[Nakahara Ichī]

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[attr="class","skulloverlap"]I will lead us to it. Definitely.

[attr="class","skullbody"]A room of some of the most important military leaders. Excitement did not begin to describe Ichi's mood, though the insanity of how calm the young man appeared stayed the same. His stress all but a distant idea that he had forgotten about. Dressed as a leader and not in a less official capacity, given the meaning of today's meeting, Ichi couldn't help but feel pleased about what was coming. Certainly politics were a bit dry, but he felt far more prepared then most would imagine him to be if he were to report this back home. Confidence was one of the keys to good negotiation and today he had three full conversations to get through, or perhaps it was easier to say it was one conversation of four, simply split. Either way you cut it Ichi was in his element.
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He had not been the first to arrive to their locale, given that this meeting wasn't entirely public - which made since considering how many eyes were in this place for the exam. Having entered to the room that was prepared by Kizumi, Ichi would bow to the woman before taking long lumbering steps over to the seat at her right, an immediate move to establish his position from their previous conversation. He would back her in the conversations to come and with hope she would do the same for him here. That was the promise they had made, and this would be their first attempt to keep their word, even if it was with their allies, "It is good to see you again Kizumi-San, even if it has only been three days since our meeting at the bar."
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Not shortly after he would enter the Hokage and Kazekage would also enter. Staying standing til they had entered Ichi would politely greet the both of them with a bow before talking a long drag from his pipe. Exhaling a scent like fresh pine and a hint of apple into the room he would speak from the smoke, "It is good to finally make your acquintance Kyūdaime Hokage Gure Reiashi-San, Godaime Kazekage Chikamatsu Kiyoshi-San. I believe this is a rather delayed introduction for the three of us is it not?"

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[attr="class","skullinfo"]000 WORDS / @tags!!

[attr="class","skullcredits"]TAIKO!

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Ichi's SA's and Techniques in Use:[break][break]

『Harvest Moon's Child』
Ichi was born to the Nakahara clan on the night of a Harvest Moon. Born with quite the green thumb he was assumed to be an inheritor of the clan's natural talents with plants. The roots ran deeper, however, as Ichi was born with a Kekkai Genkai, being a rare natural occurance of Wood Release outside of the Senju. In learning of this he has trained his kekkai to the best of his abilities. He is no master, seeing as he has no reference of Mokuton, but he has found a way to bring out techniques along side his own talents in a cohesive manner.

[Cosmetic Only: All Mokuton techniques Ichi uses appear as his favorite trees, though it has no real change as is.]

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『Weaver of Wood』
Ichi was born with Mokuton, but he was not graced with the same level of chakra as the Senju would be in his situation. Being roughly average for an individual, Ichi instead focused on the skills his birth clan preferred. Practicing his medical skills, he has gained a higher quality of Chakra Control. Ichi is much less likely to leak chakra than the average shinobi because of this.

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『The Festival's Atmosphere』
Having practiced his skills with extending his senses outwards with the use of mokuton chakra, Ichi is particularly adept at sensing life in an area. Capable of finding life through the very nature around people. Within [20 meters] Ichi is capable of passively sensing out plant and animal life in a general sense. Able to differentiate it between plant and animal, but no further. Unlike chakra sensory Ichi can not more or less readily sense others based on their chakra, but instead purely senses the 'vitality' in things, though even those with seemingly boundless vitality will read the same as the elderly or a newborn to him. Also unlike usually sensory to actively search out individuals Ichi requires Mokuton, or the use of his pipe (though using it makes his position much easier to locate), as a catalyst to extend his senses, only going out as far as the technique's range, or twice his passive range in case of the pipe. It is also notable that the deceased, and those that feign death in some fashion, as through a poison or a jutsu, are completely invisible to Ichi. Notably the furthest he can extend his senses is [100 meters].[break][break]

『Master of Festival Games』

Ichi is incredibly smart for someone his age, but he lacks the qualifications to be a scholar. This is because his intelligence is not found in understanding of principles and anything so magnificiently deep. It instead lies in his observational talents and ability to react to everything that is going on around him with an absolute calm. Being able to plan and act with just minute details to go off of, Ichi is best described as a schemer and a diplomat rather than a genius. This makes him perfect for roles that are heavy in Tactical and Diplomatic Decision Making, as he grasps larger images and can put together clues better than others. Effectively allowing him to take in the wider picture of everything going on and piece together practical responses in mere moments with little to no hesitation or error.

[hirana kizumi]

Kizumi had finally reached the end of a very long week, but even with the chuunin exams formally finished, there was still work to be done. She’d met with Ichi and Kiyoshi both during the festival, and while she hadn’t quite the time to squeeze in a little get-together with the new Hokage before the exams started, she’d met him in the leader box and had the chance to at least briefly make the young man’s acquaintance. Ichi, Reiashi, Sanosuke, Toru—so many of the world’s leaders were so young. It made Kizumi feel like she and Kiyoshi were withered old crones in comparison. But if they were lucky, they’d all live to be as withered as Lady Yuki. The meeting room she’d set up was just a touch more formal than the dingy hole-in-the-wall she’d met Kiyoshi and Ichi in; a discreet, tasteful ryokan nestled into the outskirts of Akazaya proper, the west wing of the business had been reserved for the day; only the four leaders and their chosen entourage would be permitted within. A hot springs was reserved for the group, but the first chunk of their day would take place in an elegant but understated meeting room. A large wooden table took up most of the space, large enough for all four leaders and their companions, if they chose to stay, to sit and be comfortable at. Refreshments were quickly and readily provided; Kizumi was enjoying a large bottle of hot buttered rum, comfortable in her home turf. Chitose lingered in her shadow, keeping a careful ear on the room. "It’s been a long three days, to be fair,” Kizumi replied, grinning. That Ichi took a seat at her right hand didn’t escape her notice, but she didn’t comment on it; she was confident, maybe beyond reason, that there would be no need for competition by the time their discussions were through. The four of them in this room needed each other. That was a certainty. "Thanks for coming,” she said to the other two as they entered. "With all the changeover that’s been going on, I thought it’d be nice to get everyone in a room together. There’s nothing I love more than making my friends be friends with each other.”

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[Chikamatsu Kiyoshi]

     With a confident smirk, Kiyoshi strolled into the room - only offering a small, courteous nod in response to Ichi's bow - and smoothly pulled back the seat across from the lord, then bowed to the both of them. The Kazekage comfortably settled into the chair.

     "Thank you for having me," he said as he pulled his Kage's hat off - not actually his own, nor Takato's, but the Second's - and hung it behind the chair. Kiyoshi turned back around, smiled at Ichi, then at Kizumi. As the eldest of the four, sporting a dignified grin, the Chikamatsu felt no need for positioning or posturing - that was a young man's game, and his office spoke for itself.

     Kiyoshi leaned back, folded his hands. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Nakahara. Any nation living in the shadow of Tsuchi is a friend of mine." he half-said, half-laughed, as he breathed in the young man's smoke. An unfortunate habit, but with such neighbors as Iwagakure and Amegakure...

     The Fifth turned his head to Hirana, smiled, said nothing of their prior meeting. "Friends indeed. It is good to see you." he remarked, eyeing her bottle of rum - soon enough he had his own glass, savoring the taste. "What's on the docket?" he asked the table, before offering a bow of his head to the Hokage.

     Worth discussing the Kawa no Kuni issue? he considered as he glanced between the two younger men. The bank? Kiyoshi smiled once more at their host, lifted his glass to signal enjoyment.

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