Jin looked to Shōshitsugetsu, noticing her troubled lol on her face. Jin’s small smile turned into a more serious expression. He signaled to come closer, stepping in to close the distance between them.
“Mei is expanding her authority yet again, discounting everyone the council yet again amidst her blunder. He cares not of the people, but only her image on what the people should be. She wishes to abandon all efforts of outward growth, and bend to the wishes of the leaf.”
He closed his fist, putting it behind his back.it upset him greatly what was going on in the inward affairs of the mist. Made him sick to his stomach. It seemed she had forgotten the very day the swordsman had died. He put himself together, clearing his throat and looking to his fellow clan head.
“If she disregards us, we should do so in kind. I request your assistance in the taking of the port towns of the land of fire, in a discreet way that would not set off any alarms from the leaf...and likewise Mei herself. I know with your clan’s unique way of going about this that it is most certainly within your power.”
.....
Kou has his arms wide out like a plane, balancing along a log, walking alongside Orochimaru. They were in the woods outside of the hidden sound. The snake sannin was leading the young boy toward a rocky cave. It had seemed that the cave itself was pitch black, and that it loomed ahead of them. Kou’s sing sing behavior stopped when he saw the creepy cave before him.
“Ah, we are here.” Orochimaru said, looking down at Kou. “Go on.”
“Wha? You mean....in there?”
“Precisely.”
Kou gulped, sweating at the sight. “But um...it looks scary.”
“Come now, it isn’t so bad. All you need to do is locate a package I lost in there. maybe if you do good enough, i’ll Give you a nice little reward when you come back, hm?”
Kou breathed heavily, looking onward to the cave. His neveres were acting up. His hands were shaking, looking in. He was going in. Alone. Without anyone to help him. He looked up at Orochimaru and back at the cave
“Just...a package...right?”
He took a small step forward, his bare feet shuddering on the rocks. He took another step forward, then another. Before long he had been swallowed up by the cave, darkness covering his position. He was inside