I look for a missing piece of wood [Mission]

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Name: [ Lost and Found. ]
Rank: D
IIC Length: 2 days
Difficulty: Easy
Description: Old man Morosuke has lost a precious family heirloom. The item in question is a intricately carved wooden locket, Morosuke has reason to believe that he lost the item only a day ago, although he is unsure of exactly when he lost it. The elderly man has detailed out his entire day so that someone can go everywhere he went and search for the locket. As this is not a high priority mission, nor is it a dangerous mission we will be sending either a single genin, or a group of genin to complete the task.
Objective:Read the outline of old man Morosuke's day and search each location he visited in order to find the lost air loom. Once found return the item to the Mizukage tower.
Reward: 1500 Ryo

With the mission papers stamped off I made me way to old man Morosuke's house in the Castle District. I knocked on the door of a two storied stone house which may have been used to house middle-class citizens in older times. Summoned by my knocking a small, bald man with a finely trimmed goatee and moustache answered. He was old but not frail by any stretch, he was well muscled and well fed, he looked like in his day he had shinobi level fitness.

"Hello, hello. You must be here on shinobi business," he states, gesturing the headband tied around my right arm, "for the mission no?"

"Yes, I am here to find you family heirloom," I reply.

"Well then come on in my boy." His voice didn't sound has fit as he was.

He led into a room that doubled as a kitchen and dining area. he had bowl with some batter in it on a marble bench. he gestured for me to take a seat at a grand wooden table. He sat himself down as well, and seemed to ponder something in his mind. I wanted to get going so I decided to hurry things along a bit.

"Morosuke-san, the heirloom?" I prompt.

"Aaah, yes. Brilliantly carved wooden locket, made by hand not by jutsu. I'd hate to think it may fall into the hands of somebody who doesn't know its true worth. I usually keep it on me as its true worth is quite high but it's gone missing. Here's a list of places I went yesterday." The old man spoke at an agonisingly slow pace and listening too his wheezing voice was painful for my ears so when he handed me the list I was keen to not listen to another lecture.

"I'll be going then." I say.

"If you get back before my grandkids arrive you may be able to sneak a cookie," Morosuke says as I leave.

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The first place on his list was a sushi bar all the way in the harbour district. Walking all the way there just to get lunch must explain why he's so fit. As I set off at a steady run I read the rest of the list. After this he went to the medical complex to get his medication before going to the barber.

On the way home he went to the opera house. I sure hoped it wasn't there, otherwise I'd have run all round the village for nothing, and opera's horrible. I sure hoped if it was in the opera house there wouldn't be a rehearsal or anything like that.

With all this going through mind I made my way to the shipping district quickly. The shop he was talking about was hidden away in an alley. It made great sushi but I only knew of it because I lived near.

I walked into the sushi bar to be greeted by the owner. I got straight to the point and asked if the man had seen a wooden locket. He said no and didn't seem to be lying but I had a quick look around anyway to be certain. Sure enough there was no locket, so I thanked to owner for his time and left.

Next up I went to the medical complex to see if the locket was there. I entered through the main entrance into a reception area. There was a counter clearly label "Medication" where a nurse was giving a middle aged woman a bottle. I walked up to the nurse and asked about the locket. The nurse was surprisingly helpful. She had given Morosuke his medication yesterday.

"He came in asking for his prescribed pills," she said. "He showed me a wooden thingy that you seem to be looking for, he was obviously very proud of it but I found it, and him for that matter, boring. Anyway, he pocketed it and left through that door." She signalled to a side door I didn't notice.

"Thank you for your help," I say before exiting through the door.

The took me to a rather dodgy side street. The fact his street was so close to the medical complex wasn't reassuring. I hastily left and found myself on a much more mainstream road. I checked the piece of paper and compared to the road sign to find that I was on the same road as the barbershop.

After looking at the shop signs I found the place of was looking for and entered. The room was long and thin, with wall to wall mirrors on two sides. One barber was cutting a persons hair while another was sweeping up some hair. The man looked up.

"Can I help you, shinobi?" noticing the emblem tied to my right arm he referred to me by my proper title, which I liked for a change.

"Yes, I believe a man called Morosuke gets his hair cut here. He's lost a wooden locket that he values and I'm attempting to return it to him." I tried to sound official but for a 14 year old that was hard. The man smiled.

"Well, there is something that I found on the ground when he left. We tried to return it to him but he already left," the man explained. "I'll give it to you so you can return it if you want."

I nodded curtly and the man hurried off, returning if I beautiful wooden locket. I could see why Morosuke valued it so much.

"Thank you, I guess I'll be on my way then." I say.

"Anytime." The man replies, though looking unhappy to have to return the locket.

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After grabbing a late lunch I rushed back to the mans house, happy that I didn't have to visit the opera house. When I returned to his house, he invited me in. The only thing that seemed to have changed was he fact that instead a bowl of batter there was an oven tray of chocolate chip cookies.

"So, were you successful?" he asked.

"Yes," I simply replied, handing him the locket.

"Well, I gave the reward to the shinobi at the Mizukage Tower so you should go there to get your cash," he wheezed.

"Thank you Morosuke-san," I replied.

"Oh, and since the grandkids aren't here yet, do you want a cookie to help you on your way?" he asked.

After considering for a few seconds thanked him and took a cookie. It tasted sweet, like the victory of finally completing this tedious mission.