[Suikazura]

    It had not felt long for the girl at all. Having gone through trials of patience in the missions she had done previously she was more than prepared for what had inevitably been an, albeit shorter, but long-distance of travel to where the exams would eventually be proctored. Having boarded the train after distancing herself from her collective group to the exams. It wasn't mal-intent that drove her to do this, but rather her curiosity. Suikazura was not one to simply just watch people if she had the chance to, instead, wanting to take the train ride as a way to... scout. There was no proper word for the level of excitement she was controlling though, so many shinobi, so many backgrounds, so many walks of life, all shinobi. It was a haven for a girl who devoted her life to not simply the trade, but knowledge of those in the profession. Sui was a genuine lover of all things shinobi and with the vigor that she trained with, she planned to experience fresh conversation and loosen what nerves she had prior to the examination.
    She was carrying nothing of note and having boarded the somewhat insulated train would lose the heavy jacket that she had been given as a last gift from her village as they sent her away to the exams. Her attire the normal muddled rust red that Iwagakure shinobi proudly wore. Rather short pants exposed her legs to the air, alongside the hexagonal tattoos that covered her legs and arms together. She would stretch arms as she walked down the middle hall to what looked like an open cabin, the door being opened immediately she would take a seat without hesitation. Sitting inside the cabin and simply waiting for more to come, her jacket hiding her headband as she had tied it around her waist. It didn't hide the attire, but she could only hope that the clothes were not an immediate giveaway.

{ tags } UCHIHA ISSEI & Lady Kazui
{ notes } It is time.

{ Special Abilities }
❀ Chakra Control
❀ Enhanced Precision
❀ Enhanced endurance

{ inventory }
Karada Fuinjutsu:
Left Arm:
02 | Hand Axe
02 | Shield
02 | Tonfa

Left Hand:
25 | Explosive Tags
25 | Flash Bombs
25 | Kunai with Explosive Tags attached
25 | Smoke Bombs

Left Leg:
01 | Bow
01 | Spear

Right Arm:
02 | Hand Axe
02 | Shield
02 | Tonfa

Right Hand:
25 | Kunai
50 | Senbon
50 | Shuriken
02 | Blood Pills

Right Leg:
02 | Spear

Kamizuru Heart Seal:
01 | Sharp Blade

Kamizuru Neck Seal:
00 | New Item

Torso [Back]:
20 | Arrows
04 | Kijūngōtō
01 | Katana

Torso [Front]:
01 | Staff
02 | Tanto
01 | Wakizashi
01 | Heavy Winter Clothing

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[UCHIHA ISSEI]

Finally the time had come. Issei was taking his first major step into becoming a true Shinobi. It was a kind of nerve racking, but he knew it was time that he took that step forward. After all the training he'd gone through, and all the adversity he experienced Issei was finally ready to test himself. No longer could he stand by and let what happened to his previous teammate haunt him.

Issei worked really hard, and with all the work and trust Yuuta placed into him he couldn't fail. He'd come such a long way from where he was a little more than a year ago. He even made a friend, and while most people wouldn't count befriending a clansman as something to be proud of Issei was. It took a lot courage to talk to her, and while he envied a lot of what she accomplished he still saw her in the same light.

His goals with her were just much different now. He had something to look to as a means to push him further in his training and craft, but also someone who felt the struggles he endured emotionally that others did not. Nonetheless, all of that was the past and now he was ready to focus on the future. The train had many people on it and the last thing he wanted was to be stuck with anyone that might talk to him.

The Uchiha hoped his outfit did well to create that image. His clothing consistent of his clans signature robe. It was high collared, black, and had his clans red and white emblem on the back. Around his neck was his white Leaf headband. His cargo pants underneath were also black, his feet were wrapped in white bandage, and on his feet was his black ninja sandals.

He did well to try and represent his clan proudly. They were known by all over world, and it was up to himself and Kazui to defend the legacy that made their clan a powerhouse. As he continued to travel throughout the train he'd enter an area that he believed to be a like a suite. He was certain it probably had a different name, but it looked spacious nonetheless.

There wasn't anyone else in the room but one person which was perfect for the Uchiha. He assumed once Kazui got here that she'd feel the same way. To avoid being rude, just before he'd sit down the Uchiha nodded to the girl before taking his seat. Here he'd wait for Kazui and they could either just rest, or discuss their future plans upon their arrival.

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’So this is it, huh? Kazui would ask herself deeply within, as her eyes shifted from side to side, noting and watching every random face that passed her by as she followed alongside her fellow clansman, Issei. This is what years of failing eventually leads to. What seemed like never ending training sessions, there were even times where she worked herself so hard that she literally had to take a nap in the training yard because her body was too fatigued to carry her back home. This is what that moment was for.

She had only been a shinobi for a few months, nothing to write home about, but compared to people like Issei, who had a huge amount of experience above her, she kind of felt out of place. Here stood her friend who spent years as a genin, gaining that familiarity with the profession, and here she was a rookie in all sense just going with the flow of things. She had no idea what the hell a chunin exam was prior to a month ago, nonetheless here she stood on a train leading her into the middle of fucking ice land. Part of the girl felt unworthy when compared to someone to the likes of Issei. ’Do I deserve to be here?’ A voice in her head would question. ’Of course I deserve to be here, Master Kazuto and Mama Hiruko believed in me. I belong here.’

The Uchiha would tell herself as she shook the negative thoughts from her head. A sigh escaping her lips as she stared at the Uchiha crest embedded perfectly on the back of Issei's robe. The longer she stared at Issei’s robe, the more questions that came to her mind. Why was his black and mine is this greyish/light blue color? Tugging at the sleeve of her robe as she thought to herself. Did it have something to do with how long he’s been a shinobi? Or was it because she was a girl? Perhaps she was over complicating things. She wore her black shirt and shorts underneath the robe however, and both of her legs and arms were wrapped in bandages to hide the scars from her last minute training.

Still, as she followed alongside Issei, the two would stumble across this spacious cabin. Her eyes quickly scaled the room, but she noticed someone else was there as well. As Issei walked past the young stranger, showing respect by nodding his head, Kazui on the other hand would greet the girl with a cold gaze as she continued behind the older Uchiha, taking a seat beside him as she began to relax. The girl didn’t say anything, but every other moment she would find herself glancing over towards the other shinobi before she got curious herself.

"Hey. Where are you from?”

She asked blandly as she leaned forward in her seat, tapping her finger against the metal of her headband to gesture to the stranger that she was from Konoha, but also to let the girl know that she wasn’t wearing her headband, in case she didn’t know.

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[Suikazura]

        It had worked out marvelously, almost immediately two genin had come to join her and she was oh-so-excited. Visibly Suikazura would look like she had just come across someone they hadn't seen in quite some time, her eyes sparkling and bright over the dull brown shade that normally held her gaze. The two looked similar, siblings? Family? Likely. One was older by a bit, the other was just a bit older it seemed, or around her age at least. Suika couldn't tell for absolute certain anything about these two as individuals, but what intrigued her was not the people, but the headbands. Leaf shinobi were supposed to be enemies. And here she was. About to talk with them like they were friends for a time, there wasn't a thing that would sate her curiosity more than this. There couldn't have been anything more intriguing to her than this genuinely she was almost failing to contain herself. As Kaui would speak to her Suika would begin to glow almost; she wasn't going to need to initiate conversation.
        "Nice to meet you as well, and sorry it's hiding under the jacket," Suika would say as she unwrapped the sleeves of her jacket. The band attached to her headband fitting perfectly snug above her exposed stomach, the hexagonal tattoos covering the bare skin here as well, "I'm Hana, Suikazura. Iwagakure Shinobi, and your companion for a bit if you both would kindly humor me for a short bit. It is not every day you get the chance to peacefully chat with so many shinobi on a nice long train ride, after all." She would continue. Her voice was warm and enveloping as if trying to be soothing trying to defuse any potential tension before it began.
        Sitting up straighter than before she would continue her cheerful smile. Something would feel off from how dull her eyes came off, but otherwise she would seem safe. She would move and hold out she palms to the two, her hands taking the shape of peace signs. Her gaze would seem to settle in on the two quite easily, "Who might you be if I may have the gesture returned."

{ tags } UCHIHA ISSEI & Lady Kazui
{ notes } Here
{ Special Abilities }
❀ Chakra Control
❀ Enhanced Precision
❀ Enhanced endurance

{ inventory }
Karada Fuinjutsu:
Left Arm:
02 | Hand Axe
02 | Shield
02 | Tonfa

Left Hand:
25 | Explosive Tags
25 | Flash Bombs
25 | Kunai with Explosive Tags attached
25 | Smoke Bombs

Left Leg:
01 | Bow
01 | Spear

Right Arm:
02 | Hand Axe
02 | Shield
02 | Tonfa

Right Hand:
25 | Kunai
50 | Senbon
50 | Shuriken
02 | Blood Pills

Right Leg:
02 | Spear

Kamizuru Heart Seal:
01 | Sharp Blade

Kamizuru Neck Seal:
00 | New Item

Torso [Back]:
20 | Arrows
04 | Kijūngōtō
01 | Katana

Torso [Front]:
01 | Staff
02 | Tanto
01 | Wakizashi
01 | Heavy Winter Clothing

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[UCHIHA ISSEI]

Issei would have been lying to himself if he guessed Kazui would be the one between the two of them to engage in conversation, but there she was. Talking it up with a girl none of them had ever seen before, and the way she did it was pretty bold. The Uchiha had a brief moment where he sort of cringed at the way she approached the girl, but surprisingly the girl didn't take it negatively.

The way Kazui tapped on her forehead band was as if she was a police officer like his mother. Nonetheless, positives gestures and responses were given from the girl. Issei nodded his head again as she started by saying it was nice to meet them. It was odd because he thought those words came 'after' you introduced himself. Depending on how the rest of their encounter went down he'd make sure to add that in his mental notes.

The girl introduced herself as a Shinobi from Iwagakure. Hana, Suikazura. Iwakagure was a village that most certainly was not on good terms with his own, but given the environment they were in he knew there was little to nothing they had to worry about. The Chuunin exams acted as sort of a peace treaty, and so long as no one did anything stupid you could expect the masses to live in harmony just until the event had ended.

"Hmm, I guess that's a good point."

Issei answered before looking over at Kazui briefly and shrugging his shoulders just before she asked who they were. He didn't know if Kazui was going to take that step, but he most certainly would. "I am Uchiha, Issei of the Hidden Leaf." He responded by reaching into his collar to show his white headband much like his fellow clansman did before. It felt sort of empowering to do so.

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"Ah.”

Kazui would hum to herself as the stranger showed her the headband that was hidden on the inside of her jacket. Iwagakure, huh? A military might which was a force to be reckoned with, at least that’s what she learned in school. Was this girl not prideful of being a stone shinobi? Or was she just bored of wearing it around her head? Kazui could attest that it did get annoying sometimes. Nevertheless, once her question was answered, the Uchiha would lean her head back and begin to relax a bit more. The boat ride was horrible for her, and the amount of sleep she got was negligible, still she tried to keep high spirits.

The girl across from her continued to talk, introducing herself by name and telling the two that she wished to chat with shinobi she had never met before. Dark hues would fall back on the girl before shifting towards Issei who decided to acknowledge her. Still, the Iwa kunoichi had a point. It was quite a change of pace seeing shinobi from villages that were not on good terms normally.

"Kazui.”

She would say softly before leaning her head back again and gently kicking her feet back and forth. The girl had no desire to speak to anyone she didn’t know, even Issei was surprised when she broke the ice between the two of them and suikazura, but it was only out of curiosity. Kazui had never been around foreign shinobi before other than the ones in Kaze no Kuni. Nevertheless, it was something different. Something that would take some getting used to. Kazuto wanted her to be more social, so she guessed she could give it a shot, but it clearly wasn’t working out so well.

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[Suikazura]

    Suikazura would continue to smile at the two. Both were fairly dull, so far. Perhaps they were simply shy, needed motivation to speak? She could give motivation if needed, but what to ask. She wanted to know about them, new shinobi. They were just so interesting to her, she wanted to know more, she needed more. Uchiha, that was a good name to remember she supposed. It was a start that was for sure.
    "I take it you two are siblings? You look really closely related. Dark eyes, dark hair, and a quiet demeanor. I love it!" Suika would say seeming to squirm happily in her chair. She was so excessively excited to speak to these two and it showed visibly, not just in the quick and cheery pacing in her speech.
    The girl spoke in a manner that was absurdly animated, her body acting out parts of her speech. She was not exactly loud, as she was used to echoing cliffs, in fact, her voice was soft. The energy was indeed very high though.
     "So what's the Hidden Leaf like as a home? Colorful? Do you guys really live in a deep forest, our texts only tell us that Hi no Kuni is full of huge forests!? Tsuchi no Kuni is just rock after stone after rock. So it gets really monotonous if you don't find things to do. Actually, what's the baked good situation in Hi no Kuni like? Oh actually!" Sui would pause and reach into a pouch of her jacket, her back to the duo for a moment before she would turn again holding a small container, "My Obaa-Chan said to share these with friends. It was the first time I saw her bake anything in a while. And in case you think they may be dangerous," She would open the container to reveal some rather plain-looking cookies, taking a bite from one of the dozen or so that sat in the container, "I'll eat one with you. A good baker never ruins food though, so I promise there safety, or you can take my head here!" She would say confidently, earnest, her eyes clear. Leaning forward towards the opposing seat where the two had settled themselves. If they took a cookie they would be met with a taste akin to a cinnamon roll, with a slight tinge of honey.

{ tags } UCHIHA ISSEI & Lady Kazui
{ notes } Here
{ Special Abilities }
❀ Chakra Control
❀ Enhanced Precision
❀ Enhanced Endurance

{ inventory }
Karada Fuinjutsu:
Left Arm:
02 | Hand Axe
02 | Shield
02 | Tonfa

Left Hand:
25 | Explosive Tags
25 | Flash Bombs
25 | Kunai with Explosive Tags attached
25 | Smoke Bombs

Left Leg:
01 | Bow
01 | Spear

Right Arm:
02 | Hand Axe
02 | Shield
02 | Tonfa

Right Hand:
25 | Kunai
50 | Senbon
50 | Shuriken
02 | Blood Pills

Right Leg:
02 | Spear

Kamizuru Heart Seal:
01 | Sharp Blade

Kamizuru Neck Seal:
00 | New Item

Torso [Back]:
20 | Arrows
04 | Kijūngōtō
01 | Katana

Torso [Front]:
01 | Staff
02 | Tanto
01 | Wakizashi
01 | Heavy Winter Clothing

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[UCHIHA ISSEI]

"Eh, Not quite?"

The two definitely were not related to each other, but they were apart of the same clan so it was natural that they shared some of the same common features of an Uchiha. A good guess on their part. So far everything was going well. A little too well to be frank. It wasn't that he wished to have issues with the Iwa girl, but more so why she was so happy to be talking to them. Issei expected their to be at least alittle animosity, but instead all they got was genuine curiosity.

Issei could appreciate that, but he would make sure to not get too comfortable. Everyone that was here was looking to size up people one way or another. Playing the part of a nice person to get in their good gracious was one way to do it. He'd go along with her flow, but if she went too far he'd make sure to stop whatever it was she was trying to get to.

"Um... Something like that?"

The Uchiha answered vaguely. His answer was no different than the one she provide. The Hidden Stone village was just rock after right, so it was natural that the Hidden Leaf would just be surrounded with forest upon forest. Afterward she asked about what the baked good situation was like in Konoha.

"To be honest, I don't really know... My father food stand mostly sell meat, and ramen dishes."

That wasn't to say that he wasn't capable of making them because from time to time he baked sweets at home, but they were usually the basic kind. Not anything that was exclusive to their home kind of thing. After his reply the girl reached into one of her jacket pouches to pull out a small container.

She explained that her 'Obaa-chan' said to share these with friends. The response sort of left a frighten look on the face of Issei, and while the look was brief it was obvious enough to where she might see it. It confused the Uchiha greatly why someone from an enemy village was being so nice.

She attempted to cover he track by eating one of the cookies herself to prove that she wasn't trying to do anything wrong, but Issei knew better than to give in to it. If he were looking to harm someone he'd make sure all the food but the one he was going to 'test' for good measures was laced with poison of something dangerous.

He knew deep down that she was probably being as genuine as anyone else he met, but he still couldn't take that chance. Maybe with more experience down the line he'd be a little more trusting. "As kind as your offer is, I must decline.." An apologetic bow was given to the girl before he went on to ask a question of his own. "So uh, whats with those markings on your body? Did you get burned by something?"

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Kazui would sit back and let Issei answer the question that the two of them often got whenever someone saw them together. While they surely shared similar characteristics such as the dark eyes and dark hair, they were not related to one another. Those were common traits found among the Uchiha clan members. It always seemed pretty bland to Kazui, but she didn’t have a choice in the matter and she was much too prideful to dye her hair. Besides, she wanted to look exactly like her mother, which was the reason she began growing out her dark hair until it rested slightly above her shoulders.

Nodding her head in agreement with Issei, the girl’s dark hues would return to Suikazura. And while it seemed as if she were relaxed, Kazui was actually taking the time to analyze stuff about the girl, such as the markings all over her body, her overly chippy personality, as well as her genuineness. It was all taken into consideration by the Uchiha as she sat among the stranger.

As Suikazura dug through her belongings, Kazui would tilt her head slightly in anticipation. What the girl revealed was a container full of sweets, presenting the two Uchiha with cookies and the story of her grandmother who hadn’t baked in awhile. The sight of the sweets however made Kazui’s stomach turn, not because they looked nasty or smelled any certain way, they actually looked and smelled wonderful. However, it seemed as if the older Kazui got, the more she began to dislike sweets. She had gone so long without eating them that the site of them made her feel sick. Part of Kazui wanted to politely tell the girl to get those cookies out of her face. The girl was more of a fan of light meals such as salmon, rice, and things of that nature, which was probably a reason why she was so small. But the fact that they were made by her Obaasan made Kazui feel a certain way.

The thoughts of her own grandmother ran through her head. The woman also liked to bake and cook, so part of Kazui wanted to experience her grandmother’s baking again. A sigh escaped her lips as she turned to face Issei, he didn’t want any. He was probably being precautious, and he had every reason to be. However the younger Uchiha would give it a shot.

"I’m not a huge fan of sweets so … You and I can split one.”

The girl said softly to the stone kunoichi. That way if she were trying to cause harm to them, then she would also be causing harm to herself. Kazui wasn’t one to easily let things fly beneath her nose. She knew that Suikazura could’ve easily separated the safe cookie from the rest, and offered the contaminated batch to the two of them. She had a way around almost everything, but at least this way she wouldn’t come off as rude to Suikazura in any way.

"How old are you, Suikazura? If I may ask.”

Kazui asked, taking a beat of silence as she held her hand out awaiting the piece of the cookie to be given to her. Her dark gaze followed the girl’s arm up to her neck.

"It seems you have a um..peculiar tattoo design across your body. Is that some sort of cultural thing in Iwagakure?”

She hummed before biting into the cookie.

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[Suikazura]

    Eating one in front of them wouldn't be enough it seems. These two were much more cautious than she had initially thought, but she would hold a finger and quickly eat the rest of the cookie she had grabbed. Quickly taking the next one into the line she had pulled from, splitting it in half to share with the girl. The unblinking and blank expression on the exchange would hold until the half was taken, she had been entirely honest in the notion that she did not poison this food and the lack of hesitation, other than swallowing her initial cookie was not hard to pull off. As Kazui would, hopefully, take it she would smile and sit back down to talk with the two. More than happy at least half a cookie was taken.
    This wouldn't be her full attention though, she would listen closely to the two and take in the two's short replies and collect them in proper order. After sitting she would animate to speak again, "Oh! So do you prefer to eat mostly meat? Or are you more of a vegetable eater? I prefer greens myself, most meats tend to upset my stomach," Suikazura would respond to Issei. These two didn't seem to be very friendly, but that was ok... shinobi didn't need to be friendly just strong. These two looked to be the type that results came naturally to. Suikazura found these types especially interesting. She wondered if they trained down to the bone often, she wondered on their approaches, but neither gave any seeming response, not with their language or physique.
    Kazui would ask her for her age, "Oh, I'm thirteen, my birthday is soon though... I think. I don't keep track of it much nowadays. What about you two? You look my age Kazui-Chan, but you're older. You look closer to my Senpai's age actually. Neko-Senpai is eighteen or nineteen I think? That's about right, right Issei-Kun?" She would watch them closely for information later, as Issei would ask a question that would internally set off a slight alarm. She would realize her seals were on full display and scream in her head at the mistake, luckily being saved shortly after by Kazui's addition to Issei's question.
    "Oh! Yes! Iwagakure Slums can't always afford tombstones since its mostly civilians, so whenever we bury people we typically mark ourselves. The bees are for my next of kin though. Ojii-San, Onee-San, Onii-San, and this one I got for Obaa-Chan," Suikazura would point to the bee over her heart, "Since she said I probably won't see her after the exams. But since she's done so much for me I promised to come home with a new jacket and a story to share, so I'm not allowed to cry yet." Suikazura would say, almost eagerly, cheerful, a hint mournful, a cultural speel they would be none the wiser to. Her eyes were sad and cold when she spoke, but she smiled like talking on it didn't hurt some. Not everything in her statement had been true, in fact, most had been entirely false, but she would not falter in front of potential, or future, enemies. Suikazura had watched many starve in her youth, and while she never had quite connected the dots she had seen more than enough to justify that reasoning. The bees were to honor the family she was desperate to be a part of as they were a connection to her grandmother's past. The bees stood for her lost ancestors whom she had learned of, a memorial of sorts carved in the flesh. Spoken with conviction and poise, it wasn't practiced, but it was hard to discern it as a lie.
    The girl would sneeze as a chill ran up her spine from a random air chill that would fill the room, causing her to shiver. Immediately she would retreat into her jacket.

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{ notes } 651 Words, bullshitting people goes a long way on word count.
{ Special Abilities }
❀ Chakra Control
❀ Enhanced Precision
❀ Enhanced Endurance

{ inventory }
Karada Fuinjutsu:
Left Arm:
02 | Hand Axe
02 | Shield
02 | Tonfa

Left Hand:
25 | Explosive Tags
25 | Flash Bombs
25 | Kunai with Explosive Tags attached
25 | Smoke Bombs

Left Leg:
01 | Bow
01 | Spear

Right Arm:
02 | Hand Axe
02 | Shield
02 | Tonfa

Right Hand:
25 | Kunai
50 | Senbon
50 | Shuriken
02 | Blood Pills

Right Leg:
02 | Spear

Kamizuru Heart Seal:
01 | Sharp Blade

Kamizuru Neck Seal:
00 | New Item

Torso [Back]:
20 | Arrows
04 | Kijūngōtō
01 | Katana

Torso [Front]:
01 | Staff
02 | Tanto
01 | Wakizashi
01 | Heavy Winter Clothing

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[UCHIHA ISSEI]

The moment they were having between them was definitely an odd one for Issei. He was use to being the one asking all the questions, and somehow he was starting to find himself on the opposite end of the spectrum from time to time. Whether the situation was big or small mattered very little. It was just a weird way to see how others might have percieved him at some point in time.

Suikazura asked him a barrage of questions of what kind of foods he liked to eat. Meats? Or was he a vegetable eater. To be honest his answer was somewhere in the middle. He was young so for the most part he was enjoying the parts of his youth that allowed him to eat whatever he wanted. In about a few years or so he knew the time would come for him to change his diet completely.

"It's a balance of uh... Both for me? I guess?"

Afterward Kazui asked the girl what her age was to which Issei looked in the other direction. With him being so much older than the both of them it was kind of embarrassing so he hoped the question did not bounce back in is direction. She revealed herself to be the same age as Kazui which was expected. He was around the same age when he went to his first exams.

"Uh... Yeah, somethin like that?"

Once they got that part out of the way Suikazura begin answering Kazuis question about her tattoo. The story behind them was kind of interesting, and sad at the same time. Yet the way she communicated everything was almost as if she was alright. Everything that she said was sad, but I guess the promise she made prevented her from acting any other way.

"I'm... Sorry to hear that.."

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Luckily enough Suikazura didn’t have a problem with splitting a snack with the Uchiha, the expression on the stranger’s face was more or less the same as Kazui’s as the cookie was placed into the open palms of the leaf kunoichi. The first nibble would cause Kazui to raise her brow for a brief second. The flavor was unique, it wasn’t like anything she had ever made or had before, nevertheless it was a delicious snack and if she were the type to fancy a lot of sweets then she would definitely ask Suikazura for another, and maybe even a third. But unfortunately her thoughts on sweets were still the same as before.

While the other two would discuss their favorite types of food, Kazui would keep to herself, eating the snack bit by bit, still listening to everything that the girl had to say however. The girl was kind of similar to Kazui when she thought about it. Although the Uchiha wouldn’t label herself as a vegetable eater, her favorite things to eat were rice and fish, but she wouldn’t turn away other foods if they were cooked the right way or if there was no other choice. Issei’s response however was pretty much expected, no one really labeled themselves in such a way.

The sound of the train pushing forward was persistent as if played just below the other girl’s voice. Thirteen? Kazui figures they weren’t too far away from each other.

"Fourteen.”

Mumbling softly before tossing the remaining piece of the cookie in her mouth. There wasn’t much of a reason to be vague about her age, it wasn’t like that information could be used to leverage her in any way. It could actually be used in Kazui’s favor however, since many assumed she was just a kid based on her age and appearance, the girl had a mind of a much older and much more experienced shinobi. Thinking that Kazui was just another fourteen year old would be a huge mistake.

However, as Suikazura explained the tattoo on her body, Kazui would listen with a blank expression on her face, yet her eyes were not removed from the tattoos. They took the shape of bees and honeycombs which was interesting, the hint of honey that was in the cookie was interesting as well. Maybe she was obsessed with bees and bee culture. That wasn’t important though, Kazui would believe everything the girl said mostly because it wasn’t really that big of a deal, although it was interesting enough for her to keep in her memory vault.

"That’s pretty sad, but it’s warming at the same time. I’m sure you’ll make her proud, right Issei?”

Kazui would murmur in a bland tone, trying her best to make sure Suikazura knew that they understood where she was coming from. However, there was more on Kazui’s mind about the tattoos that the stranger wore.

"What about the honeycombs? What do those mean? They look pretty intricate and...time consuming.”

The girl would add on.

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[Suikazura]

    These two were a difficult bunch she could tell. Issei would at least entertain and answer her questions, but those conversations would die after her next reply so she killed them with a vigorous nod in his direction. At least, though they were taking her excuse as truth, they didn't have a way to really disagree with the girl though, so it made it much better for her to continue the thought. This was her opportunity out of the discussion if she continued to speak on the matter within the bounds of what she had established. She didn't need to give them a history lesson, instead only saying as much as was necessary.
    "A lot of the other civilians in Iwagakure took a bit of a nasty hit not too long ago, I amongst quite a few others in my neighborhood got tattoos to memorialize their deaths. Kind of like the bees for my family. I asked for honeycomb patters so to match the bees, circles, and bees would be weird no? I thought it would be very strange." Suikazura would seem to pour out a long speech without but a small breath inwards, focused almost entirely on saying everything she could to silence more questions. She wanted to talk about them after all.
    "What about Konoha? Do you all have any particular traditions? What's the Will of Fire I read about? Iwagakure doesn't really have anything on its actual meeting, but I'm sure you two know." Suikazura would counter question. Deflecting the entire flow of conversation from herself and onto the answers the two could give her about Konohagakure. Basic information, non-invasive, information. She hoped, she wasn't asking anything specific or odd.

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{ Special Abilities }
❀ Chakra Control
❀ Enhanced Precision
❀ Enhanced Endurance

{ inventory }
Worn:
1x Winter Coat
1x Scarf
1x Gloves
1x Snow Pants
1x Boots

Right Hand:
1x Compass
4x Flint
4x Tinder
1x Watch

Left Hand:
10x Shuriken
5x Kunai
1x Tanto
1x Hand Axe
1x Smoke Bomb

Left Leg:
1x Metal Canteen
1x Rope
1x Cooking Pot

Right Leg:
1x Sleeping Bag

Held Until Dead:
1x Chicken

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[UCHIHA ISSEI]

"Yikes..."

The Uchiha silently muttered. He hoped that he would never live to see anything major like that happen to his own village. He knew his journey to becoming one of Konohas best was going to be a long journey, but whenever he heard things like this it made him want to push even harder. Even if what he had just heard was coming from someone of an enemy village. Issei was never one to hold personal grudges against people he didn't know.

It was why he held his immediate family so close. Going into the work force with those sort of attachment made conversations like this one impossible. The only thing he knew was to follow the orders of the village which came down from the Hokage. Nothing more, and nothing less. His only personal goal was to insure the preservation of his own home and to protect it from the shadows.

"I mean not really? I guess if these uh, Bees? Mean something to you then its not weird think."

A shrug from his shoulders followed as he looked over to see if Kazui might say anything. Afterward, Suikazura changed the flow of the conversation from being about her to them. She asked if their village had any sort of traditions while bringing up their famed Will of Fire.

"Yeah.. Thats what its called.. I don't have the best definitely of what it is, but I guess its a sort of undying loyalty to the village. Like protecting it no matter the cost."

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"I suppose so.” She spoke softly to the girl. Iwagakure took a hit? That seemed strange since they were known for their so-called military might. Nevertheless, Kazui didn’t really find the need to question her statement, more so she didn’t care. The girl had a lot of tattoos for a thirteen year old so regardless of the reason it still came off as a bit strange, as well as the fact that she has memorials of random people tattooed onto a large portion of her body. Still, she found no reason to question the Iwa kunoichi so Kazui would keep her mouth closed, slightly nodding her head at the girl.

Not before long, Suikazura would speak up again. This time asking if Konoha had any traditions of their own. Shrugging her shoulders slightly, Kazui would rather not say, mostly due to the fact that she didn’t know of any traditions off the top of her head but she wasn’t sure if they had any or not. The Will of Fire however would pique her interest a little more. Turning to face Issei for a brief moment, her dark hues would fall upon the girl again.

"Yeah, it means our village should act as one big family who all love, cherish, and fight to protect the village as one.” Kazui voiced as she fiddled with the sleeves of her robe. The will of fire wasn’t a super important thing, Kazui would in fact think it was common sense. Having a common goal and will to protect your family and friends, everyone should’ve lived by those words, but there were some people who felt differently about their homes. "Based on your tattoos..I’m sure Iwagakure has something similar, yes?” Kazui went on to ask.

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