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Kanzuki was walking though the Marketplace having just finished up his chores for the Clan when he noticed a group of thugs surrounding what appaired to be a defenseless man," Come on, give us everything you have and you can walk away with your life." one of the thugs said as they drew knifes on the man. Kanzuki rushed his way towards the man, nearly tossing people to the ground hoping to get to him on time." Just try it." the man said confedently. The thugs took no time and rushed him,however they and Kanzuki had failed to notice one thing, the katana hidden under his robe. He threw his robe off, catching one thug in the face, as another rushed him he drew his katana, quicker then a flash and had struck the man in the gut with it, he then in a fluid like motion, pivoted his whole upper body to his right into the path of an oncoming thug, and in another lightning fast motion brought his katana and smashed it into his chin, he then swiftly, almost like an after thought brought his katana back around and knocked out the the thug who had been blinded by the robe. All three thugs should have been dead, but there was something unique about the man's sword," A reverse-edged katana..." Kanzuki said with wonder as the man sheathed his sword and looked at Kanzuki who had his katana drawn still, the man sighed," Don't tell me your with them." he stated hopeing to get a no. "Ah no sir, I saw what was happening and thought you might have needed help, but I guess that wasnt true." Kanzuki laughed as he sheathed his own katana. The man mearly smiled at him as he observed the knocked out thugs, "Well I better be on my way, I'd rather not have to explain this." the man laughed as he put his robe back on. "Wait before you leave, what type of swordstyle is that?" he asked with wonderment, he had just seen a man move quickly and more fluidly then he ever thought possible, it was like he was in a trance while he was watching, like it was a work of art, no more then that, a masterpiece. The man looked up," It's my own little style I came up with, why are you intrested?" he asked Kanzuki "Ah, well yes, I am quite intrested in it, I would love to learn if you would be willing to teach." Kanzuki stated, he didnt think this would happen when he was sent to do chores, here he was, asking a complete and total stranger to teach him an astounding swordstyle. " The man looked at him with a smile, " Well then, I'm not one for taking students, but I like you kid, you seem like a good guy, meet me at the training ground in 15 minutes." the man said as he walked off waving his hand in good bye almost as an after thought. Kanzuki was quickly smileing as he took off towards the training ground, eager to learn from this man the wonderful style he has just witnessed.

Yamatano walked into the marketplace to see that Kaizen had failed to catch the cat.......again. For the past two days, Kai and Yama had been tracking the Water Daimyo's daughter's cat, and those two days had not been fun at all. As Yamatano entered the marketplace, parents walking with their children would quickly cross to the other side of the street to avoid the "Crazy Boy", and indeed Yamatano looked crazed. His usually glistening, radiant silver hair was slumped all around the sides of his head from sweat. the skin around his eyes had so many scratches that Yamatano was surprised the eyeballs didnt just fall out of their sockets. His kakashi like mask was ruined by fang and scratch marks along the cheeks, chin, and neck area, as well as small spots of now dried blood, a result of the fang and claw marks. It was what he got for saying "Stand back Kai, I'll get it. A cat can't be that hard to grab." when they had first spotted the demonic furball. Yamatano now regretted it as the dumbest thing he had ever said. The thing was not a cat, Yamatano had convinced himself. It was the Nibi demon cat in mini form, waiting to kill them all, one slashed genin at a time. Pausing for a moment, Yama turned to Kaizen, saying "Can I just say something really quickly? I have without a doubt reaffirmed my belief that I REALLY REALLY HATE CATS!!!!!!" He yelled, loud enough for the entire market to stand still, waiting for another outburst. They never got one, as Yamatano quickly ran off to catch up to Kaizen.

Making two regular clones, Yamatano sent them on ahead for preparation of a substitution jutsu if need be, while he caught up to Kaizen. As he saw the elusive evil orange tail dart behind another alleyway, Yamatano noticed a small puddle of water. Motioning for Kaizen to stop, Yamatano made a few handseals and said "Mizutamari no Jutsu." A small mirror of water was created from the puddle angled to reveal that the cat was standing on a dumpster on the other side, pissed and ready to pounce. Yamatano gave a look to Kaizen that said "Your move." (4/5)

Yamatano ran out from behind the corner, the burlap bag in both his hands. Making overdramatic motions, he somersaulted through the air catching the cat completely inside the bag, and tied it up with a string from a loose thread on what used to be his mask, THEN landed perfectly on his feet, holding a squirming bag. If people saw the way it kicked, they would have thought the boys had just bagged a bunch of pissed off vipers. Yamatano smiled, then kinda fell over from exhaustion and blood loss, the cat still safe in the bag. (5/5)

[Enter From Mizukage Tower]

Varro walked through the marketplace casually, saying hello and waving to those he knew. Many of the stores and buildings in this area him and his father had worked on, and he had done small repair work for quite a lot of the business owners as well. When he got to the Hot Springs he smiled and waved to the pretty young lady at the front, who waved back, the smile on her face bigger then his.

"Varro-kun!" She exclaimed as Varro walked up to the desk she stood behind. He leaned forward, placing both arms crossed down on the surface as his legs crossed one behind the other. It was a casual position, and the young girl did the same, placing her elbows on the tall desk as she rested her chin in her hands. They made eye contact and continued to smile at each other, "I haven't seen you in so long, how have you... AHH!"

She exclaimed, and stood back up straight as she saw the headband on his head. She started to speak again, but Varro cut her off, "Ohh! Aika-chan, I see you noticed. Yes I changed occupation," He replied casually, her mouth closing and head cocking to the side as she looked to contemplate this.

"That's very surprising, I thought that was something you never wanted to become. How is Caliga-Sama taking it?" Aika asked, leaning forward on her hands again as her elbows rested back on the desk. The words may not have been flirtatious in this interaction, but the body language spoke volumes. Varro had simply shrugged in response.

"Probably not happy, but its a choice I made. Speaking of which, I'm here in response to Masato-Sama's request for shinobi assistance."

"Ohh! really, well I bet he never expected he would get such a quality assistant as a Hai'Auo for free!"

Varro laughed, and shrugged again.

"Masato!!!! your shinobi assistant has arrived!" Aiko yelled, and in the back office there was the sound of papers rustling and a slam as the old man was startled out of a sleep. There were some moans and groaning that followed footsteps. The hot spring owner appeared from the open door behind the desk, and as his eyes adjusted on Varro he became shocked out of his daze.

"Varro.... Hai'Auo? Shinobi? how very,"

"Surprising, yes I know. Aiko and me covered this, so what do you need help with this time Masato?" Varro interrupted the smile on his face wide with his joking tone. He stood up straight again.

"How wonderful this is, I hadn't called on you or your father cause business has been a bit down since the demon attacks. Must say, prayers mean something, this just proves it!" The old man said while pointing to the heavens before giving Varro the gesture to follow. Varro gave a small laugh, patting Aiko on her forearm before walking off to follow Masato.

"Don't you take advantage of him Masato!" Aiko yelled after them. (1/3)

Night had begun to set, and Varro kneeled on the ground, his dirty, soot, and saw dust covered hands placed firmly on his brown shorts. His tired and exhausted gaze staring at the floor under him, he took deep and slow breaths, hours had gone by and the rubble had been cleared from the area. There was a surprisingly large stack of still usable wood and pieces of stone against the wall to the left of the large private bath. He had drained the water, cleaned the inside and swept all along the area. Before he had nearly collapsed, Varro drawn the outline of the structure he was to replace on the ground with chalk. He had marked specific areas with notes, taking the plans he had in his head and placing it into an actual size chalk blueprint.

He still had to put it onto paper, but first he needed to collapse. Which, sadly he avoided... his eyes closed and he lolled his head back until it touched between his shoulders. Opening them he watched the stars above, his gaze tracing the multiple constellations that he was able to catch without turning his head. He pulled his back-pack to him, refusing to take his eyes off the sky as he felt around for his pad of paper, and when he found it he dropped his head down, turning it tiredly to the pad. He started to draw out the plans for the build, taking the time to make more extensive notes, and using another page to list a need of supplies that would be needed in order to finish.

Now done, he stood back up, grunting in pain as his muscles protested the act. He walked over to one of the large bath's on another side of the large yard. Varro dipped his hands into it, letting the warmth soothe his muscles before he started to wash the dirt from his hands, arm, and face. When he had finished he picked up his pack and walked inside. Aiko sat at one of the tables inside with Masato, there was a tea pot in the center with three cups sitting out in front of each chair. One chair was of course empty and Aiko patted it, smiling to Varro as she invited him over. She really was a pretty girl with medium cut blue hair that hung just below her finely pointed jaw, she stared at him with jade colored eyes as she sipped from her cup of tea.

Varro took the invitation, and sat, "Well... the clean up is done you b*****d," He said while Aiko poured him some tea. Varro handed the owner his plans and list of supplies, which Masato gladly took, setting it down upon the table next to his cup of tea.

"I told you not to take advantage of him..." Aiko said sternly with a piercing glare that denied that very feminine face. Masato shrugged and took a sip of his tea as Varro did the same.

"I'll send word to the Mizukage tonight, stating your progress in the mission shinobi," Masato stated, that same irritating grin appearing on his face. Varro shrugged in return, and continued to sip on the warm, soothing tea. The three of them would talk for some time, as he explained his intentions and choices. He decided it was best to simply let the way Masato treated him go, and instead he rather enjoyed himself with these two. It had been some time since he had done this with them and he was glad to have a bit of that old life back. If only for a night.

When the tea had been exhausted the three of them stood, Varro and Masato stretching their arms and back muscles, both of them grunting heavily as Aiko watched them with a pleased smirk. Masato and Varro shook hands, "Congratulations boy, you are a great architect and inventor, you'll make an outstanding shinobi."

"Thank you Masato," Varro replied, as he patted the man on the shoulder before turning to Aiko, extending his hand to shake hers. She looked at it, laughed and jumped on him, wrapping her arms around his neck in a big hug.

"Don't you forget to come see us Varro-Kun! Mr. Blue Flame of the Mist!" She exclaimed enthusiastically. He laughed, a good hardy laugh, as he hugged her, picking her up off the ground as he leaned back. Aiko kicked her legs up and giggled. Varro returned her to the ground, and their eyes met for a moment. Her right hand coming to wrest on her hip.

"I will Aiko-chain, how could I bare no to see your pretty face whenever I get the chance?"

"You flatter me ninja boy, now get some sleep! You look absolutely exhausted."

Varro nodded and turned to walk out, giving Masato one last pat on the back. As he opened the door to leave, Masato called back to him.

"See you tomorrow!" (3/3)

[Exit to Hai'Auo Compound]

Varro leaned against the check out counter in the market, his hand propping him up as he smiled and flirted casually with the clerk. He was waiting to hear back from the manager who was checking in the back area to see if there was a little something of Mrs. Ito's. So, he decided to pass that time by doing what he enjoyed, flirting with a pretty girl.

"Varro-kun, a shinobi. How different that must be..." The clerk Kyoko started, her light brown eyes scanning the headband Varro wore, "a bit scary isn't it? I mean, you are going to be putting your life on the line all the time!"

Varro laughed and then shrugged casually, "But its a danger that means something, beautiful. I get to serve all these great people I grew up with, and travel to incredibly exotic lands! Its what I was made for." He replied, flexing his left arm that he had, had supporting him before. Kyoko laughed, her hand coming up to her mouth in that cute shy sort of way.

"You are such a goober, but it does sound exciting."

As Varro leaned in closer to continue the conversation and use his body language to invite more flirtation the owner returned from the back with a dissapointed look on his face.

"Sorry Varro, no necklace," He stated simply, raising his hands up in an exagerrated shrug. Varro sighed and pushed himself up to a straight stance.

"That's quite alright, I guess I'll continue my search," Varro replied, waving to Kyoko, "I'll talk to you later Kyoko!"

With that he was off to the next location on his list. The library. (Lost item 2/5)

Lilo led Varro to a back room were there was a row of book carts, completely full with returned or misplaced material. At first he felt like sighing at the work ahead of him but instead he shrugged as he looked at her.

"At least its not a destroyed building I have to clean up," He said with a smile to her. The look on her face was one of confusion, she didn't exactly understand his meaning and that was apparent at the look she gave him, "Oh, I'm sorry, its nothing. Just my assignment last night."

She nodded, accepting the answer as more then enough for her, "Well my dear Varro-kun, good luck and thank you. This has been building up for a long time, and the boom in visitation since the attacks has really backed me up."

"It is a privilege to assist a wonderful women such as yourself Ohiro-San," He replied in a flirtatious tone. The older women made a small giggle, but swallowed it with a proper uh-hum, before all that was left was an ego-boosted smile.

"You are such a fine young man, making an older lady like myself feel good about herself," She stated, patting him on the shoulder before leaving him to the job. (Help the Library 2/4)

Varro started his work by sorting the books around the carts based on author, section, and everything else that made the job easier. Once done he started moving down the rows, placing the books back rather quickly in their appropriate spots. This was a place that he did indeed know very very well, and his incredible memory was always an asset to him, and in this case it helped make the job just that much easier. (Help the Library 3/4)

((Finally, my last post, and three missions are done! making for a total of four done within 24 hours of becoming genin. I'm making this one short dammit, I've written far to much today.))


Varro knocked on the womens door that had originally started this whole day of mission completions for him. When she answered she was so relieved to see him that she snagged the bag of ramen from him before even saying hello. When he presented her the necklace, the look on her face was priceless. A mixture of shock, relief, excitement, and a hint of 'I want to kiss you'. (order ramen 3/3)

She took it from him and instead of kissing him, gave him a huge bare like hug that he was more use to giving then receiving. Though he figured it was better then the kiss she looked almost far to tempted to give him. She handed him the money for his services with a little extra and assured him that she would send off a letter to Luo immediately.

With all that done, he decided that he should go by his home to train for a bit before going to the Mizukage's office.