After Natsuo and his sisters got home, he went about doing his own business. Seeing how upset Velonix was with him really didn't sit well with him. His whole life he had been told by their father to watch over his sisters. Natsuo took that responsibility very seriously. Maybe that was it? He took it so seriously that he was holding on too tightly. He wondered if he would have been as as protective of Velonix now if she had never been hurt the last time she was here. The answer was an immediate no. He was protective of Kazumi too, but still allowed her to do things on her own. He didn't do that with Velonix. He was so worried about his younger sister getting hurt that he was always checking up on her. Sighing, Natsuo decided to do something to calm down. Getting dressed into clothing more suitable for training, something he saw others do when they did kendo, he went outside to his own person training area. Taking his bamboo kendo blade he spent a good hour practicing with it.
Feeling better, Natsuo went back inside to clean up again. What should he do now? He hadn't been out to eat for awhile. Plus he had yet to explore the whole area of Akita where his season reigned. Akita was a good place to walk through also. Decision made, the young man grabbed his kendo blade, shades, wallet, and a bottled of water, he wrote a quick note saying he was going out but be back by that evening. Walking back outside and putting on his shoes, Natsuo takes a deep breath and randomly heads north.
One of the perks of being in charge of summer was that Natsuo never had to worry about getting hot in warm weather. He did his best to make summer comfortable for mortals, but it was hard considering everyone had different tolerances to heat. Due his own high tolerance to heat, Natsuo didn't sweat as much. He still brought the water because he genuinely enjoyed drinking it. Natsuo looked up and noticed one his crow Shadow following him. While all three of his crows, Shadow, Gust, and Aeolus were black, each had subtle physical differences and their crowing was slightly different too.
After walking for almost 30 minutes, Natsuo came upon a shrine. Having seen one in pictures, Natsuo had never actually been inside of one. Having nothing better to do, he walked onto the grounds and looked around.