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Water Delivery
Rank: D.
Shinobi Required: 1-4.
Mission Information: Akemi Kato is an elderly member of the village who is no longer able to traverse through the strong winds to fetch her water rations. She lives alone in a house near the village gates. Because of this, she has put in a request with the Kazekage that a few kind shinobi bring her enough water to last her for a few days. She expects to be treated with respect; so long as this requirement is fulfilled, she will continue to pay for delivery services.
Special Information: Repeatable.
Reward: 25 EXP & 500 Ryo.

The rising morning sun filled the dusty streets of the Hidden Sand with life. It was the glimpse of good temperature the villagers experienced before the sun reached it's highest point in the sky at mid-day, where it proceeded to rain it's powerful and bright rays upon the land below. The people of the Hidden Sand Village were used to it though. Life had to go on even if the conditions were uncomfortable. This was their home, their everything.

Kekkai Yulo clicked open the door of the Kazekage Compound, walking out into the streets after receiving his task for the day. It was a simple one, yet an important one. Every citizen of the village had to feel as if they could rely upon the assistance of the shinobi. They were the slaves to the public, allowing for ideas of protection and support to generate amongst the minds of the population. Yulo didn't mind. He gained money as a reward for his errands, and helping out wasn't such a big deal.

He walked at a moderate pace, holding out a single scroll with the details of the mission he would perform today. His skills were required to assist an old woman replenish her water supply. It seemed like an easy job. The more he thought about it, the more he realised that this job required little-to-no skill. Something easy. It was definitely what he wanted. Working an easy job for some good pay. It was what everyone wanted, wasn't it?

Finally reaching the gates of the village, Yulo inspected the house numbers of the residential areas that existed in his vicinity. Upon stumbling across the house he was looking for, Yulo tapped lightly on the door twice to signal his arrival. He wondered whether the woman would be awake. Although it was not that early in the morning, old people did enjoy lengthy sleep patterns. At last he was greeted by an elderly woman who cautiously unlocked her door for him. "Ms Kato! I'm here to deliver your water to you for today. I'll be back with your water as soon as possible!"

Yulo tried to sound enthusiastic as if he was very keen to perform the job for her. After all, the mission detailed that she should be respected in order to gain her favour for future services. An enthusiastic approach to perform her tasks was a sign of respect, right? She squinted in response, not muttering a single word. All that she did was nod her head and signal for him to get on with it. That was fine with him. Yulo wasn't a fan of old people and could never really connect with them. The quicker he got off on his way, the better.

So off he went. With a simple bow of his head, Yulo stepped off the old woman's porch and headed back onto the streets. His next destination: the fresh water system of the Hidden Sand. Unlike the other hidden villages with their fresh streams running across the mountainside, his own village had none of the sort. Unless you wanted a bucket filled with sand, the citizens of the Hidden Sand used the water system. Yulo assumed he would have no hiccups along the way. Today just seemed to be an average day for the citizens of the Hidden Sand.

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As he continued to walk, Yulo wondered how much water she actually needed. Well, how much water could an old woman drink? It would only need to last her a few days. He wondered whether she was the camel-type, consuming her water in small doses and conserving it for future use, or perhaps she was like a whale and just guzzled it down as if it were a second nature. Shit. Maybe he should have asked her before he left her home? It was too late to turn back and go back. He was already on route.

The water storage facility was quite an interesting place. Yulo never went there unless he really had to. It was more high-tech than the other buildings of his village. The village feel was more accustomed to the aged sandstone type of structures. This place was different. It was new and amazing. Yulo guessed that the villagers were sick of using the town well, and wanting some more consistency to their filtered water. Thus, the plant was built in order to fulfill their wants and needs.

Upon reaching the plant, Yulo moved through the doors toward a counter and was greeted by a young, attractive receptionist. "Is there anything I can help you with today?" She announced to Yulo upon his arrival with a pretty smile across her face. He wasn't sure if this was just a one-off for him, or if she did this to everyone that walked in. Nevertheless, Yulo blushed momentarily before announcing a statement of his own. "Uh... yeah. I'm here for important shinobi business. I'll need to take some water today for the... Kazekage."

Perfect. Now she'd completely fall for him after finding out he was a ninja sent on an important task on behalf of the Hidden Sand, and the Kazekage. He congratulated himself within his own thoughts. Damn he was a sweet-talker. He prepared himself for her response. Perhaps she'd invite him back after he was done on his mission? There could possibly be a one-on-one date if everything else went according to plan. As she began to speak, Yulo listened intently.

"Ah yes! The Kazekage's Assistant sent a message ahead of your arrival. You'll be delivering two drums of water to a Ms. Kato right? It's very sweet of you to do something nice for an old lady. I wish my boyfriend was more like you. He's so rough though," she finished off with a giggle. What? Boyfriend? Dammit. Why did he have to be the nice guy? Yulo wanted to be the rough bad-boy that the ladies loved. The bloody Kazekage Assistant ruined his chances with her. Annoyed, he nodded his head to her in acceptance of her words.

She buzzed open a set of doors in which a man wheeled in a set of two water drums. They were average in size. He could carry the both of them back to the old woman's house without much trouble. Yulo picked up one as the man lifted another, and proceeded to place it on top of the one Yulo was already holding. With his water drums ready to go, he took one last look at the receptionist behind the counter. She was busily playing with her hair, possibly already forgetting she had ever met Yulo. Sighing to himself, he simply walked back out the door of the building. Off he went, back to the house of dear Ms. Kato.

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Stepping outside the water system plant, Yulo realised that these drums of water would actually be more of an effort to carry than he had originally assumed. Perhaps it was the adrenaline gushing within him due to the fact that he fancied the pretty receptionist inside. That meant nothing to him now though, after his chances were completely ruined without even getting a sweet 'good bye handsome' from the girl. What was the use?

Sighing heavily as he paced, Yulo edged back toward the old woman's house. Maybe she would be grateful for the effort he had put in today for her. His mind seemed to wander as he lugged the water drums along the streets throughout the village. The morning sun was slowly edging closer to the middle of the sky. By now, a lot more of the villagers were out performing their daily errands. The roads began filling with more and more people as the minutes went by. The sun had also began to emit the signature heat of the Land of Wind.

The muscles in his arms slowly started to ache. He quickly set the two water drums down on a side-street next to a seat in a ramen bar. From there, he simply ordered a glass of water. Yulo gulped the water down, replenishing his thirst that had been acquired through the lugging around of the heavy drums. It had been harder than he had expected. His fitness levels were being tested here. Something that he didn't predict would happen when he accepted the mission earlier on in the morning. Nonetheless, he would see it through. This pit stop wasn't going to last long. Especially with what happened next.

Out of the corner of his eye, Yulo noticed someone. It was someone familiar, someone that he had seen earlier on this morning. The receptionist of the Kazekage Mission HQ was out and about in the streets, obviously grabbing lunch for the people back at the compound. She immediately walked over to Yulo as he looked as if he was just lazing about whilst on the job. "Hey! Don't you have a job to do?" She questioned him in an imperative tone. Annoyed, Yulo shot an unimpressed glance to her as she continued to stand over him. "I'm just having a drink, relax. The drums are just here. I'm about to take them back to the lady now," he finished off after slurping down the last of his water.

After dropping a little 'hmph', she continued off on her way with the bags of food. Yulo wasn't a fan of her. As he walked the back of her edge through the crowds of people, he finally realised the other reason why he hated her. She had sent a message ahead to the girl at the water plant. It was her fault that he didn't have a shot with the girl he had met earlier on. That bitch! Angered, Yulo quickly picked up the drums of water and hoisted them to an appropriate height. From there, he paced quickly off to the elderly woman's house. He wanted to get this job over and done with as soon as possible.

Walking up the steps of the woman's porch, Yulo carried the two drums of water and placed them outside her door. The old woman opened the door after hearing the thump outside on her porch. She squinted out from her door to see the two drums of water. "Thank you handsome boy," she happily said to the young genin as he straightened himself up after dropping the drums off. That was all that he was required to do. At least someone had called him handsome today. Right now though, he would go back to the mission HQ and get stuck into that assistant.

Exit.

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