...noone but his unsuspecting goody two-shoed assailant! Snickering to himself, he ducked down and hid himself well as they activated. POP! The beanbags would literally ignite only seconds after appearing at whoever's feet was out there...well, he couldn't quite deduce whether it was feet or not..the position of the moon didn't cast a shadow to the inside of the store. No matter! They would seen feel his fury!

Twin brilliant flashes of light would burst forward, and from the beanbags would a bunch of small pellets scatter. They were of no true consequence, but the amount of annoyance at getting hit by these would be enough to startle one into at least leaving him to his devices. He was rather proud of himself! The darkened figure would then seal the bag, having yet another to fill. And if he could get out of here without being detected, his next destination would lie just down the road. "Hehehe...cat and mouse? I love this!" he jeered. It was almost as if he were a real ninja! A real thief! A real con man! Or.....con boy.

But no...she would not know all of this...not yet. ^_^

[The Bearer of Bad News]

The Fake Yukino squeaked in surprise as the theif's projectiles struck her. Or, they would have, had she been possesed of a physical body. But, unfortunately for the would-be escaper, she did not. The beanbags passed right through her, and she disappeared in a tiny poof of smoke. Above, the Real Yukino growled in frustration as her target ran off down the street.

Following along the rooftops, she and another bunshin on the opposite side chased him down, waterwhips snapping at his heels. Yuikino commanded her bunshin to purposefully miss, thus hiding the fact that she was not real and extending the time it would take for her target to figure out which was the Real Yukino.

When she could stand the chase no longer, she shunshined in front of him and sent her waterwhip flashing out at his face...

It's just a boy! she realized, and tried to stop her attack, but it was too late. Unless by some miracle he managed to dodge, he would be hit in the face with a water whip, and he would be hit HARD.

[Umehara]

"OW!" That was the best description for the pain that he felt as the whip of water smacked him dead in his scrawny body, the shadows no longer concealing his identity as the moonlight cast itself down onto him. Wearing a rather poorly-made shinobi uniform, the brown haired Maru flailed in mid-air before landing on his rump and tumbling for a few meters. Dirt and dust kicked up as he smacked against the wall of one of the buildings, his eyes swirling as he rolled about. "Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow! What'd you do that for, big jerk!?" he exclaimed. Now sitting up and kicking his legs frantically, the sack at his side lay open with only a few pieces of candy sticking out.

Was she some type of ghost or something!? Water doesn't just come from anywhere! He spied the jug on her person and blinked a few times, silently inquiring on how someone was so adept with that peanut on their person. "Man...you're annoying!" he shouted at her. Picking up the sack and standing to his feet, Maru poked out his lower lip. "Why don't you leave me alone!? I wasn't bothering you! Always gotta pick on the little guy!" he snapped. The pain that his face felt was surely burning him at this point, but the annoyance of being so short wasn't helping him much either.

This was how he preferred to live; taking what he wanted, and doing what he wanted. His parents were always busy, and they never made the time to truly appreciate him. Sure, it could have been the cliche' thing for a kid like him to do...but on the bright side, he did love mischief! And as that thought crossed his mind, a glimmer of mischievous doing could be hinted. He'd wait for her to approach, or make some attempt to apprehend him...and then he'd make her pay for that little move of hers!

[The Bearer of Bad News]

Yukino stepped forwand, left hand gripping the small HIP FLASK sized gourd. She stood directly over him, completely oblivious to the veiw of her underwear that was probably giving the boy. She deactivated the Byakugan and crouched down beside him, smiling. "I'm sorry if I hurt you." She moved both her hands in front of her, palms up and open to show she meant no harm. "I was only chasing you down because it was my mission. I didn't know you were just a little boy. So tell me...Why were you stealing? Surely there must be a reason for it from someone like yourself? Mabey I can help somehow, crime isn't the only path available to you." She saw just how thin and pale he was. He must be so hungry...no wonder he..."First thing's first. If you come with me to the Kazekage's Tower we can explain everything. Once they pay me, I'll take you to get some ramen. Don't worry, I'll tell them there's no need to arrest you. After all, the mission was just to find out who, stop them, and report it, not to apprehend." She smiled again, her pale eyes half-closing, and waited for a response.

[Umehara]

And just as soon as she would step over him, his eyes widened slightly. His cheeks flushed with red for an instant as he viewed the indescribable view before him, for he'd never seen such a thing on a woman...well, except for when mommy was just getting out of the shower. Surely, he'd turn his head to the side and attempt to displace the embarassment felt. But it did not deter him from his goal! Maru turned his head once more toward her as she crouched down, and he noticed the more softer side of her appearance. Noone had ever gotten this close to him before, and it felt rather.....pitiful!

As she placed her hands in front of him, Maru heard her inquire about the KazeKage tower and the ramen. "Ramen.." he began, coaxed into half-lidded eyes of his own. But these eyes weren't dreaming of ramen...they were dreaming of much more that he could have at his fingertips. Why would he want ramen when he could have everything as long as nuisances like her weren't around! He hated when people judged him! He hated when people treated him like an orphan! Ooooooh, she'd pay! >:3

Without hesitance, he smiled in return to her own. "Mmmm...okay.." he muttered. He reached forward as if attempting to take her hands and pull himself to stand with her help, when BOOM! Two strings of fabric lining were wrapped around her wrists and drawn together by a trick magnet. They were coiled gently, but enough to hinder her hands as he immediately rolled off to the right and picked up his sack. "You can take me back, but only if you catch me sucker!" he shouted. He'd begin his dash down the street, and into the darkness of one of the alleys as he'd leave her there with her hands tied together. He didn't care much for her feet. Besides, he might have caught a nosebleed if he would have seen her unmentionables again. Then again...he did have a thing for older women, hehehehe...

[The Bearer of Bad News]

"WHAA!" Yukino cried as her arms were suddenly bound and she fell over on her face, her rear sticking up behind her comically. Deceptive little brat, she huffed mentally. Under different circumstances he could be a decent shinobi. But, if he is so bent on playing "tag" with me, I guess I can play along.

She focused her chackra to the tenketsu in her wrists, pushing out so the wires snapped. "Nawanuke no Jutsu!" The boy theif was already at the edge of her sight, he was quick on his feet. But she was a shinobi, and so quicker. Running normally she would catch up quickly, but she was going to make a point, so she Shunshined directly behind him, the last she would be capable of for the next 24 hours.

Behind him now, her hands flashed through the seals of her favorite suiton technique; the water whip. A stream of water burst forth from her hip gourd, snaking out ond down to wrap around his legs and bind them. Provided that was successful, she would divert the flow with her other hand to do the same with his arms, just like he had previously bound her wrists. But she was nice, perhaps to a flaw, and would try not to cause him any pain this time...

[Umehara]

Aw man, was she fast! Maru's own peripheral vision had caught sight of her as her rear end was caught in the air, and he laughed rather maniacally at the sight. But once she had appeared only a few steps behind, he would take action as she tried to do that whimpy water trick on him again. "Nuh uh! Not this time!" he yelled. As the whip of water aimed for his feet, he tossed back a smoke pellet. Sure, he didn't have anything that was as fancy and cool as the ninja did, but he got by! He would be a ninja someday!

With that, the pellets would make a small tap against her chest before exploding into plumes of smoke. This would give him time to round the corner and jump into a gathering of barrels, concealing himself into one of them. He had no place else to run...he was cornered..and if she spotted him here, that'd be it for him. But he didn't wanna go back home! Sheesh...living with a bunch of old people. He couldn't stand it. Maru huddled up and pulled his knees to his chest as he began to rummage through the candy, eating various pieces of it. If he had to be taken in, he'd go on a full stomach.

Nyah! :P

[The Bearer of Bad News]

Yukino lost track of the boy when she was hit full in the chest with a cluster of smoke pellets. Geez...this kid IS good...she thought while her waterwhip splashed into the sand. She again used the waterwhip jutsu, this time on the lost water to retreive what she could before the desert absorbed it and stow it back inside her gourd.

"Hmph...atfter our ramen I might just suggest to Kazekage-sama that he send this kid to the academy. This kind of resoucefulness is not common. But, first...to find you..." She reactivated her Byakugan, searching every nearby area for her little freind with her enhanced sight. There was no way to hide from the Byakugan. She was going to win this 'game'.

There! Inside a barrel. In fact, he was right next to her. That was unexpected. Yukino deactivated her Byakugan again and pulled off the lid to the boy theif's barrel hinding spot. She stood over him menacingly, pale eyes glinting frighteningly in the moonlight. She leaned down, and...kissed his forehead.

"You're really good, kid," she laughed with that half-lidded smile of hers, "How about this? After our ramen, I think I'll ask Kazekage-sama to send you to the academy. You're definitely tricky and resourceful enough to be a shinobi in my oppinion." She extended her right hand to help him out, but kept her left firmly on what remained of her oasis water, just to be safe...

[Umehara]

Ack! He'd been discovered! Looking up from where he sat, he blinked a couple of times at her. Man...anyone who was this good and could find him that easily? They were worth following. His eyes lit up at the sound of the words "academy" and "shinobi", and instantly he'd leap from the barrel and cling onto her abdomen. He clung to her chest and wrapped tight, the sack of candy dropped to the ground below as he yelled out.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! A shinobi!? Seriously!? I get cool ninja weapons! I get the ninja gear, and I get the cool missions, and I get to go KA-POW to the bad guys! Heck yeah!" he exclaimed. He had to admit, going on trips to different places and beating up on people and getting PAID to do it was a lot better than dealing with the things he did in the night time. Maru was just a little boy, but he had many aspirations as such. He would lead someday, and then he would be able to have whatever he wanted.

As he clung to her form, the mischievous eye that he kept would not falter. He was, at heart, a very tricky person. But perhaps this was the essence of being a ninja. Perhaps this was what was required when one wanted to be stealthy, and accomplish the irregular for the people. And in this regard, maybe it'd be for the greater good.....








Nah, he just wanted the cool weapons! And the cool gear! And going KA-POW to the bad guys! Heck yeah!!!! "What are we waiting for!? I say we go there now!" he exclaimed. It was still very early in the morning, and he was ecstatic. Though, it probably would have been best to wait until the afternoon rolled in. He was tired and sleepy....but the excitement of the academy allowed him to brush that off...at least, for the time being as his eyes went half-lidded, clinging to her frame.

[divinity]

This fucking bullshit.
I don't need someone in my life who is going to rp pervertedly.
Fuck you, and this dumbass rp.

-Out.-