Snippet #2693461

A loud yawn cut through the sounds of the streets in Konohagakure. Rain lightly drizzled from a grey overcast sky down on the village, but the Hokage was nice and dry underneath his red hat. Sukino raised an eyebrow at his companion, Nebo Senju, who was just finishing his yawn. The Senju waves at Sukino half heartedly and tried to look innocent.

"I'm not tired, I just had a long night preparing."

Sukino nods, understanding that a lot of things had to be done before a Kage Summit even begins, especially one with as much political weight as this one. Missions of B rank or higher were put on hold, security was tightened, and a council was formed if the high ranking shinobi to keep things in line while the Kage was away.

Sukino and his assistant Nebo were on their last walk through the village, both in full traveling gear and ready for any situation. During times of civil unrest such as now random vigilantes would be more common on the road and would like nothing more than to anbush a Kage.

As they approached the front gates of the village they both would notice a disturbance, the two posted sentries at the gate were standing in the middle of the road staring at a figure about 200 meters away. Sukino activates his triple tomoe Sharingan to get a better look, and instantly notified the curious Nebo that it was the mizukage, his sign language flashing as fast as his hand signs would. Nebo cocked his head to one side in confusion as Sukino's eyes returned to black. "The Mizukage? Why is he here? I thought he would be closer to the summit by now.

Both men approched the sentries and just by Sukino's presence they went back to their post knowing he would take care of it. As the Mist shinobi draws near Nebo waves him towards the duo and starts the conversation. "Hello Lord Mizukage, it is nice to meet you. I am Nebo Senju, assistant and translator for Lord Hokage here. On his behalf I welcome you to Konohagakure. Might I ask your business? We were just leaving for the summit but if you want to join us we can wait for you."

Sukino bows his head to the Mizukage as a greeting and to confirm Nebo's words. He too wanted to know why the Mizukage would stop here of all places before a Kage Summit.