[Uchiha Miroru]

Uchiha Miroru

Konohagakure No Sato

Genin

Kayahara Urikohime | 239 | notes

Another real mission!

The very concept was exciting. Every mission she got to undertake felt like a chance to duck out from under brutal trainings, exhausting lessons, and constant supervision.

Well.

At least the first two.

There was a good chance Toshizou could see her even now with those wizard eyes he'd developed!

She had a partner for this one, an older Genin she'd never met. She supposed that- realistically- she was kinda young for a genin, rather than her partner being overly old. But it was a stranger, and that meant she couldn't open up about... well. Not everything.

Still, she made it her business to be across the street from the little mochi shop that had been designated as their meeting place, reading a transcribed fold-up copy of their instructions tucked into a paperback book.

Find the counterfeiters, confirm their guilt, and bring them to justice. A crime like this wasn't necessarily deserving of lethal or even violent methods, though they might change that depending on their response to being busted. She supposed that they'd just have to wait and see!

For now, she looked around and tried to spot her partner. Urikohime was an interesting name- was she going to cut as interesting a character?

"Just don't give up on me! We can figure this out!"

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[Kayahara Urikohime]

Uriko was assigned to another mission. This one, in her opinion, was better than the others she had been seeing from time to time, for two reasons: firstly, this mission required some deal of investigative analysis and thinking through problems, which was something the green-haired Genin was very good at, and secondly, unless their quarries decided to be particularly bloodthirsty, which was expected to be unlikely for con men, there would be no need to shed blood today. There was the possibility that there could be hired muscle, which would mean a bit of violence would be necessary, but Uriko was almost certain it would not involve loss of life, and a little time stewing in the Konohagakure jail would be sufficient for these lowlifes to reconsider their direction in life.

Uriko was to be working with another Genin. The thought of having a partner she was six years older than was a bit troubling for her; in Uriko's opinion, children weren't supposed to be thrown so early into the shinobi business. But the violent ways of the world in which they lived seemed to make this a necessity in most cases. Uriko did not know whether she was lucky to have spent seven years in hiatus before resuming her ninja journey, as, on one hand, she was older and thus more mature to face the stress of being a ninja, but on the other hand, she was way behind her colleagues in terms of growth in the business and achievement. Well, it was what it was.

She saw the girl with red hair who seemed to be looking out for someone, and suspected that was her partner. An Uchiha, no less (this was known to Uriko because she had done some background research on her partner). Uriko had no idea whether the girl would have activated her Sharingan; it was not impossible, as younger people had been known to do so. Well, it would be fun to interact with her fellow villager. Hopefully she was as cheerful as she looked.

"Hajimemashite!" Uriko called out, hurrying over with a happy smile. "Uchiha Miroru-chan, right?"

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Uchiha Miroru

[Uchiha Miroru]

Uchiha Miroru

Konohagakure No Sato

Genin

Kayahara Urikohime | 237 | notes

Miroru's red eyes popped wide open as she spotted her partner- notably, no sign of the sharingan in the slightest. As for Miroru herself, the first word that popped into her head was, predictably... melon.

Much less appropriately, the next one was the same word, just plural. She couldn't help the thought when the girl started hurrying over.

She shook her head hard, the floofy red hair flying this way and that and settling as she pushed herself past her distraction, cheeks red as she threw a thumbs up Uriko's way! "That's me! That must make you KAyahara-san, right? It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance! Please take good care of me!" Even if they were the same rank, Uriko was older, and she wanted to show some respect for her seniority.

She stepped over and held the book up so they could both look at it. "You did the assigned reading already, right?" A clever way to ask if she's up to date on their assignment without openly admitting they were ON assignment in the first place. "It looks like there's a few different history hotspots around town we could check out to start with. Did any of them in particular stand out to you, Kayahara-san?"

"Just don't give up on me! We can figure this out!"

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[Kayahara Urikohime]

Uriko almost froze when the girl turned to face her. She had red eyes! But the green-haired Genin quickly managed to rein in her shock and mild discomfort, hopefully before Miroru would notice. Although she knew Miroru was Uchiha (she had no idea that the girl did not have the Sharingan), she had read enough about the Uchiha's dojutsu to know that it could be activated when needed, and as such, the Uchiha did not have it activated when they did not need to use it. That Miroru's eyes were red meant that was their actual color; also, if that was the Sharingan, wasn't it supposed to have those black tomoe? In any case, Uriko suspected that it would be rude to ask about that, so she said nothing.

She did wonder, also, why Miroru was shaking her head, while answering in the affirmative. Also, why the blush? Maybe she was shy. She did seem quite ebullient, though. Uriko nodded with a happy smile, although being referred to by her surname, in her opinion, was weird. She knew Miroru was trying to be polite, but she was a rather informal person, and the fact that the younger girl was observing manners was enough for her. The question about assigned reading was met with a confident nod and a proud smile. "Indeed I did!" Uriko announced. It would be irresponsible to attempt a mission without having as much information as possible, in Uriko's opinion. "One place did stand out, but before we continue, please no over-formalty. Call me Uriko, and I don't need to be addressed as 'san', either. Makes me feel... old." True she was older than Miroru, but she was anything but advanced in years. "Back to your question, Miroru-chan. I did take note of the pawn store. While the proprietor of the store seems legit, there had been reports of someone who shows up to proposition customers close by. I'm wondering if we can catch sight of said person. He might have a connection to this case."

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Uchiha Miroru

[Uchiha Miroru]

Uchiha Miroru

Konohagakure No Sato

Genin

@tonin | 234 | notes

Uriko's observations were all 100% on point. No tomoe, no sharingan, and they were, indeed, just her natural color. That was all she got- a one-time fake-out before folx realized there was nothing to worry about! As for the moment, the assertion that they were on the same page- literally and metaphorically!- was a good omen, and Miroru nodded sagely, satisfied to hear it. "Excellent! This'll make the assignment a lot simpler."

The request to keep it informal earned a nod from Miroru who had no qualms with being as informal as someone liked. "Uriko-chan, then!" Gosh, that was so personal..! Miroru was sure she'd never called anyone quite as- Miroru wasn't sure precisely the right word to use, so she settled on "fortunate"- as Uriko anything so intimate before! Was- was she flirting? Surely this wasn't flirting, nobody as mature as her flirted with teenagers.

But what if it was?

Nah.

BUT WHAT IF IT WAS.

In order to escape her ridiculous recursive logic, Miroru chirped out, "Excellent groundwork! That sounds like a great place to start. Do you want to actually go into the pawn shop and pose as customers? Or lurk nearby and see if he shows himself to someone else?"

"Just don't give up on me! We can figure this out!"

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[Kayahara Urikohime]

If Miroru was wondering whether the green-haired girl was flirting with her, Uriko was quite oblivious to that possibility, simply preferring the more personal, yet polite, approach to showing manners. Why, she had called her new sensei by their first name just after introduction, though she had used the honorific 'dono', which seemed a bit nonsensical, as far as conventions of etiquette were concerned. After all, first names were for those very close to one, but 'dono' was an extremely polite form of address, which made a heavy contrast to the more familiar use of a first name. But Uriko saw all the village of Konohagakure as family members, and treated them as such. If she had a little sister, she would not mind her addressing her as 'Uriko-chan'.

The question of how to approach the mission was responded to almost as soon as it was asked, as though Uriko had been formulating the plan before she had arrived. In truth, she had come up with it on the spot as soon as Miroru had asked her question. "It's a suggestion, but I think we should split up," came the reply. "Since I'm older, I was thinking I'd enter the shop, while you could conceal yourself close by and watch the area for any signs of shady activity. You know, two pairs of eyes watching different things. We could go in together, but if we did, we might have less of a chance to see where any figures of interest approach from, and other such things that may be quite useful to our investigation. But it's a suggestion. If you're not fine with it, we could try something else."

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Uchiha Miroru

[Uchiha Miroru]

Uchiha Miroru

Konohagakure No Sato

Genin

Kayahara Urikohime | 229 | notes

"Split up, eh? Hmhmhm, that's not a bad idea, Uriko-chan~" Miroru stated smugly. "In fact, I believe it just might be an excellent idea- but it does beg the question- if we're discussing splitting up or going together... why not both~?" She grinned wide. "As it happens, I am more than capable of keeping an eye on things from more than one direction- if I get a little time to myself. Why don't you lead us to near the pawn shop, but from a distance, so I can see where we're headed and duck into privacy to set up our surveillance?"

Miroru followed along, presuming that Uriko led the way as requested, keeping an eye on their surroundings in case clues presented themselves, but mainly waiting to be informed they were close, and where she should be focusing her attentions. She kept the exact method of her surveillance to herself for now, aiming to impress the older Genin with it a little later. For now, she just stuck to following her lead and kept her head on a swivel! "You know, I've never been on a trip without like. An escort. Have you done any on your own?"

"Just don't give up on me! We can figure this out!"

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[Kayahara Urikohime]

Miroru seemed in on the idea of splitting up, although Uriko noted that she did seem proud of herself for something that was soon revealed to the green-haired Genin, it being her ability to 'keep an eye on things from more than one direction'. Was it a sort of sensory skill? Then again, it could be a clone technique that could be an extra set of eyes. That would be rather impressive if this girl could perform such a technique, although it would not be so unbelievable. There were a number of geniuses in the world, after all. Uriko sometimes found herself wishing she had something fancy that she could be proud of as well. Ah well. What it meant was more training.

"Sounds good," the green-haired girl replied to her partner's suggestion to lead the way to the pawn store. As they walked, Uriko ahead of her, Miroru talked about going on trips with an escort. She sounded rather important, it seemed. "I've done a bit of traveling," came Uriko's reply, "but I never really needed any escorts, though there were, at some point in my life, some shady people tracking me, though I don't know why." Unknown to Uriko, the 'shady people' were from the clan she did not know she belonged to. "But why would you need an escort? Are you perhaps the heiress of your clan?" It did seem clan heirs were held in high regard, and if Miroru was an Uchiha, maybe that was the reason for having an escort.

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Uchiha Miroru

[Uchiha Miroru]

Uchiha Miroru

Konohagakure No Sato

Genin

Kayahara Urikohime | 230 | notes

"Aw, really? That sounds exciting! Was it a secret? Can I ask about your trips? I've only been here and over into Kaminari no Kuni once. One day, this nin will go travelling but it is not this day!" She declared, giggling. "Aw, no, nothing like that. I'm actually pretty unimportant in my family. Not the heir, not all Sharingan'd up or anything like that. Just another Uchiha with alive parents and no awful horrible tragedies to force magic eyes on me. Good deal, if you ask me, really."

"What about those shady folx? Did you get that handled? Are they still out there? Need me to go smack them in the shins til they give up their chase? I bet I can guess why they're after you. Gals like you always have unscrupulous paparazzi in their wake, just waiting for a wardrobe failure! PERVY SCAMPS, ONE AND ALL!" Miroru declares, kicking a tin can into the air- and hopping up to spike it into a trash can. "That's right! In the garbage, where you belong!" Dusting her hands off, she straightened and beamed at Uriko. "You ever need some scummy perverts chased off, I'm totally your gal!"

"Just don't give up on me! We can figure this out!"

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[Kayahara Urikohime]

Uriko smiled softly at her companion's eager questioning. Was this how it felt to have a younger sister? She could not particularly say, being an only child, but there did seem to be something heartwarming about having one younger than she was badgering her for information, trivial as it seemed. Uriko however noted that Miroru had not actually answered her question, although the green-haired girl said nothing about that at present. But it was curious. If indeed Miroru hadn't even activated her Sharingan, and seemed, for all intents and purposes, unimportant, what then was the need for the escort she had spoken of? Well, if Miroru had secrets she wanted to keep, Uriko had no issues with leaving her be.

"You've been to Kaminari no Kuni?" Uriko asked, surprise and mild excitement on her face. "I hear it's a lovely place, even if it has its share of dangers. Wish I'd traveled that far." She had to laugh at Miroru's offer to protect her from stalking perverts. "Well, I shall most definitely remember your offer, and you'll be the first to know if I have a pervert problem I can't solve alone, Miroru-chan!" the green-haired kunoichi replied with a laugh. "To answer your earlier questions, I'm not a Konohagakure native," she continued. "I'm a Heiwa girl; not sure you've heard of it, being a little town and all that. My mom was a Konoha ninja from what I heard, but my grandparents lived in Heiwa. No idea who my dad was, but I was told he really loved my mom. He died before I was born."

For a moment, Uriko's expression looked sad and wistful. But then she turned to Miroru with a bright smile. "Well, I have no reason to mope. I've lived a good life, so far, and there is much to be thankful for."

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Uchiha Miroru

[Uchiha Miroru]

Uchiha Miroru

Konohagakure No Sato

Genin

Kayahara Urikohime | 253 | notes

Miroru was an only child, too, so she couldn't say for sure, but she hung out with her cousins all the time, and this was how she acted around them! So maybe this WAS the nee-chan experience! "Oh, yeah! Just the once, before the big brass decided I needed to stay in-country and everything! I got to go hang out with some Kumo-nin on our border for a joint mission patrolling for bandits and stuff! Both those missions went-"

She paused for a moment and cleared her throat. "They- they went fine."

"Hm, hm. Good. We gotta stick together, you know. You have assets a lot of girls would kill for, and that attracts a super scummy brand of attention! And it's not like that's your fault, so why should you have to fight off all the ecchi perverts?!"

"Ehhhhh?! You're a transplant?! Well- well welcome to Konoha! I'm sure it's super late, but it's nice to have you here!" She went a bit quiet and awkwardly lifted a hand to pat her partner's shoulder in solidarity as the talk went a bit sad, but nodded brightly to help cheer her up after! "Exactly! You're acing it as a Genin, you'll probably make Chuunin soon- and we gotta be getting close to our target location, right?"

"Just don't give up on me! We can figure this out!"

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[Kayahara Urikohime]

There were more things Miroru said that did seem to make it apparent that the younger Genin was trying to conceal things from Uriko. She would not attempt to press Miroru, though. While she was a bit of a curious person, Uriko respected boundaries, and if someone was not comfortable with sharing something with her, then she would not push the person to reveal beyond what they desired to. But it was kind of weird that the Konoha top dogs would suddenly decide that an apparently inconsequential Genin would suddenly require to be kept within country. It was certainly not for any Uchiha secrets, for there were other Uchiha who had activated their Sharingan and were Genin as well, but did not have the same restriction as Miroru seemed to possess. There was probably some secret that was important to Konoha, but if she was not expected to know, then it probably wasn't her business.

There was also the suspicious way that Miroru ended her description of how her missions went. But Uriko had decided not to try finding out more. In any case, she was grateful for Miroru's comfort, and smiled. "I don't think I have as much faith as you do about acing things as a Genin," she answered with a laugh, "and I have even less faith about my chances in the Chuunin exams, but you're right about one thing: there's the pawn shop."

An apparently unimposing building, but with a huge plaque on which were writings stating what business was conducted inside, seemed to be their destination. It was open too. "Okay, Miroru-chan, let's see your ability to keep an eye on things from more than one direction."

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Uchiha Miroru

[Uchiha Miroru]

Uchiha Miroru

Konohagakure No Sato

Genin

Kayahara Urikohime | 437 | notes

Miroru was lots of things, but a GOOD liar?

No.

And bluntly, she knew it. So the more true things she could say, without having to actually say what wasn't true, the better. But woe betide, she was surrounded by people slicing through her attempts to keep secrets on the Hokage's order. Best friends who could read her emotions, new ones with cantaloupe eyes to see through her best efforts- so many holes in her veil of secrets!

All of Uriko's guesses were on point. Miroru, on the surface, had no important qualities. She wasn't heir to the Uchiha; she hadn't manifested the family's Doujutsu; she had no explanation for why she was restricted except for that vague suggestion that the previous missions had brought along that restraint.

"Whaddya mean? You've got a good head on your shoulders, you're on important missions for the village- and what's your worry about the exams? Do you know something I don't?!" She looked both ways and leaned close to whisper something.

Then she straightened up and threw her arms up dramatically. "But we know so we can be careful and smart!"

The redhead puffed up proudly as she was invited to show her stuff. "Very well, then~ I'll show you my special technique! My sensei passed it down to me specifically, and I've made sure to develop it to its fullest potential. BEHOLD!"

Miroru's hands blitzed into a handseal- and smoke puffed as a SECOND Miroru appeared! The two nodded firmly at each other and clapped hands together in a handshake- and then one of them formed the seal a second time, and filled their little back alley with another FIVE clones!

She wasn't kidding when she said she'd developed it to its fullest, it seemed. Even Jounin would be proud to create a half dozen clones!

Depending on how familiar with the technique Uriko was, though, she might notice something... odd. After all, she hadn't made them all at once and split her chakra seven ways. She'd made one, and THAT clone had made the other five.

Which meant that those six were created from only HALF her chakra.

But then, without knowing the technique, Uriko might not make the connection!

The six clones scampered up the walls and disappeared across the rooftops, quickly encircling the pawn shop above the streets, carefully concealed behind arches and eaves! Miroru dusted her palms off and grinned up at Uriko. "Shall we~?"

"Just don't give up on me! We can figure this out!"

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[Kayahara Urikohime]

Miroru's whisper of people dying at the Chuunin exams was something that made Uriko a little bit uncomfortable. She drew her head back a bit to look more fully at the redhead, and laughed nervously. "So they do..." the green-haired girl said, trailing off. In any case, Miroru's observation that prudence and wit were needed for the upcoming exams was certainly spot on. "While being careful and smart are important, I must admit I'm still worried about the fact that, in many cases, these virtues may not afford much against an opponent with a naturally superior hijutsu or kekkei genkai. For absolute normies like me, what chance do we have?" Urikohime, of course, had no idea that she had a kekkei genkai of her own. But for now, even as she looked at her younger friend, she felt rather incompetent. Miroru probably had the potential of unlocking her Sharingan (actually, Uriko had no idea that she didn't), and as the Sharingan was considered a high-value bloodline, even though it was just potential in Miroru's case, at least she had it. Uriko could not point to anything specific that she could say made her stand out.

Uriko could not perform the Kage Bunshin, but she knew a little about it, seeing as it was a rather famous technique. When Miroru performed the clone technique, Uriko could not tell what sort of Bunshin it was, until the clone created five more. That certified it to be a Kage Bunshin. But didn't the Kage Bunshin require one splitting their chakra evenly with their clones? If Miroru's clone could create five clones, then the clone itself had a crazy amount of chakra, which meant Miroru's chakra levels were impossible. The amber-eyed girl's mouth dropped open in sheer shock, as she stared at the seven Mirorus. Even as the clones made their way to hiding places, Uriko's mouth remained open. It was only when Miroru asked if they would proceed that the older girl seemed to return to reality.

"How-- how did you do that?" she asked incredulously. "If I meet you in combat at the exams, you are most certainly going to kill me!"

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Uchiha Miroru

[Uchiha Miroru]

Uchiha Miroru

Konohagakure No Sato

Genin

Kayahara Urikohime | 401 | notes

"Hey, I'm just bringing it up so we know to be appropriate careful and determined!" Miroru declared, throwing a thumbs up Uriko's way. The comments she made left Miroru wilting a bit, but she steeled herself and held up a clenched fist. "I don't think that's a guarantee of anything! I haven't got a hijitsu or a kekkei genkai or magic eyes! I gotta bunch of chakra, and I work really hard, and-"

She lost a little momentum and looked up at the sky, a sliver between the buildings to either side. "... and I get it. My friends, they're all good, proper members of their clans. Hiroru-chan, Ichi-kun, Itsuki-kun, Tenko-kun- all of'em. I'm the only one that didn't do Being A Uchiha right. And I'm not the best at anything either. Not at jutsus, or at fighting, or being smart or fast or anything." Pause. She cleared her throat. "Or, well, like, besides having oodles of chakra! But being able to do lots of jutsus isn't the same as knowing the right ones to use when, so PERSONALLY, I just... sorta... learned a little of everything. I figure, if I'm only ever second best when I take people on at their specialties... why not take them on in someone ELSE'S specialties?! If I'm always second, then if they're not first, they'll lose if I make them do something else!" A finger, thrust into the air. "Make the Tai and Buki nerds deal with your Genjutsu! Punch the Ninjutsu geeks in the face! Make... uh... lots of clones so Genjutsu dweebs can't pin you down! And make friends with really fast summons to pop clones if other people make them! That's how ya do it!"

Then, however, Miroru did a bit of a double take at Uriko's response. CLEARLY something was off to her, and Miroru immediately got nervous. Had she made a mistake? "Er... what... do you mean? I just made some clones! The Hokage can do like a dozen, and my sensei can do like four! I just worked on it a whole bunch- that's only six! It's my specialty!"

But it wasn't her specialty, and she was starting to think she overlooked something. Which, of course, she had.

"Just don't give up on me! We can figure this out!"

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