A mission with a new partner.

Mission Name: Deal with the Wolves
Mission Type: Elimination
Mission Rank: C
Mission Goal: Eliminate the group of rabid wolves
Description: A group of rabid wolves has moved into the area, killing livestock and attacking people. They've been driven utterly mad by something but are too much of a danger to leave alive. Eliminate them.
Payment: 15,000
Requirements: 2 genin

There had been a mission assigned to Tengoku that had a partner already assigned to it. One that wasn't his sister. He had tried to ask the administration building to reconsider but had barely managed more than awkward pleading. They had explained it was important for him to associate himself with others as well. He needed to branch out some and work with others if he wanted to be considered eventually for a rank within the tracking corps of the nation. They knew his tracking abilities so they had assigned him with someone else. Someone who had decent capabilities for the mission at hand but might still have use for a tracker nin. Ten had eventually given in to their demands as he really didn't have much choice in the matter. He may be the Hokage's student (At least officially. They didn't talk much) but that wasn't buying him much leeway here. So he had accepted the mission. Partially because he had to and partially because of the nature of it. He considered the woods the packs territory. If there was something driving the wolves wild in the twins absence they needed to handle it. Establish order in the woods and then find out what caused the discord in the first place.

Tengoku would be standing at the edge of the woods where the wolves had last been seen running into after attacking some sheep at the nearby farm. Only some of the sheep had been killed for food but some had simply been slaughtered for being there. It was extremely rabid and unusual behavior for the wolves. Ten would reach down with his left hand and hold the basic katana on his hip idly by the handle. A steel handle with black cloth wrapped along the hilt for grip. A simple guard with nothing etched onto it and a black scabbard with only a poorly etched wolf head on the top. He had tried but he was no craftsmen. Tengoku had slipped into a pair of black slacks with a sword belt. Black boots with the steel toe on the outside had been polished. He was wearing a brand new black tank top with his headband hanging loosely around his neck. Over his outfit was a large fur coat that went down to his knee's. Making him appear like a large black wolf from behind somewhat. His silver hair matched his silver dog like ears. Which would twitch at the sounds around him. His silver eyes turning to look at anyone approaching. He was dressed confidently but his form was not. His shoulders were hunched and his eyes would divert to the ground to avoid eye contact as his fingers would fidget with his sword and coat. He was clearly shy.

The mission was of a lower rank than ones she was usually on nowadays. She’d gotten used to running B ranked missions, handling large bandit camps, assassinations, and internal investigations involving genjutsu and other elements. So a C rank mission to take out some wolves that had gone rabid was certainly different to what the dark haired Uchiha was used to. However it was no less important to the village as a whole. A pack of wolves generally hunted what they needed to survive, no more, no less. A pack of rabid wolves however had been driven crazy and would hunt and kill for the sport of it. “One might even say they’re simply becoming more like us..” She muttered under her breath as she moved through the forest. Also odd from what norm was nowadays was that she had been assigned a partner for this mission. She hadn’t questioned it, if the powers that be wanted her to associate with more of the shinobi in the force, then so be it. She would do her duty for the village.

Arriving in the area of the pack's last known location she would instinctively activate her sharingan eyes and begin to look for signs. The three black tomoe upon the red sea would grant her incredible vision and foresight into what she saw. She could see the chakra signature of a man in the distance, her partner perhaps? She would move toward the individual, her hand upon the hilt of her own standard issue katana. As she got closer she could see that he had silver wolf ears, and a black fur coat. He almost looked like a large wolf himself if it wasn’t for the stark difference between his ears and back. Oh, and the whole standing upright thing, that was a clue too.

Landing not too far away from him, about ten meters or so. Close enough to tell him she was there to speak to him, but far enough away to not cause immediate alarm, Akari would keep her hand upon the hilt. Until he turned toward her to meet her eyes that was. When he did she would see the Konoha headband around his neck. Hers would be on her arm, openly visible. Her red blouse, black skirt, and black thigh high socks making a stark difference between his silvery black wolf motif. The ears however, looked real. That was different, but not something she would bring attention to yet. It was rude to do so and she did her best to not be uncivilized. Once his eyes met hers for a moment, he would avert his gaze, shy then? That was okay, she could do friendly. “Good morning, I am Akari Uchiha, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” She would say, a small smile on her features as she greeted her partner.

Tengoku would turn as a dark haired girl landed near him. His eyes locking onto hers for a moment. Foolish enough to look an Uchiha in the eye and saw her sharingan. He wasn't familiar with it too well so he didn't know what it could do but he knew of it. A sharingan meant an Uchiha. Weren't they like legendary? Holy shit they paired him up with an Uchiha. Well shit. What was he even really doing here? His ears twitched in discomfort as he averted his gaze. It wasn't to avoid looking at the sharingan. Simply put he was just embarrassed if anyone looked at him. He had caught the glance to the top of his head and that she noted his ears. He felt kind of like a freak at the moment. He would stare down at the ground and shuffle his left foot a little. Like he wasn't sure what to do with himself. She had a sword too so she must be a kenjutsu specialist. Would she laugh at his forms if he drew his blade? Probably. If she was a legendary kinda person his meek efforts at sword play could hardly have a chance to impress.

She would introduce herself with confidence and he would pause in shuffling long enough to raise the hand from his blade to clasp at his opposing arms elbow nervously. She confirmed her name and now he was going to tell her some no name family name. Not even one of the major clans. He would look to the side as he forced himself to speak up. His voice was almost too quiet but just loud enough to be heard clearly at that distance. Like he was avoiding asserting himself at all. "Oh uh...hi there...Ms. Uchiha lady. Oh um, my name is Ten....uh Tengoku Shinku. I...If its alright with you I um...I think I am supposed to help you as a...well a tracker nin. Not that you need any help of course I just....If you want me to I mean..." He trailed off with color filling his cheeks. Stumbling over his own words like he had never talked to another person before. Aside from his sister he rarely actually did. There was zero hint of self confidence in him. If anything he seemed overly nervous. Not about the wolf pack they were to be hunting. It was his natural hunting grounds anyway. No he was worried about actually having to talk to someone.

As his eyes moved away from her's she'd mentally acknowledge the fact that he seemed to be avoiding the gaze of her sharingan. A smart move, although that initial thought would end when he started to nervously shuffle his feet. When she introduced herself his arms went up to clasp each other close to his body. A defense mechanism against others? What had she done to deserve it? Was he simply this awkward? His voice would answer that, no confidence, no assertion, it was like he was scared out of his mind of her. He didn't even use her given name. Was that it? Was he simply nervous around an Uchiha? Such a thing wasn't necessary. She wasn't the type to rely upon her clan name for everything. It was a useful tool at times sure which she wasn't afraid to use, but rely upon? No. So why be so afraid of a name of all things?

She would take it in stride though, the best way to handle this would be to prove to him that he needn't be scared of her. "Please Tengoku, call me Akari. I welcome the assistance of a partner no matter how helpful they and a tracker nin will be very helpful indeed. Based on your appearance, you appear to be very fond of, or associate closely with wolves. Do you think this pack can be saved without putting them down?" She'd ask, polite and friendly, just as she'd been before. If she could save the pack she'd do that before killing them to be sure. However she had to be prepared to take them down too. It was a thought she didn't like, especially since the powers that be decided that a man who so obviously loved wolves should be involved. If he was uncomfortable, she'd take care of the elimination, it was the least she could do.

Tengoku would slowly look up as she spoke before shoving his hands into his pockets and giving a non committal shrug to being considered useful. He would let his silver eyes meet hers again. Studying her as if unsure what to think. Truthfully he was. She was supposed to be this epic level being based on the stories. She was probably out of his league when it came to combat though. He wondered if she could handle his sister. The smartest girl in the village against someone born with power. They had been but abandoned children at an orphanage most of their lives. Just children no one wanted around. They had learned to survive in these woods only because the people seemed to understand them less than the wild. They had developed a lack of trust for humans. Not that they weren't human but they had shared some physical traits with canines and it had caused them a lot of trouble in the past. So he was shy because he had rarely been accepted by anyone but his sister. Going on a mission with someone else was bound to force him to address some of those insecurities. Or at least that was the hope.

Ten would smile meekly as she asked about his understanding of the situation. Truth was he wasn't sure what was driving the wolves mad. Likely though they still had some connection to their instincts. The way a pack behaved usually stayed the same despite outside factors. The fact that is was still a pack was promising. Tengoku would go over to the edge of the tree's and pluck a tiny tuft of fur off one of the lower hanging branches. Quickly sending out his sensory to detect everything touching the ground around them. Speaking as he squatted there. Looking at the tuft of fur as he did so. "I don't know about an affinity for them but my sister and I do somewhat live like a pack would. That said this is a pack of animals designed to track and hunt it's prey. At the moment they are not within five hundred meters of us but this suggests they were moving west recently. This is considerably out of their territory. We may just need to calm them down though. Once I detect them we will move downwind from them. So we can get closer before they detect us. From there it's a matter of dealing with the alpha. Defeat her and the rest of the pack should be hesitant to attack. Assuming you don't kill her."