It wasn't the best idea she'd ever had. In fact, she questioned it heavily. She probably could have gotten away with not doing it at all. If he discovered the holiday at some point later, though, or if he somehow knew about it already, there was a chance he might feel offended. He was...difficult to offend, she'd found, but it was still her diplomatic duty to make Konoha look good.
She really didn't know how to do that, she still didn't, and she was still sure that choosing her was a terrible decision, because even if she hadn't done anything wrong yet, she was bound to do something eventually. That was why diplomatic ninja had special training to ensure such things didn't happen. She couldn't be trusted with her own Hokage. Trusting her with another leader was either preposterous or purposefully setting her up for failure.
...But those were concerns for another time. Or this time, if her actions were taken the wrong way and Nagato felt offended by the familiarity of them. Which was possible, if...somewhat unlikely by her experience with him so far.
Still, it felt sort of right? She wasn't the type to get very much for the people she knew back home during this holiday, and Ame's choices of candies were rather limited, but she worked with what she had. It wasn't home made, because she absolutely wouldn't be able to make it, but he'd mentioned during the Konoha chuunin exams that he liked this candy of Ame's...hadn't he?
...She was positive he hadn't criticized it, at least.
Anyway.
She'd bought something, and she'd wrapped it in papers carefully so that it looked a little less absurd than simply handing the leader of a city exactly what he could go out and get for himself if he wanted. She was by default always on duty while serving in Ame, so there wasn't really a time to do it as it would be appropriate for a personal gesture. As it was really meant to be a gift from Konoha to Ame in the spirit of the holiday Konoha was observing that day, though, it seemed appropriate simply to wait for a regular meeting with him as Konoha's emissary, and give it to him at the end of it.
She really didn't know if that kind of a loophole was acceptable or not. This was yet another reason not to have chosen her for the mission at all.
Feb 14 - Nagato
She really didn't know how to do that, she still didn't, and she was still sure that choosing her was a terrible decision, because even if she hadn't done anything wrong yet, she was bound to do something eventually. That was why diplomatic ninja had special training to ensure such things didn't happen. She couldn't be trusted with her own Hokage. Trusting her with another leader was either preposterous or purposefully setting her up for failure.
...But those were concerns for another time. Or this time, if her actions were taken the wrong way and Nagato felt offended by the familiarity of them. Which was possible, if...somewhat unlikely by her experience with him so far.
Still, it felt sort of right? She wasn't the type to get very much for the people she knew back home during this holiday, and Ame's choices of candies were rather limited, but she worked with what she had. It wasn't home made, because she absolutely wouldn't be able to make it, but he'd mentioned during the Konoha chuunin exams that he liked this candy of Ame's...hadn't he?
...She was positive he hadn't criticized it, at least.
Anyway.
She'd bought something, and she'd wrapped it in papers carefully so that it looked a little less absurd than simply handing the leader of a city exactly what he could go out and get for himself if he wanted. She was by default always on duty while serving in Ame, so there wasn't really a time to do it as it would be appropriate for a personal gesture. As it was really meant to be a gift from Konoha to Ame in the spirit of the holiday Konoha was observing that day, though, it seemed appropriate simply to wait for a regular meeting with him as Konoha's emissary, and give it to him at the end of it.
She really didn't know if that kind of a loophole was acceptable or not. This was yet another reason not to have chosen her for the mission at all.