[Mission] Want a blade?

[Enkou Jizai]

Name: Want a blade?
Rank: C
IIC Length: 2 days
Difficulty: Easy
Description: The Mekei Base blacksmith is running low on materials he receives from the northern mountains. He says that there is an old hermit there who gets him specific rocks and metals for his weapons. As of late the shipment as yet to come in. The store owner demands to know what is going on and wishes to send a team of genin to investigate the area and possibly find the hermit and retrieve the goods. If encountered make sure you get the good, by any means necessary and bring them back. Try however not to use for, as the man is a powerful shinobi of fire. Going head to head could most likely get you killed. It is also known that the old man is a pervert and likes women a lot. That is all the info on him.
Requirements: 1 - 3 genin or 1 chuunin and 1 genin
Objective: Investigate the mountains, if possible retrieve the goods and bring them back.
Reward: 1,000 Ryo for information. 1,300 for information and obtaining the goods + 1 kunai, 3 shurikens, and 5 senbon.

Recently exiting the Mist Base, and the maze, Enkou set out to the mountains. He looked over the scroll again, just to double-check the things he needed to do. I just need to find the old hermit, it shouldn't be that hard. Thats a hefty payment for a mission as well, and good training. He sighed and continued trecking to the mountain.

When he reached it, Enkou paused for a breath. He pulled out a kunai and held it in his left hand. It would be used for climbing rough areas where he couldn't with his hands. I'm not good at chakra control, so I should just do the old fashioned way of climbing.

The mountain itself was HUGE! It was very rigid, as well as sunny outside. A few stratus clouds were overhead, so Enkou wasn't worried about the weather. He started to climb it, using his kunai to help... Enkou saw a house up on it, but it probably wasn't the one that he needed to go to, but decided to go there anyways. He wiped the dirt off his pants and entered. He called out, "Hello? Is there anyone here?!"

[C-C-C-Cryptekz]

NPCing~~~

The old man would sit in his cave-like home, enjoying the peace and serenity of nature, and the pictures from his latest copy of Play-Shinobi in the quiet comforts of the mountain side. There was a particularly favourable blond kunoichi spread out on the magazine's cover, and quite honestly, The man sat just waiting to divest the pages and find the interview and photoshoot, when a voice rang out from somewhere nearby.

"Hello? Is there anyone here?!"

The old man cursed vehemently under his breath. Just his luck. Just when he had gotten some time to himself, someone had to come along and ruin it. How typical. He reached for a sword that a friend had granted him, an old friend from the mist village, actually, and grabbed it roughly in his hand, using his cane, to steady himself as he walked silently to the opening in his cavernous home. He would hide from view, standing with his back to the eathen wall as he waited to see just who had come to visit him.

[Enkou Jizai]

Enkou looked around from where he was standing. "If there's anyone out there, I'm not here to hurt you! I just need to find someone!" he said, still searching from the entrance. "Please, it's very important!" He looked saddened but kept his guard. If there was anyone there, it could be the man he was searching for. Then he could probably destroy Enkou.. But he put that aside. He was a ninja from the Mist Village, and it was his mission. He called out once more, "Hellooo?!"

[C-C-C-Cryptekz]

A brief glimpse from his hiding spot revealed a boy not thirty feet away, calling out for somebody, more than likely him... The old man frowned at the situation... what had made him so popular all of a sudden...? He laid his sword down on the ground beside him, taking his cane in hand and hobbling out into view, disguising his true power under a facade of age and supposed weakness. His cane moving forward for every second step he took, he would look at the boy, shielding his eyes from the light and giving the impression that he was straining to see who it was that was there... Nothing was wrong with his eyes, however, but he knew how to make potential opponents underestimate him. Taking an aged tone to his voice, he would call out. "Heh...? Who's there? I swear if it's you damn guides again, I already told you... I ain't buying any more of your damn disgusting cookies!"

[Enkou Jizai]

Enkou looked at the old man with a solid face. He straightened out, still on his guard. This guy could be dangerous.. He put away his kunai, though. "Umm, yes. I am looking for a man who gives materials to the blacksmith in the Mist Village. Would you happen to know where he lives? It is very critical to the village, you see," he said, still looking at the man. "Or could you be that man? The blacksmith hasn't got his latest materials lately, and he was wondering why..."

[C-C-C-Cryptekz]

"Hmm... that guy... yeah, he lives around here somewhere... been ages since I seen 'im though..." THe old man would say, hoping to put this to his advantage. Indeed he was the one involved with the Kirigakure blacksmith... he chuckled, remembering his sword lying on the inside of the cave. "I can't say I know the spot, but I'm willing to help ya search if ya want some company"

He played his part to a fault, just the old man out for a stroll, who happened to come across a ninja, looking for a blacksmith in the area. He was gonna have fun with this one.

"So... mind if I tag along?"

[Enkou Jizai]

Enkou was curious about the man. "Not at all.. If it helps the mission, then you can come with me," he said. There was something odd about this man... But Enkou could not find what. Okay, if he helps me.. Then there's a chance I could find the guy. "Where do you think he would be? His house? Or is he away from home a lot? I need any information leading to the man," he said with a sparkle in his eye.

[C-C-C-Cryptekz]

"Well, I don't know all that much about him... they say he's a curious old feller, and he's got quite the taste for young ladies." It felt so funny talking about himself to the youngster as they traversed a rocky path up the slope. The quarry where he mined the materials wasn't far, but he could only begin to imagine how his trickery would take place. They came to a sharp incline, and the old man huffed in effort. Not because he was actually tired, but more so that he wanted to give off the impression of as much. He began picking out particular stones, kicking them with his feet to roll down the hill. The boy would figure out why soon enough.

"His house is up the hill a ways... come now, don't lag behind" He would say, appearing as though to strain himself, but easily climing what had to have been at least a forty-two degree grade.

He'd find out soon enough indeed.

[Enkou Jizai]

Enkou found it harder and harder to walk up the hill. He focused some chakra on his feet, hoping he wouldn't fall or fail. He looked at the man once more, him having to walk up this. "Are you alright?" he said with a worried look. "If we need to, we can find some place to stop." He had let down his guard, the rocky path wearing him down. Enkou wiped away some sweat from his face and continued upward with the man.

[C-C-C-Cryptekz]

"No, no... I'm quite alright... thanks for asking though..." He'd appear to have a kind demeanor, but what the old man had in store for the young ninja was something he couldn't have a clue about. Almost writhing underneath his skin, the man barely managed to keep from laughing at his brilliant scheme... it happened almost every time... every few shipments, he'd get bored with mining, and as usual, the swordsmith would have somebody send a ninja up to inquire... Truth be told the old man was rather surprised word hadn't gotten around about this. No... the boy was going to end up doing all his work for him... how sweet a victory was that.

As they would no doubt hit the plateau of the mountain soon, reaching the ore quarry, He would pretend to look around, as if searching for something... "Hmm... well, this is the mining pit he works at... He's usually here most days, but I don't see him anywhere... If you want to take a look around..." He would motion with his head to the genin, a large, roughly dug area, with cleavings digging into the rock walls from the digging.

How he kept managing to do it, even he didn't know...

[Enkou Jizai]

Enkou kept his eye on the man while he headed towards the mine. It looked normal to him. "Anywhere else you think he might be?" he said, his eyes now looking around the plateau. There was certainly something fishy about this mission...