Uzushiogakure

[Apollymi]

The female of this twin set, bore no ill marks, but still she also seemed relieved that they had finally made it home. "Hai, Fon-san was really nice, considering all he'd already done." she said of their extensive trip. It seemed the twins had been through a ridiculous experience, but they might have even grown from it at least a little bit. But before they could properly settle in for the day someone else appeared before them. They had red hair like everyone else in this place, but wore plain white robes which marked them as being messengers of the Council which was part of the government for the island. For whatever reason, this individual stopped in front of the twins. "The Council requests your presences..." there was a bow after the speech but something about the statement itself seemed a bit ominous. "Did we do something?" she asked her brother giving a sideways look at the bowing figure and wondering what on earth they could have done to attract the attention of the Council while they were away.

[Bloodedge]

When his sister spoke of the man named Fon, Akira raised a brow and looked toward her through the corner of his eye. He then quickly shifted in front of her as they walked, leaning forward to look her in the face skeptically. "Mm hmm. Fon-san, huh?" he replied. Moments later, Akira was turning around to see a messenger of their clan's council before them, summoning them to the aforementioned council. "I don't wanna. Kai-nii gets on my nerves when he says stuff."

[Apollymi]

Her brother's skepticism at what she chose to call their savior made the young girl rather a bit uncomfortable. "Oi, it isn't like that, hush up," she commented as she frowned into her twin's face. Beyond this the messenger seemed to demand their presence to that of the Council which helped govern the island. Her twin's response was not to her question but instead seemed to be aimed at a particular member of the Council for whom he did not bear a great deal of fondness. She sighed, having to agree. "Eh, I feel the same way, but... Kouha-kun..." she paused thinking of what to say and instead shrugging. "We should probably just go, yeah?" she said, not giving it much other thought, and she began walking towards the Council's chamber so that they could meet with the people inside. "I mean if we go ahead, and get it out the way... we can drop the tools and go see Aneki~"

[Bloodedge]

"Uuuugh~ mendokuse!" Akira said, seeming for a moment to have grown ill by the mere thought of going to the council chambers. Either way, if Teruko would go along, he would as well. He began following the lass without question, though he still did not look forward to the ordeal. "Fine, fine. Kai-nii is probably just being nosy anyway."

Little did they know, the chamber in which the council resided had undergone some very drastic changes since their last visit. At the center of the village, there was a large, circular wall. It had a single gate leading to its interior, and passing through said gate would lead one down a straight bridge across a great whirlpool, leading to the circular chamber at the center of it. Atop this flat-roofed chamber, there was a certain redhead sat comfortably. He had very long hair that was cut short specifically in the back, and wore three braids in his fringe. Atop this crimson-adorned head was a blue hat with a sapphire placed at the center of golden wings. He wore a strange, maija-style dress atop a pair of teal shorts, and various pieces of jewelry adorned with gemstones. There was a large sword behind him, seeming to belong to the young man who sat happily in wait of these twins' arrival.

[Apollymi]

"Or Kougyoku-chan~" she said on the matter of nosy behavior. Both of those individuals seemed to be constantly monitoring who came in and out of the island. Not that it should matter too much considering this pair of twins had called this place home for quite a long time by now. Even so, she was soon led by messenger to this new building which made her whistle. "Ooh, they redecorated." she said absently as they were led towards the building, only outside they saw something strange. A young male who seemed to dress rather femininely with three braids in the front of his hair and an odd little hat.

On the other side of the young man was a young woman, dressed in flowing kimono with a tight obi at her waist. Her hair up in several large loops and held up by a small clamp and a very large hair pin which seemed to have some little symbol on it in just the right light. She sleeves of her kimono covered her hands as she looked out towards the walkway waiting for the arrival of the twins she'd felt coming. "Oh! They're here!!" she said seemingly excited as she hid her face behind long sleeves so that only her eyes showed. Teruko looked up and the person in the white robe bowed before moving out of both of their way so they could stand before these two. "Ohayou gouzaimasu, Sanjikai~" Teruko said as she ruffled red locks before bowing before the council, one of its members conspicuously missing. But perhaps he didn't want to leave the sanctity of the indoors.

[Bloodedge]

"Yeah, they did," Akira said to share the observation that this location had changed. After a very short amount of time to inspect it, though, he gained a conclusive opinion of these changes. "I don't like it." Nevertheless, Akira continued alongside his twin, until they passed the gate and stumbled upon two of three council members. "Psh. Yo."

"Ohayou~! Long time no see~!" the male twin atop the building spoke as these two crossed the bridge. This male was the Kouha previously mentioned by Teruko, and upon seeing these two with his own eyes, he hopped down from the roof to greet them properly. Upon landing, he placed his hands on his hips and leaned forward, tilting his head while looking at these two with wide, curious eyes. When he spoke thereafter, his voice quickly transitioned from its former jovial nature into a not-so-friendly tone, though this was simply how his personality shifted from time to time. "... Oi. You two disappeared with some other chakra. How'd you do that?"

[Apollymi]

"Aki, don't be mean~" the girl said in response to his reply about the new building they were approaching. Of course, she agreed with his opinion but she would have tried to be a bit more respectful in how she phrased it. Of course, as they approached they were greeted by a pair of twins from the Council which had currently called for their presence. After the greeting from Kouha, Kougyouku spoke up as well. "Ohayou~" she said to both of the other twins content to let her twin speak for the most part.

And then everything changed. Kouha wasn't known to have the most stable of moods, and this would soon become obvious as his jovial mood became deathly serious as he questioned the comings, or rather goings of the pair with a chakra he apparently didn't recognize. The twins, themselves would have no reason to know why he didn't recognize the chakra of one of their siblings. But the change in his nature made Teruko look towards her own twin with her left brow raised. "How'd we do it? We didn't..." she said, it was true the twins didn't have anything to do with why they'd disappeared.

[Bloodedge]

When told it wasn't this pair who caused the disappearance, Kouha narrowed his eyes. Said eyes then shifted in Akira's direction. "She's right," he said. This caused Kouha to tilt his head in the opposite direction, as if confused. "Then who did? That scar on your face feels new... and weird. It's a little like whoever was with you when you came and left."

Akira sighed, understanding that this was the reason they had been called here. These two were obviously just being nosy about their sudden reappearance and disappearance. "Benihime and her son were here. The son brought us back. Aneki took us back to Konoha. Happy?" he answered. In response, Kouha simply turned his head, still tilted, toward Kougyoku. When he did, his eyes were wide and sparkly.

[Apollymi]

"Hmm, it does feel weird, Akkun." Kougyouku backed the other young man up about the scar present on Akira's face. She couldn't quite describe the difference but it was definitely something she'd never felt before. Things like this, made the pair of twins on the Council infinitely curious, especially with the other pair now present appearing and disappearing out of nowhere multiple times only to walk back when they finally felt like it.

But soon enough Akira gave the pair the information they sought, and by the time, Kouha had turned to Kougyoku with his eyes lit up, she was already looking towards him with the same look in her eyes her hands lowered in the excitement of the moment. "YES!" was Kougyoku's response to the question of they were happy. Of course, she was, they hadn't seen Benihime in many years, the idea that she came with something completely new. "Oh, what should we do... Sissy came back!~" she chimed happily.

[Bloodedge]

"Oh. This?" Akira replied as he brought his left hand to the scar on his face. "We were attacked by some really strong guy when we were leaving Konoha. He was way too powerful; we had to be saved by one of their Jounin just to make it out alive." Kouha no longer cared about the scar on Akira's face, or the situation that had just been explained. He had already shifted onto another topic, choosing to grant his full attention to the matter of Benihime's resurgence. "The hell with your scar, man! This is more important than your almost deaths! But... Hime-nee had kids? That never came to the Sanjikai," he said while pressing his right forefinger against his bottom lip, seeming distraught. "Even an exile should report to us. En-nii isn't going to like this."