Mission:

Akashi had been up before the sun gave its first light upon Konoha. He had just finished packing a few day’s change of clothes and a sleeping bag. It had only been a few days since Akashi arrived at Konohagakure, but it was soon time for the shinobi to leave once again, albeit this time he would only be away from his newfound home for a few days. Yesterday, Akashi had received a mail containing the details of his first mission as a Konoha shinobi. The red haired shinobi’s mission was to explore the land of Fire and act as a cartographer substitute. The administration building was expanding its records of the land, but was unable to hire professional cartographers. Due to the recent destruction of Sunagakure no sato the whole world was engulfed in fear. No man or woman dared to travel lands and forsake the warm beds and comforting security that shinobi villages offered, only shinobi themselves were brave— or foolish— enough to travel alone. Among the shinobi ranks in Konohagakure no sato, no group were as willing to brave the lands and prove themselves worthy of ascending the ranks than the ripe genin, who had yet to embark on their first mission; among the eager genin was Akashi Hibana.

To the young man who endured brutal training forced upon him by former ANBU captains, samurai generals, and the elite shinobi of the Hibana clan it was an insult to be simply ranked a genin. Akashi understood that in the eyes of the many jounin amongst Konohagakure he was simply another eager genin with abilities and training only boasted on paper… yet even with his understanding of the situation, he couldn’t hide the fact that his pride was damaged by the rank of genin given to him. He was unproven; which is why he now set out to prove himself deserving of a more prominent rank. The mission, itself, was simple and would not warrant much reward for Akashi, but it wasn’t the mission that the Hibana eyed; exploring the Land of Fire allowed the Hibana a golden opportunity to find ways in order for him to prove himself to the shinobi of his village and ascend through the ranks.

The opening of Konohagakure’s main gate marked the start of a new day and the beginning of Akashi’s first mission.

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