Kisame ducks in long enough to exchange a few pleasantries with the shopkeep, and then returns to wait outside.
When Haku comes back out, he's all grins. "Favors keep alliances alive, eh? Returning what's done to you, good or bad, is the core of what makes up a reputation. And we don't care one way or the other about the scent, as long as it doesn't make us easier to track, or notice in the field. That's the primary reason for it, after all. I can't imagine a mission to WInd Country without it. Anyway, Haku-kun, come with me. The elders have wanted to meet Tsubaki-san's helper and few of them leave our compound."
He says that because some of the elders have expressed wanting to thank the loyal service in person, and few do leave the compound. Not because of any frailty, but their knowledge is as vital to the clan as anything else, and the Hoshigaki have enemies that know that. They enjoy the relaxation, Kisame knows, having earned it through decades upon decades of hard work.
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When Haku comes back out, he's all grins. "Favors keep alliances alive, eh? Returning what's done to you, good or bad, is the core of what makes up a reputation. And we don't care one way or the other about the scent, as long as it doesn't make us easier to track, or notice in the field. That's the primary reason for it, after all. I can't imagine a mission to WInd Country without it. Anyway, Haku-kun, come with me. The elders have wanted to meet Tsubaki-san's helper and few of them leave our compound."
He says that because some of the elders have expressed wanting to thank the loyal service in person, and few do leave the compound. Not because of any frailty, but their knowledge is as vital to the clan as anything else, and the Hoshigaki have enemies that know that. They enjoy the relaxation, Kisame knows, having earned it through decades upon decades of hard work.