CIATB Chapter 186: Observe the Diplomats
Chapter 186: Observe the Diplomats
Chapter 186: Observe the Diplomats
Daichi was in the backyard, in front of his canvas painting. He was recreating the underground treasure cave of the Phantom Thief on his canvas. Due to his absolute recall ability Daichi remembered every detail and was bringing the location to life.
'This would make a killing in the auction house. People aren't allowed to visit the hidden cave but that doesn't mean I can't draw it up and sell Well, I would if I ever needed the money.'
The boy's goal was to make a masterpiece painting and improve his dexterity and the Level of his skills. He has completed several sculptures of his friends and various animals these last few days and has improved his sculpting skill.
'I need to create chakra puppets like the ones I took from Kenichi's home. But those items won't be of ordinary rank. And they would only be the start. I need the Creation skill to be at a much higher level if I want to create the things I have in mind. One of the ways to accomplish that is to level up my Painting and Sculpting skills. After that I'll examine the puppets more thoroughly.'
Daichi focused on his painting and slowly completed it. But it was not all he did. Several shadow clones were meditating or using Ninjutsu and improving their level. He made sure to utilize his time to the fullest. He kept getting system messages of level up but Daichi learned to ignore them long ago.
About an hour later he was done.
[You have created a masterpiece painting.]
[+2 Dexterity]
'Hmm Not bad. Not bad at all' Daichi thought to himself as he examined his latest work.
A few days passed by with Daichi improving his skills and completing D Rank missions. And soon he got another C Rank mission.
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Hiruzen looked over the list of foreign diplomats coming to the village to finalize the agreements made days earlier. 'I need to keep a close eye on every person entering the village. But I also can't just focus on the ones coming into the village. I'll have to make sure the forces at the border aren't weakened.'
"Sir, team Kakashi is here for their mission."
The Hokage nodded. "Send them up."
Soon the ninja duo was in the Kage's office.
"Kakashi, I have a C Rank mission for you today." Hiruzen said without wasting any time.
"Does this have anything to do with the foreign dignitaries and their guards?" Kakashi made an educated guess. He knew the shinobi forces would be spread thin and the village would be on high alert.
"Yes. Your mission is to observe the group from the Hidden Mist Village. They should be arriving at the gates soon. I'll have their schedule for you in a moment. There will be one diplomat and 2 guards. Your task is to keep an eye on all of them. Report if there are any unusual movements and detain if absolutely necessary."
Daichi knew the mission was serious despite its low Rank.
[Quest created - Observe the Diplomats.]
[The Hokage has tasked your team with keeping an eye on the foreign ninjas and diplomats. Do not let the targets out of your sight and take necessary action that will not put the village security at risk to complete this C Rank mission.]
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[Rewards:]
10000 Exp.
Reputation increases with the people of the village.
Reputation increases with Kakashi Hatake and Hiruzen Sarutobi.
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[Failure:]
Reputation decreases with the Hokage, Kakashi Hatake.
No C Rank missions for a while.
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"The building has one main exit and one emergency exit. Aside from us there are also patrol ninjas roaming the area. And their room is in a corner so we can keep a close watch over them." Kakashi gave his student a brief overview of the building layout and the surrounding area.
Daichi nodded. He also used Mana Scout skill to keep tabs on the guests.
The meeting between the Hokage and all the foreign diplomats was tomorrow and the team from the Mist village was one of the early ones to arrive. Time went by and soon it was night.
Kakashi and Daichi noticed a ninja they knew as Oboru leave the building through the main exit.
"Sensei, looks like that guy is looking to take a stroll"
Kakashi's one visible eye slightly narrowed. "I'll go keep him company. You can keep an eye on the others can't you Daichi?"
The boy nodded. "Yeah I'll be fine."
Kakashi disappeared and Daichi paid attention to the two remaining inside the room. 'They must know that we're watching them So I doubt they would do anything foolish Still, I shouldn't let my guard down.'
Daichi used Chakra Sense and Mana Scout and made sure they wouldn't give him the slip. 'The Diplomat is asleep and the other guy is just sitting in his bed.'
Daichi kept a close eye on them and felt nothing wrong. That was until a few minutes later when he sensed the minute fluctuations of Shiroya's Chakra. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the shadow of the man. 'What are you up to?'
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Back in the room Shiroya carefully made a few hand-seals and a small puddle of water began to form at his feet. The puddle of water then as if it had a life of its own moved forward and under the door, right out the room. All without leaving a trace.
It climbed the wall under the nearest open window and escaped out the building. The water puddle soon reached into the alley and in the shadows soon began to take the form of an unassuming man.
Shiroya in disguise looked around. 'So that brat's not all that great. Looks like I'll be fine Time to snoop around and see if I can't take anything of value.'
As the mist ninja in disguise was making his plan he suddenly felt a presence behind him. He quickly turned around and saw Daichi casually sitting on the balcony of the nearby building.
"Hi there Mind telling me why you were sneaking out?" Daichi asked the ninja. His face was expressionless and the look in Daichi's eyes somehow unnerved the Mist ninja.
'This brat found me? But I used the bare minimum of chakra needed. He'd have to be a sensor to track me. I know the captain said no fight but'
Shiroya couldn't help but sport a bloodthirsty grin on his face. "Why don't you make me."
Daichi didn't look impressed and just kept staring at the man. A few moments of silence later he spoke. "Do you really think a water clone is sufficient to battle me?"
The Mist ninja grinned. "This is a special water clone jutsu. It's much stronger than the normal one."
Daichi looked at the confidence the man exuded and spoke. "You know the thing about water clones? Once they're destroyed, the user will know they're destroyed but nothing more than that. They won't know how or who."
"And you think you can take me down?" The ninja had a mocking smile.
"I do." It wasn't the Daichi in front of the ninja that spoke but one standing behind him.
Before Shiroya could even react, over a dozen wind bullets tore through his body and reduced him to a puddle.
The two Daichi's looked at the puddle and narrowed their eyes. 'There is still some chakra left in the water.'
A small fire ball jutsu from the Genin reduced the water to vapor. They looked around and noticed a patrolling Jonin looking at the scene. The Jonin gave Daichi a small nod and left. Their task done, the two Daichi's vanished in a puff of smoke the next second.
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