Dirty Drive Dredging (Mission)

[Kildred]

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CLEAN UP THE STREETS
RANK: D
DESCRIPTION: A job which isn’t exactly.. as exciting as it sounds. Its title being much more literal, this mission deals with taking care of the village and making sure that its streets are devoid of any litter which might clog up the place, and of course, removing litter makes it looks prettier, which is what the Kusakage wants to see. It isn’t that hard of a job, right? Just take a bag and a trash picker, and pick up whatever bits of rubbish that you can see lying around and dispose of it.. Easy money, maybe?
OBJECTIVE: Clean up the streets of Kusagakure!
PAY: 25 EXP and 500 Ryo

It really made no sense to him. Usio walked down the street, poking whatever litter he came across and stuffing it into the bag he was provided. If you have trash in your hand, why would you toss it on the ground? Is it that much trouble to wait until you find a proper trash receptacle? He never tossed garbage onto the ground. It was just polite. He never even thought about it, even in passing. Yet, here was the evidence that people in this city were horrible slobs. Why did he not notice this before?

As he reached the end of the first street, he wiped his brow. If he kept this pace, it wouldn't be too long until he finished. With a glance behind him, he started off to...oh no. The glance revealed that his absent-minded thought processes made him skip more than a few pieces of debris. With a sigh, he started again.Alright, focus. You can do this. No stray thoughts. Just pick up the garbage. Heh. Garbage. That reminded him of a joke he once heard. What was it called? A couple more stabs at the ground. Damn trash. Someone's restaurant. Who was it? Well, that part didn't matter. The joke came after the restaurant bit. Man, what was it?

Usio reached the end of the street again, deep in thought. There was a judge part, but what led to that? There was a car, and then the garbage, and he had to clean it up...Clean it up? He looked behind him once more. He groaned out loud. Again he had skipped over the litter around the street. Steeling his resolve, he focused his eyes on the ground and furiously pierced the trash as he came upon them, muttering under his breath as he did so. "Stupid people...stupid garbage...try and throw it in front of me, see if you still have a hand afterward..."

[Kildred]

Usio went over the street two more times, just to be certain. It was finally spic and span, and with only forty minutes spent going over it. "Alright. This street is finally done. Now for the next..." Of course, things weren't as simple as that. If he managed to get into a routine with this, he'd be finished in no time. Unfortunately, it was a beautiful day. Clouds covered the sky, with the trees helping to block out some of the sunlight. The temperature was comfortable, and a breeze fluttered through the city...taking most of the garbage and relocating it into different nooks and crannies every few minutes. Raising a palm to his face as he watched this newest frustration, he thought of an idea. "Heh. This'll help me finish up, as well as be practice. Two birds, one stone."

Holding his hands together, he moved from sign to sign, then immediately stopped and held his pinky. "Ow, ow ow! Bent my finger, ow, jeez..." After appropriately nursing his wound, he tried again. This time, he was successful. "Doten: Ryouuken!" With one step, he felt everything within a short distance from him. Anything that moved, he would sense and be able to track down. The trash wouldn't stand a chance. However, the chakra used was a bit more than he anticipated. He sustained his technique, but found himself breathing heavier and feeling a strain on his muscles. "Wow, okay...didn't expect that. Phew. Well, nothing to do but get to it.

He went down one street, and another, picking up the bits of nastiness that he found. The wind continued to be both ally and foe; caressing his face to ease the tension, yet moving his targets away from sight. Still, his technique didn't falter and he kept his focus. If he didn't, he'd have to redo the jutsu, and that would just be exhausting. Rolling his arm, Usio moved to complete the next street on his list. With a routine in mind and a jutsu to assist, there shouldn't be much problem in completing his task.

[Kildred]

The bag in his hand strained from the contents Usio had been stuffing into it. Most of the streets he had visited now looked a little better due to his efforts. This was probably something that need to be redone every so often. As boring a job as this was, it made good practice for his Doton: Ryouuken. Well, as long as it was windy, anyway. He wondered if he could come up with another way to practice his jutsu and clean at the same time. He didn't have a vast array to choose from. Maybe that's what he'd work on next.

Tying the bag closed and properly disposing of it, he leaned against a wall and slid down to a sitting position. The jutsu used more chakra than he thought, and it really affected him. He'd probably need to increase his chakra in order to use anything correctly. Everything just seemed to be showing itself as an obstacle to him. What nonsense was this? I need more jutsu, but I need more chakra in order to use it. I can get more chakra by training the jutsu I already have. What a stupid circle I have to run. Still, at least it was something. Even a bad plan is better than no plan at all.

Bringing himself to a standing position and dusting himself off, Usio started walking back to the atrium. His legs ached from the chakra use and long day on his legs, and he looked forward to bringing home his pay and relaxing in bed. Hopefully, Father didn't have anymore farming to be done today. He seemed to have a knack of figuring out something else that needed to be done. Of course, 'needed' was a loose term with him. Sighing as the atrium came into view, he thought to what chores would be waiting for him when he returned. It was inevitable, after all.

[~Kohana <3]

25 EXP~