The Fury Meets A Furry

The Kitsune's thoughts began to mix a bit as she put the knuckle of her index finger to her lips in thought as she closed her eyes. Her tails swayed showing intense thought occurring within. "Presently a small council resides as the leaders of our clan however unlike our village's Five Elders, they're inadequate to the development of the clan. Right now I would argue that a unified direction of my family would work best due to the issues present in our past currently. They're too set in their old ideologies to see the capacities of the newest generation." She elaborated before her ears twitched upright at the proposal to receive support. Her eyes narrowed as she understood the weight of the words of which the Raikage spoke.

"Should support be garnered to weigh in towards the upheaval of such a clan should not be taken lightly as much as I do wish for some changes to be made. Perhaps something a little more subtle would showcase capacity and merit?" She offered as the idea of direct support would likely be taken ill should the Raikage put forth and commit to proper support. However the idea of a more under-the-table process of recognizing the changes should she be able to make it occur. "Perhaps best would be after such changes occur, a follow-up to discuss my clan's position within the village would be the proper course of such actions would it not Lord Raikage?" She countered recognizing that his support would be best should she prove successful in effectively would be a coup within her clan should a peaceful resolution not occur.

Hikari recognized that her ascent toward clan leadership was not a simple path to be in the most direct sense of the journey ahead of her. If successful, receiving the Raikage's support post such affairs would help establish her as a proper leader in the eyes of those who may wish to reinstate old practices after such a tumultuous occasion. Paying close attention Ichigo's responses from her words would be a good time for her to truly begin her practice of being an advisor and elder in her own right. There would always be moments to act and to be a soldier, and other times where one would need to be a true shinobi and deal with an obstacle in the overall growth of one's goals and objectives.

WC: 400, TWC: 3,500

Curious to find out more about the Kitsune, Ichigo listened attentively and paid close attention to Hikari's explanation as she described the clans's current state of affairs. "So they have grown stagnant, afraid of change". Such a revelation hardly came as a surprise, more often than not would that be the case for those having walked the earth for so long. Refusing to adapt, preferring to keep things as they've been for so many years. "I take it that also means they have no interest or even an idea of how or what is happening in Kumogakure?". Considering the so called council didn't care about the development of their clan, the Raikage expected it to be the same for the village.

Assuming the two of them would further discuss the Kitsune, the Drunken Storm would touch on the subject of potentially aiding Hikari in taking over her clan. "Very well, to be continued" the Raikage replied as the kunoichi preferred a more cautious approach. After all, it would take more than his support to become clan head, the fox' strength had to be her own. "Perhaps learning under the tutelage of one of the Five Elders can be the first step in that direction". Even if he planned on helping the kunoichi to the best of his abilities, Ichigo wanted to make sure she wouldn't lose sight of her growth in the village.

(WC: 233, TWC: 2139)