[OPEN] but she and her furry friends

[snowchild]

Who: Konayuki and YOU.
Where: Konohagakure
When: March 10th onwards into infinity.

Her aim is simple: If she's going to be living in Konoha for the foreseeable future, she should introduce herself to the other villagers. To achieve this, she heads out every morning after greeting Sakumo-ojisan and the others with Kakashi, setting out into the village proper on her own to meet as many people as she can.

She starts with shops and businesses, but passers-by are just as much fair game for a bow and a chirped introduction as the shopkeepers. With a bright, "Hello, excuse me!" and a bob, she'll try to stop them.

This mission only ends when she's introduced herself to every citizen of Konoha. That said, this mission will never end.

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MARCH 24TH

[heartofthestorm]

The greeting sees Yamata pause in purposeful tracks where he might otherwise have continued for his thoughts as to inquire after the wandering Itezora. Why Konoha of all places? He still didn't quite understand what would have drawn an Ice native, let alone a shinobi child in the wake of their clan's murder, more than halfway across the continent to this village in particular. Still, his thoughts are paused abruptly, his eyes made to drop several feet to take in a -- a young, bright child, if ever he did see one. Somewhat taken aback, he exchanges glances with Kouran very briefly, then --

"Yeah?"

And while it's somewhat roughly issued, it's just that with a tinge of impatience. They've been on the trail of their child Giant since they left Ice on the seventh, dutifully removing the tracks that might lead others to him or her, and he's rather keen to find said person for all the work they've put in to date. Ice belongs in Ice, after all, and potential such as that shouldn't be left to melt and waste.

[snowchild]

"I'm Konayuki Itezora," the young child said, in a rushed burst. There had been a huge influx of new travellers and returning shinobi recently as missions ended and contracts awaited renewal, and she'd been busy barreling around making sure they all knew her name. These travellers were in a group, at least, so she bowed to each of them in turn, added an, "It's nice to meet you! See you around!" and promptly spun on one heel and pattered off towards the next unsuspecting arrival.

[crimsonbloom]

Kouran hadn't imagined tracking down one child would be so...simple, considering how obvious the tracks left behind were, yet so difficult considering they had still yet to find them, whoever they were. She had heard the Itezora were hardy, but truly, she had underestimated what was meant by that.

But oh, what a cute girl...! And a polite one, too. She wanted to greet her back, but she had already turned away. "Ah, wait --"

...Wait a minute.

[heartofthestorm]

Wait a minute was right. The words were realized a moment too late. The symbol of the Itezora clan tattooed into the child's hair and atop her shoes suffered the same and saw Yamata pause alongside Kouran. His eyes widened a fraction. He stepped after her swiftly, determined not to let her be lost for the crowd.

"Oi! Hold on just a second!" He called, his speed carefully controlled as he stepped after her. 'Itezora,' you said?"

Such a tiny girl? Was this truly the child giant they'd be tailing for the past three weeks?

[snowchild]

Intent on a rather distracted chuunin squad coming through the checkpoint, Konayuki didn't slow for a fair few steps. When she did, it was with a bounce and a skip as she had to arrest her momentum before she collided with Yamata.

"Yes?" She smiled with the polite expectation of a child with no reason not to.

[crimsonbloom]

Kouran followed after her brother, not wanting to lose her in the crowd either. "You said you were an Itezora, right?" Goodness, the one they've been looking for turned out to be such a cute child! "We've been looking for you."

[snowchild]

She nodded her way through the first question, but they'd been looking for her? She glanced between the two of them before blurting, "Really? Looking for me?"

Ah, no, it was her clan name they were repeating. "Um, might you have some business with my clan?"

[heartofthestorm]

Having halted in front of the child, Yamata couldn't help but 'appreciate' her height. Had this child really left such impressions as the ones they'd covered up across so much land? All evidence thus far suggested as much. Her very presence here, at the end of them, suggested as much.

"Aa. The matriarch of the Itezora's rabbit clan summons sent us," Yamata replied. "It would be better to talk in private."

It would be better because he wasn't certain how she would react considering the matters that would be breached. For a child who had lost her entire clan, she was certainly cheerful, but that may not remain the case for the reminder. If he was going to deal with tears, and he never had dealt well mind, he'd prefer to deal with them in a more private setting.

[crimsonbloom]

"Uhm, well, yes." She thought back to the rabbit matriarch, who they promised they'd retrieve the Itezora child, however the meeting turned out to be. "But we'd also like to have a talk with you, too."

Unlike her brother, Kouran was better at dealing with feelings, and while Konayuki seemed cheerful so far, she wouldn't be surprised if what they wanted to talk about would upset her, even if it was only a little. Still, she stretched out her hand to Konayuki. "But like my nii-sama said, it would be better if we talked somewhere more private. If you don't mind."