Maki seemed to enjoy herself, a master of the chopsticks as she was, and most certaintly a lover of cuisine. She smiled and inhaled through her nostrils with closed eyes. The food was good, the jounin indeed very grateful. They spoke of old times, and the things that have changed. As he planned, they avoided work- but neither of them had very much to speak of in that regards. Both were busy, a Guard's life defined by servitude and her own by constant study and research ever since she was finished with her duty as an instructor.<br/><br/>Maki hadn't gotten out in awhile, at least not at her own leisure. After the brunch, they went through the village. It was all so... impersonal around there. The roads and pathways were narrow, often in the shadow of a building as they were all built so cramped together in the narrow valley. People hung their clothes right over the roads, sometimes Tashi and Maki had to shift sideways to let someone pass. Eventually they decided to take the easy way, the route most Shinobi took, and just walk along the walls and roofs.<br/><br/>It was about noon, roughly four hours since their 'date' started. The two had stood at the top of a pagoda to get a better view of the village. "I forget, sometimes... how beautiful this village is."<br/><br/>Clouds in the sky cast their shadows over the town in a camouflage pattern, large stretches of darkness gliding over the roofs and walls of buildings. She turned around, away from the Torii Gate entrance and towards the Castle overlooking the village where the Daimyo made his home, partially built into the valley behind a set of walls. The river that bisected the village extended straight through, unopposed by any man-made obstruction.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Tashi spends 4 chakra using Kinobori a handful of times.</div></div><br/><hr/><br/>Suzume grinned as she fluttered over a tree branch as gracefully as a feather, "Maybe you're just not subtle enough, Mmm?"<br/><br/>The kunoichi winked. "Not lady-like at all, nuh uh!" She explained with a smile and half-closed eyes, "But don't you worry... Kunoichi no Jutsu is my specialty!" She dove under a branch, arms outstretched as she grabbed it and swung upwards onto another with a flip, "If all goes well... maybe I can teach it to you after this mission! Ehehe!"<br/><br/>Suzume was a mischevious and excitable ninja indeed, even moreso now than Jun was in her youth... A few hours later, it was just about noon. Suzume dropped down to the bottom of the forest and turned around, looking over her shoulder at Jun.<span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">"Huff.... Puff..."</span>The kunoichi licked her lips, "We're almost there, Mm?"<br/><br/>It was true, Xexen had picked up Yasuo's scent. They were only a mile or two from the town, able to walk the rest of the way. The Land of Rivers was fairly small, everything within a few hours' distance to a shinobi. Some signs of life was up ahead from the nearby town.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Jun spends 4 points of chakra Land hopping for four hours, covering about 36 miles. One more hour and she'll take damage and be fatigued.</div></div>