Flipswitch (Mission)

[Kildred]

Walking up to the house, Usio braced himself for what he just knew was going to be a trying day. This was not a job he wished to do, but part of being a ninja was to work for your village. He couldn't afford to be picky. Knocking on the door and presenting the slip to the butler, the door was once again shut in his face. He moved to watch the garden as he did the few times he had been here before, but was surprised at the gleeful squeal coming from the house. Hurried footsteps moved around somewhere on the second floor before they started down what he presumed were stairs and finally before the door. It swung open to reveal Masumi, who's expression of delight quickly deteriorated into one of depression. "Oh, it's you. Oh, why did it have to be you?"

Just who was she expecting? With a sharp sigh, she led the way. The two moved between districts, heading towards the shopping area she usually frequented. The entire time, she seemed to be pouting, looking around for something or someone. And here I was, thinking she couldn't act anymore annoying. That's what I get. As she stepped into a store, he moved to follow her. It was some kind of shop that specialized in gowns or some such thing. He didn't care too much. As Masumi went through the dresses, Usio stayed idle, watching for anything or anyone that could mean her harm. She shifted through several dresses before heading to the dressing room...wait, was that wall recently rebuilt?

[Kildred]

Once she bought the dresses she wanted, Masumi moped around for a bit, then left the store. He didn't know exactly what was wrong with her, and frankly, he didn't care. As long as this mission went off without a hitch, he'd be set. The less time spent around her, the better. The duo walked around the district for a while before settling on a small handicrafts store. She wandered in and admired the few well-crafted items, several of which were way out of his own price range. It didn't really matter to him much. He never really cared for little things that were simply meant to spruce up a room or be pleasing to the eye. Those kinds of things should be larger, like paintings or sculptures.

A few more purchases, and they were on their way down a street. He hoped she wanted to go home, but whatever destination she had in mind would have to wait. If he recalled correctly, the very same people that accosted her last time stood in front of him now, with some friends. It was obvious what their intentions were. "Gentlemen, I will ask you this one time to let this go and be on your way. I do not want this to turn into an altercation." The group did various menacing things, such as cracking their knuckles, laughing evilly, what have you. What really got to him, though, were the words that came from behind him.

"How worthless can you be? Why couldn't you be more like Muu?"

Knowing that the group wasn't going to let it go, Usio was already in the process of summoning his rock clones. Being compared to Muu, however, made him stop everything immediately after. "Worthless? In comparison...to Muu? Muu Yanagi?" One gang member saw fit to charge when he was distracted. He was, quite unfortunately, incorrect, as he got a clothesline for his trouble. Flipped over and now on his knees, Usio simply backhanded him with chakra reinforcing his arm. The man slammed into the nearby wall, knocked unconscious.

[Kildred]

The clones stood at the ready. If worse got to worse, they would be able to use jutsu to subdue the entire group. Usio himself, however, kept his eye on his charge. "Kindly explain to me...in detail...how my services are inadequate when in direct competition to Muu Yanagi." This was something he had to here.If she didn't have a foolproof argument, he would disregard any and all future conversations with them at any given time. They would have obviously lost any semblance of intelligence. Masumi was quite put off by his sudden change in demeanor, but kept up her dignified stance nonetheless.

"You just don't live up to the standard that Muu has set forth, you poor boy. He's simply faster, stronger, and better than you are. Did you know he can break down an entire wall?"

Usio laughed to himself upon hearing her words. "There we go. Exactly as I thought it would be. You simply succumb to feats of fancy." Behind him, the group had engaged the clones, but fared poorly. Between being thrown into walls that were summoned behind them to being trapped within the ground itself, they weren't able to get any foothold in wining the fight. "'Can' may be the most useless word there is. I 'can' break down a wall. I 'can' shatter bones with a touch. I 'can' make things disappear. Just because you 'can', doesn't mean you 'should'. Do you know why? Because it will inconvenience others." The last man who came to attack fell to the ground, dropped from a number of feet in the air. "Don't worry, however. I don't expect you to know what inconveniencing someone is like. You are a Suji, after all. He tapped his head with a finger. "You have more in the bank than you do up here."

While she was obviously upset at his words, he waved her off and declared that they were heading home. At her protests, he simply had his clones pick her and her bags up and forcefully take her there.

-Thread exit

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