I get up and go as soon as I'm dressed, so I won't have any more time to change my mind. It's early, and I'm one of the first few there. Lady Tsunade catches my eye as I enter the room, but I look away and quietly stand in line. When it's my turn Lady Tsunade clears her throat.

"Well?"

"...About that mission you told showed me the other day, I... decided to accept it."

"Alright. I haven't heard back from the others, so I'll officially assign it to you." Lady Tsunade makes a note on a crowded piece of paper, then looks back up. "Now, though it makes a good deal of sense, there's no guarantee the daimyo himself will approve a new tutor for his daughter. We'll have to write to him suggesting the idea, so it'll be about a week before we hear back. Okay?"

"Okay." Lady Tsunade nods, and I bow and take my leave. Though not happy, per se, I do feel relieved that I have the matter of the assignment out of the way. I decide to visit the library in the Hokage Tower, and quickly make my way over once I'm out of the mission room. Today, the smell of old books and scrolls is comforting, and I head to the section of the library containing the personal jutsu scrolls of the Hokage.

In the color coded system of arrangement here, unmarked scrolls in the jutsu section contain things such as genjutsu, or shuriken jutsu. Stopping in Lord Third's section again, I pick out one of the unmarked scrolls, and sit down at a nearby table to read. This one seems to be a random assortment of jutsu, even a few that require collaboration with another person. One genjutsu that catches my eye simulates the feeling of weightlessness in the target, but though interesting it's not what I'm looking for. Just a few more moments of scanning the scroll later, and there's not a hint of the kind of jutsu I'm looking for- not something that looks or extends out, as most normal sensory jutsu would, but something that goes in. I take the scroll back, and pick out the one next to it- a quick peek reveals shuriken jutsu. Lord Third has more unmarked scrolls(and jutsu scrolls in general) than any of the other Hokage, so going through them will take quite some time, and that's not even counting the elemental jutsu.

I'm on my seventh scroll when I finally see something that makes stop for a minute. It's a jutsu designed to remove curse seals(something I'd imagine Lord Third spent a bit of time contemplating...) that affect the mind and mental functions- for instance, it would remove a curse seal that caused a sharp pain whenever a certain memory surfaced. Like most anything related to sealing jutsu, it's very complex, and even though it isn't quite what I'm looking for I decide to make a copy to study. I only have my sticky notes with me in my hip bag, and it takes several of them to get the everything down. I scan the rest of the scroll, and nothing else catches my interest. But as I'm putting it back on the shelf, I remember something from when I studied the Yamashiro clan. They do in fact have a jutsu that looks inward, one supposedly able to see a person's karmic destination. It fell out of use shortly after being banned, partly due to its extreme level of difficulty and the emotional consequences of it. I sigh. If I'm really going to try everything, this is part of everything. I nod to myself, and walk over to the Yamashiro's alley. I'm not sure if he'll be able to do it, but if any of the Yamashiro alive today could, it would be him.

The alley is empty, save for a stray cat perched on the roof of one of the houses. When I stop at Aoba's door, one a couple over opens. A kunoichi with some pretty neat black sunshades looks over, and waves. "Are you looking for Aoba?" She asks, her voice bright and cheerful.

"Yes..."

"He left just a little bit ago to go get some dango," The kunoichi says, tucking her short brown hair behind her ear, "But he should be back soon."

"O- okay. I'll wait here..." The kunoichi smiles and gives me a wink, and walks off towards the other end of the alley. I lean against the wall next to Aoba's door, trying not to look too suspicious or casual, both of which I'm fairly sure I'm failing at. Several minutes go by, but eventually I hear someone coming up behind me.

"Hinata!" That's him! I turn around, and he's carrying a bag with take-away boxes from the dango shop inside it. I try to speak, but find I can't get what I want to say out of my mouth. Aoba smiles and opens his door, and gestures for me to go in. I do, getting increasingly nervous. "So what's up today?"

"Well..." I gulp, and take a deep breath. The dango smells very good right now, and I remember that I didn't eat breakfast this morning. "Well, I was wondering if- if you would be willing to take another look at me..."

"Did you get my letter?" Aoba says, opening a box of dango and sliding one to me.

"Thanks," I whisper, opening the box. "Yes, I got the letter. But, I was wondering if you would use a certain jutsu instead of just your Daiyagan..."

"What jutsu?" Aoba asks, taking a bite of dango.

I look around for anyone watching, even though we're the only ones in the house. "The Divine Eye."

Aoba almost chokes on his dango, and loudly clears his throat. "Do you even know what you're asking?!"

"...Yes. Aoba, I don't know everything about it, and I'm not asking to know, just... if that if you used it, you would sense anything besides me..."

Aoba takes his glasses off and runs his hand through his hair. "...Have you told anyone else you've thought of trying this?"

"No," I shake my head.

After a long silence, Aoba looks up and speaks. "It's possible that I might sense someone else, but I've only done it once before, and I might not be completely sure of the results..." Aoba sighs heavily, and puts his glasses back on. "I'll think about it. That's my answer right now. And I want you to think about it, too-"

"You wouldn't have to tell me anything besides finding someone else..."

"But I would still know." I suddenly get the chills, and have to look away from Aoba. "Enough of that for now. Let's have some dango..."