sunshineverse | Extended Stay [ Konoha

Where: Konoha
When: Early October, but he'll be here all month
Notes: Hotohori is stuck in Konoha for a month on diplomatic business with the Daimyo of Fire. Being in Konoha isn't such a trouble...

It was somewhat less than his ideal month, to be stuck in complex negotiations with the Daimyo of Fire over noodle trade. Ordinarily this was a thing that one of his ambassadors would take care of. He knew this, and so did the Daimyo of Fire. It was an intentional slight on the part of the Fire Daimyo to insist on a personal audience, particularly for so long.

He was far from unused to that sort of disrespect from other daimyo, however, and the Land of Noodles did rely quite heavily on its dealings with the five great nations. And...in exchange, he would at least have an excuse to visit Konoha once more. It was absolutely not worth the month putting up with their frustrating and rude daimyo, but that was nothing against Konoha itself. It was entirely against the man in the ridiculous robes.

Ah, but he kept those emotions to himself. It would be inappropriate and highly offensive to the good village that had allowed him to stay within it for the duration of the negotiations to appear ungrateful for their hospitality, or to express disapproval of their daimyo.

So he smiled happily as he walked, engaged citizens he passed in idle conversation, and gestured animatedly up at the faces on the cliffside once he found a shinobi to speak to. "Is there a way that I can go up and see those up close? They were made with a form of earth jutsu, weren't they?" At least, that's what he'd learned when studying history books about Konoha. How accurate that was when it was history written by outsiders was questionable.

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The weather was getting a bit nippy much to Mika's chagrin. Every blast of air made her tighten the jacket just a little more. The only good thing was the change in the marketplace, all sorts of root vegetables and squashes were available in lovely earthy shades. Mika had gotten some pumpkins on sale and thought about what tasty stews could be made when suddenly a rather lovely voice was directed at her.~

"Uhm, yes! The Shodai Hokage's likeness was placed there just a few years after the village was founded, quite lovely work really. You only see that in shinobi villages after all. You can get some good views from the roofs. Though it's hard to get much closer, let along actually go up there!" Well Mika might know a guy who knows another guy-- Getting permission wouldn't be difficult if the higher ups weren't looking too closely. Besides how could Mika refuse helping a beautiful and wonderfully dressed woman who was obviously not from here?

"Ne, you're visiting for how long? I might have a few connections. Maybe I can give you a personal tour, time permitting." Then the trademark rakish wink and half grin! Mika usually got her first dates that way. Um, hope the idea of a date wasn't too sudden.

It was chilly compared to Noodles' temperature, certainly. However, it tended to be quite chilly before it bothered him. Some of the people who knew of his bloodline limit liked to believe that the Noodles' limit caused warmer blood than others...but that was simply ridiculous. He'd simply experienced many cold climates while traveling and adapted.

His smile was tinged with just a touch of amusement, given her obvious attempt to flirt. Konoha shinobi were bold and direct. He approved of that attitude, having had his full of double-dealing and indirectness from the many politicians he'd needed to deal with in his time. "Would you? I don't suppose that cliff-side would be the first stop on a tour?"

Hrm, the more this woman spoke the more odd she seemed! Awfully deep voice... Though Mika had a deep voice herself and was occasionally confused for a man when dressed in more neutral clothes. She had just enough curves and soft features for people to realize the mistake. So Mika, while confused, didn't experience the revelation that should have been taking place.

"Well, it can be anything you want. My afternoon just opened up." Eh, the boys would assume she'd run off on a date. They could go one night of craps and drinking without her. "Though we have quite a few landmarks, while not as massive, are still worth seeing. Y'see I like to go through the archives and I find some interesting stories on landmarks."

Mika was probably the only person to ever try wooing someone with historical factlets on Konoha. It actually worked more often than people would think. Mika could be a tour guide in the next life.

A deep voice was correct. He had a very deep and smooth voice, he considered it one of his charm points in fact. But Mika wouldn't be the first person to continue to be confused as to whether his intense beauty indicated he was female or his deep voice indicated he was male. In general people assumed the former until informed otherwise, if the confusion existed.

Unless she asked him, he felt no need to clarify.

He tilted his head to the side with a curious smile. "Ah, so you're promising a tour with unique historical facts included? That's quite a difficult offer to refuse."

Whoops. This could lead to awkwardness.~ Mika was good at playing those sort of situations down thankfully. Just hope she'll realize the mistake before seriously attempting to woo Hotohori.

"Indeed! Perhaps not...relevant facts but interesting nonetheless." They'll get a good chuckle out of them. The Shodai was notorious for supposedly picking his nose when he thought people weren't looking.

Spontaneous awkwardness was a far more exciting life than practiced tedium, as was much of his life in the Land of Noodles. Surely if the awkwardness arose they would be able to handle the situation admirably. If she did make a serious attempt at wooing him, however, it would also provide certain amusement.

"Any fact may be a relevant fact eventually." Although, perhaps, the likelihood of self-grooming habits of the first Hokage being relevant in his own lifetime were...slim. But amusing facts were still amusing.

Truer words. Luckily Hotohori was not the first and likely not last man that Mika would misgender. As for amusement, the poor woman would probably be sore about the incident for a while, unless Hotohori fed her. That and fine liquor always made good appeasements.

"Maybe, it makes tours a lot more interesting at least." Why stick to the same spiel that other guides used? If she could get another person excited about history then it was an accomplishment for her, regardless of a fact's relevancy. She pointed off down the road, just a little off north. "There's an interesting monument up here to start at, we could work our way toward the Hokages." It'd help give a little more context to show off the village.~

Well, if she were terribly upset about the mix up, he would of course do his best to make it up to the woman. It wasn't as if he were intentionally trying to deceive her as to his gender, it was simply that he didn't mind being mistaken for a woman.

"Oh, I would imagine so. And far more distinctive." Tidbits of history were always interesting to him, though, particularly of shinobi villages, and of the world he was not a part of. He nodded cordially, settling his hands at his waist. "Of course."

Well she might give him a hard time but it would be more on herself than anything! Though if he didn't make an issue of it then Mika would also let the matter go quietly.

The kunoichi was already walking ahead, just enough that she could point things out as they went by and offer suggestions on places to visit for shopping. She made it clear that the best places had good coffee and cute handmade items. They came upon an open space where people milled about, it was a popular meeting spot where the original center of the village used to be. Mika ushered Hotohori over to show him the defining landmark.

"Here's the stump of the tree that used to grow in the center of the village. There's a little plaque attached to it here..." She motioned to the gold plated sign on the stump and smiled brightly. "Sometimes people will carve their names in the stump. They think it can bring good luck."

He would certainly not make an issue of it if it appeared to make her uncomfortable. Despite what some might believe of the young daimyo, he was capable of being diplomatic whenever necessary.

He followed after her easily, noting her taste in services as he did so. It seemed she had a liking for the smaller and simpler things, rather than grandiose or expensive things. Although...small handmade items could also be quite expensive. A daimyo would know.

He observed the tree and the plaque curiously, before glancing over at her. "What ever caused the tree to be cut down?" A village hidden in the leaves clearly valued their tree landmarks enough to keep the stump of what used to be there, so he had some doubt they simply cut it down for no reason.

Extended Stay [ Konoha - Open ]

Dated Late October tbh [if that's alright hue]

Sure~!

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