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Hirokichi sighed at the woman's poor behavior. This is why the Mizune family, amongst others, had always insisted on psyche evaluations before someone went through the enhancements. Some people just weren't suitable for having power, often letting it go to their heads.

He stood up after Anako, about to attempt to de-escalate the situation, or at the very least attempt to shift the woman's anger to either him or Anako. Probably him though. How to start though? In the end Hiro decided to first appeal to her (undeserved) sense of superiority.

"Ah, Tsume-san", he said brightly, "Lovely day, isn't it? How about letting that man go? Surely it's beneath you to hold a grudge, however deserved it might be?"

Pretty much everyone but the warrior would have thought, "Undeserved in this case", but they kept quiet, seeing what Hiro was attempting to do.

From the corner of his eye, Hiro saw Nagisa perched on one of the rooftops, weapon drawn. He made to scratch his head, and signaled his cousin, hand hidden from the warrior's sight by said head. He was slightly rusty when it came to the signs ninja tended to use, but could get by well enough.

{Hostage}{First}{Priority}

He saw Nagisa sign back. {Affirmative}