Being a kid is hard...

[[[ Kaw ]]]

.S H A N M E.

HAHA! On guard! Threaten my Village will ye?! ARRG! Ye Scurvy mutt! I won't be taking that in MY Village!

Thrust. Stab. Poke poke. Point. Stab. Trip. Crash!!

Long brown hair was once more caught in the branches of a tree as the female hung there, looking rather unsettled, in her left hand she held a sword, it wasn't real, the metal was there, but it had long since been dulled and the metal was fragile. After all, it was just a play sword. But the sword wasn't the problem. The problem was the female hanging from the branches of the tree. Blue eyes blinked several times as the young female Shonyû tried ( and failed ) at getting herself down from the tree. She blinked and looked above her to see how she'd been caught.

With a snort the assertive young female, daughter of the Raikage, inheritor of his famous temper and dashing good looks, screwed up her face and shifted back and forth very slowly. A ripping noise tore through the air. Shanme looked up carefully, the lackluster used-to-be-crimson cloak was ripping even more, allowing her to shift even more and almost escape the tree's killing limbs. Shanme smiled slightly, it was a dark smile, her left wrist flicked up, the thin material was easily torn by the dulled blade, a dull blade that shown with love and devotion.

Shanme, first daughter, first offspring of the Yondaime Raikage, dropped from the tree. Her training saved her as she tucked herself up and rolled when she hit the ground. She still came up with her legs in the air and her chin scrapping at the ground. Her right blue eye was closed, she snorted and picked herself up. Her now frantic azure orbs searched for any damage on her sword that had been a gift from her Father. A gift that she'd treasured all of her life. Shanme stood up and grimace. The fall would leave a mark in the morning -- but the lightning child didn't care in the least! With a joyful giggle the female was off like a bolt of lightning when it struck the land. Large boots hindered her otherwise graceful movement -- but she didn't care! The wind was in her face, and that's all that mattered!

Shanme loosed a delighted child shriek of joy and raced as fast as her small body would go ( which wasn't that fast, but she thought she was pretty hot stuff, running like she was! ).

[chanpuru]

"Godamm-!!" started the Yondaime Raikage, his face crimson. His hair almost raising on it's own, the man slapped his hands onto the table he sat behind. Heaving his frame up, he growled sinisterly at his assistant. "You call yourself useful!? You can't even file the Shinki Case to the courts!?" His assistant groveled in her seat, the Yondaime's eyes scanning her every movement. "I--- I don't even know what to say! Now all three of the Judges are gonna breath down my throat because this man was not approved by me! ARGH!" he barked, his face now turning to the side. Facepalming, he shook his head. Running hand hand to the back of his neck, he turned and began once more. "Look. Akane. Pack your things. Take the next week off. You will hear word from me this same time a week from now." he said almost smiling. "Next time... just try. I know you can do it." This was the last he said before taking a seat in a brilliant wooden seat, bearing the kanji Rai [Lightning], in the head.

Cracking his knuckles, he stared at the small mound of work on his desk. Smirking slightly, he opened the first folder, and began reading through the files. He would do exactly this, stamping away at official documents and closing their folders, handing them off to his assistants for shipping. When he came upon the last folder, he sighed, without even reading it, he stamped. "Done, bitch." he muttered, standing and stretching. "A'ight! I'm out of here!" he said smiling. "I have to check on Shanme. Rioshi, I'll leave you in charge of my paperwork. Follow the rubric. Be back in a couple hours." he said disintegrating through the air, his assistants still working.

He would be still once more atop a building. His black robe flowing in the wind, he placed his hand over his eyes. Like a hawk, he surveyed the village looking for one thing. Shanme. What would he need to look out for? A little girl with a big dulled blade, running most likely. His gray eyes viewed through the thick glass of his spectacles. "And... Gotcha!" he announced, vanishing with a well used Shunshin. Stopping a yard in-front of his daughter, he dropped onto one knee, his hands opened, exposing the frame of his chest to his daughter. "Hey, Shanme!" he said, his voice accompanied by the usual rasp. "So, how ya been Shan," he said, his eyes scanning up and down the blade he crafted for his oldest daughter, may the Kame protect her soul. A small whimper left him mouth as he saw it, but he quickly choked it back with a smile. "Hey, you hungry?"

[[[ Kaw ]]]

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She was expecting to trip as she ran. She was expecting to fall, her scrapped chin wasn't bothering her as much as the thought of not running anymore. Her large boots hindered her movement, she knew she was geared up for a wall. Her red tattered cape cluttered out behind her as she ran on and on, expecting at any moment to fall, or be tripped over nothing in particular. Her brown hair flipped out behind her like the tail of a wild horse, she was free! Her arms flew out, like a bird. Now she was flying! Flying higher and higher into the sky! Nothing could stop her now! She was still expecting to fall, to be brought down of course.

However, what she wasn't expecting was for her Dad to suddenly appear a yard in front of her. Running full-tilt as she was, she really couldn't stop. She tried however, to skid to a halt, but to no avail. She found herself wrapped in her Father's arms. She missed the small whimper that passed through his mouth right before she'd had no choice but to throw herself into his arms. She giggled happily and said, "Yeah, Papi!" She giggled as she hugged him happily. It wasn't often that she got to see her Father outside of his office. Being the Raikage must be a hard job, boring for her of course, she had no one to play with.

It wasn't all that bad though, she did have her trusty old friend in her right hand. With that in her hands she'd had some great adventures. She snuggled under her father's chin and grinned happily, "Yeah Papi, I'm hungry!" A few seconds later her stomach agreed with her. She smiled happily, giggling playfully she allowed herself to be held.