Maki nodded, "Yeah. This is the oldest hidden village in the world... The very first." Among the three of them, Maki was the most fascinated with the sight, "Amazing. I'll miss Tanigakure but... there's much to learn. Much to bring back, I'm sure."<br/><br/>"But we have a job to do." She said just as they arrived to the Hokage's residence. The squad sent to escort them in kept their distance, the two guards at the door looking them over until Maki presented the giant seal. One of the guards nodded to the other one, who disappeared for a few moments and came back, telling them that they were permitted to enter. "Your... wolf will have to stay behind. Hana will hold him here." The man said as a young woman came out and bowed. A chuunin by the looks of it, probably no more than fourteen. When she saw that her task was to take care of the giant wolf that Jun had brought, she paled. The three Tani ninja were brought to a waiting room and soon joined by a woman. She delicately came out of the Hokage's office and closed the door behind her, then strode over to the three Tanigakure shinobi. She was older than Maki, somewhere between thirty and forty... though quite attractive, her brown hair done up in a bun with a needle through it and clad in grey and beige robes with fishnet beneath.<br/><br/>"Greetings to the delegation from Tanigakure." She said, nodding with her eyes closed, "The Hokage will be with you in a moment. Would you like any tea or wine while you wait?"<br/><br/><hr/><br/>"Tchuh!" Tsunade said, putting her hand on Mari's head as she rested it on her breasts, "You're worse than Jiraiya." She bobbed her head to the side, "Mmmmmmm. He wouldn't like to see this. Or maybe he would." She shoved her off. It was gentle, or as gentle as Tsunade could be. Her strength was inhuman, Mari knew. With one arm she had no problem sending Marise back backwards away from her, big heavy waves of water following after a thick splash.<br/><br/>The woman leaned back and rested her elbows on the side of the springs. It looked as if she was flaunting her breasts even more. Look but don't touch. It was a wonder how Jiraiya had managed to stay sane being on the same team with her since they were children... but then again, that man had a rapacious appetite for peeping on other women too, Mari and Kaname included.<br/><br/><hr/><br/>A pleasant aroma was in the air... Xexen had discovered so many new smells coming here. It was all Jun could do to keep him on track as they moved through the village. But now he was free. Well, mostly free. Some girl had been charged with keeping him in line and he couldn't have known how long he was going to have to wait.<br/><br/>Too long.<br/><br/>The smell was of meat... cooked meat. After spending the night on the road with nothing to eat but rations, it made the wolf's mouth salivate. It smelled like boar being cooked, with some exotic spices as well...