Reconstruction [M][Yuki]

[Estilo]

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name; reconstructing the village
rank; c
description; Conflict brings carnage and carnage means buildings collapse. The Kumogakure no Sato inhabitants can only do so much. This is why the Kumogakure no Sato shinobi must offer aid in distressed times. Help our villagers rebuild their homes, thriving business and the like. We as Kumogakure are a family, citizens and shinobi alike.
reward; 40 experience, 500 ryo
minimum shinobi; one
mission status; interminable

By mid-noon, Atlas and Yuki had arrived to the site where the reconstruction of Kumogakure's poorer district would commence. The laborers there- burly men in orange vests and helmets- were taking their lunch breaks now, but the work would commence very soon. Even the villagers were helping, lending a hand as the houses were built and the businesses supplied with stock and reinforcement. "Here we are!" Atlas would smile, patting Yuki on the shoulder as he searched for the construction manager. "I'm gonna go ask the production manager here if he needs any specific help with anything. You're free to come along with me if you'd like."

Upon spotting the man he perceived to be the manager here, Atlas would pass all the construction equipment and "Safety First!" signs, until finally reaching the Production Manager's station. It consisted of a small wooden desk, strewn about paperwork, the production manager himself, and the rubble that surrounded it. He glanced over at a Bulletin Board nearby before turning back to the stocky manager running the place. "I'm here for assistance. From the Mission Compound."

The grizzled man immediately replied. "Mission Compound, eh? Great. Help the boys get started on clearing the rubble and buildin' the houses. Ya clear?"

"Very much so, sir. Point me in the right direction."

The man laughed and gestured with his hands at the rubble that surrounded them. "Just pick'a pile and get to it, spiff!"

Atlas laughed, just to be polite, and spun around. There was much work to be done, so he skipped the formalities with anyone else after that and got to it. First thing on his agenda: clearing the rubble. He set to rolling up the sleeves of his black, buttoned up shirt and got to work.

Piles and piles of debris, shattered rock and discarded metal covered what used to be a civilized area of commerce and dwellings. Somewhere beneath all that rubble, Atlas could see the streets and pathways that criss-crossed over that long forgotten neighborhood. He dug after it with all his might, heaving up the largest fragments of stone and metal he could carry and tossing it into the closest disposal wagon. It was only when he cut his hand with a shard of glass that one of the laborer's decided to hand him a pair of gloves with a grunt.

"Don't bleed yourself to death now, softie." He'd laughed, swiping the sweat off his forehead. Atlas chuckled then continued on his work.

[Yuki-chan]

[Enter]

Both shinobis had now reached the construction site; the people who worked there had a lunch break now. "I'm gonna go ask the production manager here if he needs any specific help with anything. You're free to come along with me if you'd like." said the male. The female decided to follow him so she did not look like an idiot. Atlas then started to talk to a big-boned guy who appeared to be the boss there.

"I'm here for assistance. From the Mission Compound." said the young man. "Mission Compound, eh? Great. Help the boys get started on clearing the rubble and buildin' the houses. Ya clear?" said the adult.

"Very much so, sir. Point me in the right direction." said the Genin. The man laughed and gestured with his hands at the rubble that surrounded them. "Just pick'a pile and get to it, spiff!" said the boss.
Yukiko decided to start right away; she didn't like that they had to clean up rubbish at a mission like this.

'Why didn't they hired some garbage guys to do this instead? Or perhaps hiring shinobis is cheaper' thought the girl while she laid some broken bricks into a black trash bag she had found. She let her teammate take the heavy things since she could not do that.
"Don't bleed yourself to death now, softie" said one of the workers who had given a pair of gloves to the male she knew. 'I suppose I have to be careful...' thought the Genin.

Once the bag was full, she went towards the boss. "Excuse me...could you please help me carrying the bag? It's too heavy for me" said the female. "No problem kid; I'll send one of the guys to help you carry it. Aren't you a little too young to be a shinobi?" asked the boss.
"I'm turning 11 in December" replied the brunette with a semi-polite voice.

"Right. You can help your teammate with the glass stuff over there since they need to be in a special container. There are gloves on that table over there" said the man.
"OK!" said the girl before she jogged over to find a pair of gloves that was close to her size. She then joined Atlas in the quest of picking up glass.

"The boss told me to help you picking up the glass. At least I don't have to carry that heavy bag" said Yukiko as she picked up the shards. She noticed that her fingers were smaller than his and decided to take the smallest shards.
It turned out to be a little hard since the gloves were that big. But at least they got a decent paycheck for this.

[Estilo]

"Thanks, little one." Atlas would say, turning towards Yuki as they finished up picking the last of the shattered glass from their area. "Let's move on somewhere safer though. I don't want you getting hurt around here like I did."

As a majority of the laborers stayed behind to pick up the near countless piles of rubble, Atlas and Yuki ventured out of that zone and towards the areas that had already been cleared and set for building. Gathered at these particular sites were a multitude of citizens and workers, waiting around for the supplies that were to come soon. "Well," He started, wiping the dust from his hands. "Looks like we've found something better to do." He looked down at Yuki with a slightly concerned look in his eyes. "Hope you're not tired. If you need anything, just tell me, okay?"

Later, the two Cloud shinobi joined their comrades in the endeavor of setting up the infrastructure of the housing developments. The houses were nothing special for the time being, simply one to three story buildings meant to shelter Kumogakure's most needy and fragile- the children and the elderly- until the other neighborhoods were repaired. A wagon brought in all the supplies early in the morning- pillars of wood, piles of nails, concrete, doors, sheets of metal, wiring, light bulbs- you name it. It was all there, ready to be integrated into the district and built.

As a group of laborers worked on repaving the broken streets of the district and clearing out the small pieces of rubble left, another group followed, taking measurements and beginning construction on each house. There were times when Atlas actually found it difficult keeping up with them. They would set up the floors of a house and integrate it into the plumbing and lighting system with such ease that it seemed their only purpose in life had been to do this. After the floors, wiring and plumbing had been set, they would commence with the walls and support. And after that was done, all that was left was installing the windows and other additional utilities.

At the pace in which they worked, and with the persistence in their efforts, the district was actually starting to look like a hospitable place by the late afternoon. But there was still much work to be done.

[Yuki-chan]

"Thanks, little one. Let's move on somewhere safer though. I don't want you getting hurt around here like I did" said the male. "Let's do that" said the female before she followed him over to another area.
The new zone had already been cleared; it was probably the next place where the workers would start building on next.

"Looks like we've found something better to do. Hope you're not tired. If you need anything, just tell me, okay?" said Atlas while he looked into her eyes. "I will senpai. I think we should carry the supplies" said Yukiko as she looked towards the boxes that contained all sorts of things.

"Hoy! Little girl!" yelled one of the workers that were nearby. "Me?" said the girl as she pointed at herself. "Yes, you. We need your help over there" said the male while he gestured her to come over.

She jogged over and wondered what kind of help that she could give them; she was not strong like any of the guys. "We need to get these wires underneath the house. But the space underneath is too small for any of the guys. You should be able to get under" said the worker while he pointed towards a house that was halfway finished.
There was a sort of ditch there that was about 2 feet wide but not very deep.

"So I just have to get the wires over to the other side of that ditch?" asked the Genin as she looked at the man in front of her. "Yes. The ditch is about 20 feet long and it goes under the house. Don't worry about the clothes; we'll give you money to clean them after this mission" said the worker before he handed her two wires.
"OK, I better get going" said the female and went towards the ditch she had to climb into.

A small dust cloud came up from the dirt as the brunette slid into the ditch that lead to the hole under the house. 'Good thing I'm not afraid of small spaces' thought the girl as she started to creep under the house.
The worker did not joke when he said that the gap was small; someone taller than 5'5" would have been stuck here. She tied the wires to the thighs while she tried to get over to the other side. It was not very far, but the air down here was not that good.

A couple of light rays broke through the darkness, which made Yukiko smile. She climbed up from the ditch after she had checked that both wires were tied to her thighs. The female creeped up and saw a couple of guys who were readying an electric machine of some sort.
"Guys, I'm here with some wire!" said the Genin before she untied the wire from her legs. "Thanks kid" said the worker with a small smile.

[Estilo]

The district and its housing was complete for the most part, but the buildings that would serve as stores, bathhouses, mail stations and other unique departments were still in need of construction and refinement. The group of laborers Atlas was in, a group that totaled near twenty, began work that morning on the small shopping district. It would reside on the district's main street and stretch for about five blocks-- a seemingly never-ending promenade of shops and various institutions. A good day's work, if everything went as planned.

The general stores were built spaciously inside and typically consisted of a one-story area. The plumbing would be arranged so it led to a single bathroom at the corner of the establishments and more focus was put on the lighting and electrician work. The general stores and departments that would fill in these currently empty spaces would rely on electricity for their heating and business devices, such as registers, computers, and electronically activated store vaults. After all that was said and done, they would be provided with built-in racks on the walls for their merchandise. Then it would all be topped off with a sheet of metal, like a garage gate, instead of a door.

By mid-day, building many of the stores in this fashion, Atlas was called over by another small group of workers to help with the bathhouses next. These establishments, scarce as they were in the district, comprised of gigantic one to two-story buildings with smaller sub-dwellings located beside them. These buildings required a lot of additional plumbing for the showers and tubs used within them. Some of them even had steam rooms and needed heaters to be carried and placed in the basements beneath. The tiling on these floors were a bitch to place too, as each one needed to be placed and glued to the floor carefully, in order for the entire thing to be aligned.

After his first bathhouse job was completed, for the most part, Atlas strode over to his previous group to help with the construction of a library. The frame was set up when he got there, with the wood paneling already being set up and the lighting being prepped. What they really needed help with was building the stairs of the three-story building and setting up the bookshelves. This work was mainly about carrying the equipment within the area and building it in with hammers and nails. There was no shortage of wood splinters in his palms when he was done, which was late at night to be specific, and by the time he and the boys had finished, the hollowed out building was starting to look more and more like an establishment for learning-- minus the books and librarians.

[Yuki-chan]

'Hmm...where is senpai?' thought the female as she brushed some dirt off her sweater. "Shinobi-chan, could you come over here for a moment?" asked a worker who stood next to some boxes with shingles. Yukiko walked over and wondered what her next task on this mission would be.
"I need you to climb up on that floor to check if the nails are properly done. If you see any red marks, write them up on this clipboard before you climb down again" said the man.

"OK" said the girl before she climbed up on the roof with the clipboard in her hand. The roof was only 8 feet above the ground but the Genin was not that afraid of heights. 'Red marks...ah, there's one' thought the female.
She wrote it down and walked a little further on the roof to see if there were any more of those. Her eyes caught two marks close to the edge on the left side.

'Looks good. Oh, there's another one' thought the brunette when she saw a red spot near the middle on the roof. There were not that many, but just a few nails missing could be a disaster when you built the top of a house.
She climbed back down on the ground again and walked over to the person who had sent her up there. "I found about 5 red marks up there" said the girl before she handed over the clipboard.

"Right...you can drive that wheelbarrow over to the guys near the grocery shop. It's just one block away" said the man while he pointed on a wheelbarrow filled with stuff. 'This thing is heavier than it looks like' thought Yukiko as she tried to move it.
She managed to move it, but wished it was a little less stuff in it. It took her about 10 minutes to get the wheelbarrow to the assigned place.

The female walked over to two guys who seemed to discuss something. "Excuse me..I'm here to deliver some extra stuff" said the Genin and pointed over to the wheelbarrow. They nodded before they walked over to get the things they needed.
"Hey kid! Could you please do me a favour?" said a voice that came from a shack of some sort.

She went over and saw an elderly man who had wrapped up a couple of blueprints. "Could you deliver these to a man called Fujimoto? He's quite tall and gangly with short, brown hair. He's near the biggest grocery shop at the moment" said the man before he wrapped a rubber band around the blueprints. "Sure" said the girl and took the blueprints he hold out for her.

Ice blue eyes darted around before they saw a rather large grocery shop that was under construction. She jogged over while she tried to find a guy that matched the physical descriptions the other man had given her.
The brunette then saw a tall guy who seemed to read some prints of a construction. "Are you mister Fujimoto?" asked the female. He nodded and she handed him the blueprints she had been given.

"A guy I met in the shack over there told me to give you these" said Yukiko. "Thanks kid. You can take something to drink if you want to" said the adult and pointed towards something. Some bottles with fruit squash was lined up. "Thank you!" said the girl before she took one that had lemon-lime flavour.

[Estilo]

Atlas would wipe a trail of sweat across his forehead with his bare forearm. He was putting in quite the hard day's work today, and he was just about ready to call it all off, scanning the building site with his eyes as he searched for little Yuki-chan. When no sight of her appeared, he would grow just a little bit worried. "I wonder where she is." He'd murmur, chugging an ice cold bottle of water promptly afterwards. Suddenly, one of the laborer's roaming around the site called him out.

"Atlas, we need a hand with restoring the park. Help us would ya?"

"On it." Atlas would reply, tossing his empty water bottle into a nearby recycling bin as he followed the grimy laborer with a toolbox full of equipment. He didn't have much experience in restoring local parks, but he'd try best. The man, a gardener it seemed, would lead him to the site of what looked like a ruined grassland.

"Ok!" He would yell out to the other laborer's there. "Let's begin then, shall we?"

Atlas would nod and start on the south side of the property, on the few acres of land that would consist of a rich assortment of gardens and interconnected dirt paths. Once the flowers that were to be planted arrived, Atlas and the others would begin to unload them off the wagons and commence to plant them at the lead gardener's command. The flowers of Kumogakure varied in colors and appearance, but tended to be dark shades of blue and green, with petals grown to deal with common presence of Kumo's wet weather. Some of the plant life that was needed to be placed within the moist ground was surprisingly heavy, and one particular plant- The Flyeater, as it was known- needed at least five pair of hands to be loaded off its wagon and rooted to the earth. Gardening proved to be no easy task, especially when the laborers were rushing to meet a deadline, and by the time Atlas and the others moved to the eastern side of the property, exhaustion was aplenty.

On the eastern half of the park, a lake was to be formed with small, decorated bridges leading to a single plaza built on a patch of earth in its center. The lake in question had been filled since they'd got there, but they had yet to surround its border with steel railings and fences for safety. With the help of the twenty men working beside him, Atlas nailed the railings and the fences to the concrete already bordering the lake, then proceeded to its bridges. The previous lake had no such thing, and was simply a mass of water surrounding an isolated, miniature example of an island. And it would have stayed that way, if it hadn't been for a few influential figures in the council. The people of Kumogakure needed to have their spirits lifted, and the drab lake that had been there before simply wouldn't do. Everything needed to be rejuvenated, new, and most importantly, fresh.

It was not an easy task, but at least these bridges were made of wood, a material which could be carried quite easily in the hands of man. Two bridges would stem off of each side of the lake and end at the island in its center. Said island would have all of its fauna and weeds cut down before everyone began construction on the mini-plaza. Once that had begun, the rest was typical hammer and nail work. In the end, the plaza would consist of several benches, a stone-paved court, a porch and translucent sheets of glistening plastic that were set up to shield any visitors from the rain during their visit.

[Yuki-chan]

"Hey kid; the food people need help over at the park. Could you please give them a hand?" said the boss when the female had drunken up a quarter of the squash. "Yeah...but where is the park?" asked Yukiko as she laid the bottle in her weapon pouch.
"Just go straight ahead up there and turn to the right. The chef is named Rei, she's the head chef there" said the man.

"Right" said the girl before she went up to the park to help them with the food. There was a lot of people there who all needed food since this was a demanding job. A few minutes later, the Genin arrived the park where she was supposed to work.
'Food...where is the food' thought the female while she looked for the food stand. The smell of grilled chicken suddenly caught her nose.

She followed the smell until she had reached a large food stand that had grilled fish, grilled chicken, vegetables as well as something that looked like dessert. The brunette then saw a curvy woman who had a nametag that said 'Rei' on it and poked her shoulder.
"Excuse me, the boss sent me over here to help with the food" said the girl with a polite voice. The chef measured her up before her eyes landed on the headband. "Good; you can help the girls with sorting the vegetables" said Rei.

She went over to a duo of young women who were cutting up vegetables before they were laid in the large kettle with stock. "Hello there. Could you please lay the vegetables in the kettle when we're done with them?" said the woman with purple hair.
"Yeah" said Yukiko and started the job right away. She grabbed as many chopped up vegetables as possible before they were sent to the boiling water.

Many workers came by to get food; it was obvious that they were hungry after all the job they had done so far. The park looked really nice despite that it was not finished yet. 'Perhaps senpai is here' thought the female as she looked into the kettle to see if they needed more vegetables in it. "We're almost empty of carrots" said the Genin while she looked at the woman who had talked to her. "Right" said the woman before she picked up some large carrots from a bag under the table.

"We need someone to fill up the water in the mugs. Could you do it shinobi-chan?" asked the oldest woman there while she checked the mugs. "Where is the water?" asked the girl while the woman handed her the mugs.
"Over there" said Rei while she pointed at a tap. The brunette jogged over and filled both of the mugs with water; they were quite heavy.

She walked back and tried to not spill any of the liquid that was inside. Both mugs were placed on the table and she spotted a familiar person that was quite close.
"Senpai! We got food here if you're hungry!" yelled the female, hoping he could hear her voice. It was almost the end of their day but they had done a fair share of work.

[Estilo]

Atlas had followed a gathering of workers towards a makeshift lunch area on the border of the site, mainly attracted to the heavy smell of hot food and vegetables. It was while he meandered around, that he heard a familiar voice call out. "Senpai! We got food here if you're hungry!" Turning, he'd see Yuki-chan's familiar face looking at him from a few feet away.

"There you are!" He'd smile. "I thought I'd lost you for a sec." He maneuvered his way coolly through a small crowd of hungry laborers, before standing beside Yukiko and observing as the cooks in front of her as they worked. "Now that I think about it... I am a little famished." He'd say with a slight groan, rubbing at his growling stomach with a single hand as his mouth watered.

He was staring intently at a bowl full of kitsune udon, but was really in the mood for anything that tasted good. He wasn't such a picky eater when it came to these things anyway. Taking a seat at one of the wooden tables in front of the cooking station, Atlas would inhale and savor the sweet and savory smell of the cooked food once more. They were indeed done for the day, and all that was left to do was relish in their victory, eat and eventually head off for their payment.

[Yuki-chan]

"There you are! I thought I'd lost you for a sec" said the male with a smile. "Now that I think about it... I am a little famished." said Atlas; he had a hungry expression on his face.
He maneuvered through the queue while the female poured some water into a bottle that one of the workers had brought with him. "Could you help me with the soup?" asked the older woman.

Yukiko walked over and started to pour some soup into some nearby bowls that they would serve to the workers right away. "Thank you. Could you please go over to those two tables and ask who's hungry? Tell them that we have udon as well as grilled chicken with vegetables; remember to write the number of the table too" said Rei before she gave her a notepad. "Yes" said the girl and walked over to the two tables that she had been assigned.

A number of guys who appeared to be on the same age as her teammate sat at the table. "Are any of you hungry? We have udon and grilled chicken with vegetables" said the Genin with a small smile. Five out of the seven guys there were hungry and she wrote the number of the table on the top.
She then moved on to the next table where the young man sat.

"Are any of you hungry? We have udon and grilled chicken with vegetables" said the female while she looked at the five guys that sat there. All of them were hungry, so she returned to the older female with the list she had written down.
"I wrote the number on the top, C+V is the chicken while U is the udon" said the brunette before she handed the list over to the chef. "Thanks, please tell that you and your friend are done for the day" said Rei.

"You can take something to eat if you like" said the woman and pointed on the bowls. "Thank you!" said the girl before she grabbed a bowl with grilled chicken with trimmings. She sat down next to the other brunette.
"This has been a kinda tough mission" said Yukiko while she picked up some of the food. But hey, missions like these were important for the village.

[Estilo]

"Well, at least it was worth it." Atlas would answer, chowing down on his bowl of kitsune udon. "A lot of good people are going to sleep better tonight. Thanks to all the workers, and well... thanks to us, too." He smiled as he slurped up a single noodle. Man, this is good.

After the meal, the two Cloud ninja would leave the construction site behind and head off to receive their payment!

Exit.

[Yuki-chan]

A lot of good people are going to sleep better tonight. Thanks to all the workers, and well... thanks to us, too." said the male before he slurped one single noodle. The female could not help but to giggle since it looked a bit funny.
After swallowing the last pieces of food, Yukiko went back to the mission compound with Atlas. It was time to get the money.

[Exit Yukiko]

[DAVID BOWE]

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