Pulling Weeds

Mission specs:

In order to get his mind off of certain things, Ichigo decided he might as well use that time to go on a mission. He couldn't really call himself a shinobi of Kumogakure if he never really did anything that would benefit his village and after all, it had been quite some time since he last completed one. Trying to remember what happened on his first official mission after making his return as a shinobi, the Drunk recalled it had something to do with a protest against the Raikage after the man took the mantle of leadership by force. Safe to say, not everyone accepted the way of things back then. So it was up to the blacksmith's son to make sure order returned and the protest got stopped before everything got out of hand. Fortunately there wasn't a reason to worry as things went back to the way they were.

Considering his wish to become a full fledged shinobi of Kumogakure, it came as no surprise that Ichigo had to get his hands dirty once in a while. Only he didn't really except it would have to be taken so literally. Upon reading the mission request, Ichigo noticed it wasn't like any of the other tasks that were usually given to the shinobi of the village. Whereas the man assumed it was going to be another protecting, guarding or whatever, it seemed this one was something completely different. The Drunk wasn't all too sure how to feel about this one if he was completely honest. "Pulling weeds huh?" Not exactly the kind of job he expected a shinobi to do. Anyway, it wasn't like there was room for him to complain. Everyone had to start somewhere and most of the time it would be at the bottom. Got to start low if you want to make your way up, or so he thought.

Now that he had set his mind to it, Ichigo arrived at one of the civilians' garden. An old lady welcomed him, explaining how usually her son was the one who took care of removing the weeds but unfortunately he had to leave on a business trip, temporarily leaving his mother alone. "No worries ma'am, I'm here now. You can relax while I take care of your garden" the Drunk said with a gentle smile before asking where he could find the tools that were needed to deal with the weeds. Fully prepared Ichigo finally began the mission, needless to say he'd be proceeding with caution. Carefully removing the plants that had withered and became dry and shrivelled, making sure to avoid the ones that were still healthy and brimming with life. A couple of hours had passed, drops of sweat appeared on his forehead while the Drunk's fingers turned all kinds of brown and green from pulling weeds, a sign he kept himself busy.

Once the garden had been completely taken care of Ichigo would return the tools and say his goodbyes to the old lady.

(Exit)

(TWC: 501)
Claims:
- 500 towards Gate of Healing
- 10 AP, max stat discount
- Mission rewards (600 ryo: 500 + 100 Genin bonus)

Approved