Chapter 15: Chapter 15 : Guard A Celebrity
Finally, it was time to take another C rank mission. This time I was stronger and more prepared. So with a smile on my face, I reached the Hokage building, to the same woman who delivered the missions to everyone and asked.
"Please give me a C rank mission."
"Huh, you again.
Again ready for another C rank mission huh. Good then, here take this." She said as she didn't talk much like she did last time and just handed over a paper to me.
To this, I blink with confusion. She didn't even see the what paper she gave me. My eyes can't help but twitch at this. This woman clearly wasn't doing her job rightly. Hope she is not the one rating the mission as well.
I looked at the paper in my hand with scrutiny, but upon seeing the clear C rank written on it, I accepted it. I also made sure to see the reward this time, just in case. Though last time I got the money for my work but that was only because I accidentally brought info about Orochimaru to Hokage.
Not all times are gonna be the same. The mission was clearly paying good money. And all I have to do is to bodyguard a celebrity.
Good enough for me…
So after again checking everything I had, I left the village. My target this time was a small village at the nearby border. It should take me around 6 hours to reach there if I keep up with normal shinobi speed.
It was early in the morning so that ain't going to be an issue. It's been some time since I took that last C rank mission and from that I have grown quite a bit.
So as long as nothing crazy happens, I should be alright.
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After 6 hours of constant travelling, I finally arrived in a small village at the closest border between the land of Fire and the land of Hot Waters. Yeah, I was quite far. But for a shnobi covering up that distance is not that hard. Konoha is not that far from the border anyway.
By the time I reached there, it was already evening. I knew that finding the client would be hard as well. There wasn't any address given in the request but just the name of the village. Sighing I couldn't help but ask around.
While asking the vendors about the job request, I suddenly heard a commotion. I follow the sound only to find many thugs surrounding a beautiful girl.
"Here in the open. Geez life can't be any more troublesome than this. It's quite embarrassing to say but maybe I finally am starting to understand why my Cousin Shikamaru is always so uncaring, that way he doesn't have to worry about every little thing.
I was about to go to help the pretty girl out but the woman I was talking to earlier, suddenly stopped me.
"Let it be young man. It's not what you think it is." Said the old woman who was selling some dumplings.
I instinctively took out some money and handed them over, motioning her to pack some for me, I was after all was travelling for 6 hours and was hungry, but simultaneously also asked the woman what she meant by this situation.
"Those are not thugs but rather her crew? She is a famous celebrity, a movie star who came to shoot here, some time ago. But apparently, the girl doesn't like working that much. This was her 8th or 9th attempt to skip her work." Said the grandma as her hand completely defied her slow talking speed and all other laws of physics when packing those dumplings, counting the money while she was still looking at me and finally putting them in her hidden wallet.
I was dumbfounded. A suspicion that this old woman was a kunoichi in hiding rose in my head but I just stopped my drifting mind and focused on the commotion.
'Celebrity huh, that's exactly why I am here.' I took a bite of my tasty dumplings and moved towards them. Intending to get the job and make some money.
—-
It turned out that the woman was indeed a celebrity. Her name is Yuki Fujikaze, a movie actress and I was hired by her manager to guard them as their recent shoot is happening in the land of snow and there is a possibility…
"What, you guys going to the land of Snow." I almost shouted, Sorry to cut the internal monologue there but that is insane, I didn't know that I had to leave the land of fire for this mission. I am though preparing for an extended trip, thanks to shadow space, yeah that is what I am calling the storage my shadow gives me now, I can carry more stuff with me but what the hell.
"Yes, we are going there, why? is there is any problem with that ?" Asked the manager like he didn't know anything.
"Of course, there is a problem. Why did you post a C rank request for an out-of-the-country mission ?" I asked with exaggeration on my face, I didn't want to go back now. That would be a waste of time. Though there is no rule stopping from Genin from taking a mission which may take them outside the border of Fire but which Genin would do that willingly.
Even a chunin doesn't do this alone, let alone someone like me.
"Sigh, I am sorry but I can't take this mission." I sigh, though unwilling but I have to give up on this mission. Doing a mission and not wasting time is cool and all but this mission is clearly borderline B rank by just me being have to go outside the whole damn country.
Now nothing wrong if I had a team or a Jonin leading me but alone, it could become a problem.
"But but… we have to leave immediately, we are already behind schedule thanks to Yukie Sama's shenanigans, and we can't wait any more." The manager said with a troubled look on his face.
"Yeah I am truly sorry but you should have thought before you sent the request. Though again it's also not your problem. Usually, this kind of problem happens when a mission request is sent via a letter or a message. If any of you personally had come to Konoha with the mission then Shinobi there would have taken all the right information from you before assigning the mission rank. Sorry."
This fault is nothing new and not something that the village doesn't know of, but they still refuse the fix this issue, because this could reduce the mission Konoha get.
Though not many missions come through messages or letters but still village refuses to do anything about it. Its after all about the revenue of the village.
Sigh.
As I was about to move on, the manager asked.
"How long will it take to get another shinobi who can get this mission." He asked with panic.
"Hmm, well you have to write a letter to the village, I can deliver it for you, this time write the request in detail. At best in 3 days, the village will send a Chunin-level shinobi for your request." I after thinking a little honestly reply.
"What, that won't do at all. Is there is no other way ?" the man sounded even more anxious.
"Why you are in such a hurry? It's only three days." I roll my eyes after seeing his antics.
"You don't get it, we need to leave to the land of snow. We already booked a ship for that. Every day we have to pay ridiculous Ryo to rent it. And we can't leave it if you are wondering. No other ship owner agrees to take us to the land of snow." Said the manager with a much aggrieved tone.
"Sigh, sorry for your loss but there is nothing I can't do." I sighed and got ready for a return trip. If I hurry then most likely I can reach the village before night. Maybe?
"Hey hey, kid… the mission is not that hard. How about you just accept the mission? I will increase the pay a little if you want." said the manager with a coaxing tone. To this I just shook my head, there is no way that I am going out of the land of fire just because of some money.
I just ignore him and start walking out, but that when he calls out.
"I will pay twice no trice the money if you come." Said the man with hesitation.
I stopped.
"You are currently paying 80,000 Ryo for this mission. Just how much are you paying for that damn boat ?" Now I really was interested to know.
"Hhmmm… more than 100,000 Ryo." Reply to the man with hesitation.
"OH, that sure is an expensive boat you hired. But still, it's not that much, why are you making such a fuss ?'
"Everyday."
"Huh ?"
"We are paying that much every day to the boat manager."
"…"
"Nani"
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Chapter 16: Chapter 16 : Princess Kazahana
"Are you sure that they can find her, they are dogs as you say but by the look of them they look like wolves." The manager asked with clear suspicion on his face but the man was clearly worried.
The man ultimately convinces me to take the mission by giving me 3 times the money as he put in the request.
Now I wasn't planning on taking the mission but that is a lot of money. 160,000 Ryo is enough for me to stay put in the village until the chunin exam or get a good weapon like I wanted.
Sigh, money ultimately won. And it's not like an accident has to happen here, right?
"They look like wolves but I assure you they're dogs so don't get confused or worried, and yes they can find her, they are better than any damn mud out there," I replied with a sigh and kept on looking around while following my two dogs. Handing over something with Yukie's scent was enough for them to find her. I first hand have seen their tracking powers, and I don't think anyone is better than them when it comes to tracking besides some ninjas with special Kekkei Genkai.
"Why are they kept on running, are you sure that they know where she is?" Ask the manager as he huffed while running behind me and the dogs.
"They know, just keep on following," I simply replied and increased my speed as the dogs also increased their speed.
"Got her," I smirked and used Shun Shin to directly appear in front of a bar where the wolve… I mean the dogs stopped.
"She is in there," I just pointed, not planning to go in there myself, that would be a drag ..... "Hey what are you doing, stop," he almost shouted as I grabbed him by the arms and push him inside.
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"I won't say that I agree with your method but good job," the Manager sighed as both of us were standing on top of a ship. Ultimately I had to step in to help them. That actress is troublesome.
She tried to run away again, I had to trap her with Shadow Possession and then knock her out with a sleeping potion. That was time was enough for the entire crew to pack up and board the ship, with Yukie Fujikaze included.
Now the damn princess was doing one of her acting while giving me and her manager a fierce glare. She doesn't know how she ended up sleeping for such a long time, I was discreet when putting her to sleep after all, but she is sure that it has something to do with me, at least her occasionally glaring at me and narrowing her eyes is anything to say…
Time passed and soon we all found ourselves on top of glaciers, shooting for a movie.
I decided to play Shikamaru's role meaning mostly napping and slacking.
Taking out a notebook, in which a lot of unknown characters were written, I started to read. These were my notes, or to be more exact my clone's notes on Fuinjutsu.
I wanted to create a seal which can store chakra. Something like yin seal but this is where I will store the chakra I steal from others.
The only problem is that its hard as hell.
Sighing I just kept on putting all my gray matters on figuring out something which most likely many great men must have tried before me.
As the shooting was going on, I was keeping an eye on Yukie and others. Honestly, I have to say that body guarding is a pretty boring job.
While I was contemplating the life of a bodyguard, something happened. A shinobi with a strange look suddenly appears flamboyant style on the top of the glacier tip.
There were more people as well, one girl and another man standing high on the ice spikes looking down on all of us.
"Everyone, go back to the ship," I immediately shouted as I rushed towards Yukie. She was their most likely target if they were targeting anyone. And even if not, I am getting paid to protect her so I must protect her.
"Gama, Divine Dogs," I shouted and immediately my shadow extended. Coming out of it were many medium-sized toads and two dogs one black and one white. The white one was almost invisible thanks to all the snow around.
'Shadow Clone,' next I form a chakra clone to cover Yukie, while I fight with those three shinobi, there has to be someone to cover Yukie and others.
But still fighting three of them, and what the hell are they wearing? Some kind of armour?
I zoomed past the closest enemy coming towards us on a skateboard. Toads nearby extended their tongue and grabbed all the crew members including Yukie Fujikaze and pulled them back, far away from the the enemies.
While the dogs kept up with the real me as I went for the fat man coming directly toward me on a skateboard.
Taking out kunai, I masterfully threw them at the man. But the man didn't even bat an eye at the kunai and soon I learned why! I am not sure why but the kunai just got deflected.
"Tch,"
A little annoyed, I form a hand sign as soon the shadow under my feet move.
The man was only a little bit away from me but just when we were about to collide, the shadow connected and the man ended up tumbling down to the snow.
"GO." I shouted to the dogs.
But to my surprise, I saw the dogs not being able to go near that man. It's like there is some kind of barrier around him.
I narrow my eyes and quickly look at the two other shinobi moving towards where the Yukie was.
"Shit, this is getting out of hand."
I mentally command the dogs to go after the two other shinobi who were going after Yukie while I rush up to the shinobi I caught.
"Maybe physical attack can't work but how about this," I mutter as my shadow again rushes at him. The man seeing this just smirked now it was his time to get a surprise. His chakra armour didn't stop the shadow and directly made him freeze.
Though it was my first time watching an armour like this but for an Iron Man fan like myself I immediately understood how the thing work.
The man was able to touch himself, meaning his own hands were able to touch himself. From then on my job was simple, I quickly tossed a kunai at the man, and then made the man imitate me to make him catch the kunai.
"YOU." The man immediately understood what was going on.
"Yeah, the armour is smart but not more than your average MCU fan," I said as I acted like I was stabbing my own throat with kunai, and the man imitated it.
While I didn't have any Kunai on hand, the man wasn't that lucky.
—-
"Woffff" The dogs rushed at the two shinobi's, well one was a kunoichi but whatever… The shinobi even after seeing the dogs coming never bothered to dodge the attacks, because none of them even touched him.
Just then a kunai with many exploding tags attached to it comes rushing at the man.
BOOM.
Finally, some damage was visible.
But still, due to the armour, it was still a shallow wound.
"What the hell is this technique." Clone who was trying to protect Yukie, cursed with confusion on his face.
Even explosion tags weren't working against them.
"Even the dog's steel-like claws are not enough to completely tear that armour apart, troublesome bunch," the clone mutters and again sends kunai at the enemies.
"Who the hell are you guys." Clone, ask. Trying to buy some time while waving his hand to stop the constant useless attacks from the dogs.
The Toads were the last layer of defence here.
"You don't need to know. Just hand over the Princess and we will go. We have nothing to do with you, Konoha Shinobi." Said the man with light blue hair.
"Princess? you got the wrong boat brother. There is no princess here, just a bratty actress. Until you are a fan and can't tell reality apart from fiction. This ain't princess a gale roleplay. " Clone joked.
"Hahaha, you are the one who can't understand the reality. You have no idea who you are protecting all this time.
That is not Yukie Fujikaze. That woman is the princess of the land of fire, Kazahana Koyuki." Announce the man stunning the clone.
The hell.
Clone who was planning a way to get out of this situation lost his train of thought after this bomb blasted on his face. He was about to call dips at the bullshit but then he saw something from the side of his eyes. Making him stop.
" That… Konoha has nothing to do with this, I am only here because I was told to guard a celebrity." Clone said.
"That's even better, just hand over the girl and we will let you go." Said the man.
Before the clone could react or do anything else, suddenly a shout came from behind the shinobi in the armour.
"Shadow Possession Jutsu, complete."
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