Well, it was a concession to HollowX... More plot, less random crunch. :P<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">Which is entirely valid, the suna nin didn't <em>need</em> to be there. It was a not so very graceful way of demonstrating the constant prodding the villages are doing upon one another, testing for weaknesses.</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 7pt;">Originally, I was going to do a sort of quick 'cutscene' introducing (very) early an NPC from Suna interacting with another NPC that you might meet later on... Namely, I wanted to show you that character before hand so you would have some clue that they were <em>not</em> to be killed on sight when later introduced. OOC knowledge works in a GM's favor sometimes too, y'know...</span><br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 6pt;">The Suna trio idea <em>really</em> backfired. :P</span>