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Hard to describe was the feeling of being able to glide down the street without being stopped by shinobi, whether it be for a question or a comment. The few older residents truly enjoyed trying to give her advice on how to do her job, and more often lately offered solace for her nephew's untimely death. These comments injured her more than a rough insult that she couldn't do her job, for little did they know, she was the singular reason Aero no longer walked or breathed. It was her fault that his head was rotting in a box somewhere in the possession of the Sunagakure ANBU squad ... unless they found it fit to bury him privately, she hadn't bothered to ask.

Blue eyes stared out from the shadow of her hood, squinting through the almost torrential sand to the gates. They were close now, and she knew that Kato-san's residence was somewhere nearby. When the thought occurred to her she stopped in her tracks, nearly forcing a man to run into her in his hurry to get wherever it was he needed to go. Watch it! he hissed, bumping into her with his shoulder as he passed, face contorted in a mixture of annoyance and exhaustion. Youka looked after him, bemused, and wondered if Asato would have been upset that someone had treated her so callously. He certainly had not censored his rage at her brother, who—while he showed it in odd ways—cared almost as much for her as the nuke nin himself. The thought of seeing her fiance yelling at the man was enough to bring a curl of a smile to her lips, unbeknownst to all but her.

"I'd be crazy not to follow, follow where you lead."

It was that damned song again. The verses came in short bursts; if someone asked her to repeat the lyrics from heart it would not have been possible. She did not remember them, could not do so to save her life, and yet the simplest image of Asato was enough to dredge them. The kunoichi closed her eyes and analyzed herself, trying to decide why her allegiance to him was so very strong. Truly, it was not long ago that he thirsted to spill her blood across the sand and extorted her for information about her beloved village. But since then they had grown closer, an understanding was formed ... love grew ...

Your eyes, they turn me, turn me on to phantoms. I follow to the edge of the earth, and fall off. Why should I stay here? Why should I stay? Everybody leaves if they get the chance; this is my chance.

If ever Asato asked her to pack her most precious belongings and flee from these hellish sand dunes, she would not fight him. In fact, Youka knew she would never deny him any wish, unless that wish was to kill her only remaining brother. There was a final glance at the village gates, her heart throbbing painfully, before she angled herself to the left and approached a house very near the path. The water container made her hand feel numb a long time ago, but it could be placed down soon enough. Knock, knock. It was only a matter of time now.

I actually asked Axcel a similar question not too long ago. He said he really doesn't know if it's counted as a mastery or as a passive gained with the BL. I kind of always assume it's passive, since you actually haven't mastered something.. it just comes with being in the clan.

So if Fina could answer this question, I think it would help a lot of people. xD

Almost everything looks good, with just one little note: you're not allowed to start with the Flack Jacket. That's a protectorate, and for right now characters can choose only a C-rank or below accessory.

Once that's changed I'll 1/2 this, since I assume you're looking to save your EXP and add it to your sidebar for later use.

Great job, Yaosuke. Mission completed; rewards added.

Coma and I are also done with our mission, seen here. Rewards added.

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The Haunting in Suna
Rank: B
Shinobi Required: 1-4.
Mission Information: Recently there has been a series of reports of paranormal activity coming from the old estate down the road. A family had rented that place and claimed that they saw images of ghosts and dead people haunting the place and quickly they ran for cover and ran out of the house. Neighbors are moving out of their homes, terrified of the ghouls that reside within the estate. The landlord has asked that a shinobi or two come to investigate.
Special Information: Repeatable. As always with a mission of this rank, there is a chance of injury or death. Genin are permitted to take this mission, however, they are required to find a moderator to GM the process. Chuunin may simply roleplay it as normal.
Reward: 100 EXP and 2,500 Ryo.

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The idea of declaring Soratsu a nuke nin—of having to eventually send shinobi after him in a futile attempt at taking his life—was one of the most revolting things Youka had ever heard. Even still, she nodded to the wall, silently assenting that he was correct ... the Council would be furious if she simply allowed him free reign without him having passed the Sannin test.

After a minute or two of complete silence in the room, she seemed to judge that her brother had indeed jumped from the window ledge to the village below. Now that he wasn't around to watch her she felt the sting of tears welling in her eyes yet again, but a glance at Asato steadied the urge. Now was not the time to be upset, as she still had business to attend to downstairs. "I had better go fetch the shinobi looking for me. You can stay in my office, if you want to ... I'll say you're my ANBU guard or something. It's okay if you want to leave, too." Crossing to him again, she leaned up and pressed a shaky kiss on his cheek before angling toward the door. It was still sealed, but a simple impress of the lock fixed that issue; off she went down to the main level.

"Hello. I would like to see the Kazekage- I know the location of Kumogakure."

Youka stopped dead in her tracks near the reception desk, blue eyes locked upon the Genin who so boldly spoke of having such knowledge in a public place. Yes, this was perhaps the safest building in Sunagakure no Sato, but that didn't mean there weren't enemies lurking in the shadows. The Council, for one; it was a good thing they had left long ago. "I am the Kazekage," she spoke up, striding closer to him with a friendly smile. "Why don't we go to my office and speak about this, alright?" Meanwhile, her gaze shifted about the room, looking for the other shinobi who had called for her. This one seemed to only recently have enetered the building— yes! There! "Ah. Atsui," she murmured, recognizing him from her various files. "You come with me, too."

Without another word to either of them she turned on her heel and headed straight back to the room she had left not long ago. Honestly, she wanted very much to change the location of her office ... this room housed a lot of bad memories now. Unfortunately, that was impossible. Grin and bear it Youka, grin and bear it.

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Taking this mission myself.

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Water Delivery
Rank: D.
Shinobi Required: 1-4.
Mission Information: Akemi Kato is an elderly member of the village who is no longer able to traverse through the strong winds to fetch her water rations. She lives alone in a house near the village gates. Because of this, she has put in a request with the Kazekage that a few kind shinobi bring her enough water to last her for a few days. She expects to be treated with respect; so long as this requirement is fulfilled, she will continue to pay for delivery services.
Special Information: Repeatable.
Reward: 25 EXP & 500 Ryo.

(EDIT) Completed it, here. Mission rewards added.

1/2.

Everything adds up. My only note is that you accidentally named your Katon technique list 'Fuuton,' so you can fix that up.

1/2.

Roko: 20 EXP.