- Ba-chan, I'm home! - The front door slammed and a small voice announced the return of another resident of the house.
Kushina flew into the living room and was a little confused to find Mito and I sitting comfortably in a chair with a cup of tea. Before her arrival, we had not only had time to fool around for mutual pleasure, but also to clean up after ourselves and take a bath, so now we were just relaxing. Well, and enjoyed tea and sweets.
- Ryo-nii? What are you doing here? - The petite Uzumaki was quite naturally surprised.
Although I drop by Mito's place quite regularly, but it's mostly during her absence from training, so we see each other give kami once a month. That's the best case scenario.
- Kushi-chan, go get cleaned up and come down to us," the elder Uzumaki ordered calmly, "your current state is not in any way befitting the proper appearance of a clan princess.
And the girl looked really disheveled, with dirty clothes and even a few bloodstains somewhere. Apparently, Sakumo trains her students to the point of exhaustion, and rightly so. My female students mostly look the same at the end of class, except not quite as alert, but that's where Kyubey's general stamina and chakra do the trick.
- All right, Mito-ba-chan," Kushina gave a small bow and skipped off to her room, not realizing I was here for a reason.
Mito doesn't give away her mood when she's in the mood for it, showing only what she wants to show, in this case, a welcoming hostess. I can't do that in my life, because I prefer to wear my mask almost everywhere except at home. Or as a guest among my own kind.
- Has Sakumo-taicho taken his team hunting? - I asked the lady of the house.
I was referring to the traditional task of mopping up bandits, which is organized when the mentor believes that his mentees are ready to take a human life not only physically, but also psychologically. Although, it's what kind of commander you get. I am quite soberly assessing the capabilities of my girls, who can already together to kill the average enemy dude, but not quite ready to get their hands dirty in the blood of an ordinary man. That is, to become an executioner, as is sometimes required in our profession.
- I talked to Hatake-san beforehand and convinced him to take the team out on the hunt when they were ready," Mito replied, taking out a third cup and pouring the brew from a small teapot, "not before.
Hmm, I guess I'm a little behind the times. As far as I remember, Sakumo had gotten the team quite some time ago, and had even taken the genin on several long missions to escort and protect clients, but they turned out to be without any surprises. Oh, and with the stealthy cover of the Anbu four to guard the jinchuriki, if Mito's information was to be believed. Who would doubt that the village's weapons would first prefer to be tempered a bit and allowed to mature, lest they get a breakdown, which in this case would have some serious consequences.
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