Kitsuki stepped through Arisu's portal connecting the rooftops of Konoha to the Mizukage's Office. She walked through the tear in Space-Time and dusted off her luxury suit. The excursion against the Moonspire Terrorists had gone off without a hitch. The so-called "Sparrow" put up no resistance nor did his cat-girl Ikomiki. Given the fight against Hana and Kyoji, it was almost too easy. She didn't even need to use Inversion against him. Kitsuki assumed the lad had something up his sleeves but because she probably wasn't smart enough to catch it, she'd leave it up to Rini and Chel to inform her if things were truly amiss. There was no sense worrying about it now when they were all sorts of things to stress her out.
Kit looked behind her as the wormhole closed up. Arisu's newfound ability was truly a curious technique. Satomi appeared to possess a similar jutsu given how he had sucked Ikomiki's leg into some kind of warp-singularity. As if Akihiro's teleportation ability was not enough..... It seemed every high caliber shinobi had a space-time ninjutsu. Fortunately, Zizz was the Chronokinetic Universal Builder. One did not toy with space without toying with time. The two were inextricably linked and Kit's Angel knew how to turn such a potent tool against its master.
ⴻⵍⴻⵎⴻⵏⵜⴰⵔⵢ ⵎⵢ ⴷⴻⴰⵔ ⴽⵉⵜⵙⵓⴽⵉ....
Zizz floated outside of Kit's hair and grew to the size of a fairy. The Angel was going to launch into an explanation of thermal-time when Kit held up a hand. The room was dark but a flick of the light switch revealed that someone had been there.
Someone messy..... Kitsuki thought with annoyance.
Someone had a nasty habit of coming into the Mizukage's Office and knocking things over. Pens, paper clips, stacks of important reports, anything standing really. Kit didn't want to think Sayuri could be so petty and she had vowed not to let the girl's childishness get to her, but she was reaching her limit. The WASP graduate was a woman of order and decorum. Seeing the room in disarray for no reason other than just because pissed her off. Kit bit her lip in frustration and began tapping her cane on the floorboard. It was better than punching a hole in the drywall. Kitsuki swallowed her pride and began tidying up the office. She put the pens where they belonged, the paperclips as they ought to be, and the reports neatly organized and filed.
"That's it...I really have to talk to Sayuri about respecting our shared space. All of us have a right to this office. Its not her personal playpen."
Kitsuki sat at the desk and began filling out a report regarding the sting operation against Mockingbird. She continued to read various reports and administrative paperwork when she had occasion to look into the top drawer. She noticed Sero's note and began to read it. As she did, her heart beat faster.
Just when I think I'm making some progress cleaning up this city.....
Sero had written a note directly to her copping to the murder of Madrigal Hyuuga. Murder wasn't the right word though. More like "accidental butchery." Kitsuki gripped the paper tighter and she threatened to crumple it. The man-beast had given her an unnerving feeling when she visited his cave. He spoke of leading some kind of cult, punishing the wicked, and the energy he gave off was darker than hell. Zizz had proclaimed that he wasn't truly malevolent, just a creature born in darkness. The distinction was lost on Kitsuki but it was enough to justify not locking him up or killing him. Haruko had also stressed leniency and had permitted him freedom to operate. Hana on the other hand, wanted him investigated and potentially contained. However Kit now knew what the Kaguya's word was worth. She had been too busy running Kiri to attend to the matter of this dark vigilante and his supposed cult, but now the consequences of her neglect were staring her in the face.
Kitsuki didn't take Sero to be a liar, but she couldn't help but be suspicious of Madrigal's death. It was supposedly an accident during training but those were rare, and for it to happen to Konoha's exchange-Nin who also happened to possess a coveted bloodline? Worse yet, the perpetrator was someone straight out of Yomi who had spoken quite lovingly of committing heinous acts against those he deemed evil. Kit hit the desk with enough force it cracked. Shen immediately cast Collateral Rescue and the spider-like cracks reversed until they reached the point of impact. The desk right itself as time re-wound to the state before Kitsuki had broken it. Even in her anger, she was a Princess of order.
This was bad though.
Kitsuki sat back in the chair as she wrestled with how to deal with this. He had been forthcoming which was good, but that wouldn't be enough. She'd need to investigate, determine his guilt, and potentially report this back to Konoha at a time when she was trying to bring about peace. They probably wouldn't take kindly to one of their Nin dying while in Kiri's care. Especially not after Arisu had just asked them to arrest one of the Kage's kin and top shinobi. She could cover it up. She hadn't heard about Madrigal's death until she read the letter which meant that it was still secret. Now that she thought about it, Sayuri's appearance in the office suddenly made sense.
The Ice Queen knows.....God knows what she did with the corpse.
Kitsuki suddenly stood up and began pacing. Zizz flew in circles around her head at light speed. The result was a halo-effect that made the room glow.
I can't just throw her in jail....I'm already on thin ice with the noble clans for Hana and Kyoji. If I remove her from power it would destabilize the country right before peace negotiations....
ⴱⵓⵜ ⵡⴻ ⵛⴰⵏ'ⵜ ⵊⵓⵙⵜ ⵍⴻⵜ ⵀⴻⵔ ⵀⴰⵠⴻ ⵀⴻⵔ ⵡⴰⵢ ⵡⵉⵜⵀ ⵜⵀⵉⵙ ⵛoⵓⵏⵜⵔⵢ! ⵙⵀⴻ'ⵙ pⵔoⴱⴰⴱⵍⵢ ⵡoⵔⴽⵉⵏⴳ ⵡⵉⵜⵀ ⵙⴻⵔo! Oⵏⴻ oⴼ ⵀⵉⵙ ⴼoⵍⵍoⵡⴻⵔⵙ ⵎⴰⵢⴱⴻ?
Maybe.
Kitsuki stopped moving. The first step would be to recover the body. The second would be to start the investigation. The third would be to call in a favor. The Angelic Princess put the note back in the desk and left in a rush to find out what became of Madrigal's body.
[Exit]
Kit looked behind her as the wormhole closed up. Arisu's newfound ability was truly a curious technique. Satomi appeared to possess a similar jutsu given how he had sucked Ikomiki's leg into some kind of warp-singularity. As if Akihiro's teleportation ability was not enough..... It seemed every high caliber shinobi had a space-time ninjutsu. Fortunately, Zizz was the Chronokinetic Universal Builder. One did not toy with space without toying with time. The two were inextricably linked and Kit's Angel knew how to turn such a potent tool against its master.
ⴻⵍⴻⵎⴻⵏⵜⴰⵔⵢ ⵎⵢ ⴷⴻⴰⵔ ⴽⵉⵜⵙⵓⴽⵉ....
Zizz floated outside of Kit's hair and grew to the size of a fairy. The Angel was going to launch into an explanation of thermal-time when Kit held up a hand. The room was dark but a flick of the light switch revealed that someone had been there.
Someone messy..... Kitsuki thought with annoyance.
Someone had a nasty habit of coming into the Mizukage's Office and knocking things over. Pens, paper clips, stacks of important reports, anything standing really. Kit didn't want to think Sayuri could be so petty and she had vowed not to let the girl's childishness get to her, but she was reaching her limit. The WASP graduate was a woman of order and decorum. Seeing the room in disarray for no reason other than just because pissed her off. Kit bit her lip in frustration and began tapping her cane on the floorboard. It was better than punching a hole in the drywall. Kitsuki swallowed her pride and began tidying up the office. She put the pens where they belonged, the paperclips as they ought to be, and the reports neatly organized and filed.
"That's it...I really have to talk to Sayuri about respecting our shared space. All of us have a right to this office. Its not her personal playpen."
Kitsuki sat at the desk and began filling out a report regarding the sting operation against Mockingbird. She continued to read various reports and administrative paperwork when she had occasion to look into the top drawer. She noticed Sero's note and began to read it. As she did, her heart beat faster.
Just when I think I'm making some progress cleaning up this city.....
Sero had written a note directly to her copping to the murder of Madrigal Hyuuga. Murder wasn't the right word though. More like "accidental butchery." Kitsuki gripped the paper tighter and she threatened to crumple it. The man-beast had given her an unnerving feeling when she visited his cave. He spoke of leading some kind of cult, punishing the wicked, and the energy he gave off was darker than hell. Zizz had proclaimed that he wasn't truly malevolent, just a creature born in darkness. The distinction was lost on Kitsuki but it was enough to justify not locking him up or killing him. Haruko had also stressed leniency and had permitted him freedom to operate. Hana on the other hand, wanted him investigated and potentially contained. However Kit now knew what the Kaguya's word was worth. She had been too busy running Kiri to attend to the matter of this dark vigilante and his supposed cult, but now the consequences of her neglect were staring her in the face.
Kitsuki didn't take Sero to be a liar, but she couldn't help but be suspicious of Madrigal's death. It was supposedly an accident during training but those were rare, and for it to happen to Konoha's exchange-Nin who also happened to possess a coveted bloodline? Worse yet, the perpetrator was someone straight out of Yomi who had spoken quite lovingly of committing heinous acts against those he deemed evil. Kit hit the desk with enough force it cracked. Shen immediately cast Collateral Rescue and the spider-like cracks reversed until they reached the point of impact. The desk right itself as time re-wound to the state before Kitsuki had broken it. Even in her anger, she was a Princess of order.
This was bad though.
Kitsuki sat back in the chair as she wrestled with how to deal with this. He had been forthcoming which was good, but that wouldn't be enough. She'd need to investigate, determine his guilt, and potentially report this back to Konoha at a time when she was trying to bring about peace. They probably wouldn't take kindly to one of their Nin dying while in Kiri's care. Especially not after Arisu had just asked them to arrest one of the Kage's kin and top shinobi. She could cover it up. She hadn't heard about Madrigal's death until she read the letter which meant that it was still secret. Now that she thought about it, Sayuri's appearance in the office suddenly made sense.
The Ice Queen knows.....God knows what she did with the corpse.
Kitsuki suddenly stood up and began pacing. Zizz flew in circles around her head at light speed. The result was a halo-effect that made the room glow.
I can't just throw her in jail....I'm already on thin ice with the noble clans for Hana and Kyoji. If I remove her from power it would destabilize the country right before peace negotiations....
ⴱⵓⵜ ⵡⴻ ⵛⴰⵏ'ⵜ ⵊⵓⵙⵜ ⵍⴻⵜ ⵀⴻⵔ ⵀⴰⵠⴻ ⵀⴻⵔ ⵡⴰⵢ ⵡⵉⵜⵀ ⵜⵀⵉⵙ ⵛoⵓⵏⵜⵔⵢ! ⵙⵀⴻ'ⵙ pⵔoⴱⴰⴱⵍⵢ ⵡoⵔⴽⵉⵏⴳ ⵡⵉⵜⵀ ⵙⴻⵔo! Oⵏⴻ oⴼ ⵀⵉⵙ ⴼoⵍⵍoⵡⴻⵔⵙ ⵎⴰⵢⴱⴻ?
Maybe.
Kitsuki stopped moving. The first step would be to recover the body. The second would be to start the investigation. The third would be to call in a favor. The Angelic Princess put the note back in the desk and left in a rush to find out what became of Madrigal's body.
[Exit]
