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Tsukiko didn’t need her traps this time to realize someone was in her territory. She was walking along a path heading to the river to fish for dinner when she noticed a figure collapsed by a tree. Instantly on alert she drew a dagger, but then she recognized who it was. She had seen this medic before, she had been peaceful. Putting the Dagger away Tsukiko warily approached the woman.

Before she could speak, a bell rang somewhere in the distance. Someone had triggered one of her traps. Cursing under her breath she drew her dagger again and warily turned her back on the injured woman.

“She went this way” voices rang in the distance.

Tsukiko wrinkled her nose “foolish trespassers”

There were 3…no 4 men in the group and 2 more hanging back.

“Hold your breath” She commanded the woman at her back

     Addled as she is, Reika still picks up the approaching presence, able to loll her head over and take in who’s there. For a moment she can’t help a flicker of shock - it’s...it’s that woman! Did she really stumble here again, of all places? But before she can even attempt an apology, or an explanation...her accidental companion sheaths her blade.

     ...well, at least it seems she’s been convinced she’s not a threat.

     Glancing to the sound as well, Reika’s brow furrows. A bell...one of the lone woman’s traps? Shit, did they manage to follow her this far?! There’s a groan, head tilting against the trunk at her back. “...damn...” 

     Heeding the warning, Reika does one better - lifting the hand not braced against the puncture wounds along her side, she erects a barrier over herself to block whatever’s coming next. Hold her breath? Must be airborne toxin, then. Once she ensures it’s airtight, she manages a shallow nod of assent before working to draw out the venom in her veins. It’ll be slow going...but at least it looks like she’s been bought some time. She should have the chakra reserves to hopefully manage both.

     She owes a debt, now. And she’ll be damn sure to repay it twofold.

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Hitomi instantly stiffened at the approach of another person, however she relaxed ever so slightly realizing that it was an ally. Her body was held in the distinctive stance of the Gentle Fist. Veins bulged from one side of her face as her Byakugan was active; however her other eye, the one usually uncovered, was glowing an ominous red. It was rare that people saw her with both Dojutsu active, but she didn’t have time to worry about that now.

“Ah good. ANBU. I wont have to fuss with calling you then” Her tone sounds bored

     Greys flicker to their corners at the woman’s dry reply. Not a typical response to ANBU showing up to a scene, but...well, it could be worse. The glance lingers a moment as she takes in the dual dōjutsu, but then again, she’s well-versed in half bloods...being one herself.

     “I happened to be in the neighborhood,” she drawls, loosening her shoulders and cracking her neck. “And I’m never opposed to kicking someone’s tailbone up behind their eyes if it’s necessary.”

     Thankfully whatever’s going on seems simple enough. Three headplateless intruders still look ready for a brawl as they consider the barrier. Beneath her mask, Mikoto lets a feral smile curl her lips over her teeth, pupils narrowing. “You three can serve as tonight’s warmup. It’s always nice to have a little excitement when everything’s typically so quiet.” She lets the wall of chakra fade, knees bending. “...who’s first?

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Tsukiko was already suspicious enough as it was, let alone when someone got close to her hideouts. One of her alarm traps had gone off near the spring, sending a paranoid Tsukiko out to investigate. She had a dagger in her hand as she approached the intruder silently.

It put her even more on edge when the figure addressed her, causing her to shift into a defensive stance. Only another shinobi would have been able to sense her, meaning this person was immediately a danger.

“Then keep passing” She said in a soft, yet authoritative voice “This place is occupied”

     Greys flicker briefly to the blade, but there’s no change in Reika’s expression. Her barriers and defensive taijutsu means she’s not particularly afraid of a small gesture of violence. Still, she gives a gesture of peace with raised, unarmed hands.

     “So I noticed,” she replies dryly. “I’m a sensor...but more importantly, a medic. One with a vow of nonviolence to keep. I’m making my way to the village east of here - the only reason I stopped was to fill my waterskin. If I had any inclination to attack you, I’d not just be standing out here in the open. I’ve every intention of just heading on without confrontation. My only actions are ever to defend myself. I’d not be much of a medic if I caused wounds rather than treat them, now would I?”

     All else aside, Reika can’t really find it in her to be wholly without snark when someone’s got a knife pointed at her over such a trivial intrusion. She might not outright argue, but that doesn’t mean she won’t hold back her annoyance, either. “What evidence do I have to believe you won’t bury that dagger in my back the moment I turn around to leave? There’s really no reason for you to point that thing at me.” Even now her hands remain flat and upright in a gesture of surrender.

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Miyuki would have been annoyed, but she had already been warned ahead of time that Konoha had been having some trouble along their boarders. Not that she would have taken out her annoyance on the boy anyway, from one ANBU to another she could understand he was probably no happier with the situation than she was.

A Gloved hand reached into her pack and handed over the papers. Her own mask was hanging on her belt, she had been ordered not to wear it. This was a diplomatic mission, not espionage. She was acting guard to the trade negotiator for Yuki.

Void black eyes showed nothing as she looked the male over and she smiled at him.

“Tiger huh? Great minds think alike”

She lifted the mask on her belt, showing the blue-toned tiger mask.

“I wonder if Aoi knows your summons, what’s their name?”

She knelt slightly by the white tiger with a friendly smile.

     Fu accepts the documentation with a nod. Few have the gall to impersonate an ANBU, so he doubts there’ll be any trouble. But, orders are orders, and protocol is protocol. He checks her against the proper ledger, finger trailing down the list.

     Her comment lifts his gaze from the parchment, looking first to her and then to her mask. It’s quite a bit like his own, save for the Hi no Kuni vermillion. Despite his curosity at her eyes, he doesn’t let his gaze linger rudely.

     He smiles though she can’t see it - unlike her, his current assignment still requires anonymity. They can’t know when trouble will show up, so...best to be prepared at all times. “Yeah...he’s been with me for a few years now, since he was a cub. It, uh...it’s a tradition of my mother’s family to go find our summons.”

     Of course, they were meant to find owls, as said tradition dictated. But none of the three ended up with one. Other creatures of the peaks instead mostly found them. “He’s from the snowy mountains between Hi no Kuni and the lands to the north. Name’s Sakushi.”

     The big cat blinks blue-grey eyes slowly, tip of his tail flicking in greeting.

     “He can speak, he’s just...not the most talkative.”

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❥ :Opinion on love from the first sight (Reika)

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     “I think it’s a mostly foolish thing to believe in,” the healer offers, arms loosely crossing. “Infatuation, perhaps, can be achieved at a glance. You can find someone physically attractive. But in my humble opinion, it takes far more than a look to love someone. One can hardly know if they wish to be a proper partner judged solely on what they see.

     “Love isn’t just that feeling of want. Desire is one facet of a many-sided mystery. There’s far more to it - compromise, wanting what’s best for your partner...or partners. A need to protect, doing what’s wanted without being asked. Relationships affect and necessitate every part of a person. Not just if you want to shag them,” she sniffs. “As you change and grow, so do they, and so does your bond...and not always for the better. It takes work, not just a glance.”

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“You look like you could use a hand.” (Kohaku to Aiyame )

Blue green eyes flicked to the woman speaking to her and Aiyame smiled at the Aburame. “If you’ve got the time.” She could always offer a meal after they got all these boxes back to the Niji Ike. After all, she’d only been able to balance the majority of them. There were still a couple boxes sitting to the side that the Akimichi hadn’t managed to pick up.

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