OOC: Once Noel is approved to take this he is free to post.

Mission:

Syekren sat quietly on a bench just before the slums area of the village hidden in the sand, waiting on the two he was to take the mission with. One was his student: Lux Bulate. Who had been the only one in his squad to decide to take this mission with him within the time frame of his accepting of it. The other, being a chuunin that was sent to meet with him and do the mission as well by the administration office. Syekren had no idea who the kid was or what he was like, but he wouldn't turn away someone for a mission, as long as they were able to handle themselves. He wasn't worried about Lux handling himself because as his sensei, it was his duty and honor to look after the young man. With a yawn, he looked up to the sky, clouds clearing up to bathe him in light.

Syekren was dressed in his normal shinobi attire that he wore near every day. There was his shinobi tights that were black to match everything, his tabi and soft step sandals. He was wearing his black out sleeved shinobi netted shirt to conceal his arms and their markings. Over the netted shirt was his shinobi gi vest, tying everything together. Upon his forehead was his hitai-ate bearing the symbol of the village hidden in the sand: the sand gourd with a bar over it to represent a lid. Syekren hadn't shaven yet and so he had a scruffy beard that was just longer than five o' clock shadow but not too much longer. One his left eye was a scar that went from his left eye brow straight down through his eyelid, stopping on the cheekbone. All in all, he was a rather interesting looking man.

The Uchiha quietly waited on the bench, paying attention to passersby as they bustled to and fro, unaware of what was going to be happening soon. Syekren, along with the other two who would be joining him shortly, were to infiltrate wherever the gang heads were gathering and obtain intel on what they were trying to accomplish. It was a stealth based mission, which was perfect for Syekren, but he didn't know how well the other two would handle such a thing.  He supposed that they could try the transformation technique to blend in, but that may not go over well. It was evening, but the sun was still out, so shadows were not an option. Syekren looked up at the roof tops, and noting that the sun hit them in a way to cast dark shadows upon the roofs, which could conceal a few ninja who used them wisely. The problem would be moving from one to another, tailing the gang bosses to their meeting spot. This was going to be fun.

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Noel was getting nervous, he only got out of hospital some time back with the help of Lux and was completely shaking as he got ready that day. Noel decided to take out his old academy notebook in order to prepare as there were many different books the teachings were never exactly the same for everyone not counting that Suna did not seem to have anything valuable enough for people to need shinobi from this village, yet the village itself needed its shinobi and thus they received their training.

He opened his note book and the first rule for preparing to go on a mission was to make sure he was in peek condition and to stretch properly since you will not have time to do that once the mission starts, it also had an extra note that you should always get up and arrive early as well. He stretched for a few minutes making sure his arms, legs and his wings were all ready for action.

The second rule stated that he had to make sure he has at least a light breakfast and to have provisions as he sealed a few basic food items into a small container and tied it to himself as he prepared to go out on his first mission since leaving the hospital.

The third rule seemed a bit silly but it said he had to get all his gear equipped and to never go into battle naked. That was sort of obvious, but he wrote the notes down so why would he argue with himself as he equipped the feather blade kunai into his wings, his other kunai in his right pocket and left pocket had shuriken and he hid one metsubishi in his right wing carefully as he tucked it in so that it would not break or go out unless he flicked it out in a certain way. Then he equipped his windmill shuriken so that it would be ready for battle before tucking it into his shirt carefully then he put on his forehead protector around his neck since he did not want someone hitting him in the throat.

The forth rule was to read your mission through one more time and then head out once you understood everything that was required of you. He made his way out of the inn and began to get a run up along the sand dunes and found a nice high spot as he climbed up the one high tower which was really difficult to get up to, it was a forgotten tower that was damaged by a sandstorm in the past.

He took a deep breathe before taking flight as he swooped downwards towards the meeting area, he was not flying but gliding since he did not fully understand why he needed chakra to fly around, though it would have made more sense once he learned more about techniques used for flight to begin with.

The sun made it seem as if just a really large bird may have been flying in the skies which would not attract everyone's attention unless they were bird watchers and even then the shadows shifted strangely due to how much Noel underestimated the wind for that day as he began to realise it was actually near to night time so their mission would be starting soon. He saw a really strange but interesting man who seemed to match the description of the one he was going to work with. He was about to ask a question but then realised the man was at the exact meeting spot so either it was him, or its a spy as he had to be cautious until Lux got there. He landed on a nearby roof and then slid down silently before moving slowly and carefully towards the guy and asked him a question.

"who are you?" as he waited for the guy to identify himself having not noticed the gourde and then getting nervous when he saw the scar on the guys eye. It might be that this was the guy, but he decided to wait to hear this stranger's name.

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Syekren silently looked up to a young boy who was observing him. Pale in the face was the man with deep blue hues staring at the young one who had come to him asking of his identity. Syekren tilted his head, staring down the boy quietly, refusing to answer for a moment. It was incredibly rude to walk up to someone so casually and ask who they were without first introducing yourself. Syekren had half a mind to teach the young boy manners, until the footsteps of another came to ear. Footsteps, he realized, he hadn't heard as much from the boy in front of him, prompting Syekren to give him a once over, noting a pair of wings upon his back as though he were a bird.  Syekren silently pulled out his notepad and pen as the second male approached, this one being familiar to him. It was Lux, and he mentioned that if he were late, then he apologized. It was quite the contrary, but Syekren would speak on that soon, noting the name that Lux slipped out as an after thought, writing it into his notepad quietly.


With that written down, Syekren closed his notepad and clicked the button upon his pen, hiding the tip. When he replaced the two in his pocket he stood, tilting his head at his student and the new young man. He was unsure exactly what the purpose of having a flier about would do, as this was a stealth based mission, but hoped that he could prove himself useful. Syekren rubbed his chin in thought for a second as he decided on their best course of action. If the kid were to fly above the rooftops, he should have the sun at his back to keep those below from getting suspicious. Large birds were ever present in the desert, after all, and that is probably what he'd look like. Syekren and Lux, however, would be taking the roof tops to tail their targets back to their meeting place and use cover of shadows. Syekren would probably take one of the guards out so that he could take their place among the throng of men he expected to see, using a transformation jutsu. This was all speculation of course. Finishing the chin rubbing he'd walk to Lux and clap a hand to his shoulder, smiling.

"I appreciate you coming out, Lux. I may not need help on a mission like this, but it's healthy for a squad leader to take his students out for a go to test their skills. Congratulations though, you're my only student who showed up. Guess you're made of sterner stuff." Syekren then turned back to Noel, quietly deliberating on how he would treat this newcomer. He was sent Noel for a reason, possibly due to his wings, which might prove useful. His manners did need some improving, but otherwise Syekren didn't really have anything to dislike about him. "And you.. Noel, was it? Normally I'd give you a reprimanding but since we are on a tight schedule I'll forgo it. Try not to walk up to random ninja in the future, and if you do: be more polite about it. I am Syekren, Lux's sensei. Now if there is nothing else.. I have a plan devised already that might make use of your particular.. 'condition.' Let's see.."

He trailed off, noting a group of three suspiciously leaning on a wall, looking back and forth. Being that there were so few of them, they seemed tight knit. Meaning they'd notice if something was off on one of them. No go, then. But a fourth added to their numbers, stepping out of a nearby building. He looked to have an air of importance around him. The three got off of the wall, and surrounded him in a casual manji formation, walking down the streets of the slums cautiously, and quickly. It was time. "There's the targets. We're going to tail them to a meeting place. Lux, you're going to be on the rooftops with me. I'll take the left and you the right. Stick to the shadows and exercise caution. Do not get too close, we can't lose them. And you, Noel, bird-boy. I need you to fly above the buildings and watch them from above. I'm sure you can figure out how to use the sun behind you to your advantage. If you see anything dangerous in our paths, throw a shuriken or something down to warn us. Time is a factor, move out."

With that, the ninja moved his way from his spot at breakneck speeds, jumping up onto a balcony on his chosen side. He jumped again to another and another, until he reached the roof tops. Normally they'd get a full brief, but Syekren hadn't expected the targets to show so quickly. It was as though they knew something was up, or there was a change in plans. Either way, Syekren would not allow them to get away, and hoped his two allies could keep up. When he was on the roof, he slinked into the shadows, moving quickly and quietly along, bathed in the shadows given off by a sun sinking low on the horizon. It was nearing night time, they would soon be able to move about with a bit more freedom than hiding in small shadows. Syekren leaped to another rooftop, watching his prey, making sure never to lose sight of them as he moved form roof to roof, landing silently each time. The other two would have to be able to designate which spots in the roofs were safest to hide, or how to fly above the building without acting suspiciously. Soon enough the four walking would be joined by a duo, two more important looking men, walking in the back of the group. Along the sides of the alley the group would turn down for a short cut, one would be able to see a single man on each side, scanning the area as the walked in the shadows of the buildings. It would be crafty if they weren't facing skilled ninja.

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Training WC:

Noel was waiting patiently and seemed to get rather relaxed once Lux showed up apologising for being late while having something weird inside his mouth. Noel felt a bit curious, but decided not to bother asking about it since he forgot when the mission would actually be starting even though he was actually rather early to begin with.

He realised that this strange weird guy was Lux's sensei and before he could think of what to do next the guy started talking to them. The guy seemed really close even grabbing Lux's shoulder, he wondered if he could have a sensei like that too. He did not listen all too clearly but after a while the guy looked towards him as if not sure what to say. As Noel was about to say something then got asked if he was Noel as he nodded in response to that question only to be told he would be getting a reprimanding as he got out his small note book and wrote down the word reprimanding though the spelling was a bit off. He got told not to walk up to random shinobi in the future and to be more polite next time as Noel was not sure what this meant.

The stranger finally introduced himself as Lux's sensei Syekren as he decided to write it down as well so that the notebook had written 'reprimanding Syekren' as it would be completely confusing to some who did not know that he was filling in the reprimanding as a word to look up and Syekren's name was just there so he can know it for the future. The strange Syekren also mentioned that there was a plan that needed his condition as he began wondering how amnesia was good for any plans to begin with. Maybe he was in danger of being captured and having amnesia meant he would not give out important information or something like that as his mind began to wonder for a bit.

Without saying much Syekren said a lot by telling Noel that those three weirder looking strangers and the one much stranger strange one were the targets and that they would be following them. Syekren said he would be roof topping with Lux and just as he wanted to ask what he would have to do he was told to fly above and scout them as he thought about it and simply nodded. He got told to take advantage of the sun and to move out as he flicked his wings softly and flew up into the sky, while he was not that high, it was high enough that unless you really wanted to look up you could not really make it out clearly. Also he positioned himself so the sun would be in the way if they did look.

He did not find much but he tossed one kunai softly in front of Syekren and one in front of Lux as he noticed that one of the guys had actually gone to take a break in the alley way and was passing in a path that would have spotted them if they went further, but the kunai still made a slight noise as he thought about it on the spot and simply sealed his wings sliding down the wall and bumping into the trash can as the guy forgot about the other noise and checked out the boy.

The man looked at the boy who due to crashing in the garbage just looked like some street child as he had left his forehead protector on top of a nearby roof. "Oh, it's just some stupid kid, get lost you bastard" as the young Noel played along and ran off. He did his part and having actually lived in the slums before is what allowed him to play his role the way he did. The guy rejoined the others and entered the building while Noel was running away a good distance before sitting to take a break as his heart was racing. He was excited while also enjoying himself even though he was in serious danger for a moment. He hoped the other two paid attention to his signal and did not get caught as he managed to fool that one guy.

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OOC: Per a discussion with the Mission Moderator and the Kazekage, this mission is now considered a failure due to being seen and flying above the clouds. Anything past this point will have to be a social instead of a mission and anything before is now negligible. Next to post will be Lux, who can roleplay out the gang members dispersing and running away, if he chooses.

EDIT: Closing this thread due to mission failure.