Kisame was sure that the moment he was through the gates he was being watched. They'd be fools if they didn't keep a close eye on a foreign jounin--oh, but if they knew--within their walls, but he had to admit the watchers were pretty good.
That is until the kid dropped to the ground not quite far enough away and walked up smiling. Kisame would bet it was as fake as his own smile in return. Hello there, little watcher. To be so bold was a sign of either arrogance, or concern. He idly went through ways he could shake the kid off, but decided against it. He wasn't here to cause a scene, but to observe. And those eyes. If the blank eyes hadn't been obvious enough, they came with a name he recognized. He hadn't gone against any Hyuuga personally, but the reputation had carried far. Ao, ornery as he was, had proven useful enough on missions forced together, and his stolen eye apparently saw chakra. As the information gathered had proven useful, Kisame was inclined to believe it wasn't exaggeration, and suddenly he had a good idea why he suddenly had a close up escort from so worthy a family.
His chakra outclassed even some of the JInchuuriki, and while Hoshigaki tended to have impressive chakra, Kisame had made a name for himself with his, ridiculously large even for the clan as it was. Now, was it mere caution, or did this kid suspect Kisame was more than he appeared? This was certainly interesting!
"Thank you for the warm welcome, Neji-kun. First, I have to deliver some documents, and then I must wait while the documents are checked over and signed by all the appropriate parties. So the quicker I find--"
Kisame made a show out of digging into his pouch for the mission scroll. He'd memorized it on sight, but he was curious to see if the kid would call him on his apparent carelessness. He just handed the scroll over, almost biting his tongue to keep from laughing, or spitting invectives for not immediately denouncing the lie, to continue the careless act. The scroll itself held only what had already been given to Konoha, and nothing outwardly amiss except perhaps that the mission was a little highly ranked for what it was.
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That is until the kid dropped to the ground not quite far enough away and walked up smiling. Kisame would bet it was as fake as his own smile in return. Hello there, little watcher. To be so bold was a sign of either arrogance, or concern. He idly went through ways he could shake the kid off, but decided against it. He wasn't here to cause a scene, but to observe. And those eyes. If the blank eyes hadn't been obvious enough, they came with a name he recognized. He hadn't gone against any Hyuuga personally, but the reputation had carried far. Ao, ornery as he was, had proven useful enough on missions forced together, and his stolen eye apparently saw chakra. As the information gathered had proven useful, Kisame was inclined to believe it wasn't exaggeration, and suddenly he had a good idea why he suddenly had a close up escort from so worthy a family.
His chakra outclassed even some of the JInchuuriki, and while Hoshigaki tended to have impressive chakra, Kisame had made a name for himself with his, ridiculously large even for the clan as it was. Now, was it mere caution, or did this kid suspect Kisame was more than he appeared? This was certainly interesting!
"Thank you for the warm welcome, Neji-kun. First, I have to deliver some documents, and then I must wait while the documents are checked over and signed by all the appropriate parties. So the quicker I find--"
Kisame made a show out of digging into his pouch for the mission scroll. He'd memorized it on sight, but he was curious to see if the kid would call him on his apparent carelessness. He just handed the scroll over, almost biting his tongue to keep from laughing, or spitting invectives for not immediately denouncing the lie, to continue the careless act. The scroll itself held only what had already been given to Konoha, and nothing outwardly amiss except perhaps that the mission was a little highly ranked for what it was.