The walk to the Hokage's office was as glamorous as it was made out to be, with the pleasant sounds of the village booming all around her. The laughter of children, the sound of birds chirping, it was all there as Sayuri made haste towards the office of the Hokage. Upon arriving at the door, Sayuri unsheathed the tanto she had been carrying on her back and utilized the blade as if it were a mirror, checking to ensure that her luscious brown hair had been well kept. Blowing a kiss into the reflection, she mustered enough confidence to open the door, and was immediately met by the cheerful greeting of the man she had been longing to see. "Sayuri-kasan!"
The soft voice of her mate brought comfort to her entire being. Smiling at him warmly, Sayuri couldn't help but catch a glimpse of his well toned physique and his well groomed dark hair. "Renji-san," she replied, responding to his heart filled call, moving to stand beside him.
The way it all was, she wanted nothing more than to embrace him where he stood, but with the eyes of the Sixth Hokage cast upon them, it would have been more than inappropriate. "If the two of you would be as kind as to save your appreciation for one another for a later time," Kakashi began, a grin beneath his patent mask. "I'd like to get done with this meeting as soon as possible, so that I can send the two of you off already."
Sayuri and Renji looked toward one another and nodded in unison, agreeing to the statement of the Sixth. Leaning back in his seat, Kakashi folded his arms. "Very well. As you should already be aware, the reason I have called you before me here at this very instance is for a rather important mission; one that would require shinobi of your caliber. Some few days ago, the jinchuuriki of the three tails —who belonged to Kirigakure— was unlawfully slaughtered by a missing-nin from our village, and so his tailed beast died along with him, but as we have come to know, a tailed beast cannot exactly... die. The way things are now, we would need to prove ourselves to Kiri in order for them to be able to trust us again, and show them that taking away their power was not within our own intentions. Your mission will be to capture the three tails —who was last seen in the seas between Kiri and Kumo— and return him to the village, as well as deal with the person who committed this crime, whoever it might be."
Renji's hand curled into a fist at his side, expressing his anger. "Those darn criminals... they're always looking for ways to disrupt the peace our forefathers worked so hard to accomplish," he began, gritting his teeth. "I won't let them get away with this, I swear!"
Renji 's determination was another trait Sayuri truly admired about him. On the other hand, the thought of chasing after corrupt shinobi who originated from Konoha made Sayuri nostalgic, most nearly because it was something her father had done before he himself defected from the village. By the name of Sannoto Senju, he was a man who had poised himself a career through fending off the tyrants that emerged within the hidden leaf, securing its protection. His strength was immeasurable to her, even as she was now; despite the fact that he had left her behind, Sayuri still had considerable respect for him, and waited for the day that he would return to the village to take her with him. In the name of her father, she too felt strongly about disposing of the criminal who had emerged from their village. The fact that he had been able to murder a jinchuuriki was no joking matter, however.
"The preparations for your trip to Kirigakure have been completed. The two of you will be staying with an old friend of mine by the name of Shirona, who owns a fishing store along the coast of Kiri; she is anticipating your arrival as we speak, and the location of his place makes it all the more beneficial for the two of you. Please, leave at once." Kakashi's voice was stern and undoubtedly meant business.