Ephemeral Dreams

[Hiroshi]

name; ghetto patrol
rank; c
description; It’s time to take a walk downtown. Our less hospitable neighborhoods need just as many shinobi if not more down there, keeping the peace. It’s gonna be up to you to take stroll around the projects and enforce the law. Try not to be too intimidated.
reward; 200 experience, 1,000 ryo
minimum shinobi; one
mission status; interminable

This time he'd have to patrol a very scary place. many hoodlums roamed it and somehow a dark shadow loomed over it entirely. The Raikage had need for this place to be watched over by the genin. It seemed that there were a few civilians here who were robbing others and doing very bad things to passerbys. He heard that he'd be getting back up this time but he didn't hold his breath.

Hiroshi rounded the last corner before the ghetto would be hit and immediately a kunai was thrown at him. He acted quickly and jumped back letting it slam into a wall since it was at an angle. Poking his head back around he'd see a man with an eyepatch talking to that green haired guy who ran the arena. It seemed that he was in with some pretty bad people. It was time for Hiroshi to find out what the fuck is going on.

Lurking behind them he'd follow about 25 meters north. They would enter a large storehouse. What the fuck was going on? Right now he wouldn't notice if someone was nearby watching.

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[Yoshie - Chan]

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I was baffled at how horrible the mission assigned to myself, and Hiroshi was. The raikage had allowed unrest, poverty, and fear permeate this little corner of kumogakure. I didn't bad talk anyone, but there was a certain point where some things just drove me stark raving mad. I was fuming as I walked into this area - building were so run down and corroded. The very trail leading to the streets were filled with metallic shacks because of the horrible state of disrepair. The winds were hot with the breaths of many forced into such hostile situations, and filthy abodes.

I could feel it -- a kunai aimed at myself was swung into the sky by a kumogakure youth. I didn't move out of the way, and merely blocked it with my left hand. The sting of the blade piercing my hand was unbelievable almost making me bellow out as I began to spasm a little on the spot. It was one of those you expected yourself to be a complete badass, but when things go down you realize how weak you really are moments."OH. . . MY. . . KAMI!!! That Hurts." My purple orbs, became red, and puffy with the first signs of tears, but I fought them back.

I was a ninja, and I wasn't about to cry over a damned kunai piercing my hand. Now that I think back on that moment what the hell had I been thinking to just let this damn thing hit me. I knew I was fast enough to evade, especially with all my prior training. Wait - my gaze began to frantically shift around, back and forth analyzing everything around me. Hiroshi was missing! I couldn't find him anywhere around me -- which set off a chain reaction of desperation. I didn't want him to be hurt or killed, he was just like Haru -- one of my angels that's beauty was compared to a thousand moons. My heart was moved when I came to accept this mission with him standing right before me.

The love in my heart allowed me a massive adamantium-atizing of my mind! The pain from the kunai faded as my adrenaline began to pump throughout my entire frame. My right hand, pulled on the kunai by it's handle dislodging it from my palm, but oh no I didn't drop the kunai. I spun it around by the little loop on it's end catching it by the grip, before moving out at my highest speed in pursuits of finding my beloved Hiroshi."I knew it was a bad idea to split up around the raikages failures!!!"
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[Hiroshi]

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He wasn't so far from the other male. In fact he knew of the male but never really hung out with him too much. Seeing him around town frolicking with someone else. It was rather hilarious. Hiroshi walked over to him briskly and stared at the wound on his hand. A sigh then a smile at him along with a hand extended outward. He wanted to help him. Some paper slid off of his cheek and onto his hand. It was a rather large strip. Him being a shikigami allowed him to regrow the paper so having some spare to use to wrap his hand was nothing.

"Here let me help you."

After wrapping his hand he'd turn his attention to that boy who threw the knife. His hands formed two handseals and 3 shuriken formed into his hand. Each individually were thrown at the boy and pegged him right in the leg. He winced in pain and fell to is other knee while pulling out the shuriken quickly. A cry and him running yelling daddy would not mean well for the two of them.

A rather large man, about 7 feet tall and weighing about 350 lbs. would come from the shadows with the boy on his shoulder. He carried a large horse slaying sword with one fucking arm too. How does one carry a big blade like that with one arm? He must have had monsterous strength. The other hoodlums cleared out quickly, it seemed that he was the ring leader of these guys.

Yotsuki-kun....what the fuck are we gonna do now?

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[Yoshie - Chan]

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I was in full Romeo mode looking for my Juliet. My blind expression of love made me completely oblivious to what was going on at the exact moment. I wanted to smash around this entire town destroying every single little bit of it until I found Hiroshi. That was when a warmth which sent my hearts blaze even higher was felt upon my left hand. It caused my abrupt reaction of turning around -- it was the love of my life. The sexiest voice I had ever heard like winds cascading along my very ears had penetrated my air space.

I loved that voice, and would truly do anything to hear it never in tears."Oh - this thing? Don't worry about it Shikigami-Chan." A soft smile, shown brightly upon my features thanks to Hiroshi. I couldn't help, but feel I was being such a player with Haru being away. Yet I doubted Haru even wanted to belong to me, and I doubt I would ever get through to him in time for anything to truly blossom. This was why my eyes were set upon this beautiful creature made completely of paper. A bright red hue was brought about on my cheeks as I realized all the things I could do to a shikigami with some ink.

Slam -- that sound scared the complete shit out of me in a figurative term. I couldn't believe what I saw turning around to find the echo. It was a fucking beast -- his skin blazoned in armor which was old and worn out, but his eyes held a purpose so strong that I couldn't deny his fortitude. Those sexy lips on Hiroshi called to me in a time of need, and my adrenaline smelted together with lust did the only logical thing the thing between my legs told me to do --- be an asshole." I'm gonna remove such an unsightly beast from out of our way, and then I will carry you home. No worries Shikigami - Chan I got you."

I knew he had heard me -- that was mainly because my purple orbs laid eyes on his magnificent leap. The offending massive samurai - leaped over towards us stopping only ten meters before us with a snort. He landed with his legs to recoil all of the pressure upwards as he stood. I like that move, and would have to put that into my list of moves from the " art of movement " (Parkour). I would move, rushing in front of Hiroshi - chan, before beginning to create seal. I needed to change the battle before this bastard got any closer or else we were in huge trouble.
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[Hiroshi]

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With that he had tied the boys hand up, the huge offending man in front of them was beginning his assault on the two boys and like a hero saving a damsel the blonde jumped in front of him to protect him. Forging seals to get rid of him with some ninjutsu. Though that wouldn't be the end of it. From their west flank a man holding a crowbar appeared and even swung it at Hiroshi. The boy took no time to draw his sword and block that damn tube of iron.

Yotsuki-kun! Take care of that one!"

A barked order in distress so both of them don't get the life beaten out of them. Hiroshi's small body somehow caught the iron and it made a loud vibration making the bully drop the bar in pain. Taking this chance the Shikigami stabbed his sword through his leg, not to kill but to disable him from causing anymore harm. By this time Yotsuki should have subdued the other one so he'd turn around to check on him.

"You doing ok over there?"

If he was in danger he'd help him but that shouldn't be the case. Maybe after this they could just laugh about it and go somewhere else to hang out. Though this mission couldn't be that easy. They had to deal with that green haired gangster.

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[Yoshie - Chan]

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The situation was heating up almost instantaneously. I mean I could literally feel the sadness coming from the man -- it was exuded like a force field around him. This man was someone I swore to protect under the guise of being Kumogakure's most elite of warriors. I didn't have the strength to accurately put him down with my lack of taijutsu prowess. I had finished my final seal from the combination of Tiger → Ox → Dog → Rabbit → , and finally Snake.

I held the last seal building up as much chakra as I could before leaning forward an slashing my hand in a horizontal arc. This released a gust of wind strong enough to push forward, the cutting winds twirled before slamming into the gigantic man. He was brought upwards by the powerful gust of wind before spinning himself outwards. His massive body threatened to slam into the ground onto his child ( who had followed in pursuit of his father ). I dashed outwards, leaning back lowering my body to the ground, effectively finding myself in a power-slide which was the second one to produce saving results in my life.

I kicked outwards, making it to the child, and saving him from being crushed by his own father. His giant horse-cleaving sword barreled downwards - slamming into the city street. This all occurred in the ten meter distance which astonished me by the power, and speed I had inside. This was the reason I wanted to become a ninja, to save and protect the people of kumogakure not be tasked to hurt, and oppress them even a tiny bit more because of my father, and even the raikages lighthearted but misguided attempts."I'm sorry that we even had to fight you guys. We aren't the bad guys people! We didn't come here to pacify you or your voices! We only came here to help you from this suffering not encourage it in any way! L-let us help you!!!!"

My words, carried a thunderous might, that even I couldn't believe had come from my own mouth." I apologize to you all for this . . . I really am sorry." I put down the boy who earlier tried to kill me. I bare no ill will towards any of them or their hatred for me. I was merely one of "them" the people who turned their backs on them when our hands were needed the most. I realized first hand what happens when you cage an animal for so long, and then open the cage. The animal has lost all will to live, and decides that the cage is it's best way of living. Yet what these people experiences was far worse when the very cage they see as safety is a danger then the will that was broken turns into pure hatred.

I turned on my heel, and began to walk in the southern most trail towards the villages mission compound. I looked at Hiroshi as I began to walk as I took his hand in my own."This mission has opened my eyes to protecting this village, and the people I love." I mumbled the last parts not wanting Hiroshi to hear. I knew I would recieve horrid karma when Haru returned from his trip. Yet I needed an answer to my love - and in a village full of guys with the only females being your sisters and an unattainable goddess. You needed to improvise - like fast.

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