The woman had watched as another body made its presence. Beautiful girl with scary red eyes. She wasn't too familiar with those kinds f eyes but what did she know? She wasn't a shinobi. She winced as Nanami began medical treatment and it wasn't long before she was all healed up. "Thank you, thank you, thank you!" she repeated gratefully. Just as she pulled the 100 Worth of Yen, noises from the trees caught her attention. Ruffled leaves and branches and then another man appeared. She looked at him funny. He was out of breath and even stumbled on the roots of a tree! He had offered to escort her back, but from the looks of it, this new man couldn't possibly be the leader. She looked at Sigmund. "Please take this. I wouldn't mind being escorted back. I'm rather exhausted from today having hanging upside for awhile and I'm coming back empty handed. A night in the forest will help me relax and rest for tomorrow so I can continue to hunt," she explained. She took Sigmund's handed and placed the bill in it while she gave him a soft smile.

   Sigmund was just about to speak however the sounds of branches and leaves whipping each other from above caught his attention. Very quickly had he grabbed his bone swords before he realized it had been their suppose Jonin leader. Once he caught the glimpse of who it was, he focused back on the woman. Before he could even reject the woman's offer, Jin offered to escort her back. Great. Now we're wasting time. he thought. He knew they couldn't just say no now. It was already offered as the woman explained she wouldn't mind it.

   Sigmund knew Nanami's uneasy feelings about the strange woman. She knew she wouldn't let that Sharingan go until she was for sure. He had waved his hand, a silent note to keep at easy. He didn't want to startle this woman either or make her feel uncomfortable. The best way to see if the woman was dangerous was to allow their guard down slightly. Testing the waters was the only way. They would pretend to let their guard down and see if she would strike tonight.

   "Ms. it will be our pleasure to escort you back in the morning. My team and I are heading up north in the morning. We are making camp around here. You are more than welcomed to camp out with us so we can safely get you back home," he explained. He tried not to give out too much details about what they were doing around here. Keeping the secret on their huge mission assignment was a must, never know when someone else is listening.

Nanami blinks and her eyes are back to normal "Glad I was able to help." She said softly. Even with their Jonin and Sigmund saying everything was alright. Something still seemed off. The question that kept popping into her head was "If she was a hunter, how would she not see a trap she or one of her fellow hunters placed?" To her it was a sign of someone who had never gone hunting.

She still didn't trust the situation. Trusting the situation cost so many lives. It was something that would take her time to get over. You could call it her trauma from the event that occurred at the Chunin exams. Thanks to her year of training the nightmares all but stopped. As they made camp Nanami made some makeshift traps and snares. The best time to attack is when you feel safe. Thats this point in time, it feels safe because everyone including their new sensei was there. The woman made it feel safe as well. Nanami stayed vigilant without drawing attention that she was doing so.

It was just as she had walked to the gate that the three of them headed down the path that led towards the forest. Nori honestly couldn't understand why their Jonin leader hadn't shown up yet. Was it done intentionally to test them in some way? Or was it merely because he was late? Even though she trusted Sigmund's judgments and instincts, part of her felt like they shouldn't have left without their their new Sensei. But she knew she couldn't step on Sigmund's toes. Whatever he said had to be done until their new leader arrived. He was in charge. That was the reality and she did respect that. Besides she was sure that they would meet up with their new Sensei anyway, but until then, they would just keep moving. It was close to noon, so they should be able to make it a bit of ways into the forest if they just kept track of the time. She gripped the straps of her shoulders as she followed closely behind Sigmund, turning her head and looking over at Nanami before she began to start idle chit chat with to pass the time. Silence could be deafening and the tension she felt coming off the other in front of her. It wasn't as if she could just start a normal conversation with him like she did before. Nori knew she would have to talk with him at some point while they were together, but there was this tension between them right now that was so thick that one could cut a knife through it. For now, she would just talk to him when he was ready to or when he was giving orders.''

The trio made their way through the forest until the sun was starting to set in the vast distance, turning the skies a shade of light pink and orange. They had been walking for some time now without much of a rest and just as she was about to open her mouth to suggest a rest, Nori heard Sigmund tell them they were going to make camp. Just as they were about to make camp for the night, there was a woman's voice in the distance crying for help. She lifted her head up and looked off into the distance. Did she hear that right? She turned her head and looked over at Sigmund to make a decision on what to do. Neither her nor Nanami had a say on what they should do. If they made a wrong decision to go and help this woman without his permission, then she was sure that they would hear it from him. They had to respect what he wanted to do even if they may not have agreed with it. She did, indeed, want to help this woman, but she also knew that it could be a trap, too. It was pretty convenient that she called for help when they were about to make camp. Nori didn't want to make any judgments. This woman could very well need the help.

When he gave the orders to go up into the trees, Nori made no argument. She merely nodded in his direction and as he began to walk down the path, she kicked off of one foot and landed on one of the tree branches before she began to silent follow behind him in his path, silently jumping from tree to tree. Her eyes took in the area as well as keep an eye on Sigmund. She would only attack if it was a absolutely necessary as he he had told them. As they made their way through the forest, she kept her eyes peeled, but there was no sign of the woman that called for help. She did feel there was a sudden shift of energy in the air that she had felt. When Sigmund stopped, she stopped and her emerald greens eyes darted back and forth in every direction. She brought up a hand behind her and took out the kunai knife that she secured in the hem of her pants. Once she saw the other come into contact behind a hooded figure, she gripped the hilt of the small weapon.

She listened carefully as Sigmund confronted this person and when she heard him say that he was their Jonin leader, Nori slowly lowered her hand down from her weapon. So he had finally appeared, did he? She slowly stood up to her feet on the branch and watched the two of them them exchange words. When Sigmund had walked away without so much as acknowledging the elder, she pressed her lips together tightly and made her way through the trees to follow after Sigmund. It was upon coming upon a woman that was hanging down upside down from a tree that Nori stopped in her tracks and merely waited in the trees in case this happened to turn south. She reached back behind her to reach for her kunai in case she needed it, but when she saw the other actually cut her down from the tree, it actually surprised her just a little. When she saw this woman hug him and thank him profusely for saving her life. So she was caught in a trap? That didn't made sense. If she was a hunter for a nearby village, and a good one at that, then she was sure that they would have better instincts and knowledge on how to better keep track of them. If she was a hunter than Nori was sure there were need to know things before the person actually went out to hunt. Somehow that was suspicious, but at again, it was his decision.

Nori jumped down from above the tree branch near Sigmund and stood near them. Was Nanami really going to heal some stranger's wounds? She was sure her friend knew that something was up. They all must have felt that something was off, but they couldn't necessarily strike without more knowledge of who this woman was and why exactly she was here. Just as she was about to open her mouth and speak, she heard their Sensei offer to take her home to her village that was nearby. She turned her head and looked at him. Did he really just offer to do that? Not that she didn't want to help someone in need because she wanted to, but something pulled at her, telling her that they shouldn't get involved with this woman yet here they were offering it to her. She wanted to help her, but still... taking her back to their camp was a bit of a risk. She could very well inform her fellow comrades she was at their location and give it away to others. Was it really a risk worth taking? Nori supposed their was nothing that could be done. The decision was made and thus, was something she had to live with but she was going to keep her senses open. Once they made it back to where they were had begun setting up camp, Nori helped finish setting things up before she hopped up onto a nearby tree branch and let her feet dangle underneath her as she looked towards the sun that was setting beyond the trees of the forest.

   The woman had walked away with her things. With the distance between them, he looked at the girls. "I know what you're thinking. She's a bit aloof. We'll continue to keep an eye on her. Just don't make it obvious," he whispered to them. "Pretending to lower our guards will show the true intentions of this woman," he added before staring ahead. He felt the girls' uneasy auras around him. He was a man of respect however. The girls' didn't understand his decision however he did not need to explain it to them.

   If they were to attack the woman right away, if she had impending backup somewhere or had a curfew to be back and she didn't make it, that would alarm so many problems. With the tiring of the walking from all day today, nobody was in any condition to really fight. The lack of lunch and possible dinner wouldn't help their cause either.

   The only way they could really tell what this woman's intention was by being out here alone and a bit of a goof, was to fall asleep or pose as falling asleep. An enemy would strike while they slept or even if one of the group was wide awake and the rest slept. Shinobi wouldn't just attack in broad daylight, not from the land of snow anyways. Rogue ninja was quite foolish and not the brightest, but he was almost positive Kotatsu would've trained shinobui to become elites. He'd keep an eye on her for now; he knew the girls would too; he believed their said Jonin would as well since he was the one who offered to escort her back after all.

   He followed the woman back to his backpack, believing and trusting the girls were trailing behind him. He picked it up, swung it over his shoulders. "Let's make camp," he told them all as he walked a little ways before he placed his backpack down and began opening it to find various contents he may have needed.

Nanami nodded as Sigmund talked to them "I will do what I can, and keep things discreet. Certain things about her made me become hyper vigilant. A hunter caught in a trap along a route she should know.. The coins scattered everywhere.. The mess in general. A hunter would bring food and water if they were planning to be out more then a day." She said in a hushed tone. Nanami smiled and followed her leaders lead. She cheered herself up a little and went about her duties. Helping setup camp, making the woman feel welcome. Though she didn't chat with the woman much. Maybe it was her suspecting the woman of being a lure or bait. Though very few jutsu that can fool the Sharingan.

This didn't change her suspicions of the woman though. Even as she setup camp, her movements kept the woman in her sight at all times. though she used her observation training to not draw any attention. Once her bedroll was setup she laid down on it for a moment, making sure it was comfortable enough. Once that was set. She hopped up to a tree-branch and took out a book, and started reading. She used it as cover to keep a lookout of their surroundings.

   Sigmund had took into consideration of Nanami's concerns and kept those a priority. Even though he told her to relax a bit, it was still clear she was uneasy with the situation at hand. She pointed out a few flaws, but without knowing the woman personally, it was hard to tell if this was just an act or she really was a lousy hunter. He had hoped the latter because being deemed as a lousy hunter was rather embarrassing to say the least.

   He had unpacked his bag, pulling out some water and unfolding his bedroll. He had placed his bedroll away from the others, the woman included. They all seemed to have made a circular shape between the five of them, leaving the center free reign for a fire for supper. After ensuring everything was tidy in his area, a small satchel hung over his shoulder, he looked up at Nanami. "I am going to go see if I can catch anything. Protein is better than bento boxes," he announced, indicating he was going to the stream nearby to fish, showing what a true hunter could do. He knew Nanami would watch his whereabouts from afar. He left the others to do as they pleased. Not once would he allow his guard to be down with the sun setting quickly before the sky turned navy. He didn't have much time to fish. With his bone sword in hand, he walked off in the distance.

The woman was lead to their camp, where most of them settled down. However she felt the presence of eyes watching her and it made her shift a couple of times uncomfortablely. She managed to roll out her bed. The other young genin was no where to be found and that Jonin leader of this group hadn't been present either. The silence kept between Nanami and herself when the dark haired boy announced he was leaving for a bit. She made a mental note to thank him again in the morning.

As the sun kept setting, the silence continued. The woman found the courage to start speaking. "Young lady, can I ask you something?" she started. "Your eyes. I've seen them before. They're from that almost extinct clan in Konoha. Are you Sasuke Uchiha's daughter?" she asked politely.

Nanami looked up from her book "That subject is complicated and I would rather not discuss it. I apologize if I seem rude, but I have slight trust issues, so I keep my personal business personal.." Nanami flipped the page of the book and stayed silent for a few minutes. The question bothered her, and she replied in that way because she couldn't answer yes or no to it. Being an Uchiha would make who she was easier. She knew she wasn't. She had a suspicion though. Something she would look into after their mission "Usually unless they are a ninja, hunters travel in pairs or groups. Just incase they run into an animal that one person can't take down, or a situation like you ended up in."

Just so Nanami didn't seem like a cold person, she decided to ask a friendlier questions "Do you have a family waiting for your return?" Her eyes glanced down at the woman to gauge her response.

The woman knew she may have stepped over some boundaries by asking the particular question and she respected Nanami's answer. The silence crept between them once more before Nanami retorted with an obvious flaw in hunting practices, which the woman chose to not comment on. Soon Nanami asked about her family awaiting her return. The woman felt one corner of her lip move slightly up almost in a smirk, noting Nanami's intellectual practices. "You're rather smart if I do say so myself," she said as she stood up, more likely alarming Nanami at this point. The smirk from the woman's face vanished however as she became serious.

"I trust you'll keep this information to yourself," she started. "I do have a son. With the wonders of science and Lady Tsunade, the greatest medical shinobi and one of the legendary sannin, I gave birth to a son years later after his father passed away," she explained. "That young man you're traveling with..." she paused, referring to Sigmund. Pausing for only a second before she spoke again. "That's my son I gave away," she admitted, her eyes taking a familiar red color like Nanami's, showing that she too was the bearer of the Sharingan. "I am Akasumi Uchiha," she stated.

GM NOTE: Characters Nori, and Jin, the information above; you can choose whether or not your character heard it or not, however cannot report it to Sigmund; you are able to react however. For plot reasons, the information is to be kept only, not spread.
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Nanami blinked as the Akasumi told her of Sigmund, and then seeing the Sharingan surprised her a bit. Her eyes flared, just to make a point she was on guard "I am smart, you could say. I knew you weren't who or what you seemed from the beginning. Though Sigmund seemed to buy into your story for the most part. Though next time, if you use the hunter rouse again. I recommend not having money, and an injury or pit trap would have been more believable. You having the  Sharingan also explains how you were able to mask yourself from my eyes. I am impressed though." Nanami's tone had become near emotionless "I can't tell if you are an enemy, or an ally. I don't know what your ambitions or why you would come out to me?"

Nanami shifted so her legs were dangling over the tree-branch, her hands rested on the tree-branch as well. Just incase she had to move quickly "So for the sake of me asking lame questions. I'll simply ask the ones that matter, and you obviously have a reason for doing this. But, why go to all this trouble to inform me of his heritage? What is the point of doing this? One would think you would want to tell him. Though you don't want him to know." Nanami had quite the serious expression on her face. She didn't like this one bit. It felt like mis-information, and she doubted Tsunade would do such a thing, and not inform the Uchiha of lost clan members? Nanami sat there focused on Aaksumi, and her Sharingan glowed softly as she waited for the woman's answers.

Nanami's own Sharingan flared however they did not scare Akasumi one bit. Barely the beginning stages of the kekkei, it didn't compare to Alasumi's more matured eyes. She listened politely to what Nanami had to say, allowing the girl to finish her assumptions, her observations, and tips for the future. The various questions were easy to answer however. Not wanting to leave without sending the truth out.

"I come as an ally. I have no business starting trouble with Konoha shinobi at that when the lands are already at war," she admitted. She knew of the declaration of war and all its glory and aftermath. Most of the lands at this point heard of Kumo's fall.

"He doesn't need to know his background. In do time, it will become important but right now it is irrelevant. I entrusted this information to you because I see the way you look at him," she pointed out, referring how Nanami's behavior of watching over Sigmund and followed every step he took proved her trust in the boy. "He trusts you. A woman like me he would not believe if the information came from an outsider. I came here to give you all a warning. I heard about your presence in Kumo; I also know you personally trained under Sakura Uchiha and Sigmund trained under Sasuke Uchiha," she replied, stating true facts that she knew more than they would all believe. "You three are considered the famous Fire trio from Konoha; rumors have it that you'll be the next sannin," she added.  She saw the way Nanami shifted on the tree, ready to pounce if it came to it.

"I survived the massacre of my clan by not having my presence there to begin with. I had been with Lady Tsunade at the time when I found out the devastation. Sasuke himself doesn't even know his cousin is still alive because I fled. I personally trained under Tsunade and disappeared without a trace. Many believed I died in the slaughter and I was okay with that," she explained her story, part of it anyways. "When word got around that you three went and personally trained under legendary shinobi, I knew Sigmund was one of them. When I heard about the dangerous mission you would embark on, I came to warn you," She explained. "Do not go to your destination. Great danger lies ahead. There will be no turning back once you get there. You and I know Sigmund struggles with his demons inside. I plead you ensure he will not go there for there is no guarantee he'll come back the same person," she warned. She knew Nanami would still find her words untruthful however Akasumi knew she did her duty and did what she came here for. That was all she could do was warn them, not stop them.
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Nanami hopped down, though her Sharingan was still active. Her body language and facial expression changed "If you know anything about Sigmund. Which I have a feeling you know more then you let on. You would know he idolizes Sasuke. Sigmund got this mission from Sasuke. Sigmund is extremely duty bound and ready to take on the world. That in mind, how do I talk him out of going? The only one who might would be Sasuke or our Jonin. Who already gave Sigmund a bad impression, and due to his Kekkai he has a faster the normal regenerative and metabolic system. It would be hard to gauge the level of sedative to use if it came to that."

She looks at Akasumi as she shifts gears in her head "Is it the land itself? Or the events that will happen there? I do have some influence over him. If it is too avoid the conflict with Kotatsu. I have been thinking about that for a while. While he says the reason is his pride. Its obvious its hate and or revenge. My blood boils at the thought of the incident, at the thought of seeing Kotatsu's blood flow. Though two things happened after the incident that changed how I viewed the event. The first was a discussion with Sasuke. The second was making a friend with a fellow medical ninja while training with Sakura. These two events cemented certain ideals in my heart and mind."

Nanami tilts her head "Any suggestions would be appreciated.."

Akasumi allowed Nanami to defend her teammate; pointing our Sigmund's stubborn personality and ambitions for his own future. She was unaware of who Sigmund truly was as a person, something Nanami didn't believe. Akasumi only know who is name, whereabouts, and any events that involved him. Knowing him as a person however was something that was foreign to her. She had no intentions in facing Sigmund anytime soon.

Nanami said she could try, but the possibility of being successful were slim and wanted any help of information to ensure he didn't go. "I'm afraid if he ventures there, he will follow a path neither of you can follow with and he will not turn back. Kotatsu is a force to not be reckoned with; facing him now with only lead to Sigmund's demise," she explained. "His kekkei does allow faster regeneration abilities, especially his bones. His metabolism would essentially burn off any minor drug medical ninja carry," she pointed out. Giving the most important information to his long trusted friend was the only way.

"Paralyze the C1 disc in his vertebrate. He'll become quadriplegic. Any normal person would become forever paralyzed. With his kekkei structure of bones, his bones will naturally want to fix this either by creating a brand new C1 disc or trying to repair the old. This will disable him enough to lure him away," she explained Sigmund's one true weakness. "However, in doing so, I can imagine he'll be put in a state of rage towards all of you. This event will be enough to awaken his Uchiha bloodline, something we want to avoid at all costs. Having more Uchiha clan members running around is not good in this time of war. I can imagine Sigmund is already a target to begin with," she explained the aftermath events that could happen.

Nanami nodded listening "There is another danger. Its why very few people in the world have multiple Kekkai. A shock like that to his chakra system. The Uchiha blood awakening could instantly kill him. From what I read in the medical books on Kekkai and Dojutsu leads me to believe his current Kekkai changed his Chakra network to what is is now. The blood awakening would attempt to change his chakra network again. The unique nature of each bloodline would have one of two effects. The Uchiha blood could cause his bone bloodline to become dormant which could cause irreparable damage to his body. The other is both open up. The sheer amount of chakra that would flow in his body all at once would most likely cause a chakra burnout. Meaning he loses all ability to generate chakra."

After she said this she nodded again "So we are ill prepared for the Demon Kotatsu. If I make sure he doesn't fight him, would that be enough? Or is it solely going there?"
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She nodded her head. Nanami was smarter than she looked, Akasumi observed. "Exactly. Multiple outcomes to this situation, but the latter choice would be to prevent anything from happening at all," she replied. Knowing that she could trust this information to one of his close friends was good enough for her. She fulfilled her duty and her warning was heard. "My method should be a last resort. It is crucial that my suggestion should never be used unless absolutely necessary. Prevent him from encountering Kotatsu at all. Fighting him will only add to the fire; seeing him will light the spark; killing him will take him on a path of no return," her instructions were clear. An encounter with Kotatsu could mean several things; it was up to his squad to ensure he didn't fall prey to his own demons from within.

This conversation was rather quick as Sigmund appeared to still be away, with also no sight from the other members of the team. 10 minutes had passed without interruption. She was positive Sigmund would be returning sooner or later with dinner for the group.

Nanami knew this discussion would have to end soon "The only way for me to do that is to locate Kotatsu first, then steer the entire team away from his position. All while staying on the mission route. Though this is only a recon mission and we were ordered not to fight Kotatsu. Sigmund will try."

Nanami thinks for a moment "I will most likely need to ask the Jonin of our team to help. Only he can truly steer the team away. I won't inform him why or divulge any details that you have shared with me. I will do my best to make sure he remains who he is."

   

"Do what you must, but do not break the laws of the shinobi. In crucial times like these, every man and woman is needed; being labeled as a missing-nin for abandoning an objective or not following orders is a path neither of you can take," she pleaded as she heard rustling sounds from footsteps nearby. An indication that someone was returning. The conversation would have to end; the secrets between the two women kept hidden and Sigmund's true identity still a mystery.

   Sigmund had left Nanami behind. He knew she'd keep a close eye on him and the mysterious lady that had tagged along. She definitely was weird and a bit of a goof. A clutz even, he thought. The situation was weird. It almost seemed too perfectly timed. Nobody knew the path he had chosen for their journey except Sasuke, but he doubted Sasuke had sent a useless woman as a distraction. It didn't seem in his nature to do so.

   He finally arrived at the stream, slipping his ninja shoes off and rolling up his pant legs to prevent any water soakage for his clothing. He didn't want to waste his chakra walking on water; there wasn't a need to express his superiority right now. He closed his eyes with the bone sword in hand, listening for the distruption of the flow from the fish.

Swish!
Jab!
Success!

   He pulled the bone sword out of the water and he had successfully stabbed a rather large fish. He repeated this process several times before walking back to the edge of the water and allowed himself to dry. By the time he finished and rolled his pants back down and slipped on his shoes again, with the fish in his fishing satchel, he walked back to the campsite. He remained dead quiet as crickets produced their wonderful sounds of nature.

   The camp fire still hadn't been made yet, however he would take care of it as he placed the bag down, stabbing his sword by his bedroll. He had gathered some wood on his return back. He used rocks to outline the fire pit in the center, then using one of his fire jutsus, he was able to complete the camp fire. The woman was still resent and Nanami had eventually came from her tree when he made his appeareance.

   "Dinner is served," he announced. He truly wanted to say this is how a true hunter does it however he refrained from the harsh comment. Had it been one of his team members, he may have actually said it.

Nanami looked over and watched Sigmund. She chatted casual with the woman talking about life stuff, and such. It would be a normal conversation. Nanami watched sigmund cooked. She was only slightly impressed. Though her mother took her job as Gaara's adviser seriously. She would always be home to make dinner. Even if Sigmund had his usually prideful smile going. Though with her expanded knowledge on things, she knew she would have to come up with plan. A plan that didn't appear as anything but happenstance.

Fish being somewhat of a rarity in the Hidden Sand Village. She always enjoyed eating it. So she enjoyed the simplicity of the fish "Not bad, Sigmund." She continues to eat watching her teammates, and the woman. She swivels and begins chatting with Akasumi "I'll put together a small wounds treatment kit so incase you get injured on your next hunting trip, you can treat most minor injuries with it."

[Private to GM: Let me know when you plan to advance the night to the morning. Nanami will do something after everyone has gone to sleep.]

   He remained quiet as Nanami and the woman chatted amongst themselves. The remainder of the group also stayed quiet as well as they all ate in silence until Nanami commented on his fishing and cooking skills. He admitted he wasn't the best of cooks and he rarely ever did this himself because he didn't have the time and patience to actually cook a full fledge meal. He wasn't proud of his lack of cooking, but a meal was a meal. As long as he was able to put something in his stomach, it allowed him to be a tad of a survivalist. His journey with Sasuke had taught him a lot about self efficiency when it came to eating on long trips however it wasn't something he'd ever seen himself being fully proficient about. He merely nodded to Nanami's comment as he noticed her offer to send the woman on her way tomorrow with a bit of a healing kit in case she ever found herself in the same predicament in the future.

   His tensions about the woman had eased up when he had went and fished for their dinner. His guard remained up and tight however but kept it casual from the others. It was always good to be prepared even when asleep in case an ambush took place or a random theivary.

Akasumi enjoyed her fresh fish caught by the gentleman who had rescued her. Although she never got his name, it was clear he was of no treat and had no intention of just blowing her rescue off. She chewed in between the idle conversation with Nanami, the one with the red eyes she had noted. The girl had eventually opened up to her, be ridding of any tension that may have been previously there from earlier in the day.

The sun had finally set as the navy sky filled the lands above them. It was peaceful and quiet nice to be out here for once. With her family back home, it was rare she was able to enjoy some peace away from home even with weird circumstances. Nanami had offered to send her with a minor healing kit, something to be of use for future mishaps on her way back home.

"Oh thank you. You don't have to, but I do appreciate it," She commented as she finished the remains of her fish.

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It wasn't long before Sigmund had fallen asleep on his bed roll with a full stomach. The walking had tired him out a bit as it did everyone else in the group. The fire in the center had dimmed as it began to start dying out. The last of the firewood crackling gently as it continued to thirst for oxygen to be kept alive. Akasumi herself had fallen asleep with the rest of the group. Being hung upside down for what felt like hours was tiring with all the blood rushing to her head. It did cause a bit of a headache but sleeping was the best way to be rid of throbbing. Nanami had been theremaining member to not have fallen asleep.

Nanami stayed up late writing in her journal. Preparing a letter for Sakuya. She seemed to smile a bit. Everything that happened that day changed things for her a bit more. Now she knew something that nobody knew. She wasn't sure how she was going to pull it off yet. As she thought about this she packed the medical pack she promised for Akasumi. She tucked an envelope with instruction on how to blend the herbs. She also wrote a more personal note, and mixed it in with the several pages of instructions, it reads as follows:

"After everything you have told me,
 I will do my best to prevent him from
 from awakening. Regardless if I am
 able to or not, after the mission I
 want to meet with you again. Though
 this meeting will be asking you to train
 me. I know this may be a big request. The bigger
 request will be the type of training and the seeking out
 of a very specific lost beast. I read about a dragon
 I would want your help seeking it out.
 If we are successful. I want to become a sage.
 I need your help to do this. I am putting a lot of faith in you
 as you have put in me. I'll seek you out in the village we escort you back too,
 after the mission ends. I look forward to seeing you again."

Nanami..

She tucked the medical pack into Akasumi's things, and found a large tree-branch to sleep on.. Sleeping on the ground wasn't her thing.
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The group had eventually all fallen asleep, the woman included. Nanami remained in her tree for the rest of the evening. Nori had eventually slept shortly after Sigmund did. The woman had fallen asleep right before Nanami did and Jin had remained on guard for quite sometime before he too fell asleep out of pure amusement over the others and the way this mission was turning out.

It wasn't long until the sun began to rise, the woman was the first to wake up, finding the note Nanami had packed away and the medical kit she had gathered for her too. She slipped them both in her satchel as the others began to wake up on their own, either from hunger, not being able to sleep anymore, or because they began to hear the others wake one by one.

Nanami stood up on the branch she had slept on and hopped down, she nods to Akasumi "Good morning." She wasn't sure if the others were up or not. If they weren't she would let them sleep until it was deemed they wake up. She started packing up her things, as well as anything not in use, or that might be needed for when the others wake up. As she does this she talks idly about normal things with Akasumi "Did you sleep well?"

Nanami used the remaining wood and such from the previous nights fire, and starts a small fire. She begins to heat some water "Would you like some tea?"