"You're so screwed..."
"There's still some time to fix this!"
"Your superior's going to rip you apart when they hear about this one."
"We can still salvage this!"
"Kiss your medical career goodbye, kiddo."
"Only four are missing right?! We still got this!"
"Six."
"...Six?!"
"Yes...six."
"....What?!"
"Told you, you're pretty screwed--Shall I begin contacting the Kumogakure Shinobi Intelligence Service now?"
"N--no! We, can still handle this on our own!"
"...We....can?"
"I know--we'll request some people from the Main Branch!"
"Sure, just let me contact the most qualified Jounin connected directly to the Sennin, they'll love to hear about this one."
"N--no! Not them!"
"Then....who?"
"Call, uhh--Call someone unimportant!"
"Cause Academy students are definitely qualified for this kind of thing, right?"
"No..call a..call a Genin! Yea, that's it, a Genin! They won't ask too many questions!"
"And what shall I inform them?: 'Hi, Can you please come fix my screw up so I won't lose my medical license?' "
"A mission!"
"...What?"
"A mission! Yea, that's it! It's a mission! A top-secret mission!"
"You're so screwed..."
Later that afternoon, a few rather 'fortunate' shinobi would then find themselves suddenly receiving a letter from their assigned messenger, whom would disappear as quickly and mysteriously once he'd successfully delivered the message just as he had appeared. The front would read in bold red lettering 'CONFIDENTIAL'. Upon opening the envelope in order to view its contents, one would recognize the Kumogakure Medical Branch symbol imprinted on the bottom right of the letter with the purpose of confirming its authenticity, which read:
"Greetings,
Your exceptional performance has proven you to be a rather capable and reliable shinobi on the field; As a result, you have been specifically requested to fulfill a rather urgent assignment crucial to prosperity and well-being of your country. Please report to the designated coordinates as soon as possible.
P.S As this is a 'CLASSIFIED' mission, we request that you reveal the contents of your task to no one, including other shinobi. Furthermore, you are expected to arrive alone; Therefore, take great care to ensure that no one follows you on your way to your designated coordinates. Confidentiality of this mission assignment is imperative. We appreciate your cooperation.
~Kumogkure Medical Facility"
The coordinates appeared to indicate a location within the Ancient Forest; an area most definitely not renowned for its safety by any means. The further the young shinobi approached towards their indicated destination, the fewer inhabitants they would find themselves observing along the way to the point of a total absence thereof.
As they further continued their journey, eventually, one lone figure could be spotted standing out rather conspicuously in comparison to his verdant surroundings; his wear of formal-suit attire entirely contradictive to the wildlife around him. Not far from him appeared to be a rather bulky machinery of some sort.
The rather mature-looking man would observe his guests for a few moments with a composed expression before a hand then rose to his ear. "Requested aid has arrived." He calmly informed, revealing a rather sophisticated manner of speech into what one could assume to be a communication device situated in his ear.
As the recipients approached closer towards his vicinity, the older man could then be witnessed nonchalantly walking in front of the bulky machinery, crouching before it. The sound of static and white noise could be heard as he flipped and turned various switches and knobs on the large contraption.
Bzzzt, bzzzt
"He---"
Bzzzt</B><i></i>
"H--Hello?"
Bzzzt<i></i>
"Is this---"
Bzzzzt
"--Is this working?"
The voice desperately struggling to communicate from the other side slowly became more comprehensible overtime, as the man continued to work the machine's various settings.
"Device frequency and settings suitably adjusted." Confirmed the suited man into the bulky contraption this time, rather than his subtle earpiece, as he stood back up straight.
"Aweswooome!" Replied a somewhat staticky and artificially tuned voice through the device. "Could you please provide them with their assignment material?"
The man then proceeded to retrieve and distribute out two dossiers of equilavant material from atop the machine; providing one to each shinobi. It contained a summary of the mission details as well as well as a photo and general information of a certain individual.
"Thank you for coming, your aid is very much appreciated." Eventually greeted the voice through the communication device. "For the sake of confidentiality, you may refer to me as 'Doctor S.' The man next to you can be referred to as 'Investigator T.'; He is assisting me in this unfortunate catastrophe.
I greatly apologize in advance for the rather short introductions, however, time is quite short and therefore I will have to jump to the heart of the matter if you do not mind. In short, a number of extremely important documents have been stolen from the Research Facility here in Aesculapium; Documents which are crucial to both the Medical Facility's and also Kumogakure's development, yet utterly disastrous in the wrong hands.Therefore, it is imperative for you both to retrieve them before such utter disaster takes place.
As stated before, confidentially is imperative, and this is why a small few have been chosen to handle such a serious case. Unfortunately, as the documents were stolen early this morning, our timeframe to solve this dilemma is now rather short; about 3 hours to be more precise. After which, we will no longer be able to work on this case.
As 6 documents were stolen and distributed among various individuals, I have a number of recruits working in groups together at various locations in order to track down each suspect; You are one of those groups. Your task is to retrieve 2 of the stolen documents from a man named 'Mizuro, Sugi'. He was last seen taking refuge in the Ancient Forest in order to sell the documents to the black market. As there are two of you, you will be able to more efficiently work the case in comparison to just one by covering each other's weak points. Strategize and plan however most appropriately suited among yourselves; I just ask that you please work hastily in whatever method you use to solve this case. I wish you best, and thank you for your assistance once again! Remember, Kumogakure depends on you!"
"Or maybe just your medical career..."<i></i> Sarcastically remarked another voice from what seemed to be the same room as the original speaker.
"Shhhh!" Hushed the main speaker, before concluding the call with, "Over and out"
Once the call was over, the formally dressed man would then directly address the two mission recipients for the first time. "When you find the suspect, whether he is alive or dead is not so much important as retrieval of the documents. Therefore, it is advised you do your best to ensure that the documents remain undamaged. Damaging the suspect is completely fine; Yet damaging the documents he carries is a no go. Oh--and try your best to make sure they also don't become bloodstained; The document's contents still need to be legible in order to be of any value, after all. We can't utilize anything from them if they're soaked all in blood; You'd be surprised how many cases we've had like that.
Finally, should you arrest the suspect, as you may have guessed already--you are expected to bring him back to me to turn in for questioning. However, if a live arrest doesn't appear to be an option and you have no other choice but to kill him, I will also understand; This isn't my first rodeo. In the latter case, you need not do anything to the body. Once you return, inform me of the corpse's whereabouts and we'll clean it up for you; You don't need to worry about anything regarding that.
And remember--keep this confidential; Do your best to avoid witnesses, although necessary questioning is okey. Other than that, best of luck to you. I just recommend you hurry because you have about 2 hours and--" The man briefly paused as he took a look at his watch, "57 minutes before my department intervenes and we take over this case."
[WC=1397 l Post 1/5]
"There's still some time to fix this!"
"Your superior's going to rip you apart when they hear about this one."
"We can still salvage this!"
"Kiss your medical career goodbye, kiddo."
"Only four are missing right?! We still got this!"
"Six."
"...Six?!"
"Yes...six."
"....What?!"
"Told you, you're pretty screwed--Shall I begin contacting the Kumogakure Shinobi Intelligence Service now?"
"N--no! We, can still handle this on our own!"
"...We....can?"
"I know--we'll request some people from the Main Branch!"
"Sure, just let me contact the most qualified Jounin connected directly to the Sennin, they'll love to hear about this one."
"N--no! Not them!"
"Then....who?"
"Call, uhh--Call someone unimportant!"
"Cause Academy students are definitely qualified for this kind of thing, right?"
"No..call a..call a Genin! Yea, that's it, a Genin! They won't ask too many questions!"
"And what shall I inform them?: 'Hi, Can you please come fix my screw up so I won't lose my medical license?' "
"A mission!"
"...What?"
"A mission! Yea, that's it! It's a mission! A top-secret mission!"
"You're so screwed..."
Later that afternoon, a few rather 'fortunate' shinobi would then find themselves suddenly receiving a letter from their assigned messenger, whom would disappear as quickly and mysteriously once he'd successfully delivered the message just as he had appeared. The front would read in bold red lettering 'CONFIDENTIAL'. Upon opening the envelope in order to view its contents, one would recognize the Kumogakure Medical Branch symbol imprinted on the bottom right of the letter with the purpose of confirming its authenticity, which read:
"Greetings,
Your exceptional performance has proven you to be a rather capable and reliable shinobi on the field; As a result, you have been specifically requested to fulfill a rather urgent assignment crucial to prosperity and well-being of your country. Please report to the designated coordinates as soon as possible.
P.S As this is a 'CLASSIFIED' mission, we request that you reveal the contents of your task to no one, including other shinobi. Furthermore, you are expected to arrive alone; Therefore, take great care to ensure that no one follows you on your way to your designated coordinates. Confidentiality of this mission assignment is imperative. We appreciate your cooperation.
~Kumogkure Medical Facility"
The coordinates appeared to indicate a location within the Ancient Forest; an area most definitely not renowned for its safety by any means. The further the young shinobi approached towards their indicated destination, the fewer inhabitants they would find themselves observing along the way to the point of a total absence thereof.
As they further continued their journey, eventually, one lone figure could be spotted standing out rather conspicuously in comparison to his verdant surroundings; his wear of formal-suit attire entirely contradictive to the wildlife around him. Not far from him appeared to be a rather bulky machinery of some sort.
The rather mature-looking man would observe his guests for a few moments with a composed expression before a hand then rose to his ear. "Requested aid has arrived." He calmly informed, revealing a rather sophisticated manner of speech into what one could assume to be a communication device situated in his ear.
As the recipients approached closer towards his vicinity, the older man could then be witnessed nonchalantly walking in front of the bulky machinery, crouching before it. The sound of static and white noise could be heard as he flipped and turned various switches and knobs on the large contraption.
Bzzzt, bzzzt
"He---"
Bzzzt</B><i></i>
"H--Hello?"
Bzzzt<i></i>
"Is this---"
Bzzzzt
"--Is this working?"
The voice desperately struggling to communicate from the other side slowly became more comprehensible overtime, as the man continued to work the machine's various settings.
"Device frequency and settings suitably adjusted." Confirmed the suited man into the bulky contraption this time, rather than his subtle earpiece, as he stood back up straight.
"Aweswooome!" Replied a somewhat staticky and artificially tuned voice through the device. "Could you please provide them with their assignment material?"
The man then proceeded to retrieve and distribute out two dossiers of equilavant material from atop the machine; providing one to each shinobi. It contained a summary of the mission details as well as well as a photo and general information of a certain individual.
"Thank you for coming, your aid is very much appreciated." Eventually greeted the voice through the communication device. "For the sake of confidentiality, you may refer to me as 'Doctor S.' The man next to you can be referred to as 'Investigator T.'; He is assisting me in this unfortunate catastrophe.
I greatly apologize in advance for the rather short introductions, however, time is quite short and therefore I will have to jump to the heart of the matter if you do not mind. In short, a number of extremely important documents have been stolen from the Research Facility here in Aesculapium; Documents which are crucial to both the Medical Facility's and also Kumogakure's development, yet utterly disastrous in the wrong hands.Therefore, it is imperative for you both to retrieve them before such utter disaster takes place.
As stated before, confidentially is imperative, and this is why a small few have been chosen to handle such a serious case. Unfortunately, as the documents were stolen early this morning, our timeframe to solve this dilemma is now rather short; about 3 hours to be more precise. After which, we will no longer be able to work on this case.
As 6 documents were stolen and distributed among various individuals, I have a number of recruits working in groups together at various locations in order to track down each suspect; You are one of those groups. Your task is to retrieve 2 of the stolen documents from a man named 'Mizuro, Sugi'. He was last seen taking refuge in the Ancient Forest in order to sell the documents to the black market. As there are two of you, you will be able to more efficiently work the case in comparison to just one by covering each other's weak points. Strategize and plan however most appropriately suited among yourselves; I just ask that you please work hastily in whatever method you use to solve this case. I wish you best, and thank you for your assistance once again! Remember, Kumogakure depends on you!"
"Or maybe just your medical career..."<i></i> Sarcastically remarked another voice from what seemed to be the same room as the original speaker.
"Shhhh!" Hushed the main speaker, before concluding the call with, "Over and out"
Once the call was over, the formally dressed man would then directly address the two mission recipients for the first time. "When you find the suspect, whether he is alive or dead is not so much important as retrieval of the documents. Therefore, it is advised you do your best to ensure that the documents remain undamaged. Damaging the suspect is completely fine; Yet damaging the documents he carries is a no go. Oh--and try your best to make sure they also don't become bloodstained; The document's contents still need to be legible in order to be of any value, after all. We can't utilize anything from them if they're soaked all in blood; You'd be surprised how many cases we've had like that.
Finally, should you arrest the suspect, as you may have guessed already--you are expected to bring him back to me to turn in for questioning. However, if a live arrest doesn't appear to be an option and you have no other choice but to kill him, I will also understand; This isn't my first rodeo. In the latter case, you need not do anything to the body. Once you return, inform me of the corpse's whereabouts and we'll clean it up for you; You don't need to worry about anything regarding that.
And remember--keep this confidential; Do your best to avoid witnesses, although necessary questioning is okey. Other than that, best of luck to you. I just recommend you hurry because you have about 2 hours and--" The man briefly paused as he took a look at his watch, "57 minutes before my department intervenes and we take over this case."
<B>Assignment Summary Contents:
1. Find the Suspect
2. Retrieve 2 stolen documents from the suspect
3. Arrest OR Kill the suspect.
Suspect Informtion:
Name: Mizuro, Sugi
Age: 27
Height: 6'1
Documents Held: 2
Occupation: Gangster
Combat Style: Taijutsu focused with Ninjutsu knowledge.
Time Limit: 2h 57m:
[WC=1397 l Post 1/5]