"Whenever you need me to go, Hokage-Sama," The words were murmured, and in spite of his words she couldn't stop herself from 'looking glum' at the time. Nanako was a big unknown factor, and she didn't know how the woman took her being alive after all this time - the lack of contact at all was a worrying sign without all of the politics bullshit, now that she thought about it.

Perhaps Nanako just didn't want to complicate her life further, but Adela had the sinking feeling that it just wasn't that simple.