Daily Chores

Kurai ran around the village desperately trying to get her list done within the hour. She had to get the shopping done, visit her dad, pick up her brother from his friends house AND manage to catch up on the mission updates from her squad. She sighed heavily as she tried getting her breath back. She took a bottle of water out of the bag on her back and took a gulp from it. She needed that. She took a seat on one of the benches and tilted her head back so she could look at the sky. "Hmmm...." She pondered, thinking about how hectic her life was. Damnit mom...Couldn't you have just stayed for OUR sake..? She shook her head when she realised how selfish that must've sounded and got up, getting back to her chores.

"Need some help, young one?" Kidate asked in a friendly manner, appearing next to the genin and instantly changing his stride so that he matched her pace. He wore the signature armor of the Gyouan, white armor gilded so that the trim of it shimmered gold. The evening sun shed its warm light on them, seeming to make his armor glow. On his chest and on the heavy cape that flowed behind him was the crest of the Gyouan clan, a green kanji symbol for peace. At his waist lay a blade of beautiful craft, though it seemed sealed in its sheath by a paper seal. He smiled down at her, purring as he did so. Normally, Kidate didn't approve of dogs, but Gyouan members were different. His snow-white cat ears twitched slightly, as his tail swished back and forth.

She jumped slightly when he appeared beside her, not even noticing his presence. "Well..I..Uh.." She shook her head as she collected her thoughts. "I dunno, its pretty basic stuff. Just regular chores." She noticed his cat ears and his purring. Huh..? Could he be..in the same clan..? She fought back her curiousity and tried getting her purse out of the pouch on her shorts. She groaned as it slipped from her grasp, causing both notes and change to spill out of the purse and scatter on the ground. She sighed and set her bags beside her, kneeling down to try and pick up the money that had fallen. A careless villager walked past, standing on some of the notes and ripping them. "Hey! Watch it!" She growled. She glanced up at Kidate and nodded slightly. "Yeah..Some help would be nice, thanks,"

Kidate sighed, knocking the man into a wall. He hadn't meant to push so hard, but Kidate didn't know his own strength anymore. "Respect is essential" Kidate mumbled to the man, and the man walked away cursing at Kidate. Kidate just smiled at him and called back something about spreading the love. He was being sarcastic, but it had gotten the point across to the man. Kidate picked up the ripped notes and sighed, reaching into his pouch. He produced a small scroll and unraveled it. Next came a small paintbrush and a bottle of ink. He quickly copied down the notes and handed the open scroll to the girl. "Wait for it to dry. Now, what chore can I help with?" Kidate asked.

[[Its a tad short...]]

"Well...If you wouldnt mind..Could you help with my brother? He's just in that little house there," She pointed at a small shack at the end of the street. "Tell him Kurai sent for him, he should come running," She smirked and took the scroll, thanking him as she did so. "Ugh, i really need to get some time to chill.." She mumbled as she gathered all her bags together again. She straightened up and smoothed down her clothes, obviously very flustered with the huge list of chores she had to do. "Okay..So i have.." She checked her watch. "Agh, half an hour!? Jeez, theres no way i'm gonna get all this done in time!" She glared at a sniggering local who passed. "Careful, or i'll rip that mouth of yours clean off.." She hissed as the man scuttled away. She wasn't in a good mood, it was easy to see, but anyone with this big of a workload to do was bound to be edgy at the very least.

"Tell you what, I'll get your brother and inform your sensei that you are taking a day or two off to catch up with clan business. He'll know me, as I represent our clan in this village." Kidate offered, picking up the last of the money and handing it to her. He gave her a friendly smiled and turned toward the shack. However, instead of going there himself, he shot through three or four hand seals. Suddenly, wooden beams came up from the ground. They snaked around each other, forming the outline of a human. As they finished their job the outline became detailed and colored, turning into a clone of Kidate. Nodding toward the clone, he gave him a mental order of what to do. The clone approached the shack, knocking on the wall. It seemed he was talking with someone, and shortly after a boy came running out of the shack. The boy would notice his sister and run to her. The clone dissipated into several beams of wood, falling next to a pile of logs by the shack that must have been firewood.

Jutsu Used~
Moku Bunshin no Jutsu - Wood Clone Technique
Rank: C
Range: -
Moku Bunshin no Jutsu is a unique Ninjutsu technique used by Kidate. Using his ability to utilize Mokuton (wood release) techniques, Kidate will form handseals and cause beams of wood to emerge from his body. This wood will morph and form a clone of Kidate, capable of utilizing all the same Mokuton techniques as the original.

"Oh, no, i wouldnt want to bother anyone. Please, don't waste your time with my problems," She shook her head and bowed. She looked up and saw her brother bolting towards her and clinging to her leg. He looked up at Kidate and asked Kurai who the 'cat man' was. "Relax, he's helping me out," She grinned as she passed him the keys to the house and ruffled his hair affectionately. "Go on home, I'll meet you there when i'm done," He nodded and ran off through the streets, easily weaving through the bustling crowds. Kurai turned back to Kidate, her ears twitching a little as they tried to seperate her own voice from the roar of the crowds many voices. "As i was saying, it's really alright...I need to earn the money from the missions right now and the hospital doesn't pay too much," She sighed a little, running a hand through her hair in frustration as she glanced at her watch again.

"Take a day or two to catch up on a few things, It won't matter. We are at a dull point in shinobi history at the moment, the most you'll be doing is picking potatoes anyway." Kidate said encouragingly, smiling down at the boy as he ran off into the crowds. He thought to her comment about the hospital, trying to figure out what she meant by it. Is someone ill?...Or do one of her parents work there? Maybe both.. Kidate thought to himself, pondering the possibilities. Finding it a touchy subject, he let it be for now. "Well, I have a bit of business to attend to myself. If you want time off let me know now so I can get word to your sensei. If not, I'll drop off your mission info later for you. I have to go visit a few Jounin anyway, it shouldn't be a problem." Kidate said, as he turned to leave. He continued to stare off at the evening sun as he waited for a response.

She seemed to figure out that he was curious so she decided to tell him. After all, there wasnt many secrets within clans so he might already know. "Well...My dads been hospitalised for quite some time now, so i took up a part time job at the hospital so i could help out. Hell, maybe even help him get better. I have to do all these chores since my mom ran out on us when i'd barely graduated from the Academy so theres not much hope of her chipping in," She sighed again then realised she might've told him too much so hastily tried to change the subject. "Uh..I-if you're not too busy, then feel free to drop off the info. It's much appreciated," She bowed again, obviously used to be curteous to other clan members. "I suppose taking one or two days off wouldn't hurt too much.." She nodded slightly as she straightened up again. "I havent been able to spend a lot of time with my brother lately either so it might be good for me to take a day off so we can catch up. He did say he misses me..."

"Your father is a clan member, correct? Then he has the clan's support. Let us take care of the hospital, I hear medical bills get expensive." Kidate offered, turning around and placing both hands on the younger girls shoulders. "Our clan is spread out, but I still have ways of communicating with them. Never hesitate to come to me for help. Whether it be financial help, or just extra training." Kidate finished, before patting her head and turning to leave. Before she could respond, he was off in a blast of wind chakra. On top of a roof several meters away, his figure reappeared in a crouching position. He launched himself off of the roof once again, disappearing from sight.