A little intervention (mission/closed).

[Yox]

SPOILER: Click to show

Name: Friendly intervention!
Rank: C
Ninja needed: 1-3
Mission info: A group of thugs have been terrorizing the village streets at night, making them no longer safe for those who walk during the midnight hour. They've been said to lurk near the market district so starting there is your best bet. Permission to use force is given, but do not underestimate them, they may not be shinobi but they will more than likely be armed. Bring them to justice!

[/blockquote][/blockquote][/justify][/size][/font]

The sun was drawing closer to the western horizon. A peachy orange filled the sky over the Land of Water, as the mist began to grow much denser and the light began to fade. It was the perfect environment for a criminal. Camouflage was in the air around you. Someone standing a few paces in front of you could disappear in an instant if they just took a few steps back. This was the reality for those who lived in the Hidden Mist. As the darkness of night gripped the village, as did the terrorisers who used the misty environment to their advantage. It was up to the shinobi of the village to defend the people when these attacks came. Justice would be delivered by a quick slash of the kunai.

These ideas ran through Yox's mind as he paced toward the Mizukage notice board in the village square. His hands were in both pockets as he walked through the mist that was beginning to enshroud the area. Lamp posts began to light up as the night took over. It was time for the village and it's people to head back home for the night after a days work. However not all people had shifts that went from 9am - 5pm. The work of a shinobi carried long through into the night. Sleeping with ease of thinking that there was no work to be done was an illusion. There was always work to be done, always people to protect, and always people to stop. He edged closer to the board as he read the priority missions. Skimming past the A and B-ranked missions, his finger slid down to the C-ranked. "Friendly intervention," he read out loud to himself whilst reading the description in his head. It seemed as if he had now something to occupy his night.

He had grown tired of D-ranked tasks. He wanted something more. Tonight he would prove himself by completing this mission. He had dealt with thugs before, however he wondered what sort of weapons they would have. Being non-ninja, that gave him the advantage. However, he had seen many things in his past that allowed him to understand that a cleaver-wielding non-ninja was not to be underestimated. The mission told him to head to market square. That would be the place where he would set up 'camp' for the night.

Heading into the market square, Yox walked into the local inn which had a second story. Handing some ryo over to the barkeep, Yox made his way up to the second floor to the thirteenth room. Brushing through the door, he trudged through the room ignoring what was within it. His goal was not in the room, it was outside. Pushing two large windows open, Yox stepped out onto a roof. He tried not to make too much noise, not wanting to draw attention to himself and possibly get thrown out of the inn for scaling the building. He climbed above the windows and onto the second story roof of the inn. It would become his lookout point. From here, he could see the entire area of the market square below. Anything that happened, he could see it.

Leaning his back against the chimney, he sat down atop the roof. The chimney surged him with the heat that was being provided by the fireplace below. Nothing too hot, it made him feel more comfortable out in the night. Sighing to himself, he rested his head back against the bricks as the sounds of the native animals filled the air around him. It was a quiet night. The perfect night for spying. He shut his eyes to keep his ears more alert to the sounds around him. He slowly drifted off into a light snooze. Perhaps he would miss out on tonights events.

[/justify][/size][/font]

[Yox]

The setting was peaceful. A chilled breeze moved through the air and brushed gently across his face. He had entered a state of tranquility. His eyes were closed but his mind was aware. The peaceful environment around him not only calmed his mind but allowed his senses to become more alert. He could hear the slightest of things around him when they moved. A small mouse squeaking down below in an alleyway, rummaging through bits of rubbish. Leaves rustling in the wind as the trees that they were situated on gently swayed.

He could hear the chatter of two people near him. An alleyway over the east side of the inn. He crouched and gently crept along the rooftop, closer to where the voices were coming from. Perched up above the alleyway, Yox peered down into it to identify two men. One was large and rough, the other was quite feeble and small, possibly also the younger of the pair. It seemed as if the larger one was attempting to rob the smaller one. Perhaps this goon was one of the thugs the mission was talking about. Either way, it seemed as if he was terrorising this citizen... and it was his job to help the people of the village.

"C'mon buddy, hand it over. No one needs to get hurt," Yox overheard from above the alleyway. The situation became clear to him. This was a mugging. The fact that it was occurring in the market distract made it obvious that this guy was a member of the group of thugs. It was time for an intervention.

Yox leaped from the top of the roof, flicking his hands into a variety of hand seals. He channeled his chakra through his body, directed toward his throat. Slamming his hands into the last seal and holding it in place, he mouthed out the required words for the jutsu he was about to perform. "Water Release: Wild Water Wave," Yox shouted deeply as water filled his throat and propelled out of his mouth. Directed down toward the goon, the jet of water surged directly into him. Due to Yox coming from above, the goon was completely unaware of his presence. It would be a direct hit.

The goon was smashed with the wave and was thrown off into a nearby wall in the alleyway. At that moment, Yox landed on the ground and studied the goon carefully. The thug shook his head, coming back into a state of realisation of what was currently happening. The water had come unexpectedly. It was only natural for him to be confused. Yox began to speak again. "I'm looking for a group of thugs that have been terrorising the villagers around here. You wouldn't happen to know what I was talking about would you?"

The goon returned Yox's words with a mean glare. "How dare you. Do you know who you're talking about? My friends will hear about this. That red hair of yours is going to be a liability. I'm not going to forget you boy," the goon responded whilst scrambling across the wet floor to get back onto his feet. He quickly rushed out of the alleyway, leaving Yox and the civilian alone as he ran. There was no time to waste. Yox had to follow him. This thug would lead him to the others. The chase was on.

[/font][/justify]

[Yox]

Without a second to waste Yox took off after the man. The villager who had been terrorised was no longer of concern; there was still a mission at hand. Channeling his chakra in a steady flow down to his feet, Yox stepped up the walls of the alleyway. The chakra applied grip to the walls, allowing his feet to momentarily climb him up the wall as he kicked back and forth from either side of the alleyway. A moment later, he had climbed to the rooftops yet again.

A dark blue haze had set over the village. White clouded mist began to accumulate more heavily, making it difficult to see without the assistance of the nearby street lamps. Yox could not lose this guy as it was the only lead he had in tracking down the rest of the thugs. Suddenly a scatter of trashcans in a nearby alley drew the attention of the Genin. Yox was on the move again.

Leaping across the rooftops, he propelled himself in the direction of the sounds and where he believed the thug ran off into. He made sure to keep his sounds minimal. He was tracking his prey. He was like a lion prowling in the bushes. The target must not be aware that they are being hunted, or everything could be thrown away and Yox could be lead in the wrong direction. The benefit of climbing the rooftops is that he avoided the obstacles in the streets and could easily chase down whoever was running from him. Soon enough, the goon came back into view.

He was running heavily as Yox watched him from above like a hawk. Making his way through the labyrinth of alleyways within the Mist Village, Yox drew to the conclusion that this guy was trying to lose him. He wouldn't let that happen however. Especially not now due to his ability to easily track the direction that this man was directed toward.

The red-headed Genin tracked the goon to a compound. Shoving a key into a lock on the gate, the thug brushed through the gates before locking them behind him. This was no issue for Yox however, who simply leaped across the rooftops of the gate and around to a nearby hiding spot on a nearby roof which gave him an eagle-eye view of the open compound. Yox could hear the mans heavy breath, obviously gained from running a fair distance and being quite large and out of shape. Yox watched as the man moved toward a group of men who were seated around a wooden table, by their sides machetes and other various threatening weapons. It looked as if they were playing a game of cards, probably gambling.

Their attention shifted to the incoming goon as he arrived. With the troubled look across his face and the fact that he was drenched in water, they knew something was up. Yox edged closer, walking in a crouched position across the rooftop toward the group. He needed to listen to what they were saying. Soon enough he had made a safe distance to study what they were talking about. The thug he had hit previously with his water wave was now telling the story to the group.

"-and then this red-headed punk comes out of nowhere and shoots me with a jet of water. Obviously a ninja, he came out right above me and I couldn't see him. Knocked me clean to the ground. I told you guys, the ninja would come after us once they heard about what we were doing. What do we do next? I don't want more of them to come and find the hideout," he spoke as the others half listened and half finished off their game of poker.

One of the men, dressed quite elegantly in a business suit, responded to the goon. "Ninja are nothing to worry about. Their own system is filled with backstabbers and corruption, especially in the Mist when they are renown for their missing-ninja. If they come here," he said whilst dropping his cards to the table faced-down, "then I invite them with open arms!" The businessman proceeded to grab two large machetes leaning against the wall behind him. He lifted them both into the air and sliced them across each other above his head. From there, the rest of his men began to chuckle to themselves. Yox watched them and began to plot out what he would do next. He would have to wait for the right time to strike. But, when would that be?

[/font][/blockquote][/blockquote][/justify]

[Yox]

There were four of them, including the one he had already taken out in the alleyway. Yox overlooked them from above, watching them continue with their game of poker. The businessman offered cigars to the others as they played. These were your typical criminal thugs that stole from the poor and helpless to further benefit themselves. Yox didn't despise them. They had a well developed system about how they did things, and it was successful. But, their system still threatened the lives of the people of the village. It was his job to protect the helpless civilians, and hence he would have to stop these goons and their operation. He listened closer as the man he had struck down previously began to speak again.

"Well. I'm going home for the night. I hit my head on the wall in the alleyway and it's given me a giant headache. Not only that, all my clothes are completely ruined thanks to that prick. If you see him, give him a smack in the face from me," he grunted whilst rubbing his head. The other men nodded whilst puffing from their cigars, signalling for the man to leave. Yox assumed him to be one of the lesser members, a grunt that went out to run the smaller errands whilst the others stayed back at the base and planned for much larger targets. As he left the open compound and locked the gate behind him, only three remained.

Yox leaned his back against the bricks on the roof as he watched the others below him. The moon had now shifted to the middle of the night. It was starting to get late, and Yox wasn't one to stay out all night and remain completely alert. Soon tiredness would kick in and his reaction time and senses would start to drop. He had to make sure that this mission was completed quickly. However the time was not the only problem. The mist was starting to grow thicker and thicker as the night progressed. Water molecules in the air began to accumulate as the wind chilled with the nightfall. He began to think though. Maybe he could use it to his advantage?

Yox continued to listen to the gangsters as they spoke whilst playing their card game. "Geez, it's not the best night. The mist is getting heavy here tonight. Soon boys, when we get rich, we'll move somewhere nicer. Somewhere like the Hidden Leaf and we'll rob the poor suckers there! Oi Kaizoku, go grab some more wine from the cellar. My cups running dry here," he instructed to possibly another one of his subordinates. Suddenly one of them stood up from the table and headed toward the building that Yox was currently sitting atop. Yox realised that this was an opportunity and he had to take it. There was no way he could take them on three versus one, he had to keep it in favour of his own odds.

Sliding down the side of the building, he landed down onto a balcony. Shifting his hands on the railing, he flipped off the side of the balcony and landed swiftly on the ground. Looking through an open window as an orange light illuminated the inside of the building, he watched as the man headed toward a few large wine barrels with a silver jug in his hand. Time to get this guy whilst he was off guard.

Yox quietly ducked down under the window frame. He proceeded to move his hand onto the glass window, tapping it a few times with his finger tip. The nail produced the sound, sending it into the room in which the man was filling up his wine jug. Intrigued, the man inside edged closer to the window. Yox could hear his feet pacing across the wooden floorboards as he edged closer to the window. It was time to prepare for an attack. Channeling his chakra to his eyes and maintaining a constant flow, Yox waited for the man to open the window to see what was outside.

The window opened above his head as the man inside looked from side to side to see what was outside tapping on the glass. Suddenly, Yox jumped up from below him and stood directly face to face with the man. "Soul of the Snake," Yox hissed as he stared into the eyes of the man directly. From that, he flared his chakra out toward the man and within an instant, the goon became stunned on the spot. He knew the hold would not last forever, thus Yox acted quickly and proceeded to knock the man out. A swift karate chop to the side of the stunned mans neck smacked a pressure point. This lead to the immediate cease of consciousness as the goon then slouched across the window frame. One more down.

Leaping up over the man, Yox moved into the wine cellar. Moving his hand into his own pouch, the Genin pulled out a long line of wire. He used to wire to tie up the man on the ground, leaving his body near one of the large barrels. Binding his arms together behind his back and his ankles together on the ground, this guy would be going nowhere when he woke up. To finish off the bind, Yox stuffed a nearby rag that was covered in red wine into the mans mouth. Now he wondered how he would deal with the other one, as well as the leader.

[/font][/blockquote][/blockquote][/justify]

[Yox]

Yox slowly crept through the cellar. His feet creaking on the wooden floorboards; the orange light from the candles illuminated the room. He kept close to the walls, careful not to knock anything over to create any unexpected loud noises for the goons outside. He had two more to take care of. He stood against the corner of the door into the cellar, peering out from around the corner. He studied the two as they continued to sit there and gamble with each other. Obviously they would grow restless and wonder where their friend is. That would be when he would strike.

He was a snake. He concealed himself in the long grass and waited for the guileless rat to edge closer and closer. Slithering through the grass, he would study his prey from afar. When the right moment came - bang, he would strike. Patience was the key to success. Patience was the key to catching your prey. Those who rushed would make noise and scare the prey off. Creating the right mood to completely surprise your target. That was the way of the snake. Assassination from the shadows.

Yox moved back into the room. When someone came to check on the unconscious fellow, Yox wanted to have some sort of advantage. He edged toward each of the candles that illuminated the room in an orange glow. He blew each of them out consecutively, each of them blowing a puff of grey smoke into the air once the fire faded. The rooms orange vibrance now faded to the despair of black. It became the perfect environment for a silent assassination, the perfect environment for a snake. He slowly slid into the corner of the room, drawing a kunai and the remainder of his wire from the pouch on the back of his hip. Tying the end of the kunai with the string of wire, he quickly jolted it across the path of the doorway at around shin height. The kunai flew through the air and pierced the wooden wall on the other side of the room. The wire now extended from Yox past the entrance to the door. Somebody walking through the doorway, especially in this light, would have no chance in seeing the small wire. The trap had been laid. All that was needed was the helpless mouse to spring the trap.

Yox could hear a yell from outside. "Kaizoku! What the hell are you doing back there? You better not be drinking all the wine in there ha ha," one of the men called out as Yox froze in the room. He could hear one of the seats budge as someone paced across the courtyard toward the room, the footsteps growing louder each second. Now was the time to strike. Yox quickly removed another kunai from his pouch. He tied the end of the wire that he was holding onto on the end of that kunai. Quickly stabbing it into the wall behind him, each kunai braced the wire across the doorway. Yox readied himself nearby for the man to enter. Once the man tripped, the snake would strike.

From the shadows that enshrouded him, Yox noticed it was another one of the subordinates as he innocently walked into the doorway. Immediately tripping on the wire, the man was flown forward in the direction in which Yox was standing with his fist held back. In an instant, Yox send a flying punch directly into the mans temple. The jolt from the impact shocked through the mans head as he continued to fall to the ground. However this time as he fell, he was no longer conscious. Thud. Yox did not catch him in time. The sound echoed through the room and out the door. Yox could hear the sound of blades being scratched against the ground as they were lifted into the air. It was now one versus one.

Yox leaped out of the doorway, tugging the wire holding the kunai with him and ripping them out of the wall. He headed out into the courtyard to greet the man in the business suit, now standing there with both blades drawn. "You're the red-headed punk that's been messing with my crew eh? I'm guessing you haven't heard of me... they call me Hiruken the Horrific and I'm about to show you why," he grinned whilst grinding the two cleavers in his hands together.

Yox eyed them carefully. He had to play it safe. Although this man wasn't a ninja, he was still a high levelled threat. This wasn't one of the training dummies from the academy, this wasn't a twelve year old academy student, this was a real life criminal who knew how to use his weapons. The best way to beat the non-ninja was to use the ninja tricks. He tucked the two kunai into his waist pocket. Flicking his hands into a seal, Yox flared his chakra around his body. "Water Style: Water Clone Technique."

[/blockquote][/blockquote][/justify][/font]

[Yox]

Water sprouted out the sides of him, forming up into exact replications of himself. He admired the two of them, staring back toward the leader of the thugs. From this he handed the two clones one of the kunai each that he had previously tucked away. They held their kunais as the wire extended horizontally across Yox's chest. The mist had grown quite thick by now. People had to trust their hearing senses over their eyesight half the time. Yox wondered whether the businessman could see the wire. He hoped not.

Yox responded to the man. "I find it amusing, thug. They've given this mission a C-ranked priority. This means that it holds little significance to the higher ranked ninja, something that the younger ninja can be trialled with before given harder tasks. I've been entrusted with the task of dealing with you. You don't register as anything 'worthwhile' in the Hidden Mist. You should take the hint and get out of here before the Chuunin and Jounin get fed up with you. They're not as nice as I am. I'll make this quick... they won't," Yox hissed back to the man. He moved his hands into his pockets and drew out two more kunai for each of the mans blades. The plan was simple. Reverse psychology.

Yox headed into the direction of the leader of the thugs who stood ahead of him. Either side of him, his clones ran with their single kunai drawn. They were edged a slight distance in front of him. Yox could clearly see the wire extended across him horizontally, around the height of his neck. It appeared as if the businessman hadn't realised. "Ha ha! You foolish boy! I've seen this trick before. These are your 'clones', but I know exactly which one is you! Prepare to meet your demise!"

The goon swung both his blades across his chest, holding them above the opposite shoulder. He would gain momentum via a swift diagonal slice as the real Yox approached him. The goon appeared to not even care about the water clones running at him as well. This would be a mistake.

As the clones edged closer, the man laughed manically. Yox had a stern look across his face as he readied the kunais in his hands. The clones reached the man first, the wire digging into the businessmans wrists and forcing him back toward a wall from the momentum of the sprinting clones. At that moment where the mans hands were immobilised by the wire that was now strung across his arms and held via kunai stabbed either side of him into the wall, Yox lunged forward with his own two kunai and stabbed them into the top of the mans hands. At once the man dropped the two machetes he was holding. Clanging on the ground, the two water clones dispersed into water. Yox watched as the man helplessly was strung up against the wall, held in position by the wire holding his kunai-damaged hands up near his neck. His arms were in an x-formation across his upper chest as Yox edged his own face closer.

Directly looking into the mans eyes, Yox slithered his tongue out toward the man. "I thought you said you'd seen that trick before," Yox hissed as the mans expression had changed from confident to frightened. The man spoke again, but this time he trembled and had lost the vibrance in his voice.

"Please. Please don't kill me. I'll leave here, I'll be gone at once. I didn't think it would go this far. Just please let me go!" The man cried out to Yox as he watched him, unable to move. Yox was a merciful man. If he believed people had repented what they had done and were ready to move on, he found no other reason to torture them any longer. Ripping the kunai out of his hands and out of the wall either side of the man, the businessman could now move once again. Immediately he took off in a sprint toward the entrance of the compound, completely disregarding his two unconscious goons that remained in the wine cellar. That would be the last the Hidden Mist would see of that man for a while.

Yox collected his kunai from the floor. Wrapping the wire he had used back together again, he paced toward the exit of the compound. He wondered whether that was the end of the mission. It had sure taken a lot longer than the D-ranked mission he had already performed. It was definitely a lot more difficult and dangerous. Wiping the bloodied mess off the kunais onto his shirt, he tucked them back into the holsters. From there, he headed home. It was getting very late, way past this Genin's bed time. Tomorrow would be a new day, perhaps a break from another mission though.

[/size][/blockquote][/blockquote]

[~Kohana <3]

+57 EXP