Reconnaissance [Mission]

[Nickito]

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MOVING HOUSE
Rank: C
Description: It’s all too common that small crime-performing gangs within Kusagakure leave their last known hideout for a new one, which leaves the police authority in the village perplexed as to where they could have gone. However- Being a citizen of Kusagakure and not being apart of the police force, it’s much easier for you to find out things without resistance. They’ve asked for shinobi to go and find out where they’ve moved to, in order for them to track them down and take further actions. This means; go speak to people, look for clues, and try to seek out the new hideout itself!
Objective: By speaking to people and finding clues around the area, find out the latest hideout of a local gang within Kusagakure!
PAY: 1,000 Ryo and 200 EXP.

ENTER~

After having helped the police with their combat oriented skills so recently, Kasumi had decided to take up a mission that would help them in a different way. There were rumors circulating about a gang that had been going around and giving shop owners a hard time. Crimes that included arson, theft and destruction of property, among others. It was Kasumi's job to find this group that hid within Kusagakure and to report her findings back at the Atrium. It was her pleasure, though she wished the mission involved some sort of actual contact with the gang members. She felt an overwhelming urge to beat them to within an inch of their death for all the trouble and pain they had caused.

Unfortunately, that was not her job. In fact, it was nowhere near what she was supposed to do as specified in the mission specifics, so there was no way for her to fudge it without getting into trouble of some kind. She would have to live with just getting their current location and making sure that the proper authorities would be able to bring them to justice. With her abilities as a Sensor and her undeniable charm, as well as her way with men, she was sure that she would be able to find out the gang's new hideout with little to no problem at all. All she needed to do was ask around about anything suspicious and rely on her Sensor skills for confirming or denying possible hideouts.

She started close to the Atrium around a small bar. Places where people drank were always good for information gathering, assuming that the people had reliable information and they weren't too drunk. Seemingly, the only downfall to Kasumi's idea was that the establishment didn't like to let in young girls for fear that they would cause a problem or get hurt. However, a little flirting and some flirty words with the bouncer and the bartender got her over that hurdle, though they might cause a problem later on. It dawned on her that maybe that was exactly the reason they didn't let people like her in. 'Oh well. I'm on a mission and I can't exactly let that stop me,' she thought.

The bar wasn't as packed as she had originally thought that it might be, but seeing as it wasn't even sundown, it made some sense to the young woman. She didn't bother asking the large bouncer or the cheesy looking bartender any questions about the gang because she didn't want them to start thinking that she was there for more than a little alcohol fueled fun, so she started with a patron at a booth near the back. He looked to be in his 30's and coming off of a bad day, and the booth was in a spot where nobody would be paying them any attention, so he was the perfect target. Drunk but not too drunk, and in the mood to not care what ramifications his words might have on himself or others. An information gatherer's dream.

[Nickito]

"Hey there, mind if I ask you a couple questions handsome?" she asked the man. He looked up at her with an expression that showed half suspicion, half wanting to be left alone. The typical loner drunk character. "I'm looking for my boyfriend," she quickly lied, her heartbeat steady and her sweat glands functioning at a normal rate. "He just joined this gang and I haven't been able to find him. I wanna make sure he's alright, you know? I hear the gang is pretty bad," she lied again. The man's interest seemed to peak, and he turned his head at her with a small smile, motioning for her to sit down beside him.

"What gang might that be, young lady?" he asked as she accepted his offer. She wasn't sure if he might know something or if he just wanted to take her home with him. Either way, it was the perfect situation for her to pump him for any and all knowledge. "Well, I think they're called the "Blades of Grass" or something? He told me the name and I couldn't stop laughing... That's when he broke up with me and went to their place for good," she said, pretending to stifle tears. "I miss him and I just need to know he's ok." As she spoke, the man was visibly disgusted. Not by the fact that her fake boyfriend had fake left her, but by the fact that she was crying over it.

"I don't know nothin' 'bout no "Blades'a Grass, doll, but I sure do know a thing or two 'bout how to make a lady feel good, if you know what I'm talkin' about," he said with a sloppy wink. As soon as the words had left his mouth, the heel of her sandal slammed down against his foot and her hand moved to cover his mouth, stifling the scream that accompanied the pain that radiated up his leg. "That's too bad, I guess I'll be going now you pathetic creep," she said in an angry whisper. "And a piece of advice for you, ok? Next time an attractive woman comes up to you, don't be a dick to her. Might change your life."

After finishing speaking, Kasumi pushed him back and stood up, exiting the bar in search of another place where information might be easy to come by. She decided that a good place to start asking might be the village center. With shops and people who worked all around the village spending time and sometimes living in that area, there was bound to be someone who had heard something about the gang she was looking for. She might not even have to use her fake boyfriend story to draw the information out. This gang had ruined lives and hurt so many people, it was almost a sure thing that someone would tell an official Kusa shinobi where to find them in hopes of getting them out of their hair.

[Nickito]

There were so many people at the center of the village at that time of day that Kasumi wasn't exactly sure where to begin. There were actual shops, carts, and peddlers everywhere. The carts seemed like the best bet though. After all, they were the easiest target for a gang that liked to steal and destroy things. They were out in the open and their items were easily transported from one place to the other. Given the proper circumstances, one could simply knock the owner down and walk off with their entire stock and place of business. With her mind made up, she located a rather old man that looked to her to be tough and ballsy. He would surely provide some useful information.

She walked up to him and before speaking with him, pretended to browse his various items and trinkets. Feigning interest in several pieces and pretending to search her pockets for any money but failing to locate any was all a part of her lure. She saw him watching her even before she had stepped up. Her headband, though partially hidden by her hair, was a beacon to many people. Though the possibility that he wouldn't believe her lack of money was very possible due to her obvious profession, she quickly came up with a way to play it off should he inquire about it.

"Excuse me, sir? I was wondering if you would be able to help me. I'm looking for someone," she said. Her eyes were sad and her voice was low and tender. Hi eyes glanced from her headband to her and he turned away slightly. "Why don't you get some of your ninja friends to help you? You don't help us so why should I help you." Her reaction to his words were all too real. Her jaw dropped and her fist clenched, and it took every thing in her to keep from slamming her hand into his face. She didn't know about the rest of the shinobi community, but she had been working hard for Kusa, and was attempting to help the man at that very moment, though he surely didn't realize it.

"Well I'm trying to help you by finding this person, sir. He's part of a gang called the "Blades of Grass" and I'm trying to find where they are in hopes of taking them down," she explained, catching his interest. He turned back to her and walked up slowly until he was within range of whispering. "They've been terrorizing us for months, hiding out in that old abandoned factory over there," he said, his voice wavering and his jaw quivering in fear. "They said if they find out that we've told any shinobi that they'd make us wish we hadn't. I'm only telling you this because they usually sleep around now. They go out all night and stay in all day."

It would be an understatement to say hat this information had interested Kasumi, but she needed to make sure. Closing her eyes and forming a single handseal, she opened up her mind to the Chakra in the area and focused on the factory nearby. Sure enough, there was a large group of various Chakra Signatures, and it was proof enough for her to take back to the Atrium. "Thanks for your help. I'm gonna report this to the Atrium later on today, and I'm sure these thugs will be taken care of very soon. Nothing bad will happen to you at their hands anymore," she said before walking away from the man. She had completed her job, and it was time to move on to the next thing.

EXIT~

[Pwn]

18 EXP - Nickito