Tea Before I'm Off Darning (Open Training)

[Tetsu]

0/5



Current Affairs

Rank: "E"

Skill: Skill

Effect: This skill helps a character know the goings-on in the world around them.

Special: ---

Drawback: ---

Description: This skill helps a character know the goings-on in the world around them. They try to keep informed of all the latest developments in any region. The information obtained is always publicly available knowledge and never secret or classified information. With a successful Current Affairs skill check, the character successfully asks questions and learns information about the local area. On a failed check, people either don’t know or refuse to answer the character’s nosey questions. Unskilled characters have access to local rumors as would be expected. Those with Average mastery should receive twice the ordinary amount of rumors while those of Expert mastery know all local rumors if they seek them out. In addition, those with Advanced mastery or above may check the veracity of any rumors they encounter by having a Game Master roll a [secret] skill check. If successful, the Character identifies a single false rumor. Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.

Limit: ---

SP: 0/125



Amira sighed as she snuggled her rain coat up to herself as she wondered about how she would assist her rain village allies in finding this elder who had slipped through their grasp like a puddle. “Damn it…” She muttered quietly to herself as she wondered about how well she would be able to pick up his trail. She had listened around the small tea house in hopes of hearing something; however there had been nothing. She let her mind wonder as she thought about the people she had come here to protect, and yet she found herself not being able to do anything. Powerless, she thought to herself as she wondered where the chuunin that had accompanied herself and Isamu had tumbled off to. She slowed her breathing as she leaned forward onto her table and listened to the loud men behind the screen of the paper divider on the other side of the room. “Yeah, some mummy looking guy, real mean, punched Natu’s lights out real good.” She heard the more than likely drunk fellow sputtered as Amira sipped her tea by herself as she wondered about how she would stop the fellow who had decided to up and disappear.



“What am I going to do with him…” She muttered shaking her head as she wondered as to how Yoshi-San and Ryosuke-Kun’s family was doing. That was one of the things she couldn’t stop thinking about the whole trip as she wondered if Yoshi had delivered healthy babies. She hadn’t heard anything through the line of information, and the stuff she actually heard was all about Yoshi-san doing something or another as the Amekage. She also had begun to hear talk of something going on around the leaf village known as the Alliance of Summer. “ Did you hear about that old Amekage?” She heard one of the fellows spout as she slowly sipped her tea some more. Her warm tan sweater kept her comfortable in the cool rain country as she listened closely to what they were saying as something about an Amekage caught her attention. She couldn’t make out the rest of the conversation; however that lead her to believe that Suke was to the very least alive. “That’s good…” She said with a sigh of relief as she wanted to believe the rumors to be true. Slowly sipping her tea, she kept her cool as she continued to listen, hoping that something would push her in the right direction.

[Father 'Suke]

Indeed, the Hachidaime was alive and well and in fact was suitably well in being a family caretaker first and foremost for his kids while his love did her thing as the Amekage. He had a little bit of a reprieve for the time being, able to have the kids looked after while he went to destress at a local tea shop. His eyes closed for a moment as he walked the familiar road, his body healed after the many months of it being battered after his time in the land of wind. Truly terrible what happened after the meetings there but ultimately things turned out for the better.

Two adorable twins that were healthy kept his level head while a terrific love kept his sanity and feelings strong. Truly it was a life he admired and enjoyed. He moved onwards from there for the time being, finally at the tea house where he looked around and saw a few drunks mortified with weird looks on their face. A “speak of the devil” saying perhaps fitted this best as he moved in with his well over seven foot tall frame going into the tea house. Looking around he began to sit before noticing a spot, one with a peculiar individual as he approached with a smile.

Dressed in woven sandals, black hakama pants with the black shihokushō and kage haori draped around his shoulders he only smiled with a wave. “Hello there, I didn’t know the Kazekage was in town.” A steady smile to his lips as he sat down in front of the young kage as he set his sheathed sword to the side. The one blade, Kyuushi, he was never without while his body held only a few items today. His ten kunai holster hidden under his black shihokushō which held a summoning scroll to his medical equipment. All in all a well versified individual while sitting there waiting for a shop owner to get him a menu.

[enter, hijack successful]

[Tetsu]

0/5

Current Affairs
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill helps a character know the goings-on in the world around them.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This skill helps a character know the goings-on in the world around them. They try to keep informed of all the latest developments in any region. The information obtained is always publicly available knowledge and never secret or classified information. With a successful Current Affairs skill check, the character successfully asks questions and learns information about the local area. On a failed check, people either don’t know or refuse to answer the character’s nosey questions. Unskilled characters have access to local rumors as would be expected. Those with Average mastery should receive twice the ordinary amount of rumors while those of Expert mastery know all local rumors if they seek them out. In addition, those with advanced mastery or above may check the veracity of any rumors they encounter by having a Game Master roll a [secret] skill check. If successful, the Character identifies a single false rumor. Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---
SP: ??/125

Amira was about to ask for another cup of tea when suddenly she looked up to find a man donned in black that appeared so familiar to her as she recalled the onetime prior, when she had met him as the Amekage of Amegakure. She had heard that he was still around, and the rumors she had heard were obviously quite true. “Ryosuke-Kun, Yes I’ve been in town for a while now,” She said offering a seat at her table as she scooted to the side a bit to accommodate his ability to sit at the table a bit more comfortably. She couldn’t help but smile as her friend and fellow seeker for peace showed himself to be alive once again. “It’s good to see you my friend, what have you been up to?” She asked as she slowly motion to the waiter in sign language [109/125] to get her some more Jasmine mint tea that she had so enjoyed only moment before Suke’s arrival. She figured that there was no better way to learn about the village ware bouts than from a former Amekage and the father of the current Amekage’s children. “How is Yoshi-San?” Amira quickly asked in succession not quite sure what happened to the Amekage after the events at the crimson prison. “and your child? Did everything go okay?” She asked more elatedly as she was most curious about the baby that Yoshi-San had been carrying the last time she had seen her.

Yoshi-San had looked so pale the night of the Prison raid where they delved down into the darkest secrets of Amegakure, Amira thought that she might not survive the pregnancy; however seeing Ryosuke here made her much more hopeful of the fact that the whole family of the two Amekages that she so idealized was doing well. She had heard rumors that the baby had been a boy and others where it had been a girl. Amira never really knew which to believe, seeing as hospital staff always seemed to be able to explain one way or the other. In fact, Amira wouldn’t be surprise if it was something more exciting like twins with all the strain it put on Yoshi-San’s body. “I’ve been so worried about you all, that’s why I’ve been sticking around since the Crimson Prison incident,” Amira said in a more relaxed fashion as the tea she had ordered moments ago finally arrived. “I was hoping to run into you, like we just have, or Yoshi-San so that I could make sure you all were okay,” She said with a slight smile as she too the tea glass in her hand and tested the warm clay side. It was definitely warm to the touch. Taking a moment to sip her tea, she was glad that the rumors had been true, and that she got to meet her friend once again. “All in all it’s good to see you Ryosuke,” She said with a smile as she put her tea cup down on the table and waited for him to respond to her bombardment of questions that probably were overwhelming him at the moment.

[Father 'Suke]

‘Suke had looked to the server after the Kazekage signed for an individual to bring more tea. After sitting down, happy for the Kazekage to accompany his presence he sat calmly and then looked to the server once again and asked, “I would like a spice tea, no ginger but plenty of lemon with small amounts of honey.” Rough explanation for an Egyptian tea as he ordered it up and then looked at the Kazekage once more ready to answer all of the questions she had. It definitely was true in assumption that this individual was ready for all the different tasks of asking questions.

‘Suke let all the questions bombard him at first before answering, letting them fill his mind one at a time before ready to answer completely and honestly. “Well I am doing alright, mostly been raising my family and keeping my body from falling apart. Just recently healed up my eye and leg but overall doing well.” He smiled once the tea was here and sipped at it, letting himself drink it and was quite appreciated for himself. The tea was slightly too sweet but it was bearable as he drained half of it in just the one sipped before pouring an additional mixture in.

“Yoshi-chan is doing quite well, stressed as I once was as a Kage but perhaps more now as she is a mother as well. I do my best to keep the stress from her but I can only do so much. As for the child…” He paused for a dramatic effect, allowing it to silence the entire tea house as he chuckled to himself once the silence lasted long enough. “The twins are doing great. The birth was quite alright and everyone is quite healthy.” He rolled his shoulders and sipped more at the tea letting more questions have their way in his mind as it were.

Then she spoke about the crimson prison incident, and that was actually a subject ‘Suke didn’t know too much so he intensified his eyes, the glare in them darkening as he almost seemed to shift in appearance with it. “Do tell me, what was the issues of the Crimson Prison? I am not aware of all that has happened there so please tell me what went on there.” He now answered all the questions and hopefully was going to get an answer for the latest one he himself asked. He sipped his tea some more and then leaned in, wanting to hear all of the details whether they were to be secret or not.

[Tetsu]

0/5

Current Affairs
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill helps a character know the goings-on in the world around them.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This skill helps a character know the goings-on in the world around them. They try to keep informed of all the latest developments in any region. The information obtained is always publicly available knowledge and never secret or classified information. With a successful Current Affairs skill check, the character successfully asks questions and learns information about the local area. On a failed check, people either don’t know or refuse to answer the character’s nosey questions. Unskilled characters have access to local rumors as would be expected. Those with Average mastery should receive twice the ordinary amount of rumors while those of Expert mastery know all local rumors if they seek them out. In addition, those with advanced mastery or above may check the veracity of any rumors they encounter by having a Game Master roll a [secret] skill check. If successful, the Character identifies a single false rumor. Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---
SP: ??/125

Amira nodded as he responded to the first few questions just as she had suspected. Things had probably been very proper for Ryosuke now that he was a parent and thus forth was probably why he had not been in the public light for so long. Nodding contently as he confirmed that he was doing alright, she figured that the baby too must be doing perfectly fine. Even at that, it didn't stop her heart from beating a bit faster when he went to mention the baby itself to address her direct question. Slowly putting her cup down onto the table during the dramatic pause she waited patiently to hear how the baby was. When she heard twins Amira quickly felt her hand thump the table as she began to beam with happiness. "Twins! Congratulations, I'm so Happy for you and Yoshi-San!" She said in a much louder tone of voice than she had originally intended. With that she felt tempted to hug Ryosuke-Kun in the same way she had when she had hugged Yoshi before the Crimson Prison incident. Quickly pushing herself up and going around the table, she hastily embraced her friend from the side. "I know you both will be excellent parents." She said letting the moment sink in a bit before releasing Ryosuke from her gentle hug. 

Making her way back over to her end of the table, she quickly took her seat once again. "I'll do whatever it takes to keep your family safe Ryosuke-Kun, Remember that." She said with a soft smile as she remembered telling the very pregnant Yoshi something very similar only a week before during the raid of the Crimson Prison. It was then that Ryosuke asked her about the dreaded place that had for so long been a secret within Amegakure. "The Crimson Prison Incident...I...Don't really like to talk about it, but all the same I'll tell you what I know from experience." She said taking a slow sip of her jasmine mint tea as her expression reverted to a more somber appearance. "We were requested to visit by Yoshi-San a few months back for unknown reasons, When I received the message I of course wasn't sure what to expect at first." Amira said looking up at Ryosuke as she shared the affair with him, filling in the gaps where things might have been left out by other Ame Shinobi. 

"We left post-haste, and got here as quickly as we could to assist our ally," She said stating the basic fact as she moved her story along a bit to get to the actual events of the prison. "When we arrived, Yoshi-san, Emi-Kun, and Turin-Kun were waiting for us there outside the prison itself; which for the most part was underground," She said letting her memory float back to the rainy plain they had been standing in as they approached the prison. "It was then that you could begin to smell some of the rusted, dried blood that covered the facility." She said somberly to add dramatic effect to her statement. "we went through that whole facility in search of an Jounin commander, an orphanage keeper, and another fellow who I won't disclose due to his death." She said remembering the large gash along the man's throat that spilled blood everywhere. "and ultimately, it appeared that a few elders, one of which was named Suwara, seemed to be the mastermind behind this atrocity." She informed Ryosuke as the scent of blood rushed to her nose once again out of pure purity of the memory. 

"we were unable to capture him; however we did save two of the three targets." She said, trying to keep her story positive in a sense. "so many died, the prisoners were released in an attempt to hinder us by the ANBU stationed there," Amira said with the ghosts of the prison still present in her mind. "They ended up killing each other instead, in brutal fashions." She said remembering all the bodies at the base of the stairs where they had spoken with the elder shadow clone. She felt tears welling up in her eyes as she almost couldn't contain her grief. "there was nothing we could do by the time we had gotten there." She affirmed in a saddened tone as she sucked up her tears and let her eyes remain watery as she spoke. "we ended the lives of the killers and did our best to save who we could, that was all that could be done after the elder had escaped." She finished as the rest of the mission was more than likely known by him. "Turin-Kun made me a promise though, That he would never forget that those prisoners were Rain shinobi, and that the prison would be destroyed." She said wiping the possible tears from her eyes as she did her best to not appear weak before her friend. 

"I believe in Turin-Kun, he respects Yoshi-San, and even though at first glance it may appear otherwise, he honors human life and his village." She said as a sad but soft smile crossed her lips. "I'm so happty that there are still good people out there like him." She said reminiscently as she hoped to help being peace to the rain village. "Its people like him that help me hope that Yoshi-San and I can find peace for our villages...Together." She said thinking back to the threatening vibe that she had gotten from the formation of the alliance between Stone, Rain, and the Leaf. "anyway, That's all I know about the incident itself," She affirmed as she was sure that Ryosuke would want to know all that he could, but Amira only knew so much, even being the Kazekage. Letting the story sit in silence for a moment, she quickly shifted her mind set in attempt to recover from such a horrible incident. 

"Ryosuke-Kun?" She would begin to ask as she let the information settle a bit before preparing her next statement. "do you know anything about an alliance between the Rain village and the Leaf Village?" She asked kindly in hopes of further understanding the nature of the alliance between the two villages if there even was one. Amira knew that Yoshi-San was friendly towards the leaf, but that didn't mean anything in actuality. Amira wanted to hear it first hand, because if the rumors were true...She would have to visit Yoshi-San to let her know of the Ceasefire agreement that had been reached between Sunagakure and Konohagakure. Peace was within their grasps, if only Amira honestly believed that the Lord Hokage, Solus, would do anything other than what benefited his own self interest and his village, that was not to mention the fact that he still held a grudge with the sand village. She let the color return to her face as she awaited Suke's response. 

[Father 'Suke]

‘Suke had found his intended pause had a rather peculiar reaction, the Kazekage seemed more like a girl than a shinobi and that was pleasing to see as he was surprised by a hug from the Kazekage. He was pleased however that the Kazekage said that Yoshi and he would make great parents, which was enough for ‘Suke to be beaming. He was happy to hear it far more so than anything else perhaps. However he was kind of surprised when she said that she’d do whatever it took to keep his family safe. Normally that was something he himself would say, not the reverse of the situation.

“I do thank you for the thought of keeping us safe. As much as it soothes my mood over I can’t help but wonder if that trust could be misplaced. If by any chance our villages were no longer united but at war with each other what then?” It was a promise he wanted the Kazekage to think of greatly, not to make empty promises as that was something he could not afford, a luxury he had no intention of believing in without knowing for certain. However he did get some answers he did want and those were grim ones at best.

The crimson prison was an unexpected incident, Yoshi sending Emi and Turin with the Kazekage was not a bad move. To be honest it was one of the best moves to do having the two chūnin sent were good thoughts. Then there was the factor of the prison having a break out but most of the prisoners killing each other, which was not something he was delighted to know. However of the mission parameters there was one fellow that he wasn’t going to get any information on and it was a disclosure due to a certain death. This drew his attention of sorts just beside the idea of the elders and their ploy.

The Kazekage seemed to appreciate Turin and ‘Suke himself felt something was off about him actually. Stained with the blood of the prison in the Kage’s office yet ‘Suke brought the children in there, truly care free. Perhaps it was ‘Suke who was unfazed by the sight of blood any longer as a medic that he didn’t think about it. Whatever it was, at least the people in the world are changing for the better. However he did hear the final question and shook his head, “I’m sorry but I know nothing of the alliance. I’ve been out of touch with politics since raising the twins.”

[Christoff]

[Enter]

Isamu sat in the corner of the tea shop pretending to read a paper while keeping a watchful eye over the Kazekage. His cloak was wet but he wore it around his shoulders all the same. Hidden away inside were thirty kunai outfitted with exploding pouches. On Isamu's left hip was his thermal enhanced katana. This brought attention to him for sure but if the Kazekage was threatened he would need it. Well hidden beneath the cloak was his tactical vest with six more kunai, two smoke grenades, a tear gas grenade, his sniper glasses, and his collection of exploding, locking, incendiary, and lighting tags.

Isamu was also wearing his utility belt which had a collection of surveillance gadgets, emitters, medical supplies, and manacles. Beneath the tactical vest he had formed a long sleeved white shirt. He also wore a pare of unremarkable black paints. His cloak hid these things to all but the most observant eyes. His melody arm and gourd of sand remained at their rooms. They were too conspicuous to bring out in public.

The Kazekage and Isamu were known to their enemies in Amegakure now so he was taking extra precautions. Isamu had taken the form of a middle aged merchant with long graying hair and a burgeoning gut. He had attempted to make the form as unassuming and nonthreatening as possible. Only time would tell if his precautions were necessary. Isamu felt nervous about staying in Amegakure, but Amira was set on sticking around a little longer to see if they were needed.

Training:
[0/5]
(29/125 SP) x1.5 rolls from Able Learner and +1 per roll from Eidetic Memory

Know Ability
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: Some characters are schooled in the art of careful observation and are able to discern Skills and other Abilities of a target.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Some characters are schooled in the art of careful observation. Thus, even without the aid of Chakra, they can observe an individual and attempt to glean a valuable piece of information about them. This ability requires a skill Check and approximately one hour of observation for each thing studied. For example, if a User watched a man cutting wood for an hour, he could make a Know Ability Skill check. If successful he could learn that the man has a Carpentry Skill, can perform an amount of Movements per Round, or anything pertaining to the work they are performing. The user can apply this skill to nearly all statuses and abilities, as well as Skill Level Associated with a character. Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. If user has 25 or more Ranks in Evidence Analysis user gains a Synergy Bonus +10 to Know Ability By Observing for 1 hour this is considered as a Trivial Difficulty. Shorter the observation increases the difficulty. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

Isamu set his newspaper down and took a look around the shop. There were several loud rambunctious men who he had been watching but the more he saw the more he became confident that Amira would wipe the floor with them in a heartbeat if they caused any trouble. Their movements were ungraceful and crude, clearly absent any disciplined training. Still Isamu watched them all the same as the shared their stories. There were other people in the shop but they were mostly elderly and uninterested in anything other than their tea.

As he was raising his newspaper back up movement by the door caught Isamu's eye. Careful not to gawk Isamu paused and looked at the figure in the door. The figure in the door way was the tallest man Isamu had ever seen at well over seven feet. That and his missing eye had attracted the attention of everyone in the shop. This gave Isamu cover to join them with a more critical eye. The tall man wore a diginifed haori around his shoulders. The meaning of it was unknown to Isamu but it stood out to him all the same.

Isamu studied the man's movements. They were graceful and controlled, the movements of a trained martial artist. Isamu could see the man's gaze fall on the Kazekage and a chill ran down his spine. Something told him this would be a formidable opponent. When Amira me the man's gaze and responded with a greeting he relaxed but only somewhat. He raised his newspaper slightly and resumed his vigil as the two conversed.

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Katana/Thermal Enhancement

Cloak [15/25]:
Kunai x30 - 15 slots
Holder Enhancement x30
Pouch: Explosive x30

Tactical Vest [9.5/16]:
Kunai x6 - 3 slots
Grenade: Smoke x2 - 2 slots
Grenade: Tear Gas x1 - 1 slots
Tag: Exploding x40 - .5 slots
Tag: Locking x40 - .5 slots
Tag: Incendiary x40 - .5 slots
Tag: Elemental: Lighting x40 - .5 slots
Sniper Goggles - .5 slots

• Anti-Flash Lenses 
• Condition Viewing Vision
• Lie-Detector Lenses Mark IV 
• X-Ray Vision 
• Zooming Vision "S"
• Camera Vision
• Substance Locator Vision
• Thermal Vision

BDU Trousers [0/6]:

Utility Belt [13.25/22]:
Magnetic Emitter x5 - .5 slots
Blood Clot Pill x3 - 1 slot
Thermal Capsule x5 - 1 slot
Soldier Pill x3 - 1 slot
Manacles, Rigid x2 - 2 slots
Handheld Inspection Tool - 1 slot
Handheld Surveillance Monitor - .5 slot
Surveillance Spike x4 - 4 slots
Motion Sensor - 1 slot
Tracking Device - .25 slots
Tracer x10 - .25 slots
Field Cauterizer - .5 slots
Sonic Emitter x3 - .25 slots

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

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TAGGED: @blackspire

TAGGED: LYNX

Walking around was not one, not two, but three versions of the Lady Amekage. Three shadow clones, all tending to three different objectives at the same time. The one on the left was holding onto Hiko, talking with him, nuzzling her face and nose against his, laughing and in general being completely attentive to her growing baby boy. The one on the right, was holding onto Ketsui, essentially performing the same duties, but far quieter, as the baby girl had fallen asleep in her mothers warm embrace. The third was mumbling softly to herself, walking around with several files on a board, writing and planning ahead for village matters. The downtime where the elders had been planning things, and the absence of a Kage, meant that she was severely behind on work. Even so, there she was, doing everything she could - not only for the village, but also for her family. It was however a rather self-destructive process, and the occasional rubbing of her own temples were clear indications that she was dealing with a massive, solid headache. 

The one in the middle folded the board with papers away, sending it to the office with the Flying Thundergod technique. The real reason why she had come out there, was because she had recieved reports that Amira was still in the village. So, naturally, she meant to check up before her allies in the desert decided the time to leave had come. Approaching slowly, she noticed that Ryosuke had made an entrance aswell. Curious coincidence. The two clones, together with the two children, placed themselves at a seperate table, as the original Amekage approached Amira and Ryosuke directly. Simply cutting into the conversation as she could hear it before reaching her destination.

"I've tentatively agreed to work together with this Alliance of Summer. However, I also informed the Hokage that, should anything arise, I reserve the right to leave the alliance and remain neutral to its parties." Sitting down at the table, she leaned back into her chair and closed her eyes, sighing softly from distress. "It is good to see you well, Lady Amira. Lord knows the situation within the prison was far more dire than I could have anticipated." 
Taking a deep breath, she continued.
"..What do we owe the pleasure? I was informed most of your allies already left the village. Any particular reason for you staying behind?" At this point she was not addressing Ryosuke at all. It was clear that her conciousness was already rather strained, and keeping focus on as few things at a time as possible was something she was attempting.

[Tetsu]

0/5

Current Affairs
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: This skill helps a character know the goings-on in the world around them.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: This skill helps a character know the goings-on in the world around them. They try to keep informed of all the latest developments in any region. The information obtained is always publicly available knowledge and never secret or classified information. With a successful Current Affairs skill check, the character successfully asks questions and learns information about the local area. On a failed check, people either don’t know or refuse to answer the character’s nosey questions. Unskilled characters have access to local rumors as would be expected. Those with Average mastery should receive twice the ordinary amount of rumors while those of Expert mastery know all local rumors if they seek them out. In addition, those with advanced mastery or above may check the veracity of any rumors they encounter by having a Game Master roll a [secret] skill check. If successful, the Character identifies a single false rumor. Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. Each time learned user gets 5 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---
SP: ??/125

As Amira was about to respond to Ryosuke, when suddenly a trio of Yoshi’s came into the small tea house carrying three different things. One wielded a clip board, while the other two were handling two babies. Amira’s eyes suddenly began to sparkle with the love for the small children that were still so far in the distance, being set at another table. Even though the trio seemed to be more interested in keeping the children off to another portion, away from her. “Ryosuke-Kun, It’s Yoshi-San, are those your twins?” She asked in a hushed tone as Yoshi number three suddenly vanished into thin air. “They’re so CUUUTTTEEE!” She said in a hushed squeal of excitement as she adored the children already, even before having had the chance to meet them. It was in that instant that suddenly another Yoshi appeared before them. She began to carry on their conversation as if it had never ended, addressing her concern for the Alliance of Summer and further more comforted her on the subject. She then asked the hardest question to answer as she wondered why the Kazekage was still hanging around when most of the shinobi had already departed for Sunagakure.

“Y-O-S-H-I - S-A-N!” She shouted before quickly jumping out of her seat to embrace the Amekage in a friendly manner, expressing the same kind of friendly hug that she had for Ryosuke only moments ago. "well, I'm glad that's as far as it goes, I was still hoping you would mediate between Konohagakure and Sunagakure, now that a Ceasefire has been issued officially by myself and Lord Hokage Solus" Amira said happily as she continued embrace her friend.“and I haven’t left yet in all honesty because I wanted to make sure you were okay!” She said with a warm smile as she looked down on Yoshi, who seemed a bit shorter than she remembered since the last time she had hugged her. Amira had heard such horrid things about the condition of the babies and Yoshi-San since the incident down in the Crimson Prison. Amira vividly remembered the heavy rain that fell around them as the pregnant and ill appearing Yoshi-San that had left them to infiltrate the prison that day. Amira had feared that her friend would lose her life to the children, as it was not an uncommon thing for a child to kill its mother during birth; however Amira was glad that the rumors were false and furthermore that she was able to recover so quickly.

“You looked very ill when we had last spoken, you make me worry so.” She said snuggling up on Yoshi as she did her best not to crush her with a bear hug, keeping her embrace gentle and friendly. “also…” She said adding a bit of a pause to catch her fellow Kage’s attention. “I am curious as to what our next move is in regards to these elders that seem to be attempting this coup of sorts” Amira said with a more serious tone of conviction as she was positively without a doubt committed to helping their allied nation to rid themselves of this atrocity. “But you can tell me about that later.” She said releasing Yoshi, taking her hands in her own and attempting to direct her to the seat at the table next to Ryosuke. “Why don’t you tell me how things have been since we had last spoken, are you well?” She asked with a happy beaming attitude. She whole heartedly believed Yoshi-san to be her friend, and trusted her with her very being. That was not to say that her personal body guard, Isamu, who was being a creep in the corner thinking he wasn’t being spotted, wasn’t’ going to do everything in his power to protect her. Amira still had faith that her friends would keep her safe.

[Father 'Suke]

‘Suke smiled almost immediately when Yoshi arrived, however the smile did turn to worry just as fast when he noted just how stressed she was. Having the babies held by clones, her with the paper work. Indeed all of it was greatly stressful as he knew far too well. Perhaps it was a bad idea to have her watch the kids while he destressed over some tea. Indeed he was going to have to figure out a way to make it up to Yoshi later but that was going to be an exciting time when it came to be. For now they were in front of the Kazekage adoring over their children.

When Yoshi’s clones sat down separate from them ‘Suke figured they were certainly going to stay for a bit, so he didn’t have to worry about the children popping down to the ground from a clone’s poof. He watched his love sit done completely oblivious to him, or perhaps cold shoulder and that made no sense. Clearly to him it was the stress eating away at her and he knew all too well that her having those clones all the time used up a lot of her energy. Indeed, later that evening he was going to make certain she was worry free, children asleep in cribs while he tended to his love’s stress.

That again was something later, for now he had a different idea with Yoshi sitting down. He lifted her up, completely and effortlessly as he sat her in his lap, the dumbest smile on his lips as he kissed her left cheek, his bristled chin rubbing her ear slightly with this motion. “You never catch yourself a break do you hun?” His question asked directly to Yoshi, as he clearly held no interest in politics at this current time. It was a time amongst friends and with it was also the factor of family being around as well. Definitely he cared little for the public view of what he did, after all he did in the past; it didn’t nearly measure to this.

[Yoshi [Lynx!]]

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TAGGED: LYNX

The Amekage seemed a little startled as she was approached by Amira. For a short moment sand along the ground rose itself a little, as if prepared to protect the Lady Amekage. So on edge, that it wasn't until she was warmly embraced that she had a moments reprieve. Smiling warmly, she returned the hug, nodding softly as she continued speaking. "Overworked, but otherwise in one piece. It's hard to contend with everything I wish to complete. As you can see, I'm spread a little thin. Cannot remember the last time I had a little re--" Once again startled, she flailed for a moment as something had grabbed onto her. It wasn't until she was securely placed into Suke's lap, and pecked on the cheek, that she once again calmed down. It was clear that she was exceptionally on edge. Enough so that she wasn't completely aware of what was going on around her.
As Ryosuke spoke to her, she bit her own lip. What on earth was she meant to reply to this? The girl wanted to do everything that she could for the village. It was in dire need of her attention. There were still unsolved mysteries. First she looked at Amira, to reply. "There are a few clues we are working on. The case is not closed until justice has been properly served, to all of the men behind the scenes."
Weaving this sentence into her reply to Ryosuke, she leaned back in against him, sighing softly. "...and until that happens, I am not sure how much rest I can have. Lord knows how far behind I would be without the aid of my clones. Though when they vanish, it makes three days without proper sleep into nine. I probably will be forced to rest soon." It was more or less at this point, that the two clones were taking action. They naturally shared the girls intellect, and had quietly reached a conclusion together with the original. This was too dangerous. If they went much longer, learning and experiencing different things, the backlash could have severe consequenses. This was as far as the Amekage would go in this round. Approaching Amira with the girl, Ketsui (Or Ketsi, as Yoshi had nicknamed her), the other clone was approaching Suke with Hiko. Both of the two twins were completely asleep.

"...but it would be worse for the village and my family if I overworked myself further. I will retract my clones now, and then I want to go home." Carefully handing over the twins to their respective recipients, as soon as she was absolutely certain no harm would come to her children, the two clones vanished into thin air. Ketsui was a small, adoreable little girl. Although she was still mostly baby-bald, there were a few strands of scarlet red hairs popping out. Additionally, she had the same crimson colored eyes as her mother. As Amira recieved her, Ketsui would look into the Kazekages eyes and giggle, trying to reach up and grasp hold of one of Amira's fingers. It was the ultimate sign of trust for the Lady Amekage - to let someone else hold her baby. In many ways she was a predator, and mostly, noone was allowed even close.

The effect of dispelling the shadowclones on the Lady Amekage was immediate. A gasp left her lips as her eyes widened, her hands finding way to her head as she was murmuring in pain, shaking. There was a third clone, whom Yoshi had left behind at the Kage office to finish certain activities regarding assigning genin to a squad - and acting as their sensei - who had also in this instant dispelled. It was much worse than it had often been for her. There were so many numbers, so many emotions, so much worry. Blood quickly began dripping from her nose, and it took her a good twenty second to even remotely recover. "I'm.. I'm okay.. L-lets go home." She stuttered, seemingly surprised at just how far gone she was.

[Christoff]

Training:
[0/5]
(??/125 SP) x1.5 rolls from Able Learner and +1 per roll from Eidetic Memory

Know Ability
Rank: "E"
Skill: Skill
Effect: Some characters are schooled in the art of careful observation and are able to discern Skills and other Abilities of a target.
Special: ---
Drawback: ---
Description: Some characters are schooled in the art of careful observation. Thus, even without the aid of Chakra, they can observe an individual and attempt to glean a valuable piece of information about them. This ability requires a skill Check and approximately one hour of observation for each thing studied. For example, if a User watched a man cutting wood for an hour, he could make a Know Ability Skill check. If successful he could learn that the man has a Carpentry Skill, can perform an amount of Movements per Round, or anything pertaining to the work they are performing. The user can apply this skill to nearly all statuses and abilities, as well as Skill Level Associated with a character. Look in Academia Skills thread found in the Skills and Traits Index for more information. If user has 25 or more Ranks in Evidence Analysis user gains a Synergy Bonus +10 to Know Ability By Observing for 1 hour this is considered as a Trivial Difficulty. Shorter the observation increases the difficulty. Each time learned user gets 1 die roll to increase the skill.
Limit: ---

The paper lowered once more as Amira and her friend were joined by a trio of familiar faces. Isamu noticed the infants in the clones' arms. If the Amekage and her children were here as well then this shop really would be a big target. Isamu took stock of what he knew about the Amekage and her abilities. Isamu remembered the gourd of sand she had carried the first time that they had met. He had no way of knowing if her abilities with the element matched or surpassed his but it was useful information.

Isamu examined Yoshi closer. Her body was thin and looked unsuited to close combat. This made sense to Isamu. Saton was perfectly suited to defense and keeping opponents at a distance. The Amekage seemed particularly weary to Isamu as well. The giant man's relationship with the Amekage was revealed when he placed her on his lap and whispered in her ear. This put Isamu's mind somewhat at ease but he continued to observe. The couple were attracting plenty of glances now, famous as they were in the village. Isamu wondered if they were even aware of it, or if they had forgotten what it was like to be out of the public eye.

The Amekage's crimson eyes caught Isamu's attention. It seemed clear to Isamu that this was some kind of bloodlimit but what it did was a mystery to him. He knew vaguely of eyes that enhanced genjutsu and provided extra sensory abilities but nothing concrete. He had no way of knowing any more about what she was truly capable of so he abandoned the line of inquiry. The Amekage dispelled her clones, the same technique the Elder had used in the Crimson Prison. Now it was just the giant, the Amekage, and Amira. The itch at the back of his mind made him worry. If their enemies struck now they could take them all out.

Isamu rose to his feet, folded his paper, and tossed a couple of ryo on the table. There were no real threats inside the shop. Any danger would most likely come from the outside and he planned on being there to stop it. Isamu walked past the Kages to the door raising his hood over his head. Beneath the cloak his body shifted to his preferred form. The hair shortened and turned black, his face narrowed and tightened, and his gut slid away. Now just outside the door Isamu lingered under an awning watching the streets and rooftops for the slightest hint of trouble.

[Father 'Suke]

Once Ryosuke had hold of Hiko he watched as Amira now held their daughter and was pleased with this idea. Granted ‘Suke was definitely worried when Yoshi all of a sudden dispelled the clones and had to take in their memories and the way she bled. He wrapped an arm around his love and held her close, his other arm holding Hiko as he stood up with calm and yet worried eyes. The oddity between them indeed as the eyes themselves couldn’t seem to make up their mind as to which side of the coin to reflect as it were. He steadied himself and his love up, telling her, “I’ll get you home so you can rest.

“You definitely need it after all the work you’ve done.” He took the baby girl into his arms as well so he held all three of his family at once and looked at Amira, “Kazekage-chan, you are more than welcome to follow us to our house. If you want to help out with the twins while I get Yoshi-chan to bed for some rest we can discuss more after which. Either that or you can attend to your guard that just left.” It was a hunch mostly, a kage should never be without their guards and he could only assume the older man that left was Amira’s.

With a steady carry he brought his family out of the tea house, paying the bill as they departed, and with that into the calm cool rain that fell to such end he made way to the house. It was out on the outskirts and was a beautiful adobe home beside a construction site for the bigger house but it was there he was heading, a tad outside of public eyes and prying gazes for the certainty of it. “You can rest easy once we get home Yoshi-chan.” Hiko was beginning to hiccup in a daydream as he carried them, chuckling to himself at the hiccups as he moved onwards.

[apologies for breaking post order but, exit with Yoshi and the kids]

[Madame Loki]

Rolls

Tetsu 

+20TP 

83/125sp

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Chris 

+10TP 

19/125sp

[Tetsu]

Kage Sleepover? Amira was so pleased when she found herself holding one of the twins. Amira's motherly nature didn't allow her to act spazzy as she gently took hold the the warm ball of bundled up Ketsui, staring down at her with her warm brown eyes that made a contacting glance with the piercing bright red eyes of the Amekage. "Yoshi-Chan, She has your eyes..." Amira said softly with a warm smile as she protectively held onto the giggling baby as she reached up to grasp onto her delicate ice cold finger. Letting the baby grab onto her finger without any resistance what so ever. "so cute..." Amira said with red cheeks as the baby seemed to enjoy being held by the Kazekage. "Yoshi-Chan, thank you..." Amira said with tears welling up in her eyes after having just escaped the horrors of the crimson prison. Amira felt a sense of relief holding the beautiful baby girl, seeing such a smiling face triggered tears for the Kazekage who had been witness to such horrible death in her life time.  She let the tears fall silently down her face, slowly forming to ice as the rolled down her cold skin. Her natural Ice affinity made it too easy to be cold sometimes; however the new life that had only been in this world for a short while had warmed her heart. Gently pressing the child up against her small, but warm bosom, she cradled the baby as if it were her own child. Amira's Warm, but sad smile lingered as she looked up at the lovely couple to whom the baby belonged. "Your children have warmed my heart." she said as the slight presence of her tears were dried away by the beaming smile that was now upon her face as Ryosuke picked up Yoshi-Chan. "Oh, your home? I would be honored to come and visit Suke'-Kun" She said happily as she stood up from her seat as Ryosuke paid for their bill. Amira appreciated the kind gesture as she now felt the urge to bake them a cake or something.  Now making the decision to follow them all the way home, Amira made it cold around herself body so that the pouring rain would turn to snow around them as they walked. She snuggled the young child to keep it's body warm as she made it snow for the first time in the babies lives. She smiled as the gentle snow fell down gently, melting as it hit the ground. "Look Ketsui-Chan...I've made it snow for you." She said in a pleasing tone as she followed the pair to their home Techniques Used SPOILER: Click to show Eternal Freeze Rank: "B", "A", "S" ("S" Rank) Skill: Ninjutsu Effect: With this technique this allows a user the capability and understanding of lowering temperatures around the user in a small radius to where the user is capable creating ice for other techniques for the users. Special: --- Drawback: User is incapable of using in extreme heat conditions. Must have a Water Supply out in the area first. Without a water supply the user is incapable of performing this technique. The water supply must be actual supply such as puddles. Mist will not work, nor freezing Alcohol. Description: A conventional Ice User must have cold climate in order for the user their techniques unless they mastered the release. This technique allows the user to drop temperatures to the point of water freezing allowing the user to create Ice Techniques. When first learned the user is capable of pushing off in the distance of Five meters for the user to create their techniques, where the user drops the temperature towards the right respectable limit. Each time learned the distance increases by ten meters. This means that at max the user is capable of creating ice within the distance of twenty five meters radius. Limit: Must have up to 500 TP in Hyouton techniques for "B", 600 TP for "A", 700 TP for "S". Once this is done, this technique is gained automatically. Post Number: (Exit) #Yoshi-Chan!