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Name: Supply Cart
Difficulty: B
Location: Hyougagakure
Reward: 30,000
Experience: 100
Objective: Escort and protect the cart as it is transported to the port ( 3 different attacks on the cart)
Description: Our Emperor has a cart that needs to be delivered outside of the Hyougagakurian area, the contents are to remain unknown so don't ask. Your job is to help deliver it to our team at the port so that it may be shipped off. Be careful out there, plenty of people out there would love to get their hands on whatever goodies lay within the cart so be on the look out, good luck.

The guards were shown both forms of identification, and were also notified that there would be a supply cart leaving the confines of the gate for unknown reasons. This was a direct order from the Kage, and more so they shouldn't question the ranking authority anyhow. Both were a step down from Tadashi, but his age usually meant people underestimated him greatly. Usually only the elder soldiers would show main respects because they understand the fortitude it took to actually maintain a rank at such an age.

Once they left the wall it was seen to have a icy road, which had various piles of firm snow, and other forms that they could use to not slip and maintain a traveling pace. The merchant didn't seem all too pleased considering inside the walls was far-far better than out here. It was the frozen tundra that surrounded the village that made Hyougagakure a remarkable foundation, but it was the shinobi which could survive in these conditions that had originally spawned it.

The dogs continued to progress forward as the fellow man instructed, and stood at their right walking at a slow pace. Tadashi maintained a simple speed, but kept his eyes peeled along the way. The weather was harsh, very strong winds, and very heavy snow fall were surrounding them. It altered their view, and forced them to go slower than normal. They'd arrive at the port in roughly fifteen to twenty minutes given it was a clean ride.

They had reached fairly far out of the village, and now it was far more quiet. Unusually quiet it seemed. The winds whistled loudly, but it was just very eerie in the middle of the tundra following a loose road. The cart suddenly halted, forcing the dogs to feel a heavy tug, and everything stopped. "Woah there!" the man had said, looking around, and gazing under the cart to suspect the problem. That's when the young Fujimoto already assumed someone was coming to attack, but it was just a matter of time.

A shuriken flew from the abyss of the blizzard, coming toward Tadashi, but he weaved out of the way just barely; purposely. "We are under attack..." his composure was calm, but he maintained his amateur act so they'd think he was harmless. The merchant was scared, and out rushed someone on the other side of the cart. They wielded a sword, which was cocked back, and prepared to swing at the man who was meant to help escort the supplies.

Tadashi took note of such clapping his hands together quickly which could barely be heard over the whistling of the winds. Rat, Bird, and Dragon seals all made shape quickly with his hands. Ice needles had been directed at Tadashi coming from the abyss once more, but he quickly shifted into a water substance form dropping to the ground in a puddle. The senbon struck the side of the caravan harmlessly as Tadashi slid under the cart silently to cut off the sword fighter. A yell was heard in the distance, a woman's voice, but it was barely made out; "Jin! Look out!"

It was a shame that he was only barely able to hear it, and silently he waited. The swords man hesitated to attack, which allowed Tadashi to form quickly in front of him throwing a swift punch toward his stomach area. Due to him holding the sword, and hesitating...it forced him to take it. It was a sharp strike, heavy, and easily bruised him. Again the ground was altered, and quickly re patched to form ice over Tadashi's feet. Now he was stuck, and surely she was making haste to the group.

The special jounin started to form chakra into his palm, concentrating on his fingers, and exerting such power which formed a feint glow over his fist which wouldn't be easily noticed in such conditions. The guy lunged forward seeing his opportunity to strike Tadashi, and aimed to impale him. That's when he dipped down, struck the ground with a heavy fist, and instantly rattled the ground. It was his stratospheric punch, and it forced the ice to shatter in the vicinity. The ice on his feet shattered, so did the ice on the cart wheels, and it forced everyone close by to lose their footing momentarily.

//I need to take one of them out...NOW!// the ninja thought to himself as he analyzed the situation, forming the rat seal, and holding it. A quick muster of chakra in his stomach soon amplified, and forced him to upchuck a large amount of water toward his opponent. It forced the sword user back, and he continued to barf up a large amount of water off the road and into the snow. It was a tactical decision to ward off his opponent, slow him, and have water to use instantly for his stronger opponent which was now.....

"DIE!" the woman shrieked as she came up behind Tadashi by stepping on the cart and swung a ice knife toward him. The shinobi had pivoted quickly around using the ice for additional speed, and leaned back to feel the knife cut through his jacket. That's when their eye's met in the middle of this exchange, and he could see the fear in her eyes. It's not like he didn't have adrenaline rushing from the battle, but it was for different reasons. The boy gripped her arm, tugging, and forcing her to lose balance off the cart. That's when he launched her into the snow with her partner, and she began to see the large amount of fear that no man could muster unless they saw something so terrifying. When he made contact with her, that's when he used his delusional method. It was a proper way to make her thing the wolves from the cart had moved to attack her, but if she analyzed the situation closely their would only be six wolves originally. Now, Tadashi used this time to finish them quickly. The slush would be their entrapment permanently, and it was a icey hell to live. The jounin clasped his hands, focusing on the watery slush to pull out any needed moisture he could use. Instantly, twenty shuriken formed from the watery slush and hovered momentarily in the air. An exchange of hateful eyes, expressions, and even curses to his name were given before the weapons pierced them. In the neck, legs, chest, head, and more. The were left in the watery slush which soon began being filled with a vibrant scarlet hue.

The merchant had huffed in relief, still shocked, and turned away to no longer see the gory scene that just took place. Sure, he was thankful that he didn't die...but it was one of the few times he had actually been in a dangerous situation as that. "This wasn't a normal attack. It seems those were typical ninja, or at least one of them. Maybe from Hyougagakure but they left to survive on their own. It was a shame to kill an ice user.." Tadashi explained, before nodding for them to continue the ride forward. The man huffed a command at the dogs, and they continued with little understanding of what just took place.


[D-rank -10 chakra]
[C-rank -20 chakra]
[C-rankx4 -80 chakra)
[B-rank -30 chakra]
200-140 = 60 Chakra Remaining


(Mission continued in next post.)

(Total Words: 1211)

The hole in Tadashi's jacket was soon filled with a light coat of snow, and the cold sting started to form inside his jacket. Luckily for him he had worn under armor to condense most of his body heat to prevent things such as this, but the worst he would get was probably frost bite if he stayed out here for a large period of time. Black gloves were on his hands, hugging his fingers, and the palms. These were useful when needing to battle, or do manual labor during these harsh conditions. The wind was stinging often, whistling, and blowing by harshly to throw the drifting snow into their paths.

It wasn't long before a barricade was formed along the road ahead of them. It was a large pile of snow shoveled from the sides of the road, and seemed to have various shovels behind it sticking out from it. There were people behind it, a group of three, and all had bows which were beginning to be cocked back. Quickly, a clasp of the shinobi's hands quickly formed five clones from the moisture in the air. This was a simple E-rank technique, so it was easier to pull out the moisture needed in such conditions. Other jutsu probably couldn't be manifested at this point using such means.

These clones were bubbles, translucent, and all rushed forward ahead of the pack. The merchant had a machete in his hand now, which he pulled out of the cart, but it wouldn't do much for him now. Tadashi kept behind the clones, maintaining a focused eye, and ready to slide along the ice path to gain a huge distance increase.

Arrows were shot off, striking some of the clones, and they exploded. Two clones exploded to release out a sticky residue which clung to Tadashi's clothes. That's when he dropped down into a slide, gripping one of the arrows that missed as he slid, whizzing past the clones, and halted behind their barricade. The clones hopped over the barricade to simply disrupt their group, as Tadashi jumped over, and made quick work of the three. They were amateurs in close range fighting, and that arrow was the perfect weapon to make sure they never got up again.

The cart moved forward once more closer to the barricade as the Special Jounin and the merchant took the shovels, and started digging out the barricade just enough to make it through. It didn't take long at all, but they were very close to the port now.... "I'm running low on chakra. I'm not sure if we are going to make it at this rate. That ninjutsu user had forced me to use majority of my chakra earlier." the young Fujimoto explained, brushing off his coat which was now layered with a thin ice that fell harmlessly onto the ground.

They continued through the frozen abyss to their destination. It wasn't without issues through, because as soon as they got a few minutes ahead of the barricade they were ambushed. Guns fired in the distance, which alerted Tadashi, and one of the wheel dogs were struck. The dog squealed in pain, dropping instantly, and started to bleed out. That's when the shinobi was quick to get on his analyzing mind set, and started to focus.

//The shot came from the east. Struck the dog in the leg....// his mind started to work, to help pin point the location of the shooter. That's when he motioned for the merchant to move to the other side to remain safe. "Hop on the cart, and keep going when I say!" he yelled out loud, trying to think of the proper distraction. That's when it clicked in his head, clasping his hands, and a cloud of smoke appeared next to him to reveal an exact clone. It was only a simple bushin technique, and wouldn't necessarily cause physical damage. It had no physical attributes besides an appearance. That's when the clone rushed out, aiming to flank the shooter, and that's when a barrage of guns started to unload on the clone which seemingly dodged all the bullets. It was an illusion...those idiots.

"NOW!" Tadashi chanted out to the merchant, and he hopped onto the cart. Tadashi's heart dropped when he remembered that one of the dogs had been struck, but he'd need to leave him. He regarded the merchant to give him the machete, quickly moving to the front, and cutting the dog loose to push him off the road into the piles of snow on the sides. The merchant quickly sent the command to keep going, and the cart took off. The Fujimoto shinobi made a quick hop, landing on the cart, and sped forward up the road. They were now out of the distance of the guns, and into safety. They had finally began to see the port, which was one of the best feelings to ever have, and relief filled them both.

They pulled into the little town which had two guards out front, shinobi from the Hyougagakure. They noticed the damaged on Tadashi, and the cart itself noting they had been attacked. What was even more unusual was their expression because of how young Tadashi was, and he was sent alone to protect this cart. They repeated the code to the guards to gain access; "Bird fort one" and they had given them access to head to the ship which was loading the supplies. This was just another package that needed to make it to the transport, and it was a successful mission.

That's when the cart was docked nearby, the dogs were tended to, and they were questioned for further information. Only certain details could be disclosed to the shinobi who asked considering most missions were in sworn secrecy to protect the tact of the village. Tadashi was supposed to remain for another few hours until they could escort him back to the village safely, but that was when their caravan slay was ready to leave next. After the few hours, they were ready to travel. Tadashi himself was on the transport back to Hyougagakure, the merchant, three Chuunin guards, two genin, and a Jounin to maintain watch. All were professionals in defensive maneuvers, and techniques that could easily protect the route. They were specialized in this area to protect supply routes in case any trouble may lie on them. It wasn't long before Tadashi had reached the village gates, entering, and finally finishing his mission.


[exit]

(E-rank Jutsu x5 -0 Chakra)

(Total words:1088)