Yuna Hōjō
Motherso---ooo------------------o----------------------ooo------------------o----------------------ooo---o
Rainy Day at the Teahouse
Yuna remained silent as she listened to the other clans state their positions on the grave matter at hand. Most were either for or against the Chokos. A very polarizing situation with whom only the Hojo clan stood to remain neutral. Yuna's eye fluttered around the room as she restlessly began tapping her foot against the floor. That was until Kaito Maru and his son gave their opinions on the matter. She agreed with them, probably more than anyone, even her own clan. But ultimately, she'd align with whichever side would provide the greatest safety for her child.
“Tch! And you, you’re not even capable of making a decision. You’re tossing yourself to the hounds. We’re sitting here wracking our heads about who our enemies are, and the thing is, we’re all in the same room!”Yuna's sister Hanako stood up and glared at him, but she tamed her tongue when she used her peripherals to look at her mother. Anna remained seated and only smiled. Her legs were crossed elegantly over one another and her finger was seductively placed against her lip. She looked to her daughter, motioning with one hand for her to sit back down.
"My lovely daughter Hanako, relax. Children speak nonsense, It's what they do".
"Mother please...", Yuna whispered under her breath.
Anna brought her long draping kimono sleeves over her mouth, an obvious grin being hidden by the expensive silk. Her eyelashes fluttered exaggeratedly.
"What? Me?". Yuna rolled her eyes and shook her head in annoyance, the shameless sarcasm spewing from Anna's soft chuckling was just going to further upset someone. And it didn't help that naturally tensions were already high.
Surprisingly the Uzumaki clan didn't have much to say on the matter, which was shocking seeing as the Uzumakis were probably the most famed of the ninja clans and one of the most boisterous thanks to the legend of Naruto Uzumaki. His name was even known in Getsugakure. But when Yamato of the Minamoru's spoke, or rather, yelled, it seemed all bets were off.
“And you.. what kind of coward are you, that you don't even wish to choose a side. Are you waiting for one side to assasinate the others, and then make your choice? A sound strategy. But it won't work. I can assure you that.”"Watch your mouth mut", Hanako retorted harshly. She had already been standing since having been provoked by the Naito, and now, her almost sinister gaze had fallen upon the Minamoru.
"We will do what we must in order to survive in this village. And the rants of some insolent child are not going to change that. I'd be careful if I were you. You have no idea who you are dealing with, so stand down."Anna's persistent grin remained, as if proud, though now her coy eyes were plastered on the Minamoru instead of the Naito. After all, these were really the only two clans were putting on a pretty big performance. But that was only until the real performance began, which prompted Yuna to rest her hand on her sisters arm.
"Hanako listen to mother. Relax...". Unfortunately, Yuna's sister was not hearing it. And when Yamato continued on ranting, it really stirred the pot.
"Hell no!", she barked loudly, her aggressive tone echoing throughout the teahouse. Yuna stood up once shit really got real, and motioned toward her sister who suddenly pulled out a kunai from her jonin uniform and jabbed it into the table. She was having some kind of panic attack, kicking her chair down, rattling the table wildly with her hands, stomping madly and screaming at the top of her lunges.
"Do you hear this bastard mother?!!! Do you hear what this motherfucker?! Some nerve to speak of our family like he has a clue! Well let me just tell you bitch...", she continued on, her wailing causing her to form rage-induced tears to fall down her cheeks. Anna remained silent, as did everyone else who was watching the sudden, vulgar, and chaotic outburst.
Yuna stood to her sister and tried to calm her down.
"Hana...rel..". She was becoming so embarrassed.
Hanako slapped away Yuna's hand. "No! Don't touch me!". She was literally running her hands through her hair like a wild animal, yanking at it as she did so!
"Did you hear him Yuna? Did you?!" Yuna reached out for her sister once more, grappling her hands gently around Hanako's beat red and fuming face. She was huffing and puffing, almost as if she were on the verge of hyperventilating. If this was a cartoon, steam would surely be blowing from her ears.
"Yes...Yes, I heard him. But let's just calm down and count the number of raindrops okay? You like counting things. 1...2.."Hanako briefly fidgeted against her younger sister's touch, but ultimately gave in to Yuna's calming tactic and her quivering lip ceased.
"The rain...the rain...1...2..3...4". The silhouette of Yuna's hands glowed with a white aura as her sister suddenly found herself in a eurphoric daze, as if she were enveloped in an intense high. The calming sensation immediately took over her entire body. Yuna kept her glowing hands on her sisters face for several seconds, tuning out those around her as she focused on using her secret medical technique to calm Hanako. Picking up the chair, Yuna slowly managed her now tranquilized sister back to her seat, quickly pulling out the kunai from the table and hiding it inside her own kimono as she stood behind her sister and gently massaged her shoulders. Anxiously, she kept her eyes relatively still. It was awkwardly quiet for several seconds, until Anna broke the silence.
With blank eyes, she briefly looked towards her daughter Yuna,
"Thank you my dear", and then turned her attention back to Yamato. Yuna's countenance remained cold and her mother's previously amused smile, faded into a sternness.
"Yamato Minamoru. I would greatly appreciate it if you didn't belittle our comely clan and our decisions. Ayame made her decision and so have we. We all have our reasons and it is not your place to judge something you do not understand. So as I stated before, The Hojo will remain neutral. Thank you darling." Yuna continued massaging her sedated sister's shoulders, and only had one thing to say.
"Please, lets remain calm. No more yelling."