The Great Scroll Heist [Forbidden Fruit Quest]

Reo finished his noodles around the same time as Fuu - though he neglected the action of drinking the broth. That was simply too much. The broth would have collected much of the flavor but little of what made it good for him - though, the noodles were most definitely not healthy. Still, it was a good dinner.

As Fuu took off, Reo got up and sauntered out of


the shop - plan in his head. He would approach the liaison first. The liaison would be reluctant to grant an audience tonight, so Reo would say that he was supposed to present himself to the Hokage immediately upon arriving. That should give his words more weight.


[post 10: 110 words]

Fuu knew she was being watched but that was to be expected regardless, after all the building was highly secure. She knocked on the door to the operating room and slid it open, there were still medical ninja running about in this room, although not too many patients. The person that looked in charge walked right up to her. ”And what exactly are you doing her young lady? I don’t remember asking for any assistance and doubly so not from a sand village genin” Fuu had expected this though, so her smile didn’t waver. ”Fuu is a medical ninja too, or she’s learning. Fuu wanted to keep up her practice while she was here visiting so she came to the medical ward.~”

(122)

While Fuu went off to do whatever she was up to at the hospital, Reo walked directly toward the big building. If she was right, then everything of import would be in that building - including whatever liaison that was in the village.

Surprisingly, Reo didn’t run into anyone as he made his way towards that building. He wasn’t sure if it was the time of day or just because he took a strange route there, but he eventually made it to the front door of the large building that Fuu had pointed out. Rep knocked on the door - not wanting to be rude and just barge in.

There was no answer. Nor was there a guard. Did that mean people were free to just enter? Strange place this was. Though, that said a lot about how safe the people of this village felt they were. They didn’t even guard their government buildings.

Reo opened the door.


[post 11: 156 words]

Obviously Fuu wasn’t that great of a help in the place, but there were some minor injuries that she was allowed to help with healing. Mostly what she was doing here though is collecting information on the staff, and much more particularly the person that was keeping the closest eye on her, the person in charge of the medical room right now. She had figured out that the woman was strict and concise but gentle to people that were hurt, it was good information, but true to her stature the woman was an incredible ninja. She noticed Fuu paying special attention to her, and wasn’t about to keep quiet about it. She picked Fuu up by the back of the shirt after she finished healing a small bruise and dragged her into the hall. ”Uhh, did I do something wrong?~” Fuu made an innocent noise, like she had no idea what was going on.

(154)

As soon as Reo entered the main entranceway, he was accosted by an elderly ninja on the inside.

“What is it dearie, almost closed up here” she said as she flipped through a book. She never looked up to see who it was she was talking to.

“Oh, uh… I’m looking for the Sunagkure liaison office.” Reo said hopefully as he placed a large but clearly fake smile on his face. Luckily, the woman continued to not look at him.

“Down the hall to the right, third door on the right.” She said as she blew a bubble form some sticky material in her mouth.

People these days

[post 12: 108 words]

The older ninja dropped her by a wall and put her hand just over Fuu’s head leaning down in a sort of intimidating gesture. She glared down and popped a bubble in the gum she was chewing. ”You watching me pretty close huh kid? Looking for something or just concerned that I’m keeping an eye on you. Fuu squirmed under her gaze and looked down and to the side. She swished her foot on the ground, nervously. ”Fuu was just watching cause you’re the best doctor and Fuu was worried that you were staring cause Fuu was doing something wrong.” She blushed and put her hands on her face as if she were trying to hide from the scrutiny.

(119)

Reo nodded his thanks to the bubbly woman and began to walk in the direction she stated.down the hall and third door on the right. The first two doors were very nice looking but didn’t seem like they would hold anything particularly helpful. The third, well, it probably didn’t hold anything helpful either. He already knew what was in it, after-all. So, Reo casually opened the door and walked inside.

Suddenly, he felt that he was back in Suna. Konoha decorated their buildings with bright colors like green and red but Suna stuck primarily to tans and browns. That’s what the inside of this room looked like. Sure, it may look drab to an outside observer but it looked like home to Reo.

The man on the inside of the room stood behind a solid mahogany desk. He had a suna headband on his head and wore the tan clothing traditional of a suna ninja - even if it was useless in this terrain as camouflage.

“Oh? A suna ninja? It isn’t often we see one of you. To what do I owe the honor?”


[post 13: 185 words]

The doctor gave her a flat look, ”Fine whatever kid, look just go on to wherever you are staying at. It’s late, if you wanna help come back tomorrow when I’m actually doing work” She walked back inside leaving Fuu in the hall. Thankfully that had gone pretty well and now she was walking the halls of the building. She giggled as she made her way down the place and into the main building, now was the part where she was going to really risk getting in trouble. She concentrated to make sure nobody was currently watching her and made the hand sign for the transformation jutsu. Her form matched that of the lead doctor, as that was her original goal in the first place for going there, to find someone that would actually belong in the building and have enough clout to walk around unbothered.

(146)

Reo looked at the man in front of him. Everything about him screamed Suna. Of course in that case it was weird that they sent two fresh genin on this mission if they had a Jounin with easy access.

“Truth. I’m here to steal the Kinjutsu scroll from Konoha. I’ve been tasked with learning as many kinjutsu techniques as I can from the scroll. At which point, I can bring it back and teach others in the village.” Reo was unsure if the man would help them butbit was worth a shot. He was a Suna Jounin, after-all. He could help them out greatly.

The look the Jounin fave Reo was full of pity.

“Son, they didn’t send your Jounin with you? Let me guess; you are a new Genin from the village? You’re being set up. If you fail, they’re going to deny all plausibility that they had anything to do with this mission. I wish they would have told me they were pulling this stunt.” The joining sighed suddenly as he look at Reo


[post 14: 176 words]

Fuu now made her way down the halls in disguise, easy enough when most people that she passed didn’t even blink at her current looks. She wasn’t sure exactly where she was going but it was easier to check things without constantly worry about if she were caught somewhere she wasn’t supposed to be. Each door lacked much marking but she started to notice the farther in she got the less people that she was seeing roaming around. She looked at anyone that seemed like they wanted to stop and talk to her sharply and a good majority abandoned that plan. After some time she finally saw someone that she could easily get information out of that wouldn’t have a chance of knowing the person that she looked like. She homed in on the genin and grabbed him like she had been grabbed earlier. ”Alright, what’s got you snooping around here kid.” The Kid, who was maybe a little younger than Fuu looked scared and a little confused. ”I bu- I’m” He sputtered for a moment.

(176)

“Alright, kid here’s the thing. They aren’t expecting you to succeed and they don’t want to get involved so they can’t be implicated when you fail. So, turn around. Go home and tell them you failed and spent a few nights in jail.” The Jounin said as he shook his head. “Fucking Suna. They wonder why I took a post as a liaison? At least I don’t have to deal with this shit all the way out here.”

Reo listened and couldn’t believe his ears. A Jounin of the sand was disparaging the country. He was claiming that their Jounin put them up as scapegoats? That...shouldn’t be but sounded awfully accurate for this situation. Still, though, he couldn’t just abandon ship now. He had a mission and he wasn’t going to become known as the Genin who gave up.

“No can do. I was given this mission and I will keep trying until I succeed. I won’t give up.” Reo said, bowing once more. “Thank you for your time.”

Rest turned to walk towards the door but stopped when he heard the Jounin call our.

“Wait,Kid. Before you go, listen to me. The scroll is located on the second floor in the last room down the northernmost hallway. And kid, don’t get caught. You seem like a good one. Would be a waste to see you executed now.”

“Thank you.” Reo said as he finished walking out the door.


[post 15: 274 words]