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[Noboru]

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name; blocked passage
rank; c
description; One unfortunate disadvantage that Kumogakure no Sato extends is sometimes the jagged peaks drop rocks amongst the Kumogakure no Sato passageways. Sometimes they're simple small rugged rocks and other times they're promontory boulders. Sadly when the immeasurable boulders land on Kumogakure no Sato’s passageways it falls upon the Kumogakure shinobi to clear the avenue. With the war ending there are a large amount of pathways that need clearing, unfortunately. So go clear those streets.
reward; 50 experience, 1,000 ryo
minimum shinobi; one
mission status; interminable

Today Noboru was assigned to clear rocks and even boulders from the passageways in Kumogakure no Sato. However, as always he wasn't always one to wake up bright and early, even though he had himself an alarm clock (he hardly ever sets it). And today was one of those days. Plus, there was also no one here to wake him up if he didn't get up since he lived alone. Nobu was pretty lazy when the time didn't call for it, however when the time did he actually pulled his part whether it was on a mission or training since his overall goal was to pretty much get stronger and ascend into the world. He was even granted with a name that meant what he wanted to achieve. It was like a sort of motivation for him sometimes, he would have to thank his mother sometime for naming him what he was named.

For now, he would rise awake. Groggily, he would open his eyes and the sun would great him even through his closed window. He would slowly wake himself, a note pinned to his wall near his pillow notifying him that he had a mission to do today. He stretched his arms and legs and stared at the piece of paper stuck to his wall by a kunai. He let out a soft sigh as he slowly stood up,as he did he stretched the rest of his body for the day. It was always prominent that shinobis' stretch their body daily so that they worked out the kinks and didn't get hurt while on a mission or while doing training. One had to always be in tip top shape. He finished stretching and went to the small kitchen where he had a small stash of food. He normally ate out, however when he had missions it was always good to have some food at home. Something that would last awhile and wouldn't spoil. He had a sort of bar thing and an apple.

After a bit of breakfast, late breakfast however, he proceeded to get dressed for the day. He looked at his hair, it was a bit messy but as he brushed it it started to fall into place. He would need to wash it soon however. His hair could be called pretty, probably because he kept it so long. He just couldn't get to cutting it because as he once said he had his mother's hair and wouldn't cut it. As a child he even said that he didn't want to cut it because then it wouldn't be like his mothers, it would be like his father's even though he had never met the man. After getting dressed he would gather some things, he always carried around his weapons even if he didn't readily need them. The mission today was just clearing rocks which probably wouldn't need the aid of weapons, however with the current war being over... there could always be an attack or rebellion or something. It was good to be ready, even if one such as Nobu was lazy, occasionally.

After suiting up and gathering his things he would lock his front door after walking out and head towards one of the passageways specified on the mission slip he had been given. He wasn't sure how many passageways there would be needed to be cleared, but he hoped there weren't a lot. Or that there were more shinobis helping out.

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[Noboru]

The mokuton genin reached the area blocked with rocks quicker than he thought it would take to get there. And as he hoped there were already a few ninjas and even civilians helping out. Even though Nobu had some earth jutsu release knowledge, there wasn't much he could do to help at the moment. So, he would just have to do some heavy lifting! He went over to a person nearest to him and told him,"Hey I'm here to help out," a small eager grin on his face as he spoke to the man. It seemed by the time Nobu had arrived that a good bit of the passageway had been cleared but they still had some work ahead of them. The man told him that they needed as much help as they could get and that there was still one more passage to clear for today. He gave the man a thumbs up and said, "I'll help as much as I can. I am a ninja after all," he announced, though he didn't want to straight out point that he was much stronger than the civilians who were helping out. Any help was helpful.

The man told Nobu to go and help some of the other ninjas and civilians who were working on the larger rocks that were blocking the passage. He nodded and walked over to help them. As he did, he looked up at the sun as it glared down upon them. Sometimes the rocky and mountainous areas of the Lightning country could be pretty dry at times, however it could also rain and even on the highest peaks make lightning, which the land was named for. It was pretty hot today, but there seemed to be some civilians were serving water to those that were taking breaks or seemed exhausted. It seemed that they already had a sort of plan already worked out. He smiled and went over to help a older man who was carrying a medium sized rock.

"Here, let me help." he said before taking the medium sized rock off the older man's hands. It was pretty heavy, but there was no way he'd show any signs of struggle on his face. He had his pride as a ninja to think about. Thus he followed the instructions of the older gentleman, moving the rock off to the far right. They had many of them stacked on several pulleys. A quick glance at how much was filled, gauging the remaining work better. However he couldn't think about it further as one of the ninja on sight called him over. "Oh kid, do you have any doton jutsu?" It was an interesting question, handling elements wasn't something a genin normally had, thankfully Nobu did.

"Yeah, whatcha need?" he responded confidently as he headed over to the direction the older ninja instructed. There was a boulder which lodged itself inbetween one of the paths. It was a funny arrangement, due to it's positioning, it made it difficult to even clear any of the boulders on that path. Nobu proceeded to cross his arms at chest level, his head tilted to the left. He had begun to contemplate what he could do with his doton jutsu, which while useful was a bit limited. That was when something caught his eyes. The stone seemed to be lodged into the earth itself, which gave him an idea!

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[Noboru]

It seemed to be coming out of the ground, jutting up; if he could pull it under ground, then it would clear quite a bit of rocks. Ah but he had to consider the safety of the civilians and his comrades. He looked over his shoulder towards the ninja whom requested his help. "You sure about this, it could cause all the rocks to come down." Noboru's expression contrasted a bit of the non-chalant tone he had. True he was concerned but he was also confident that he could prevent the slide if he was careful.
"Yeah, we've got your back." He didn't need to tell Nobu twice, there'd simply be a puff of smoke.

Instantly he was underground, this was thanks to the wonders of the double suicide decapitation jutsu. Combining it with underground fish projection, Nobu would be able to traverse the ground freely. Though he had to be careful, he needed to feel out the right rock to pull underground. Thankfully his task was about to become easier. As he closed the gap, he noticed a portion of the rock was alreader underground. The mokuton wielder's face flashed a grin. Reaching up with his right hand, he'd get a firm grasp along one side of the boulder. With his left hand, he'd proceed to do the same, hugging it firmly.

Pushing the capabilities of his underground fish projection, he'd begin to pull down. His body essentially squatting further into the earth as he did. It was tough since his footing was off, but little by little he'd begin to pull down this rock. The other problem was that he had to pull down the rock a certain length. Utilizing his sense of what was above him, he'd make his best guess. The result was that rocks along the sides were loosened but not rolling down. He trusted that this was enough before making his way back to the surface.

He was a bit off as it turned out but the ninjas had it under control. All that was left was to assist with heavy lifting. He'd rub his hands together in order to prepare for heaving a larger boulder than his previous effort. This one was rather round, with no sharp edges. Gritting his teeth, he carefully lifted the boulder. It was a lot heavier than the mid-sized boulder he lifted up, he was definitely pushing himself to his lifting limit. Alas his pride pushed him to carry the boulder back to the pulleys, even if it was a slow walk. Once he loaded it on, he felt quite a bit of relief.

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[Noboru]

Of course two boulders wasn't quite clearing away any of the paths. In an effort to get more done, he focused on the mid-range boulders. Back and forth he went assisting with the clearance of the pathway he fred up earlier. With some headway made, he'd proceed to the pulleys. It was better to have them much closer on the path for convenience, lest they were all liable to pull out their backs. Nobu may have been confident in his strength but he couldn't afford to be reckless either. They'd forge through with this path which would provide access towards the far outskirts of Kumogakure.

Supposedly, behind all of the fallen rock/debris, there was supposed to be a cave. The cave lead underground to mines, which used to provide valuable chakra based minerals. If the village could get its hand on some of them, it would be able to craft the finest of swords. The thought that he contributed towards the recovery of the village, hmm maybe he'd even be able to get a discount on one of those specially made swords too. Yeah, that definitely got the teen's confidence up a notch. He proceeded to haul in new pulleys so that boulders could be stored on them.

Eventually the path was cleared up considerably. Some of the larger boulders were shoved to the sides. The pulleys couldn't take those, even the carts wouldn't be effective for holding them. For a moment, Nobu began to think about what would happen to these larger rocks before his attention was called to a bigger problem. Further up ahead, they found the cave that was mentioned prior. A huge boulder seemed to blocking the entrace, if they wanted to move it off to the side, it would require everyone's effort in a straight push. Thus many ninja and civilian alike gathered together.

They agreed to do it on three, two, one, a perfect unison. Their push had lots of weight behind it but for some reason the boulder wouldn't budge! Convinced that they just needed another go, they'd prepare themselves for another push. Once more, the boulder did not budge which caused murmurs amongst the group. Nobu cusped his chin, allowing it to fit in-between the ridges of his index and thumb. Like the rest of his comrades, he wondered why this boulder would not budge. His eyes veering around it as best as he could, before looking down. Apparently it was stuck in the ground, this made the genin curious.

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[Noboru]

Kneeling down, he'd proceed to try and dig under the boulder with his hands. If the boulder was just mildly into the earth itself then there was no fuss. However if it went deeper, then it meant he'd need to utilize his doton jutsu. After a bit of digging, he only turned up more of the boulder. "Hang on guys, I've got this." Nobu declared as he disappeared into the earth below. Unlike his previous attempt, pulling this thing all the way under wasn't in the cards. It was just too wide around, instead he'd need to give it a push up! "Swimming" deeper into the earth, placing himself beneath the boulder. Bending his knees he'd proceed to squat before pushing up with both hands. He made some progress, though this was the reverse effect of his decapitation skill.

With everything he had, he'd continue his weird process of squatting then pushing up. He felt the boulder moving through the earth with each attempt. Within three more pushes it'd be just about out of the ground completely. With just a bit left, Nobu would make the effort to push it out of the ground completely. With his success, he'd then strive to help the others above ground with the push. Though he'd worn down his stamina fair bit with the exhertion, this was nothing a genin couldn't handle (or so he figured).
Emerging above ground once more, he'd dust his hands before placing them firmly on the side of the boulder. He noted the ninja whom instructed him earlier.

Giving him a weak grin, everyone's efforts would once more be focused on pushing this boulder to the side. They'd push on the count of three, their efforts causing some traction. This would require the whole group to get into the push rythmn if they wanted to get the right distance. Upon the third push, they would be able to slide it with consistent effort towards the left side, clearing the pathway to the cave itself. Of course, all this exhertion had taken it out of the whole group. Many had slide down into a sitting position, their backs leaning against the former obstacle. The job of clearing the path wouldn't be quite done until they double checked the cave though.

They needed to make sure there weren't anymore obstacles preventing access to the mines. Taking a moment to catch his breath, the genin would volunteer himself for the inspection duty. Getting up to his feet, he'd take careful steps towards the entrance of the cave. It seemed rather dark until he popped his head inside. There was a feint bit of light but many of the torches which would have lit the way were out. If he had some katon jutsu, this wouldn't be an issue but he'd have to leave that to someone else. He'd enter fifteen meters inside the cave, his arms reaching out to confirm if there was any serious danger infront of him. Asserting that everything was clear, he'd eventually exit the cave and report to the head ninja on-site. Said ninja was the one whom asked him if he had any doton jutsu. Once he was clear to go, Nobu wasted no time all that work had worn the mokuton user out for the day. He would probably just go home and sleep the rest of the day...

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