This trip had been more than satisfactory. Sure, most of it was spent lounging about and doing absolutely nothing, but she did manage to pry Soul Cutter off of Jurou's hands (And she also started to get along with him. It was strange, really). And she and Sake had, well... best not go into detail about that right now. Speaking of Sake, Gin was quite nervous. She was now travelling back home, back to Suna, but that wasn't what was wracking her nerves at the moment. She took a deep breath, trying to analyze all of the horribly wrong ways that this situation could go. She hadn't told Sake yet that she had kids. Nor had she told him that Jurou Osada - current Mizukage of a nonexistent village - was the father. That was going to be hard to explain. She paced around the meeting place, walking in circles near Konoha's main gate. How to explain this? Um... "Hey, Sake, love, you know how you were gone for years? Well, I kind of had kids while you were gone. Here they are! Meet Chie and Reiko! And did I mention that Jurou's the father? Well, meet him, too! The three of them will now be living with us in Suna!" Though direct and to the point, that wouldn't quite cut it. Nope, that would likely drive the man towards the other end of Konoha. Or towards the other end of the continent. Gin sighed. She hated this. She had finally found someone she liked, someone she might even be... In love with. Yes, that possibility existed, despite the fact that Gin had yet to come to terms with it. In fact, one could argue that she had always been in love with him, that he was the only person who made her feel whole, even while they were still children in the orphanage. The idea of spending the rest of her life with Sake didn't sound too bad. In fact, it sounded wonderful to Gin.

But that would all come crashing into a downward spiral soon enough. He would leave her and Gin would once again go into a depression, filled only by booze- wait. She couldn't even drink anymore. Fantastic. She wanted to cry, now. She slumped against the wall miserably and winced. Her body was still covered in healing burns. There were bandages wrapped all over her body, concealing many cuts, bruises, burns and broken bones. It was a wonder that she was still standing. But at least she now had a medic as a student. She would let Karoshi take care of her remaining injuries once they got to Sunagakure. Now all she had to do was wait for the others to get there and brace herself for another existential crisis. It was at about that point that she felt someone tugging at her pants. Again, Gin winced. Everything was still sore. She lifted her gaze to find Chie there. She wanted to pick up the small child and carry her in her arms. But that would hurt like a bitch. Then again, this was her child. She could stand the pain for her baby girl. "Hi mommy," She said, smiling at Gin. Her mother smiled back and kissed her on the cheek. "Hi baby," She said, happily hugging her three year old child. "Where're Reiko and daddy?" She asked. Chie shrugged, not knowing the answer to that question. "Are we going home, now?" She asked, to which Gin simply nodded. Chie clapped her hands happily. Now all they had to do was wait for everyone else before they could finally get going.

Karo had been dragged to the location of where Gin was, the front gates of Konohagakure. Today was the day that they were going to leave Konoha...instead of going to Kumo she was going to...Sunagakure t train under the Kazekage. Gin Kuroka. Granted she as gonna be hells busy but Karo as happy enough to wait for when the Kazekage had time. Karo shuffled her new three swords that were strapped tightly to her back which were given to her by someone called...Kenta Sarutobi? Heck, nice enough to just randomly hand two katana's over to a complete stranger but rather foolish...oh well, Karo wasn't complaining at it. After all she got two free swords in the end.

Finally slipping her hand through the girls grasp, the mark of the grip from the girl was red on Karo's wrist. Damn, she didn't have to grip so goddamn tightly, Karo couldn't help but give off a brief glare before noticing Gin. Karo had so much to tell her but it was probably best for Karo to get out of Konoha at the moment seeing as though she just snapped some random girls wrist in half for...the fun of it which seemed to linger on Karo's mind for a bit before pushing pat it. She'd gotten what she had deserved, the bitch needed a good battle scar to remind her not to be so goddamn cocky when it came to fighting someone of equal but Karo wasn't equal rank anymore...no...Karo was now at least B-Rank kenjutsu...She figured that maybe she'd slip in a quick training session to lighten Gin's workload but again, something to say to her once she reached Suna...

A village of sand...a rather drastic weather change to be honest with you from going to a village in the clouds to going to a village basically born in the damned sun and no this? URGH! So much change that it was unrealistic and slightly annoying to be frank. About time for Karo to catch up with the rest of the group seeing as though she as with having snapped a bitch in half...shame...she wanted to use her Kekkei Genkai to do it for her but if she tried...she'd most likely lose her eye from using such an advanced jutsu at such a lo rank...damn... Shaking her head she bought her arms back to grip the base of the to katana's in the X formation to keep them steady so she could break into a sprint, having wanting to hurry this along...Gin was probably wanting to get home as soon as. Karo was eager...to the point where she had noticed the bandages and shit ton of wounds...this...can't be good. Karo stopped in her tracks and rolled up her sleeves. what the major fuck had happened to her! Releasing her grip of the blades, Karo began to roll up her sleeves to inspect the sounds but...Gin seemed determined to just get to Suna and...yeah...it probably seemed best. Her tanto as position in the middle of her waist, the sheath don her crotch line while the to other blades sat on her back in an X formation...Karo had basically become a one man army during her time there...she really seemed to be moving up in the orld of ninja and becoming stronger by the day! Karo smiled at the thought of finally being of some battle worth instead of having being put on the sidelines...not this...Karo as gonna deal shit amount of damage and she as gonna become stronger and with the Kage at her side...she'd be unstoppable! Karo turned and awaited the Kage's actions...other than that, Karo gripped one of he katana's while nodding at the Mizukage...she didn't want to seem ignorant but Gin was her main priority.

Gin let Jurou kiss her forehead and handed him Chie. The small girl hesitated slightly before crawling into her father's arms and hugging him tightly. Gin chuckled at Jurou's comment and watched as Chie simply kissed her father's cheek. Now is only the child got along that well with anyone outside of her immediate family. Gin ran a hand through her hair and sighed. She felt someone tugging on her pants and winced. Her burn wounds were still quite fresh. She looked down and wasn't surprised to find Reiko there. She didn't pick her up, as she had done with Chie. She knew that Reiko hardly liked proximity. The small child was only letting Gin know that she was there and silently asked her whether or not they could leave. Gin shook her head slightly and crouched down so that she could look at her daughter's eyes - such a beautiful, green hue that she likely got from Gin's own mother. "We're still waiting for a couple of people, seetheart," She said, keeping her voice low. She knew that Reiko prefered silence and therefore catered to what her daughter wanted. What could she say? She spoiled her kids. She saw Karoshi approaching the scene and simply smiled and nodded at her to acknowledge her presence. Karoshi was to be her student and medic now, might as well get on good terms with the girl. Now all that was missing was Sake...

At about that moment in time, a small bird flew above Gin's head before settling on her shoulder. That was certainly odd. She looked at the small creature, inspecting it closely. It had a small piece of paper attached to its leg. Gin untied the message and let the bird go free before reading over it several times. Her mind was blank, but that was only a prelude to the rage that would set in soon enough. Her eye twitched. "That fucking bastard..." She growled under her breath. She tried taking several deep breaths. That certainly didn't work. Time to resort to violence. She swiftly drew Naiya and hit the ground with the sword. The earth beneath her was torn in half, part of the wall surrounding Konoha was blown to bits. Gin sighed, satisfied as she sheathed her sword once again. "It seems like one of our members is staying behind," She said, seeming quite calm after her outburst. She heard Chie snicker and looked over at the small child. "Mommy's mad! That means someone's gonna die!" She said. Was it just her or did the three year old sound excited? "No Chie, nobody's going to die," She said before adressing the rest of the group. "Best set off now. The trip will take about three days, one more day than usual since we're travelling with the kids. Jurou, you and I can take turn carrying them," She said, picking up Reiko before setting off. The trip was rather calm, or at least most of it was. Gin had had a couple of mood swings and had felt slightly ill along the way, but didn't think much of it, really. She was rather injured, after all. They made the trip in a little under three days. Finally, the Kazekage had arrived. She was back home again.

The little Osada and the Big Osada were traveling along side each other. Jurou -along with his injured body- carried little Chie Osada to her home, Sunagakure. As they walked through the forest, Chie was growing a tad sleepy and decided to lay her beautiful head on Jurou's shoulder while Jurou walked along the way to get Chie home. Even though he was injured badly, Jurou kept his strength up to do so. Jurou also hinted an emotion of madness when Gin said that they were missing one more person, he knew that face. It was the same face she made when Gin was traveling back with the kids and she wanted Jurou to come along, but got a recent note, saying that he was staying there in Kirigakure, then making his way over to Sunagakure sooner or later. Jurou kissed his daughter's forehead as he felt a warm, yet disgusting breeze in his face. After that, everything became... hot. He shifted his gaze and saw the desert mountains, the sand everywhere, and the big statue that was buried in the sand. In a matter of three long days, Jurou finally made it to Sunagakure, Chie Osada and Reiko Kuroka's second home in Jurou's eyes.