A bird is chirping outside the window of Haruko's room. The girl was sleeping as she was just about to wake up until an annoying bird had awoken her from her slumber. It was a nice way to wake up, but it was about an hour earlier than she would normally wake up. The girl did not mind as she got up from her bed and walked over to the window. She noticed that the bird chirping was a messenger bird from either the Raikage or someone else. She opened the window slowly so that she did not frighten the bird. Haruko place her hand in front of the bird, as the bird jumped on her wrist. The girl grabbed the message attached to the bird and let the bird fly away, closing the window then she opened the message. She rarely got messages since they would normally summon her to the office or something like that. The message was a mission that she was assigned to do. The message stated to investigate the rivers from the mountains to see if the rumors were true about the Mudfolk and to make sure that there won't be any more future problems.

She was very excited to have another mission, and it looked to be as if she would be by herself in this mission. She did not mind it at all, as she jumped up and down with joy. The girl could not believe it, another mission. It was great to train but for some reason she enjoyed missions so much. She walked over to her closet and got her clothes to get changed. After a few moments she changed into her outfit, and she also did her hair. Once she was finished, she grabbed her guitar and headed out of her place as she walked towards the village gates. The girl walked as she smiled and waved to everyone she passed by. Haruko is the most pleasant girl anyone has ever met, but very few have seen her in battle. When it came to a battle, it was as if her kind heart would be put to the test to see how serious she would be taking this battle. Haruko would normally avoid fighting, but if the battle was important to her then the opponent better watch out.

Nevertheless, Haruko stilled walked closer to the gates as she was more than ready to start this mission and make sure she completes it perfectly. The excitement grew with each step that she took, as she was getting really close to the gates. Haruko felt a sense of power, determination, and the push she needed to grow into a fine Shinobi. She finally reached the gates as the guards stopped her before she could pass through. The guard asked her where she was going and Haruko replied with the truth about a mission that she is attending to in the mountains. The guards looked at their paperwork and then they let her by. The girl was now walking passed the guards and that could only mean that her mission was approved to let her leave the village to complete the mission on her own.

She felt proud of herself being able to do a mission like this at her age, and yet the mission was not that hard to do but to her it felt like the village could trust her with anything. This is how she felt and no one could take that from her, she was very happy, and that was more than any word can be expressed. Now Haruko heads over to the mountains in search for the rivers that were in question to find out the problem. Now her mission will soon start, what will happen during this mission and how will she stop the future threats from ever happening.

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Mission Objective:

She finally reached the mountains where she was located near a river, but she hid behind a tree since she was investigating something weird. As she looked over beyond the tree she watches people talking at the bottom of the river. Nothing was going on just yet, but Haruko was not going to throw in the towel. She was going to wait until something that does not look right happens before her eyes. She was not that good at investigating, but she knew that she knew that once she is given a mission, she would make sure that she completes the mission all the way. She watches closely as she saw regular civilians just doing whatever they were doing. Nothing was wrong with this picture, but at the same time Haruko should not be too hasty. The girl just watched, investigating, and having a close eye on those people near the river. They seemed to be working, but she could not be so sure since she was about forty meters away.

Hours passed by with nothing but the nice weather that Haruko enjoyed very much. It was getting boring, but there was nothing to see. A boring mission for other people, but the blue haired girl, Haruko was enjoying herself while she watched the people down the river. There were a few people talking to each other, and just being normal. Haruko yawned since she wanted some excitement, but at the same time she noticed some fishes in the river swimming upstream. She looked upward and noticed that the river came from the village. Haruko wondered if there was a way for the people in question to sneak their way up stream without being detected. However, the more she thought about it, she just could not believe such thing could be true. The girl then looked back at the bottom of the river where the normal people were.

Okay even if they thought about this then there is no way to do it. I don't understand everything and I could be wrong, but I still have to keep watch. Haruko thought to herself as she watched the people being normal. Until a group of people approached them and then the normal people left, except for one. The group of people started to get hasty as they pushed the person around. Haruko did not like to see people get bullied, but it was her mission not to get involved so all she could do was watch as the normal civilian was pushed to the ground. This group of people weren't nice and they ended up dragging the guy out of that area. Now it was just the group of from what she could tell was five people. One of the guys approached the water and he formed a series of hand seals, then he bite his thumb finger. As Haruko watched a familiar technique that she could not put her hand on it, as that person slammed his hand to the ground. A giant puff of smoke engulfed the area. For a moment Haruko could not see a thing so she waited until the smoke blew over. However these people were smart enough to get inside somehow and then vanished into the water.

Once the smoke blew over the girl notice nothing was there but a giant shadow in the water, and this made everything clear. They were going to use whatever they summoned to swim under water up against the stream to reach the village unnoticed.  Once Haruko figured it out, she did not need to see to believe, it was logic and common sense. She needed to do what is right and that was to stop them in their tracks. She notices that they weren't moving and this was odd since they had the opportunity and that is when it hits Haruko. They could be testing what ever they summoned to see if it was capable to go through with its mission. Now knowing this she needed to act quickly and as soon as possible since they could attack at any moment in their lives. Right before she was about to leave, she notice something poking out of the water, where the beast was summoned. From where Haruko was located she could barely see what it could be but it was a grayish point. For a moment the girl thought of a giant shark would make sense but she did not want to jump into conclusions. Now it was time to act upon phase two of her mission as she started running up the mountain to get farther away so she could perform a jutsu or two.

She ran up alongside the river so that she could set a few traps just in case her theory was right. All the little rivers connected to one main river that lead straight to the village, so that was where Haruko was going to lay her trap. She knew she must not disturb the flow of the river because that would be wrong to do. However, she had an idea that would work completely in her favor. Once she ran up all the way to where the main river was located. This part of the river was really big, but Haruko already knew what to do. She still needed to get close enough before she reached the spot where she wanted to act upon. Haruko was willing to do whatever it takes to make sure that this plan of hers work, because if it were to fail then it could mean the end of Kumogakure. She was now getting close to the area and she thought about what to do and how to do it as she was getting closer. Soon she will be able to show the higher ups that she is a worthy Shinobi that can do anything she sets her mind to do. So focused on her mission, she felt this feeling of determination that pushed her to go beyond her limits.

She finally reached the area where she was going to put her skills to the test. She walked over to the edge of the grass right next to the river. She was about a few inches away from the river, and she was ready to act. Staring it off by forming a few hand seals, her body started to sink into the ground, and then she held her breath as she her upper body was on the water side and her lower body was in the ground wall. Haruko forced her hands forward as she created a thorn like crystal going straight to the other side and then it bounced back going downward towards Haruko. The objective that she did was that the crystal will go back from wall to wall leaving some space so that  the flow of the river does not get interrupted. In addition, when the beast swims through the crystal, it will be seriously injured and they will have to be forced to retreat and figure out another plan to do what they plan to do. While Haruko and the Shinobi are alive, their plans will always fail.

Coming back to the surface, Haruko exhaled the contained air inside her mouth, as she was very proud of herself for coming up with an awesome plan. Haruko thought for a moment and she still wanted to make sure that the people don't try anything funny to avoid her original plans. Haruko moves up the river more as she stops about a meter down, and now she wanted to make sure that if her plan was to work there must be a back up plan. Placing both hands on the ground right on the edge of the grass next to the river, as a long stream of crystals went along the top of the river. This still won't stop the flow of the river, but she knew that the people will see this from afar and get pro-cautious however it will be too late and get hit by the first trap.

Now that everything was in place, Haruko can go home with a smile on her face. She completed a mission that was not that hard, but at the same time she needed a lot of patience. The girl started walking back to the village. Later on she reached the village gates and the guard let her pass, they were pleased with Haruko since she made it back safely with out getting hurt or anything like that. Haruko walked back home so she could rest, she figured she would report to the higher ups about the mission the next day.

Back at the river where the people summoned that giant beast, they were testing the water and how many people can this beast carry. They were unaware that they were being watched, so they kept on doing what they were doing. Planning something rotten, or anything of the sort that would most certainly put a frown on someone's face. They did not enforce their plan because of too many flaws that they were dealing with. After a while of testing certain things out, they left the area until next time.

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.:Mission Completed : Topic Closed:.

Chakra Used: 54/70 (-16 Total)

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