Kaede landed on solid ground and spent the rest of the way sprinting to the meeting point. It was deserted, save for two figures. One, she recognized as Natsumi. The other as the man who had been pleading for her help. It seemed like the Yugakure kunoichi was interested in acquiring the defector's knowledge for her own village. Of course she would.<br/><br/>The petite kunoichi saw Kaede running up and took one leap forward, "Hold it right there!" She said, looking at her with narrowed eyes. She was pretty as before, but now much less demure- with bright blue eyes and ebon hair. The same outfit as before, a scanty breastplate that revealed her midriff and a skirt that revealed her legs. The woman stood for a while and smiled, "Thought you'd be... occupied for a bit longer than that. I saw you leave with that Iwa woman and this guy by himself not too long after."<br/><br/>The man behind her, in the guise of a peasant, looked just as worried and helpless as one. The two of them stood on the water surface, though it went up just to Kaede's shins. Seemed like a waste of chakra... and she felt the earth was hard beneath her feet, hard enough that they could build such a large gate in it without worrying about the water eroding away at its support at least. Natsumi pointed her thumb over her shoulder,<br/><br/>"In any event, this man is Yugakure's responsibility now."<br/><br/>"Oh,<em> of course</em>it is!" Came another voice, belonging to a woman. It seemingly came from up on high, on top of the gate itself! But there was absolutely no one there. The would-be defector's eyes widened and his mouth went agape.<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">Perception 30 is a success. <em>Any</em> action requires a reflex save.</div></div>