Sound Daimyo's Office[Ask for Permission and knock before you enter]

"So you're telling me I have to travel all the way to Kumogakure?" Junpei's voice sounded irritated as he spoke to the five men seated before him with his fingers interlaced and his elbows holding them up on his desk. Each of them his Seven Swords Expedition workers he hired back in Kirigakure, before he even met the previous Mizukage Neru. They had been gone for a month and only had returned to Junpei with knowledge on a single blade. He was peeved at the workers, but he couldn't blame them for he spent many years searching for them and still had not one in his possession, so at least they had information. "Alright then, I guess this would be an opportunity to test something out . . ." He trailed off as he drummed the fingers of one of his hands on his desk. It may be risky, but if the man he met back in Kirigakure, Sketh, had stayed true to his end of the bargain, then his name should have been erased from some Bingo Book's and also his status as a Missing Ninja should be revoked.

"Alright then . . . You guys will stay here to guard the village while I'm gone then. Like always Hikaru will be staying with me, so my father is in charge." He paused a moment making sure he covered all bases and then he nodded. "Dismissed." His workers stood and nodded to him. Though a bow was respectful, they knew Junpei wasn't so fond of the gesture. Each of them filing out of his office, he was left in there alone with only his thoughts keeping him company. Soon enough Hikaru would be returning from some errands or whatever it was he did, so Junpei began to take the time to devise a letter.

Mission:

Kamina was strolling through Otogakure rather nicely. He was wrapped up in a plain black cloak, his anbu gear underneath that for some extra protection and his anbu mask on his face and his mask was partially concealed by the hood that draped over his head. It was easy to make your through little villages like this when you simply acted like you belong. He was going to see the newly appointed Daimyo of the sound, the notorious Junpei Hozuki, a former associate. Kamina had never actually met the man but today he was going to escort him into Lightning country. As much as he would rather be doing many other things that didn't involve work he needed the money to fund a few more of his precious experiments. Finally his attention was grabbed when he made his way into the Daimyo's mansion and he didn't even go to far before stumbling across a man who was all dressed up with barely any discernible features. The other person was a small girl, she was wearing a sound headband, a genin no doubt as she lacked the flak jacket. Of course he could be wrong and she could be undercover like the man but it was unlikely. Naturally he stopped before the two people but he wasn't quite sure what to say he decided to sound somewhat professional while still letting Junpei know who he was.

"Kamina Shurajo reporting for duty."

(240wc)

There was a smirk on Kamina's face although nobody could see it because of the mask. The reason he had worn it was because he didn't want to be bum rushed by pitchforks cause somebody had seen his face on a poster or in a bingo book. Thankfully enough he wasn't too worried about it as he was now in the presence of the Daimyo and if need be he could stop a wild pitch fork attack before it even started. In any case it was rather apparent that he didn't need to wear it anymore so he removed it, and placed it gently in a pouch strapped to his leg, while simultaneously grabbing a pair of glasses from it and placing them over his eyes. It was the phrase 'I'm not the only one that remains' that confirmed his suspicions. Not only proving the obvious facts but letting him know that Junpei doesn't know of any other survivors of the takeover. It was a shame really, he could of used that hyuuga's byakuugan and the Senju's DNA for many expirements. Pushing those thoughts out of his head he caught the last bit of Junpei's rambling only to be called an Angel while he called the girl a demon... That was rude but what could one expect from a former Akatsuki member. It was soon after this that Junpei was ready to leave the only thing to do know was to wait for the girl to prepare herself with something involving ants, which was another weird occurrence in itself, no doubt having something to do with the little blades he could see protruding from the girls back. Alas it was of no concern to him at the moment but the mutation certainly grabbed his attention. He still couldn't quite figure out what ants had to do with it however...

[Exit]

(309wc)