Child Care [Mission]

[Nickito]

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BABYSITTER PARADISE
RANK: D
DESCRIPTION: It’s a problem that so many families in the village get their lives parted somewhat between home life and shinobi life. Many able shinobi parents these days find themselves too busy at certain times, and unable to look after their children at all times due to having an active lifestyle working for the village. To try and combat this, the village has looked in to those parents, and offered a babysitting service for free. That’s where you, the enthusiastic shinobi come in! You have to look after the child, or children of the pair that you’re babysitting for a few hours. This can range from bottle feeding, to playing games, to simply putting them to sleep.
OBJECTIVE: Be a fantastic babysitter for Kusagakure’s busy parents!
PAY: 500 Ryo and 100 EXP.

The red haired kunoichi dashed as fast as her legs could carry her, a medium sized box with holes and a handle in her arms against her chest. She was running late for her second mission of the day -- babysitting the children of a Jonin couple that had several duties around the village that evening. Though she was merely a Genin, she knew how incredibly important Jonin were to a village's ability to operate, whether they were away from home or stationed within their village's borders. After all, her entire life had consisted of shinobi activities.

Skidding to a halt, she found herself outside of a modest home just minutes from the Kusakage Atrium. A family of four was standing just outside, the two adults dressed in shinobi garb and looking around, likely for Kasumi. "I'm so sorry I'm late! I took on two missions today and the first one took a little longer than I thought because I wanted to bring something for the kids," she explained hastily, placing the box containing her gift down on the ground.

"You really took up this mission? I thought only Genin took on these kinds of things," the woman said, a small smirk on her face. "I am a Genin. I started sort of late," Kasumi replied, her response leaving much to the imagination. "That doesn't really matter right now. We're both gonna have to run if we're to be on time. I'm supposed to be on patrol and my wife is due at the Atrium. We really appreciate you watching the kids," the man said, kissing both of the children on the head after the woman had. "Well it's not a problem at all," Kasumi said with a smile, "I'm gonna take them to the park, so you can find us there later," she finished. With a nod, the man disappeared, and but a second after, so did the woman.

Left alone with the children, Kasumi turned her attention to them. Two boys, no older than 7 stood before her, each with an expression that showed the depths of their disinterest. Though she smiled at them, they returned bored stares. She imagined that they must get left with random babysitters a lot due to their parents' standing in the village, so she looked past it and didn't hold it against them. "Come on, we're gonna go to the park," she said, picking the box up and holding it to her chest. When they moved only slightly and very sluggishly, she spoke again, very nonchalantly. "I've got a surprise for you guys." That choice of words and tone seemed to interest them enough to warrant a pick up of their pace, making Kasumi smile a small, knowing smile.

[Nickito]

All the way to the park both young boys had incessantly asked Kasumi what her surprise was, where she had it hidden, and whether or not it was something they would like. Naturally, she refused to tell them much of anything about it. A surprise wasn't a surprise if the person just gave it away, and that made the whole thing less fun. Instead, she carried her box close to her chest, giving them only one piece of information about what she had planned for them -- the surprise was hidden inside of it.

One of the boys -- Kenji -- had attempted to sneakily tip the box out of her hands like the ninja he so desperately wanted to be. He hadn't yet entered the Academy, but he still thought he was capable of taking on a girl that was only a Genin. The attempt had ended with him flat on his behind and a bewildered and confused look on his face, along with his younger brother -- Daichi -- laughing at him hysterically. His face flared red for several minutes while he sat on the ground with a pout, but Kasumi left him there and continued to walk, albeit much more slowly than her normal pace. Soon enough, he was up and running to catch up to her and his brother.

When they came to the park, she placed the box down inside of a small, gated area and turned to look at the two. They ran up to the gate and stared at the mysterious box, and were made even more curious by the slight movements it occasionally made. She smirked a bit before tugging on their collars ever so gently, pulling them away from it. She crouched down and smiled at them, glancing over her shoulder at the box that held their attention so firmly. "Are you guys ready?" she asked them with the utmost of seriousness. Without a word, or even a brief look, they nodded their heads.

Kasumi opened up the nearby gate and stepped inside while beckoning for them to follow. Once they were all inside, she closed the gate and made sure it was secure before moving over to the box. With a quick motion so as to not keep the boys waiting any longer, the hole filled lid popped off and out jumped a white bunny, covered in brown and orange patches. "I met this little guy on my mission earlier today. I thought you might like to play with him," the kunoichi said, watching as Daichi and Kenji sat down and started to pet the creature.

For the rest of the day, the boys played with the unnamed bunny. They took turns pretending to summon it and use it to fight the other in a ninja battle, and occasionally they simply laid out on the grass with it. By the time the moon adorned the sky, the three were fast asleep on the grass and Kasumi was standing by the gate, waiting for their parents to arrive. When they finally did, it was together and Kasumi gave them a rundown of the day's activities. Upon mentioning the bunny, the parents asked if she would let the shelter know that they wanted to adopt the animal for their children. With a nod of her head, Kasumi ran off to let the man at the shelter know before heading to the Atrium to receive credit for her missions.

EXIT~

[Yahiko]

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