Haku raised his head. It had been too much to hope that they might accept it without revealing his identity, increasing the amount of people that knew it to a very discomfiting number. Before now, the only ones aware were his parents and a part of him felt like a failure for being caught out to start with, forcing him into this situation.

"My apologies for not saying so from the start Hoshigaki-sama, but it's a sensitive matter. In truth, my name is Yuki Haku and I've been living a peaceful life as a civilian to escape persecution. Hoshigaki-san sensed the chakra tied to my inherent abilities but has kindly elected to keep the information from Mizukage-sama. And so I offered to repay him in this manner."