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Now that the word was out inside their family (and not yet the wider clan, for good reason) was that their family would support them again. It was all the more painful to Hotarubi, who was the cause of shame for this. Nageku had joined out of solidarity and rightfully received the same treatment but not to Hotarubi's extent. But still, he bore the responsibility of making it right again and had rightfully developed a level of determination to get through the academy as quickly as possible. So, their family paid for the opportunity to have some external support, a good person allegedly to do some teaching for both Nageku and Hotarubi, external to the academy and through hiring someone privately. No mission involved, but one that would be able to nurture their abilities allegedly. "I swear this better be worth it." Even though they'd paid for it, they made sure to know it would be Hotarubi would be the one punished if it did not go according to plan, so he waited standing while Nageku was just being Nageku. But Hotarubi was the one with a stick up his ass today, more irritated than his brother. It made him feel weak to be coddled in this way. It was not the Shinobi way. Well. His shinobi way.