The quintet had wandered around for a while before finding a suitable place. It reminded Kaede a lot of her last encounter with a foreign shinobi... but these two men seemed less interested in rivalry and more for just socializing. They found a nice place that was pretty busy, but mostly full of locals and hardly any ninja. Otomi Island had a village...<em>somewhere.</em>But the small nation's shinobi saw fit not to have anything to do with this diplomatic meeting. Indeed, from what Kakumei knew- the Daimyo had more to do with arranging this meeting than the ninja of the island.<br/><br/>Kohaku ordered an unusual meal. He first asked for jellyfish, but they weren't serving any. Disappointed, the young ninja ordered shrimp, cuttlefish, and sea squirts, with seaweed being the only vegetarian fare on his plate. He used his sharpened teeth to good effect, chomping down on the unpeeled shrimp one at a time. The display made at least Em and Damui uncomfortable. They ordered more mundane meals- noodles and diced fish.<br/><br/>They all avoided talk of anything particularly sensitive or political. Simple things like the weather of their respective countries or the food choices back home. It was enough to bore Kaede and agitate the more conscientious Kakumei. When they left the restaurant, they could see the Kumogakure ships were at anchor in the bay, not far from their Kirigakure counterparts. Though the meeting place was up above them on a terrace overlooking the small city, all of them could see the banners of their respective villages.<br/><br/>From their angle below, they could see a set of stairs carved into the side of the cliff that led to the terrace. A man in the unmistakable white robes of a Kage ascended them, accompanied by a large man with dark skin and long messy yellow hair.<br/><br/>"Ah." Em said, shielding his eyes from the sun, "Looks like they're just about to begin. See that there, Kohaku? That's our Raikage."<br/><br/>He beamed a smile of pride...<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Up above... on the tower overlooking the terrace where Kakumei and Kohaku had first surveyed the area. A small breeze swept over the roof. One of the tiles was already loose, and then, for seemingly no reason, it gave way and fell to the ground.<br/><br/>"Hm?" A gruff and masculine voice echoed from thin air, "Tanchi no Shikai, eh?"<br/><br/>"Oh well." The invisible man said, focusing on the Raikage as he ascended up the stairs. Without knowing for sure who was responsible for sensing him, the mysterious hidden ninja had no choice but to enact the plan immediately, lest the originator of the technique was someone close to either of the Kages. He knew Gengetsu well enough... but the Raikage's techniques and abilities were not very well known by anyone, at least not by his spies. He resolved to take out the unknown threat first.<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">Kakumei senses a Strong presence from Kaede and a moderate signature from the other two. Kohaku and Samehada together are, as he already knows, Overwhelming. His recollection of ninja lore doesn't pick up anything of note about these individuals in particular. The Yotsuki are a fairly large clan in Kumogakure, but without any particular specialty. The Mitarashi are a clan that composes much of Kumo's police force. With some time and access to a ninja encyclopedia, Kakumei could try and make another check.<br/><br/>Also, in case it wasn't obvious... Kakumei's detection field just dispersed, penetrated by an overwhelming chakra signature.</div></div>