Faulty Product? Call Mr. Fix-It. [PRIVATE | Rei]

It was a pretty standard day in Konoha thus far, it had been Hideo's day off from missions and the young man laid on his bed looking at the ceiling. His crimson eyes fixated upon the single position as he was in thought. This didn't mean he wouldn't notice his young aunt appear in the doorway with a letter which instantly caught his attention. Getting up and walking towards her the Uzumaki's grasp closed around the letter and he opened it and read it to himself.

Hey Hideo, what's been up son? Konoha a lot of fun? Anyway enough chit-chat, I need you to do a favour for me since I am in Uzushio and you're in Konoha you're closer. The Head of the Hyuga Clan brought some sealing formulae from a merchant which he claims doesn't work now with the guy's high and mighty attitude he wants to call upon an Uzumaki to fix them or help him with his current predicament and you know? Being able to say he's the big man in a big clan that can bring an Uzumaki to do his work. Nonetheless just need you to go to the Hyuga Residence, fix those seals and might even send you something I don't know.

P.S. He apparently has a very attractive daughter, a little older than you but hopefully that's enough to make it worth it.

Til' Next time
~ Hideki (Dad)

After reading the letter Hideo sighed and shooed his aunt out so he could get changed and get ready, he hadn't intended to go out today and so it was a bit of a chore. Nevertheless he jumped out of the window and made his way to the Hyuga compound ignoring the suspicious glances from the Branch Family guards before going up and knocking on the door with two Branch Family members looking at him. Clearly the guards but they didn't acknowledge him he clearly walked with a sense of purpose for being here.

Let's just get this over with already, I can't believe I have to come over here and fix seals for the Hyuga on my day off.

Rei's father was displeased with something. Of what, Rei was not certain. It was a look in his eyes as they trained early that morning. Her father's thoughts were distracted and Rei counted at least 3 additional hits she managed to land upon her father while they practiced Jyuken. After the third solid hit, her father raised his hand to abate her assault. "Enough for today. It seems my mind is much too preoccupied to properly teach you this morning. Go shower, soon we will be having a guest over. His words confirmed her suspicions and she gave a polite bow as she excused herself from his presence. While her father would go to the main hall for their great clan compound, Rei would return to her own bedroom and get a fresh set of clothes to go take a bath.

"I wonder who our visitor will be today." she sad out loud to herself even though her two Branch family members were following closely behind as servants. The idea brought a small smirk to her face as she imagined some poor sap trying to persuade the guards that he was there on official business. In fact, even with proper paperwork and proof, the Branch family always gave strangers a hard time. While Rei bathed in the hot spring, her two attendants stood outside the door, both keeping watch for the time and intruders.

Waiting at the compound Hideo was rather bemused as he waited, deciding to lean back against the door frame he saw the Branch family guards visibly tense up from this action. They didn't speak or move against him though, the Head of the Clan had probably instructed them to do nothing about the Uzumaki since he was a guest and word couldn't get out that the Hyuga beat their guests could they?

"So can I go in or are they bringing me those seals?"

Hideo noted that the guards seemed to relax as though that comment confirmed that he was here on business and a task they had been forewarned about. Well that was good, he watched as one of the guards opened the door and let him pass before another one appeared next to him - almost identical as well. Clearly no sense of individuality but they all looked the same or like they were supposed to anyway.

"Man, you all seem pretty strange. I suppose the Head told you all about why I am here? So where can I find the seals anyway I had plans for today. Hey who's that?"

The Uzumaki tried to make small-talk but it was hopeless, until he spoke his last sentence and felt the sharp gaze of the Branch family escort on him and he grinned awkwardly since he pointed at none other than Rei herself as he said it and it was like he wasn't even allowed to acknowledge her existence, he watched her for a moment as she walked before going back to looking around the complex.

"This is not Hideki Uzumaki!"

The loud and angry voice pierced his thoughts and left Hideo to look at an older man who must've been a superior of some sort. He looked very mad at the escort.

"No. I'm Hideo Uzumaki, his son who he sent in his stead since he is preoccupied in Uzushiogakure. I assure you I can complete the task for him though."

He still seemed mad, nevertheless the man wasn't going to let him go any further. Gesturing for them to wait here the Uzumaki leaned against a wall again and sighed. More waiting for this man to take this situation to someone in the main family and hear their verdict. He did notice his companion was white with fear at the possible punishment for what they had done. It was an honest mistake, c'mon it couldn't be that bad.

Rei's father, Kenichi stood before Hideo and the two Branch family members. He had been summoned by an attendant of the family to deal with this "situation" He stood tall and looked down slightly upon Hideo: not in spite, but ascertaining the boy's confidence in whether or not he could repair the seals. It was not a discussion to be had with words, for a lot of people had a silver tongue. No, his eyes wished to see the truth of the matter. So there he stood for several long silent minutes. The guards who had escorted him, also remained for several moments, shrinking at his gaze. Finally, with a wave of his hand, he dismissed the Branch members. "So you are Hideki's son. I know your father somewhat, you resemble him a lot. Kenichi would say and began to walk, motioning for Hideo to follow him.

"The Uzumaki are well known for their prowess in Fuinjutsu. You must be no more than a Genin and yet here you are on your father's errands. You must be very confident in yourself to come to the Hyuga compound by yourself. I'll allow you to prove your worth. he meant no disrespect, but he also had high expectations of Hideki's son. He would remain close by and watch the boy work on the seals.

Rei had recently finished her back and had gotten dressed back in her usual clothing. She dismissed her Branch members and walked about the compound at her leisure. She asked guards here and there about their guest until she found where they were. Of course her father was with the guest: her father had led the boy to the room where the broken seals had been placed in scrolls. "These are the seals, young Hideo. Repair them for my clan and you can consider your father's debt to us repaid." she heard her father say. Rei remained quiet, unintending to disturb her father and his business with the boy: yet as the heir to the clan, she justified her right to be here based upon important business knowledge. So, she walked gracefully up on the opposite side of her father and watched Hideo silently.

A judge of character? Well maybe or the Hyuga could've just been trying to intimidate him and make it clear to him that the Hyuga were the greatest clan in the world. Either way those white eyes were someone unnerving for a second since he had seen them so much in the other branch members. It was much different however for the Branch Family's eyes seemed dull most of the time while this man's were more emotive.

As the minutes grew on and on he waited patiently, letting his mind wander about things as she man gauged his character until he was done and waved the guards away. Progress it seemed. Following along Hideo's eyes looked around as he took in the decor.

"Mhm. I seem to get that comment a lot. I still cannot tell if it is praise or an insult. I like to think of it as a compliment though."

When he finally got the the room he went to sit down by the scrolls and noticed that Kenshi didn't leave him alone. Sure Hideo understood him not being alone but couldn't the Hyuga be all-seeing anyway? Nevermind. He took out the first scroll and opened it up.

"I've been doing Fuinjutsu since I was three years old. I can assure you that I can handle these seals. I didn't know my father was in debt, interesting."

Beginning with the scroll he laid it down and inspected it, noticing Rei had arrived and he looked just a little longer than he thought he did before quickly adverting his gaze and placing his hand on the scroll. Flowing his chakra into it to see if it was broken he nodded to himself and went to grab another scroll and some brushes. He painted down a new symbol, with slight modifications to the shape before doing a small amount of inscriptions into the formulae and finally handed it to Kenshi in its completed form.

"I believe I have fixed the first one, my father didn't tell me what they were supposed to do so I had to guess but I feel I was right. Now for the next one."

The Uzumaki went to grab the second one before bringing it down and was about to start before stopping and looking up towards Rei.

"Would you like to help me and learn some Fuinjutsu?"

Rei stood passively beside her father, watching the red haired boy as he worked on the first seal. He inspected the seal and applied slight changes to its structure. To her father, this probably looked amazing, but these seals were simple in construct. Truth be told, she had learned a decent bit about Fuinjutsu herself, though she hadn't told her father yet. He was a singular-minded man who frowned upon learning multiple skills without first mastering the prior skill.

With the first seal completed, her father seemed a bit relieved."I am relieved. Truth be told, I didn't expect you to be able to do much. Please fix the other two." Rei's father would say, his visage becoming more relaxed and pleased with the unexpected outcome. Rei would have continued to remain silent and passive had Hideo not spoken to her. She was unused to people speaking to her first. Her father didn't seem pleased however. Focus on your task, young Hideo. My daughter has much training to do before she can learn any kind of other skill. It was basically her father's polite way of saying "My daughter is off limits."

"I have a fair understanding of Fuinjutsu actually. If my father had told me about this mishap, then I could have resolved it without needing the service of someone outside our clan." she would say suddenly, interrupting the almost assured awkward silence that would have occurred. Her reply was two-fold. It was to let this Uzumaki that she knew a bit about seals, but it was also to reprimand her father for not confiding in her about a family matter. As the heiress of the clan, it was her responsibility to know all matters. She would step away from her father however and closer to Hideo, a moderate distance between them as she would stand beside him and look down at the scrolls with seals. Please continue, Hideo Uzumaki, she would say, glancing over her shoulder at her father as if to say "I have this under control, plus I am more useful here." As if her father understood, he grunted. Displeased that Rei had learned a thing like Fuinjutsu, and more that he hadn't known about it. This little business arrangement with Hideo's father had turned out slightly complicated. Plus he had used clan funds when his daughter possessed the skill to do this herself. She was right and all he could do was leave the matter to her. He excused himself shortly and disappeared to attend to some other matters.

Hideo was a little disappointed that the situation was going to be dictated by Rei's father. He seemed very traditional and to formal for the casual Uzumaki's taste. Granted the comment of amazement that Hideo was a master in his eyes actually made him a little disappointed at this man's narrow view on skills that a beginner level Fuinjutsu task would seem masterful - Hideo had to wonder if he could even unseal something from a scroll.

The Uzumaki didn't respond to that comment which told him that Rei was off-limits, who did he think he was talking to? He was the son of one of the biggest deviants in the world and you don't grow up without being able to charm in that environment. Either way, the young man resumed the task and was halfway through the second scroll as he heard Rei speak up and he got up to turn around and appear to get more ink which gave him time to smirk and contain himself to avoid laughing, after all the Byakugan didn't operate on sight from different angles. Just all around that one point.

Collecting himself and returning with more ink he watched as her get closer to him. All that went through his head was not to smirk, not to laugh or in anyway show he found enjoyment in this. He didn't reply when she told him to continue, because if he did he would lose his focus and laugh. When he watched her father leave and leave the two of them alone Hideo was grinning and covering his mouth.

"He going to be watching this entire room with the Byakugan next door!"

He was giggling and unable to hide it even though there was a good chance the two were being watched and he'd see the Uzumaki laughing it actually made it funnier to the young man.

"Oh wow that was funny. This was so worth my day. Let me just quickly get this one done, you can do that one if you weren't bluffing to your Dad since I am curious to see you do some Fuinjutsu. Promise I'll show you some actual Fuinjutsu afterwards and not this petty novice stuff if you do."

He seemed to go much faster on this one as he confidently completed his seal in a matter of seconds before putting it to the side and watching Rei and her work if she'd partake.

Rei possessed mixed feelings on the matter. In one hand, it felt good to reprimand her father for hs overly-protective and strict standards he raised her with. yet on the other hand, he was her father and also the clan leader. Perhaps she had been too harsh on the old man, but it was well warranted. Later, she would make amends and find a middle ground with her father. She was after all, an adult now.

At first, she wasn't certain that he would leave. He did however and she breathed a small sigh of relief as Hideo began to laugh and tease about the Byakugan. She was unaccustomed to such speech, so she wasn't sure how she felt about him making fun of her clan birthright. She knew he meant no harm however and overlooked his prodding with slight discomfort. Had he been serious, she might have attempted to quiet him by poking the tenketsu in his throat. Surely that would be a story to explain to the medical shinobi. The thought passed however. Hideo's laughter lightened the mood in the room. "The Hyuga's eyes are not limited to the Byakugan." she would say, somewhat playing along with Hideo. It was meant more of a wise piece of information, but also funny because she sad it as if she were pretending to be her stern father.

In truth, every eye in the clan belonged to her father. Anything that they saw, they reported to him. In that sense, he possessed eyes far greater than the Byakugan. Surely Hideo would catch the hidden meaning behind her statement. If he wished to stay on good terms, then he should be careful around the others. He invited her to work on the last seal, which she did with a quick nod of her head. She was eager to prove herself and her skill. She tapped the seal with her slender fingers and moved a few symbols here and there after a quick examination. Not soon after Hideo was done, Rei too was done and stepped back to allow the Uzumaki to inspect it. I learned Fuinjutsu by watching another shinobi do practical sealing methods.
If you have more interesting seals, I would love to see them." she would say, unconsciously uncrossing her arms as she began to feel more comfortable in the discussion.

Looking at her he was glad she didn't mind humour, it would be disappointing if she had the personality of a cardboard box that was bred into her from nobility. He finished his little laugh as Rei topped off it with her own comment which he took to be facetious. Turning to see that Rei had finished he eagerly picked it up and looked it over, it was good. He was confident that it could be altered a little and made more efficient but that was because he was more in-tuned with this skill than her, there were more than one way to skin a cat though and Hideo was impressed especially that she was able to learn simply by observation hinting at a high aptitude in her.

"The seals I am going to show you are much more advanced, the first is something that you might've heard of but doubt you'd have seen. We Uzumaki have what is coined as the pinnacle of Fuinjutsu. They're called Adamantine Chains."

Standing up Hideo looked at a scroll, he raised his hand and shot chains out towards his target that were formed from his chakra and wrapped around the scroll before he retracted the chains and brought the scroll to his grasp.

"The Chains are formed from our chakra but have a powerful Fuinjutsu formula encoded to their very make-up essentially allowing us to restrain most beings that use chakra. Given that your Gentle Fist can counter chakra I doubt I could defeat you unless I sealed you with them before you hit them. A powerful user like my Dad could use them to restrain even a Bijuu."

Hideo was not done yet however, he pulled out a few tags before tossing them around him in a circle, forming a square which with a handseal formed a variety of arrows all going in a square formation around him.

"These are vector plates, the seals change direction to the arrows upon touching them. Step on that one right there and you'll find out."

He indicated one of the plates, if Rei walked towards it she'd find herself facing towards the next arrow which if she kept walking straight would find herself simply walking around Hideo.

"Those are some of the more cool ones, what do you think?"

Rei watched as Hideo proceeded to show her more advanced sealing techniques, mostly inherent to the Uzumaki clan themselves. Still, she was somewhat curious to know that Hideo knew that Jyuken would be able to destroy his chakra constructed chains. Possibly someone knowledgeable had told him about this feat. It was not too uncommon knowledge. In fact, it was one of the main reasons Jyuken was considered so powerful. She was just surprised tat Hideo was learned enough to not make such a grave mistake against a Hyuga. As he continued by placing the tags around the room, she looked at him with new eyes. This Uzumki wasn't just about sealing, he was wise enough to instantly compare his battle strength against others in case the situation ever arose.

She broke herself from that train of thought however. Hideo was a fellow shinobi of Konoa, there was no reason for them to fight. Instead of continuing those thoughts, she followed his simple instructions and found herself moving about the room two or three times. "That's very useful and versatile." she would compliment him. It was strange but interesting. Personally, she had been playing with the idea of applying Jyuken with seals. "I've been thinking of trying an active seal command in unison with Jyuken... I'm just not experienced enough in Fuinjutsu yet." she would say, offering her own created methods. Close range battle was her style, not like this seal Hideo used.

Hideo smiled brightly at the compliment, he had so many more ideas about what he could do. The possibilities were limited with Fuinjutsu, he was like an artist that only had scratched the surface of what he could potentially do and he wanted to go into the very depths of Fuinjutsu and make the greatest seals that had ever been created he just needed more time and practice to perfect it.

Listening to her idea he thought about the actual Gentle Fist style, he had once seen it as a boy with a young man who left the Hyuga Clan. It was amazing since he was a member of the Branch Family, said thing could've been called treason. His father took him in and Hideo was lucky enough to see a demonstration from the man after Hideki removed the Main Family's Juinjutsu from him. Of course his father helped the young man disappear forever, unable to be found by the punishing main family which he figured would not be a topic to tell Rei as a Hyuga Princess herself.

"You... strike the tenketsu while expelling chakra to prevent chakra flowing for x amount of time, wouldn't sealing them though completely destroy the chakra network what a very interesting technique"

Hideo wondered about it, wondering if such a thing would really be right to completely disable someone's chakra network permanently. He supposed if it was an enemy and they intended to kill you it was a nice way to prevent it from happening again.

"You should come to Uzushio sometime, I feel you'll enjoy the amount of Fuinjutsu and the diverse amount of skills you can immerse yourself in."

It was true, sealing someone's tenketsu points permanently meant that they would be a regular human. A civilian with diminished physical strength and unable to utilize the chakra within their bodies. It was an unpleasant thought, to e that powerless- but to her opponents, she would prefer to allow them to live a peaceful life rather than to kill them. To her, it was a better option and didn't deserve guilt to her conscious. Even as Hideo said it, Rei's eyes didn't blink or look away from his eyes: it was her resolve to do the ugly if necessary, no matter how tragic it might be. In a shinobi battle. It is better to come out alive, rather than dead. Though brutal, it is merciful. More than many deserve during times of war. she would say and then leave the thoughts to Hideo to determine for himself whether he agreed or not.

With the seals repaired and no work left to do, it was only natural to invite the guest for tea. She turned to the door and it opened immediately with her Branch family awaiting her order. "Prepare the dayroom for tea." she would command and the Branch family member would disappear. She would turn back casually to Hideo and lead to the door with her hand. "Guests in our clan compound are few indeed. Would you like to take this opportunity to explore the garden while we wait for the tea?" she would ask. Truthfully, she was somewhat happy to have some company.

The red-head did agree that it would be more ethical than killing them, but also losing their entire career and strength might drive someone to the edge of their will. Possibly causing suicide in some cases, despite this Hideo would agree that she did have an excellent case. When Hideo saw the Branch Family member disappear he spoke, not wanting it this little joke to get back to Kenichi at least until he had left this compound.

"We're having tea now? Oh dear I might not leave here with my tenketsu intact if your father has anything to say about it"

Walking up to her he held out his hand, a simple gesture which he had picked up from his childhood when Hideki would insist he show the girls his age around the Uzumaki manor and if he left him there for a moment he'd recede his hand with an embarrassed grin on his face hopefully Rei would put it down to a habit and look at it in a good way. Either way on their way through the gardens Hideo finally had a chance to ask a question where no should hear.

"Why does the Hyuga Clan segregate itself into the Main and Branch Family?"

It had been something that he had wondered a great deal about when he was younger and so many other clans had a Main and Branch Family but his didn't and his father never really gave him a clear answer most of the time. Rei was hopefully the person that could put this question to rest after his pondering. It seemed foolish that the clan would restrict teachings to the Main Family, the Uzumaki didn't accelerate their growth in Fuinjutsu by limiting its access. They allow everyone to access the most poweful seals of the clan and see it grow.

She found it humorous, his light-hearted jokes. They weren't bad, but depending on who heard, could be offended. Not Rei though, for she was beginning to understand how carefree Hideo seemed to be on the surface. Yet he had previously shown in-depth understanding of combat to a degree. Though a genin like herself, she didn't see him as an aloof character: but something else, someone very smart who played their cards well to let others think lowly of them. Though young and lacking full experience, he was a young tiger pretending to be injured around other predators. "My father wouldn't destroy you unless you tried to touch me..." she would say, halfway joking and looking down at his hand just as he offered his hand.

She did not take his hand though, she had been raised a proper lady and that was unacceptable once she had grown from her childish ways. So Hideo would retract his hand and they would continue silently for a moment till they found the garden. The garden was a large place full of a myriad of colors and shapes. Over the last few years, Rei spent many hours here after training. She tended to and talked to the flowers here. Even as Hideo began to ask about the families of the Hyuga, Rei knelt softly and began to carefully re-position a broken flower's stem. She paused and thought for a moment. "the hyuga family values their secrets over worldly advancements. It is heritage and tradition in itself and why we continue to uphold out two sides of the family. The Main family houses all the secrets of the clan and carries on the clan's glory and legacy. The Branch family are tasked with solely protecting the Main family. Our clan's secrets are the most important thing to our traditions. As an Uzumaki, I don't believe you can fully understand the responsibility and sacrifice placed upon the two sides of our family. Complicated and arguably excessive, these things are what defines our heritage." she would finish, having turned the broken flower up to the sunlight to allow itself to heal.

Hideo was a little embarrassed about his offering of the hand, he wasn't going to make a big deal about it though. She hadn't scolded him for it at least, either way he watched as she fixed the stem. His own eyes drifting around the garden to take in its scenery. He liked this girl, she wasn't a snob despite her nobility, she was a bit harsh but one cannot expect none of her father to rub off on her from her upbringing. He listened intently to her explanation of the Hyuga Family. Hideo didn't like secrets, well sure he was a tactical person and would withhold certain pieces of information about himself such as when he showed Rei two well-known jutsu of the Uzumaki, he didn't show her anything of his own unique skills. He didn't like to keep secrets though and always liked to be genuine where possible and maybe one day Rei would get to see his true prowess but Hideo figured they might be in the Genin exams together at some point which could prove to be a difficult task if she could counter him.

"Interesting. So many secrets for clans, we Uzumaki must just be different. Uzushio and Konoha really are much different, maybe it has something to do with there being more nobility here as apposed to Uzushio where there's really only my family and I suppose some of the Namikaze."

Hideo brought his hand up to his chin and looked thoughtful about the situation before looking back at the girl and figured this sudden thought he had might be rude. He should fix it with a compliment.

"You're gardens are very beautiful, maybe even as beautiful as the Senju Clan's. Now that I think about it though it's been a while since we saw our cousins, I'm sure Dad must still be in contact with them. Are the Hyuga on good terms with the Senju?"

Hideo didn't want to go into politics but he felt that Rei liked it, she seemed offended when her father ruled her out of the business with the seals. She liked to be treated as someone who had a say in the running of her clan and it made Hideo curious as to see just how involved Rei was with the politics and relations between clans. Hopefully it might make her feel good to have someone ask her these sorts of questions and trust she had good knowledge of it.

"Secrets are important, but they are also deadly. We value secrets, so we must be prepared to defend them at any cost." Now she was quoting her father, reciting the words that he had said to her many times growing up as a child whenever she asked "why" over these matters. Eventually she had come to learn and accept these traditions. Questioning them was the same as questioning their heritage. As the heiress to her clan, she felt it was her duty to carry on their traditions, not change them based on how she personally felt.

The topic changed drastically as Hideo complimented the garden and compared it to the Senju. "Thank you. Having it compared to the Senju is an honor. We do in fact have good ties with the Senju clan. One of my friends Makoto, is a Senju. Both clans are prominent in the village and arguably two of the most powerful, we keep strong ties. Two strong clans against each other would be bad for our village, so we agree on most matters and make sacrifices whenever necessary. The Senju were actually quite helpful to the Hyuga. As a clan whose skill was physical, they were constantly breaking wood during training. Plus the Hyuga loved extravagant structures, all of which the Senju provided through Mokuton. "My clan finds many uses for their wood, like these buildings." she would say and outstretch her hands as she stood once more. She began to make her way to the dayroom, two buildings over. "Come,
the tea is ready by now. i wouldn't send a guest home on an empty stomach." she would say invitingly, but her tone was non-refusable.

Listening to her recite something he made an audible sigh as she finished and put some emphasis on it, it was a playful jest to her. Just because she felt like a recording just then. The young heir was a bit sad, this woman let her entire heritage dictate her, did she ever have fun? Oh she had to have fun at some point and Hideo would show her a fun time to break this shell of responsibility.

"I'm glad the Senju are fitting in here then, it would be a shame if they came to our doorstep and stole all our thunder. We Uzumaki tend to be regarded as the ones in the shadow of them and I suppose we are, my Dad has promoted other skills and not just Fuinjutsu in the clan and we are unmatched in Fuinjutsu but Senju tend to outplay us in everything else and they have that Mokuton. But I get to live for such a long time so it balances"

Hideo did take note of that name though. Makoto Senju. He had never heard of him, probably because he had been out of the loop so long in regards to the clans' relationship with each other. He would like to investigate this person eventually.

"Very well, It's a shame I must go so soon. You're quite fun to talk to and interact with."

Following her to the dayroom he would wait for her to give the next set of instructions, she did seem to be in charge right now and he didn't want to be presumptuous.

He had invited her to the Uzumaki shrine, or so she assumed. She wasn't against it, no, it would be a good casual adventure and possibly even a wealthy business deal between their clans. As they entered the dayroom, Rei seated herself at the head of the table and cordially motioned for Hideo to follow suit wherever he wished to sit. Servants brought out the warm green tea and poured cups for both of them. A trey of treats was also brought and. "Please, help yourself." she said as she reached for a treat and nibbled on it while she pondered how to respond to his invitation.

"I will accept your invitation to visit Uzushio sometime, but I don't know when yet.
I have some other business matters to attend to with merchants. My father's training keeps me rather busy, but I see worth in continuing this friendship. So I will make time soon I hope." It was the best she could do. On a daily basis, her days were planned out weeks in advance. They would eat and drink tea, but Rei knew it was almost time for him to leave. She too needed to return back to training with her father now that his mind was cleared. Once the tea was gone and the treats were eaten, Rei would stand. "Thank you for coming to out compound and fixing those seals. My father will be please. The branch family will show you to the exit. I must be going back to training with my father now. she would say and give Hideo a polite bow and make her way back towards the Dojo after Hideo's reply.
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