Fishy business [Mission].

[Yuki-chan]

A couple of sunrays peeked down from the clouds while the female was on her way to a local fish shop. She entered the door and the smell of fresh fish went up her nose.
Yuki was not the biggest fish fan, but it was going to be her mission for today. "Hello. I wondered if I could please borrow a fishing rod" said the girl as she looked up at the man behind the counter.

"Do you have your mission papers?" said the butcher with a slightly suspicious voice. "Give me a second" said the Genin before she checked her weapon pouch.
She gave him the stamped paper; the hitai-ate tied around her head like a headband should be proof enough. "Right...off you go. You can use these as bait and this to keep the fishes in" said the man before he handed her a fishing rod, a gray bucket and a can with bait.

"Thank you sir!" said the female with a smile and left the shop with the rod in one hand. Funny thing was, the rod was only four inches shorter than she was.
'I need to find a good place to fish. I don't know what kind of fish they want, but I suppose it has to be a fish that people normally eat' thought the brunette. She then tried to think of a place where people would go fishing.

'I'll see if I can get anything at the river' thought the girl. She knew it laid about 10 minutes away, but it was a chance that she could get something there.
Yuki maneuvered her small body through the crowds before she reached the river. There were a couple of people at the riverbank, most of them old men. She opened the box of bait and stuck out her tongue in disgust; it was filled with worms.

"Eeeew....I don't like these" muttered the female as she impaled one of them with a fishing hook. But now, she had to get it into the water. The Genin decided to ask the man next to her for help.
"Could you please tell me how to use this?" asked the Genin while she looked at him. "Yes" said the man before he stood up.

"Hold your right hand a little back like this first and hold in that green button" said the man and pointed at the green button.
She nodded before she hold her left hand a little back. "Toss your hand forward like this and let go of the button when the rod point forwards. You have to do this a little fast" said the man. The girl threw her left hand forwards before she let go of the green button.

A glint of silver went through the air before the hook landed in the water. 'Looks like I have to wait for the fish to get here' thought the brunette while she sat down.
Some of the guys had five or even six fishes laying next to them; this was a good spot. Her small hands had a good grip around the fishing rod in case something got onto it. Suddenly, something at the other end started to pull the rod.

Ice blue eyes looked down at the small handle to her right; it looked like it was attached to the wire. She started to spin the handle towards her while her small body leaned back to counter.
It looked quite comical, but it was worth it when the fish appeared. Yuki grinned when she saw the medium-sized catfish that had bitten onto the hook. She pulled the fish up and laid the creature in the bucket.

[Yuki-chan]

'I need to catch three more fishes and I have completed my very first mission!' thought the female while she tried to attach the bait on the hook. "Auch!" said Yuki when she pricked herself with the hook; the sharp part had graced her left index finger. She licked away the blood before she threw her arm back, holding in the green button.
The girl sent her arm forwards seconds before her right thumb let go of the green button. A tiny 'plipp' could be heard when the hook sank into the water once more.

'Now...I have to wait again' thought the Genin while she sat down on the soft green grass on the ground. She wondered if all of her missions as a low-ranked shinobi would be this boring. 'But I don't have a team yet; perhaps I can do more exciting stuff if I have a team with a sensei' thought the female as she looked at the water.
'Eh, what am I thinking! I'm on my first mission yet and the Raikage won't sign me up for scary missions before I've done some more!' thought the brunette.

"I think you've got something kid" said a man next to her while he pointed on the fishing rod in her hands. She looked at it and noticed that there was something pulling on the other end of the wire-like thing on the rod.
The girl got up and spun the handle while she pulled the rod slightly backwards. 'I think this one is a bit smaller than the last one' thought Yuki as the fish came closer and closer. In the other end of the fishing rod was a small salmon that was a little less than 1 foot long.

'Ah Kami...I hope I get something bigger next time' thought the female before she laid the salmon together with the catfish. Perhaps it was time to change the fishing spot since there were only two fishes left to catch?
'I need some bigger ones; maybe I should go a little further down' thought the Genin before she picked up her equipment. She then found a place next to a woman who had caught two medium-sized salmons, which was a good sign. The girl removed the lid of the 'bait box' and picked up one of the worms with a grimace on her face.

'Here we go again!' thought the brunette while she carefully pierced the hook through the poor worm that would end up as fish bait. The hook ended in the water seconds later, but the throw was a bit better than the other two.
'Looks like I'm getting better at this' thought the female with a smile as she sat down on the soft ground below her. She adjusted her hitai-ate while her ice-blue eyes looked at the fishing rod with intent...she hoped to get a bigger fish. What type of fish would be the next one to bite on her hook?

Small hands grabbed the rod when something started to pull the hook; this fish seemed larger than the other one. 'Kami-sama, PLEASE DON'T LET THE WIRE SNAP IN TWO!' prayed Yuki when she tried to haul in the fish on the other end.
This one was quite a bit larger than the other two she had caught since it was a lot harder to pull in the hook. "Gggggh!" said the girl as she tried to win the tug-o-war with the other fish. She managed to get the fish onto the shore...it was a large salmon that was 2 feet long!

"If I were you, I would have grabbed the fish now before it gets into the water" said the woman next to her. The Genin shunshined [1/2] down to the shore before she grabbed the salmon's tail with both hands to prevent it to escape.
"Yatta!" said the female as she laid the wiggling giant fish into the bucket with the other two. She picked up the last worm, but had a smile on her face. One more fish and the mission was finished!

[Yuki-chan]

"Here we gooo!" said the female as she threw her left hand forwards with a big smile on her face. The sun had appeared and it was time to catch the last fish for today before she could finish her mission. It had not been very hard but a bit more boring than she had expected.
Yuki saw the hook land in the river and sat down once more as she waited for a bite. She already had a catfish, one small salmon and one large salmon there...another catfish or something else would be wonderful.

Her ice blue eyes looked over to the fish bucket; the giant salmon still wiggled but it would not be long before it was dead. 'I don't like killing much...I hope I don't have to kill people at missions before I get older' thought the girl as her eyes returned to the water.
At least the fishes did not have to suffer much before they died though. The river was still silent and the fishers present looked a little on the edge. Nobody would ever know when the next fish would bite onto their bait.

'Be patient...there are people there that haven't caught any fish at all' thought the Genin while she propped her face on her small hand. It looked like her 'beginner's luck' had ran out since she had not got any fish in almost thirty minutes.
The female started to grow a little impatient as the wire did not move an inch while she looked at it with a wish for it to move soon. After ten minutes, the fishing rod started to move a little bit and caught her attention.

She grabbed the small handle with her right hand and spun it towards her like crazy while she wondered what fish she had caught this time. 'It's not as big as the giant salmon but it's not a small one' thought the brunette as she saw a fish head poke up from the cerulean water.
Her last fish of today turned out to be a catfish that was on the same size as the first fish she had caught that day. The girl pulled the rod a little, trying to be careful so the wire or the rod did not snap in two parts. "Gotcha!" said Yuki as she grabbed the catfish and laid it in the bucket.

It was time to get to the fish shop and deliver the rod together with the fishes she had caught that day. 'Nnnngh...the bucket is quite heavy' thought the female as she tried to lift it. The bucket was too heavy for her, so she decided to drag it with both hands with the fishing rod.
Some people giggled when they saw the tiny Genin drag the fish bucket towards the shop; she responded with a nasty glare. Finally, the girl reached the fishing shop and the butcher looked at her with wonder.

"I have the fishing rod and the bait here" said the brunette while she handed both of the items to the man. "And I decided that you could have the fish I caught. I caught two catfishes, one small salmon and one large salmon" said the female while she pointed at the bucket.
"How did you kill these?" asked the butcher. "I laid them in the bucket after I caught them" said Yuki with a small shrug.

"Right...thanks for the fish kid. I'll give you a slip that you need to give to the Raikage to get your mission approved" said the butcher before he took up a piece of paper.
He signed it before he handed it to the female. "Have a nice day!" said the girl with a smile on her face. She exited the shop with a grin; she had just finished her first mission ever!

[Exit]

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