Just The Usual, Treatises, Responsibilities and the Like

Shisui was Reading over the Report gathered by Ao and Chõjūro. ''We Need More Income, we can't rely solely on the Shinobi Missions for it. According to this report We are barely keeping our head above water, no pun intended. Increase Our Efforts to Farm Land, Fish, and Other Such things. Try and Boost Trade Relations with Other Nations, I Know Sunagakure Lacks A Proper Food Based Economy, which They Make Up For With Cloth and Ores. Konohagakure is Probably the Best Bet for Wood, Foods, and Herbs. I want To Shore up the Village in any case. Pay for the necessary Rennovations in any event.'' Says Shisui as he Gets up From His Chair and Looks out across the View from his Office. ''My Lord there's also the Matter of the Chūnin Exams. With Your New Position, you Must Decide Whether or not to Continue Being Our Proctor.'' Says Ao. ''Lady Fifth Chose Me To be the Proctor, But While I Do Intend to Supervise the Third Part of the Exams, It May Prudent to Appoint a Replacement. Chõjūro? I Name you the New Proctor. Ao? I'm Assigning You The Temporary Position of Chõjūro's Bodyguard.'' Says Shisui as he Sits Back Down.

''As You Wish Lord Mizūkage.'' Says Ao. ''There's also The Matter of Our Foreign Relations, Iwa and Kumo Are Lost Causes at This Point, So We Should Try to Formally Sign a Treaty With Konoha and Suna. Send Envoys to Both Villages Ahead of the Chūnin Exams, I Still Have Friends Amongst The Suna Council, Specifically The Kazekage, So It Should Be Relatively Simple.'' Says Shisui as He Sits Back in His Chair. ''But Lord Mizūkage, The Kazekage Has A Dark Reputation.'' Says Aõ. ''I'm More Than Aware Aõ! He Was My Foster Brother Afterall.'' Snaps Shisui, and Aõ is Visibly Surprised by The Revelation. ''If I Know Gaara He'll Be Trying To Strengthen His Hold Over the Sand, So This Alliance Would Only Strengthen His Standing in the Sand. I Will Meet With Gaara Personally. For Now, Begin Consolidation of All Resources.'' Says Shisui as He Dismisses His Attendants.

(Anarì's Teahouse, Suna-Kiri Border)

Shisui Was Sitting in the Corner of The Teahouse with Gaara, This Was An Informal Meeting, and Thus They Were in Their Non-Kage Attire. ''You Look Well Old Friend.'' Says Shisui. ''As Do You.' Says Gaara. ''Does Temari Know We're Meeting?'' Asks Shisui. ''She Does, Tried To Accompany Me as A Bodyguard, But After I Gave Her Your Letter she Agreed to Stay Behind.'' Says Gaara. ''I'll Cut Right To it Then. Kiri's In Trouble Gar, Our Finances are in a shambles, Our Economy is Near-Non-Existent, and Our Village is In Disrepair. We Need Supplies, We Need Help, But Most of All, We Need an Alliance. Suna has Things We Dont, and if We Do Have Them, Then It's Our Qaulity That's Lacking.'' Says Shisui. ''What Are You Asking for Exactly?'' Asks Gaara. ''I Need Our Nations to Trade More Extensively, You Give Us Cloth and Ores and We Give You Furs and Fish. We Give You Fresh Water, You Give Us Stone. But Most of All, If You Agree To Thus Alliance I'll..................Agree To Marry Temari.'' Says Shisui as He Is **** To Make a Difficult Choice.

''And What of Ino?'' Asks Gaara. ''I Don't Know Gar.'' Says Shisui. ''I'll Bring Word of this to the Council, but You should speak to Ino About this.'' Says Gaara. ''I Know, So Long Brother.'' Says Shisui as He and Gaara embrace before departing. Shisui pays for His and Gaara's Tea before Departing. He Walks Along his Path to Kiri and Arrives at his Ship's Dock. He pauses deciding against Going by Boat, instead considering alternatives. Shisui Decides That He'll Delay His Return for A Slight Amount of Time.

Shisui Heads To A Cove hoping to find A Lost Piece of Kiri's Power, The Three-Tails, Isobū. Shisui Used His Connection to Matatabi, to Initiate Contact with Isobū. Just As Soon As The Connection Was Established, Isobū Severed It, but Shisui Was Able to Figure out a Location for the Tailed-Beast Due To His Sensory Skills. All That's Left is To Go There and Capture It.........