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The sun would be beginning to set as Aiden reached the Academy grounds. He figured that right before night time would be when the drug dealer would be waiting about, a time where most students and teachers would have went home save for those that are hanging around with their friends or to get a pick-me-up from the wandering dealer himself. Reports have been coming in for the past few weeks of students going through the stages of withdrawal, including shakes, shivers, weakness, trouble sleeping, erratic movements, the like. It seems as though this dealer has no care for Sunagakure's future, which isn't surprising, as most of the information Aiden received about the man came from Akio himself, as the young courier had enough time to calm down and actually come in contact with an be somewhere on the same level as friends with him, serving as a contact for him for missions in relation with the gang he was once involved in.

Aiden would not find it hard to trust the ex-drug courier, as he appeared to not be a willing volunteer in the gang, but more of a forced participant, and Aiden, being someone that has been a forced participant before, could understand why the brown-haired male would be too weak to stand up against the gang. Standing before the entryway into the Academy, Aiden would take a deep breath. He would savor the warm, dry air going through his lungs. This is nasty business, killing a man. Even if it is a drug dealer, the Genin never actually felt okay with killing, even in self-defense. In fact, it still bothered him internally in regards to how brutally he and Zai handled those bandits, and suffered multiple night terrors from when he was getting choked out during the ordeal as well. He was almost thankful of the fact the mission restricts him from losing himself, instead preferring him to take out the man without scaring any kids, but still, the thought just didn't sit right with him.

Stepping through the entrance, Aiden would actually stop as he stepped through, wondering where the drug dealer would even be at. Being a foreigner himself, he never actually went to the Academy before, instead he would either be self taught or taught by Zaiaku for the most part, meaning that even the prospect of the Academy seemed rather off to him. He wondered if that, because the instructors would most likely have left the Academy by now, the drug dealer would be hidden within the classrooms, though immediately the Genin would shake that idea out of his head. It seemed silly for a drug dealer to actually be within a classroom, especially considering that runs a higher risk of them being caught or even trapped should there be a Shinobi or two waiting behind. No, he has to be outside somewhere, dealing his substances to the students outside.

As he walked around the school he would take his headband off of his forehead, instead hiding it within the black jacket pocket that is positioned over his heart. After that he would lick the palm of his hands, rubbing them wildly through his blue hair, messing it up further than its natural unkempt state as a way to make him look in worse condition than before. He also had bags around his eyes from a lack of sleep thanks to the night terrors. Add that onto his already rather heavy dress style, which in itself also looked unkempt and he looked enough like someone going through something, though whether it was an addiction or a fever he didn't know, but he figured this disguise was better than nothing.

He was told about how the dealer is incredibly paranoid of even signs of trouble, though considering Aiden wasn't exactly the beefiest one around, nor the tallest, he figured his current appearance would help stave off any sort of suspicious appearance. The lack of a visible headband should help, as well, as just like the courier, this dealer would most likely run off if he even suspected someone was a Shinobi. The appearance of the dealer that Akio gave him seemed pretty typical as well; a bony-ish male standing at the height of five feet and nine inches. From what Akio told Aiden the man likes to wear a grey hoodie over an orange short sleeve shirt with a pair of dark blue pants. The man seemingly preferred his gang's colors to be more subtle than someone like Akio or the bodyguard, most likely as a means to not be associated with other gang members should trouble come. He also had extremely short, brown hair and a pair of alert brown eyes, a suspicious look usually on his face.

Aiden would see a man that fit the description nearby what seemed to be a sparring ring, talking to a seemingly disinterested student. According to Akio, his name was Yahiko, and that Aiden will know when the dealer trusts him enough to do business when he starts giving him a sly smile, and that is when the Genin should strike. Waiting around the corner, he would watch as the Academy Student would unknowingly buy the unknown drug the dealer would be dealing, grabbing a package and turning away, approaching the corner. When the kid reached the corner and moved around the building and out of the dealer's sight Aiden would grab the kid.

With his hand over the kid's mouth, very muffled sounds can be heard coming from the temporary captive. Aiden would quickly knock the kid out with a chop to the back of the neck, grabbing the package off of the student and replacing it with a couple of ryo. After that, he would hide the package on his person enough for it to not be noticeable and, putting his hands in his pockets and looking towards the ground, he would step out from around the corner, walking slowly towards the dealer, stumbling after every few steps. As he approached the suspicious male, Aiden would stop moving, still looking away with a rather depressed look on his face. "You got anything good?" The Genin would ask the man, whom of which would begin looking at him suspiciously before he began patting him down out of nowhere.

"Hey!" Aiden would exclaim as he felt a hand land right onto his pouch where he kept his weapons, squeezing it before letting go, where the man would begin to step back, alerted. "I knew it, I fucking knew i-" he would be interrupted however before he can make too much nose from a pair of claws tearing out his throat, making the man gurgle as the Genin would hang onto the man as he went numb, beginning to fall down. The Genin would begin dragging him away from the open. Thankfully, no kids were in sight to see the dealer dripping blood, still clinging onto life as Aiden would drag him to the deserted, shadowed back area of the Academy. Luckily, some other Shinobi would dispose the body, allowing for the Genin to decide to leave it behind for others to take care of.

Breathing in and out heavily, his heart would be racing as he looked at the limp corpse of the man. It's over, he can leave this place and try his best to forget about all of this business now. Turning around, the Genin would hide his bloody hands within his pockets, making his exit from the Academy as another Shinobi gave him a knowing nod as he entered, obviously insinuating what he was there for.

[Mission Complete]

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