It was becoming a late routine of Sousetsu sleeping in on his days off, sadly, the sun was not present to awaken him from his slumber this day. It was almost noon when Sousetsu finally mustered up the strength to open those heavy eyes he had received during his slight comatose state. He sat up in his bed and swung his body to the side so his feet could touch the ground beneath him. With a powerful yawn and stretch Sousetsu stood only to be greeted with a slight daze of becoming light headed.

He made his way to the restroom, walking into the arch of the doorway on his way in. He took a mild shower and cleaned his teeth once he had finished. Smiling to his satisfaction to the mirror before him he made his way back to his room to fit his black jumpsuit that he infamously wore. He made his way downstairs with needless haste but what better way to start the day with a nice piece of toast and apple juice to wash it down. Finishing his small meal and washing up afterwards, he made his way to the front door, fixing his hair by the mirror before hand.

After locking the door behind him, Sousetsu made his way through the streets of Konaha. The many markets were occupied by the good people of the leaf village. Small children running around with one another while adults tried to make sure they were safe, other adults simply passed by to purchase the goods the markets had to offer. Upon reaching the Hokage's building he made his way to the front desk and nodded at the receptionist and continued to walk towards the Hokage's office. "Oh wait, Sousetsu! A letter came for you specifically today! the receptionist shouted with much eagerness.

A little shocked at the news he was given he made his way back to the receptionists desk and retrieved his letter along with a notice of gratitude from both sides with a simple formal bow. He opened the letter in question only to be greeted with the initials of 'Mr. Fett' followed by 'Hidden Leaf Tavern'. Sousetsu closed his eyes for a moment and sighed. He turned back from whence he came waving his hand to the receptionist to let them know he was taking his leave.

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He made his way to the bar stated on the piece of paper feeling a sense of nostalgia. Of course this was not Sousetsu's first encounter with Mr. Fett. His last mission involved this man for the capture of 'Daichi Watanbe', another shinobi who turned missing nin. All that ran through his head this time was that the shinobi on bounty was here, in the village Hidden in the Leaves. Upon his arrival, the bar was quiet, as it is in the early hours of the afternoon. He made his way into the entrance and seen Mr. Fett sitting down at the back corner of the bar. With a nod, Sousetsu made his way over glancing at the clock which told him the current time of 1:30pm. He sat before the contractor as two drinks immediately made their way to the table.

"This one is on me." Mr. Fett announced. After giving thanks Sousetsu took a sip to test the contents of the drink. It was juice of course, apple, which was his favourite. He was then handed another sheet of paper with the bounty in question. Sousetsu lifted the parchment and glanced through it. 'Aki Sato is a rogue shinobi that has defected from Konohagakure and is labeled to be dangerous. She holds valuable information regarding the inner workings of Konohagakure, and as such, needs to be taken care of. The bounty office Administrator holds no preference to whether she's brought back dead or alive, though he would like for her to be brought back for questioning if possible.' Sosuetsu looked up for a moment. "Fine. She needs to be alive. That's good enough for me." Sosuetsu stated as he glanced back at the paper.

'Aki Sato has the appearance of a young woman with tan skin and shoulder-length auburn hair. Her eyes are hazel in color, and many freckles decorate her cheeks and nose. She wears a short white kimono with black and gold colored decoration over a pair of black shinobi trousers, followed by a set of generic shinobi sandals. A Konohagakure flak-jacket is worn over the kimono, signifying her apparent "loyalty" to Konohagakure. She does not wear a headband.' Sousetsu thought that this was going to be finding a needle in the haystack. She was dressed as a leaf ninja in Konahagakure. Only the small features would give her away.

'Aki Sato has a very childish personality. She severely hates when things do not go her way and often throws tantrums in an attempt to fix that. She uses every dirty trick in the book to gain the upper and in a fight, and is not beyond playing dumb or acting like a damsel in distress to throw somebody off their guard. She lacks respect and both insults and obscenities tend to roll off her tongue quite naturally.' Rolling the sheet up and handing it back to Mr. Fett Sousetsu seemed disgusted with this woman. No respect for others and obscenities were among Sousetsu's many dislikes, and high up the list at that. He then thought it would be easier to find her as she threw tantrums, such a thing never goes amiss.

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Before long, several people had entered the boy. As Sousetsu turned to look he found the bounty he was assigned to and turned back to Mr. Fett with slight shock but he was nowhere to be seen. He must have used the body flicker technique to get out of the area as things were about to kick off within the bar. Sosuetsu continued to finish his drink in the meantime, sipping it down gradually until only a drop was left in the glass. With a sigh of relief he heard some ruckus from the bar. The woman was shouting out one of the fellows for bumping into her it appeared. The profanities and accusations filled the room leaving the people in silence and glancing at the woman with nervousness.

Sousetsu stood up casually as the woman left the bar and made his way to follow her. She made her way to the northern gate and began sprinting in the distance which she was soon accompanied by Sousetsu. "Aki Sato! Halt!" Sousetsu shouted as he was catching up to her on the roadside about fifty metres outside of the gates. He noticed her head turning and smirking before she hastily dashed back towards him with her sword drawn aiming for his throat. With an evasive move on Sousetsu's part he was safe from harms way. "Heh, another trying his luck for the bounty of the great Aki Sato!" She said as she stood in a battle stance with her sword to her side. Sousetsu stood opposing her and sighed. He performed hand seals and summoned five water clones. The five of them charged at once but were quickly cut down to two leaving Sosuetsu and a clone to accompany him as the rest turned to water.

Sosuetsu performed another progression of hand seals which led to wooden spikes emerging from his own body. "Mokuton: Sashiki no Jutsu!" the wooden sprigs cutting technique was a highly versatile technique where the user converts part of their body to rather sharp branches. These can then be made to grow at astounding speeds and with such force that they can pierce a person's body with ease. Used predominantly in close-ranged combat, these branches can also be made to exponentially multiply, even when inside a victim. With a look of disbelief the woman quickly turned to a defensive stance and waiting for the opposing offence.

The clone made its way behind the woman as Sousetsu approached the front using two branches as makeshift swords and engaging in combat. The clone was unfortunately caught with a swing of her sword resulting in a puddle of water but she proved to be overpowered by the cutting technique as opposed to her swordsmanship. Sousetsu began to fluently spin in between his attacks to through he off balance. When she least expected it Sousetsu used the branches on his back to instantly shoot out during one of his spins which caught her right arm which carried the sword. As it pierced Sosuetsu used the technique's ability to multiply within the woman's arm proving it to be rendered useless. The sword dropped and the woman fell to her knees grasping her arm. "Bastard! This really hurts!" she said while flinching.

Sousetsu ordered the branches on his body to retreat back into his body while still holding onto one of the makeshift swords. He pierced the woman's other arm and repeated the process of multiplying within her leaving both of her arms useless. Performing other hand seals and touching the ground, a wooden prison formed around the woman. "Mokuton: Shichūrō no Jutsu!" Sousetsu said with no remorse for the woman. The woman looked even more shocked than before. "You damn Senju! I will kill you! Let me go you bastard! Aki shouted with much rage and passion. Sosuetsu simply smirked, knelt down before the cage and looked into her eyes showing he was serious and replied, "I do not tolerate bad manners. I was requested to keep you alive preferably but another word from you and I will gladly end your life." Sousetsu finished by turning his head and standing up leaving the woman almost sulking.

He looked at the surrounding forest and chuckled slightly. "Same as last time, eh Mr. Fett?" he spoke to what seemed like the wind leaving the woman in a puzzled look. Mr. Fett emerged with his posse while giggling. The men began lifting the cage back to where it was they kept the bounty's leaving Mr. Fett and Sousetsu with faint cries of a woman. "You seen me with the clones again?" Mr. Fett asked intrigued. Sousetsu smirked and nodded that that was not the case. "When I placed the prison around her my hands are on the earth and molding the chakra to give life to the wood. I could sense you guys in the distance." Mr.Fett nodded and simply left Sousetsu to go to the holding cells where the woman could now be found. "Oh! Yes, the money will be waiting for you in the Hokage's office with your name on the envelope. It was good working with you again." the man stated as he continued his journey. Sousetsu replied with another nod and a slight smile before making his way tot he Hokage's office to retrieve the money and write down another B rank mission in his profile.

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