[P/M] Goku Lightning mission thread

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[can't post much today. got hw]

The normal excitement of youth took over and guided her steps over towards the academy's doors. Her mission was to show some lame students what it meant to become a leaf shinobi. she was joyed that she would be presenting with someone else, not her arrogant usual partners. The girl wondered if are all shinobi were cocky like that. It was a question she wished would be laid to rest soon. her partner was sighed to be a Genin, intelligent and strong. She was the perfect teacher for Hanabi, and she wished that one day, if this new partner proved to be true to rumors.

She would be the perfect partner for the rest of her day as a student within the village. She could learn and train with her usual and they would both progress old and strong. But that was another dream of a shinobi like mind that Hanabi was regressing back to. She did not want to learn to be a awesome shinobi and progress old. She did want to be stronger than the boys who picked on her, but she desired peace.

She was devoted, but she placed her own objectives over that of the village she was supposed to be allied to. The Uchiha's steps were slow, her air quickening as fatigue was starting to set in. God willing, the girl would be allowed to rest and learn other things before she had to begin the presentation that she had not even begun to prepare for. As the genin approached another genin at the doors, Hanabi had already begun her examination. From the looks of it, the jog from the Village gates to the academy had all but winded her. Hanabi could also tell that she was very agile. her limbs were toned, so it was just her endurance that was lacking.

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Her hair was dark and her body toned, was what was going through Hanabi's mind. It didn't come off awkward at all that she was just staring at this girl as she spoke about whatever it was that she was speaking about. When the girl finally stopped and turned to Hanabi, she came out of a daze.

"What's happening?" She thought then realized that she was supposed to be talking about being a shinobi or something.

"Well, I agree with everything this girl, Hikaru, has said so far." She said this even though she really had no idea what she had been talking about. Either way, she continued, "something I would like to add is that you have to be mindful not to fall down the wrong path. There are different types of shinobi of pretty much every alignment. However to be successful, I would say to stray away from chaotic evil and lawful good actions."

She paused for a few seconds to think a bit more then continued, "every other alignment will have a path towards happiness and success, but those particular combinations are bad because in the first case you would be chaotic which is okay since shinobi have to bend the rules anyways. However being evil and chaotic will make you the kind of person that gets killed in their sleep by a teammate.

Likewise, if you are a lawful good shinobi, then you will also be killed by the enemies you refuse to kill. I'm not saying that you cannot be good shinobi if you have these alignments, but there are many risks with doing so… I guess that's all I can think of for now. Do you want to elaborate Hikaru?"

The teen thought she had done a pretty good job with coming up with something out of the blue. In truth she hadn't prepared any speech or anything. Hopefully they could each say another thing or two and be done with this boring mission.

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It seemed as though Hanabi's material was just a bit too complicated for the academy students but it was good that they learned about clear definitions of good and evil before graduating. She wished that she had received such a speech during her childhood since it would have prevented her from doing many of the less desirable things such as trying to be too mean and trying to kill her opponents on purpose, not that she'd ever succeeded.

Once the pair of Uchiha had finished up their speech, they did a last minute question and answer session with the top students who actually cared enough to want some extra pointers from the elder shinobi. Hanabi was more than happy to show them the proper way to hold a kunai and whatnot, but she thought they were just sucking up since they could have just asked their sensei who had probably showed them thoussands of times how to do the exact same thing.

It was a pretty uneventful rest of the day, what with the sensei coming up and congratulating them with how far they had come. Was there any point in being so friendly? They had been softened by academy life. They probably wouldn't last ten minutes in a combat situation these days!

When all was said and done, the Uchiha nodded to the class and turned to Hikaru.

"Hey, not to be awkward or anything, but if you want to take another mission with me sometime, one that's actually worth showing up for, just contact me. I will be training every day this week at about noon."

With another nod at the class and sensei, the tired kunoichi made her way towards wherever she was supposed to go to get her pay. She was going to sign up for something with combat, she swore.

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Hanabi showed up at what she thought was on time, but found that there was nobody at the meeting point. At first she started to become filled with rage at the lack of a timely partner, then calmed down a bit. Perhaps Hikaru had already started on the mission. Hell, the overachiever might have already captured the damned cat that she had had to catch at least three times in the past month. From this, the female could openly admit that this mission would be a bore indeed.

With a sigh, she took off into the woods where she heard a loud snapping sound. It sounded like some kind of large tree branch had snapped and if there was something every leaf shinobi knew, it was that this cat loved to climb on branches that couldn't support its weight.

Upon arrival, Hanabi saw Hikaru looking up a tree of epic proportions. The cat was nowhere to be seen however, so the former started to get mad again.

"You brought me all the way out here for no reason? How dare you!"

At that, Hanabi threw a fist forwards, trying to punch her teammate in the face. She had every intent to harm her on the outside, but her real reason for doing so was hidden. What she really wanted to know was whether this Uchiha had activated her Sharingan yet. Personally, Hanabi hadn't, and now that she thought about it, hitting someone didn't really prove it either way. Oh well.

After that whole ordeal, Hanabi would start walking up the tree assuming the cat had been spotted. Last time she had let the cat hurt itself from falling, she hadn't gotten paid for a day's worth of work. They would need to be careful in proceeding with their mission this time.

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Well it was good that they were finally making some progress. A few minutes passed in which Hanabi simply Kept walking u the incredibly large tree, wishing they could find this cat. She would become angry again if this was a false lead. As she neared the top of the tree, she had not seen any sign of the feline, but Hikaru seemed to have something to say. Either she was going to play a prank on her, or something was behind her like the cat which would be pretty sweet since they could just be done and over with all of this.

"Oh look, it's the cat," Hanabi said aloud as she simply started walking towards the cat. She had not considered the fact that the branch could not support her weight or that anybody's well being was in danger. She stepped ever so slowly towards the cat, but there was no sign of help from Hikaru. Maybe she was just going to be backup for the moment of truth. With a leap, Hanabi shot into the air, and landed on top of the cat, well surrounding the cat, so that it could not escape.

However as soon as she did so, the branch snapped and the two fell to the ground. Luckily, the cat landed on top of the woman which meant it was pret much unharmed. Sadly, Hanabi was in no condition to chase after it which sucked because it was running around like someone had tried to kill it. It would be a flat out chase from here on out it would seem.

"We have to catch this guy before he climbs back in a tree!" She shouted. There was no need for subtlty now, the cat was out of the tree as one might say.

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The pain of falling courses through her entire body, but luckily there would be no permanent injuries. She knew how to land since tumbling was a part of being a shinobi and a taijutsu user. When she finally got up, she saw that Hikaru had already ran after the cat and to the right. It was a nice idea of how to catch the cat, but she hadn't taken into account that Hanabi was a lot faster than herself. The flank would not work without gauging each others speed. No, it would come down to Hanabi to finish up the mission.

The Uchiha ran off at top speed despite her injuries and whisked past the trees before rounding a corner and seeing the cat headed right in her direction, the cat got scared and ran back towards the right. Hanabi looked up and saw that Hikaru was there and she would probably aid her in making the catch. Even so, hanabi felt as though it was her time to shine. She simply continued blasting past the various trees, demonstrating her acrobatics and soon Hikaru would be left pretty far behind, what was really amazing was that the cat was able to outrun them.

Within the next hour or so, the cat had been captured and was napping as though nothing of significance had happened. Well, at least it was over now.

"Nice job. I think we make a good team despite how much we fail at doing this stuff. As always just let me know if you have another mission in mind."

At that, Hanabi would head towards the mission place to get her pay. Along the way her mind kept turning back towards her teammate, who she couldn't help think was forming a bond with her. But did she want a bond?

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Hanabi woke up late today which was very odd. She had been dreaming of her teammate and in that dream they had declared themselves rivals. So the Uchiha guessed that she was like her rival, a spar hardened jerk. It was indeed that one sided thought that caused Hikaru to start to lose confidence in her. What came next shocked the girl. The words came quickly and she had to play it back in her face slowly. Hikaru nodded, her partner was blunt. her face was not showing any emotion. This continued her thoughts that that woman was just like her rival.

That was when she awoke and realized that she was late. She threw on her gear lazily as she tried to interpret what her dream had meant. Was there some hidden message that she was missing out on? Was this a sign that she was supposed to start competing with Hikaru? She had no idea. One thing was for sure though, was that she was probably going to get hell for being late to the gates. Scouting the borders was always a touchy subject and required diligence that genin could rarely offer.

Hanabi would approach the village gates and head over to the outpost with her partner, making sure to stay alert on the way. This particular path was probably the safest they would take on this mission since high level shinobi frequented it, but it was always nice to stay on guard. She looked over and saw that Hikaru was not very tense at all, as if she expected nothing of danger to happen.

"You'd be better off being on guard Hikaru," Hanabi said as they arrived at the outpost not a minute too soon, "I don't need my only teammate dying on me." And she meant it.

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The pair had been traveling through the trees on the way to the next waypoint for about a good hour. It was exhilarating, knowing that if you made one wrong step or movement, then you might fall to the ground where you would probably get mauled by some wild beast. It was even more exhilarating knowing that these were the kinds of missions that you got to engage in combat, which is exactly what Hanabi loved. Because of her excitement, she mistook several sounds and movements down below as intruders and would occasionally drop down and try kicking a brush only to find a few animals scurrying away.

After another hour of no luck, Hikaru spotted some movement down below that seemed legitimate. "finally some action," Hanabi muttered under her breath as she approached and looked down. Yes, there were two people and by Hikaru's reasoning, it made sense that they were up to no good. This was proven by the fact that when Hikaru gave her warning and commands, the two individuals looked around cautiously, drew their knives, and jumped behind adjacent trees. Oh yes, it was go time.

"Well, in a way, I'm glad it came to this," Hanabi said jokingly to her teammate at she jumped down to the ground. It was time to bring on the hurt.

"We won't ask nicely again. Give up and explain your intentions!"

After speaking, Hanabi dashed behind the nearest tree and aimed a roundhouse kick at the man's head. The blow missed as the man ducked just in time and swung his knife ferociously at the woman's extended leg. It was obvious now that these weren't just people that happened to pass by. These were trained fighters! Although they definitely weren't shinobi and if they were, they weren't any more skilled than the two Uchiha.

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Hanabi pulled her leg back with trained speed and agility while spinning away from the knife strike. She looked deep into the man's eyes and took a combat stance. She stood, her body turned at a ninety degree angle to the target. Her right side nearest to where Hikaru was, Hikaru held her limb at a forty five degree angle, this was her blocking arm. Her other limb was at a similar angle, guarding her chest. Her legs were bent, and her was ready for combat. her thoughts quickly formulated an attack plan.

She was going to try and attack the woman with again but needed to be more careful. It had been her strongest suit so far in life. Closing her eyes, Hikaru concentrated on her eyes, wishing she could activate Sharingan, but it was unlikely to happen. After watching the man scuffle forwards a bit, Hanabi jumped backwards and tried to flank the man when he tried attacking. This worked relatively well since she was able to land a double side kick on the man's chest and side abdomen area.

Within a split second, the adult Uchiha concentrated chakra into her fist and punched the man right in the sternum with a goken technique she happened to know. The man was unaffected however, and no bones were broken. The man simply smirked and brought the knife down towards her head.

"Shit," she gasped as she let her feet twist which gave her proper angles to shunshin out of the way. That was way too close. What was so great about this man anyways? Someone who could nearly match her speed as well as someone who was unaffected by legitimate taijutsu strikes?

"Watch out Hikaru! These guys are pretty tough!" After shouting, Hanabi started forming handseals. It seemed as though this man was going to go on the offensive.

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This kid had a lot to learn, and the man planned on instructing it to her. By the time her Hanabi had begun to release the lightning ball in her hand, this intruder was already gathering chakra. As Hanabi came in for the punch, the man disappeared from view in a blur of color. He had obviously used some kind of substitution jutsu, and spot with attacking from an angle. As Hanabi’s strike came in, it smacked into the man’s knife with a deep, resounding thonk, which sent it jumping towards the man who was standing five feet back from where he had been earlier. She caught it with expert skill, then sheathed it.

Finally, the strike came in, but the man was too far away to even feel the wind formed by the force. The man smiled, and thought about her opponent. He had completed very well for a shinobi but she still had a ways to go. She had driven the man to use chakra in order to move.

Of course, the man had chosen to use chakra. He probably could have just absorbed or moved the attacks, but had decided to take the easy way out. As she thought about her attack, she decided she would keep this a completely Tai battle. As soon as she had her idea, the man rushed forward, straight for Hanabi, but at the last second, while he was right in front of Hanabi, he dove to the left and made a strike for Hanabi’s side.

At about this point in time, their moving battle would bring the Uchiha and the bandit of sorts right next to where Hikaru and her bandit were fighting. Maybe they could coordinate their efforts or something. It sure would make things easier for the both of them if they could remove at least one of these guys from the fight.

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Hanabi was impressed by Hikaru's decision to trade opponents. It would definitely throw them off and that was worth something. The bandit Hikaru had previously been fighting seemed torn between the decision to go help his pal or to take care of the other Uchiha by himself. Of course Hanabi would make him face her.

Perhaps she would have a bit more luck with him since she had warmed up on his friend. Her only injuries so far seemed to be a few knife scratches here and there and a bruise forming on her upper left arm. This guy, however, looked like he was tiring out quite a bit even if his exterior was flawless.

On top of that, this bandit wasn't wearing any clothes since they had pretty much been burned off. Embarrassing! Well during this time, all she could do is watch the attack that was about to come. It was not that she was in that much shock, but the girl was indeed lazy. She had neglected her training for stupid reasons, and now it was coming back to haunt her. The poor Uchiha watched as the armed bandit now went on a charge. It would be hard for her regroup if the man hit her since he was hulking in size.

Little to Hanabi's knowledge, the man's body may look strong, but in actuality, it was rather pathetic. As the attack came, Hanabi realized that she had little choice but to try and move out of the way else she would become injured. The man seemed to leave a small trail as she made her way towards Hanabi. Most of people would not have noticed it, since it was an attribute of her good eyesight, but she did. She could see the speed of the woman's attack and it forced up the will to move.

As soon as she did move, she knocked the man's knife out of his hand and from there, they exchanged blows back and forth.

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[Sorry for the short post. I have to drive all day today]

Like her teammate, Hanabi would feel the need to acquire a certain burst of energy to finish off her bandit. Her vision was blurry already so it wasn't like activating her Sharingan would be all that helpful. Even so, she desired improvement and that's what she hoped to get.

As Hikaru came to assist in the fray, Hanabi likewise felt a burst of energy that helped them defeat the remaining bandit. After knocking him out, Hanabi would tie up his hands with his own clothes and drag him to the next outpost. The mission was over hopefully. As long as they didn't run into anybody else they would be fine!

[~Kohana <3]

Goku- 112
Lightning- 105

[addy-hime ♥]

This isn't a bad thread, but I'm going to deny Sharingan activation for both of you as is. I want to see more drama, more intense emotions, more blood, more ... something. Perhaps make a thread solely dedicated to the activation so that you can focus on it?

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