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3.pov
Mito woke up early in the morning, she checked her supplies and then she wore the set of clothes she had worn yesterday after the river wash. She moved towards the boys room to wake them up as their chakra signals were still in state of sleep. That didn't bother Mito too much, she wanted them to rest, she knocked on the doors too times, after hearing drowsy response she said :" hurry prepare yourself i will wait for you in dining area. I don't know if we will get breakfast as it is early."
The boys responded :" ok, we will be there soon."
Mito then headed downstairs, she waited for few moments alone. Soon inn lady appeared and was surprised, she asked her what she was doing so early. Mito answered :" oh i am my friends will leave soon, i am waiting for them here, i am was saying that we probably won't have breakfast."
The lady answered :" well if you can wait 10 minutes i can prepare some."
Mito nodded :" we will thank you, besides i am sure that they won't come down so soon. "
The lady nodded as she left. Mito was once again left completely alone, she relaxed as she thought about the future, well her mind was disturbed by a sudden image and Mito shook her head strongly, it wasn't time to think about such thoughts, indecent thoughts. Mito sighed softly and the lady had brought her tea. She spoke :" are you worried about something. You can talk about it with me, it can help. "
Mito sighed :" well it is no worry, it is just that i have been thinking about something i should not."
Lady spoke :" well at least tell me is love trouble."
Mito nodded :" of course, i have been in love for a long time, and i am hesitant to go to next step."
Lady spoke :" well that is quite the predicament, well how far did you go. Seeing that you are kid. You couldn't go far. "
Mito nodded :" well i am engaged with them, but we did not even kiss yet. "
Lady was a shocked as she said :" wait you are engaged this young, i honesty didn't expect that, i mean i don't understand shinobi stuff but i think that this isn't usually the case at such young age. "
Mito nodded :" well i am someone that is really important in shinobi world and my future could change the entire world so most things in my life are planned, either by Hokage or by me. The engagement was my wish to save my precious person, even though it ended being political we have feelings for each other. "
Lady spoke :" honestly i think the best thing to do is to wait until he moves first. "
Mito shake her head :" well i planned to move forwards relatively soon, but i don't know when it will be ready. "
At that moment the trio was heading down, and Mito smiled at their arrival, she spoke :" did you rest well. "
The boys immediately lightened up as they said :" yes, especially since you wished us goodnight. "
The lady shuffled towards the kitchen she spoke :" the breakfast will be in five minutes."
Mito spoke few things with the boys before the breakfast arrived. After the breakfast they soon headed out.
Mito sighed softly as they started to move towards west.
They slowly moved through the forest as they were carefully searching for a seal array, the lord of previous city had explained the location, well it wasn't detailed but it was general direction. Mito sighed softly the array apperently had function to be hidden, so it was hard to find it. Mito used all of her senses to try and find it however there was no luck. It was time for lunch. Mito sighed again as she ssaid :" we will have our pause now." she then took out a deer meat and they trio were amazed, she roasted it quickly it was quite tasty.
Mito then noticed something, there was something similar to seals on the grounds, it was not neat enough to be one, but there is something that screams the seal. Mito noticed that it was dryed ink which was leading towards. Mito was quiet as she followed it. The boys followed, and Mito suddenly cursed :" what fucking mess is this."
The boys were confused as they saw just bunch of ink splatters. Mito spoke again :" argh, who dares to mess with such beautiful seal with such writing. The formula is ok, but everything else is to die for. Well at least i have a way to deal with it, i will just need to be careful."
Mito then took out a special ink and pencil. She sat down as she said :" it will take long, you guys go gather wood and hunt for animals, i would perfer to replenish my supplies too, since we ate out of them. "
She then focused on the array.
It was truly mess, the correction lines were not correctly written and overlap with correctly written ones, luckily this type of ink and pen would make things easier. As Mito will use them to erase the ugly corrections, she will use this special ink and pour some of her chakra in pen, then she will carefully move over the areas that she wants to erase, the newer the ink it is easier to erase.
Some results came after 2 hours of constant work, Mito death with 20 percent of the corrections, however now it would go easier as she actually had done with first layer of the corrections, or well the ones that were written down the last and the ones that were extremely ugly. Mito took a break as Kakashi and Genma had arrived from their hunt and Shisui from gathering some water and wood. Mito made sure to storage the extra meat, Kakashi and Genma soon started to roast slowly the meat.
Mito continued to do the erasing the corrections, well now she didn't need to remove every one as some were quite good. She finished when it was time for the dinner. Mito then ate as she talked about the complicated matter with boys. Well it didn't seem like they understood everything, but they got the jist of the problem. Since it was slowly getting dark, and Mito said that she would not sleep and rather focus on the seal. Kakashi said that he will watch over the gourd. But answered :" i will leave some clones up, while some will work on another seal."
The trio perked their ears as they said :" new seal, maybe we can help."
Mito looked at them :" well i would rather you sleep but i guess it is too early to go straight to sleep. Here, once you make 15 each then go to sleep. For first time it will probably take it over 10 minutes but you will gradually become faster. "
She gave them the seal she made for clans.
After taking a look at them for few minutes she went back to seal array, she examined it for ten minutes, and then started to write down everything she needed to do. Slowly through the night she made progress. She noticed when boys had fallen asleep, but she didn't mind, they managed to make 20 seals each one. That would be enough for 5 smaller clans. Mito then returned her attention towards the array. It was quite fun, seeing someone had similar thoughts as she did, however tjey didn't have same level of knowledge as she did. The first corrections were quite good, the rest were beginner level. Mito didn't notice but sun had risen again and she was almost finished. She was super focused that she didn't even notice others waking up and making breakfast, she didn't notice that she was quite hungry herself. She froze when Genma got so close and whispered her name into her ear. She only then reacted she was confused as she asked :" did you call for me."
Genma nodded as he asnwerd :" yeah for about five minutes starlight, you should rest. I believe you are almost finished, but still you shouldn't push yourself, you were so focused that you didn't even noticed me."
Mito nodded :" i am sorry i must have dozed of while still working."
Genma was confused :" does that happen "
Mito nodded :" well it doesn't happen often, but i sometimes mentally fall asleep but mine body continues the work. " well that is because Isobu takes control. Mito left that last part out. She smiled as she said :" so how long were you guys up. "
Kakashi answered :" well since dawn, which was a hour ago. "
Mito nodded :" i see, i must worried you quite a bit. "
Kakashi nodded :" well i did experience something similar wheni was training with Minato and Kushina but they reacted a lot sooner than you did."
Mito nodded :" is that so. So what did you prepare for breakfast, i am quite hungry. "
Kakashi showed Mito the roasted meat and tea, well Mito was delighted by seeing meat in early morning but she guessed there was nothing else here, apart from vegetables, but since the forest is quite wild there could be posiones things. And it was safer like this.
They ate and talked a little, Mito talked about what she was currently doing, this time the boys seemed to understand most of it, as she was doing everything she learned form the books, however she knew how go use thay knowledge correctly. Mito then drank all of her tea as she said :" well since it will take me another two hours, i expect someone to carry me back to inn, you guys decide and be ready when i am finished."
She heard them say we will decide it with games, it seemed to be card games. Well it would be decided by luck.
Mito didn't know who had won but at least she finished it. And she immediately tried it, she used her sword and it went through the ground without any trouble. Mito then walked and she said :" you guys ready."
Shisui smirked :" yup hop on."
Mito was slightly worried but she sighed :" well ok, i will trust that you will able to last whole journey."
Shisui spoke :" you don't need to worry, i have enough strength and you are light as feather."
Mito laughed :" if you say so." she then climbed on his back, her legs were around his waist, her hands around his neck, her head on his right shoulder. Shisui looked quite smug about it, Mito tried her best to fall asleep, and she managed. Shisui and others were moving with normal shinobi speed.
Eventually they reached the inn, the lady was confused when the girl she spoke in the morning was sleeping on one of thr boys. Until she heard, him say :" well she is engaged to me, so it natural that it turn that I would carry her back." Kakashi looked at him and said :" you know that it was a luck, stop being smug about it, you know that she isn't just yours."
Genma coughed as he said :" can you guys be quiet for few minutes. "
The lady looked scandalous, she probably misunderstood the things Mito said today.
Mito awoke later in afternoon, she went downstairs and had some lunch, well since she was quite late she was the only one here. The lady was obviously someone who put her nose where it shouldn't be. The woman was ready to hear a juicy story so she asked :" how was it."
Mito looked at her rather confused :" how was what."
The lady nudged her as she said :" You know the thing we talked about in the morning, you moved forwards with your fiance right."
Mito laughed :" no, we didn't i don't know what the gives you that impression."
Lady spoke :" i heard that the one of boys said that you were his fiance and you were clearly on his back, i mean why you couldn't move is quite obvious "
Mito laughed :" well that is not the case here. I pulled all nighter, fixing something. He won in game cards so he had to carry me back while i slept, and besides even though he is my fiance, he is still only 11, i wouldn't do it with him yet, you see all of those boys are engaged with me, i was talking about moving forwards with the oldest one of them. "
The lady was quite confused, until it set into her head :" wait, what, you have multiple parents. "
Mito nodded :" well that is because i am a princess of certain clan which gives that chance. "
Lady spoke :" i see, that is quite story. So tell me more. "
Mito and the lady spoke for another hour, well then mito stood up to check on the boys. She wasn't surprised to see them making seals. She sighed :" you guys didn't have to do it, i have clones that are making constantly some. "
Genma shook his head :" maybe but we wanted it. Anyways did you come to talk about the third mission."
Mito nodded :" well yes, the mission will be last and is the easiest one, we will need to go and talk with two Lords, apparently there is problem with the lands they currently are holding. Well the border isn't clear, and shinobi maps usually have better descriptions, but since this area doesn't have their own shinobi they called for us, we will be third party that will decide where the exactly border is. Please behave and act as my bodygourds, they will probably trust my judgment when they find about my status. "
Kakashi nodded :" so then when will we meet the lords"
Mito answered :" well i sent the message already, and we should get responses in another hour or so, i still need to meet with lord Ayato, to pay for this mission. The meeting place and time will be determined through the messages. So be ready to move at any given time."
Shisui nodded :" ok, should we follow you. "
Mito answered :" no there is no need. "
Shisui nodded :" well we will wait for you in dining area. "
Mito shake her head:" better not, the inn lady is bit weird, you guys finish the 5 seals and i will return by that time ok."
They agreed.
Mito went to meet with the lord Ayato, she explained that their mission was done and that she came for pay. When the lord asked for a proof Mito showed a small patch of dirt and she said :" i digged it with my sword. "
The man nodded understanding that such thing wasn't easy to do. Mito then received the pay and then she moved. She headed straight towards the inn rooms. She was surprised to them done with more seals than she predicted, she said :" you guys are getting better at it then i though you would, well it is time for dinner, so we can go downstairs if you want."
The boys nodded as they were quite hungry. Once they sat down, Mito could notice the gazes from few unfamiliar women on her, well it seems the gossip traveled rather quickly in this area. However she didn't mind it much. As she got her dinner and they ate quietly, until Mito recived response from one of the lords. She sighed only one more. She quickly finished her meal, as she was the last of them to be eating. Since she was done they went to their rooms and Mito read out loud the letter she just received. It was from lord Miyano,:" dear shinobi, we are happy that we got respons so quickly, lord Miyazaki and i had already agreed that the meeting would be at my palace, as it is closer to the border between two lands, however we didn't decide the time, i send you also the coordinates to my palace. "
Mito nodded as she read it :" Well it seems it is two hours from here. It doesn't seem that far right. "
The trio agreed. Soon the other message arrived which said :" dear shinobi, i lord Miyazaki can go now to lords Miyanos place and would only reach it in the morning, but since traveling during the night isn't safe, i will go during the morning, and i expect to arrive around 5 pm. After that i would like to have the meeting. "
Mito nodded :" well it seems like they want it after 5 pm. So we will also arrive at 5 pm there, i will send the message to both lords that meting would happen in 6pm. We will say the reason that we need to look at the maps for a bit. So that means we will move out around 2 and 30 pm. "
Kakashi nodded :" 30 minutes early just in case something happens. "
Mito nodded :" well we always can move faster. I will write down the letter down now i will sign myself under it, and then i will go meditate, and then i will wish you guys goodnight. "
Kakashi pulled her towards them as she tried to leave :" you can write it here, can't you, stay a little longer with us. "
Mito could not resist him when he acted like this, so she answered :" sure but don't expect me to sleep here. "
And as they agreed Mito wrote down the message and sent it with Shisuis hawk as usual. She then sat on the fourth bed and started meditating. The others looked at her analyzing her. When she opened her eyes they were all meditating, she then sighed :" i guess i don't have anyone to say goodnight to."
Well that broke the boys meditation, they weren't that deep, but it was their first time still it was rather good.
Mito noticed them suddenly moving so she kissed their foreheads as she said :" well good night, my everything. "
Mito then left the room.