Mission Name: Raw Rowdy Rocktails
Mission Type: Chore
Mission Rank: C
Mission Goal: Help some fisherman to catch a bunch of Rocktails.
Description: One of the strongest and hardest to catch fish is the Rocktail, which earned its name due to its sturdy tail with which it can deliver some powerful slaps that could hurt people very badly and is rumoured to even break rocks and the shells of crustaceans with it. It also has a pair of powerful boney jaws that can bite through the hardest leather with a single bite. No matter how tough they are though, their meat's a delicacy...
Payment: 15,000 ryo
Requirements: Chuunin or genin team
Ikomiki had a complicated relationship with the ocean. She hated the water, but she loved the fish.
It came in part with her feline heritage. Just getting close to the ocean made her anxious. It was a problem she faced during the boat ride here for the Chunin Exams. The fact that there were fancy ninja tricks that helped you walk on water made it a bit easier to deal with. After first learning that trick in the forests of Konoha she felt as if she had mastered water and would never have to fear it again. That was when the only thing she had known were rivers and lakes. Now, facing the ocean, it was a different story all together. It rumbled and growled at her. Just by the way it moved she could tell it was bloodthirsty, wanting to kill. The ocean was a terrifying beast. She hated it more than anything. One day she would tame it or conquer it or kill it. Something like that.
Staring out into the roiling sea, the gentle breeze would carry stands of Ikomiki’s white hair off behind her. The sky was clear, without any indication of a storm, but there was a light breeze coming in from the ocean anyway. She didn’t understand it and it made her suspicious. The ocean clearly had mysterious powers. Nobody in the village seemed intent on giving her a straight answer on how best to defend yourself against its power, frustratingly enough, and so she would be forced to go at it with only her instincts.
Carefully she would feel out the wood of the dock. Her weight would be testingly pressed against it, teasing the wood to feel how strong it was and what it could handle. It was nothing compared to the Senju Forests she was familiar with, and just seeing its decrepit appearance made her not trust it. As she felt out that it was able to hold her weight without crumbling into splinters she would slowly step out onto it.
The dock was full of small fishing boats various intervals, along with the bustle of what appeared to be sailors and fishermen. Her ears would twitch at the crowd. Already she wasn’t so sure about this mission.