Kokoro of Konoha

Chapter 10 – A Day at the Office

Poor Naruto has no clue of the unglamorous duties being the Hokage entails. Yet who am I to disillusion the young boy's dreams of adventure with the unthankful tasks of reviewing bureaucratic paperwork or the Domestic & Foreign political games that require not a powerful jutsu but a keen mind & silver tongue to keep the peace and protect the innocents? A perfect example of the latter is the current Uchiha clan's situation that's been spiraling out of control. At least the boy has some semblance of his childhood dreams & innocence still intact and a sister to share it with.

One of the Hokage's assistants came in with, (surprise, surprise), a new stack of files for him to review. At least the aide had the courtesy to come with more coffee as well. If the enemy ever learned of his dependence on caffeine, the Hidden Leaf Village would surely be doomed. Whenever Hiruzen was burning the midnight oil, he would chuckle at his idea of sending the other 4 Kages an unofficial truce when it came to the elixir of energy. Unfortunately, between Jiraiya and Kokoro's encounters with some of the other Village leaders, he doubted any of them would take it in the good humor it was intended. He accepted the offered cup and took a sip.

"Hokage-sama, here are those files you requested for the Hagakure project, the ANBU/Uchiha disputes and the Watchman's new fiscal audits of the Administrative & Academy Divisions and the Orphan & Widows Fund." The aide placed the thick folders into the Inbox and took the signed paperwork & folders to be distributed &/or re-filed from the Outbox. "Your next meeting with the Council, Uchiha-san and Nara-san won't be for another hour and a half." With a knowing comforting glance, the aide added, "Do you wish me to invite Umino-san to tea after school again?"

The Hokage smiled ruefully but nodded gratefully, "Heh, yes, thank you, Miki. Iruka-kun's the best medicine after these meetings. Just put down that we'll be, um… let's see, yes, we'll be reviewing his suggestions for streamlining Mission Room procedures and revamping the filing system. If anyone asks, it's unofficially to commemorate his new Instructor position at the Academy."

Miki nodded with a smile, "Hai, Hokage-sama. Um, would you prefer to eat out or have lunch brought in today?"

Wistfully eyeing the nice weather through the windows, he shook his head and answered with a regretful sigh, "No, better have it brought to me; I'll need to review these files before the meeting." The Sandaime picked out the reports on the Uchiha/ANBU incidents and disputes. "Is there anything else scheduled after the Mission Debriefings and Iruka-kun?"

"No sir, I was able to keep the evening free for you tonight. Would you like me to block out that time on the schedule with your meeting with Umino-san or something else?"

"Are either Asuma or Kakashi, back from their missions yet?" The aide shook his head and explained, "Asuma-san isn't due for another few days, but the gates have reported that Hatake-san has indeed returned late this morning, looking ragged but appearing uninjured. Though, he hasn't brought in his mission report yet, ANBU has spotted him at the Memorial Stone." Neither needed to mention that was Kakashi's usual M.O.

"His mission wasn't urgent, just important and he'll debrief me personally. Send him a message to report to me after he's had a chance to freshen up, take a nap, etc. Ask him to pick up the children after school and bring them with him." The kids will be missing him. The Hokage stroked his goatee, then chewed lightly on his pipe, internally debating whether he should actually include Iruka in the debriefing or not. Perhaps not, best to simply put Shepherd on observation first. Since the kidnappings stopped, he only had Gai, Anko and Kakashi casually hanging out with the children whenever they were back from missions.

Plus, the ANBU's surveillance team has been revamped to more loyal agents, resulting with an end to the "unreported incidents," especially since the "Holy Terror's" been on the scene. After I hear Jiraiya & Kakashi's reports, we'll have a better grasp of both the underground and the political worlds' knowledge and mindset regarding Kokoro-chan.

He was also still unsure if the lack of any communiqués from the Fire Daimyo regarding Kokoro's resident status was an encouraging sign of his Lordship's ignorance and/or lack of interest in Kokoro's secret ability. Or merely the calm before the storm of an upcoming legal &/or political strong-arming battle to wrestle her into his court. He'd have to wait to hear what Asuma was able to find out from his contacts. And what new tobacco and stories he'd bring back from the Fire Lord's court.

Used to his Hokage's habits and mannerisms, Miki, (or otherwise known to a very select few as the Scribe), took a seat near the window and gazed out at the view, resting his feet and relishing in the fact of a few minutes of peace. Whenever the Sandaime began stroking his goatee, then chewing his pipe, a change of orders and a new plan was in the works. Miki had practically been Hiruzen's right hand man since he became Hokage again, (though the aide only received his new "title" barely a year ago). Creating and implementing "The Staff" plan was rather an intriguing yet innocuous concept the professor initiated. He quite enjoyed that little mystery as it was created as well.

He doubted that the succeeding Hokage would even carry it on, but only time would tell. The Scribe prided himself on his Hokage's trust in him. Not even the Watchman or the Shepherd had as much access to knowledge as he did. Of the few projects he didn't know the details of, the Hagakure project was indeed one of the more delightfully intriguing puzzles. Much like "The Staff" was. Though its codename was so bland not even he could remember it. And that was saying something. He could always count on the Sandaime to outsmart and surprise him.

Upon seeing Miki's bemused face gazing out of the window, patiently waiting for the Hokage's new orders, Hiruzen smiled. He was fortunate that only the Scribe could read him so well. "Thanks for your patience, Miki. Since, I'll probably be in this meeting & other debriefings for several hours. Kakashi's free to freshen up and get some rest. Have the messenger find out whether he'd like to meet at the "Nest" or come to my office. Either is fine with me. Oh, and remind him when the kids will be out of school in case he'd like to meet their new instructor." If he was going to have to wait for Kakashi, he'd rather visit with the children or catch up on his "special projects" without interruptions.

"Let's switch Iruka-kun to tonight at the Residence for dinner instead to "celebrate" his first day as a full-fledged Academy Instructor." Miki stretched and nodded, "Hai, Hokage-sama," before he left to fetch lunch with the paperwork from the Sandaime outbox.

While other leaders would have a conniption fit with the Copy Nin's chronic tardiness, the Professor merely used it as another tool or had the Scribe schedule things with it in mind. The Jonin probably never knew that he was hardly really as late as he thought he was to private meetings. But the Sandaime had to give kudos to Hatake for never playing games with the higher ranked missions nor crucial debriefings.

Hiruzen had been in the trenches for 2 wars. There are only some things other veterans understood that couldn't be explained to those who've never lived through the "honor" of serving on the front lines. One of these things was losing precious people and being the one left behind that still survived. Mutual unspoken respect lay between them, for nothing more needed to be said. In a way, each of his ninjas' odd quirks, habits and antics assured him that they were alive, mostly healthy and stubbornly still human in a system that would strip them of their humanity.

A celebration dinner with the young Chunin would be a more enjoyable and better cover for Shepherd's debriefing anyway. Depending on what he found out, he might even include "Saki" & the "Shepherd" into the Hagakure Project. He could always count on the young Umino to cheer him up whenever the dark side of politics, the senseless suffering of his shinobi and/or ghosts of his mistakes overwhelmed him.

They might call him the "God of Shinobi", but he would be the first to admit his obvious lack of divinity. He never considered himself a god, nor desired such powers. The authority & responsibilities of his office were heavy enough as they were, thank you very much.

The boy wasn't naive nor ignorant to the darker nature of their line of work, yet somehow retained his innocence, much like Kokoro. Now that he thought of it, it's intriguing how similar they are. Both in their own way hold such bright "Wills of Fire" yet still so frail and imperfectly human.

When he had discovered it had been Iruka-kun helping his fellow patients, he was rather proud of him. Umino-san would've been rather proud of his son as well. Carrying on their little family tradition of helping others just like on that mission. Heh, his mother probably would've also said something like "It's too troublesome not to care." When Kokoro inspired him to create "The Staff" and his other special projects out of necessity, little did he realize then that Iruka-kun would be the only viable candidate for the Shepherd.

In fact it was his lazy Jonin Commander who had discerned the identity of the unknown "Hospital Helper" from years before. To this day he's still not sure why the Nara clan leader actually stepped forward to not only nominate, but personally train Umino-kun. What prompted Shikaku-san to help train the boy his clan had never acknowledged? Did Kokoro say or do something while she stayed with them?

Three quarters of the way through the Uchiha/ANBU incidence reports, the Professor started seeing an interesting pattern. What is it about these 8 locations? Aren't those the entrances to the secret escape passages Tobirama-sensei built that had caved in or were blocked off? All of these reports also involve sentry patrols that were merely checking security within the walls, yet remember nothing other than the incidences. I see, I'll have to send some genjutsu experts to check them out. Wait, perhaps I better check it out personally, the existence and history behind these passages are S rank secrets. No, I better bring "The Staff" into this. This would definitely fall under "Project: Wireworm", I'm going to need to call a "Staff" meeting. Something's going on and, by the looks of it, the Uchihas are either being framed and/or positioned to rebel by discretely being attacked under the guise of the ANBU.

Faithful Miki returned 20 minutes later with lunch. He left with orders for a "Staff Meeting" on "Project: Wireworm", several more files on the former Land of Whirlpool, its lost Hidden Village, the Nidaime's Personal Logs, the Blueprints on the outer and inner walls, a few personnel files, (including a deceased Umino), as well as summoning the ANBU Hato, more coffee and some aspirins.

The "Staff" meeting was to take place tonight after the Shepherd's debriefing. By the subtle scowl on the Sandaime's face reviewing the last of the ANBU/Uchiha and the tone of his voice, the team would probably need to be ready to implement "Stage 2" of "Project: Wireworm" within the next few days. Ah well, that free night went up in smoke. Yet, the Scribe never gave up, he would find a way to work another free night into the overworked Hokage's schedule. The challenge to give his leader at least 5 nights a year off only had 3 more to go. Ever since he was promoted, he now had access to almost 70% of the Hokage's personal files.

But, that was only because he merely organized, fetched, sorted and refiled. Never once in his whole time as the Hokage's Personal Assistant had he ever nosed around inside those top secret folders. Besides, it was way more fun to theorize, (mentally attempting to piece together the clues), than to peek into files that weren't meant for his eyes. He was a rather odd ninja, one who didn't pry or spy, even though the majority of his fellow Leaf nin would be drooling for one minute to be in his shoes, had they actually known the true depth of his security clearance.

No one would be able to get sensitive Intel out of him if he didn't know it. It was just common sense, "If you don't pry, you won't die." Also, it didn't hurt that he was a Yamanaka. There were only a handful of clan members that could get past his mental defenses securing the data that he was actually privy to. But, no one thought the lowly Chunin paper pusher who ran as a gofer, prone to flirting with the office girls, would hold such secrets as he did. And that's exactly the way he'd like to keep it.

After an hour reviewing the files on the Uchiha situation and the fiscal audits, the elderly Sarutobi stood up and stretched. Taking advantage of the extra 10 minutes to relax and gaze out at the view of his beloved village, while gears of his mind never paused in its planning, knowing full well he was going into this meeting outnumbered and probably the only one who wanted a peaceful outcome. Well, except for his Jonin Commander.

Something about this whole situation just felt wrong and stank to high heaven. That old saying of a "house divided falls" kept bouncing around in the Hokage's mind. The more I look at it, no matter what angle, it's as though there's something or someone's trying to use or get the Uchiha out of the way. He'd sympathize with their case, but there were so many holes in both sides and Fugaku's own dang arrogance and temper kept getting in the way of actually resolving this issue.

Mmm, it wasn't nearly a week or two when the kidnappings stopped that their little grievances became more vocal. As easy as it is to use Danzo as the scapegoat, maybe Kokoro was right. Perhaps there was spiritual warfare taking place. What is it that I'm not seeing? Are the Uchiha merely pawns being manipulated in order to eliminate the balance of power against the authority of the Hokage/ANBU? Is this situation a red herring and being used merely to distract from clues we've missed from the kidnappings?

At least I'm not on my own in this. Thankfully, "Project: Wireworm" and "The Staff" are in place. But will we find the answers before it's too late? With a final puff from his pipe he returned to his desk. Perhaps the young ANBU Captain would be able to shed some light from the Uchiha's perspective in a much more rational, calmer manner.

Gathering the files pertaining to the former Land of Whirlpool, its Hidden Village, fiscal & personnel reports and the Hagakure project, the Sandaime opened a small storage scroll, placed the folders into it and slipped the scroll into a pocket in his Hokage robes. It was always wise to have his "special projects" on him no matter which location Kakashi choose to meet at.

Looks like I might be able to finalize drafting the 2nd & 3rd stages of the Hagakure project this week. It's only taken 2 years to discreetly find & nominate "The Staff" members, the Scribe, Watchman and Shepherd. Build and lay the framework for Hagakure, not to mention all the research and reconnaissance. Just need to add the finishing touches and plug up any loopholes from weaving everything together. The "Nest" will have to do as a temporary location until the Kikyō Castle can be renovated and its land transferred over. Theoretically, everything should be up and running within the next 2-4 years. That's if I can keep the-

A small knock announced the arrival of the summoned ANBU. "Come in, Hato. Thank you for coming."

The young ANBU Captain entered, bowed politely and softly answered, "How may I be of service, Hokage-sama?"

"I'm about to go into a Council meeting with several clan heads, one of whom… No, I think it's best if I let you tell me what your eyes notice during the meeting without any bias from me. You will act as one of the ANBU bodyguards and will need to keep your chakra disguised since your clan head will be there. We'll discuss your observations after the meeting. Come."

The bell rang and class ended. Iruka gathered his notes and the remaining assessment tests into his satchel to review later as the children escaped for the day. First he had to run back to his little apartment, get his wallet and go shopping for food and a new coffeemaker before he had to report in for Mission Room duty. Oh wait, I'm supposed to talk with the Uzumakis first. He looked up to see an abandoned classroom except for the siblings chatting in the back row with the Hyuga girl and the Nara boy, with the Akimichi just patiently listening in while munching on yet other bag of chips. Isn't that like his sixth one? He discovered Uzumaki-chan's smirking at the wall over the other girl's shoulder.

Puzzled, Iruka and Hinata looked to the wall, then back at Kokoro whose face had turned towards the doorway. "Yo" All eyes of the other occupants in the room joined Kokoro's to see a tall lanky white-haired ninja with a black mask covering his face and his headband tilted to cover his left eye. His hand raised in greeting as he casually leaned against the doorframe. Kokoro smirk softened into a relieved grin, "Welcome Home, Wynn!" Naruto chorused his greetings, "Hey Kakashi, welcome back!"

With a nod to the Chunin, the Jonin ambled over to the siblings still up in the back row. Iruka, stunned, nodded back. Since when does Mr. Legendary Stoic Ninja socialize with kids? Wait, why'd she call him "Wynn?" Puzzled at everyone looking to him, he realized he actually spoke the name out loud. Kokoro came to his rescue, "Ahh, forgive me. Instructor-san, this is my friend, Wynn. Well, it's a nickname I gave him when I didn't have a name. Wynn, this is Instructor-san. He's not like the others. He's even offered to give me a grace period after lunch so I wouldn't be late. We talked it over, Instructor-san. And we agree and promise not to prank you or take advantage of your grace period." With a slight bow of her head, she added, "Thank you, it'll help a lot."

While Umino's attention was on the children, Kakashi raised his eyebrow at his little friend's respectful treatment of their new teacher. She even called Umino, "Instructor-san"? None of the others got anything higher than a polite "Sir" or "Ma'am." He pulled out his "Gutsy Ninja" book, quietly listening in as the Chunin fairly yet obviously uncomfortably discussed the grace period and other class matters with Kokoro & Naruto.

He remembered Umino from the few missions they had together before waking up in the hospital and being greeted by him after Iruka's life-changing injuries. If it wasn't for those injuries and his now severely crippled chakra system, Umino would probably have made an intriguing shinobi of the higher ranks. Guess, Dolphin-sama was finally able to pass the Chunin Exam and settled down into the quiet life of an Academy Instructor. Wonder how long ago he was at the Memorial?

Allowing a smile under his mask, he watched on as the little Hyuga girl snuck shy timid glances at Naruto from behind Kokoro's shoulder. So they've made a new friend, eh? Wait, she's the one that was kidnapped from the Main House by Kumo. Kokoro, how is it you always- Iruka's next question interrupted his thoughts, "Kokoro-san, what is your native language?"

The siblings replied in sync, "Huh?" He was always amused by the children's synchronized responses. Anko's right, that's never gonna get old.

The Chunin tried to explain while fishing out the test in question, "I couldn't read the writing on your assessment test. It looks like it's written in another language."

Kakashi was even more intrigued by the Chunin now, so it wasn't just him then. "Kokoro, remember when I asked you about your accent back in the hospital? Perhaps, Umino-sensei... "

The little brunette's nodded as she replied, "Oh yeah…" , then tilted her head, lost in thought, "So he's seeing what I'm really writing like you can hear my accent? But, I can read everything just fine..."

Iruka, completely sideswiped, turned to the Jonin, "Wait, you hear an accent?" Looking to the children for confirmation, "And, no one else does. How- " Naruto, and the others just shook their heads. "Okay, wait, can any of you read her writing?"

Kakashi stepped forward and held his hand out for the test, then began to casually read Kokoro's answers aloud, "1) All good things come to those who wait. 2) Pickles have a strong aroma and when mixed with Tabasco sauce would clear anyone's sinuses and confuse the enemy from following. Number 3-"

As all the boys began laughing, (while little Hinata giggled), at the pickle answer, realization dawned on the Chunin that this was just too absurd to be true. Mildly worried that he was either being insulted or pranked, Iruka objected, "Wait, what? Is this some prank?"

Kokoro solemnly shook her head, "No Sir, that's what I wrote. Instructor-san, it's okay. The other instructors didn't like my answers either. But, how should-"

Curious, Kakashi couldn't resist asking, "So, where did answer 2 come from?" If he had learned anything in the last two years, there was always an interesting story behind Kokoro's oddest remarks. Double whenever her brother was involved.

Naruto sheepishly admitted, "Well, it's kinda a combination of a cooking lesson Anko was helping us with that somehow turned into a prank that kinda poof the smell all over the kitchen so we had to open the windows and drink a lot of water."

Enjoying the pleasant cheerfulness of the laughing children and chuckling adults, Kokoro added to the mirthful atmosphere by shrugging nonchalantly, "Yeah, we had to eat our ramen and applesauce outside for 2 days until the smell went away. Though, the curtains and the oven mitt still smell funky."

After the others had finished their hysterical laughter, regained their composure and bid farewell, Naruto demanded that the trio go for Ramen to celebrate Kakashi's homecoming. The latter invited the Chunin along, under the excuse of figuring out Kokoro's native language and how to translate her handwriting. The penniless Chunin almost declined and was about to request a rain check after the messenger delivered a summons from the Hokage for dinner tonight to celebrate his first day as an Academy Instructor. But, before he could speak, the crafty Jonin discretely put something in Umino's hands, while the children were too distracted. "Maa, Maa, Umino-sensei.."

It was his wallet that he left at home! Did he just go snooping in my home? The Chunin's face blazed in a mixture of horrified mortification and indignant outrage. How, he wouldn't, would he? But, Iruka only whispered, "Where?"

Kakashi lazily opened his book and strolled after the children, "Mmm, just came in this morning from a mission and happened to stop at the Memorial on my way home. A messenger came by and mentioned the children would be out of school soon. Before I left, I just found it lying on the ground near the stone. So, after checking whose it was, brought it along to turn in at the Mission Room for you. But, I didn't expect to see you at the Academy. By the way, congratulations on making Chunin and becoming an Academy Instructor."

Dazed, Iruka followed the masked ninja, "Oh, uh, thank you. Wait! I still need to go shopping for groceries before my- Hokage-sama's summons! I need to-"

"Relax, the messenger said to me Sandaime wouldn't be done with his meeting until 4 or 4:30, so you've got several hours and he asked me to bring the kids to visit him. Plus, he wanted to see you for dinner. We'll help you shop if you'd like. Now that I'm back, the kids'll probably need some help picking up a few things." He added with a smirk, "Apparently, along with some new curtains and an oven mitt, as well."

Raising his eye from his book, he turned towards Iruka walking besides him, "You're probably the first Academy teacher that Kokoro has respectfully nicknamed and defended. And Naruto has actually promised NOT to prank you. That and winning her trust are rather impressive feats."

Iruka turned in surprised shock, "Defended, wait she trusts me?" Kakashi merely nodded an affirmative, "Mmm, Mm", and then returned his attention to his book. "Why? We barely- " Iruka's eyes opened wider as he realized this wasn't right. "Wait, why shouldn't they trust their teachers? The teachers are supposed to be the most-"

Not even bothering to look up from his book, "'Suppose to' are probably the key words, especially when dealing with Naruto. No doubt you may have heard the rumors about her as well? But, as Kokoro says, 'You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.' "

Umino listened to Kakashi while observing Naruto chatting animatedly with his sister about something. As the crowds grew and shot the children scornful looks, Kokoro gingerly took her left arm out of her sling and reached for her brother's hand. As Naruto was objecting, she said something and he quickly took her hand proudly with a nod of understanding. Suddenly she relaxed and listened to her brother continue his havering while they walked forward together.

The Copy Nin added drolly, "She also likes to say, 'So just give him a carrot or a cube of sugar and tell the horsey you love him anyway.' "

Iruka tilted his head towards Kakashi and chuckled in amusement, "So, just tell the horsey you love it anyway, eh?" This is interesting; Kakashi-sempai was never this relaxed, talkative or casual with me before. Not even when we hung out at the hospital reading together. Nor could you get him within 5 feet of any child either. Never would've thought he'd ever use the word "horsey!" What happened? "Mmm, guess I'll have to write that into my log too."

The Jonin merely turned a puzzled raised eyebrow towards him. Kakashi's body language meaning either, you have piqued my curiosity, please do explain or what the heck are you talking about?

So Iruka shrugged and elaborated, "Ever since I began my apprenticeship at the Academy, I've heard quite a few of these type of things. You know those "from the mouths of babes" type quotes. Some were pretty funny, interesting or simply cute. I don't know… it's fun reading through them when I get to thinking of things…."

"Mmm, maybe that's why Kokoro likes quotes, too." Glancing at the wallet still in Iruka's hand, "So, just out of curiosity, how long has it been since you've "thought of those things?" The Jonin's polite way of asking, "When were you at the Memorial Stone last?"

A bit sheepishly he admitted while putting his wallet away, "Ah, I thought I left this at home this morning. Yesterday, perhaps? I usually stop by to pay my respects on the way home." Puzzled, "But, I was sure I had put it on my dresser last night…" Deducing from Kakashi's honesty, private personality and his lack of knowledge of him being the children's new Instructor, (let alone a Chunin for the past year), the Jonin probably wasn't the one who had been snooping through his house. Was it an old teammate's prank or a Staff member with a message? "Oh, who was your messenger, was it the same one who brought my summons?"

Kakashi shook his head and thought for a moment. "Don't remember his name, but I believe he was a Chunin too. About your height, mid 30s, perhaps, sandy blond hair, green eyes, wore his headband on his right arm. Kinda looked like a Yamanaka. That help?" Iruka's eyes lit up in recognition, "I see, yeah. Thanks, I'll check into it."

So he didn't drop his wallet there. Seems like he really forgot it at home. Why did that Chunin use me instead of taking it to Umino directly? What's going on? Kakashi had always been naturally curious. Wearing a mask would make him even more of a hypocrite if he invaded others' privacy. Unless it was a mission or one of his teammates needed help. "Is anything missing? If so, we could-"

Pleasantly surprised by the Jonin's concern, Umino smiled back reassuringly and shook his head, "No it's okay, everything's in there. I guess I was just out of it last night. Sorry to worry you and thanks again, Kakashi-sempai."

Kakashi knew from Umino's tone of voice the topic was dead, especially since they just arrived at Naruto's favorite ramen stand. The trio ended up all sitting to Iruka's left, with Naruto being flanked by Kakashi sitting between him and the boy. With his sister to the far left leaning against the wall and the counter. After settling in, they all placed their orders, including Kokoro's "Fruit Ramen Special." The Instructor raised his eyebrows questioningly, but said nothing. As her blond sibling bombarded the Jonin with questions about his mission and pleas for tales of 'his youthful adventures', Iruka noticed he was being rewarded for his silence by an embarrassed thankful smile from the tense little girl facing him.

Is it part of her therapy to walk so much? She looks wiped out. What in the world was Miki doing in my home and why did he add several extra ryou and send my wallet via Kakashi? Why is my Mission Room shift being switched to next week instead? I'll try to check for other messages again when it's time to pay.

The weary brunette reached out her right hand to hold her brother's hand again. Once again she seemed to relax at his touch. Kakashi saw his quizzical glance at the siblings but averted the unasked question by engaging the teacher into a discussion of translating and/or possibly discovering Kokoro's native language while they waited for their ramen.

Author's Notes: Special thanks to my Beta Readers: my mom; our family's Spelling & Grammar Queen.

Names

Miki - from the trees

Hato - Dove

Words

Hagakure -Hiding in the Leaves: This is also used as a semi-idiom to mean, "doing good deeds without calling attention to oneself".

Havering from "haver" - to talk nonsense; babble