Mission Who Dun It!! [D-Rank Solo Modded/Sabishii]

Many moons had waxed and waned since the last incident. Yet, inevitably, it had happened again.

A sacred tome had vanished from the public wing of the Oracle’s Library.

Not merely misplaced.
Not borrowed.
Stolen.

The book in question was no ordinary volume. Its contents were deemed too extraordinary - too dangerous - for common eyes. Access to its chamber required the direct presence of a librarian or Oracle to unseal the warded door. And yet, somehow, someone had slipped inside and escaped with the tome without triggering a single alarm, leaving the staff on duty unsettled and whispering theories beneath their breath. No locks were broken. No wards disturbed. It was as if the intruder had simply belonged there.

Whatever was written within those pages was never meant to be seen by the uninitiated. One careless glance could leave a reader permanently scarred—mind, body, or soul. The book had to be recovered and resealed immediately, before fate placed it into the wrong hands.

A summons was quietly issued across the city to any available shinobi - or enterprising students - willing to earn a bit of extra yen. Those who answered the call would receive a sealed scroll upon arrival at the library. Breaking the wax would reveal the briefing:

Proceed to the Oracle’s Library.
Speak with any available staff member to accept the mission.
Recover and return the stolen book for payment.
Under no circumstances are you to open the tome unless you are of legal age and fully prepared to face the consequences.
This assignment will be granted to the first individual who answers the call.

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At the front desk, awaiting the fortunate or perhaps unfortunate soul who would take on the task, sat a lone, cloaked figure.

Their mask was a work of elegant craftsmanship, its smooth curves suggesting the visage of a fox or perhaps a cat, depending on the angle and the viewer’s imagination. They remained perfectly still, a silent sentinel amid the quiet murmur of the library. Around them, patrons browsed shelves for stories to escape into, recipes to attempt, or curiosities to rent or if their coin allowed, to purchase.

None of them seemed to notice the weight of the moment.

'click, clack, click' The shoes of the boy would hit the surface of the elegant floors of the library. He wasnt trying to be quiet right now, but he didnt want to make too much noise. He knew that this was going to be a... task. However, he felt deeply within his chest that there was something odd about this whole thing. Everything hinging on the return of the book, but his curiosity would certainly be sparked as he read the request from the scroll before entering into this place. Earlier in the week, he had been training, and his abilities of unlocking shadow jutsu while still using water or fire based techniques were becoming keen. With a bit more chakra input he would be able to change a fireball into a mass of black shadowy chakra. Or even his pressurized mist attack was now a drill of blackened chakra. The darkness was allowing his abilities to become abundantly more potent. So much so that he was becoming proud of his growth. He couldnt get ahead of himself though, with other students like Goro, Shinda, and others that he had not yet met or encountered, he would have to stay diligent.

So with a step of purpose, tired boy would be seen strolling into the library making his way to the cloaked individual, noting their attire, it intrigued him. The boy knew and had seen these people around the village. Though only for split moments. They were very strong he'd sensed... and they were skilled. To be able to vanish at a moments notice. This was something that would help Sabishii... to learn more about these... cloaked people. Who were they and how could he become one? Surely there was a catch... there was some sort of secret society of cloaked people that were employed within the village, maybe even by the head guy at the top.

Ghostly whisps would tendril up around Sabishii's legs before moving up to his shoulders one crimson the other blindingly white. Both were hollow with deep dark eye sockets that held no life and agape mouths that would not move even though they were speaking.

"...Here to return..."
"To find~ and returrrn~"

"...I am here to accept the ordinance for the stolen tome."

[WC = 380]

Fortunately for the Library and the Oracle waiting on someone to arrive, she would not have to wait long as her green eyes would glow behind the mask as she looked the boy up and down, noticing his little wisp friends around him. This was not the expected responder to the summons, but he would do as it had been offered to the village, primarily the lower ranking members. The others were busy preparing for the conflict with the Baron Twins that would come to ahead in a couple of days and the priority was on protecting the village and preparing to fight back against them so no more causalities needed to occur.

The masked figure would sigh momentarily before addressing the boy in front of her: "Sabishii, today is your lucky day. You were the first to accept the summons and the mission is yours. You are looking for a book that is red with two figures on the front of it. One is feminine and pink while the other is masculine and blue. They are holding hands. The name of the book is written in Runic Terran, which you can learn by reading the Annals of the Conqueror at a later date. The title is سوترا المتعة المقدسة which I am not telling you what that means." She would grab a piece of paper on the desk and scribble down the title onto it before extending her hand to the boy so he knew what it looked like if it would prove helpful for him in his search. She was glad that it was written in Runic Terran as it would have been embarassing for her to say especially knowing the age of the kid in front of her.

She would look back at him after a moment and speak again: "As the briefing says, under no circumstances are you to open the book. If you discover it open, immediately close it as you are not prepared for what the inside of the book has. It is not safe for the majority of the village to see and I do not want to be the one who has to explain to you what it is depicting. I have nothing more for you aside from the likely culprit is either a child going through puberty with their hormones out of balance or someone who is down on their luck and needing to find something to better their lives. You likely will find them hidden away or in seclusion as to not be found with that book. I hope at least."

She would sigh again at the boy and speak a few more words: "I have nothing else to say. You are dismissed. Please return as soon as you have the book in hand so I can put this matter behind us and speak about getting better security so this stops occurring."