Things hadn't gone great their first meeting, and for the next two to three months neither of them said anything close to pleasant towards each other. The group of six all together made their way following the tracks and drag marks down towards the shore where two ruined houses of some sort where sitting. They didn't get any closer as Neji used the Byakugan and looked down, he found two ninja in the front house and in the second there were three along with a smaller body source which had to be the daughter.
"Found her, shes alive." Neji remarked looking around him.
"How many ninja?" Hoshimi asked looking down below them.
"Two in the first house, three in the one with the girl." Neji answers looking to Raiden.
"I think we should split up, Tenten comes into the fight with Hoshimi, Neji and I. Kuroi and Lee you two will be handed the girl and you run back, we'll follow after we eliminate the threat." Raiden says looking around for any protests.
"Why do I have to stay out of the fight?" Kuroi grumbled angry.
"She's about your age Kuroi, she's scared, and Lee might frighten her as she has been surrounded by ninja who have been men for a day and a half now. She'd be more comfortable around a female and if its by someone closer to her age I think she'd feel better." Hoshimi explained looking at Kuroi.
"I understand." Kuroi said with a frown.
"She is to be safe, thats the only thing that matters." Raiden says seriously.
"Alright." Kuroi says nodding.
The two split off Tenten taking the front house by herself as the three left over went into the back, Hoshimi pulled out her tanto as Neji brought out the byakugan and the two of them kept attention on them as Raiden snuck up behind the girl who was tied up with a kunai to her neck. Her eyes were wide as she cried silently a gag in her mouth, Raiden quickly killed the man before picking her up and taking her out. Hoshimi's eyes glowed with an inner light as she called upon her Kekkei Genkai Jinkourai as she sliced the ninja up with her lightning infused tanto, finally the two Neji and Hoshimi had dealt with were dead, and they met up with Tenten and Raiden outside. The four of them quickly made their way towards the Daimyo's house again as they made it they found the father hugging his daughter as she cried and sobbed, Kuroi looked proud of what she had done. Hoshimi went up behind her and set her hand on the younger girls shoulder and whispered something into the girls ear. Neji couldn't help but remember the few times the two of them had spent laying in the grass in the forest together after a long day of training, what it was like to just talk with her. Those were the days right before the chunnin exams, right before Neji had lost her; the thing he regretted more than the way he had treated his cousin Hinata.
"Good you're back." The Daimyo says looking pleased at them.
"Is she well my lord daimyo?" Hoshimi asked concerned.
"A small cut on her throat, its not deep and has already stopped bleeding." He replies narrowing his eyes at her.
"I am very happy to hear that My lord." Hoshimi quieted standing back in silence just watching.
Neji stepped forward towards the daimyo who looked at him before dismissing everyone with a wave of his hand, as Hoshimi and her family didn't leave he glared.
"You may leave now, shoo." He said waving his hand around more.
"My lord." Hoshimi mutters bowing before the three leave.
The daimyo casts his eyes full of glee to Neji, he sat forward excitedly as he motioned the group closer to him and they walked a few steps closer, any more than that and it would be impolite.
"You guys don't know about her; shall I impart what I've heard?" He asks gleefully.
"My lord Daimyo, with all due respect no matter what you say about her will not change any of our views about her." Neji spoke passively with a calm face.
"I don't understand your faithfulness to her, she doesn't deserve it." The daimyo said with a sigh sitting back.
"You know nothing about her, just rumors the rest of us have actually spent time with her, grew up with her." Neji said a bit of anger coming into his voice.
"Fine very well. Here is your money." the daimyo says holding it out to Neji who took it with a bow.
"Thank you my lord." Neji says before standing back up and they left the house.
The family of three were outside talking to the lord and his daughter, the younger girl was still teary eyed as she talked to them.