Grinding [Missions]

Name: The Art of Shuriken
Rank: D
Type: Normal
Mission given by: Konohagakure
Rewards: 200
Participants: Anyone
Daily: Repeatable
Description: There have been many requests for a private instructor from the Academy. Your mission is to round up a small ground of kids and show them shurikenjutsu. It's suggested that you practice with dummies. Remember that they're kids, and they're looking towards you to improve their aim and lethalty with the shuriken.

Sora sat in the office of the building where they gave shinobi of all ranks various missions.

So..I need fifteen missions to rank up to Chuunin, and five of those have to be C-rank missions. That doesn't sound so bad..I already have two completed. I can get these done in like, a week tops if I really work hard at it.

Sora had been avoiding his parents for the past couple of days because he was ashamed of his failure..he didn't even get past the first part, and was the reason why his teammates failed. He didn't know how he would confront them..

It was his turn, eventually, so he took the file that contained all the details about the mission, and left the building. It was sunny, and warm during these months. That was how it usually was in Konoha. It was around the beginning of the afternoon, and the streets started to get more livelier.

Sora opened the Vanilla folder as he stood right outside the building, and looked at the mission.

"All I have to do is help some academy students with throwing shurikens? That sounds easy enough..and it pays well too!"

Heading to the academy with mission file in hand, he weaved through the crowd, remembering the times he had. Most of them were bad..bullying.

But if they hadn't bullied me, I wouldn't be the person I am today..it  my resolve stronger by tenfold! So I thank those who took advantage of my kind nature..

The academy looked like it did when he first came here a few years ago, but a little worn. It seemed that it was in need of a few repairs..the paint was starting to come off in a few spots as well. In his opinion, the looks matched how he felt during his years here. But despite that, he wouldn't let his distaste for the place get in the way of helping the next generation. So with that in mind, he took his first steps into the academy since he became a real ninja, and headed into the front office to get his visitor's pass. After all, he couldn't just walk wherever he pleased even if he had his headband.

The receptionist gave him his pass, and Sora moved to the training area of the academy.

"So many ninjas in training.."

He was in awe..even adults were here. It was never to late to begin your training as a shinobi. He was a bit glad that the future of Konoha seemed to be safe with the next generation of shinobi.

Sora went over to a group of students, asking them if they wanted tips from a genuine shinobi on how to throw shurikens. Of course, they happily accepted the offer, wanting to witness the skills of someone who graduated the academy.

Over the next few hours, Sora aided the students in throwing shurikens. Maybe the acadrmy wasn't so bad..

WC: 502
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Name: Find My ______
Rank: D
Type: Normal
Mission given by: Various petowners
Rewards: 200
Participants: Genin-Chunin
Daily: Repeatable
Description: We have been receiving complaints from a strange variety of pet owners (dogs, cats, iguanas, snakes, ants, spiders, any kind of animal you can think/etc.). Your job is to find them and that they're in good condition.


Sora was a little down that he'd failed the Chuunin Exams, but it was alright. All he needed to do were some missions and he could rank up...Sora had been avoiding his parents because he really didn't want to talk about it. All the Hyuuga wanted was some time to himself..some time so he could think. Think about how he could better improve himself as a person, and as a ninja. What did he need to work on?

"Well..I'm not intelligent enough, I freaking failed the first part of the exams!"

He hopped out of his bed, with a big frown plastered on his face. The normally kind, passive Sora looked like he was about to kill a child.

Before putting on his clothes and leaving his house for a mission spree, he obviously had to go through the usual morning routine every human went through. Brushing his teeth, taking a shower, and adding deodorant to his body. With puberty, even a day without deodorant could  make his body smell like it was a dumping ground. It was annoying, but he didn't want the whole village to file a restraining order on him because of his smell.

Next, with his body dried up he proceeded to go over to his closet, twisting the wooden knob and sliding it open, looking at the plethora of clothes that he could wear on this day.

"Eh..I'm just doing missions. I don't really need to look fancy, I guess."

The first article of clothing he would withdraw from his closet would be a plaim blue shirt with a small yin and yang symbol an inch above where the right breast would be. The material was made out of extremely soft cotton. It was light, and comfortable to wear. It was made for the heat waves Konoha occasionally suffered. His choice of lower body wear was also basic.

This is some nice cargo short weather, in my opinion.

As he was thinking this, he was slipping on his shirt and shorts, and went over to his bed to retrieve his wooden sandals, slipping them on.

"Alright...now I'm ready to take some D-rank missions on!"

Whistling, rather happy with his fashion choice, he left his room, and the house, his destination the mission building.

It was around 12:00 AM in Konoha. Sora was a rather late sleeper. With nothing to do besides work closer to his dream of a world with perfect justice, he didn't need to wake up early..

Anyways, Sora was now inside the Adminstrative Building, where they handed out missions to shinobi on a daily basis. As the line got shorter, it eventually became time for him to take his D-rank mission, and when that happened he left the building.  

Looking at his file that contained the mission, it was a relatively simply task. All he needed to do was find a lost dog, and within two hours, he did just that, returning the pet to his owner.

WC: 505

Name: Flower Season
Rank: D
Type: Either
Mission given by: The Flower Shop
Rewards: 150
Participants: Anyone
Daily: Repeatable
Description: The flowers in the Land of Fire have been flourishing. The local flower shop wanted some shinobi to go gather some of these flowers for their shop. Be sure not to bring back anything poisonous.

Despite recently completing a mission just under an hour ago, Sora's body was still ready to help out his village, even with minor missions like these. If he wanted to prove to the clan leaders he wasn't trash, then he would have to quickly rank up, so that they would forget this whole mess with the Chuunin Exams. As Sora got up from the couch in his house, resting his body from the fatigue he caught chasing the dog down, he began thinking about the best course of action when dealing with the clan leaders.

Like my parents said, they won't be easy to persuade. They are extremely stubborn people, and it would be much more easier to show them with my fists.

He was far off from where he needed to be in strength, but that didn't mean he couldn't plan ahead.

Well, the council consists mainly of old people who are firmly planted in there ways. It's true, that with age comes wisdom, but they aren't at the strength they once were. I need to take advantage of that if my assassination attempt fails. But, I can't waste to much time with them. I have to have enough chakra to face the clan leader, after all..

Sora would have no problem wiping scum off the face of this beautiful planet if they could not be dealt with peacefully. They were the people that were holding back the progress of the human race.

The Genin entered the Administration Building. It was a bit more livelier than when he was hear about a hour ago, but thankfully the lines were still short. Getting into the line meant for Genin, he continued thinking about his plans that would free the Hyuuga clan from its lack of social progress.

My advantage lies in not only specializing jn Taijutsu...but I also know how to use rare forms of Ninjutsu like the Ink arts. I have to be unpredictable as possible, come up with strategies my opponent wouldn't even dream of!

Maybe Sora was getting a bit ahead of himself. His parents wouldn't like the way he was thinking, especially when Sora still had a chance to end things peacefully, no matter how low that chance was.

But is it really wrong to kill them..if I choose to go the peaceful route, not only could it fail, but it would take months..or possibly even years for these changes to take effect. Branch members will still suffer..

It was his turn in line. He bowed down respectfully, walking out of the building so he could read the details of the mission in peace.

Picking flowers, huh? I don't think that's a difficult task..and I know what most poisonous plants look like, they taught us this in survival class.

Going out into the fields of Konoha, he began picking flowers. This was done nearly thirty minutes, and Sora made sure to avoid any deadly ones. Once he finished, he headed to lower shop to collect his reward.

WC: 515

Name: Important Packages!
Rank: D
Type: Either
Mission given by: The elders
Rewards: 150
Participants: Anyone
Daily: Repeatable
Description: The village elders are expecting a shipment of important goods. Met with the NPC delivery man at the village gates, pick up the packages, and bring them back to the Administration building.


Sora supposed that this would be the final mission he would work on today. Then, for the rest of the day he figured that he could spend some time honing his skills. As he headed back to the Administration building, he shook his head at some of his earlier thoughts. The fact that he actually considered killing his parents scared him. But..the death of his parents would all be for a greater good, right?

"Oh god...what is wrong with me?"

This was loud enough for some of the people wandering the streets to hear him. They gave him some odd looks, but Sora was to busy in his feelings.

No doubt that they won't approve of me going in..they're stopping justice from being served, so therefore they are bad guys....right?

He was so confused about what he was going to do about his parents that he nearly walked right into a wall.

This day has been such a drain mentally..but, I suppose it's better to confront myself about this now then wait until it was to late. I didn't know that such a strict side of me existed..

Was it because he never really let his feelings about being abused by his classmates out? Sora figured it wasn't important. They most likely wouldn't remember Sora, and Sora would try to act like he didn't remember them either.

They have the audacity to forget the face of the people that they tortured daily..it makes me sick. That's how a really feel about it..I can't keep putting on this mask of happiness when I'm not really happy. I can't keep lying to myself..it's just too much for my mind to deal with.

He entered the building, sighing about these negative thoughts. Sora tried to direct his focus away from this, and to the mission that he was about to be given. What D-rank task would he be given today? They were all incredibly simple tasks, so he didn't mind doing any of them. As his turn came up in the line, the man who handed out the missions gave him his file like usual, and Sora walked out of the building, reading the mission details.

"So I have to pick up a package from the village gates and bring it back to the Administration building..that seems easy enough."

So, like the mission told him to, the Genin headed towrds the village gates. Showing the guards the file as proof, he was allowed to take the package.

I wonder what's inside of this..but if I look, I'll get in trouble. Perhaps imprisoned..

He returned to the Administration building, and dropped off the package.

You know..I'm so exhausted, that I don't really feel like going to train...I need to get some sleep. All this thinking really messed me up..

At least he was about halfway done with his missions. Soon, he would be a Chuunin..

WC: 505

Name: Find My ______
Rank: D
Type: Normal
Mission given by: Various petowners
Rewards: 200
Participants: Genin-Chunin
Daily: Repeatable
Description: We have been receiving complaints from a strange variety of pet owners (dogs, cats, iguanas, snakes, ants, spiders, any kind of animal you can think/etc.). Your job is to find them and that they're in good condition.


The loud, obnoxious ringing of the alarm clock jolted Sora from his peaceful dreams, causing him to fall out of the bed and land face first while in his boxers. It was an embarrasing sight..had he accidentally changed the peaceful song of his alarm clock to this silly rooster? How could he make such a huge mistake!? To rectify this and prevent this from happening again, he changed the ringtone back to the mockingbirds.

They sound so beautiful..no wonder they say it's a sin to kill a mockingbird.

Sora went into the bathroom and began his morning routine. Brushing his teeth, washing his face...he would take as shower after work. And of course, he made sure to put on some deodorant so he wouldn't stink.

"Bah...doing all these missions is so stressful. I think it would have been easier to just pass the damn Chuunin Exams. Stupid riddle..like, how was anyone supposed to solve that crap!"

A little annoyed at his failure, he walked out of the bathroom and headed towards his closet to find something nice and casual to wear.

"It is pretty sunny outside, so I guess some light wear, some shorts, and my sandals will be good enough."

Sora twisted the knob to the closet, opening it and looking anything decent. What he found was a beige shirt and beige cargoes, which he wore with plain white socks and black sandals. Now, he was ready to take on whatever was waiting for him on the outside world. Sora left his room, and entered the streets of Konoha.

Like he predicted, the weather outside was the perfect balance between cold and warm that Konoha managed to achieve near flawlessly. A cool afternoon breeze managed to sap away any worries Sora currently had, at least for now. The Genin headed to his usual destination, the Administration office, the place where ninjas of every rank could go and get a mission for some quick cash.

Sora made his way to the line for D-rank missions, and luckily for him the line was pretty short. He took the file, thanked the person who gave him it, and went out the building to read it.

Finding a pet? Seems pretty simple...and maybe I'll get lucky and find an easy animal, like a dog or a cat. I can only hope..I remember the first time I did this mission I had to deal with a freaking porcupine, haha.

Sora remembered the earlier days of his Genin career. He could have been considered a seasoned Genin, having been a Genin for nearly eleven months.

Never thought being a ninja would be like this..it was disturbing how easy I killed that man, without a second thought.

But, he would not let himself fall into that pit of darkness when he explored his mind..instead, he continued with the mission. Near the owner's home, he found the dog and returned it.

WC: 501

Name: Flower Season
Rank: D
Type: Either
Mission given by: The Flower Shop
Rewards: 150
Participants: Anyone
Daily: Repeatable
Description: The flowers in the Land of Fire have been flourishing. The local flower shop wanted some shinobi to go gather some of these flowers for their shop. Be sure not to bring back anything poisonous.

His nice, soothing alarm clock woke him up at 11:00 AM like it always did. Sora was more optimistic today, his kovements possessing more energy and grace. If all the rumors that were being spread around the village were true, then he only needed a single mission, and he would be receiving his rank up to Chuunin. Sure, when you were a Genin you were called a Shinobi..but most of the higher ranks only trusted Chuunin with the actual missions, because that's when your skills would begin to develop, and you would master any combat skills you had. He would also be trusted with A-rank scrolls, one of the most powerful type of jutsu, only under the legendary S-rank jutsu.

My grandfather would be so proud of me if he were alive today..not only am I moving along the ranks as a shinobi, but I know the elders of the Hyuuga clan will start trusting me more. I've been the perfect little solider..I'm doing this allbfor the freedom of the branch members..so we can finally have some justice in this clan and move on.

Sora went inside his bathroom, and did his morning activities. He took his red toothbrush out of a blue cup, put some toothpaste on it, and began brushing his teeth. They were a shiny white, as his parents always stressed the importance of hygiene. Next, he would wash his face. Puberty was horrible, as it brought unwanted things like acne.

After he was finished with that, he would take a shower for ten minutes, leave the bathroom, and head towards his drawer, where he would pick out some fresh boxers and a t-shirt. Once he put those on, he would go over to his closet and figure out what he would wear today. As usual, he decided that some blue shorts would be the way to go with how tropical Konoha was. Since he was all about matching and fashion, he put on an orange short, and wore some orange and blue shoes with orange and blue socks that went up nearly to his knee. Then, he left the compound and headed towards the Administration Office to go and pick up the mission that he wanted.

The streets of Konoha were packed today, and he found himself weaving through the crowd to quickly get to his destination. He couldn't bother to say excuse me, because he was simply too excited.

Once he came to the office, he bowed like he always did and asked for a D-rank mission.

"Go pick some flowers, and make sure to avoid any poisonous ones."

The receptionist gave Sora the full mission details in a vanilla folder. He thanked her, and left the office. His destination this time was the fields where he would be able to pick the flowers he needed to complete the mission. Once he came to these fields, he would pick flower for about ten minutes, filling the basket and completing the mission.

WC: 503