[Nakahara Ichī]

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[attr="class","skulloverlap"]I will lead us to it. Definitely.

[attr="class","skullbody"]A second digsite within a week, Ichi was yet again supervising. Keeping to simple dress and relaxing over his long handled shovel, a gift from an uncle of his who farmed when he had heard his giant of a nephew was going to be doing a lot of construction around the nation, Ichi was content to watch. He had already been here since before dawn having been the one who had laid out the original lines that they were working inside of. Construction parameters were complicated off of maps after all, and while he was no genius in construction he more or less knew the blueprints for what they were doing like a farmer who could tell a good and bad stalk of wheat or rice by glancing over it. That was how he viewed it anyways.
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He was rather aggravated, if he were honest with himself, as he had asked for his cousin, the recently minted and named Mantis Sage, Nakahara Yuushi, to help. He had instead sent a girl nearly the same age as them both, Sakiya Zisu, his apprentice sage to help in his stead. Ichi would have figured his cousin would love this after hearing the young man was no longer terminally ill, but no Ichi had no such luxury of catching up over basic shovel work. That was no reason to be mad at getting to spend time with the apprentice though, if Yuushi was fond of someone it usually meant they were of good character as it were.
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Down below the boy the Ashigarou on the project were deep into work and chatting, laughing, getting through the slog with a grand level of enthusiasm. This was Nohara, this was the will of grass that he loved. It would always be there, it would never be gone forever, and no amount of scorched earth would ever change that for the young man.

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[attr="class","skullinfo"]000 WORDS / @tags!!

[attr="class","skullcredits"]TAIKO!

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Ichi's SA's and Techniques in Use:[break][break]

『Harvest Moon's Child』
Ichi was born to the Nakahara clan on the night of a Harvest Moon. Born with quite the green thumb he was assumed to be an inheritor of the clan's natural talents with plants. The roots ran deeper, however, as Ichi was born with a Kekkai Genkai, being a rare natural occurance of Wood Release outside of the Senju. In learning of this he has trained his kekkai to the best of his abilities. He is no master, seeing as he has no reference of Mokuton, but he has found a way to bring out techniques along side his own talents in a cohesive manner.

[Cosmetic Only: All Mokuton techniques Ichi uses appear as his favorite trees, though it has no real change as is.]

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『Weaver of Wood』
Ichi was born with Mokuton, but he was not graced with the same level of chakra as the Senju would be in his situation. Being roughly average for an individual, Ichi instead focused on the skills his birth clan preferred. Practicing his medical skills, he has gained a higher quality of Chakra Control. Ichi is much less likely to leak chakra than the average shinobi because of this.

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『The Festival's Atmosphere』
Having practiced his skills with extending his senses outwards with the use of mokuton chakra, Ichi is particularly adept at sensing life in an area. Capable of finding life through the very nature around people. Within [20 meters] Ichi is capable of passively sensing out plant and animal life in a general sense. Able to differentiate it between plant and animal, but no further. Unlike chakra sensory Ichi can not more or less readily sense others based on their chakra, but instead purely senses the 'vitality' in things, though even those with seemingly boundless vitality will read the same as the elderly or a newborn to him. Also unlike usually sensory to actively search out individuals Ichi requires Mokuton, or the use of his pipe (though using it makes his position much easier to locate), as a catalyst to extend his senses, only going out as far as the technique's range, or twice his passive range in case of the pipe. It is also notable that the deceased, and those that feign death in some fashion, as through a poison or a jutsu, are completely invisible to Ichi. Notably the furthest he can extend his senses is [100 meters].[break][break]

『Master of Festival Games』

Ichi is incredibly smart for someone his age, but he lacks the qualifications to be a scholar. This is because his intelligence is not found in understanding of principles and anything so magnificiently deep. It instead lies in his observational talents and ability to react to everything that is going on around him with an absolute calm. Being able to plan and act with just minute details to go off of, Ichi is best described as a schemer and a diplomat rather than a genius. This makes him perfect for roles that are heavy in Tactical and Diplomatic Decision Making, as he grasps larger images and can put together clues better than others. Effectively allowing him to take in the wider picture of everything going on and piece together practical responses in mere moments with little to no hesitation or error.

[Jūryoku Azusaki]

    What was likely assumed to be a basic mission, finished quickly enough, had seemingly turned into a chore, though not for Azusaki. One shinobi was sent for, another had managed to be sent, and given that he was now being sent in to help, he was far from the first choice. It wasn't as if it bothered him at all, he was the one who asked for "literally anything you have available", and this was what fell into his lap. A few items such as shovels and the like were suggested to be brought, but he knew well enough given the mission at hand he didn't need anything more than the skills he was born with and had since trained. 

    Why bring a shovel when you can not only manipulate the earth but pick it up and sling it out of the way? Showing up in the same clothes he always wore, he was a bit surprised to see just how out of place he looked, but equally surprising was seeing the Lord of Kusa there, likely waiting for him or just as likely overseeing the project, but was this the other person who was there waiting for him the mission mentioned? Why hadn't it mentioned it was Lord Ichi of all people?

    Clearing his throat he walked up, hands in his pockets before pulling them out and giving a respectful bow when he had grabbed the Lord's attention.

"I'm Jūryoku Azusaki, Lord Ichi. I'm here to help with whatever it is you need help with. Just point me to what earth needs moving and this shouldn't be too hard."

[Futago Kumori]

Kumori herself seems to have arrived somewhat late, since she's not the first person there. At least she recognizes both of the other shinobi that had arrived before her, so she knows she's not performing the mission entirely among strangers. The Kusagakure kunoichi is still wearing her classic cheongsam, but had decided against the usual armor she'd have worn in a typical dangerous mission, or at least one where she was expecting combat. She had her more simple greatsword with her as well, rather than Osorubeki; after all, such a sword was a treasure for her, and she knows that this mission will not likely involve combat at all, although she's certain to get some sweat in, judging by the summary she'd been given.

She also arrives with a pair of pickaxes, and she can see that Azusaki has brought along shovels, and both are very necessary tools for the job of clearing out a mine and opening it up underground. She just has to wonder about what they'll be using in order to brace the cavern and ensure that it won't collapse on top of them, which is the real danger that the mission is likely to have. For now, though, she simply places the pickaxes down on the ground, letting the handles stick straight up while the heads are used like an anchor to keep them upright and easy to grab up while she gives the Kusagakure Lord a smile. Kumori had been quite busy with a few of the other building renovation missions, but she was really quite happy to be getting more work done for the improvement of Nohara no Hi.

"Ah, hello my Lord. Hello Azusaki. Are there any additional parameters for this mission that we should keep in mind while we work on expanding this cavern?"

[Nakahara Ichī]

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[attr="class","skulloverlap"]I will lead us to it. Definitely.

[attr="class","skullbody"]A smile crept up his lips at the sound of two more joining the dig. He had been acquainted to Kumori before, and whether they realized it or not he knew both intimately from the files of their work. Having been the Ninth's assistant before taking the role of leader himself Ichi had made sure to make use of his time to learn more about all of his village's shinobi. They only numbered in the tens of thousands compared to most nations after all. Turning towards the two his smile turned into a grin as the unnatural calm seemed to fill the air of the area above the digsite where the three stood. Taking a look over both of his village's prospectives for chunin, Ichi would clap his hands together.
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"Ah a pleasant surprise to have more come to join us here. Welcome to the party Azusaki-Kun, Kumori-Chan. This should be a simple enough mission, assuming nothing strange happens we are hoping to have a tunnel starting down another 40 meters today, but for today what I want both of you to focus on is getting out as much as you can from this. I should be doing most of the heavy lifting for about an hour, or two, and from there it will be mostly just physical labor I will be overseeing instead," Ichi would state with his grin never falling. Taking a hit from the pipe that seemed permanently in hand for the young lord he would empty the remains of his bowl into a jar that would get left with the shovel as he waved them over and down the nearly 10 meter tall ledge and to the work site. Whistling out the Ashigaru's captains knew it was time for them to break as Ichi took to the center with his genin companions should they have followed.
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Beginning to weave handseals in a methodical fashion Ichi would speak again in an exhale of smoke, "Its about to get very messy for a bit, focus on self-growth while I mostly upheave the area alright? Otherwise your job is luckily just digging," Ichi would state as the lumbering giant of a young man would finish the last handseal and place his hands to the ground. The earth rumbling below as long roots began to explode upwards and wriggle and wrap over one another starting a bit away from the two genin and Ichi himself. Seeming relaxed the roots moved at Ichi's will, what the other two could see would be massive lumbering roots taking to the ground and scrapping against it before finding its way under the earth. Ichi pushing to have the barrier push deeper, to extend the entire time.

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[attr="class","skullinfo"]000 WORDS / @tags!!

[attr="class","skullcredits"]TAIKO!

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Ichi's SA's and Techniques in Use:[break][break]

『Harvest Moon's Child』
Ichi was born to the Nakahara clan on the night of a Harvest Moon. Born with quite the green thumb he was assumed to be an inheritor of the clan's natural talents with plants. The roots ran deeper, however, as Ichi was born with a Kekkai Genkai, being a rare natural occurance of Wood Release outside of the Senju. In learning of this he has trained his kekkai to the best of his abilities. He is no master, seeing as he has no reference of Mokuton, but he has found a way to bring out techniques along side his own talents in a cohesive manner.

[Cosmetic Only: All Mokuton techniques Ichi uses appear as his favorite trees, though it has no real change as is.]

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『Weaver of Wood』
Ichi was born with Mokuton, but he was not graced with the same level of chakra as the Senju would be in his situation. Being roughly average for an individual, Ichi instead focused on the skills his birth clan preferred. Practicing his medical skills, he has gained a higher quality of Chakra Control. Ichi is much less likely to leak chakra than the average shinobi because of this.

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『The Festival's Atmosphere』
Having practiced his skills with extending his senses outwards with the use of mokuton chakra, Ichi is particularly adept at sensing life in an area. Capable of finding life through the very nature around people. Within [20 meters] Ichi is capable of passively sensing out plant and animal life in a general sense. Able to differentiate it between plant and animal, but no further. Unlike chakra sensory Ichi can not more or less readily sense others based on their chakra, but instead purely senses the 'vitality' in things, though even those with seemingly boundless vitality will read the same as the elderly or a newborn to him. Also unlike usually sensory to actively search out individuals Ichi requires Mokuton, or the use of his pipe (though using it makes his position much easier to locate), as a catalyst to extend his senses, only going out as far as the technique's range, or twice his passive range in case of the pipe. It is also notable that the deceased, and those that feign death in some fashion, as through a poison or a jutsu, are completely invisible to Ichi. Notably the furthest he can extend his senses is [100 meters].[break][break]

『Master of Festival Games』

Ichi is incredibly smart for someone his age, but he lacks the qualifications to be a scholar. This is because his intelligence is not found in understanding of principles and anything so magnificiently deep. It instead lies in his observational talents and ability to react to everything that is going on around him with an absolute calm. Being able to plan and act with just minute details to go off of, Ichi is best described as a schemer and a diplomat rather than a genius. This makes him perfect for roles that are heavy in Tactical and Diplomatic Decision Making, as he grasps larger images and can put together clues better than others. Effectively allowing him to take in the wider picture of everything going on and piece together practical responses in mere moments with little to no hesitation or error.

[Jūryoku Azusaki]

"Good to see you again, Kumori. Hopefully no manure to shovel this time, eh?"

    He wouldn't planning on getting knee deep in dirt if he didn't need to, but knew well enough he could at least make this easier for everyone else and that alone would make a big difference. They were both at least somewhat aware of his abilities, even if they were still limited in focus, so he didn't have to explain too much and just wait to be pointed in a specific direction. His eyes moved between Ichi and Kumori, a strange feeling here with two people near his age, yet one far above his status in the village. To think the Kage was only a few years older, it constantly gave him hope he could do something equally as great in such a short amount of time. If he had to get there by shovel dirt and manure, then at least he'd hope to not have to do it for too long.

    Following Ichi down, he made sure to motion for Kumori, even if she was following as well, and as they reached their destination he took a deep breath and exhaled loudly.

"Let me see if I can't make this easier on us all from the start."

    Creating two simple handseals, the weight of objects around him in a fifteen meter radius lightened considerably, to the point of causing lighter objects to float.

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NAME: Uku [Float]
RANK: D
CHAKRA USAGE: Very Low, Very Low (Drain)
CLASSIFICATION: Ninjutsu
ELEMENT: N/A
HANDSEALS: 2 - Bird, Hare
DESCRIPTION:

A sphere of gravity surrounds the user fifty feet (15 meters) outward. In this zone, objects that don’t weight very much will get picked up by the reduction in gravity. The user will have no control over where things go, but they will float. This jutsu has no effect on humans.

"This should make digging and moving much easier. Don't worry, it won't effect any of you. So, if you dig, I can very easily haul dirt out of the way, and it should be much easier to dig. Just be careful, if I have to move further away things will get heavier instantly."

    

[Futago Kumori]

Kumori gives Azusaki a smile as he expresses a hope that they won't be shoveling manure around this time, showing him her agreement with this assessment. She didn't think there should be much worry for manure in a mining cavern, but one could never be completely sure. Being Genin, their work could realistically include almost anything in order to make the job easier for the miners and their overseers. At least Ichi makes it clear that they will be engaging in expanding the tunnel to a distance of about forty meters, though it seems that they'll be expected to focus on self-improvement as well as on the manual labor in order to get the job done. The kunoichi was fine with this; she'd trained on her strength for quite a long time, and now she had quite an impressive level of strength, or at least she thought it was impressive.

She follows Ichi into the tunnel, a bit surprised to be pulled a bit closer to Azusaki as he explains that he'll be using his old Gravity Release tricks again to make things lighter. It was sure to make the job far easier for all of them, and she smiles at him with appreciation. Before she can verbalize her gratitude for the use of this technique, she feels the earth rumble around them before roots grow through the earth, tearing it apart the way only strong arboreal roots can, and she watches with amazement as stone and earth becomes so much dirt, crushed and ripped apart by the growing tree roots. Kumori makes a mental note not to disappoint their Lord if she can help it, gulping once before she refocuses on her task, reaching forwards to drag that dirt from where the roots have left behind crushed stone and moved earth, finding the task far easier thanks to the fact that the dirt is loosened and lighter because of the jutsu being used to lighten everything around Azusaki.