A Challenge | D Rank Mission

Mission Details:

The sounds of this mission had to be false on Leora’s eyes. There was no way the Raikage would even approve of such a mission, or so Leora had thought. Still despite how mediocre it sounds Leora accepted her second mission this month to take on the supposedly fastest man. To be honest Leora wasn’t much of a speed type person so long as she gets from point A to point B. The sounds of her sandals can be heard from the steps that Leora takes. Busy people nearly crowd the streets as Leora was heading toward this supposedly challenger to a race.

Sure enough upon arrival Leora spotted a particular man with a trimmed beard and short messy dark hair. Garbed in traveling gear that has seen better days, but they were still functional from what Leora can see. He had a grin on his face upon seeing Leora and honestly she suddenly felt like she shouldn’t have accepted that mission. “I challenged the city’s military to a race and they send some kid over here instead? They must have a lot of faith in you girly.” Dealing with people was one thing, but it was this guy’s mocking attitude that was ticking Leora off. Her eyes narrowed at the man before speaking on a more serious level. “Or they know that a kid can outrun you any day and at any time.”

That rewarded a low whistle coming from the man’s lips as he began to stretch his body. “That’s quite a fire you got in your eyes. Fine i’ll play along. We’re to race from this point all the way to the Raikage’s door. Whoever gets there first wins the title and the reward.” Short and easy in Leora’s mind since she was more familiar to the most important building in the village. Leora didn’t really need stretches as the man drew an invisible line for Leora to get behind. “Ready… set…” The guy paused for a moment as his eye shifted over to the genin. “Go!”

Wind howls past her ears as Leora sprinted through the crowd of people with the man steadily gaining ground on her due to his longer strides. She scoffed at the idea that she was being beaten, and if only these people were out of her way. Leora remedied that by leaping herself up to the walls before scaling up to the roofs. It might be considered cheating, but Leora sprinted and leapt from building to building straight for the Raikage’s building. Sure the guy did get a headstart, but he was essentially taking the long way compared to Leora essentially moving in a straight line.

The problem Leora was experiencing is that she felt her lungs starting to experience an uncomfortable burning sensation. Still the girl pushed on as she leapt and tumbled into rolls to maintain her momentum. Finally on the last drop with Leora sliding down with chakra repeatedly magnetizing herself to the wall. With a leap from the wall Leora flipped with an added twirl she lands in front of the building. Leora looked around for the guy, but her eyes didn’t catch that face. Shrugging her shoulders, Leora walked inside the building and greeted the receptionist. Then she proceeded to walk up the stairs to the Raikage’s office which thankfully was closed.

Leora waited a good two minutes leaning against the wall next to the heavy door before the guy finally came up the stairs. He was sweaty, and though he seemed to be a bit winded the man still looked like he could still go a bit longer. “Guess i should’ve known you would be able to get here first. Though i figured you would tire out to be honest.” A brow rose on Leora’s face as she was expecting more of an apology for mocking her. Instead he reached into his pouch and started to count the ryo until it was ten thousand. “A deal is a deal. I lost the challenge, so i have to pay up. Next time though, i’ll be the one who’ll claim that prize.”

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