Guess Who's Back [Village Entrance]

Returning to the village of Kirigakure, a ship that had been harboring the Mizukage had docked in the nearby harbor. Guests started to shuffle out of two exits in a single file as the Mizukage himself stared out at them ensuring nothing went wrong before he also exited the vehicle. Looking at the weather, it was the same as ever, an artificially generated storm that would hamper most citizens and shinobi that wasn't native to this village. Luckily, most people that came off of the boat had been Kirigakure natives so it was mostly fine. Wearing his Mizukage Hat and robes with his red, steam armor underneath, he was not currently being escorted by his bodyguard, Keita as he had went ahead to go and teach the youth or something. He didn't mind it as he wasn't some sort of defenseless child without him and even values having some time alone to think to himself. 

It didn't take long for him to exit as he walked towards the gates of Kirigakure. Traveling to other nations was in a sense quite fun, if he could ignore what obvious hostiles and carry on his sightseeing activities. One day, he'd like to go to other nations as he pleased just to sightsee. For now, instead of worrying about trivial things like that, he takes it one step at a time before having delusions of grandeur. Arriving at the gates, the Mizukage found he had to wait in order to enter like everybody else. He could just skip the line but he loved the feeling of being treated equally to his villagers as a sign of order. Sometimes, he even got to meet new and interesting people. For example as he was hanging around, he had spotted a youth talking to his pet monkey. 

Although he couldn't quite hear what the conversation was about, he was surprised the monkey could respond with human language. This made him wonder if certain animals had a capacity to learn. Turning his head slightly, he could see his companion Ram, pouting a bit as his show of being impressed with another animal made him envious. Chuckling nervously, the Mizukage extended his right arm backwards in order to pet Ram, whispering, "Don't worry buddy, you'll always be my favorite regardless of if you can speak or not." With that, Ram had even smiled, making a weak purring noise similar to young armadillo when they are nursing. With that, the Mizukage would attempt to enter the village unless he was interrupted.

As Kizmaru walked towards the gates to check in to the village, he was approached by a younger male with blue skin. The Mizukage assumed he was a Hoshigaki by default instead of a sickly person. When the boy was in front of him, he had called the Mizukage by his title which only made him raise his chin slightly, when addressed. If the boy had some form of request, it was best he spit it out now. The lad began by saying it was an honor to meet him in which the Mizukage had made a triumphant scoff. He then turned his head to the monkey who he had heard previously speak asking if he was the Mizukage in a disapproving tone. This made him chuckle, followed by a whistle as Ram poked his head out from behind the Mizukage's neck. After a brief moment, Ram had begun to glare at the monkey. The Mizukage had an audible cough in order to divert attention away from the monkey. 

The boy then reprimanded his pet monkey before apologizing to him. "No worries. It must be difficult having him as a pet. I'm impressed he can speak though. Must be tough having entertainment you can't reign in. Don't worry, I won't let my battle COMPANION harm him in any way," the Mizukage said, emphasizing the word 'companion', directly looking at the boy's monkey. From a quick glance, he could tell it wasn't suited for anything else other than a clever tongue. It wasn't even worth Ram's time to try and protest. He then listened to the boy's message in order to find out why he was approached in the first place. The boy had claimed he had returned from Hoshigakure and he was instructed to give him information regarding some matter. 

The boy had a head on his shoulder remaining quiet before saying anything further from prying ears but if the information was told to a mere Genin, then it must not have been very confidential to begin with. "Continue," the Mizukage had said wondering what information he could possibly have for him.

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The Mizukage simply reached his right arm around the back of his neck in order to rub it with moderate confusion. He couldn't say he was aware of any monkey oppressions going on in his village although he's heard stories. He wasn't sure if he should look into this or not but he felt partially responsible for it. Either way, now that the nuisance had left, Ram went back to sitting quietly on Kizmaru's .back, hanging off his shoulder slightly. There was an awkward silence between the Mizukage and the genin before the Genin had began to deliver his message shortly after his apology from his mouthy companion. The genin had informed the Mizukage  of the doctor he had visited not too long ago about a matter that was discussed between them. The message was the doctor hadn't found out anything of a certain doujutsu he had inquired about in his visit of Hoshigakure. Well, the was unfortunate news indeed but it was trivial to him. he'd simply just hope the doctor would either spend more time on the matter or he'd find the information from elsewhere. All in all, it just means his search for knowledge had to continue.

Afterwards, the genin had continued, saying he had a second message to give to his Kage. The Mizukage simply nodded at this as he listened to him some more. The Hoshigaki went on to inform him, he was one of the participants of the ongoing chuunin exams. if he was standing here in front of him, this would mean that he had lost his battle and was ejected from the competition altogether. That was a shame as this particular one seemed pretty strong. He said he had also participated with Ban Hozuki who he was familiar with and somebody named Kita who he had not met before. He was informed that one of the village Genin had been arrested for breaking one of Hoshigakure's laws by buying a transplant from a man named Stein. Raising his right hand, placing it onto the steel mask that covered his chin, the Mizukage had pondered if he saw a Kiri Genin at the shop while he was disguised as a Jounin in Hoshi. He couldn't recall anybody other than the cop and the seller themselves so it must have happened before he had entered.

He was always aware of the law but he just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. Fortunately, the cop was lenient enough for him to let him have one last purchase to be on his way. Letting out an audible sigh, the Mizukage had said, "Alright, I'll keep this in mind. If Murata is currently there, then I shouldn't have much to worry about. They should be able to handle the situation. However if it takes too long, I guess I'll have to go over there myself and see what the fuss is about," The Mizukage had responded to Gonk. Lastly, Gonk had asked him a peculiar question about clan affairs. As far as the Mizukage had known, there was nothing going on in the way of problems and told Gonk just that. 

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Wishing he could be of more help to the boy with his plight, the Mizukage had simply apologized for his lack of information and assured the boy if he heard anything about this matter, he'd be the first to know, whatever it might be. With that, the boy would bid farewell and the Mizukage gave a slight nod as he watched the boy walk away. Well, that was something, he thought to himself. It was nice to know there were strong, up and coming individuals like him in his village,. Even though he didn't win the competition, he wouldn't mind promoting him and teaching him a technique or two that will help him out later in life. For now, he'd just focus on entering the village, with whoever was on guard duty today as it seems as if Romp isn't currently present. 

[Entering Kirigakure.]

Saya seemed to have a string of interesting luck. First she'd happened to be guarding the village as her new friend showed up, and now it was none other then the Mizukage himself who would show up during her shift atop the walls of Kirikagure. Unfortunately for her, she'd never actually met the leader of the village she'd been sent tot years ago, so there was little chance of her actually recognizing him or having any indication of the importance of her current task. Let's see how she handles that.

"Welcome to Kirikagure, please have your indentification paperwork ready and have prepared your reasoning for entering the village today. " It was Ai who greeted their leader, her incredible craftsmanship more then enough that most would have no clue she was a puppet. The illusion failed once one noticed the blue strings controling her though. High up at the top of the wall Saya glanced down as she allowed her sister to take care of things. She laid stretched out high above ground level, shifting her fingertips to control her family. 

"And May I have your name and reason for entering the village sir? Please make sure that you have no contraband or unapproved weaponry. "

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