Never meet your heroes (P,IO/Den)

The voice startled Tsukishira as she made her way into the Hogokage’s office. The last thing she had expected was the presence of another within the room of her quarry-- the unique hat of the Kage himself. The tone did not imply too much of a threat, but whoever this woman was, she could see through the academy student’s disguise.

Though her heartbeat quickened in mild panic, Tsukishira did her best to form an excuse in her mind. She had absolutely no reason to be in his office on official business, and would have to explain sneaking past the courtyard, guards, and into the building. Along with that, the transformation jutsu would need to be explained. This was not looking too good, as the latter might be impossible. She was obviously up to something, in the eyes of anyone who could see through her shinobi illusion. 

The woman pointed out what possibly was a flaw in her disguise. She was not even going to ask what the ‘kid’ was doing sneaking into his office in such a manner? Well, that was a question most likely asked after ‘pleasantries’ were exchanged. For now, the young ninja decided to roll with it, going off of what the woman said. ”Aww, I got his form all wrong, I see,” she murmured aloud with a pout on her currently-masculine face. ”Oh well. Hold on, though! Let me try again~!”

With her seemingly innocent plea to try once more hanging in the air, Tsukishira attempted to use the same transformation jutsu, forming the handsigns of the dog, boar, and ram once more to adjust her disguise. With a poof of smoke, the academy student no longer wore the former attire of Denkiteki. She still maintained his physical form, ever so slightly shorter than before, though the only garment that clothed his appearance was a dark black speedo. Anything else? No thank you. Fortunately, she had enough innocence and decency to not go further than her present stunt.

It would not be long before her chakra for maintaining the disguise wore out. As such, she would need to be quick in finding and retrieving what she wanted. The speedo-wearing Denkiteki struck a pose the instant the transformation had been completed, but Tsukishira kept her eyes open to see if the hat was in any obvious location. Fortunately, it was lying atop his desk, next to a file and some papers. She did not keep her eyes on the desk for any noticeable amount of time. Nevertheless, she awaited at least something of a reaction from the stranger woman, which would hopefully be worth her troubles and effort, if all else failed. ”Did I get it right this time~?”



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The young academy student was rewarded with the reaction the woman had to give. The laughter was definitely good to hear, and sounded sincere to the child’s ears. There was so much, in fact, that she appeared to be suffering from the shortage of breath that came along with a good laugh. Ah, the power of creativity in basic jutsu was amazing.

However, eventually the reaction came to a close as the woman stood up and approached the false Denkiteki. Though suspicious, she held her ground and listened quietly to the woman. The person before her was right; she had yet to actually observe a fully undressed man. The only times she had ever spotted one was always through an unexpected and unwanted accident. As for the other option, fortunately, she had never been unlucky enough to encounter a corpse.

The touch from the woman was enough to send a slight shiver through the academy student, who was not expecting it. She was quick to tense up, barely listening as the woman pointed out the flaws in her transformation of the swimsuit edition Hogokage. The joke that was made after the woman stepped away was also unnerving. Was this person in some sort of relationship with the shadow of the village? Tsuki could only assume as much.

Despite her discomfort with the woman in such a close proximity, Tsukishira was quick to slip back into an act of confidence, as she flashed a smug grin. She did not plan on breaking her disguise, but upon being offered food; well, who would resist the offer? 

“Fair enough, I suppose, miss,” Tsukishira said with her proud smile as she began to revert back into the form of her lavender-haired, amethyst-eyed, small-framed self. Dark claws that replaced fingernails and prominent fangs would easily identify her as a member of the Chokyoshi Clan, despite her being without her companion at the time. “Ta-da~!” she chimed with an innocent smile.

The student moved towards the woman and table, keeping her guard up, but ready to help herself to the idea of a small snack. She still had to complete her goal, and retrieve the hat of the Hogokage for her canine companion, Nyju. With how things were going, she would require a new strategy, however. Was this woman going to help her, or stop her? If it was the latter, she could not give up so easily, and would fight for what she wanted. What was the worst that could happen? Suspension? A talk with her nonexistent parents? Some other form of punishment? Ooooh, scary.

Tsukishira decided to wait, and not introduce herself or speak just yet. After all, the first one to speak always loses, right? At least, that was a saying she had picked up from a book once or twice. It seemed like an accurate statement, so it would be put to the test.


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Tsukishira seated herself at the table, amethyst gaze gravitating towards the food, though flicking back to the woman periodically. Her guard was still up; she was offered food, but was this some sort of trap? The shinobi offered to make her a deal, and from the sound of it, she had really nothing to lose so far. She was not planning on leaving so soon without the hat, anyways.
 
“Only if you promise,” the lavender-haired girl responded, having decided to agree to the deal. She sat up straight in her seat, clearing her throat to introduce herself somewhat formally. “My name’s Tsukishira. I’m a Student of the Shinobi Academy. I’m here to fetch the Hogokage’s Hat for my closest friend.”
 
That much was the truth. Nyju, her animal companion, was her best friend. Still, she knew it would be far easier to have him wait while she tried to sneak in. Had this Jounin not shown up, she probably would have been successful. The girl chose not to give her last name, seeing as the woman had not given her own. Not only that, but it was fairly easy to see that Tsuki belonged to one of the animal clans, so why waste her breath?
 
“I won’t leave without the hat,” Tsukishira stubbornly explained, crossing her arms. Nyju deserved only the best. A fake hat or any other hat would not do for the best companion in the world, after all.



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