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Leaning against the wall Kaekio sat there with her eyes closed. Surveying each person passing through the village gate as they went past, seeing if any of them were going to come her direction. She let out a sigh. She had been waiting here for nearly an hour, and although she had gotten here early, it was only 30 minutes early and her mission partner was running late. Kaekio wasn't too fond of the Chunin exams this year. So far, all it meant for her was that she was having to do missions with foreigners simply so they could improve village relations. Today her mission was with the fabled Guayin, Nanashi. The pestilence of Iwagakure. She had heard stories of his power since she was a Genin, but she had never met the man. So far her impression of him was less than stellar, seeing as how he was late. Kaekio almost wanted to pout, seeing as how she was missing precious time with Nozomi. Kaekio pulled off her sage cloak hood. and looked over at the gate. Her long blue hair was being cover by her sage cloak and it felt odd. She placed her hands on the back of her neck and lifted it out, briefly touching on the hilts of either of her black blades. Her headband hung around her neck, and her kunai pouch rested on her right leg, with some in her sleeves for quick access.

Kaekio let out a yawn, as she stretched her arms. She then groaned as she thought about Nozomi sleeping in Kaekio's bed and Kaekio wanting to be right there next to her all cuddled up. It would be so much better than what she was going to go do now. Dealing with 6 rogue shinobi. The sound of it, almost made her want to go back to sleep. Seriously though, she has dealt with so many rogue shinobi, even when she was weaker, that this mission sounded like one big drag to her. Although she couldn't help but smile thinking of all of the praise Sano must have gave her when talking to this Nanashi guy. But, then she would have expectations to meet. And those, she hated. Oh well, if he did have expectations for her, she would simply have to surpass them. She gave herself a brief nod of reassurance. She might not be the strongest, fastest, or smartest shinobi. But, she knew that she had made Sanosuke proud on several occasions. She also achieved sage mode much faster than most people ever could. And, unbeknownst to most people, she possessed the secret to the legendary Chidori technique. It was a technique that was widely known, but little used. Hell most people didn't even know how to use it. The reason most people didn't use it is because they didn't possess means to counter-act some of the drawbacks of the technique. Kaekio however, was a little different. She could sense things in more than one way, and that not only allowed her to use Chidori, but it made her good at some other things too. Kaekio watched the gate, waiting.

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WC:530
Total WC: 530
EP Earned: 0

Quirks. The dictionary defines the word as having a peculiar behavioral habit. This custom being entirely unique to the interest, though one might find someone else with a similar habit, rarely are they exactly the same, coming to fruition for a plethora of different reasons. Anything and everything can be a trigger, prompting an oddity to form, and presenting itself as more than a hobby or other mundane habit of an individual.

While everyone happen to have them, quirks, an eccentricity of a person, is extremely common amongst shinobis or those who walk with death on a daily basis. It's what keeps them from breaking under the stress that comes with their particular occupation. What seems like an oddity to others, to a shinobi, it's a way to humanize themselves; a way to keep any shreds of their remaining sanity intact.  A way to ease their conscious after they killed someone(s); a way to forget the atrocities committed all in the name of their village. . . their daimyo.

Some would argue that they don't have quirks, having no need for it due to having complete control over their emotions in and out of the battle - remaining sane. That's a bunch of bullshit. No one, especially shinobi, who walk beside death on a daily occurrence can keep their sanity intact. It simply doesn't happen. One might assumed they can, however, sooner or later, they will ultimately break, like many others, leaving the pieces to be picked up by their comrades and loved ones.

The light sound of snoring caused Nanashi's eyes to snap open. The yellow, serpentine-like orbs looking around the dimly lit room, trying to find the location of the noise before looking downward and taking not of the sleeping person laying on his bare chest. Memories of their activities last night and this morning flooded to the forefront of his mind as he moved a few stray, blonde, locks from his companion's face - being careful not to wake them. He didn't smile nor show any outward sign of enjoying the woman's present. Even when the woman moaned softly, murmuring words only for his ears and the bedroom walls, tightening around him, Nanashi's facial feature didn't show anything.

While his body was reacting to the woman, like any heterosexual male would in the situation, his thoughts were elsewhere. Today he would be undertaking a mission with one of Kumo's more promising Special Jounin, Kaekio, to handle some missing-nins who been causing a bit too much ruckus for the Raikage to simply ignore. Though the mission was only A-rank, something he believed he could handle on his own because there were politics at play and other jargon, he couldn't take it alone. Hence, him being accompanied by Kaekio; the girlfriend of a certain Kiri-nin Nanashi saved some time ago. Asides from what he learned from Nozomi and the local gossip, him taking the latter with a grain of salt, Nanashi didn't know much about the kunoichi. And while that might normally be a bad thing for his profession, he was fairly confident such information wasn't needed at the current time. They would surely, along the course of the mission, hint their abilities which would be sufficient.

Any more thoughts about the upcoming mission or Kaekio was placed on hold when his companion made a request - having woke up doing his inner musing. Feeling like a gentlemen at the moment, Nanashi didn't hesitate to comply with it. . .After all, he did have some time to kill, might as well be active, right?

Their activities would carry over from the bedroom to the bath and back to the bedroom for another quick session before Nanashi finally left the hotel room, leaving the woman passed out in bed, and not before taking another shower, smelling like sex might not be the best way to greet the person you will be working with. Of course, taking all of this into account, it's now surprising that Nanashi was running kind of late.

Normally very punctual, being the first one to arrive at any designation, Nanashi decided against during this in case his partner decided to come and retrieve him from his residence that wasn't too far from the gates were they were going to exit through. So, instead of arriving at the gates earlier, and potentially missing his partner who might have went by his place of residence, Nanashi decided to indulge in one of his less than morbid quirks, sex, while waiting for Kaekio. And seeing how she didn't come to fetch him, he decided to head to the gates, after another quickie of course.

Dressed in a dark grey kimono with matching pants and standard shinobi shoes. The long sleeves of the kimono hidden where he kept his main pair of senbons within their respective hostler. Attached to the black sash around his waist were two pouches containing senbons and an assortment of standard shinobi weapons. His headband was hung loosely from his head, displaying the Iwa symbol, along with keeping some of his longer bangs from obscuring his vision. Making his way through the sparsely crowded streets, he greeted those who he passed along the way towards the gate.

Yellow eyes fell upon a dark hair beauty, standing near the gate, watching those who enter and exit, wrapped in a cloak of sort. It didn't take him long to realize that the woman, who he may or may not been checking out, was Kaekio, Nozomi's girlfriend, and his partner for this mission. Without wasting any more time, Nanashi approached the woman "I'm assuming you are Ryuzoji, Kaekio? And my partner for this mission?", words so eerily calm, soothe, innocent, poured from his lips, lulling the unexpected into a false sense security. Nanashi wanting to make sure, that the woman before him was indeed the one who he thought she was.

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She felt his presence before she saw his his yellow eyes. Her eyes dragged down his grey kimono, with matching pants. Not failing to catch his iwagakure headband. It was him. She couldn't see any other reason a ramdon iwagakure ninja would approach her from out of the blue. Her Blue eyes dug into him like barbed obsidian spears. Striking, and seemingly piercing through the man himself. Her gae would almost feel like if acutal spears where stabbing him. "I'm assuming you are Ryuzoji, Kaekio? And my partner for this mission?", The words rolled from his tongue, smooth and well practiced in the way of calming. That was an good talent for a shinobi, however kaekio wouldn't indulge in any false security her eyes remained focus on him. Blue circles appeared around her eyes as pointy ears formed at the top of her head. Her tail being hidden by her cloak. She tried her best not to bare her teeth and growl at the man. Her voice came out as sharp as her gaze was. "Where in the hell were you?" She asked him. "No wait." She sniffed the air once. taking in the full scent of the man even though he was a few meters away. Her gaze grew even harsher. "Sex? Really?" even though the man had showered her nose could pick up the minute smell of it... a smell she had picked up on sano a few times as well. Her time with the wolves had improved a few thing about her, her sense of smell being one. She let out a deep sigh as her ears and the rings around her eyes went away. "Let's go Pestilence." She said as she stood up from the wall, not giving the man any time to say anything as she walked towards the rice fields. Today was going to be a long day.

There was many things she knew about the man. She had been given a file on him for the few things that kumogakure knew about him, some of his... hobbies... included. she honestly wasn't all that surprised it's what made the man late, but she was a little irritated she had forbade herself from participating in the same activity so she could be early. In fact she hadn't done it with Nozomi at all, and she would be lying if she said that she didn't want too. It was a natural response she was sure, and so she knew there was no reason to be ashamed of it. For heaven sake's she already saw the girl topless. Kaekio gave her head a quick shake, to clear the thoughts and to hopefully remove some of the blush that was trying to push it's way to the surface. She had to focus on the mission. That was what was important now.

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WC: 483
Total WC: 1013
EP Earned: 1

To those who was privileged in knowing exactly what Nanashi was capable of, having read up about his exploits in the name Iwagakure no Sato, than the way he spoke with an innocent undertone would set some of the more hardening shinobi on edge; being wary of his presence. For the ability to speak in such a placid manner isn't something seen with any run-of-the-mill shinobi. It takes someone will considerable skill to mask any signs of being what they were becoming do to the profession they were chosen. However, to those who knew him before he became a shinobi, having seen what he was capable of prior being polished by his mother, they would be both scared and relieved at the same time. Fearful of seeing the carnage that had been or about or about to be spilled and thankful it wasn't directed at them. Yes, those were the general reaction of those who knew something about-about Guanyin Nanashi.

Yellow crystals, serpentine-like, locked onto the sharp gaze of Ryuzoji, Kaekio; the pet of the current Raikage and Nozomi's lover. Fear was non-existent within his orbs as he looked through the woman who would be his partner for this mission. He knew very little regarding woman before him. Her surname being the only thing he had concern himself with. Having spent time in learning about the famous Ryuzoji clan that some believed will hold a standing within Kumogakure no Sato in the same light, or similar,  as the fabled Senju do in Konohagakure no Sato. A powerful clan in their own right with their most notable member having been the candidate of Raikage but turned the position down, or so say the rumors, for reasons of their own. After that, there hadn't been any noteworthy members till Kaekio came into the scene during the Chuunin Exams. A talented raiton user with an attribute towards kenjutsu - like the majority of Kumogakure shinobi - along with being proficient with the Katon element.  The only thing separating them about being their respective clans and secondary specialization,  Asides from the aforementioned thing, and excluding things as looks and personality, both of them were similar. The two shinobi sharing affinities and primary specialization - although, that could be argued in Nanashi case considering what he mostly known for.

Though, it would seem the rumors of the woman before him being a Sage seem to have some merit. The blue circles around her eyes, accentuating her light blue eyes bringing them out to the forefront, being a tale-tell sign of her being a Sage. Although, he didn't know what her Saga animal was, there were rumors of it being a wolf, however, he had yet to find out any hard evidence to support such a theory. This would make it what? The third Sage in Kumogakure? Tying with Konohagakure no Sato in amount of Senjutsu users in a village, but beating the village by having more active ones. How things have shifted.

An question about his whereabouts were asked, and before he could give an answer, that's if he was going to give one, it was answered by the same one who had asked it. His partner having obliviously smelled the lingering pheromones on his body from recent activity. Of course it could have been the stench of sex, however, he made sure to remove any traces of that before coming here. His natural scent being a light earthy fragrance that blended well with the environment. Leaving his own essence being what she was smelling. Normally humans couldn't smell the aroma, however, animals could. So, her being a Sage must have been a reason why she could smell them.

A smile tugged on the corner of his lips as she answered her own question "I find having sex before going a mission like this  to be a good distraction. It makes you forget that in mere moments you will be reaping others lives. Don't you have sex before missions. . .", he inquired. Not caring much about the answer but wanted to strike up a conversation, although before she could answer, he added another tidbit  " . . . with Nozo-chan?". Kaekio and Nozomi, he knew that the two were a couple, having been told this by the latter when visiting Kirigakure no Sato sometime ago. He having went to the village to meet and check-up on the girl he had saved during the Seven Bell fiasco. He wonder did his partner know this?

"These Rice Paddies. . .", grabbing her partner attention as he followed alongside her, not looking back at the distancing gates, "What can you tell me the place? Do the locals treat outsiders differently? Is there anything of importance I should know about the place beforehand?" He wanted to know anything and everything regarding the mission destination. Not being a person from Kumogakure, he didn't know the terrain or culture that well. So, any insight Kaekio could give would be greatly appreciated.

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