138. Setting off


    <span style="font-weight:400">A while after Yamato’s announcement team Yamato, or as the girls called it behind his back team lolicon, stood in front of the Hokage.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I believe Yamato has already informed you about your next mission, however, for formality''s sake I shall give you the debriefing anyway. Your mission is a C-ranked mission consisting of scorting and protecting Tazuna, a bridge builder from thend of waves until he finishes the bridge he will be building there. With that said, Tazuna please enter and meet your escorts.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Soon after a side door opened to reveal an old inebriated man. Taking arge gulp from the sake bottle in his hand Tazuna looked at his soon to be escorts before scoffing.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“So I will be protected by a group of little girls. Shouldn’t you all be ying with dolls or something” Hearing the man’s dismissive words made the trio angry.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Tazuna-san, I don''t think it''s a good idea to antagonize those that will be in charge of your safety.” Of course Tomoka wouldn’t let it slide just like that. This is why these words were said with a bright smile that didn’t reach her eyes.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Tch, Whatever” Like that the old man left the room. Followed soon after by team Yamato. They would meet again early in the morning at Konoha’s main gate.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The next day came soon after and so all participants for the mission were present including, of course, old man Tazuna, who waste by almost half an hour.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“At least the brats are punctual.” After thatment Nozomi was oh so close to murdering the old man. Not literally mind you, it would require a lot more for the girls to get murderous but still, she wanted to put a kunai to his throat.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Yamato, seeing this, couldn’t help but have a wry smile on his face. All things considered Tazuna wasn’t all that bad of a client. A bit confrontational but he had seen worse in his career as a ninja. He felt like this would be a good lesson for the girls.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“If you don’t have anything useful to say then zip it. We need to keep guard and concentrate if you want to keep your head attached to your neck.” To the rest of team Yamato’s surprise thisment was made by Hinata. Yes, that gentle and shy Hinata, though the shy part is extremely debatable at this point in time.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“All right everyone, let''s not waste any more daylight and start walking.” and so their rather boring journey started. Thend of waves is an ind not far off thend of fire’s south coast. Thend of fire being a ratherrge country would mean that they would need to traverse a ratherrge distance. For jounin like Yamato going at full speed at least two days would be needed. Unfortunately they couldn’t go that fast since they needed to keep pace with Tazuna who for all intents and purposes is a normal human being.


    <span style="font-weight:400">If they were to walk from dawn to dusk with an hour break every meal then they would need at least a week of travel. Of course this wouldn’t be the case either as the old man wouldn’t be able to keep such a pace. Therefore the trip there would take them at least two weeks plus an extra week or so for Tazuna to build his bridge; they would be out of Konoha for around a month give or take a week. All of this brings us to what is happening right now, three days after the left.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I am so bored!” Tomoka couldn’t help butin after keeping it in for thest three days. Even though she had a constant stream of memories and infoing from her phantoms to keep her upied somewhat she still felt bored. Now she couldn’t even start toprehend how the other’s weren’t bored to death.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Same!” Nozomi responded almost instantly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Me too.” Hinata answered as well.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I don’t know what is worse, walking for days without anything interesting happening or painting fences for the nth time!” Hearing Tomoka, the other two girls nodded.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well girls, this is how C-ranked escort missions usually go. It is rather rare for the target to get attacked since those that would be keen on doing are bandits who wouldn’t attack ninja’s unless they are suicidal.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Hearing Yamato’s words, the three girls thought the same thing.


    <span style="font-weight:400">‘‘‘Makes sense but still! Boring!’’’