A sneeze came out of the transformed state of the Raikage as he let a loose yawn out of his mouth while he stood by the shore line of the bay that would be the location where a private ferry would take him to the village hidden in the mist where a meeting between him and the Mizukage will take place. There was much to talk about, but for now Sanosuke struggling not to sneeze his transformed fur off his pelt. He had been waiting for Kenji to arrive for a few minutes. It wasn't as though he was in a rush since the ferry had yet to arrive. Of course Kenji might be running behind. Being in a relationship, especially a marriage, would do that to a man. Katy was most likely concerned for Kenji's safety and didn't want him to leave just yet. But he had a duty to his village and to him. Activating his senjutsu mode partial so that he would only sense chakra, the markings on his fur glowed to show the chakra of nature entering his body. Sanosuke began to search for the fellow sage. He should be close within his range for him to sense him at this point.

Come on Kenji, where the hell are you? Sanosuke mentally asked Kenji to himself as he tried to sense the sage out. There was much to talk about on their journey to Kiri.

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The tension in air made it cumbersome for Kenji to breathe. "You said no more missions abroad." Kenji looked away. His seated position quickly became uncomfortable as Katy hovered above him. After a slow ascension to his feet, "it's hardly a mission". The words slid out silk like under closed eyes. I could never endure her piercing glare. Kenji internalized with his eyes closed. Katy let out a sigh and placed both hands on his shoulders. The sage lifted one eye lid first. His one eye saw her face, concerned and loving. Kenji now had his eyes open and he inhaled, preparing to speak... "Ugh!" Katy's knee jabbed him in the solar plexus. "I wanted you to see that, don't forget it. Make it home safely."    

Kenji was on his way to meet the Raikage now. They had a meeting in Kirigakure with the Mizukage. He had conversations with the Mizukage before, it was sure to be a mature and reasonable discussion. The Lion Sage was fully equipped though, after all, he was going to another hidden village. He had no idea what the current mentality was. Kenji had his Supa Hane katana sheathed on his hip and his longbow on his back as well as the quiver over his shoulder. The sapphire scythe ring gleamed.

Travelling had been missed, even though Kenji's focus is more on domestic missions and objectives these days. Kenji was also anticipating a trip with the Raikage. The two sages had not really spent much time together recently. Once Kenji realized he was a little behind he began to sprint at full speed. Gracious, if it was not for my incredible ability, the Raikage would have likely sent me away a long time ago. Even though Raikage is a friend, he was not keen to getting on his bad side. Mostly because he was not keen to losing a few limbs.

Kenji slid to a stop, meters away from the Raikage. "Raikage, please pardon my lateness. Kasfara will not be joining us. The giant blue lion is recovering from a grueling mission. Also, I know we're primarily travelling to meet with the Mizukage, but is there anything I should know... I had to sneeze really bad and instinctively used the dossier as tissue." There was a slight grimace of embarrassment on his face. Kenji could see the ferry off in the distance.
 
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