It seemed that Silent was more interested in gathering more intel. He couldn't say he wasn't disappointed he had hoped to see who was hiding underneath that mask, but the day was still young there was still time. The shadow began to scrawl down her questions, while he waited Akkuma walked to the nearby desk & retrieved from it a summoning scroll. Using it to Summon a sake bottle, unstopping it he would take a swig before accepting the written dialogue from Silent. A satisfied chuckle would escape his lips "
It is only natural you would want to start there I suppose." Those emerald eyes of his held his masked guest in his gaze as he answered in an almost business-like manner. "
I thought that would be obvious. To determine who Sunagkure's true allies really were." he let the words hang in the air. Of course only a fool would believe a shinobi nation would send a single individual in a act of war & in such a brazenly unnecessary manner. "
Truthfully after discovering Konohagakure had no intentions of upholding the treaties & had in fact been actively collaborating with a Missing proxy to break them I wanted to be more thorough in my testing of Kumogakure." There was a seriousness to his gaze when he spoke these words, showing that he was speaking the truth. For there was no denying the sincerity to them, but how had he gotten this information?
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I didn't set out on this mission to kill my own people, but as shinobi we must be willing to sacrifice everything to achieve our goals." Then a devilish grin spread across his face as he continued on. "
In regards to the inciting either of Kumogakure or Konohagkure to attack Sunagakure..." there was a pause & his eyes would flash with delight at the thought of what he would do should they be so bold. "
If either of the Great Nations were to be so foolish. All they would be doing is providing me & this land with more sustenance." He licked his lips at the thought, just how many souls would he get to taste before this was all over? With a thin smile the Sage scanned her next question & chuckled. "
Isn't that obvious dear? Wind Country & Sunagakure are my home." He said the words in a matter of fact manner as if it should have been obvious. Then again he did have multiple sons who had set down their roots here. Along with many other family members. It did seem only natural after all he had invested into this land & it's people that this place be his home. Sure he had his differences with some of it's inhabitants but it wasn't as it this land was without its own complexities.
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I would rather not go into too much detail as of yet. But you could expect a significant uptake in intervillage projects to ensure a maintenance & growth of village relations. Along with an established task force designated for dealing with threats that specifically threaten this balance of peace. Such as Mercenary groups, Missing-nin, Private Organizations seeking to undermine our goals." To him it seemed like it would be the most obvious path ahead no matter which position he got. Rather these would be the first of many steps in his path to changing the very foundation of the world as they knew it. "
My Harbinger...that is who Myakashi Kiko is." he said the words with pride as the memory of her disconnected almost ethereal voice played in his mind. "
Shion Yoshino is a member of the Gekido Clan, which originates from Konohagakure's Crater City. He is not a threat to you or your village." The statement was said almost as if both fact & a warning to the Anbu. For his masked guest may not have known but the Sage had a fondness for the broken & disenfranchised of the world. "
His Master Lord Nobu would have been...but my associates & I have removed him from play. Nobu was to be the proxy used by Konohagakure to facade as an unaffiliated party. Intending to establish a vast information network throughout the great nations via businesses. While also keeping any potential village traitors in line by having them work with him." There was a lot of information here & some serious accusations being thrown around with heavy diplomatic implications.
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It is not disimilar to a method I have used before so I can attest to its effectiveness. Consider the threat Nobu could have posed, how dangerous an intelligence vulnerability he could have been to the Nations. We removed him, Raizo disapproves of my methods. But I am aware of threats before they even come up on your radars." he would say calmly as if he had not just admitted that he & his cohorts were responsible for yet another murder within a foreign border. Then again this one was likely one that would've been sanctioned had it been brought forward to the relevant individuals. If he ended up making amends for the lives he had taken during the attacks he could very well end up Sennin of the village. "
You're going to have to do better then that Silent. Were they a male, female. Young, middle aged, old? My family is large & varied. Odd would be a kind way of describing some of my family members given a great deal of us aren't human." Another chuckle before he licked his lips sizing her up before continuing. "
Then again perhaps you were hoping to make me emotional? If that's the case you'll definitely need to get into the details." There was little doubt in his mind that she meant Kureji but he had to be sure & he wanted to know what information she had on him. When last he had seen his son he had no reason to believe any of these village shinobi could pose a threat to him. But it would be disingenuous to say there wasn't some part of him that felt concern for the youth.
MFT
[Let me know when you have Fish.
We'll duke it out a lil, unless rp has moved away from it by then.]
