And after than we would go out and perform chores, chores that sometimes lasted until 7 in the night. By then I would be so mentally exhausted I barely had any time for myself. I had to cook and the finally I had some time to write and continued to do so through the night.
Because of these I wasn't motivated at all to train in the dungeons in any way or form. Honestly, it was getting stale. I gained an average of 200 EXp for every mission. I did level up once, but that was it;
Yami, Little Professor Level- 30 (400/15,800) HP- 4,250/4,250 (+20) SP- 2,050/2,050 CP- 2,400/2,400 CONTROL- 100% FIRE- 100% WIND- 52% Allegiance- Konoha Civilian STR- 32 VIT- 46 DEX- 46 INT- 35 (+2) CHA- 51 CC- 131 LUC- 26 (+5) Points- 0 Meh, at least I had a 52% control rate going for wind. Two more times and I'm golden! Anyway, I was running on a very short fuse, I was really trying to hold it together but...it felt like I was going to explode!
I sighed as we entered the hokage tower and entered the mission office where he and Mizuki sat with a huge bundle of scrolls next to them.
"Team eleven returning from mission," Ko said with his signature smile, pulling out a mission scroll and handing it to Mizuki who recorded the finished assignment.
Ping!
Quest completed! Paint the house! Rewards:
200 EXP Oh fuck off! "Excellent work," Sarutobi said with a smile as he looked at me then Zuko, "how have they been Ko?"
"Eagerly lord Hokage," Ko smiled, "I must say I lucked out with this team."
"Yes, I'm aware," he puffed his smoker looking at me, "now, what to give you next. Oh, we have a very nice mission here, grocery shopping for Mrs. Kimo, poor thing has a broken back and-"
"-I can't take this anymore!" I cried out startling everyone in the room. I slammed my hand on the table and growled, "if I have to waste my days painting fences and shopping for groceries I'm gonna fucking die! Please! Please for the love of God and everything that is good, give me a mission that doesn't make me want to kill myself! Please!"
Hokage blinked in surprise. Ko as well while Mizuki just chuckled. Ko cleared his throat, "Yami, that is no way to speak to the leader of your village."
"With all due respect Ko-sensei, our team's talent are being wasted on D ranks!"
The Hokage nodded, "that may be Yami, but these mission are necessary," he flashed a look at me, "can you tell me why?"
I sighed as I reeled in my anger and thought about it for a moment before sighing, "because it makes ninjas look like humans, not cold blooded murders and thieves."
The man smiled, "exactly. And we also wish to make sure that the young don't die that way, as you said when we first met, this is a profession when men die young. As such, until we know you're ready, we can't let you take anything higher than a D rank."
"Well how can we show we're ready if you don't give us a chance?" Zumo scoffed. The Hokage raised an eyebrow causing the boy to stammer out, "I-I apologize for speaking out of turn lord Hokage."
Sarutobi sighed, "it's fine Zumo, don't apologize for speaking your mind."
"Y-yes!"
"But he does raise a good point," the Hokage said chewing his pipe's wooden stick, "alright then, how about this. A test, if you can perform ten mission within a week I'll consider letting you go on a C rank mission."
I turned to Mizuki, "give us five."
The man blinked, he turned to the Hokage who shrugged. "Alright, but be careful little professor," Mizuki smiled as he gave us five scrolls. Shopping, gardening, catching Tora the cat, painting over graffiti and dog walking.
I turned to the team, Zumo and China looking just as determined as I was while Ko just sighed and shook his head. "Alright team, let's do this!" I cried out, causing them to cheer along with me. We practically ran out of the tower leaving a sighing Ko and a chuckling Hokage behind.
"Do you really think they can do ten mission in a week?" Mizuki asked in surprise.
Sarutobi shrugged, "I see no reason or them not too. I'm sure they'll surprise us."
The next day:
It was seven in the morning and Mizuki was already in the mission assignment room going through some paperwork. Just then the doors slammed open, he looked up from and spotted us walking towards him. He blinked, "this is...unusual."
I was covered in paint, Zumo in scratches as he held a struggling Tora who had run away, again. China's fingers were covered in dirt and Ko looked like he didn't get any sleep. I slammed the mission scrolls in front of Mizuki, "done! One C rank. Please!"
Mizuki, "didn't you leave with five mission yesterday?" "They came back last night and demanded five more," said a very tired Ko.
"You really don't like waking up early do you sensei?" China smiled.
"It was three in the morning!"
"Grass doesn't cut itself," Zumo said as he put Tora inside a cage and slammed the door shut, "and stay in there this time!"
I stepped back and crossed my arms, "we finished the missions like you asked. C. Rank. Please."
Mizuki sighed, "give me a moment, I'll get the Hokage."
Five minutes later: The old man looked through the mission scrolls and blinked. He looked at us and smiled, "well...I'm surprised. I didn't think you would form such a close bond so soon."
"We tend to agree when it comes to things we hate," China smiled.
"And apparently that include waking their teacher up at three in the morning," Ko grumbled. Yesh, he really wasn't a morning person huh?
"Well, either way, a promise is a promise," the man smiled as he pulled out a blue scroll, "a C rank, as promised."
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