Tashi reached up his hand on his mask just by the time Maki started talking, by the time she said his name he had started unlock the chakra holds on the mask and mask came off when Maki finished spelling his name. Narrowly in time to avoid Maki breaking the law of the village. He put down the mask onto his belt and covered it with cloth he replied to Maki; "Long time seen lady Maki. Daimyo send me here to talk to you about development of new technique you have been working on." Tashi looked up to the cliffs of Tanigakure and added; "Also it has been while we lasted talked." He shifted his faintly glowing red gaze back down to Maki and showed faintest of smiles. So far as Maki remembered Tashi had not smiled much as genin under her charge, as it had been rare gesture.