Kids, Zokuji and crazyness [Yorikane, mission]!

[Minoru Hyuuga]

Name: Summer camp guide.
Rank: “B”-rank.
IIC Length: 2 days.
Difficulty: Moderate.
Description: The summer is coming up and a bunch of kids are going on a summer camp that is in the Moon capital Zokuji. However, one of the guides has fallen ill and the company has asked the Hokage to find some substitutes. Those who takes this mission have to escort ten kids between 6-10 years old to the Moon capital. Make sure none of the children gets lost on the journey, the parents are counting on you!
Requirements: If not a chuunin or above, a chuunin or higher must accompany genin on this mission.
Objective: Bring the kids to Zokuji safe and sound.
Reward: 3,280 ryo.

'According to the adress, I should be there soon' thought the male as he walked around in one of the largest streets in Konoha. His mission for today was to escort a group of kids to Zokuji on a summer camp. 'I hope the kids aren't spoiled brats...there are enough of those in the Hyuuga mansion' thought Minoru.
He would not be alone at this mission; his new teammate Yorikane would accompany him. 'I just hope he does not screw up the mission' thought the guy.

His teammate appeared rather rash and almost cocky despite that the Chuunin could easily give him severe injuries. 'I might have to make it clear to Yorikane-san how serious the mission is. Oh, looks like I'm here' thought the male as he saw the Kintempin logo in a window.
He entered the building and went towards the counter. A young man with blue hair sat behind it.

"My name is Minoru Hyuuga. I'm one of the shinobis you hired to escort the kids to Zokuji" informed the black-haired guy as he showed him the mission papers. The bluenette looked at it before he smiled.
"Good; the kids will be here in 30 minutes. I'll call Honda-san so she can give you the tickets as well as the papers you need" said the male.

"Good. Thank you" replied the guy with a polite smile. He then sat down in one of the golden yellow sofas located on the right side of the door.
Minoru had managed to modify his uniform to fit the summer; the only thing remaining was the flak jacket. The dark blue long-sleeved sweater plus the trousers had been replaced by a T-shirt and a shorts in the same colour.

'Yorikane-san got the adress to this building for two hours ago. I hope we can leave soon...the cruise ship will leave in four hours from Port Minakari. And it will take us at least three hours to get there with a bunch of kids in our heels' thought the male.
He picked up a magazine that featured Tsuki no Kuni; he should try to get some information on the country. After all, the Chuunin would be there tomorrow morning.

[voices]

Yorikane had been continuing with his training, he needed a tutor for him to improve his abilities onto the next level. He was weak, and another Genin on his way to nothing. He had been implemented into a Team of 4, including his teacher. He hadn't been in touch with the others for awhile, losing them. He always asked multiple times when he drifted into sleep, where were they? Nothing like this could help him out, and why was his teacher called teacher? He never taught him things. He lay in bed, staring into the depth of his ceiling. Though in his head, he was looking up in space.

He chuckled to himself, space eh? He had begin to notice the beeping noise he had been ignoring for the past hour. With a quick glance his whole expression changed to a nervous one. He was supposed to be meeting with his teaching Minoru at the company building. Leaping from his bed he lashed out his hand to scoop up his Chokuto.

With quick burst of speed he broke through another glass window, which seemed to be a constant habit of his which began recently. Jumping from roof to roof attempting to reach the area in time before he could. Though he was one important figure then he was, supposed to take care of children, though Minoru might add some tricks of his own into it, due to him being his leader he had they pull tricks to train their own Genin. His speed was about average no where near the level of a Chunin.

Finally reaching the location the company building he awaited, he reminded himself of the note that they were supposed to meet soon. He charged through the building, his smashing through the glass to notice Minoru standing there.

"It looks like I made it on time, my man." He said with a slight chuckle in his tone towards Minoru.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

CLIIIIRR! The sound of broken glass made the male whip his head around to see what had happened. His teammate had arrived in the same fashion as earlier...by breaking through a window.
"It looks like I made it on time, my man." stated Yorikane with a small chuckle in his voice. A small sigh escaped Minorus lips as he walked over to his teammate.

"Glad to see that you made it on time Yorikane-san. But I'm afraid the janitor is not that happy about the window" informed the guy as he nodded his head towards the broken window. The janitor was already there with a broom.
"Listen...this is a VERY serious mission. The parents are counting on US to get their kids to Zokuji without any mental or physical injuries" said the Chuunin with a sharper voice than usual.

"This means that you have to stop breaking through the windows for starters. Not to mention that you have to be a good role model for the kids. If you don't, you have to swim the entire way back to Hi no kuni" continued the male with a strict voice.
"Are you two the shinobis we hired for the Zokuji mission?" inquired a female voice.
The black-haired guy turned around and saw an ivory-haired adult woman dressed in a brown suit.

"Yes madam. This is Yorikane and I'm Minoru" replied the guy before he gave her a polite bow. "Nice to meet you; my name is Hikari Honda.
I see that you're a Chuunin Minoru-san, so I suppose you can have the information list" said Hikari as she handed him a list.

Lavender eyes scanned the list to see what it contained. The name at all the children as well as their age was written on the list he had been given.
'Six boys that are between the age of seven and ten. Four girls where the youngest is eight while the oldest is ten. Looks fine enough' thought Minoru.

"Here are the tickets to the cruise ship plus a map that shows the location of the harbor as well as the camp. I have a small first aid kit here in case either of you or the children suffer from seasickness" informed the female.
"Thank you" said the male as he took the small packet. "Oh, the kids should be here soon. Make sure you study the maps before you leave Konohagakure" informed the white-haired woman.

[JiMmIyZ5]

[Enter Noriko]

"Oh no, oh no, where am I" groaned the soft voice of a young girl, lost on her way through the village she grew up in. On her way to the local hospital to stock up on her supplies, Noriko Onigami, a girl with long pink hair, looks that transcended super models and a fetish for the colour pink, had gotten lost after a child she had passed by hurt himself and she went over to help. This in itself didn't deter her from her path but it lead to the encounter that did as after patching up the little boy with a bandage a small kitten suddenly appeared and Noriko, perplexed by its cuteness, couldn't help but chase after it yet despite the fact she was a ninja and the cat was not, it got away and she found that she didn't know where she was and she was forced to ask for directions.

"Wah! I think that man was fibbing when he gave me directions!" she whined as her clumsy running began to come to a halt as she began to get tired. She placed her hands on her knees and began to pant as she felt the fabric of her dress with her fingers. The dress was a dull, light dress that reached down to about her knees, a bit above, and over that she wore two items of clothing; a black sports shirt with a white skull image on the front, trimmed with pink lining and a pink long sleeved blazer of a darker shade that makes her look quite remarkable, said pink blazer adorning a hood on the back with white trimming and a yellowish ribbon on the front. Under her pink dress she was wearing a long sleeved white shirt that sticks out of the sleeves of her blazer and on her legs she wears dark bluish and white bluish stockings and her shoes were pink and white canvas shoes that reach partway up her ankle.

Sweat began to form on her brow, a wayward strand of hair reaching the center of her eyes from the effort of running. She blew the strand of hair from her face and stood up, still short of breath. "Oh no, what do I do now?" she asked herself as she looked around, the hospital nay in sight. "All I've got with me right now is about three blood clot pills, a 100ml vial, fifty needles, and a 100ml syringe. My butt bag can hold way more than that, awww I'm a terrible medic. I haven't even attended basic training yet, I'm awful. Noriko's nose began to sniffle, her meeting with the kitten getting the best of her allergies. "What am I going to do?" she repeatedly asked herself. Her eyes soon came to rest themselves upon a building with a logo sporting the word Kintempin on one of the windows. "Hmm... I wonder what that word means?" Noriko asked herself only to be shaken to her core as some person just slammed straight through it for no apparent reason.

Bolting in shock Noriko was quick to act and she ran straight into the building, through the door, and began to shout in her flustered disposition. "I just seen someone burst through the window, is everyone okay?!" she barked in question only to be stumped as when she'd enter the building she'd find that the person who had charged in, guns a blazin', was no where to be seen. 'Huh where did he...? she trailed off as she began to remember what she was doing. "Oh that's right I'm meant to be looking for the hospital! Oh no oh no oh no" she squealed. She didn't leave or anything however, merely crouched down and began drawing circles on the floor with her right index finger, depressed beyond imagining. "Oh I guess it doesn't matter, I'll just go home" she asserted before coming to another realisation. "But where's home?!" she stressed as she remembered that lost is lost, and lost meant she didn't know where she was, before falling on her back, her hood cushioning her fall for her head at least. "*Sigh* Today is not my day..."

[Minoru Hyuuga]

((OOC: Since you disappeared Yorikane, I'll just say that your character had something else to attend to. And PLEASE notify me if you're planning to delete accounts or similar things in the future so I can find a stand-in))

"Yorikane-san, where-". His words were halted as his teammate bolted out of the door when an angry-looking woman entered the lobby. 'I bet she's the executive or a manager...she's probably not happy about the broken window' thought the male.
Suddenly, a pink-haired girl that appeared to be a couple years younger than him barged through the door. "I just seen someone burst through the window, is everyone okay?!" exclaimed the female.

Minoru raised his eyebrows at the sudden arrival. 'Maybe she's a medic nin or something...hold on a second. Since Yorikane-san just left, that means that I need someone else to follow the kids to Zokuji' thought the guy.
"Oh that's right I'm meant to be looking for the hospital! Oh no oh no oh no" muttered the pinkette as she crouched down and drawed circles on the floor with her finger.

'Hospital!? But she looks all right' thought the Chuunin as he scanned her body, his byakugan not activated since he would get use for that later. He walked over to the girl that currently laid on her back on the floor.
"Excuse me...but are you all right? I can call the hospital if you want to" informed the male as he looked down at her.

His eyes then noticed the hip pouch; it was identical to the one that he wore. "Hey, are you a shinobi? I know this is a little sudden but...I was wondering if you wanted to accompany me on a mission.
I'm going to Zokuji with a bunch of kids and I think it would be handy to have a female on my team. Zokuji is the capital in Tsuki no Kuni before you ask" informed the black-haired guy with a friendly smile on his face.

[JiMmIyZ5]

Raising her head from the ground Noriko caught sight of the boy who had spoken to her. He seemed to be only a little older than her, possibly around the same age or even older than her as she always had to underestimate the age of others as she herself was very young looking. He had black hair and seemed to be wearing a chuunin flak jacket meaning that he also out ranked her. The favour of a mission then rang in her head as she pondered it over for a few seconds, coming to a quick decision shortly after. "Yeah sure, if you need the help than I'm more than willing to be of assistance she chimed happily to Minoru as she stood to her feet. "My name's Noriko, what's yours?" she introduced herself pleasantly, a smile on her face.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

"Yeah sure, if you need the help than I'm more than willing to be of assistance" said the girl as she got up on her legs. "My name's Noriko, what's yours?" inquired Noriko.
"My name is Minoru" replied the male before he gave her a bow. "Oh, we have to take a look at these before the kids get here" informed Minoru and handed her a map over Tsuki no Kuni.

'Lemme see...the summer camp is located in the suburban areas outside Zokuji. Wonder what ferry we're going to take' thought the guy as he looked at the tickets. There were 13 tickets in total; two adult tickets plus eleven children ones.
'We will take a ferry called S.S Amaterasu. The ferry will leave from port Minakari in Hi no Kuni at 7 PM and will arrive port Daitsuki in Tsuki no Kuni 9 AM' thought the Chuunin.

He then looked at the map over south of Hi no Kuni to find the port they had to take the kids. 'Looks like the port is about three hours away from Konohagakure no Sato...I might have to make room for an extra hour just in case.
The clock is 02:35 PM now, so I have plenty of time' thought the black-haired guy as he folded together the map. He then checked the map again to see where the port was. They were lucky; the port was only a couple kilometers away from the campsite.

"Excuse me, I'm here to deliver my grandchildren. They're going to the summer camp in Tsuki no Kuni" said an elderly female voice that broke the male out of his reverie. "I see...talk with the Chuunin who stands over there" said the clerk after she had checked the kids names.
A smile formed at the old womans face as she walked over to the duo. "Hello, these two are my grandchildren Junko and Norio Kimura" said the senior woman.

"All right. Let me just cross their names off" said Minoru as he checked the name list. He then found 'Kimura Junko (9)' as well as 'Kimura Norio (7)' in almost the middle at the name list. "Don't worry madam, I will take good care of your grandchildren" assured the guy as he looked at her.
"I'm sure you will; I used to be a shinobi years ago and I know that you should be able to handle the job" replied the woman with a smile.

She then gave her grandchildren a good bye hug and left the building. "How long will it take to get to the harbor Minoru-san?" asked the small boy with an eager look on his face.
"I'm afraid it will take about three hours. But don't worry, we will stop to rest a couple times" replied the Chuunin. "Kaaaami, our trip is gonna take AGES!" moaned Norio as two boys entered the reception.

[JiMmIyZ5]

Being handed a map of where they were going Noriko thanked Minoru and then began to look it over before quickly remembering that she couldn't read maps to save her life. With a slight sense of panic she began to simply pretend to read it, using great acting skills to get her through the situation unnoticed. "Hmmm yes I think I know how to get the know he he he" she nervously spoke to herself so that Minoru would here, outright lying, with the map turned upside down. Her hands were shaking a little causing the map to flutter with slight noise however she stuffed and stowed the map away in her buttbag quickly so as to keep up the illusion that she wasn't useless and could actually be of some use.

Soon kids began to arrive for the trip; Norio and Junko Kimura. They were dropped off by their grandmother, who in turn used the be a ninja, and immediately began to complain about just how long the trip was going to take. 'Ah to be young' Noriko internally sighed as she pondered on just how close her name and Norio's were, they sounded so alike. A tap on the shoulder then caught her attention as seemingly out of nowhere, actually the front door, five more kids appeared along with three mothers, one of which tapped Noriko on the shoulder simultaneously snapping her out of her daydreaming causing her to start. "Hello I'm here to drop my son off and my friends here are here to drop their daughters off" the middle aged brunette who had tapped Noriko on the shoulder announce as the pink haired teens eyes popped out of her skull.

Two sets of twin girls stared at her, eying her with their judgmental child eyes, cruelly judging her on her every action. One set of twin girls had brown hair wore similar clothing and had the same hair style, the only thing that was different about them was the colour of the things they were wearing (one girl wearing a moss coloured dress with pink hair ribbons, the other a white dress and white ribbons) and the colour of their hair as one twins hair was a darker shade of brown than the other. The other set of twins were blonds and wore everything identical (white shorts, stripped long sleeve shirt which was white and a dull shade of brown, a pink hoodie and a yellow beanie. Their hair length was at chin height.) the only difference between the two was that one had purple eyes whilst the other had green.

These two looked to be younger than the other kids so Noriko took a mental note to look after them the most. The boy was just a boy however, not as important. He looked older than the other kids and had black hair, rather short but had some length to it, and wore a basketball styled outfit. Noriko went back to her panic after taking in the attributes of each child and of course it showed in her speaking patterns as her voice grew higher in pitch, faster and she gained a slight stutter. "Oh y-yes of course, M-minoru we've got some more kids over here, can I have you sign t-them off? Oh, r-right I need their names; sorry but could you please tell me what they are please" she beckoned of both the group of women and children and Minoru, switching who she was facing toward whilst she was talking rapidly.

The women seemed a bit distraught with Noriko's behavior yet they complied none the less. "My son's name is Narahashi Jun, the twin girls with brown hair are Otaka Chie and Otaka Urako and finally the twin blonds are Murago Hiroko and Murago Joruri" the middle aged brunette woman introduced. "And my name is Noriko, it's a pleasure to meet you all" Noriko introduced of herself after hearing the names of the kids, calmer now. "Did you get that Minoru?" Noriko then asked as the little boy Jun came over to her with an evil look in his eyes. "Umm excuse me what are you doing?" Noriko asked him as he got a little too close to the girl. The boy however simply looked up with a big grin on his face and said, "Nnnnnoooottttthhhhiiiiiinnnnngg". Taking that at face value Noriko looked away back to Minoru to see if he had gotten their names down yet in and instant everything changed and a slight breeze caught Noriko's backside.

The boy who had claimed to have been doing nothing had indeed lied and done something as he flicked up the back of Noriko's dress and revealed what she was wearing as panties to the whole world that was behind her. "Ah that's the last time I trust boys!" she exclaimed and she forcedfully pulled her dress down and squatted down so that her dress hit the floor. It was only then that the boys mother decided to reveal some rather important information about her son. "Yes... My son is a skirt flipper... Have fun with that!" the woman beamed as she fled the building, running outside and away from Noriko. "Wait! Get back here!" the Onigami cried as she began to give chase yet her naivety got the best of her as when she stood and turned to give chase the evil skirt flipper Jun did what he did best again and flipped Noriko's skirt once again revealing her panties, this time for Minoru to see.

"Ah I did it again!" she cried as she once again pulled her skirt down and bent her knees. Today was not her day.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

((OOC: Uhm, you posted the same picture at both set of girls))

"Hello I'm here to drop my son off and my friends here are here to drop their daughters off" said a female voice. The male looked up and saw two set of twin girls.
"Oh y-yes of course, M-minoru we've got some more kids over here, can I have you sign t-them off? Oh, r-right I need their names; sorry but could you please tell me what they are please" replied the younger female.

"My son's name is Narahashi Jun, the twin girls with brown hair are Otaka Chie and Otaka Urako and finally the twin blonds are Murago Hiroko and Murago Joruri" said the woman.
"Right...just let me check the list" answered Minoru. He found their names, but he then realized that there were five of each gender. 'It was probably Jurori's name; I forgot that it can be both a girls and boys name' chuckled the guy mentally as he crossed off their names.

'Both of the Otaka twins are eight years old while the Murago twins turned seven for just a month ago' thought the Chuunin as he checked off the names. He also found Jun's name on the list; he appeared to be the oldest in the group so far. The male then turned around to see where ten year old was, just to see him flip up Noriko's skirt.
His lavender eyes widened a little before he directed his gaze at the kid. 'Kami...he's going to be a handful' thought the black-haired guy before he felt someone poke his shoulder.

"Excuse me, are you the group leader who're taking the kids to the Zokuji summer camp?" inquired a male shinobi in a Jounin uniform. He was accompanied by a woman with auburn hair. "Yes" replied the guy with a polite voice.
"Great. I'm here to drop off my two nephews plus my son" said the bluenette as he gestured towards the four boys to his sides.

"Their names are Hisao Fujihara, Nobuo and Takao Saito" informed the man while Minoru crossed off their names. Hisao and Nobuo were nine while Takao was seven. "Found their names; I'll make sure they get to the camp safely" assured the male before he gave him a polite bow.
"Daddy told us we were going to take a boat. I hate boats" whined Takao.

"Why?" asked the Chuunin; maybe the child have had a bad experience with boats or something. "I always get kinda sick" muttered the boy. 'So he's seasick huh?' thought the guy as he looked at the rest of the group.
Jun was about to flip up the girl's skirt again, but the black-haired male have had enough. "JUN!" exclaimed the male as he stood right behind the boy.

"Aw, don't yell into my ear!" whined the child as he looked at the older male. Minoru had far from yelled into the boy's ear since he was almost a foot taller than him. He bent down and looked straight into a pair of childish blue eyes.
"Listen up here Jun-san. You're NOT allowed to flip up Noriko-sans skirt during the trip unless you want me to use my byakugan on you...got it!?" asked the guy while he narrowed his eyes.

Jun's eyes widened; the fact that he did not know exactly what the byakugan was had probably scared him. Not to mention that he had just discovered that the teenager did not have pupils in his eyes. "Good; I suggest we get to the port as soon as we can" said the Chuunin as he straightened up.
"Find yourself a partner; make sure you walk between me and Noriko-san" informed the male as he looked at the group. All of the kids managed to find a partner as well as forming a decent line within a couple minutes.

All of them left the building before they headed for the gates. It was clear that some of the kids were a bit excited, particularly Takao as well as Norio. 'Wonder if any of these kids have been to Tsuki no Kuni before. Should be a lot of fun' thought the black-haired guy. He turned his head to make sure that the pinkette was doing.

[JiMmIyZ5]

(OOC: Sorry, fixed that up.)

Her hands going to her backside Noriko was saved from the skirt flipping of a life time as Minoru scolded the skirt flipper and threatened him into submission. The words Byakugan caught her ears and Noriko instantly looked for Minoru's eyes at the mention. She didn't know much about the byakugan, only that it was something to do with the eyes much like her own dojutsu, and just looking at Minoru's pale eyes Noriko could tell that it was very much present within the boy. She pondered on just what the byakugan could do however she was drawn from her thoughts as small little Hiroko, the blonde girls with green eyes gripped the teenagers dress with her left thumb and index finger whilst holding the hand of her twin with purple eyes. It seemed as though the two had decided that they'd be clinging to Noriko for the journey. Not that she minded.

Noriko was enamored with the two, they were so cute. She was happy that they had decided to cling to her, it made her feel special though brought up some professionalism issues as Noriko wanted to pinch their checks over and over. Adorable. Minoru then called in that it was time to move with the arrival of the last three kids as a jounin came in and dropped them off, there were now ten kids, nine of them cute and cuddly and the other her arch nemesis! Perhaps her medical skills would be needed at some point in this journey? She didn't know but if they were needed she'd most likely screw up, she didn't really know what she was doing in regard to medical abilities anyway, she barely made it through the academy.

The kids were lined up by Minoru and were asked to stand between him and Noriko. It appeared as though Minoru would take the lead, which was good as Noriko had no idea where she was going though it also meant that she would be the eyes in regards to looking after the children. Hiroko let go of Noriko's dress and she and her sister took to the back of the line, still holding hands. Minoru then gave a glance back to Noriko, most likely checking if she was ready and able to handle the kids as they made their way to the gates. In response she gave him a thumbs up. "All good on this end, let's get this trip started!" she exclaimed, drawing the momentary attention of the two sets of twin girls who merely glanced at her for a second before looking forward again and continuing to walk.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

"All good on this end, let's get this trip started!" responded the female. "Right...let's go to Zokuji!" said the male as they walked through the village. His animal companion was not very far away since he had told her to stay close to him during the whole trip.
"Have you been to Zokuji before Minoru-san?" inquired Junko as she looked up at him. "No, but I've always wanted to go there" replied Minoru with a smile on his face.

"But do you know where the camp is?" asked the girl. "Yeah, I received a map. Is quite close to the harbor where the cruise ship will arrive" said the guy as they came closer to the gates.
"Behave now kids! We'll be in Hi no Kuni when we've crossed the gates!" announced the Chuunin as they got close. Some excited murmur was heard among the kids; some of them had probably never been outside the village without their parents.

[JiMmIyZ5]

Chatter began to grow within the group as they walked through the leaf village, the ever so brave Minoru leading the way forward. Noriko wished that she was a brave as he was, as a chuunin he would be so much braver than the inexperienced Noriko. She was worthless but she tried her best and that's what mattered, or at least she thought that that was what mattered, or she hoped at least. She was distracted from her thoughts from a small tug at her dress, little Hiroko was clinging to her once again, such a cutie. "Is it going to be a long walk?" the little girl asked of the Onigami. "Well yes but we get a boat ride most of the way there so it's okay" she replied.

Noriko was a little sad that she had to tell her that it was going to be but it was the truth and above all things Noriko had to tell the truth at all times. The little girl seemed a little sad but then a little glimmer of hope entered her eyes. "Will you carry me?" Hiroko almost pleaded of the older teen, raising her arms and reaching for her like an infant reaching for its mother. Hesitant Noriko supposed it would be okay and reached down for her. "Umm... Yeah sure I suppose it's okay" she squeaked as she picked the youngster up yet every action had an equal and opposite reaction and the other twin voice her desire to be picked up. "Me too!" Joruri exclaimed, raising her hands up like her sister did before her. "Okay" Noriko consented feeling as though carrying two kids would be more of a hassle yet plausible.

She bent down and put the second blonde twin on her hip and was now carrying Hiroko on her right and Joruri on her left, continuing on her way down the streets of Konoha and reaching the gates. The weight of course was a bit much for her yet she felt as though she could continue with it for a while yet once again for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction and the other kids found that they also desires to be picked up. "Hey pick me up too!" Chie squealed as her twin also rose her voice. "And me!" Noriko began to get a little frazzled as the two brunette's ran up to her and started tugging on her clothing. 'Umm... But I..." she trailed off, trying to find the words to explain that she only had two arms yet she made the mistake of bending down and the other two twins decided that they'd ride on her back piggy style.

With now four children on her form Noriko stood up, her legs really feeling the pressure, and tried to walk. It was heavy and she began to sweat as her face held a strained appearance yet even that didn't stop Takao from voicing his desire to be picked up as well. "I wanna be carried as well!" he cried as Noriko startled. There was just no way she could carrying him as well, she was already carrying way to many kids. I... Umm... the girl trailed off once again as she looked to Minoru for help. "Umm Minoru sir... A little help please" she begged of the boy in desperation. Her desire to be nice and helpful to everyone was preventing her from declining his request but she just couldn't possibly carry five kids, it was just too much. And what if the other kids also wanted to be carried?!

[Naota]

Did it.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

((OOC: A half hour might not be that long, but your character is a small Onigami teen. I know that NFRP is in autumn mode, so please ignore it when I describe the weather))

"Umm Minoru sir... A little help please" said a voice from behind. The male turned to see four of the children climbing all over his female teammate.
"Noriko-san can only carry one at the time I'm afraid. You can go first Hiroko-chan; the rest of you can wait until later" informed Minoru. "Aaaaw! That's SO unfair!" exclaimed Jiroru with a pout on her face.

"Maybe Noriko-san can carry you later on if it's fine with her. Let's get going guys" replied the guy with a slightly angry voice. The girl stuck out her tongue, but the Chuunin decided to ignore it as they walked on.
He decided they could take a small break thirty-five minutes later since they had gotten out at the main road. "We're going to take a five minute break...I think it's time to switch now Hiroko-chan" informed the male with a smile.

"OK" replied the green-eyed girl as she got back down on the ground again. Everyone pulled up a bottle with water or lemonade from their backpackers before they started to drink. "Hisao-kun...why are you going to Zokuji on a summer camp?" inquired the black haired guy as he opened his water bottle.
"Me and Nobuo's family usually visit each other during the summer. But since our parents are busy, we're going to the summer camp instead" replied the boy.

"That sounds quite fun. Me and my cousins visit each other three times a year, usually during the holidays" said the guy with a smile.
"All right guys! It's time to get moving again!" announced Minoru as he did a head count. Everybody was there...their next stop would probably be somewhere they could eat some snacks.

'Perfect! There is a fruit garden not that far away...I think it will take us forty minutes to get there' thought the male as they continued on their journey. Some puffy white clouds decorated the azure skies, which was quite ordinary during the medium-end of summer time.
"I feel a little tired" muttered Takeo. "Want me to carry you to our next pitstop?" inquired the Chuunin.

"Yup! Thanks aneki" said the boy while the guy moved his backpacker to the front of his body. The seven-year old climbed onto his back before they continued their journey to the fruit garden.
After another half hour, they had reached the gate to the fruit garden. "I thought we could stop here for a small snack...I'm going to buy a little bit of everything" informed the black-haired male.

"YAAAAY!" exclaimed all of the children as the farmer appeared. "I would like two apples, two plums, two oranges plus two pears please" requested the male as he found the ryo. "That will be 30 ryo" replied the farmer before he received the money. The man appeared with the fruits a minute later. Minoru cut up the fruits in equal slices and handed them out.

"We'll have five minutes here until we continue. If you need to pee, you should do it now since we will be on the main road to port Minakari on our next stop" said the guy as they started on the fruit. Apart from some small fights, the kids managed to eat up the fruit they had bought.
"Let's move on kids!" yelled the Chuunin after he had made sure that everyone was here. They would be at port Minakari in 1 1/2 hour if they kept going at this rate.

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The two twins, Urako and Chie, demounted Noriko and the teen let out a sigh of relief as she began to feel as light as a feather from the release of the excess weight however both Hiroko and Joruri seemed to be in a stare down of just who was going to be the one left standing, or in this case the one left being carried by a ninja. Noriko could tell that neither of them was going to back down so she came up with a compromise before a sibling argument could burst out. "It's okay, I'll carry you both until we get to our first check point but after that you've gotta walk okay?" she supposed before the two girl agreed and once again looked ahead to where Noriko was walking. Already the girl could feel the strain on her arms from carrying the two yet she pressed on, sure that it wouldn't be too long before the group stopped to take a break.

Until then she just looked on after the group to make sure that no one strayed from their path which to her surprise, no one did. Minoru had that air about him though, a natural leaders air. It was something that Noriko herself could never attain no matter how hard she tried, she was forever burdened to be a support character yet she didn't mind. As long as she got to help out every now and again, she was happy. That was all she ever did and ever will ask for, it was just her way. Soon apart from her arms Noriko felt her leg beginning to burn from the additional weight she was carrying and she wondered just how long she had been walking as the realisation that it had only been a few minutes struck her and soon it became quite apparent that her favour of carrying the twins was going to be a lot harder than she originally thought.

Her calf muscles began to burn and soon she remembered her arms did also. It was getting pretty bad yet they hadn't been walking that long at all, she was going to have to push herself to keep her promise. Moving on through the pain Noriko was faced with another obsticle. Conversation. The twins she was carrying now wanted to talk, oblivious to the pain that Noriko was in. "Is the boat going to be really big?" Joruri asked as Noriko gave a strained response. "Yes I imagine so, it's going to be charting us a-all the way to the Land of the Moon, Zokuji precisely." "What's charting?" the blonde questioned of the Onigami's statement as Noriko continued to struggle while putting on a brave face. "It means that it's taking us there, sailor speak, eh?" she responded.

More questions came, mostly useless trivial questions and Noriko did her best, losing herself in the conversation to avoid dealing with her fatigued muscles. It seemed like forever yet soon thirty-five minutes were up and a break was called out by Minoru which meant that Noriko was able to undo her suffering. Placing the twins, who in turn ran over to collect their share of the fruit, down Noriko fell to her back and sighed. "That was harsh..." she trailed off, talking to herself. As an Onigami she was naturally very weak, that pretty much just drained her battery completely. Her legs ached yet she was also feeling very light. Five minutes seemed like a short break to her yet she'd try and make the most of every second though she had to of course force herself to look after the kids and then it happened. Minoru called for the group to start walking again. "At least I'm not carrying anyone this time..." she trailed off as she wobbly got to her feet and arranged the kids into their lines. She was exhausted.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

((OOC: I thought it was time for some action. Jimmy, you can heal the wound with medical jutsus or just use a large band-aid. Either is fine with me really))

The group continued their walk towards port Minakari. All of the kids had gotten back some of the energy thanks to the break as well as the fruits. "We'll eat our dinner at Tottoro cafe" informed the male.
"Is the cafe very far away?" asked Jun. "If we keep up the speed, we should be there in 45 minutes or so...you're behaving quite well Jun-kun" replied Minoru with a smile.

"Thanks. I just don't want you to use the byakugan on me...my Academy teacher told me it could see through everything" answered the boy with a slightly nervous look on his face.
'So he DOES know what it can do' thought the guy before he heard a scream. He wondered why, so he turned his head to see what had caused them to do that. His eyes widened at the sight.

A trio of bandits were heading in their direction; they were only sixty meters away. One of them had a chain with an iron ball, the second had a club while the last one had a chisakatana.
"Everyone, get behind me!" yelled the Chuunin as he ran towards the middle of the group. None of the children hesitated since they were terrified at the bandits. 'They're attacking from three different angles...what should I do!?' thought the male.

He then saw a familiar animal swoop down from above and an idea appeared in his head. "Shimoko-chan! Try to hit the chain guy with some bile!" yelled the black-haired guy in bird language as unsheathed his sword.
"You can take care of the one with the club Noriko-san...I'll deal with the sword guy" muttered the guy as he looked at the sword guy. 'I can't kill the bandits in front of the kids but I have to knock him out somehow' thought Minoru.

He then got an idea when he noticed that the gravel on the ground was quite loose. "All right kids, give yer money to me!" yelled the sword guy as he pulled his right shoulder back. "RYAAAAA!" screamed the other male as he performed the doryusen when the bandit was a mere twenty meters away.
Pebbles, gravel as well as a shockwave was sent straight into the other man's face. The shockwave sent him to the ground and knocked him out.

"Gyaaaa! I'm blind!" wailed a voice from the right. The guy with the iron chain ran around in a circle while he clutched his face; it appeared that the birds bile had hit him in at least one of the eyes.
'Better knock him out too, just to be safe' thought the Chuunin as he pulled his sword back. He sent another doryusen at the now blinded man and knocked him out as well.

"RUN KIDS!" exclaimed the guy once Noriko was done with the last guy. He did a quick headcount and he was relieved to see that everyone was there. The group ran as fast as they could until they ran out of breath.
"I...think...we're safe" muttered the black-haired male. "Oooowie...I think I cut up my hand when you used that sword jutsu" cried Takeo.

"Let me see Takeo-kun" said the male as he walked over. The boy had a three inch long cut in his arm, but it was not particularly deep.
"Crap...I didn't brought any large band-aids with me! Do you have any Noriko-san?" inquired Minoru as he looked over at his partner. One of the most important things was to get the kids to the camp without any mental or physical injuries.

SPOILER: Click to show

Bile.
Rank: “D” Rank.
Skill: Supplementary taijutsu.
Effect: Spits bile into users face, preferably the eyes or mouth.
Special: None.
Drawback: Requires bird to be within two meters of target. May only be used 3 times per day due to the corrosive action on the throat of the bird.
Description: Because of the way birds feed their young they are all very capable of creating bile with ease. It was soon used as a defense mechanism within battles, spitting up the fowl sticky liquid from the bird’s stomach, aiming for the face, preferably the eyes, or mouth. If in the eyes the target would be blind for one turn, and blurred vision for the second round. If not wiped up quickly it could cause permanent damage to the eyes due to the acidic quality of bile. If the bile lands in the mouth it would easily stop a target in his tracks causing his gag reflex to kick in forcing them to vomit and spit. If on the face the foul smell could easily distract, cause light headedness or disorient for a moment or two. Birds do not obtain the ability to spit at large distances so the max this attack can reach is two meters, the farther away the less accurate the attack will be.
Limit: Must be a bird.

Gosei Ryuu: Doryûsen (Earth dragon strike) x 2.
Rank: “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: This technique is a range technique that sends debris flying at the enemy from a powerful sword strike to the ground.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: User relies on raising his sword high into the air. User slams sword onto the ground. The force of the attack becomes so great it launches a mass amount of debris to those in front. The strength of the technique is so fierce that when the sword lands on the floor, the debris is shot up into the air of close to 3 meters. The distance of the technique however depends on the user's class level.
“A” Class - Fifty five meter's straight.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Buredono Kenseijin - Blade of the Sword Saint. Must know Gosei Ryuu: Ryusen (Dragon strike).

Kokoromanako (Mind's eye).
Rank: “D”, “C” Rank.
Skill: Taijutsu.
Effect: By fighting on and on, a user becomes more proficient when an attack may come by. This happens usually when the user becomes unable to see the attack. However by being in combat for so much they can feel when an attack is coming making them less able to be flanked.
Special: ---
Drawback: The user may only learn this technique by the class that they are. This means that in order to learn the “C” Rank version, they must be “C” Class. If they wish to learn the “B” Rank version, they must be “B” Class.
Description: A technique where the subconscious mind, where the subconscious body reacts just as they are attacked while flanked or while their back is turn. The body reacts in such a way to where they are capable of withstanding so much. This technique makes it where the user is incapable of being surprised attacked, a sudden second sense kicks in as their body screams out to them yelling at them telling them to move, duck, dodge or anything else within that manner. This works on whenever they are being attacked. This technique however has a major flaw. The user is capable of dodging only whenever the opponent's class is equal or lower to that of the rank of the technique they know. This means that a “D” Class user that knows this technique cannot use this against an opponent that is “C” Class or higher.
Limit: Must learn from a Master of Buredono Kenseijin - Blade of the Sword Saint.

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(OOC: Sigh I've got four posts to write up before I can do anything... Sigh. I'll have them up by tomorrow, sorry about this.)

First Aid/CPR/AED: Lesson 1 - 4
Rank: “D”
Skill: Supplementary
Effect: User learns Lesson 1 – 4 on First Aid/CPR/AED.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Lesson 1: Before Giving Care, Lesson 2: Checking an III or Injured Person, Lesson 3: Breathing Emergencies and conscious choking - Adult, Child, or Infant, Lesson 4: Rescue Breathing - Child or Infant. With Lessons 1-4 the user is able to know what to do before Giving Care to an Injured person, how to Check an Injured person, how to perform emergency breathing to a conscious choking person, and also able to perform Rescue breathing to an unconscious person of all types. All Medical and ANBU personnel must know all Lessons.
Limit: Anyone is capable of Learning, Must buy First Aid/CPR/AED: Lesson 1 – 4 Book.

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As Noriko walked along she felt as though she would need to be doing something medically soon and it made her remember her training way back when (last week).

Flashback Training:
Noriko was in class listening intently and taking notes of what she was supposed to be doing before giving care to an injured person, her partner for the day with her. Soon however she was to take a test on this subject and the questions were as follows:

Q.1) What type of signals may help you notice an emergency?

A. unusual noises
B. unusual odors
C. unusual appearances or behaviors
D. all the above

Pondering this first question Noriko thought about what made logical sense and decided to circle 'D' as it sounded right. All of these factors could have implicated that there was a problem with an injured person though she supposed it was all about context.

Q.2) What should you do if the person does not give consent?

A. give care and call 911 or the local emergency number
B. give care and do not call 911 or the local emergency number
C. do not give care but do call 911 or the local emergency number
D. none of the above

This one was a little bit trickier. She really had to think about this question, it was indeed a very difficult question to answer yet in the end she decided to circle 'C' as she felt as though it was the right thing to do. She rationalised that even if she was not given the permission to help the injured that the more qualified persons would be able to have a better understanding of what to do in the situation.

Q.3) The steps to follow in an emergency are -

A. call - check - care
B. check - care - call
C. check - call - care
D. care - call - check

This question she felt she knew straight off the bat and she circled 'B' without hesitation. Her reasons for doing so was that if there was an injured person that she'd have to first check them to identify the extent of the injury and then if need be she would have to care for them before calling for help.

Q.4) When should you call 911 or the local emergency number?

A. the person has a cough and a runny nose
B. the person has a stomachache that goes away
C. the person has an earache
D. the person has trouble breathing

This one also made complete sense, it was common sense that the answer was 'D' in her opinion. Anything else would mean that the paramedics would be pissed and there would be a chance that they wouldn't be able to give care to someone who actually needed it.

Q.5) Move an injured person only if -

A. The scene is or is becoming unsafe.
B. You need to reach another person with more serious injury or illness.
C. You need to move a person to give emergency care.
D. All the above.

This one was tricky. The problem with this was that if the person had a suspected spinal injury that moving them would be unsafe as it could paralyze them. After some thought though Noriko circled 'D' as they seemed to be situational and correct in certain contexts that she could think of.

Q.6) By following standard precautions to protect yourself and the person, you can -

A. minimize the risk of disease transmission
B. reduce the number of times you need to wear gloves
C. increase the risk of disease transmission
D. none of the above

Noriko circled 'A' without much thought as she understood that the other answers didn't make much sense.

Q.7) How should you check a conscious person?

A. Get consent to give care
B. ask questions
C. do not touch or move painful, injured areas on the body
D. all of the above

This question all had reasonable answers to how to care for a conscious person and so she circled 'D' after a few seconds of thought. It made a lot of sense, if a person was injured but conscious they may not want you touching them or caring for them so consent was a must. It was generally a good idea to ask them questions about the injury and about them so that paramedics could be informed and also to judge their level of consciousness. And finally of course not touching painful areas was indeed common sense.

Q.8) You determine that a person may be in shock. Do each of the following except -

A. keep the person comfortable
B. give the person water
C. monitor the person's ABC's
D. raise the person's legs 12 inches.

This question threw her for a moment as she read it incorrectly. She couldn't figure it out until she reread it and then found that the right thing to not do was to give the person water, or at least she thought so, and so she circled 'B' without hesitation.

Q.9) The best way to check if a person is unconscious is to -

A. lift the person up
B. give the person CPR
C. Tap the person and shout, "Are you okay?"
D. look, listen, and feel for signs of breathing.

Another tricky question for Noriko yet she circled 'C' for reasons of common sense as if they didn't respond to that it was indeed possible that the person was really unconscious. Other answers came close yet she was sure that the correct one was C.

Q.10) You see a woman collapse in front of you while entering the lobby of your office building. You check the scene and then check the victim for consciousness, but she does not respond. What should you do next?

A. call or have someone else to call EMS
B. check for signs of life
C. drive the person to the hospital.
D. give 2 rescue breaths.

This one was really hard, most likely because it was the longest question. She really had to think about this one but in the end she ended up circling 'B' because it was routine to do so yet she scribbled it out and circled 'A' instead. Generally she thought that that was the first thing she'd do in the situation and so after giving the test a quick once over she was about to hand it in before changing her answer for one of the questions.

Q.3) The steps to follow in an emergency are -

A. call - check - care
B. check - care - call
C. check - call - care
D. care - call - check

This question threw her once again and she reread it for a few seconds. She had circled 'B' but she was now thinking that 'C' was probably the right thing to do. That last question she answered really told her that it was call before care so she scribbled that one out and circled 'C' instead before handing the sheet in. The examiner read over the answer sheet and then quickly handed it back to her after marking it. "Perfect score" she stated to the now very ecstatic Noriko before the next lesson began.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

((OOC: I'll just write that I found a band-aid Jimmy. PM me if you have another opinion))

The male found a large band-aid in the bottom of his backpacker and put it on the boys hand. "We'll keep walking a little slower kids. Just have to make sure those scoundrels does not find us again" announced Minoru as he suddenly saw Norio fall down on his knees.
"I feel so tired" moaned the boy. Which was not weird; they had walked somewhat fast for over an hour before they ran as far as possible.

"I'll carry you Norio-kun, jump onto my back" replied the guy while he shifted his backpacker to the front of his torso. "Hey, I'm tired too!" exclaimed Junko as she looked at her brother. The Chuunin had an idea of how she felt like since he was the oldest sibling as well.
"Don't worry Junko-san...I'll carry you in fifteen minutes or so" said the male with a smile on his face. The girl was satisfied with that answer, so they kept walking.

He switched out the boy with his older sister fifteen minutes later. They were not that far away the harbor town that surrounded the large port where they would take the boat. 'It will take us about 45 minutes to get to the port' thought the black-haired guy as they approached Tottoro cafe.
'Which means that we have only twenty minutes to eat our dinner. But this cafe is quite cheap, so it shouldn't be an issue for the Hokage to cover it' thought the guy as they entered the cafe.

"We'll split up since there tables aren't big enough to take us all. The youngest ones can come with me. The rest will go with Noriko-san" informed Minoru as they entered Tottoro cafe.
"What do you guys want to eat? I cannot afford the most expensive here" said the male as they sat down.

"Uuuuhm...I want some spring rolls" replied Jiroru as she picked up the menu. "I want ramen" informed Hiroko as she looked at the menu. Takeo wanted to have spring rolls too, so he decided that he could share a plate with one of the twins.
Nobuo decided on dumplings and they were ready to order. "I would like one plate of spring rolls that those two are going to share, a bowl with ramen and a plate with dumplings that we will share" informed the Chuunin as they arrived to the counter.

"Right. The food is over there" said the clerk as the guy paid him the money. Everyone took their food and the black-haired male carried it over to their table.
"ITADIKIMASU!" exclaimed the small group before they started to eat.
The food was quite good; it was not half bad since this was a rather cheap eating spot. "We gotta go now kids or else we'll miss the boat" said the male as he looked at his watch.

Everyone exited the cafe as they headed for the port. It was a somewhat cute, old fashioned harbor city with narrow streets as well as old-fashion buildings. 'We're taking a short-cut now...we should be at the harbor quite soon' thought Minoru.
It only took them thirty minutes until they reached the harbor; 'S.S. Amaterasu' turned out to be a large white ferry with golden decorations. "Let's get to the ticket office first kids, we need to get checked in" yelled the guy to make sure everyone heard him.

[JiMmIyZ5]

(OOC: Sorry, I've had net problems. Also I don't feel like finding out which kid has which colour so I'm gonna avoid the dialog sections for now.)

With the goons gone and things were once again going right. The kids were little angels to this point, even with the frightening experience that had just presented it they seemed to just bounce right back, the advantages of youth she supposed and whilst she was also young, she was too busy worrying about the kids to recover. What if the situation appeared once again? What if there were even more goons this time?! She had to be ready, she was no help during their last attack, useless as always even Minoru acted as the medic which was the job she herself was assigned, self imposed yet assigned all the same. The group called into a small cafe for dinner and Noriko was to look after the older children, something she was okay with.

Gathering the older children to a table she asked them all what they would like to eat and took their orders. Spaghetti, spring roles, rice balls and hamburger were amongst the things ordered whilst she herself only had a small sandwich, she was never one to have a big appetite despite all the energy she was expending today. She knew that she was going to sleep well tonight. The food was quickly eaten and soon they were all standing by the port, a rather pretty looking harbor, or perhaps the term rustic defined it better. Thirty minutes was all it took to reach their destination from that point, the kids and Noriko herself feeling very tired upon arriving. Minoru then announced that they were moving to the ticket office to which Noriko also spoke up. "Don't go wandering about yet now kids, we've still got to board the cruise ship" she announced as she ushered them all to follow along behind Minoru.

[Minoru Hyuuga]

"Don't go wandering about yet now kids, we've still got to board the cruise ship" announced the female as they went towards the ticket office. The male flipped a slender finger through the tickets to make sure that there was one for each person.
'9...10...11...12 tickets in total. Looks like we're ready to board the ship' thought Minoru as he went towards the 'S.S. Amaterasu' with the kids in his heels.

All of them got onto the ship after they had walked up some stairs that seemed to connect the ship with the harbor. Pale purple spheres looked for the check-in counter at the ship while his animal companion landed at his shoulder.
He then spotted a sign that said 'Check-in for groups' that pointed straight towards the back of the ship. "Follow me please" said the guy as he waved his hand. The kids moaned about being tired, but they would be able to rest quite soon.

It appeared that their check-in place was in a room with two counters that was operated by two clerks each. He decided to queue up behind a group of old people who appeared to be on a sightseeing tour to the coastal islands. "Next group please" announced a turqoise-haired clerk in her late 20's.
He did a quick headcount; everybody was present. "These children are going to a summer camp near Zokuji...the company name is Kintempin" informed the Chuunin.

The clerk pulled out a list that laid on a mini-shelf before her brown eyes darted from side to side. "Yes, I see we have a group consisting of ten children that are traveling with Kintempin travel agency. Can I have the tickets please?" inquired the woman.
"One moment please" replied the male as he opened up his dark blue backpacker. He then laid all of the tickets on the counter, but his was missing.

"What the-". It appeared that Shimoko had stolen his ticket and was now flying in circles above his head with the ticket in her beak. All of the children laughed while the black-haired guy turned light red due to slight anger.
"Shimoko-chan, can I please have my ticket!?" said the guy through gritted teeth as he tried to not throw a tantrum due to the bird's antics. His animal companion then dropped the ticket right over the counter.

"Could I have your ID and your birds certification please?" asked the clerk while she looked at the two shinobis. Minoru laid his ID at the counter while the snowy owl landed at his head to avoid the kids tugging her feathers.
"Chuunin of Konohagakure...the bird is an animal companion. Right, welcome aboard at S.S. Amaterasu. This is the key to the boys room while this is to the girls room" stated the female as she laid two keys at the counter.

"Thank you madam" replied the male as he took his key with a smile on his face. "OK kids, we're split up by gender. I will sleep in the guys room while you girls will go with Noriko-san" informed the Chuunin as he looked at the kids.
He the looked at the program; dinner would be served in two hours. "I think we should find the cabin and rest until dinner is served" suggested the guy as he looked at Noriko to see if she agreed.