The Winding Crown: Konoha Lumberyard and Specialty Shop

[Wolfe Whitehorn]

Property Owned by: Masahiro Hatake

Awash in the golden glow of the sunlight peering over the Hokage Monument, yet nestled just softly away from the Forest within Konoha's walls lays a lumbermill and woodworking shop. The glow of the sun filters into the shop through large, intricately carved window frames, casting shadows that appear as black and grey dragons upon the showroom floor. Various workstations lay around the building, manned by a few apprentices or the dedicated workers, and even more numerous are the projects that litter the various shelves and display cases. Everything is angled to lead the eye to a central workstation, manned by a gentleman of the highest caliber.

The Worker: Sai Senju
A smile of utmost sincerity sits upon the face of the man who sits on a wooden barstool with a leather seat. He bears the markings of the Senju Clan on the right breast of his leather apron and his eyes would glow a soft emerald as you peered into them. Coming to a full stand and taking a few labored steps one would find that he has a wooden prosthetic leg on the left side. The man peers out the window into a section of the forest that has been marked off from the rest of the Forest, satisfied that it needn't be regrown yet, the man moves back to his seat and smiles to the customers.

The Inventory:

Non-Metals [xX] This shop generates 5 tonnes of wood a week, and has a maximum capcity of 20 tonnes at a given time.
< 10,000 Ryo per ton>
Large shipments of all non-metallic substances, usually wood, sent straight to the requester’s workshop or village. This lumber is all Konoha Redwood, tinted with a natural cherry glow that seems to really come out when varnished.

Cloth Set [x1]
< 2,000 Ryo>
A large quantity (around 100 square meters’ worth) of industrial grade cloths of the user’s choice.

Wooden Projectiles Pack [x1]
< 5,000 Ryo >
A large set of 500 wooden Kunai, Senbon, and Makibishi each; in other words, enough to arm a small Village comfortably. These projectiles are all blunted and were designed to be training and sparring variants of traditional, lethal, ninja tools. Only able to be purchased under the Kage's Order, or by those of Konin or Higher Rank to restock training grounds.

Kaifū Paper [x1]
< 100 Ryo >
A single, palm-sized sheet capable of 1 simple (no connections) D-ranked Kaifū.
Be careful to not accidently rub the ink off! May cause problems.

Basic Instrument [x1]
< 200 Ryo >
An instrument of the buyer's choosing, crafted with the middle quality materials. This instrument does not give any bonuses to jutsu cast with it.

Fine Instrument [x1]
< 800 Ryo >
An instrument of the buyer's choosing, crafted with the highest quality materials. This instrument slightly increases the effects of Jutsu cast via it.

Small Basic Item, wooden [x1]
< 100 Ryo >
Using basic materials, the guild creates a small item for their customer. (Dagger, bracer, etc.)
• This process takes roughly 1 day.

Medium Basic Item, wooden [x1]
< 200 Ryo >
Using basic materials, the guild creates a medium sized item for their customer. (Katana, chest plate, etc.)
• This process takes roughly 1 day.

Large Basic Item, wooden [x1]
< 300 Ryo >
Using basic materials, the guild creates a large sized item for their customer. (Great sword, full plate suit, etc.)
• This process takes roughly 2 days.

Wood Bundle [x5]
< 5 Ryo >
A cord of cut wood, useful for kindling or shaping. Can be burnt to become charcoal, which will keep a forge lit.

Charcoal [x5]
< 10 Ryo >
5 pounds of raw coal. Useful for lighting, keeping forges lit, and especially for giving them great amounts of heat.  

[NightshadeV1]

【 Hiro Tanaka ≎ Genin ≎ Kohonagakure 】
Ｌｏｃａｔｉｏｎ: Standing in front of Sai Senju _ Ｃｈａｋｒａ: 150 / 150 _ Ｓｔａｍｉｎａ: 150 / 150

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★ ▌ Tsubaki entered into the shop, with the sounds of workers still hard at the job echoing through the building. Hiro entered behind her, sliding the door closed. The air inside had an unmistakable aroma of searing wood, the kind only released by the teeth of a blade, mixing heated friction with a release of the natural kind. A grave difference between the smoldering smoky aroma of coals incinerated the pair had left to the burn of cindering chips that encompassed the two at present.

Vague shelves lined the sides of the entrance, ushering any and all toward a central counter. Each shelf housed a number of specially hand-crafted ornaments from the useful tool to the useless decoration. Hiro knew this shop all too well. Only recently, Hiro had been ordained an Apprentice by the man who kept the shop running, Sai Senju. As he and Tsubaki walked through the aisle to the counter, the ever-present beaming glow of Sai's smile came into vision as the pair approached.

Hiro stopped just short of the counter, giving a small bow to Senju, keeping eyes on him. "Hello, Sir. Hope you're well this evening." Warmer words than normal came from Hiro to Sai Senju as he rose from the bow.

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Ｍｏｏｄ: Calmed _ Ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ Ｕｓｅｄ: N/A _ Ｐｒｏｆｉｌｅ: To Hiro
Ｏｕｔ Ｏｆ Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ:
Not sure how you wanna play this Wolfe, since this is the best place for woodworking, and Hiro's an apprentice woodsmith, figured this would make sense.

Komorebii

Wolfe Whitehorn

 

[Komorebii]

Tsubaki Yamanaka

Genin x Medic/Sensor x Medical License/Resolution x 425/425 x 75/75

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXTsubaki walked in past Hiro, but let him approach the counter first. She was trying not to sneeze at all the new smells. Suddenly, the intercom went off and everyone could hear the Hokage's voice. He called the genin to the dojo, as a man named Bjorn was going to teach them taijutsu and hand-to-hand techniques.

Thinking, briefly, back to that moment in the forest with the little boy, she knew she needed to do something to protect herself in the future. A few taijutsu moves shouldn't knock her out like that, not immediately. She hardly glanced at Hiro as she rushed to the door again. "I gotta get to the dojo!" She hurried out the shop, only speaking again when she was down the street.

"Thanks for the date, Hiro," she grinned as she jumped to the next line of buildings.

[ exit ]

AC: 900 / Ryo: 100

NightshadeVI

 

[NightshadeV1]

【 Hiro Tanaka ≎ Genin ≎ Kohonagakure 】
Ｌｏｃａｔｉｏｎ: Standing in front of Sai Senju. _ Ｃｈａｋｒａ: 150 / 150 _ Ｓｔａｍｉｎａ: 150 / 150

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★ ▌ An evening cut short. Ah well, when the intercom goes off throughout an otherwise peaceful evening, the younglings all love to have their shot. It was the closest to actioin that some might ever see, and for some, a way to prove they belonged among the ranks of Ninja. Hiro Tanaka didn't have those worries. At least not in this moment. Ninja voodoo fighting would come later. He had a job to fulfill at the Winding Crown.

From behind Hiro, the chipper voice of Tsubaki trailed off, just within earshot. She thanked him for the...for the...date. The word made him cringe his face, First the overgrown behemoth in the Gauntlet, that Kazuhiro Isao guy. Now Tsubaki. If ever there was a time for the proverbial facepalm, this was it. He returned gaze back to Sai Senju, who remained sitting on his stool with his ever-present smile. He was so difficult to read at times. He could wear a sneer, a snide grin, and a sympathetic notion all in one singular face at times.

"Apologies for that outburst, Sir," Hiro sighed. "I'm actually here on behalf of Kazuhiro Isao. He told me there was an order of charcoal waiting for him here."

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Ｍｏｏｄ: Flustered _ Ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ Ｕｓｅｄ: N/A _ Ｐｒｏｆｉｌｅ: To Hiro
Ｏｕｔ Ｏｆ Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ:

Wolfe Whitehorn

 

[Wolfe Whitehorn]

Sai smiled as always, from the seat at the back of the store. Coming to a stand on the prosthetic leg he motioned for the young man to follow him. He would pull his long white hair from his face and when they got to the room with the coal he would point to it. Someone had loaded it up onto a cart already, just waiting to be carried out. The old man then squinted his eyes happily and the cleared his throat.

"Tell him I apologize for not having it delivered sooner, Hiro." The old man said with a bit of mirth to his voice.

NightshadeV1

 

[NightshadeV1]

【 Hiro Tanaka ≎ Genin ≎ Kohonagakure 】
Ｌｏｃａｔｉｏｎ: Exiting the Winding Crown. _ Ｃｈａｋｒａ: 150 / 150 _ Ｓｔａｍｉｎａ: 150 / 150

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★ ▌ With the simple motion to the back, Hiro followed Sai Senju into the back of the Winding Crown. Here, the noise got louder moving past a couple people still hard at work at the saws. The two reached the back room, as Hiro reached to the wall, turning on a small gas-fueled lamp by the wall to brighten the stock room. All different styles of lumber were sorted along the corridor, with a few random pallets stacked on carts on the walkway. The second cart was the one Sai pointed at, stocked with bags of charcoal.

"Yes Sir," Hiro replied when Sai gave him the message to send back. He walked over to the cart and pulled it, moving past the first cart stacked with bags of sawdust. As Hiro pulled the cart out of the stock room, he stopped after turning the heavy cart toward the front of the store. "Thank you, I'll make sure to return the cart as soon as I can."

Hiro gave Sai a small bow with his head, both hands still on the cart. He started pushing it forward, past the counter and out toward the door, stopping at the entrance to slide the door open so to get the cart through. After a couple bumps, the cart was outside, and the brisk night air hit Hiro quickly. "See you tomorrow, sir!" was the last sound that came from Hiro as he quickly shut the door on his way out.

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Ｍｏｏｄ: Relaxed _ Ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ Ｕｓｅｄ: N/A _ Ｐｒｏｆｉｌｅ: To Hiro
Ｏｕｔ Ｏｆ Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ:

Wolfe Whitehorn

 

[NightshadeV1]

【 Hiro Tanaka ≎ Genin ≎ Kohonagakure 】
Ｌｏｃａｔｉｏｎ: Exiting the Winding Crown. _ Ｃｈａｋｒａ: 150 / 150 _ Ｓｔａｍｉｎａ: 150 / 150

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★ ▌ With a quick reach and slide, the front door to the Winding Crown was opened once more as the apprentice wood smith Hiro Tanaka returned. The push cart made its rattled echo as the boy pulled it through the entrance, clearing all four wheels from the front before pushing the sliding door closed once more. He shuddered a breath. The warmth of the lumber yard's interior building sent a rush through his body, shaking out the remaining ice cold chill. He knew he'd have one more trek outside to his apartment, but for now, he could get warm inside.

"Back with the cart, Sir." The shout moved through the building. Sai Senju wasn't to be found at his usual perch. Odd, but Hiro wouldn't worry. He pulled the cart through the shelves and toward the back room where Sai kept the finished planks. Quiet filled the empty area. Hiro made it back to the room, reaching for the lantern for more light. No problems there. He moved the cart back where he got it from, leaving Senju's bags just in case there was need for them. Still pretty quiet. Oh well. Hiro would be back in the morning, Hiro could always confer with Sai then if there seemed to be any problems.

The return of the Crown's cart concluded business for the night. Hiro's work for Ima and Isao was finished, and he could chalk them both up as complete. He stayed an extra few moments, warming up, and tried to decide whether tonight was a good night to join the other genin for training, or if he should just stick to going home for a good night's sleep. Either way, after he breathed into his hands a few more times, Hiro prepared to face the elements once more. He grabbed the ice cold handle and pulled the door open, leaving once more before shutting the entry.

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Ｍｏｏｄ: Indecisive _ Ｔｅｃｈｎｉｑｕｅｓ Ｕｓｅｄ: N/A _ Ｐｒｏｆｉｌｅ: To Hiro
Ｏｕｔ Ｏｆ Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ:

Wolfe Whitehorn