Hear ye, Hear ye [Mission]

[Uchiha Genma]

The rain poured down from the sky in a relentless manner, seemingly drowning out all sound in the area. The roof tops sung a happy song as the rain pounded upon them, if one stopped to listen they would be quite amused by the symphony. With a smile, Genma would pull his hood a little tighter and straighten his cloak as he looked down at the post bag that was now slung over his shoulder. Within his hands he held another bag that was meant for Shina. They had a strict target, seven to eight deliveries, however as Shinobi they would easily be able to top the Mail Man in his daily task. "Here is your post bag, Shina." he spoke softly as he watched some people walk by, shuffling trying to get out of the rain quickly.

Walking down the road slowly at first, Genma would watch as the sun slowly seemed to rise behind a cloud, there would be minimal light this day. "It seems we're in for a gloomy day, but we won't let that dampen our spirits." he yawned as he smiled at her. Today he was in quite a nice mood, thus why he was smiling and actually addressing her by name. Houses on the left, houses on the right, they had their work cut out for them. "I'll take the homes on the left." he spoke with a smirk as he reached into his bag and sprinted over to a mail box. Rummaging through his bag, he'd find a letter matching the address and get a little nosy. Reading the outside of the letter, it seemed like it had come from Moon.

Sliding the letter into the box, he'd run back to the center of the road and wait for Shina to deliver her mail to the house opposite. This was quite relaxing for once, not having to do something that was highly troublesome or full of combat. He remembered when he was back in Kusagakure, both of his missions could have easily escalated into something that was fun, yet troublesome. "Let's beat this delivery record, Shina!" he shouted with an enthusiastic smile as he adjusted his mail bag.

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Name: Postman Flu
Rank: D
IIC Length: 1 day
Difficulty: Easy
Description: One of the local postmen handling mails and packages to a good part of the hidden village has got the flu. The man has requested a mission for someone to take over for him for at least one day, just to make sure the flow of work doesn't cramp up. His average of daily achievements is 7-8 deliveries, and he expects nothing less from a shinobi.
Objective: Deliver as many mail and packages as possible in one day.
Reward: 500 Ryo.
Can be Repeated four times.

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[serpentookami]

Shina sighed and looked down at the post bag, the rain had been pouring down, and made her dark blond hair completely wet. She pulled away some hair from her face and reached for a letter. "hmm" she grinned and looked at the soaked wet letter,it was almost impossible to read the text. It almost looked like a crow had randomly walked around on the letter with ink on its claws. She sighed again and tried to read the "crow-letter". "To mr. Hitaro" she mumbled and looked at the box next to her. "Mr. Hitaro" she readed on the box, "perfect, one down" she grinned and putted the first letter into the box where it belonged.

She turned her attention back to Genma, who obviously had finished his side. She grinned had pulled away some wet hair from her face again "Yeah, lets break the record" she smiled and rapidly moved on to the next house. The next letters was easier to read and she quickly placed them in their correct boxes. Finishing the second stop, she gracefully moved on to the next house. She noticed a small ray of sunlight struggling through the thick clouds "Good, the weather is changing" she grinned and continued on her mission.

She finished her side and runned back to the center of the road where Genma was standing. "Not bad, eh?" she smiled and blinked.

[Uchiha Genma]

He'd watch his teammate seemingly be in a more dampened mood, perhaps she didn't enjoy the rain as much as he did. Looking up into the sky, he'd let the drops wash over his face as he grinned to himself. In the rain was the only time he felt that he was able to feel Ryo's presence, simply because he believed the rain to actually be tears. "The rain is a beautiful thing. I wish it'd never end.." he muttered as he looked down at his postal bag again. With a sigh he'd slip another letter out of his pouch as he watched his teammate jump up and suddenly become excitable about this. With a grin he'd watch her slide two to three letters into the mail slots, no way he'd be outdone!

Sharingan!

The Onyx eyes would turn Crimson as his three tomoe spun within their sockets. With a swift hand movement he would delve into his bag and remove the next three letters, each on feeling a little more hefty then a normal letter. With a wide grin on his face he'd spring into the air and rotate so that he was upside down. He was quite the show off, proud of his heritage like all Uchiha were, so with a spin he would begin his little charade. With three flicks of his wrist, the letters would go sailing towards mail slots on the doors, and each one would clank softly as they hit their mark and slide inside. A gentle splash would resound as the Uchiha landed and turned to face his teammate, offering her a shrug.

"I couldn't help myself.." he said with a laugh as he trotted on down the road to the next box, there was still plenty to do. "So Shina, how old are you if you don't mind me asking, you seem alot older then alot of the other Shinobi."

[serpentookami]

Shina tilted her head "Oh, so you think you can beat me" she laughed and rushed after Genma. She rapidly pulled out some letters and headed for the mail boxes. Quickly placing five more letters in the correct boxes she turned her attention back to Genma. "I'm eighteen" she said and pulled out more letters from her mail bag. "And how old are you?" she continued and
pushed the letters into their mail slot.


The sun managed to get some rays of light through the clouds now, even though it was still raining a bit. "We'll probably spot a rainbow soon" thought Shina and looked up at the small rays of light struggling through the dark clouds. The light made the raindrops shine like crystal as they fell down from the sky "Beautiful" she thought and pulled up another letter from her mail bag. Keeping an eye on Genma, just to make sure he wouldn't outrace her.

After she'd finished two more houses on the right side of the road, she looked back over her shoulder and discovered that she was leading at the moment. "You coming?" she grinned and stopped to wait for Genma to catch up with her.

[Uchiha Genma]

Friendly competition, the best spark to seek out amongst a village of Shinobi. With this competition walls could be broken down, people who were seen as ordinary become extrodinary only by their own will to not be out done. By such competition Genma was starting to become a little more open to those not of the Uchiha bloodline, although his mind was still clouded with distrust and hatred. Puffing out his chest he would put on an arrogant smirk and run a hand through his hair. "I am Uchiha, I don't think anything -- I know!" he spoke with a bright smile as he shot forward with a flash. With a blur of lines he'd make use of a single Shunshin to deliver a line of four letters down the street.

With a brilliant laugh he'd turn back to respond to her. "Oh? Eighteen!? That's quite old but I suppose it's not so bad." he spoke with a teasing tone as his tongue slide out from behind his lips. "I am fifteen if you must know, but do not let that feel safe in this contest. I am advanced for my age as a Shinobi.." he spoke with a stupid grin as he ran off to deliver more letters. He liked this girl, she was amusing and held more of a sense of humor then any other Shinobi he'd come across yet. Of course, this was what he did best, forming bonds. For someone so split and broken, he was easily able to become someones friend or find a place within their heart.

The crimson eyes would examine her with a playful smile as he took note of her chakra. He could not truly determine what type she was, however she did seem to have a more irratic chakra flow that suggested a more Raiton based Shinobi? He'd bite his lower lip gently as he pondered this -- perhaps they could train together. "Shina-chan, do you use Ninjutsu?" he'd ask as he stopped to wait for an answer.

[Uchiha Genma]

"Ah.. sorry Shina-chan! I think we've done enough, I must be going."

{Exit}

[serpentookami]

Shina leaves the street and heads back to the Kage tower.

[Exit]