Ume was hard at work during the week leading up to the meeting. She had orders to fill, there were several parents who wanted a new sword or special kunai for their child, as well as needing to do maintenance on her own gear. Her armor was oiled, swords cleaned and polished. The day of the meeting, Ume bathed and dressed as she usually did, but tied her hair back into a ponytail this time. Rather than the knee-length skirt she tended to wear, Ume chose a pair of black pants that were thick enough to survive moving through thick bushes. Ume also decided it would be a good idea to bring kneepads with, and grabbed her calf-length boots. Completing the look was her heavy vest, thick enough to conceal her rather generous bosom beneath and giving her the illusion of being much more slight of chest. When she left her house that morning, Ume made sure to lock everything down properly. It wouldn't do to have those expensive tools stolen on her.<br/><br/>The catgirl had left early, and so took a route through the village that let her pick up some food supply as well. And so it was, carrying a decent sized pack on her back with her two blades under it, a large chocolate chip cookie in mouth, that Ume arrived first to the Nara Clan reserve. She looked around, cocking her head to the side, wondering when the others would show. And, who the others were.