Mission name: Scouting Ahead
Mission rank: C
Objective: Scout the outside of Kumogakure
Location: The Wilderness of Kumogakure
Reward: 300 Ryo
Mission description: We have been getting reports of odd activity by nearby smaller villages. They have hired us to scout the area out for anything unusual
Mission details: Simple mission, just go walking around outside of Kumogakure. During the scouting you will run across smoke in the distance and follow it to the location. Upon arrival you will see a burning village with everyone dead and no culprit to be found. Upon which you will return after discovery.

"Such a calm morning in the village." Yammy said to himself. It was mid-morning, as he walked leisurely through the streets of Kumogakure. It was early, yet there were children running around playing. He smiled, they reminded him of his academy days, to himself. The shopkeepers, some of which were just opening up, were taking things slow. This was one of the first times in awhile that he'd had a chance to walk through the village. Mostly all his time was spent training. Not one mission had been assigned to Yammy. One of the only times he hadn't been training he'd met, the hidden flower of Kumogakure, Ibara Senju.

"Now that I think of it. I wonder why I haven't gotten sent on a mission yet." It wasn't as if he wasn't qualified. Given his skill set however, Yammy had no need for missions that weren't significant. All his jutsu were tailored for combat, nothing more, nothing less. What he hadn't realized, a White-tailed ptarmigan, had been released. In its possession a scroll addressed to Yammy. A hour or so had passed before the air messenger eventually found Yammy. Its shadow caught his attention, causing Yammy to look up. He held out his arm to give the ptarmigan a landing spot. The avian landed, allowing Yammy to remove the tiny scroll attached to the birds harness.

The scroll read.


Yammy's eyes lit up. Finally something for him to do. It gave other details, such as the name of his partner and that he was to depart today. Yammy had everything he needed with him, so he headed towards the gate. Upon reaching the gate Ymmy could he who he only assumed was Kyousuke Saski, standing on top the gate. When he got closer Yammy shouted from the ground. "You ready to get going or you busy looking at the view?" He said jokingly .He was not late nor early from what the scroll read.

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Yammy had gotten so use to looking up when the was in thought distracted him for a moment. More than likely due to being so comfortable within the village. A voice caught his attention, just outside of the village gate. He hadn't thought of looking eye level to see Kyousuke. As Yammy came to realize he was slightly taller than the Sasaki genin. He knew nothing of his abilities. Only his name and rank from the small scroll delivered to him. He'd come to see his fellow shinobi dressed in bits of samurai armor. He also saw the weapons he brandished, two twin katana blades. That caught his attention immediately. Yammy was more of a taijutsu based shinobi.

"My bad. I get stuck in my thoughts sometimes."

Without warning Kyousuke took off down the mountain path. Yammy followed behind, not knowing the mission specifics fully. Kyousuke was faster than him, as far as speed being able to keep a solid few meters separated from Yammy. The thin air of the mountain became thicker, not as fresh, but far more earthy. The rock features became a less as, the duo came from their village at the top of the mountain. Above the clouds. Eventually they neared a river that led to the sea. Another type of life came from that sea, plants, it started as grass and turned into woods that then that became a forest thicket.

A smell began lingering in the air. It originally smelled of burning leafs. 'Hmm' Yammy thought to himself. He'd remained silent the entire time focused on the mission, not knowing if what he smelled pertained to the details he'd received on the incident. The smell became thicker and smoke drifted through the treeline. Kyouskue proposed a plan of action immediately as the smell became worse. Choosing not to slow down to Yammy's pace. Albeit he had said stick together. Their distance between each other hadn't changed much.

Eventually the small village mentioned came into view. It was set ablaze and bodies scattered across the ground, outside of their homes. Some doors wide open while somewhere completely destroyed. 'What had happened here?' Asked himself. 'What was the purpose of this. Why got to these lengths. The village isn't big. Yammy immediately began looking for survivors.' He was surprised, but sighed to himself. He put his hands in his pockets and smiled, while looking down. Someone must pay for this. He slowly moved through the homes. Maybe there is someone alive here that could tell them what happened, maybe just maybe someone lived. He remained silent. Only speaking to Kyousuke briefly before moving through the homes.

"Stay on your toes, someone may be lurking in the shadows. Watch my movements and keep your blade ready, I can bring them to you."

A struggled voice crying out from one of the homes. barely noticeable through the sound of burning homes. Yammy traced the voice and steadily moved through their home just in case the assailant was inside the home. Sprawled out in the dining room. A elderly man. His face expressing sheer terror. Using what strength he had left he would grip Yammy's arm.

"ASURA!"

He yelled with a struggled breath, unfortunately that was his last. The village had been in this state for who knows how long, the old mans ability hang on until someone arrived was amazing on its on. Yammy closed the mans eyes, laying him back down, and stood up.

Leaving out of the home it appeared that was the only person to survive this massacre, even then he faded just as help arrived. "There was someone clinging to life." Yammy said to Kyousuke as, he'd gotten closer to his comrade. "All he could say was Asura, before eventually passing." Yammy looked around at the carnage. "This place has been turned into hell. Even we don't know how long its been in this state."
He said refereeing to Kumogakure shinobi force. "Even though our village is so close, someone would actually commit a crime like this." Yammy stood there scanning the ground, trying to wrap his head around what happened to this village.

"Got any ideas Kyousuke?" Yammy asked not knowing the two of them were being watched from the shadows. The person making sure to mask their presence in the case one of the two shinobi were able to sense him.

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Yammy was a bit surprised. "No wonder you were one selected for a mission like this. I say we follow the chakra and see were it leads. If they knew this village was on fire, the Kage's Office would've expected someone to behind it. We were chosen for this mission based on our skills,so the we run into someone isn't impossible." Yammy began to stretch, preparing for what was to come. "I'll run point now. In this situation, as I stated before I'll bring them to you." He was sure what his opponents skills were, however Yammy figured based on what he's noted of Kyousukes skills, the two would work well together given whatever number of enemies. "Which direction are we going?"



Just as Yammy asked the shinboi who'd been hiding his presence chose to make himself known. He stepped from the fire with a katana in each hand. They were pointed away from him, as if he were drawing them from sheath held by someone else.



"We were hoping to not get Kumogakure involved, but it appears we have no choice. I'm going to have to dispose of you both, before you report back." It was a elderly man, who appeared to have seen countless battles. A unexpected look show on the mans face. He was smiling. "Well now this is surprising if it isn't Lagos's son." Yammy was taken back to hear his father's name mixed in with all of this. "What do you know..." Yammy asked, rather, he demanded. The man began laughing. "Far more than you kid." He paused and with  over confident smirk on his face the man said "For instance he wants you dead, well,  he want your eyes, but if you cant see you might as not be a shinobi."

Yammy became confused by the statement. "My eyes...?" The man looked to be amused by that. "Seems he hasn't told you of your lineage. Pity, with time you could've been useful." He relaxed his right hand and held up his left towards Yammy. "He appeared to not care whether you lived or died to get them from you. Such a sad man, he pays well though." The old swordsman laughed. "You find this funny?" Yammy asked with a blank, yet violent stare.

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