Visitor (Fuu)

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Shizune walked up the stairs to the Hokage mansion and was intent on seeing Lady Tsunade no matter what. Standing at the door she knocked once and waited, no answer. "Lady Tsunade it is not healthy to hole yourself up in there for so long. Would you like some sake?" Pressing her ear against the door she still heard no answer. "Fine, more for myself...I guess." Shizune wasn't much of a drinker, and knowing Lady Tsunade, she'd probably not fall for such a bluff.

Stomping her foot on the ground she folded her arms in defeat and headed down the stairs. Making her way to the camp's gate she placed her back against the frame of the gate just thinking what'd she do now. Two days of no work was really getting to her. She hadn't even had the time to brush her hair, which was in ends. What'd she do to have something to do, anything, so long as she got her mind off Lady Tsunade.

[Fuu]

A strong wind blew carrying to the animals in the liberation camp a strange inhuman scent. Dogs, cats, and the like began to pace, their hackles raised. a rustle here, a rustle there, and a flash of movement in the trees. Someone - or thing - was headed to the Liberation Camp. Red eyes peered through the canopy on the Camp, the eyes narrowed, a expression of curiosity in them. The owner of those eyes finally decided that perhaps it would be time to make her presence known.

Fuu dropped from her place in the trees and landed with eerie grace and strode towards the camp, making note of the ninja in the trees watching her. looking around her she nodded, understanding why the Hokage hadn't been abl;e to find or snuff out the camp in Wave. The only reason she found it was by listening to the Shichibi, evidentally there was a "Larger Part" in Wave, whatever that meant.

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Shizune felt the cold breeze play about her kimono and drew her hands to the senbon she always carried on her person. This wind was unlike any she had felt since moving here with Lady Tsunade. No one was around her, nor did they take to the wind as being an omen of bad things. "I better go check this out," she said playing upon her instincts. Keeping her eyes peeled she walked out the gate and soon enough the answer to the wind came within view. It was a woman, she assumed, with red eyes and her walk alone gave the impression she had a purpose here.

"Hello...who are you?" Shizune kept a straight posture, making sure to not alert this person or cause a fight to occur. Every part of her urged her to defend her new home with her life, though, taking it too far would end her life in a reckless manner. No, she observed the woman and kept her wit about her. Right now she would play the host, and should she prove a problem, it was best carried out by her. She was more then Lady Tsunade's assistant, she was also a deadly jonin.

[Fuu]

Fuu looked at the figure approaching, sizing her up. her eyes roamed over her, noticing the hidden weapon pouches hidden in her kimono and the Senbon Laucher up her sleeve. this woamn obviously was a kunoichi, and a talented one at that, if her concern and wariness was a sign that she could sense that there was something off about Fuu. She lloked over her shoulder at the Camp in the distance and back to the woman ahead.

"Fuu."

she kept it short and simple, there was a chance she'd have to kill her, she didnt want her maybe escaping with to much information about her. "And you?" she asked, not really caring, but maybe she was a name in the Bingo Book, who knows?

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Shizune didn't lower her guard, even with the name given to her. Fuu, it wasn't really a name she had heard. Still, at the sign of trouble she would act upon her instincts, and at this moment they were just on the name game. "My name is Shizune." She said also, simply put, no last name given and by where she stood, the person could tell where she was affiliated at. Shizune stared over at the woman with her dark eyes and spoke the next question on her mind.

"What brings you here? Surely you aren't lost and need directions," Shizune waited for an answer. This woman was keeping her distance, and, with her closer to the village she could outdistance her quickly. Plus...the Anbu were always sentried nearby in case of something awry. At the moment...this was definetly not awry.

[Fuu]

Fuus smirked at Shizune, showing oddly pointed teeth, then her eyes stared at each ANBU in the trees, her gaze pinning them in their places. The jinchuuriki wasn't at all worried about the ANBU, if need be there was always the Shichibi's potent yoki. She hadn't met someone who could handle all seven tails of the demon's chakra. She stretched a bit and her Takigakure headband came into view as with her Jinchuuriki markings on her belly. "I am actually on a mission from Shubuki of Taki. He wanted me to find and forge ties with the ninja of Wave Country. He's gotton tired of Konohagakure's imposition of laws on Taki because it is smaller"

Fugaku had leaned on Shibuki to get this mission done, the original one sent by the Hokage was a assasination of any and all leader of the resistance in Wave. she was to release all seven tails inside of the walls and raze it to the ground, but Shibuki found his spine and sent her on this mission instead. if all went well, Fire Country would have violence on two fronts instead of just one.

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Shizune listened quietely while the woman spoke. Her gaze lingered on the headband of the small village, but then something else took her for a spin. The markings on her belly were exactly the same as Naruto Uzumaki. So, she thought, she has a beast inside her as well huh? The Akatski would be no doubt scouring the land for her, yet, she had no fear in her. The proposition was acceptable, at least to her. They needed all the allies they could get their hands on, plus, an allied front stood a better chance when the time to attack came into view. Shizune loosened up a bit and pursed her lips contemplating how to handle this situation.

"Tell me more about your village while we walk," Shizune walked past Fuu and headed away from the village. If things didn't go well, she would likely let out all her evil within and there'd be trouble. Lady Tsunade had enough on her plate, and, the least she could do was help her out some. Keeping her head up she placed her hands at the small of her back.

[Fuu]

Fuu's eyes followed Shizune as she began to walk past her and quick as a snake's tongue her hand grabbed her wrist and stopped her. She eyeballed the other woman with a narrowed suspiscious gaze. She let out a small amount of yoki mix with her Killer Intent and pulled Shizune closer to her.

"If you think that you can decieve me, then eliminate the Jinchuuriki threat that has knowledge of the Wave Village, then think again. I am headed to the center of your village. There we can talk, and if I get so much as nicked by any Shinobi blade I will release the Shichibi in your village and raze it to nothing."

Perhaps her cynical, bitter, and distrustfull nature got the hold of her, maybge, but life as a jinchuuriki has taught her nothing if not to trust no one. She knew nothing of this woman! Did she think she'd go into the forest surrounded by potential hostiles? she must think her a fool.

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Shizune yelped as her hand grabbed onto her wrist. It was an iron grip and she could feel her pulse rise up an itch. This woman could surely kill her here and now and even if she was taken down by Anbu, chances are at least most would die before she was restrained. There was distrust in her eyes, and well, she could not blame her. So, letting the tension slide from her body she decided to give up on the forest idea. Placing her hand on the woman's she stared at her eyes.

"Listen Fuu, I had no intention of eliminating you. The Akatski are after the Jinchuuriki, and with one of our own, you'd think we'd be blind to help them or get rid of you? We are all fighting for a noble cause in this war, therefore, acting rash would not fit us now...would it?" Shizune wanted her words to gain some trust, though, she didn't place a lot of faith in it.

Waiting for Fuu to loosen her grip she nodded her head at the Anbu. The Anbu were reluctant, but, they hastened back to their jobs. Hopefully that will convince her, she thought, other wise I'll have to fight her. Even in her uncontrolled state, there was still some hope... though it would possibly lead to her death.

[Fuu]

Fuu leaned into Shizune scanning her face, looking for a lie. then, with obvious reluctance and mistrust she let go of Shizune's wrists. nonetheless she still wasn't going to go any farther, she was still headed to the village. She flitted her eyes to the trees as the ANBU backed off, and slowly her tension eased from her body and the heavy killer intent and trace amounts of demon chakra disappated from the air, and it was easier to breathe.

Fuu turned back in the direction of the village and began walking towards it, she still didn't trust Shizune, and besides she was hungry. there had to be a ramen bar somewhere. Her eyes never stopped moving following the shadows in the trees and always studying her enviornment. Despite Shizune's attempts to facilitate trust, Fuu was too jaded for it to work. And as she walked she didn't turn to look at her companion, but spoke nonetheless.

"Konohagakure has begun trying to turn the Ssmaller countries on it's border into Vassal States, and ninja from Takigakure at least have their pride. After Fugaku sent a Uchiha to subdue me, Shibuki had enough. That is what this mission is for. He is Loaning his "Weapon" to you as a deal maker. If u agree you will have Taki as an ally with your war against Konohagakure no Sato."

Fuu practically spat the word Weapon out in disgust, her crossed arms tightening a hair's breadth to show her distaste. She really didn't kniow why she was still a Taki ninja, perhaps it was because it was all she had? She shook her head, In any case I am still technically a kunai for the village to use. This is why I am here. seh thought, her eyes stilling and becoming vacant.

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Shizune let out a gasp of relief as her hand was released. It must've taken a lot for her to release her hand like now. Still, she was grateful, and her future as Assistant to the Hokage was thankful as well. Lady Tsunade was a busy woman, but, when she put all her effort into her job, she could get things done so well. Walking alongside the woman she could see little eye contact was made. I hope to make this situation less...awkward, but, I just don't have the skills in conversation to do that.

Shizune listened intently to Fuu speak of the incident and couldn't help but feel sorry for the small country. It didn't have as many shinobi as the Liberation camp or Konoha did, and yet, they prevailed and took care of this Uchiha. Again it came back to his ridiculous war, a war that would spout flame into the sky with hatred and malice. Shizune didn't like war, as it had taken her close relative Dan from her. War was a cascade of emotions and if she could, she would stop it herself. Still, the one word that stood out above all else was...weapon.

"Whatever help you and your village can lend us, we will be most appreciative," Shizune spoke as they entered the village and neared the center. "Konoha has gone too far and needs to be stopped, and, with this weapon of yours...we shold be able to accomplish far more then without. Though, just so you know, the liberation camp has someone like you."

Shizune didn't specify and stopped at the center of the village. The wind had begun to die down and the leaves near the gate began to drift over to them lazily.

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Fuu didnt aknowledge Shizune, but continued o walk with her, looking around the village, scanning it for exits in case a fight should break out. It was a fairly simple but brilliant layout. anyone who got over the walls could easily be funnelled to the outskirts where they would not be able to do too much harm. Fuu smirked, it wouldnt matter though, if a demon was released. Especially here at the center.

The wind played across her face and unconsciously she leaned into it, allowing the soft caress to glide it's way across her face. The only gentle touches she ever felt were at times like this. a soft ghost of a smile flitted across her face and as she heard children in the distance laughing, she smiled fully, her face easing for a brief moment.

Her face was open untill Shizune mentioned the fact that they would be using Taki's weapon. her face closed off and her eyes, once warm, were chips of ice. "I AM Taki's weapon, the Shichibi is imbued within me. And now, for a time I am your leader's to command."

Her voice was like cold, frigid, with a razor edge to it. And as she stood there, she seemed to be a completely different person than from the warm teen who was standing there a second ago. "I know, Shichibi told me to follow the Kyuubi's faint yoki signature. That's how I found the Village. He called Kyuubi the "Largest Part," or whatever the hell that means."

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Shizune pondered on if Fuu was stable or not. So far Naruto hadn't shown any signs of attacking nor the seal breaking that the Fourth Hokage had placed when sealing the nine tails within. It was rather a relief, seeing how if the Nine Tails became fully awakened they'd all not stand a chance, even Fuu. Still, the relief of it all was that Naruto hadn't seen any battle yet. He was still a genin who was carefree of the violence of the world or losing someone close to him.

War was filled with loss, and she hoped above all that Naruto or any of the future Ninja in the village were never to cross paths with it. Looking over at the girl she could see her smiling. It was an odd sight; what with her serious and all; but nonetheless she wasn't going to say anything. The girl had a harder time maintaing the Jinchuuriki within then most, so, she tried to not elevate the situation to code red. Instead, she merely waited to see where the conversation would lead. Soon enough, her smile flitted beyond recovery and her voice became monotone like a recording.

"I thought so," Shizune mused aloud, "to send someone like you so far...it wouldn't do unless you had a specific mission and purpose. Lady Tsunade will be pleased about the alliance, though, she hasn't been seeing anyone of late. It might be a time before you'll get to meet her in person."

Shizune folded her arms and nodded in understanding. Each Jinchuuriki had a faint yet familiar power that could be detected by others. The Akatski seemed to be able to detect it as well, which is why all the villages placed extra protection around them. "It might not be safe for you to go back to your village...at the moment, so, care to join me for some dumplings?"

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Fuu thought back to the Shibuki and her time in Taki, she really hated it there. sometime away would do her some good, even if they sent her away to get rid of her. She was curious to see which Demon Container was here, call it morbid but she was curious as to how happy it was. Shizune never sounded angry, bitter, or resentfull while speaking of it, so if she was an accurated example of the norm, then it couldn't be that bad. "When Tsunade is ready I will go to her. there are other things I need to speak to her about."

Fuu's ears twitched and her stomache growled loudly expressing it's displeasure at being ignored for so long. "Dumplings would be nice. I havn't eaten in a few days." It was true, she had to elude Akatsuki on her way there, and to do that she couldn't waste time eating, and ration bars really didn't cut it when dealing with a hungry jinchuuriki.

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"I will take you to her personally," Shizune said, as it was her job to deliver important people to the Hokage. Right now they had other urgent business to attend to, and that was feeding Fuu. Traveling on the road was not fun, and it often consisted of rice balls and ration packs that often was a placebo of appetitzing nutrition. Shizune had gone on many missions and knew perfectly well that ration bars and rice balls only made her yearn for real food. Several times she had tried to convince Lady Tsunade to supplement Ninja with food to keep them going for days, yet, Lady Tsunade was constantly busy and so...it never got far.

Smiling pleasantly as she said she join her she led the way to the dumplings place. It was usually packed, as women were found here a lot, but today apparently it wasn't. "Hello...I'd like two dumplings, one for myself and a guest of mine." Shizune handed some ryo to the person and then beckoned Fuu over to some unooccupied benches. "It won't take long, so please, take a load off."

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Fuu followed Shizune into the shop, her eye once again scanning everyone in the shop. her eyes looked for threats and for exists to her current location. She was distracted deeply by the smell of deliscious dumplings and she leaned in past Shizune to the waitress. "Can u make that Five more orders of dumplings?" she asked her voice tinged with a edge of hope and desperation.

She took off the long bag on her back and sat next to Shizune. This village was so different from Taki. this one made her want to relax and to let her guard down. to her it was eerie and odd, to want to relax. Her stomache growled even louder awaiting it's meal. "Who is your jinchuuriki? how much control does he have over his demon?"

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Shizune laughed at Fuu's order and leaned in against the seat...then realized it was a bench and tried to regain her composure. That could've ended badly, she thought trying to hide a blush. Benches were what they made here; anything else, well, would require a little more extra ryo. Looking around the place there were familiar figures around enjoying a nice meal. This place was her home, so, if anything ever happened to it she would be crushed. War had already taken someone close to her and Lady Tsunade, so, she'd do all on her part to preven another loss.

Turning in her seat she took Fuu's question into consideration. "Well, he is nicknamed the number one hyperactive knuckleheaded ninja, though we just call him Naruto Uzumaki. As for control of his demon...well...he knows about it...but hasn't released it yet or broken the seal. Naruto has no real experience in battle except with his Sensei and his team mate. He is usually seen hanging around Ichiraku or training his Sensei trying to keep him out of trouble."

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The information about the container, Naruto piqued Fuu's intrest. He was a container, yet hadn't been trained to harness his power? It seemed ludicris in her eyes. As soon as she was sealed she had been immediatly thrust into intense training to harness Shichibi. Weren't all the containers weapons of mass destruction? She certainly was in regards to any other ninja.

Truth be told she was a touch jealous. If what she could glean from the little bit of information she recieved, this Uzumaki seemed to recieve nice treatment, and was liked, at least somewhat. "He will need to learn how to harness the demon's power. I can control and harness all seven of my demon's tails. I will teach him as a deal-maker if I must. Who better to teach a jinchuuriki than a jinchuuriki?"

She finsihed speaking as the dumplings were set in front of them. Immediatly her mouth watered and she picked up a large dumpling about the size of her closed fist, dipped it in soy sauce, and took a large bite, the spices and meats filling her mouth. Unconsciously her eyes rolled a bit and a low happy moan escaped her throat in a rare, unguarded moment of pure bliss.

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Shizune regarded her offer carefully and knew that as great as it was, it simply wasn't to be. True Naruto hadn't met anyone like him, but, his Sensei alone was going to teach him about that. Reaching for some dumplings she allowed the mouth watering tree to slide down her throat; after chewing, and relished in the taste. It was quite a treat here, and, luckily during the move the people who made dumplings followed them.

Shizune swallowed and wiped her mouth with a napkin. "Fuu, that is indeed a genurous offer, but, I must refuse...for the time being. You see, Naruto's Sensei is the great Jiraiya, a Sannin who knows fully well what the demon inside Naruto is. You were forced to gain control early, and, when the time comes I am sure Naruto will do...fine. Besides...it isn't like Naruto will be forced into a situation this early in his Genin career to unleash his demon chakra."

Shizune chose another dumpling and ate it. The taste was great and she too felt a moan escape her lips at the savoring of the treat. She knew this news would probably disappoint Fuu, but, in the long run a Sensei and a student was a hard border to seperate. Lady Tsunade would probably agree...if she were to ever come out of that blasted office of hers. Shaking her head she looked again at Fuu and felt sorry she had to endure such harshness.