The Sound Village, as calm as could ever be, was still silent. The cages and rooms were still quiet as they waited for the new batch of guinea pigs to arrive. There was no estimation as to when these new people were to even arrive, but the anxiety for them to arrive wasn't quelled by any means of the word. New arrivals meant less torture time for them, but it also meant that they were that much closer to being thrown away. And to this group being thrown away meant certain death.

However, on this day, the hideout was slightly less populated, by three people to be exact.

These three people were Randai, Kusai and Harume.

They weren't missing for just any reason though. They were on a mission. They had already reached the middle of the woods, not too far away from the hideout's position.

The squad of three had managed to come upon a carriage and two horses to carry it. They were casually traveling down a dirt path. Randai was the one driving the carriage, sitting on the outside with ropes in hand, handling the horse.

Kusai and Harume were the two sitting on the inside. No words were being spoken. It was a silent ride, which could be expected. The mission of the t

three was simple: to watch after the woman as she completed her task and deliver a message to the Village Hidden in the Sand.

Harume was still chained but her skin had returned some of its color and her head had been healed. She had regained some of her weight back as well, as she had been fed properly and healed of all injuries. Though she had been given so many privileges for taking the mission she was still placed in shackles. Her hands and feet had both been chained. Her beautiful white hair had been restored to what it had been before, flowy and thick, reaching past her butt, making it hard to maneuver sitting without being pointed down because of it

Harumei's outfit had also been changed. Instead of the tape that covered her before, she was clothed in ninja garments. Her chest had been decorated with a very loose crop top hoodie, the long sleeves loose on her arms and large enough to cover over her hands and loosely hang down slightly. Her short, blue pants had only been designed with two large belt loops on her side and two loops on the side that were being used to hold up two kunai. Her legs were both covered by spandex leggings that reached up to the middle of her thighs, leaving a few inches of skin to be shown between her tights and pants. Her right leg had been wrapped with ninja tape towards the top of her leggings. On top of this tape was her ninja tool pouch. Her shoes were black ninja sandals that were slightly longer than the normal sandals.

The most important accessory that had been given to her was a ninja headband. It was a Sand Ninja headband that wrapped around her left arm. The clothes given to her were all made in reference to the outfit she had worn when captured. But this was different. She never owned a ninja headband before but now she was being advertised as a ninja of the Sound.

She was sitting so that her knees cuddled into her chest, holding her head down, waiting to arrive. Suddenly her head perked up and this caught the attention of Kusai.

"What is it? Do you have to go to the bathroom already?" He asked. Harumei simply shook her head and looked toward the left wall of the carriage, which happened to face the woods. The girl's ears twitched slightly, showing that they had caught a sign of something. .

"What?" Kusai asked once again.

"We ar-... are being tai-... tailed. One per-... person." She struggled to get out. Even though she had been healed the best way possible, her speech still had not returned to her completely. Kusai simply nodded and looked to the left.

"We know. It's all part of the plan." Kusai said as he continued to sit in his same position, only turning his head left.

The short response was the only acknowledgement Harume would receive from the man. The girl nodded and went to position her back towards the ground but her attention was caught once again, this time by something inside of the wagon. Kusai's appearance.

In their interaction before Harumei hadn't noticed anything about the man before because of refusing to open her eyes before but the man had clearly been experimented on. His face was scarred. A buck fifty smile had been cut into his face. His black hair rolled past his eyes, barely showing his big black eyes. He was wearing the robes of a wealthy man. When he sat she could see his legs that were showing. They had been altered. The pale white skin of his face and hands was contradicted by the blue and purple left leg he was sporting. It had spikes launching out and gashes pushed into it. His foot was of normal color.

I'm an attempt to hide her surprise and confusion, Harume placed her head back towards the floor.

'Freak.' Harume thought to herself.

Their ride continued down the road, the rider's ears filling with only the sound of a creaking wagon.

Hidden Sand Village

Inside the village there was nothing to be done but wait for the impending attack.

Nearly all of the villagers had been evacuated from their homes and streets. The streets had been empty for days, no one played in the streets on this day.

The only ones who remained in the village were ninja who were prepared for an invasion, the Anbu who had hid themselves in key parts of the village, and select citizens who didn't heed the call.

Even though the people of the Hidden Sand had been warned, and the order of a mandatory retreat had been ushered, there were still stragglers who didn't believe it. Though these villagers were confident in the protection of the village, these were the families who had covered their feet into the sands of this place for couldn't be persuaded or even ordered to leave. They stayed out of loyalty for their families.

This attribute was different from other villages. It showed the breaking effect of influence that their government had on them. Being ordered by the upper echelon to evacuate could still be ignored and even literally disobeyed.

There was also a single group who had been keen to stay in the village, it was three children. The youngest was at the age of 13, the second being 16, and the eldest being 19. These children were ninja in their own right, who had been ordered to stay.

The most important reason younger ninja like these were incentivized to stay was the aspect of promotion. One of the quickest ways to be given higher rank and prestige in the Hidden Sand was to win merit in wars, the most important of wars.

Skirmishes between the Sand and other villages hadn't slowed in recent years but the scale of an invasion of the village itself was much more significant. The prospect of merit was increased by ten fold.

The children had separated for the day to be left to their own devices. The youngest had gone into an underground training ground that the village had built years ago. It was an empty room. Nothing but the child, sand and a few wooden practice dummies.

The child wasn't using the wooden poles or the sand for practice. Instead, it was a wall that caught the child's attention. He was doing something so simple others mastered within hours, yet he was having a more than difficult time.

The dirt that covered his face and clothing was more than enough to signify this. The boy's long, spiky, dark red hair was long enough to reach the middle of his back, even though it had been pulled into a ponytail. His black t-shirt and pants had been painted to a dusty brown and black by the combination of sand and dirt. His face had grown crusty from the sweat and sand by falling over and over. His black sandals were torn and tattered into nearly nothing. Even so, his red eyes were strong and determined to keep going.

The child was panting heavily as he tried his hardest to concentrate. He began to focus the chakra into his feet slowly, the blue chakra swelling at the bottom of his soles.

"ONE MORE TIME!" He yelled as he began to run up the wall. He only made it three steps before the rock beneath his feet began to crack. He made it to his sixth step before the crack became too large to take another step. He jumped backwards and attempted to land on his feet but a slip of his ankle made slamming on his side inevitable. The thud rang through this body. The child turned his head and sat up to look straight at the wall.

"OUCHHH YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME! I've been at it for hours!" He screamed. He stood to his feet, and continued staring at the wall. It had felt like he had made no progress since he began three hours ago. Three hours spent mustering chakra nonstop. The fatigue was starting to build up. He didn't have the energy to go for much longer but there was nothing he could think of.

His thoughts were jumbled and going at a speed that nothing productive would come from them. He was searching for his chakra's unwillingness to cooperate with him.

'Why couldn't he muster the right amount. Why was his foot only cracking the wall and not simply slipping off?' Tens of question like these races through his mind before he finally caved in to his anger and gripped his head, shaking his head around to wake himself out of the trance.

"Focus on the chakra in my feet… try to create a steady flow..." He thought aloud before bracing himself for another run.

'3…2…1…GO' He thought as he jumped forward. He raced to the wall once again. He began to count his steps.

1…2…3…4…5…6…7…8…9… CRACK!

The wall broke suddenly cracked widely under his feet. With a single back flip the boy flowed down to the ground and this time, luckily, he landed on his feet. He looked up at the wall and started jumping around and shouting.

"YAY I DID IT! I FINALLY DID IT!" He yelled. He made his joy audible to almost everyone in the village. The practice had begun to pay off, even if only slightly. The time spent training wasn't for anything. He was slowly getting better. He continued to congratulate himself aloud, so proud of himself.

"You know kid, if you get so happy over something as small as nine steps up a wall you're SOL." The voice said. The boy stopped jumping up and down. He turned around to see a tall woman behind him.

She was a young woman with long, flowy pink hair. Her big eyes pierced him as she looked at him. She had a necklace that was half a heart wrapped around her neck. Her right arm was coveted all the way to the armpit in a spandex sleeve that covered almost her entire arm, including her hands and fingers. The only other thing present on her right arm was her kunoichi head band. She had a sleeveless bodysuit on that came all the way to halfway up her neck. She had a large white fabric that was wrapped completely around her stomach that was tied into a bow over her abdomen. She had on a black skirt that covered only a few inches down her thighs. Her right leg was covered by the body suit with a single wrap of ninja bandage tape right above her knee. Her left leg was free of the suit but instead it was completely wrapped by the ninja bandages from her ankle to her mid thigh. He had thought the voice was familiar.

"Sensei! Did you see it?! I finally made it nine steps up the wall! I did it!" He yelled as he ran as fast as he possibly could in that moment. He tried to jump into her arms but she simply moved out of the way and karate chopped him in the neck, making him fall to the ground. He quickly stood up angrily.

"Why'd you do that Sora-sensei?! I thought you would be proud of me!" He yelled as he tried to stand back up.

'He instinctively moved his neck to not take too much damage from the chop. I was trying to knock him out right then. Not bad. Still sharp enough to react to an attack.' Sora thought to herself as she reached into her ninja tool pouch and pulled out a kunai.

"I thought I told you to walk up the wall and not run. Idiot." She said calmly. The boy had managed to get back on his feet and was rubbing his neck, wincing when he rubbed his hand across it.

"Yeah, but when I try to walk I can't even get to my second step, Sensei! But if I run at the wall I can easily get more steps in! It's the best way. That's how Rika and Suna got up the wall." He responded. His sensei raised the kunai up in the air and started the throwing motion towards him. The kid covered his face with his hands, stiffened his body up straight like a board, and jumped to the ground.

The woman let the kumasi fly out of her hand, but instead of aiming at the child, she threw the kumasi at the wall right behind him. The sharp weapon lodged itself right next to a crack that was much more near the floor than the record that he had just made.

It took a few seconds before the boy regained his composure. He looked over at the wall surprised, that she hadn't hit him with the kunai. The feeling of surprise only lasted seconds before his face of surprise changed into one of annoyance. He turned his attention to his master, who was still holding out her arm in the place she lad let go of the kunai.

"If you hadn't been running up the wall then you would have only made it to your third step, Riku." She said sternly before lowering her hand and connecting her middle and thumb fingers. She thumped the boy in the head. It left a red mark and smoke flowing from his head. Riku started rolling in the sand holding his head.

"SORA-SENSEI! AHHHHH! THAT HURT!" He yelled loudly. Sora simply started laughing at the show she was getting. Riku rolled on the floor trying to get the pain to stop. Eventually it did and he sat up on the ground and looked to his master as she started to walk to the wall.

"I've already told you this once. The others were able to run up the tree and make it higher than you because their chakra's not as thick as yours. We don't have as much as you so when you're trying to get up the wall the flow of chakra you're using is too much. You have to walk up the wall." She said as she began taking steps up the wall. Riku watched as Sora walked all the way up the wall and onto the ceiling. She looked down on him and smiled.

"Come on, kid. Get up here or you won't be able to keep up with the others. Soon I'm going to start teaching them how to walk on water." She said calmly. Riku jumped up, with his fist pumped out to her.

"I'm getting up this wall, if it's the last thing I do!" He yelled as stood up and began running towards a wall again. Right before his foot was able to touch the wall a kunai slammed right in front of him. He stopped right in his tracks. His face turned blue with fear. He looked up to his sensei whose smile had transformed from a polite and happy smile to a demonic grin.

"Try to run up the wall one more time and I'll plant that kunai right up your ass." She said evilly. Riku nodded slowly and took a step back and dropped his head. He formed a hand sign and began to summon chakra. The blue tint grew on his feet.

"Good. Now take your first step onto the wall." She yelled from the ceiling. Riku heard this and followed her instruction. He took the first step up the wall. Immediately the wall cracked.

"If you feel the wall crack, lower your chakra level. You don't want the wall to cave in on you while you're walking. You'll force yourself to fly back." Sora explained. Riku listened and lowered the amount of chakra that was being summoned to his feet. Slowly he could feel the wall becoming less and less stressed under the pressure of the chakra.

"Good! Now, try to channel that same amount of chakra into your other foot." Sora yelled from the ceiling. Riku hadn't heard what she was saying. He was too concentrated on the task at hand, his foot had finally connected with the wall, for the first time.

Trying to take that next step, Riku raised his right foot off the ground. He put his second foot onto the wall. His footing began to get shaky. Only for an instant before the voice of reason came out of nowhere to reel him back in.

"Focus! Plant that right foot! You got it kid!" Sora cheered on. With this Riku was able to completely gain his footing. He had finally done it! The tree walking technique was finally mastered…

"I DID IT SENSEI! I'M COMPLETELY CONNECTED TO THE WALL!" Riku yelled. His feeling of joy was far higher than what he had felt earlier. The technique he wanted to conquer so badly had finally been mastered. While soaking in his accomplishments it happened.

WHAM!

Just like that Riku slammed against the ground. His concentration had failed for only a second and he was back to where he started, back to the floor, staring up at his goals. Sora stared down at her pupil with a smile on her face.

'At least now I can't say that he's completely helpless. The kid doesn't give up. I can give him that. But… this wall climbing technique is one of the basics. He can only concentrate on containing and controlling that dense chakra only so much. Maybe there's an alternate way of training him." She thought as she released the chakra under her feet and began to fall down to the ground. The woman front flipped and landed on her feet right next to her student and looked down at him as he was laying on his back.

"A troublesome kid who can't figure out how to handle his chakra. I think I have an idea that'll help you. Stand up." She ordered as she looked down at him. Riku was still wincing while getting back to his feet.

"I hope part of the training is a back brace. If this keeps going any longer, I'll have to invest in a cane." Riku said, rubbing his back softly. Sora let out a chuckle as she began weaving hand signs.

"Turn around and pull your shirt over your head. I'm going to fix your chakra issue." Sora said. Riku looked at her with a confused face.

"What are you talking about now sensei? Are you going on one of those weirdo perv stints old people get into? What is it called? A mid-life crisis?" He asked. Sora didn't take this lightly. She began gritting her teeth, stopped her hand signs and punched him directly in the top of the head.

"STOP PLAYING AROUND AND TURN. I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU!" She yelled at the boy. Riku began yelling from the pain.

"Ow! Ow! Ow! That hurt! Fine!" The boy said as he turned around and pulled his shirt up. Sora was heaving with anger.

"Finally," The woman said with a sigh. Riku's back was exposed to her as she looked at him.

"Four Fingered Claw Seal!" She yelled. Four of her fingers lighted ablaze with blue chakra. She planted four fingers into Riku's back, pushing him forward. Riku flew forward and began rolling on the floor.

"OWWW! It burns! It burns! What did you do to me?!" The boy yelled. Sora just watched on as she watched the boy continue burning.

'It's hot! The hottest sensation I've ever felt in my life! It won't stop! And it's only my back! What did you do to me Sensei?!' Riku yelled in his mind. The sensation continued for only 30 more seconds before it rapidly began to cool itself. Sora watched the entire time, knowing that her student was going through an immense amount of pain, knowing that she couldn't have done anything less to help him.

'I'm sorry kid. I had to do something this drastic. Your mastery over chakra isn't good enough for you right now. Maybe after a few years I'll remove the seal. Then we'll see if you can control it.' she thought as she finally saw Riku stop squirming on the ground. He was panting heavily, trying to catch his breath. The boy was lying on his stomach, head planted straight into the ground.

"What did you*huff huff* do to me *huff* sensei?" The boy asked, breathing in huffs.

"I sealed away about half of your chakra. Now you will be able to channel your strength more effectively. As you grow stronger the amount of chakra you can use will grow." She told him. Riku turned his head to the side, still huffing.

'And that's the scary part. Even thoughi sealed half of it, it'll still grow with your unsealed chakra. You have no idea how strong you'll be once you master the control of your chakra.' She thought to herself as they looked at each other.

"Okay, sensei. Well, next time, can you warn me before you do something like that? That was pretty rough." Riku complained one last time before passing out. Sora simply chuckled and went to pick the boy up.

"Yeah, yeah. Get some rest kid. Next time I'll let you know before I do it." She said as she raised him off the ground. She wrapped his arm around her shoulder and began to carry him out of the training ground.

!

Above ground the beaming sun made walking and breathing harsh. Today was hotter than any other day. The ninja who stayed behind were all walking around, on guard. Some were in groups, strategizing over upcoming strategies and plans that they would take. Many of them were walking around, attempting to find a shop that was run by one of the stubborn villagers that would sell them any equipment they may need in the upcoming battle.

One of the few men on the street was Kankuro, who was being assisted by his team leader, Baki. They were walking and talking about the upcoming battle that they were expecting.

" will be your first true battle. Are you anxious?" Baki asked. Kankuro only smiled.

"Nahh. I was worried for a little while but when you think about it, it's really just another big fight. I wanted to strategize with the team but Gaara isn't too keen to listen to the plans and Temari is off training somewhere so I have no choice. If I worry too much it'll only hinder me during the fight." Kankuro's answer was exactly what he had hoped for.

"I knew you would say something like that. It's like you're already prepared." Baki said before turning a corner, the genin following him.

"Yeah. The only worry I'm having right now is Gaara turning into that monster during the battle. It would be even worse for us if he were to get out of hand." Kankuro said, almost jokingly. Baki once again nodded, acknowledging what the young man had said. Looking around the streets Baki finally found what he was looking for, a food shop still open during these times. This particular place just so happened to be a sushi bar. They both walked in, expecting to find the place empty but surprisingly there were two people sitting at a table. One was a young man and the other a young woman. Both ninjas. Baki and Kankuro sat at a table closer to the exit and waited for the hostess. Kankuro was the one who was sitting with a clear view of the two who were sitting at the table.

He tried to get a closer look at them by squinting his eyes. Kankuro smiled and stood up.

"I'll be right back." Kankuro said as he walked to the table of ninjas. Sitting at the table, facing Kankuro's table was the man, and on the other side was a woman. The man looked young,probably in his younger 20's, the woman being the same age.

The man was in a plain outfit. His dark red eyes were piercing. He was only wearing a black T-shirt and black pants. Covering the black shirt was a Chunin vest. His ninja headband was wrapped around his forehead that cut through his short red hair that barely covered his forehead. His dark skin was sweaty, as the shop had already turned the A/C off due to the decrease in customers over the past weeks.

The woman was different. Her long, dark red hair, that reached the middle of her back, was tied back with a plain brown bandana. Some of the hair in the front of her face covered her right eye and left side of her face to only show her beautiful bright yellow eye. Her neck and upper chest were red, brown and gold egyptian wesekh around her neck. Her torso and stomach were covered by a sleeveless, strapless shirt that was being covered by her Chunin Jacket. Her pants were gray sweatpants that had red drawstrings hanging down. Her ninja headband was wrapped right above her right knee. Her black ninja shoes were slightly longer than the normal shoes.

"Oh, if it isn't Kue and Suminao. I never thought I would see you guys hanging out over here." Kankuro said, walking up beside the man and placing his hand on the man's shoulder. The man smiled widely and reached out.

"If it isn't little Kankuro. I haven't seen you in a long time." The man responded. He stood up and shook Kankuro's hand.

"My question is how do you know Suminao? Have you guys met before?" The man said with a smile and sitting back down. He moved over to the inside of the seat, giving Kankuro space to sit down, which he happily took the invitation.

"You didn't know? One time we got sent on the same mission. It was during that few months where I kept getting sent on missions with different teams. The team I was on was ordered to help Baki's team." Suminao answered, chuckling in the process.

"Yes, I remember that mission. Kankuro forgot to replace one of the screws in his Crow before the mission and its arm fell on the ground, right in the middle of the fight." Suminao continued lightheartedly. A sweat drop came from Kankuro's head, showing his slight embarrassment.

"Is that true? What happened to the calm and cool Kankuro?" Kue asked his friend. Kankuro rubbed the back of his head and sighed while nodding.

"Yeah, it's true. There were missing pieces so Crow's head fell off. Gaara was there and handled everything, I did get an earful from Baki though." Kankuro explained with a chuckle.

"That's not what I came over here for though. I heard that you had been recommended for the rank of Jonin. Is it true?" Kankuro asked. Kue's eyes dropped and looked forward. The puppet master was confused about the issue before he turned his attention to what Kue was staring at. It was the flames of anger.

Suminao was looking as if she was about to tear the place down. Her hair was standing up into the air and her teeth were shining with a fierce wide mouthed frown.

"Kue… just what is Kankuro talking about?" Suminao asked, her voice as calm as ever. Kue quickly raised his hands in the air submissively.

"Hey, hey now. I was planning on telling you eventually." He said with a worried smile. Suminao nodded and put both hands on the table. Instantly the table collapsed under the pressure of her hands. Kankuro jumped back from the destruction.

'I think I just made a mistake.' Kankuro thought as he watched. Kue had leaned all the way back into his seat, hands still in the air.

"Eventually, huh?" She repeated. Baki had noticed what was happening and stood up, ready for action.

"Suminao, you have to be calm. I wasn't hiding it from you. I was just waiting for the right time." He said slowly, moving his hands as he talked. Suminao's anger wasn't simmering any time soon.

"That's true. I just heard the news a few days ago!" Kankuro jumped in. Kue nodded quickly in agreement. Suminao looked over at the puppet master before nodding. She let out a loud sigh and her hair fell back into place. Her face of anger turned into one of annoyance.

"I wish you would tell me things like this. I worry for you." Suminao explained. The shopkeeper came running out from the back of the store. When she saw the broken table she looked surprised.

"WHAT HAPPENED?!" She yelled. She started pointing at the table as Kue sighed.

"I'm sorry about this. There was a simple misunderstanding." He said with his hands up. The woman's face was covered with her tears. Suminao stood up and walked over to her.

"A simple misunderstanding, huh?" The woman said. Suminao reached her hand to the woman, helping her to her feet.

"Don't worry. I'll help clean it up. And my friend over there will pay for a new table." Suminao said, walking with her to grab a broom. Kue had a massive sweat drop on his forehead as he watched the scene. Kankuro sighed and walked and sat in the chair in front of Kue.

"She never changes does she?" Kue asked with a chuckle. Kankuro simply chuckled.

"She broke the table with only barely touching it. I'd say she's stronger than the last time I saw her." Kankuro said.

"Yes. We've been training every day for weeks now. Ever since she failed one of her missions a while back she hasn't been the same." Kue answered. Kankuro nodded.

'Being in the Kazekage's office for so long, I know a lot more than a normal genin. I heard about that mission. I heard that three civilians were killed. It seems to have been true.' Kankuro thought to himself before moving on.

"So, when are you supposed to be taking your jonin assessment?" He asked the black haired ninja.

"I haven't been told anything about it. I think I'm already under surveillance," Kue answered, "but the more important thing now is your Chunin Exams. Are you ready?" Kankuro looked at him, with confusion behind his eyes.

'So, he hasn't been told about the plan yet, huh' Kankuro concluded.

"I'm as ready as I'll ever be. We only have two more weeks until we start traveling to Konoha. Enough time to smooth out the rest of my techniques." The boy responded.

Suminao was walking towards the table with a broom, ready to clean the debris. Kue watched silently as Kankuro took a stand and turned around towards his table.

"I'll be heading back to my table now," he said, raising his hand in the air waving goodbye, "I don't want to keep Baki-sensei waiting too long. I'll see you guys later." Baki had already returned to his seat, food already prepared.

Suminao was sweeping the floor as she began talking to Kue.

"So… have you accepted the offer to become a Jonin?" She asked him. Kue smiled and looked up to her.

"I've been working for it for so long." Kue answered. Suminao didn't look towards him, she just continued to sweep the floor.

"The missions you'll be put on are only going to get tougher and tougher." She said to him, urging the man to smile lightly.

"I won't be able to pay for all the broken tables if I don't make some more money. The missions will pay more money." Kue joked. Suminao scoffed.

"Very funny." She said as she swept the last bit of rubble into the dust pan. She leaned the broom on the side of the edge of the seat she had been sitting on. Suminao took a seat and looked over at Kue, directly into his eyes.

"You're still reckless." Suminao said plainly. Kue let out a short chuckle.

"Yeah that's true. I won't have you around to cover for my mistakes anymore." He jokingly stated. Suminao let off a small smile.

"Instead I'll have to stay home and worry." She said lightly. Kue shook his head no quickly with his hands moving in conjunction.

"Not at all! I'll be fine. I won't do anything to make you worry! I'll be surrounded by ninjas who are more competent and stronger than me." He said hurriedly. Suminao laughed at this.

"You're always making me worry, Kue Natsume."

New Chapter Is Here!

We finally get introduced to our main character! I hope everyone likes him so far!

Here's some cool things about the characters

Riku and his teacher making some progress in his training is good to see.

They've been training together for 6 months now, since Team Sora was created, when Rika, Suna and Riku graduated from the Sand Academy.

Harume was never a ninja! She just has some good sensory skills.

Being from the Hidden Cloud Village, she has some pretty strong legs from having to jump across rocks and and mountains when she was younger.

Kue is pretty happy-go-lucky, being balanced out by Suminao, who gets worked up with Kue easily.

Kue and Suminao have been dating for a few years now.

Kue and Suminao usually go on walks around the village to avoid any tables or windows.

That's everything for this chapter! I hope you liked it! Catch you guys next week!