"It's time for me to get going. I had enough rest." Kyousuke holding an Ice cream was heading out towards his mission area, the village main gate.

"This will be my first time doing a mission outside our village and also my 2nd time for C-rank mission" Kyousuke smiled while walking under the deep blue sky.

Upon arriving at the village gate he saw a short fat man standing there. The man also is bald and wearing a very colorful cloth.

"Is this the merchant I need to escort?" Kyousuke thought to himself walking towards the village gate. He threw the stick of the Ice cream he was eating before and before he was about to speak, the merchant spoke.

"Hello, young shinobi! My name is Tanama Houski! I am a merchant..." The merchant continued to talk and tell thousands of things about his life. Kyousuke pretended to listen and smile to show that he is enjoying his company. He knew that he need to at least be close with the merchant for him to be able to finish the mission successfully. He have to deal with the all day talk of the merchant.

"Kyousuke Yuuki at your service and will always be ready to protect you!" Kyousuke smiled and bow'd at the merchant for greetings.

"Make sure to protect me, little one, I don't like my inventory being damaged even with a single scratch. You see..." The merchant continued his non-stop talk and before Kyousuke and the merchant even depart the gate, Kyousuke is getting sick of the non-stop talk of the merchant.

"Let's go shall we?" Kyousuke found a good way to start the mission and asked the merchant to go now. The two depart together.

At the first few seconds of their walk there is a great silence between them, Kyousuke walking attentively to his surrounding and the merchant looking at his inventory list.

"Tell me..." The merchant paused. Kyousuke's thought becomes distracted as he was about to hear a long story of the merchant again.

"Is this the right way?" The merchant asked Kyousuke walking behind his back carrying his merchant items.

"Yes, I'm sure of it." Kyousuke told the merchant smiling, still pretending he likes his accompaniment.

"Well you see, I have a map here and this is a very precise map. This is only for..." The merchant before even ending his salestalk the bush on their front is moving and seems there is something behind it.

"Be careful!" Kyousuke warned the merchant, he knew if he only had a kunai he can throw it there and check to see who it is but since he is broke he can't even buy a kunai or a shuriken.

The two saw two wild boar appeared out of the bush. The merchant hid behind Kyousuke's back. "remember don't let them destroy my inventory, I think they were attracted by the shiny things in my inventory." The merchant said.

"I don't think so... the boars are ... somewhat... irritated..." Kyousuke is having doubts if he have to be straightforward or not. He knew that the boars were irritated to the merchant's way of clothing, it was too bright and colorful and the boars doesn't like it.

"Why don't you use a kunai or anything ninja thing?" The merchant ordering Kyousuke to do something about the boars.

"If only I have one" Kyousuke thought to himself. The boars are preparing for engagement towards the direction of the two. The boars are furiously looking at the two.

Kyousuke was thinking what to do.

"I have some jutsu under my sleeves but if I use some of them it might just attract other wild animals and also..." He looked at the direction of the boars and shifted his eyes towards the merchant. "It's hard to attack and defend, If only I have puppet I can do it both at the same time." Kyousuke thought to himself. His hands we're wrapped around in green chakra in an instant.

"What is that? " The merchant asked him.

"No time for answer just be careful!" Kyousuke rushed towards the boars are raising both his hands on his back.

The first boar attacked Kyousuke.

Kyousuke was surprised to see the second boar moved pass him and towards the merchant. "This is a boar! Do they know how to plan things ahead?!" Kyousuke thought to himself as he hit the first boar with his hands. The boar who got hit by the chakra scalpel was wounded and pushed away leaving it lying on the ground, making noise. Kyousuke quickly turned around to look at the second boar.

"At this rate I won't be able to catch the boar" Kyousuke removed the green chakra on his hand and formed a seal.

"Suiton: Teppodama" Kyousuke formed a tiger seal sign and while quickly kneading chakra he turned the chakra into water and spits the water out in the form of condensed balls toward the boar rushing. The first ball he spits miss.

"The boar is getting nearer!" Kyousuke spits another and right before the boar attacks the merchant who was lying on the ground ,scared. The ball hit the boar and send it flying away.

Kyousuke was relieved to see the merchant safe. "Are you okay?" Handing his hand at the merchant offering for his help.

"I'm okay! I'm not even scared a little bit, I knew you we're strong!" The merchant stood up and smiled.

"He's not scared? but he is lying on the ground just a moment ago" Kyousuke thought.

"You might be thinking that I'm scared because you saw me lying on the ground right?" The merchant smiled and pull something out of his pocket.

"This.." The merchant shows a shiny object to Kyousuke.

"What is that?" Kyousuke asked in confusion.

"This is the thing I just saw while you were fighting the two boars. I lie down on the floor because I suddenly drop it on the floor and was finding it. In fact, I wasn't aware that the boar was about to attack me." The merchant polishing the shiny object.

"Oh..." Kyousuke speechless of  what happened ask the merchant to continue walking.

Just when they arrived at the rendezvous  point where he would pass the merchant. The merchant waved at him.

"Thank you young shinobi! I hope to tell you my story more next time!" The merchant shouted.

Kyousuke shiver in fear imagining himself listening to the merchant story again. Her hurriedly returned back to konoha again to receive his payment and also check on the puppet he needs to buy.

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