Shimiko walked into the Raikage's Building with a confident stride. She was wearing a pair of black sunglasses, a white dress shirt (sleeves rolled up to the elbows) with most of the buttons missing and no bra practically exposing her generous cleavage. She also wore a loose fitting black tie that hung limpy around her neck and a black miniskirt which was somehow even shorter than the one she had worn as a genin (if such a thing was even possible). Shimiko had grown into quite the young woman over the past few years. Her hair was far longer, styled into pigtails like they had been since she was but a wee lass albeit with much more volume. She was taller, more aggressive, and had shed the lanky awkwardness that was a natural curse of adolescent growth. Chinoike genetics were wonky and by most accounts she was a bit of a late bloomer with a few genetic curiosities to show for it. A sudden eye color change from green to blue being the most notable along with her sudden growth spurt. Shimiko's personality however remained more or less the same. She was friendly, sweet, and happy-go-lucky but years as an active member of ANBU had worn on her patience for pretenses and niceties. She had learned to become more direct when the situation called for it and in the rare moments where it was needed her tendency towards violence and malice was put on prominent display. That's not to say she no longer cared what others thought of her but she had become more confident in using tools like fear and wrath to shape people's opinions of her.
Nariko was responsible for a great deal of this development. It was the Raikage's blessing that had allowed her into ANBU Black Ops and from there an whole new world opened up to the Jashinist. The set of experiences, hardships, and joys she faced gave her the courage to slowly but surely come out about her faith. First to friends and family and later on to her fellow co-workers. Reports were made but no one was particularly keen on acting on it. A consequence of her brother's legacy and lasting impact on the institution. Nevertheless she needed to deal with this once and for all and the best way to go about it was to tell the Raikage exactly what she believed and why she and her fellow cultists should be allowed to worship in peace. Shimiko found herself walking straight past the Secretary. Her and her fellow Thundercats had developed a rapport with the Raikage, it wasn't exactly an full on open-door policy but it was close to it.
Shimiko knocked politely and if given assent she'd enter shutting the door behind her. She removed her sunglasses and clipped them to her shirt. She bowed her head and addressed Nariko with respect.
"Raikage-sensei, do you have a moment? We really need to talk."
Nariko was responsible for a great deal of this development. It was the Raikage's blessing that had allowed her into ANBU Black Ops and from there an whole new world opened up to the Jashinist. The set of experiences, hardships, and joys she faced gave her the courage to slowly but surely come out about her faith. First to friends and family and later on to her fellow co-workers. Reports were made but no one was particularly keen on acting on it. A consequence of her brother's legacy and lasting impact on the institution. Nevertheless she needed to deal with this once and for all and the best way to go about it was to tell the Raikage exactly what she believed and why she and her fellow cultists should be allowed to worship in peace. Shimiko found herself walking straight past the Secretary. Her and her fellow Thundercats had developed a rapport with the Raikage, it wasn't exactly an full on open-door policy but it was close to it.
Shimiko knocked politely and if given assent she'd enter shutting the door behind her. She removed her sunglasses and clipped them to her shirt. She bowed her head and addressed Nariko with respect.
"Raikage-sensei, do you have a moment? We really need to talk."