Note, this is a C-rank mission
A courier had dropped off a package in front of the Mochizuki residence (and playhouse) during the middle of the night, and no one could figure out who it was addressed to, for it simply read: “The Hand” in blood-red script with the scary-looking seal of the Main Branch on it. In fact, the very ominousness of the package suggested that perhaps the courier might have gotten confused and dropped the parcel off at the wrong house, for after all the Mochizuki were a troupe of entertainers, not a troupe of severed appendages! It was eventually decided to make Tama just deal with it, since if Tama turned into Hamburger Helper or became the scapegoat in an international incident as a result, well, nothing of value was lost. Or at least, that’s how Masao imagined the family would get it to the Hand of the Merces Letifer.
The letter within said:This message is solely for the Hand of the Sennin.
You are to meet with His Majesty Shogun Shiro Amakusa Yuuto Shiranai vi Kaminari on his leisure day on the tenth of this month (that is in two days) at the Red Palace in Raiden’s Eye, and spend the day with him on a “date.”
The Bakufuu Security Agency has arranged the necessary security precautions allowing the Shogun to venture from the palace and into the city proper, but to avoid attracting the attention of terrorist groups such as the Kingslayers, you two will be incognito and act like normal teenagers. This will not be a problem as most of the public has not actually seen the Shogun’s face publicly.
You will engage in mutual activities such as “Going shopping at the mall,” “Eating takoyaki together,” “Seeing a scary movie,” and “Having an awkward moment while sitting on a park bench together as the sun starts to set and all of the other couples nearby start to get close.” This is to perpetuate the illusion that you are interested in the Shogun as a person, and not as a political means to obtain more funding and special privileges for your village.
During this date you will advance the agenda of Kumogakure. Your true mission is to obtain a guaranteed hundred million yen budget increase for Kumogakure for the next fiscal year, which the Council of Nobles is currently seeking to eliminate. You will convince the Shogun to use his override power on this legislation to secure our budget increase.
Further notes: Use your discretion regarding allowing the Shogun to perform carnal acts such as holding hands (a lewd proposition but if you deem it necessary you must swallow your pride and allow him to perform the deed). Do not allow Chancellor Tachibana to buy your contract from Kumogakure and make you a concubine. This will invalidate your shinobi status! Finally, utilize your sister, Tomo, for guidance on how to look more feminine. The Shogun is not into yaoi.
Once the “date” is over, you will report immediately back to Kumogakure. A carriage will be waiting for you at the Palace gates. I will expect your full report and your success in your mission. Otherwise, you will receive a severe brushing.
-T. Masao, Sennin.
Inside the package, were several items of interest: A passport with Tama’s fake identity (really just her own name but with the shinobi status erased), a cute charm bracelet and necklace set (RF transmitters for if trouble arose), a small bottle of perfume (ANBU truth serum to slip into a drink if necessary), and as a menacing reminder of the brutal consequences of failure, a new tortoiseshell hairbrush.