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A few hours would have passed since he'd bumped into his teammates last. Kaito had given them the whole "Yeah yeah I'm right behind you, eating and s**t yeah..." slip taking his sweet time with the onigiri. The duo surely was long gone at this point, this brought a smile to the Akimichi mans face. Raising his right hand to his face, he'd stare the rice ball down as though he were undressing it with his eyes. "Pfft bunch of losers wanted me to hurry up my meal, they just don't understand mr riceball..." His true fat kid came out each time he was alone with food. Sometimes he would play with it, sometime he would talk with it like he was now. Everyone had weird tendencies though, right? The akimichi would lay on his back now, riceballs still in hand looking to the sky. It was a beautiful day outside, and after the stuff he'd been through the last few weeks a little break most definitely couldn't hurt.

Today he was surely feeling lazy, he really didn't wanna go far or really move at all for that matter. His hunger at this point had gotten the best of him as he devoured one of his two riceballs. The other he was playing a game of catch with himself in a sense, tossing the onigiri ball into the air and catching it over and over, besides the one time he'd dropped it. Dirt wouldn't bother this slob though, that was for certain. Dusk was coming now though, surely he should get moving before the sun was down. Tossing the rice ball high into the air one last time, he'd maneuver himself over and catch the rice ball in his mouth before not so quickly hopping to his feet. A ferocious roar (burp) would leave his mouth echoing through the air. "H'mm h'mm... Wonder where those lovely ladies ran off too?" Shrugging he'd follow the path he'd came from and made his way back to the village, Arina's satchel in hand.

Kaito felt like he'd been searching for his teammates forever at this point, but realistically he really didn't look very long or hard before giving up and sneaking away to his favorite watering hole. Bumbling and stumbling the man would exit this place after getting kicked out of the bar for arguing with the bartender. "Can't believe that d**k stopped serving me, I only got to drink two bottles of Sake! Trying to say I drank too much, guy should try being an Akimichi and drinking, damn metabolism..." Kaito being a little drunk and angry growled like an animal as he'd venture through the streets of Kirigakure. This adventure would be cut short as the drunk began feeling tired and sleepy. Dropping to the ground he'd decide to lean against a building next to one of the more busy streets of the village where eventually he'd pass out. Anyone whom would stumble across him wasn't in for a very pleasant sight as the man fell asleep on his side, the handbag hanging around his neck like a necklace, and his shirt lifted up nearly to his nipples, all this was accompanied by loud and powerful snoring.

Kaito mumbled out some words as Arina had angrily yelled his name before snagging her back from his neck. The words that left his mouth weren't easily understood, it almost were as though Kaito had a large scoop of mashed potatoes shoved deep into his mouth. The drunk shook his head back and forth trying to wake himself up while also trying to make sense of his surrounding right now. Between the grogginess of being woken from a dead sleep and still being a little drunk things just weren't making any real sense just yet. A ferocious sounding yawn escaped the boys mouth as he began rubbing his eyes, all the while Arina was scolding him about her bag or something. Who knew what that was all about that, obviously the bag was in the condition she left it... Right? Maybe he just wasn't remembering things very well yet, either way surely he'd need to make an apology later maybe.

Eventually his err, not so happy teammates would walk off and enter a nearby house. The boy would slowly and maybe not even surely roll over holding his drunken body up with all fours, before eventually surpassing the incredible feat of standing up. At least it felt like an incredible feat for him currently. "Man oh man, I really made one hell of a first impression didn't it?" The akimichi man grumbled as he would stumble before catching his balance as he'd make his way towards Arina's home. "Of course that's where one of em would live, of course. What are the odds? They could have lived anywhere in this village but nope, one of them just HAD to live right there damnit..." Kaito would stop his journey at Arina's front door, weary of whether he should knock or just wait for the two to come outside. He would cross his arms contemplating the outcomes in his head. Maybe if he waited things would cool down a little bit and maybe they wouldn't completely hate him in the morning. Downside to that, chances are they were going to be insides quite a while. On the other hand maybe he could knock and apologize now which would be great and dandy minus the fact if any others were home they'd smell the alcohol on his clothing which wasn't exactly going to be idea to say the least.

A few minutes would pass and quickly Kaito would grow impatient. This left him with the sketchy option of knocking and just hoping for the best. Inhaling before exhaling he'd slowly take baby steps towards the door. A feeling of nervousness would fill his entire body as he'd raise his fist but would wait a moment before knocking. <******** man... I just completed a spying mission in konoha and this has me more on edge than that. Women are scary..." Muttering these words, he decided he's mustered enough courage to finally knock on the door. Just as he would pull back to do so, the door would open right before him as the duo would one by one exit the house. "Oh errr heeeeeey guys!" Kaito had a ridiculous looking half smile on his face, with a ridiculous off sounding tone of voice. "Hey so.... My bad? Heh heh..." Kaito would pause once more before continuing his masterful speech. "Yeah I just got back into town today so I wanted to celebrate, guess I got a little excited ya know? It'd be pretty cool if ya guys like, ya know didn't hate me and stuff. I'll make it up to ya somehow or another..." His rambling was finally finished as he'd await responses from his teammates, goofy looking smile still sat on his face.

Arina was really grilling him on the questions here, out of nowhere she asked him about his age, what he was celebrating for, and mentioned that she would not be making him any food in the near future, unless he earned it of course. Arina was being a little rude, which she had every reason to be. This was nothing though in comparison to what he had been dealing with; That a*****e Sai. The first two things she mentioned, being his age and why he was celebrating was something he could deal with. On the other hand, the thought of food not being provided him made him one sad panda! "Buuuut Arinaaaaaa!" The drunk moaned with a heavy sad tone mixed with it. "That Onigiri stuff was so good though...." His face would have looked as though a close family member had died. Food truly was what he lived for, a true fatty at heart he was.

After he stopped with the bitching and moaning he'd make an attempt at replying to all of his teammates questions while scratching his head thinking of the best way to reply to her inquiries without saying too much. Kaito was sent to the leaf village as a spy for the village, unfortunately he wasn't able to spit that kind of info out. "Errr well..." The boy let out a quick chuckle to buy himself a few seconds, as he froze up a bit at the questions. "I was celebrating my return home, I missed this place.... A little more than I thought I did I guess? Heh Heh..."

His same goofy face reappeared just for a moment. "And hey now watch the old comments! I'm not thaaaat old!" The akimichi growled at the girl playfully. "Yeah I guess I am a pinch old aren't I? I guess I'll give ya the truth..." His hands now would lock together and he'd begin to fiddle with his thumbs. "It's a little embarrassing I guess and it's kind of weird to talk about so..." Kaito would pause momentarily before speaking up once again. "Long story short after I finished the academy my family went broke, so I had to help around the house while they sold food from a cart. We were pretty poor and tough had got pretty rough for a little while... Guess I just never found time to do ninja stuff til now ya know?" His story was a bold faced lie but surely the sob story would get her off his back on the subject.

The real story was a little more complicated and maybe one day he'd actually be able to tell the two his real story, but for now he would keep those stories locked up and to himself. "My life most definitely isn't anything fun or exciting, I'm just a boring plain jane fellow ya know? Lets turn the tables here a little bit, who are you guys? I'm sure you guys are waaaaay more exciting than I am!"

Upon finishing with Arina, Hanako finally spoke up. She seemed much more understanding of the situation and thus didn't really even comment on that subject much at all. This was a relief to say the least since he would only have one of his two compadre's harping on his awful lifestyle choices for now at least. What really sparked his interest was her talk of large sums of food and having an eating contest of sorts with her father. This was perfect, it was a win win situation for the boy. If he won, he was the champion eater of the Kaguya compound, if he lost, he at least had an excuse for terrorizing the dinner table. Kaito had no intentions of losing this eat off, although being extremely thin for an Akimichi he could throw down inhuman amounts of food. "Yeah I like that plan! I'm all sorts of ready for all those things you just said! I betcha your mom makes some good grub eh?!" Kaito's smile reached from ear to ear now, he hadn't been this excited in a while and this man was ready to get his eat on. "Yeah yeah Hanako, lead the way! I'm ready when you are!" This sounded fun and exciting to say the least, twas always fun to see the homes of friends for the first time. It really gave you a deeper look into their lives and really told you who they were and what they were about. At this point he'd allow Hanako to take the lead and would surely follow her anywhere she would take him with no questions asked. Food was obviously on his mind.

The travel to the Kaguya family compound was not too far out on outer edge of the Village's protections. It was a gated complex of three buildings, and Hanako's family lived in the larger of the three. Just inside the gate were various rose bushes that had been sculpted and pruned through the years, like bonsai trees to resemble different shapes. An eye of red roses could be seen, along with a blood red blade, and then there was the white rose bush, which was Hanako's that had been passed down from grandmother, to mother, and then finally to Hanako, who had already informed Arina she had planned to turn it over to her younger sister in time to manage and then pass down to her future niece as Hanako had no plans to have children of her own. The white rose bush was sculpted and pruned in a circular wreath. The others seemed so ornate in comparison. Each was supported by a wicker trellis which overlay the path to the main building, which seemed to have some rowdy company by the boisterous laughing and guffawing which could be heard even from were they were. "Well, we're here. My cousins roses look cool as usual, but let not the circle mine is shaped in fool you. Were it lacks in ornate decor, it has symbolism. It means that everything will come full circle to shape your destiny. It also has no end, a symbol of destiny being eternal.", she explained as she guided them to the front door, pausing before she opened it. "Prepare yourselves. This will likely be a culture shock, at least to Arina-chan. He he he.", she chuckled with a bit of a mischievous grin on her lips. It had appeared that her introspective personality had taken a back seat to her usual 'rough around the edges' attitude. It was due to the fact that the White Rose was in the garden she felt most comfortable in, surrounded by others she had shared so much with since her growing up. It was going to be interesting to see the reactions from her team members to the extended family, which was likely a bit bigger than a mother and a father.

Upon opening the door, Hanako kicked off her sandals and walked in barefoot. It was the tradition in these style of paper wall type pagoda. It was to not rough up the tatami bamboo flooring which was the motif for the house. "Ohaiyo! I brought my squad home.", she called down the hall way which seemed to branch off two ways, one to a lit room, from which the source of the noise was coming from. The other part of the hall lead down a little bit and to a corner which would bring a person to some stairs upward. "EY! Is that Hanako-chan? I wondered were she had been all day. I hadn't had the chance to beat up on anybody all day!", a child's voice called out before out of the apparent family dining area came what looked like Hanako's 'mini me'. With shorter, white hair and bright red eyes with the two red dots of the clan on her forehead was Hanako's little sister, Saki Kaguya. The smaller version of Hanako shouted out in a cute cry, 'Hiyaaa!' as she rushed at her bigger sister in a flying kick only to find herself slamming against her elder sibling who had sprouted an armor of white bones that were small and intersecting in the shape of flower petals, but worked like chain mail. There were also two bones protruding from her skull like those of an oni. She did not even flinch, though the kick would have probably jarred a normal person. "Weak as ever, little sis. Keep trying.", Hanako chuckled as she let her bones retract, and she picked the little girl up off the ground and ruffled her hair. "Ain't no fair when you go about using the weird bones. One day I'm gonna do it too.", the little girl said before sticking her tongue out at her elder and then she looked up to the other two, before turning around and calling to the rest of the family, who seemed to have poked their heads out of the door frame; Two elders who appeared to be grandparents, and a mother and father. "Lookie! Hanako-chan brought home punching bags for dinner!", the little girl shouted happily, but it was easy to tell it was likely a joke.

Hanako looked over to her team mates and grinned wide to them, mouthing the words 'Culture Shock' to them before looking back to her family and bowing politely to her elders. It seemed that the two older folks both had white hair, while Hanako's mother had black hair, and her father and sister also had white hair. Her mother had never awakened the Kekkai Genkai, but that did not make her any less of a fierce kunoichi. She could wield a frying-pan with lethal force enough to smash people through walls if they got on her nerves. "This is Arina and Kaito. They will be joining us for the night.", she said as she looked back up and gestured to the various people. "The old bag of bones is my Grandfather, Gigi Kaguya.", she said in introduction to which the old man griped in retort, "And I'll still whoop yer arse, whipper snapper. Pleasure to meetchyer friends." Hanako seemed to ignore his persnickety retort before motioning to her grandmother. "Tani Kaguya, my graceful grandmother.", she said with obvious affection for her elder who had been the start of the white rose bush. The elderly woman waved to the two, and then the father rushed up and would attempt to ruffle Kaito's hair before a rogue frying-pan klanged him on the back of the head. "My mother, lethal mistress of the Frying-Pan no Jutsu, Kaiyo Kaguya...and my over enthusiastic father, Yama Kaguya. You've also met my sister, Saki.", she said as she motioned to the three who all waved in response, though her father was face down on the ground in a comical display with a not on the back of his head and the cooking utensil beside him. His bones had to be tough as that was a full cast iron pan, the family obviously knew this, which is why the word 'thick headed' was not an insult around this family. "Once we've concluded introductions, I assume dinner is ready and we can all eat and rest? It has been a hard day of work and training.", she explained before she motioned to her two squad mates to come forward and elaborate on their own introduction.

INDENTArina punched Kaito in the side of his arm only slightly rough while walking quietly behind Hanako who was currently leading them towards her familial residence. ‘Grow on me,’ the young girl wondered how accurate that statement would come to be throughout the passage of time. For now, the thought was amusing because that was not a future that she could ever foresee of her own choosing. The entirety of the walk was otherwise uneventful and filled with a lot of comfortable silence. They were not walking for long before they finally came upon the compound. This was going to be rather interesting for Arina as she had never encountered anyone from the Kaguya bloodline and certainly, she had never had a reason to visit the compound where they resided. This reminded the girl that she had heard that the Orasakai had their own rather renowned personal complex and quarters somewhere nearby which would be in her interest to visit at some point to really learn and understand the bloodline that she had inherited from her father. She allowed her mind to wander while she observed the architecture and the large amounts of rose bushes. The white-haired Kaguya had touched on this briefly when they had first sat down to begin speaking to one another back where they had initially met while training.

INDENTArina knew that both of her teammates were chit-chatting back and forth; however she paid little attention rather just admiring the enormity of it all. It really made the young girl wonder how extended the Kaguya family must have been, especially considering that their surname had extended beyond the Water Country. It was not until Hanako called her by name that she retracted her attention back to what was happening before her right in this very moment. She glanced toward Hanako with a sideways glance, “culture shock?” Was the Kaguya mocking her? The girl glanced towards Kaito who was removing his footwear before following Hanako through the doorway inside seemingly unaffected by anything that the Kaguya had said. ‘I guess he would not be considering it seemed directed towards me,' Arina tried not to over think what had been said and followed Hanako’s lead removing her shoes. When the younger girl rushed in for the attack, Arina took half of a step back caught somewhat off guard. Their relationship was just as Hanako had described and you could easily tell when Hanako defended herself using the full force of her kekkei genkai, despite knowing that her sister did not have that advantage. You could easily see that they cared about each other in their own way which Kaito very bluntly commented on as the young girl ran off making what Arina hoped was a joke. She had no intention of being the punching bag for anyone. The girl had been gone on mission and finally was trying to relax in the best way that she saw fit which at this moment was a nice meal and an opportunity to bond with her rather odd teammates.

INDENT“Culture shock?” Arina whispered back to Kaito; though she was not entirely sure that was what had been mouthed from Hanako before quickly turning the conversation to introductions to her family who had produced themselves from a separate nearby room. They seemed like a rather lively bunch of people each with their own individual personalities which seemed to complement one another. The grandfather much like one would imagine playing the part of being bitter and still holding onto his youth while displaying an affectionate openness, the grandmother quiet and mindful displaying grace and kindness in gesture along, the father whom would cause Arina to take another series of steps back holding her arms up halfheartedly in an attempt to put some distance between them which was certainly unneeded because soon after… he would be on the floor courtesy of his wife and Hanako’s mother. The girl looked on with eyes wide feeling somewhat uneasy about this entire situation. She could certainly tell that Hanako must have gotten a lot of her personality from her mother, the wielder of kitchenware but not in a cute homemaker type of way. ‘Well,’ the girl thought that last statement might have been somewhat unfair of her to be thinking, ‘she did actually make dinner, so there was at least halfway a homemaking use of the skillet…’

INDENTKaito would very informally introduce himself. To be honest, it probably was the proper way to do things around here from what the girl could tell from the current atmosphere of things; however, it was not in her nature. The girl continued the ebb and flow of the introductions realizing that she was the last to be presented. “It is a pleasure to meet you,” Arina bowed deeply with respect before continuing, “Thank you kindly for having us so unexpectedly.” Kaito had been right about the smell of the food which probably enveloped the entirety of this quarter of the complex. The aroma was overpowering but absolutely delicious smelling. She began to feel the pang of hunger hitting right in her abdomen, even though it had not been that long since their last meal. The young girl shook her head almost embarrassed that someone so tiny could be gripped so strongly with a need for unnecessary amounts of food. “Will he be okay?” Arina questioned having removed herself from her bow and motioning towards the man who still lay motionless on the floor from a rather dangerous looking injury. While the young girl logically knew that those with the Kaguya kekkei genkai were different from those of normal body makeup, it was difficult to comprehend when seeing it firsthand. She stepped forward and crouched down by his body to inspect his chest for movement which would indicate that he was at least still breathing. The girl confirmed that indeed the man was still breathing but was still hesitant to move until ushered to do so by someone who was more affiliated with seeing this kind of violence.

INDENTArina nodded her head approvingly at the mention of seafood. She followed the flow of traffic seating herself between Saki and the ever intimidating wielder of frying pans. No one had responded to her earlier but seeing as Hanako’s father had gotten up unaffected and now was lovingly making a public display of affection for his wife, the young girl assumed it was safe to say that there was no harm done. She supposed it was the medic-nin in her that had the urgent response to attend to the man and his well being. The girl looked thoughtfully across the table where Kaito appeared to be making himself comfortable and getting ready to enjoy a few drinks with the family. She rolled her eyes remembering what he looked like sitting in the alleyway not very long ago being half dressed with bodily rolls and skin comfortably out where they were visible to all passersby and the stench… She only hoped that the smell had managed to somewhat waft away during the travel here with the slight winds in the air.

INDENTUpon the husband making his affectionate display, Arina would follow by example making a slight bow to the woman beside her with her hands lightly resting against one another. “Yes,” the young girl smiled awkwardly while the family continued to throw verbal insults around the room. “Thank you very much for the meal,” she continued before turning her attention to the older woman who was now addressing her. She was commenting about her significant other and how he used to make similar declarations, despite his earlier jab towards the husband. She chuckled at the dynamic of the family while also acknowledging the grandmother who had spoken to her, “My stepfather is very loving and affectionate with my mother. He has a tendency to make sure that she realizes how much he cares about and loves her, otherwise she might have to let him go.” Everything that she said was in an obviously fun and joking manner, however there was some truth to her mother when she spoke. She dealt with none of the attitude or exaggerated wants. Thinking about her own family made Arina’s smile even more deep and sincere looking from the outside perspective.

INDENT“Not at all, she keeps me on my toes…” Arina began to respond to the mother and her compliment which had caught the girl off guard. They had barely met the two genin but she seemed genuinely pleased with Hanako and her teammates. She supposed that was a comfort because even Arina was not for sure how she felt about her own skills where being a village shinobi was concerned. Suddenly her smile was replaced with a small amount of horror when Hanako was targeted with the ladle; Arina was shocked because the movement had been so quick that the young shinobi had not been able to witness the attack coming. Despite everything, the woman boldly taunted her own daughter after making the surprise attack and everyone in the room began to roar with laughter… even Hanako herself. The young girl did not quite understand their family dynamic; that was fine though, wasn’t it? Not every family was the same and they obviously deeply cared about one another despite their rough demeanor.

INDENT‘What is that?’ Arina started digging through her pockets trying to find the uncomfortable offender. It only took her a few minutes before pulling the bandage from her pocket which was contorted in an uncomfortable manner. ‘Oh,’ the young girl smirked holding it up to inspect the quality of the bandage to make sure it had not been compromised. “You might be able to use this,” she stretched out her arm towards her comrade who had just been nailed by the ladle. The bandage was easily useable and Hanako would not need assistance to apply the bandage to the afflicted area, otherwise Arina would have stood and brought the item over more personally. Having helped as much as she could in the given situation, the young woman picked up a nearby cup bringing the liquid to her mouth. It had been quite awhile since they had last eaten by this point because the sky had grown dark and nearly silent with the exception of a few rogue insects and animals which were nocturnal in nature. The tea within really hit the spot and Arina began to set the cup down when it slipped from her own hands. “Oh no,” she shouted as the cup flew across the table towards Kaito who sat opposite from her. The girl was almost able to get a handle on the cup but instead her fingers accidentally ensured that the warm tea would spill from the cup over the unsuspecting Kaito across from her. She abruptly stood from her seated position grabbing every piece of napkin ware within her immediate area before rushing over to the other side. Despite how she might have acted earlier, Kaito did not deserve to have tea thrown all over him regardless of slightly mishandling her knapsack. She quickly kneeled down throwing a few of the napkins in his lap while trying to mop up the mess on the floor and table within the surrounding area.

INDENT“I am so sorry,” Arina repeated several times while attending to the mess she had created. The tone in her voice making it obvious that while it was mostly directed towards Kaito that it was also slightly intended to Hanako and her family for the unintended crisis. Her face was red with deep embarrassment. This was not the initial meeting of the Kaguya family that had been intended. “I can run home and get some burn ointment if you need. Are you okay?” the girl turned her attention to Kaito and his skin to make sure there was not irritation or anything that might possibly need medical treatment.