Board Thread:Konoha Logs/@comment-27375402-20160405215937/@comment-28131316-20160406032805

Kumiko gave a small sound of shock at the fierceness of those that defended the Elder, but she turned her attention towards her brother again for a single moment. She caught his gaze, and saw the surprise there, the surprise of the strength that still lay in her eyes after the many years of abuse she had faced at the hands of her clan. "Thank you brother" She said softly as she turned her attention towards the Elder. He had started to move and she followed as fast as she possibly could.

Her speed was not bad, for a civilian, but she did not have the physical stamina of shinobi. She slowed her pace as she approached, trying to stay on guard as best she could. She kept the rather calm, genteel manner around her, as to make sure that his guards knew that she wasn't going to do anything stupid. When they passed the arch ways that marked her clans compound, she gave a small sound of surprise at his words. That flush from before covered her cheeks as her eyes slowly cast downards. "Thank you Honorable one, I have always been the Dekisokonai, but I will strive my best to be a valuable asset." She whispered, his words had made her heart warm - and had actually brought a flush to her cheeks. That was not something she was used to.

She immediately snapped to attention as he began to talk again, her eyes widening as she stared at the packet of papers he was holding. "Yes sir, I was the one that placed a request about researching bloodlines. I really felt we could benefit from understanding them better. Everything from on a political level, to a personal evaluation of possible risks to the village... Just in a sense that we could understand more about them, in case a powerful goes rogue and we may not have a strong enough clan member to help us subdue them." She said softly, her voice was much stronger, but there was a vibrancy that came upon her as she talked about the ideal she had for what she wanted to research. It was a lifetimes worth of research. She knew that, but she loved the idea of it.

"And yes sir, I am dressed this way as I am the only Civilian Researcher of the Kyoko blood. The others are Shinobi and wear Shinobi garb for their work. I am restricted to..." Then she stopped as her mind finally processed the other part of what he said, her hands reaching out as she stared up at his smiling face in confusion. She, a nobody, the Dekisokonai, was being offered a position in root. Her eyes continued to widen in confusion and shock as she stared up at him. Not only was she being offered a position in Root, but a position as a student of the great Eito Fuma. That smile disarmed her more than anything, and she actually was in shock that someone was looking at her like that.

"Ah... Oh..." She said, blinking rapidly for a moment as she bowed deeply with her hands clapped before her. Her lavender hair falling around her in a dishevel, and her glasses slightly askew as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "I, Kyoko Kumiko, would be deeply grateful to accept your offer. I will strive to do the best I can, though I do not feel I will be as bright as the others in Root, I will still do my best to be the best Researcher possible for you." She said a little stronger than she had before.

This was a journey down a new road, and it would likely be a hard road. She had her own hurdles to overcome, and her greatest enemy in this road was herself.