Patrol Duty:

Kennosuke grumbled souly as he sits on his bed in his small room inside the Kimura Compound.He had just been informed he was to report for a patrol duty. Unfortunately it would mean a long night for him, as he had been up all day and it was already late in the evening. He had about an hour to kill before he had to report for duty.

"Well, guess thats enough time to grab a bite." He muttered to himself as he stood up and left his room. Once out on the streets of Konoha, the sun had already set and the night air was pleasantly cool and the moon hung bright overhead. ~Atleast its a nice night for a patrol.~ he thought to himself as he made his way down the street. He stopped in at the Ichiraku Ramen stand and ordered a quick bite and had a nice conversation with the cook. Feeling refreshed and ready to get to work he sets out again on the well lit streets toward his assigned patrol area. He was to meet with the others who would patrol with him atop Hokage Rock and together they would patrol the area surrounding it.

He covered the distance at a decent pace, not quite running but not exactly walking either. Soon he stood atop Hokage Rock and looked out over his home village. Even in the dark, lit only by street lamps and the moon,  it was a beautiful sight. He stood there taking it in for a moment before someone spoke behind him.

"You here to relieve us?" The voice said as Kennosuke turned around. Two Shinobi stood before him, he recognized them from around the village and figured he probably was there to relieve them so he nods. He goes to speak but the other Shinobi interrupts. "Good. I was hoping we wouldn't have to stay up here all night." He says before explaining the patrol area and what to do if anything happened. As soon as he was done, the pair turn and begin making their way down to the village. Kennosuke watched them for a moment before turning back to gaze over the village. He was supposed be meeting two others and this was as good a spot to wait as any. He stood there in silence, his left hand resting on the hilt of his sword, his eyes studying the night covered village.

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Standing there in the evening air, Kennosuke had nearly lost track of time and the reason he was there. When another boy walked up and introduced himself as N'Jobu, Kennosuke greets him with an incline of his head. He studied the other shinobi for a moment. N'Jobu looked around the same age as himself, but has a very particular skin color that not many other Leaf Shinobi had. Due to that he knew the other boy was Aburame, which interested Kennosuke as the differences between the two were vast considering N'Jobu was basically a walking insect hive. He also had a bow, making him a ranged fighter which would make for a good pairing with Kennosuke's close combat preference, that is as long as N'Jobu was a good aim and didn't shoot Kennosuke on accident.

"Well met, N'Jobu. I'm Kennosuke." He returns his gaze back out across the village and stifles a yawn before falling silent. Between the tiredness and his normal loner attitude he wasn't much for conversation at the moment. Minutes pass in silence and before long Kennosuke shakes head and motions N'Jobu. "Screw it. He's late or not coming. He can catch up but if i stand here any longer I'm liable to find somewhere to go to sleep. Lets head out." He sets out, his emerald eyes scanning the darkness around them. He doubted anything real would happen,  but better safe than sorry.

He wished that he could manifest  Aibāningu, the Kimura Dojutsu that would allow him to see heat signatures, but for whatever reason it hadn't manifested itself within Kennosuke. Because as much as he doubted they would run into trouble, Kennosuke secretly hoped they would, as so he could test his fire against a new opponent and regardless of his Dojutsu, or lack thereof, Kennosuke would light the night with his flames.

WC:308
Total:712

"Well met, N'Jobu. I'm Kennosuke," the boy would say as he would let out a long yawn before becoming silent once more as a statue as he stood next to the village gates. The two would stand in the silence of the night air for around fifteen minutes or so before the boy would shake his head at N'Jobu and begin to speak once more. "Screw it. He's late or not coming. He can catch up but if i stand here any longer I'm liable to find somewhere to go to sleep. Lets head out," he would tout as he walked outside the gate and began walking the patrol route. N'Jobu would follow him, keeping a few feet back to ensure that had some coverage at rear.

The night air was particularly still, with no breeze to cool the warmth of the village from a day of the sun blistering down upon them. With his bow at the ready, the two continued to walk the patrol path around the village. The walk was a solemn one, with both him and Kennosuke remaining relatively silent. About an hour into their patrol, N'Jobu noticed some motion in the trees and brush just beyond the village border. "Kennosuke, I got some movement over there. I'm going to check it out..." he said as he headed over toward the source of the rustling. He drew an arrow from its quiver and nocked it on his bow in preparation for whatever may be hiding in the darkness. As he moved closer, the rustling began to grow louder with hints of sequels. "Hog?" he thought to himself as he inched closer. Just as he was about to come up upon the brush, a massive warthog darted at him leaving him very little time to react. Purely on instinct, he dropped the arrow from his right hand and placed it on the Warthog's head and used it a springboard to vault over it in a front flip. The hog squealed in rage and prepared itself for another charge at N'Jobu. He wouldn't allow it to best him again however as he quickly drew an arrow, nocked it, and let it loose right at the beast's heart all in one swift motion. The arrow would fly true right on target as it struck the beast square in the chest as it fell to the ground mid stride before him. "Well, I guess I have dinner for a few days..." he said as he wiped a bead of sweat from his brow. He walked over to the hog to inspect it further and retrieve his arrow when he came to the realization that this hog was only an infant. "It's just a baby, that means mother has to be around here too..."

WC: 476

Kennosuke was enjoying the night to be honest. The evening walk was nice and it seemed his companion wasn’t in a talking mood either for the most part, so the first bit of their patrol was done in silence. It allowed Kennosuke a bit of time to retreat into his thoughts a bit. He continued to be curious about the  plain mask that appeared on his doorstep with the note that disappeared. Between that and the coming of the Chunin exams, he was bound to have a decently busy schedule in the coming weeks. But that also meant more training. Not that he had any real problem with that.

Hearing his name brings him back from his thoughts and he silently curses himself, his eyes drawn to the source of the rustling. If N’Jobu hadn’t of been there Kennosuke could of easily been ambushed. As the archer nocked an arrow and began to investigate, Kennosuke placed his right hand on the hilt of Rekka and took a deep breath, gathering chakra in his lungs, just on the off chance it was a legitimate threat. A wild hog rushes out of the bushes at N’Jobu who gracefully vaults over the beast. Kennosuke had began to convert the Katon Chakra in his lungs to actual fire, when N’Jobu puts the beast down with a well placed arrow. Kennosuke releases the Chakra, resulting in a ‘belch’ of flames. Feeling a bit sheepish, he watches the archer retrieve his arrow.

“Well, we’ll be ready for her if she is. That was a nice shot..." he was going to strike up a conversation but then a rustle from behind him and he spins, his blade springing forth from its scabbard. He expected to find an angry momma hog, but what appeared was a young man, one that he recognized as an academy student from an assignment he had completed not long prior. He growls and grabs the boy by his shirt, pulling him from the bushes and then pushing him into the space between himself and N'Jobu. "Looks like we have a student out past curfew. What do you think we should do with him, N'Jobu?" Kennosuke asks, his sword still held loosely in his hand. The student seemed frightened, as he looked between Kennosuke and N'Jobu without a word.


WC:385
Total:1097

Kennosuke chuckles as N’Jobu dispatches the kid back toward the village, what a little turd being out this late. It was dangerous this time of night. Shaking his head he sheathes his sword and falls in beside N’Jobu, walking along the patrol route in silence. Sometime had passed, an hour or so, give or take, and sure enough the silence was broken by the squeals of warthogs. Sounded like multiple and it wasn’t long before N’Jobu peeled off to the left, after making the comment of splitting up and meeting back at the gates. Shrugging slightly, Kennosuke drew Rekka once more and strode forward toward the squeals.

A rather large warthog burst from the brush, charging head long at Kennosuke, who gracefully sidesteps the beast’s attack and drags the blade of Rekka across the side of the beast. The blade leaves a nice gash on the warthogs side and it squeals in rage before turning and charging again. This time Kennsuke moves forward toward the warthog, chakra already gathering in his lungs. The warthog sweeps its tusks at Kennosuke, who plants his foot on the beats head and sends himself soaring into the air, and the beast tumbling across the ground. He turns and fire can be seen crackling in his mouth a split second before it pours from his mouth and forms a 5m fire ball. The warthog and regained its footing when the fireball impacts. The squeals of the warthog die out after a moment in the intense fireball. Kennosuke lands on a tree branch and makes a face, looking around for signs of any other warthogs or signs of N’Jobu. Not seeing anything standing out to him he shrugs and sheathes his sword before making his way through the trees back toward the village, leaving the still smoldering corpse of the warthog where it lay.

The sun had began to rise as he nears the village gates. All in all it was an easy night, though he would be happy to find his bed after being up all night. When he reaches the gates, he finds N’Jobu had already arrived, as did their replacements. Kennosuke waves toward N’Jobu.

“See you next time, N’Jobu. Take care.” He says to the other Genin before turning to their replacements. “Was a quiet night. There were a couple warthogs but I think we took care of that particular problem. But regardless, theres the heads up.” Kennosuke says as has turns and begins walking away. He was tired and all he could think about now was his head hitting his pillow.

EXIT THREAD

WC:451
Total:1548

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