She moved quickly through the village and she headed towards the tower. She hated missing meetings and such. For some reason, it made her feel like an outsider, even though it wasn't a big deal. She saw the tower in the distance and increased her speed. Usually, she would have listened to her communicator to hear what was said. However, she was up to high in the mountains and the signal was weak, making it mostly crackles and such. She figured now was as good a time as any to find out what was going on and also mention her newly acquired release.

She got to the bridge and got across swiftly, entering the tower. "Someone mind filling me in? I'm in the main room of the tower." She said into the comm as she took a seat on one of the convenient chairs located in the room. Now it was time to wait until someone showed up...

”Whelp, let's see,” answered Jr's voice. He was upstairs, lounging in his fathers recliner, having a look around through the various countries with the high tech radar device in his bedroom. “First off, That summit in Niwa is over and everybody went back home. It looks like somebody's living up there where Kori used to be, so Dez went to check it out. There's 3 big chakras up there, and dad thinks they're people like me, with a beast sealed inside of them.

“Second, something happened in the mountains around some village called Kumo, so Kinzoku went to go check that out. He's also gonna sniff around the village and see if anyone has plans to come try us.

“Third, Avery went to Yokuchi, in the desert. Dad doesn't have plans to go messing with that guy Strafe, but i'm sure you heard what happened between him and my dad back in the day, so Avery went to go get some inside word from Holeman and his girlfriend Mitsukai.

“Last but not least, dad himself went to Niwa. I think its a bad idea, cause if he runs into that dog man, there's gonna be some shit. But dad's gonna do what dad's gonna do. It's why i'm watching his radar thing he has up here, because if a fight starts, I don't think i'll just be able to sit here...”

Everything was calm so far. It looked like his father was just somewhere out of the way, relaxing, watching. There wasn't any rapid activity which meant no one was fighting... for now.

Junior's voice came through the headset almost instantly, causing Hanako to perk up and pay attention. He was upstairs watching everything. Good. If something went down, she wanted to know so she could go assist. He then went into the story of where everyone went. Dezzy was in what used to be Kori. Avery went to Yokuchi. Kinzoku went to Kumo. Alec went to Niwa? Oh shit. That could go badly fast. So could Kinzoku being in Kumo, considering that the Raikage and her father saw him at the summit. She kept her calm demenour though. No reason to panic.

"Thanks for the info. Keep me filled in. If any of them get in trouble, I'll go help them." Hanako spoke calmly as she thought of each of the people who were away. She knew Dez and Avery weren't going to cause problems. She didn't think Kinzoku would either. However, Alec would not hesitate to confront the dog family if they approached him. It could mean war. Oh yea! Her ability. "By the way, I managed to learn an unique element during my training. It's called Scorch Release. It's basically pure heat projected into chakra form. Just thought I'd let you and everyone else know in case I'm needed." She spoke with a hint of happiness in her tone. She was excited to see how the ability fared in battle, after all.

”Yeah, i'm keeping my eyes on everyone. It just sucks that these comm signals don't reach that far, otherwise I could talk to them too. But yeah, the second something starts looking bad i'll let you know.”

Kinzoku was near a couple of big chakra signatures. He looked to be just standing where he was too. He couldn't tell where Avery was quite yet, but he didn't really have to worry about her, because Holeman, who was a good friend of the family, would never let her get into any trouble. Everything seemed still fine where his father was too, as he was the main one Jr kept eyes on.

”Scorch Release, huh? Sounds pretty cool. My dad might be interested in something like that, i'll tell him when he gets back here.”

"I know. I can't help but wonder about them. I know they are all capable of handling themselves, but the people at that summit were assholes." She said remembering the Summit and how everyone was questioning and targeting Jr. They were lucky the three of them didn't kill one of them there. However, that was in the past. She just hoped this information they gathered would be some good news. Even if it was just one village preparing for war against Makkura, it would be a lot easier knowing that it was coming.

"Thanks. Also, When everyone gets back, I'm probably going to head out for a few days as well, as long as I am not needed here. I read about a clan of bats that granted special powers in a scroll a few days ago and want to check it out. They are in the mountains of Kumo." She said remembering the scroll and what she read. It could be just simple legends that held no truth, but she was searching for power and that was the easy way to accomplish it that she found.

”Assholes is just putting it lightly. But you're right... I know dad says i'm the strongest and all, but it's really him... I know he can take care of himself but I still worry...”

Things were still calm on the radar. No news is good news, they say. Yet if anything were to happen, then Jr didn't know what he'd do. Another village was going to burn, that much was for certain.

”Bats, huh? Hope that works out for you. As the Kage I don't have a problem with you going to look for them. More talents on the team is always a good thing! Good luck Hanako.”

The comm crackled several times then went silent...

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