[Utsuki Yurako]

Yurako was impatiently hopping in place in front of her home as she awaited for her mother to come out so they could start their mission. It was bright and early, earlier than what most were awake for. The sun only started to raise a few minutes outside of the burrow. However she liked to be up as early as possible. It was a habit at this point. She was pretty much never late because of it. Their first ever mission to be exact. Least to say the Utsuki was excited to get started on it. It was rare that se saw her mother in action. She wondered if she would actually see her serious. She was curious to how she handled missions in general. She knew they were going to be out in the mountains, so she at least decided to wear longer shorts and a scarf with her usual hoodie.

She made sure she had snacks with her as well. A lot more than what she was used to. "Come on, come on.” She thought to herself. She was showered, dressed and ready when she went to wake the older Utsuki. So while she was being impatient, it was mostly her fault in the first place. She could’ve waited for Nomi to wake her up instead to get ready, instead of the other way around. But what was done was done. Now she was stretching why she waited, her ears perking up as she had been listening to all of the movements from inside. She knew it wouldn’t be too long and they could begin. She hoped to make her mother proud. Especially since she failed the Chuunin Exams.

Hopefully she could learn something that would let her succeed next time. She didn’t want to be a failure to her clan, especially since her mother was the clan leader.

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The sun was barely peeking over the horizon, it was the time of morning where only the most dedicated would be up. Most would be snuggled up in their beds until the day started proper, but Nomi had been up for hours already. There were chores that had to be completed. Her rabbits were perfectly capable of finding their own food within the forest that the Burrows was sequestered in, but the Utsuki leader was always one to spoil the giant lagomorphs rotten.[break][break]

So she was out while there were still a few stars twinkling in the sky and the horizon just starting to lighten, spreading hay and fresh vegetables around a clearing as numerous large rabbits hopped lazily around her feet. They were completely at ease, contrary to the skittish nature the species was known for, perhaps because they knew there really wasn't anything that would harm them this close to the Utsuki home. Once Nomi had finished scattering the treats, she brushed the dust from her hands and bent down to pick up one of the closer rabbits. Holding him under his front legs, she raised him up to her face and looked at his fuzzy face.[break][break]

She pressed her nose against that of her pet, scrunching her face and giving the bunny an Eskimo kiss. Getting a soft grunt in response, Nomi smiled and let the large rabbit back down into the grass. With her rabbits, all fed and accounted for, Nomi turned from the field and moved back towards the Burrows. Normally this would be the time she would head over to the Academy and prepare lessons for the students, but today that was not her destination.[break][break]

She had more pressing matters for her day. Her adoptive daughter had returned from the chuunin exams, having flunked out, and the jounin needed to make sure Yurako was doing all right. The best way to do that, plus work on the girl's training, was to bring her on a mission. A simple straight forward one had come up and Nomi had snagged it, thinking it would be perfect for a little mother/daughter bonding times. A small group of bandits had been bothering the town of Seimaru and reports had suggested they were nothing more than annoying hooligans; no chakra access, or anything like that.[break][break]

It would provide good training for Yurako and a decent workout for herself. Nomi was fully confident her daughter could handle it herself, but she would go along. Just in case reports had been wrong.[break][break]

As she approached the Burrows' walls, sounds alerted the woman to activity by the front entrance and Nomi was pleased to see that the teenage Utsuki was up and raring to go, if the bouncing was any indication. The girl was nothing if not punctual. Nomi strode up behind the younger girl and placed a hand on the girl's head, stilling her movements. "You make too much noise," she said with a smile, ruffling the blonde locks a bit.[break][break]

She moved past the girl. "Do you have everything you need?" she asked, eying the teen and making sure she was prepared for the journey with a cursory glance. When she got confirmation, she gave a nod. "Come then, Yurako. We have a long walk ahead of us. We can discuss how your genin years have been treating you." the adult Utsuki's ears twitched and she began walking towards the Konohagakure Gates.

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