'Thoughts/Signing/Written Words'
"Speaking"
"Seal Symbols/Words"
Flashbacks
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Chapter 11
As Sora exited the Uchiha Compound, she went towards a smaller road that wrapped behind a civilian district. From the tree branch, Hound's eyes widened as Sora turned into a familiar street then stopped in front of the familiar gates belonging to his old home. He watched Sora as she paused to look at the house. After a few seconds, Sora reached over the gates to unlatch the lock.
'Isn't this trespassing?' Hound thought.
Hound and Fox jumped from their perch on the tree to land behind Neko and Crow. Expecting her to go towards the front door, Hound was taken by surprise when Sora went around the back of the house and walked up towards the back porch. Neko looked at his Captain, unsure if he should stop the Daimyo. Hound shrugged, letting him know to let her do as she pleases. Team Ro watched as Sora pulled a hairpin from her bun and started to pick the lock open.
'This is definitely breaking and entering,' Hound thought as he heard a soft click.
Sora placed her hairpin back into her hair and placed her fingers on the two sliding doors. As soon as she slid the doors opened, Hound's nose wrinkled as the scent of must and mold spilled out of the house. He frowned at what he saw. All along the floor were piles of moldy take-out containers. Piles of clothes covered in dirt and grime were strewn across the dining floor and into the hallway. Underneath the dining table and on the table itself, were empty bottles of sake. His father, who was groaning and swaying with a bottle in hand, was sitting at the end of the dining table facing towards them. Hound could only see the back part of a framed photograph that was sitting in front of his father.
Loud breathing could be heard before three wolves entered the dining room. In the middle stood a chest height white wolf. Standing beside her were two smaller wolves. To her left was a gray wolf, and to her right was a black wolf. Their gaze lingered on Hound a few seconds before looking at Sora and the others.
Without looking at the wolves, Sora asked, "How long has he been drinking, Moro-san?"
Hound quickly glanced at Sora in surprise, not expecting her to know the name of his father's ninken.
The white wolf yawned as she stretched out her two front legs. "This would be the third hour," she replied.
Hound frowned. 'What are you doing Tou-san?' he thought. He has never seen his father drink this much before.
Sora turned to look at the three wolves and asked, "Do I need to go get Kakashi?"
Hound froze behind Sora.
Without looking at him, the gray wolf rubbed her nose. "The overgrown pups are not on speaking terms," San stated.
Hound fingers twitched behind Sora. 'Overgrown pups?' he thought.
Sora sighed as she maneuvered through the dirty floor. Once she was next to Sakumo, she pried the half-emptied bottle of sake from his hands and placed it on the table where it would not accidentally tip over. Lowering herself to bring his left arm over her shoulders, Sora gently pulled him out of the chair.
Sakumo grumbled, "Is that you, Kakashi?"
"Come on. Let's get you to bed," Sora gently muttered.
"Sora-chan?" Sakumo asked as he squinted his eyes to look at her. "What are you doing here? It's not safe."
Hound narrowed his eyes at what his father said. He watched as Sora did not say anything else and took his father to his room. Not far behind, San and Ashitaka wagged their tails as they followed their summoner. Hound went towards where his father sat, only to freeze when he saw a photo that he had never seen before. A younger version of his father had his right arm wrapped around the waist of a very pregnant woman with long silver hair. She had glowing amber eyes and next to her lips was a beauty mark. The same beauty mark he had under his mask. Next to his parents was another couple. A young man with long black hair tied into a low ponytail. He had pale white skin and dark eyes. He was dressed in a regal black robe with gold patterns.
'He looks like a Uchiha,' Hound thought.
The Uchiha look alike was smiling at the camera while wrapping his left arm around a very pregnant woman wearing the same designed robe. She had blue eyes and long deep ruby hair. She was grinning at the camera while holding hands with his mother.
'Tomoe-san?' Hound thought in surprise. 'She looks like she could've given birth around the same time Kaa-san gave birth to me. If that's the case, then her child would be around my age.'
Looking at the only wolf who had not gone with Sora, Moro gave Hound a knowing look before she got up and entered the hallway. Hound followed her as he placed the framed photograph in his pack. As they stopped in the doorway of his father's room, Hound watched as Sora placed the blanket over his father. He quickly stepped into the shadows of the room as Sora turned to exit. Hound smiled gently at his father as he heard him snore. Sighing, Hound exited the room and closed the door behind him. He paused when he saw his team standing in the hallway. He looked at them questioningly as he walked towards them.
Crow signed, 'It's safer to stay out of the way.'
Hound peaked out from the hallway and into the dining room only to internally wince. Sora was angrily throwing things into a trash bag while muttering, "Stupid Oji-san."
Sora grabbed a balled-up aluminum foil laying on the floor. Hound twitched when he noticed that it had vaguely looked like him. "Stupid Kakashi," she said as she slammed the ball of aluminum foil into the trash bag with vigor.
He looked at his team and thought, 'Good call.'
As Hound looked back into the dining room, he froze to see Sora standing in front of him. She had a glint in her eyes that made him stiffened. "Hound-san," Sora said in a sweet voice, "Please move so that I can gather the clothes on the floor."
Hound and his team stiffened as they looked down. They were standing on a pile of dirty clothes that blended in with the floor. Team Ro quickly poofed outside to the rooftop.
Hound eyes twitched when he heard Sora growled out, "They are children, the both of them."
He winced when he heard the laundry machine being slammed closed then turned on. From below, he saw his father's ninken on the back porch eating slabs of raw meat. Once done, they jumped onto the rooftops to join Team Ro. Ashitaka sat by Hound's side and yawned.
As he laid down, Ashitaka said, "Sora-san can be quite scary when she wants to be, huh?"
Team Ro nodded in agreement as San laughed and Moro grinned. Moro sat in front of Kakashi, "Best let her be. You'll know when it's safe to go back down when you smell food."
Team Ro saw Sora pop out to grab the three plates. Team Ro tensed as Sora looked at them before taking the dishes inside to be washed. After an hour or so, the familiar smell of beef eggplant stir fry started to permeate from the house.
Hound looked at his father's ninken in wonder. Ashitaka and San gave him a knowing grin. "Sora-san always makes Sakumo and Kakashi food before she leaves," San informed them as she jumped back down and entered the house.
Hound's eyes widened.
A seventeen-year-old Kakashi heard a knock at his door. He opened it to find his father. "Yo!" In his hand was a bento box. "I just thought I'd drop by to give you some food. I made too much," his father said as he grinned at his son.
Kakashi took the bento suspiciously. He looked up at his father, "You don't cook though, Tou-san."
His father faked gasped. "Well, what if I picked up on some cooking skills?"
Kakashi gave his father a dubious stare.
His father sighed. "Fine, you got me." Sakumo brought a hand to rub the back of his head, "A friend of mine cooked it and said for me to share with you."
Kakashi opened a corner of the bento as the scent of the contents wafted through the fabric of his mask. 'Beef and eggplant stir fry?' he thought.
Kakashi looked at his father and muttered quietly, "Thank you." Kakashi quickly closed the door before his father could say anything else. Behind the door, Sakumo smiled before letting out a soft sigh as he walked away.
Since then, he has not talked to his father since. 'Perhaps it's time I've talked to Tou-san,' Hound thought as he followed his team into the house.
They gaped at how sparkling clean everything was. "Wow, Sora-san. You even got rid of the garbage stain in the kitchen corner," Ashitaka said as he looked around the house in amazement.
Sora eyes twitched before letting out a huff. Hound watched as Sora placed a seal on a closed pot. Sora bent down to pat the wolves' heads. "I left some food for Oji-san. I also made rice in the rice cooker. The seal will keep it hot until he lifts the lid."
The wolves nodded their heads. "Thanks Sora-san," San said.
Rubbing her head, Sora grabbed a deep green scroll on the counter and placed it in her sleeve. As she went towards sliding doors, Sora paused. "I also left some treats for you guys in your food bowl."
Moro huff and gently pushed Sora out of the house with her head. "Go take care of your humanly duties, pup. We'll take care of the human in here."
Sora smiled and closed the doors as Moro locked it with a click. Once the gate was locked, Sora turned to Team Ro. "Just one more stop and the deliveries should be done."
They all nodded as Hound signaled for Neko and Crow to switch. 'I know I said every five hours, but I think I need to have some one-on-one interaction with her,' Hound thought.
If she noticed that Neko and Crow had been replaced by him and Fox, she did not comment on it. After a few minutes, they were back on the main road towards Shushu-ya. Hound twitched when they continued towards a familiar apartment complex. While everyone else on his team either lived at the Anbu dormitory or their own house, he was currently living in the same apartment complex that Sora was walking towards.
As she went towards the doors, this was the only time Hound cursed at the fuinjutsu seals placed on the windows. While it allowed those inside to look out towards the streets, anyone outside of the building could not look through the windows. As Sora reached out to pull a door opened, they heard hushed voices.
In the lobby and lounge area, there were off duty shinobi dressed in civilian clothes and sitting about. Some were laying on the long couches reading a book, while others were sitting on the sofas watching tv. Towards the back of the room was a black grand piano that was just collecting dust. Everyone looked at an approaching civilian woman with surprise. Behind her was four Anbu they recognized immediately as Team Ro. They all quickly looked away as soon as the door opened. Engaging in quiet conversations, some of the shinobi sent discrete glances at Team Ro and Sora. Noticing his colleague's nosy stares, Hound gave them a warning look that promised specialized training. They all quickly averted their gaze and went back to what they were doing earlier.
Towards the left of the lobby area was an information desk. Behind the desk was a middle-aged woman with short black hair sitting in a chair. Hound could only see her high ponytail with a silver wisteria tree clipped at the base and her blue blouse.
When Sora approached the desk, the staff got up from her chair. Protruding from the left sleeve of her blouse was an amputated arm. She nodded in greeting, "Good afternoon, Sora-sama."
'Sora-sama?' he thought in confusion as he gave no reactions.
Sora smiled at the staff behind the desk, "Good afternoon, Okimi-san."
Okimi asked, "Did you want me to get Raina-san?"
Once he put two and two together, Hound felt his lips twitch. 'All this time I thought Raina-san was my Landlady.' Hound looked at Sora, 'This whole time it was actually her.'
Sora nodded. "Can you have her meet me on the seventh floor?"
Hound's blinked at Sora in surprise. 'I live on the seventh floor.'
Okimi nodded, "Of course, Sora-sama."
As they went towards the stairs beside the lobby, Hound discretely created a clone to go towards his apartment just in case. Once they were on his floor, Hound watched as Sora stopped in front of Room 700. As she knocked on the door, three doors down, Room 705 opened. Out came a young man with a large gourd on his back. He wore his forehead protector as a bandana and the standard shinobi uniform with a brown vest. He paused when he saw Anbu agents with a familiar looking woman.
"Fujiwara-san?" he asked.
Recognizing the voice, Sora turned towards him, "Hello, Tokara-san."
Seeing her in front of his floormate's door, he said, "I believe Hatake-san-." Only to pause when the door of Room 700 swung opened.
Dressed in a navy long sleeve and black pants stood Hatake Kakashi. He had on a dark navy mask, and his forehead protector was slanted to cover his left eye. Orange book in hand, Kakashi leaned against his doorframe and lazily looked at Sora before saying, "Yo." He then flipped a page and resumed reading.
Tokara twitched as he thought, 'You idiot.'
Sora turned towards Tokara and asked, "What were you about to say Tokara-san?"
Seeing Kakashi's warning glare above Sora's head, Tokara quickly said, "Nothing, Fujiwara-san. Have a good day."
Sora nodded, "Have a good day, Tokara-san."
Tokara quickly poofed away as Sora turned to look at Kakashi. Kakashi blinked in surprised when he saw a knowing glint behind her eyes for a few seconds before it went away. "Hatake-san," Sora said as she presented a deep green scroll to him. "If you have any questions, please feel free to come find me. I will be residing at the Yondaime's home tonight. Just ask for Sora Fujiwara."
Kakashi nodded as he accepted the scroll. Just as he was about to ask a question, soft footsteps were heard coming from the stairwell. A feminine voice called out, "Sora-sama!"
They all turned to see a brown-haired woman with a scar across the left side of her face. Her right eye showed a brown eye, while her left eye was cloudy white. She was dressed in a lavender blouse and black pants. Her hair was tied into a bun with a hairpin of a wisteria tree dangling from it.
Sora smiled and looked at Kakashi, "Have a good day Hatake-san."
Kakashi nodded his head as he watched Sora walk towards Raina, greeting her. As Hound walked past his clone, Kakashi gave him the scroll before closing the door and cancelling himself. Hound's eyes widened as he received his clone's memories. 'She knew it was a clone,' he thought. 'How?'
Climbing down the stairs behind the two women, Hound heard Sora asked, "How is everything, Raina-san?"
Raina answered, "Everything is going well, Sora-sama. We just received boxes of medical equipment that arrived this morning. It's being placed in the giant empty room on the second floor."
Sora paused and looked at Raina, "Who signed off on it?"
Raina answered, "Danzo-sama. In fact, he personally came to drop it off himself."
Hound narrowed his eyes while Neko tensed when they heard this. Sora's eyes widened before she quickly went down the stairs, skipping two steps at a time. Team Ro quickly following behind her. Noticing her boss's sense of urgency, Raina quickly caught up to her. Once beside her, Raina asked, "Is something wrong, Sora-sama?"
Without stopping, Sora said, "Given that all my tenants are shinobi, only the Yondaime or myself can approve of renovations and additions. I am not sure why Shimura-san would deliver medical equipment. The Yondaime knows that I do not have the proper paperwork to keep a fully functioning medical room on site. If someone was to find out about this, then a lawsuit can be filed claiming that we were operating an illegal medical room. If that were to happen, every single person in this building could become homeless by the end of today."
Hound's widened his eyes. 'This is bad,' he thought.
Raina's eyes widened in surprise. "I apologize, Sora-sama. Danzo-sama was quite adamant that the delivery was approved despite not seeing the Yondaime's signature on the delivery order."
Sora gave her a reassuring smile as they reached the fifth floor. "It's quite alright, Raina-san. Next time, send me a signal and I'll come running."
Raina lips quirked as she nodded knowing that her boss would come running to Konoha if she had to. As they neared the fourth floor, Sora asked, "Has anyone entered the room?"
Raina replied, "No. We kept it sealed off until you have given us the green light to open it."
Sora nodded as they went down the third floor. "Raina-san, I need the delivery order listing everything that was dropped off."
"Right away, Sora-sama," Raina said as they arrived at the second floor. Raina had continued down the stairs but heard her boss call out from above, "Raina-san, I need to know who received the order as well!"
"Of course, Sora-sama!" Raina called back as she entered the lounge area. She ignored the curious stares of the tenants as she ran towards the information desk.
Seeing Raina running towards her, Okimi asked worriedly, "What's happening Raina-san?"
"Okimi-san, we need to find everything related to the delivery of medical equipment this morning," Raina replied.
Okimi's eyes widened as she nodded her head. Together they both placed a palm laced chakra onto the wall behind the desk. A seal activated as the wall rippled to reveal cabinets. The tenants' watched on with curiosity. This was the first time they have seen Raina and Okimi frantically looking for something. 'Something must be terribly wrong upstairs,' they thought.
Ignoring the tenants' gazes, Raina ordered, "I'll take the right ones, you take the left ones."
Okimi nodded as they both began to insert their chakra into the cabinet seals to unlock them. One by one, they opened each drawer until they found what they were looking for. Sealing everything back up, the cabinets glowed, and the walls began to cover the cabinets again.
"Let's go, Okimi-san," Raina stated.
Okimi nodded as she followed her manager up the stairs towards the second floor.
Once Sora stopped in front of two doors, Team Ro saw a notice taped in the middle of the doors. It read, 'Do Not Enter. Room Not Available.' Sora pulled a hairpin out from her bun and quickly ran it through the middle of the paper. As she placed her hairpin back into her bun, Sora heard a feminine voice groan followed by a low masculine growl. Frowning, Sora placed her right hand on the door as black lines formed and connected with one another. After a few seconds, the seal glowed as a soft click was heard. The team watched in shock as the door opened itself slightly. Pushing the doors opened, Sora's eyes narrowed at the scene before her. Tucked behind a large table with unopened boxes was a naked brunette young woman sitting on top of a naked black-haired young man. They were too preoccupied to notice that they had an audience.
Just as the female's voice were becoming louder, Sora flicked on the lights and coldly stated, "While I do not care about your sex life, Yuri-san, I expect more professionalism from my staff."
Yuri yelped in surprise as she quickly got off the man. The naked woman began to frantically look around for her clothes only to find them in shreds. The sound of running footsteps was heard from the hallway. "Sora-sama, we found the document. The person who received the order was-." Okimi and Raina stopped in front of the room. "Yuri-chan," Raina trailed off as she looked in surprise at a naked Yuri standing beside a still sitting naked Inuzuka.
Beside her, Okimi could only watch with her mouth gaping. "Yuri-chan?" she asked in disbelief.
Yuri trembled as she used her arms to cover herself, refusing to look up from the ground. Team Ro watched in surprise as Sora pulled a yukata from her sleeve and handed it to Yuri. "Not only have you allowed unauthorized personnel into a room that has not yet been made available to my tenants, but you also had sex in a room that was meant to be used as a shared space for my tenants. For violating my health and safety policies, you will no longer be working here Yuri-san."
Yuri flinched at Sora's cold voice. Raina and Okimi glanced at Sora in surprise. 'This is the first time I've heard Sora-sama talk that way.' Raina thought, 'Though, given the situation, I understand why.'
Seeing that her now ex-boss was not going to force her to walk home naked, Yuri gathered the rest of her dignity and took the yukata to put it on. "Thank you, Sora-sama. I apologize for my actions," Yuri muttered as she looked at Sora.
Sora did not comment as she motioned for Yuri to turn around. As Sora tied the obi sash around Yuri, she stated, "As of now, your chakra will be removed from the recognition system and the Yondaime will be notified of your termination. Please gather your things within fifteen minutes Yuri-san."
Yuri winced and nodded in understanding. Not looking at Raina and Okimi, she exited the room.
As Sora was talking to her staff, Hound watched the naked Inuzuka man who was now slowly standing up from the chair. Hound narrowed his eyes at the man. He looked feral. His hair was standing on ends while his amber eyes glowed with narrow slitted pupils. His nails were elongated as his fists clenched and unclenched by his side. He was staring intently at Sora.
'That cannot be good,' Hound thought.
Sora looked at the naked man and stated, "You should go home as well, Inuzuka-san."
The Inuzuka growled at her, showing off one of his fangs, before disappearing with a poof.
Hound frowned. 'This is not good at all,' he thought. He quickly glanced at Sora. 'That was a dominance display. He won't stop now until he gets her to submit.'
Sora slowly walked towards the chair and saw the remaining clothes littering the floor. She raised her left palm up. While Team Ro watched in surprised as the chair and the clothes were set ablaze, Raina and Okimi nodded their heads in approval at what their boss did.
Sora sighed as she willed the fire away once the items were no more. Hound narrowed his eyes as there was no ashes left behind. 'Just like before in Minato-sensei's office,' he thought.
Sora let out a huff before turning to look at Okimi and Raina. "Thank you for bringing the delivery order you two," Sora said while smiling gratefully at them.
Okimi and Raina nodded. "Of course, Sora-sama."
Raina handed Sora the storage scrolls. "This was used to store everything," she informed.
Sora nodded took the deliver order and the storage scroll. As Sora looked at everything that was listed, Okimi and Raina tensed as they saw many emotions cross their boss's face. There was a flash of confusion, then disbelief, then anger. Okimi's and Raina's eyes widened in surprised when their boss bowed deeply in front of them. "I'm sorry to ask this of you two," Sora began, "but if you can stay longer than your scheduled hours today, I'd greatly appreciate it. If you cannot, then I completely understand. You will be compensated for your time, of course."
Okimi and Raina looked at one another, before grinning at Sora. "Sora-sama, we live at this apartment complex. Your price and perks beat all the other apartments in Konoha," Raina said.
Beside her, Okimi added, "Besides, most places aren't fond of having shinobi in their apartment complex, especially retired shinobi."
'It was true,' Hound thought. 'Most apartments automatically charge a higher rate for shinobi compared to civilians. This was to cover any damages that may occur. Most places aren't excited to find booby-trapped doors and windows.'
Together, both Okimi and Raina said, "We'll stay as long as you need us, Sora-sama."
Sora looked gratefully at them. "Thank you, Okimi-san, Raina-san."
Sora walked behind an empty part of the table and laid out the scroll. Sora started analyzing the medical equipment on the table that could not fit in the boxes. She frowned at what she saw. Motioning for Okimi and Raina to gather around, Sora asked, "How well are you guys familiar with medical equipment?"
Okimi and Raina looked at one another unsure. "Not that well unfortunately, Sora-sama."
"No worries," Sora smiled at them. "Are you guys familiar with the medical kits given to each tenant?"
Okimi and Raina nodded their head. "Given how often we have to replace or replenish the kits, those are the only things we actually know like the back of our hands."
Sora nodded as she pulled out a white scroll with vertical lines, two brushes, and two inkwells from her sleeve. Opening the scroll, she began to write a list. Hound watched in surprised. Each time she lifted her brush up, the letter will start glowing, like a seal. 'That's Tomoe-san's fuinjutsu style,' he thought.
Placing the scroll, a brush, and an inkwell in front of the two retired kunoichi, Sora said, "Luckily half of what was listed on the delivery order are the same items that we use for the kits. Once you found the items and their matching quantities, place it inside the storage scroll, and cross it off the list. I'll take care of the other half."
Okimi and Raina nodded. As they set out to open the boxes, Sora picked up an infusion pump without looking up, "You can either help or go away."
Okimi, Raina, and Team Ro looked at the entrance in surprise. Filing into the room were ten tenants. All of them were from the lobby and lounge area. They each looked rather sheepish at being caught eavesdropping.
Hound's eyebrows rose. 'All of them are from Anbu,' he noted.
As the last person entered and closed the door, a brown-haired young man at the front stuttered, "Fujiwara-san, we uh, heard and, uh."
Beside him, a young woman with ashy gray hair sighed, "What this dimwit is trying to say, Fujiwara-san, is how may we be of assistance?"
Sora's studied them for a few seconds. "How many of you are currently working or had worked at the hospital?"
Three people in the front raised their hands. Sora straightened up as she pulled out a thick book from her sleeve and turned it to face the ten individuals. "Are any of you familiar with this?"
Their eyes widened before looking at one another. They looked uncertainly at Sora. A golden-haired young woman asked, "What is that Fujiwara-san?"
Sora eyes widened in shock at the question. A seal activated under her feet and enveloped the whole room. Everyone in the room tensed. "I am about to make a request, and if you feel like you cannot follow through, please exit," Sora stated.
Raina and Okimi looked at one another and nodded in agreement to stay. 'This is serious,' Okimi thought. 'Sora-sama only makes requests like this when something is deadly wrong.'
Team Ro looked at her in curiosity as they watched their colleagues straighten and look at Sora. 'This request type thing has happened before,' Hound noted.
Seeing no one leaving, Sora stated, "From here on out, no one will speak about what happens in this room unless asked only by the Yondaime. If someone else starts asking questions, get yourself out of that situation as quick as possible and report to the Yondaime. Do I make myself clear?"
Everyone nodded. Hound studied Sora. 'They trust her,' he realized.
Sora informed them, "This is the Medical Equipment Catalog. It is the only source in which every known and legal medical equipment is allowed for use at every clinic and hospital throughout Hi no Kuni, regardless how big and small they are. No exceptions. Not even for Konohagakure. Every hospital and clinic are required to keep their medical equipment up to date by using this catalog. The catalog is updated every five years to ensure that the standards of safe medical equipment use is consistent throughout Hi no Kuni. With each edition, copies are sent out to every clinic, hospital, and the Hokage. The original copy is kept with the Fire Daimyo. While those who work at the clinic or hospital are not expected to read the catalog, they are expected to at least have seen it or know of it."
Sora looked at the three who raised their hands as their eyes widened in shock. Sora continued, "The inability to keep any medical equipment up to date can result in the complete shutdown of the hospital or clinic. There will be consequences for the staff members as well. If they are civilian doctors, they will be stripped of their medical licenses and unable to practice medicine for life. If they are medic-nin, they are demoted to Genin and placed on probation for a year before going back on active medic duty."
The three tenants who had raised their hands froze as they gaped at Sora. Beside the blonde-haired woman, a shaggy red-haired man muttered, "I wasn't told this." Beside him, a gray-haired man and the blonde-haired woman nodded in agreement.
Sora frowned at what she heard. Looking at everyone in the room, she cleared her throat as everyone straightened to pay attention. "The catalog was updated last year and just by looking at the equipment laid out, I can already tell you that half of them is at least twenty years old."
Everyone's eyes widened. Hound narrowed his eyes. 'What could this mean?'
"Does anyone have any questions before I separate you into three teams?" Sora asked.
Seeing no one raising their hands, Sora pointed towards the left wall, "Team A is anyone who has knowledge about medical equipment." Pointing in the middle towards the door, "Team B is anyone who is familiar with the Basic Tenant's Medical Kit." Pointing towards the wall on her right, "Team C is anyone who only has a basic understanding on either topic."
The group of ten individuals separated themselves into the groups. Three stood to the left, three next to the door, and four next to the right.
Sora nodded. "Team A will be with me. Team B will be with Okimi-san, and Team C will be with Raina-san. If no one recognizes an item, place them into a separate pile to be cross referenced with the updated Medical Equipment Catalog by Team A."
Everyone nodded as Sora grabbed the scroll she had written earlier. Team Ro twitched when they saw her make a copy from thin air. Hound noted how none of his colleagues gave a reaction. In fact, some of them were looking at Team Ro with slight amusement. 'They are used to seeing this,' he concluded.
Pulling out one more brush, and inkwell, she gave one of each to Raina and Okimi along with the scrolls she had duplicated. "Each time you cross off an item, the other scroll will reflect it," Sora informed them.
Raina and Okimi nodded their heads in understanding and went towards their respective teams. As Sora went towards Team A, Hound walked beside her. "My team can help as well, Daimyo-sama."
Everyone in the room looked at Sora with their mouth's gaping. Raina chuckled while Okimi grinned. 'No wonder Sora-sama knew about the Medical Equipment Catalog,' Okimi thought.
At their reactions, Sora's face reddened. Softly muttering, she said, "While I'm here in this building, refer to me as you've always had."
Ignoring their protests, she turned towards Hound. Hound forced himself not to react when she gave him a disarming smile. "Thank you for offering to help, Hound-san." Turning towards the rest of Team Ro, "If you can join the teams based on the different criteria, that'll be greatly appreciated."
Team Ro nodded. Sora watched as Hound went towards Team B, while Fox, Neko, and Crow went towards Team C. Putting that thought for later, Sora greeted Team A as they began to work.
After an hour, everything was identified and placed into the storage scroll. Grabbing the storage scroll and the deliver order, Sora thanked everyone for their help as the seal around the room dissipated. The ten tenants nodded and they poofed away.
Okimi asked, "What are you going to do with the scrolls, Sora-sama?"
Sora placed them into her sleeves and replied, "I shall return them to Shimura-san."