Thanks to my favorite jeweled coconut for revision! (Also known as Howl's Owls!) I wonder... How much is a Ruby coconut anyway?
"Hrr..." I'm awake... Aren't I... I don't want to wake up... Let me sleep more... I don't like mornings...
"Ow!" I rolled off the bed! It hurt! It did...! Painfully...! Aww... Who the heck am I kidding? No one's around and I've been moaning and groaning all day with my Javelin of Light and Darkness right next to me. Oh, hey! Wait, what happened to it... I wonder what I do when I'm asleep? The Javelin was dismantled into its two half-spears. I didn't disconnect it before I passed out... Something odd must have happened to it, and I'm going to find out what! But I'm so tired... And lazy... Back to bed... Uhh, Nen's bed. So comfy...
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"Why can't I sleep?" Hrrgh, it's irritating my eyes...! I'm too tired, it's morning and it's impossible to sleep; that's what I call having a sore morning. I. Need. To. Resist. Being. Drowsy...! Ain't working too well... Just an extra minute won't hurt.
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I'm awake again... What time is it now...? Uhh, maybe I'll just get up and read the sun... I don't care if it's bright outside; I have lunar powers to help! My clothes are all wrinkly, and they're the only pair I have, why couldn't I bring more? At Nen's balcony I had to cover my eyes with my arm because of the intense sunlight almost blinding me; I was too lazy to use a jutsu so it worn off eventually. I wish it was night; I love the night... Everyone in the Hugeato clan were night-people too. But, Nen told me that everyone was going to sleep that night, which was strange because we usually become more active during the night. Something must have tricked them to go to sleep... So how do I read the sun...? I have no clue... Something to do with how far away the sun is from the top of the sky... I don't remember! I don't pay attention to sun-related stuff, I'm not interested... I'm just guessing that it's before noon right now. I'm supposed to be somewhere aren't I? Nope... Don't think s- Wait... Of course...
"How could I not remember?" Agh...! I feel so stupid for forgetting to meet up at Lady Sundae's office! I paced toward Nen's bedroom and grabbed my two village bands and strapped them on. My Moon Village band hangs on my neck and my Leaf Village band tied tightly on my left upper arm. They were on Nen's night table where I placed them before passing out; it was empty but it his blue gem necklace with a thin white string. It was just there; on the table, doing nothing... Something so special to Nen and a lot of people knew that from our clan... Nen was considered one of the most gifted students right behind Cheri, and some said that he gained an incredible amount of luck from this blue amulet. Woah, what am I thinking? I returned Nen's precious charm to his night table and I ran to the outside of his room, quickly but loudly slammed his door shut and raced to the exit of this apartment building.
"Ack!" I almost ran over green flak jacket guy from yesterday! It seems he was about to knock the door but was interrupted by my speedy exit.
"S-Sorry!" I abruptly skidded until I came to a stop just before him; he just sighed, turned around and started walking.
"Lady Tsunade wants us." She does? And what's with him walking so casually when I almost ran over him?
"Hey, hold up!" Wait for me! I think Lady Sundae wants us for the mission briefing, we'll just have to wait and see!
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"Wassup old woman?" I off handedly walked in, hands on the back of my head closing my eyes. Hope no one heard that...
"Siren...!" Was that Ne-?
"What did you just call me?" Aack! She's gonna hit me! I tried to block putting my arms in front of me but relentlessly she kicked me out of her office! I hit the wall across from her now broken door... Oww... That really hurt my back... I think I cracked the wall behind me...
"You will pay for thaaaat!" S-She's coming again!
"I-I called you a gold woman!" Don't hit me!
"Oh, how sweet of you." Uhh... I couldn't think of anything else but to smile politely. She dragged me back to her office; I didn't bother to stand up. My conclusion, I think she may be a bit on the crazy side.
"Smart move, Siren." Nen whispered as Lady Sundae dropped me and I gradually stood up. I responded with an embarrassed expression on my face. Oops. He knew I meant to say 'sorry'.
"As I was trying to say before, you three have a mission." So it is a new mission...! Lady Sundae sat on her desk patiently...
"I'll cut this brief; you're losing time as we speak." She started, "You three will be traveling to the Land of Pine, the Water Country's second largest surrounding island." Never heard of it.
"Recently," She added, "there have been reports about bandits trashing and stealing their water exports of pine and they are losing commerce."
"So we're hired to stop just a bunch a thieves?" I asked, which sounds like a stupid but easy enough mission for me.
"Not necessarily, they're rumored to use mysterious equipment to perform their pillaging rather than a typical sea pirate." Sounds quite fun in my opinion. At least a challenge and not training every day of every week... Lady Sundae folded her hands.
"Giving you a heads-up, the rogues have been spotted using water skis." Water skis? Nen appeared just as confused as I. Well, I guess we'll see it when we fight 'em.
"Who do we report to?" Nen asked, he sounded quite eager, though that wouldn't be wise per say. Wait, what the heck am I thinking...? Nevermind... Why do I have arguments with my mind all the time?
"Once you're at the landmark pillar, Shikamaru will guide you from there. After you arrive at the Land of Pine seek out Bosen Bodo, the head trade operator." I hope he knows where he'll lead us to...
"We shall get going, Lady Tsunade." Nen and the other guy started bowing when I turned to look at them, so I decided to follow suit.
"Shizune... Get that door fixed." I heard from being as we were out of the room, cautious not to topple over the broken wood. Poor lady, she'll have to clean after my mess.
I thought about something, as payback for Nen. "Hey, Nen?" I mentioned; we were outside of the main building and heading into the rowdy streets.
"Guess what?"
"What am I supposed to be guessing?"
"This!" I shouted, "Lunar Style: Blink!"
This chapter took way too long to write up, mostly me to blame because of somethings getting in the way of my personal life.
In other news, if you can find the Naruto Shippuden reference in this chapter, kudos for you!
Recently, I've gotten a copy of the Naruto OSTs and Naruto Shippuden OSTs, so far, the music is great! Really loving 'em. Hopefully it doesn't take too long to type another chapter! Thanks again to Howl's Owls for the revision!