Total Recall.

Since leaving the ANBU all he seemed to be doing was lounging around the family compound looking for things to occupy his mind and body.  And then he received a message from the Mizukage asking him to come to her office to discuss a matter of a most important nature.  He knew that it was most likely a mission that would take him out of the village but the details of such a mission would elude him until he was actually face to face with the Mizukage.  And that is what he would do.

As soon as the message arrived calling him to the office, he set off immediately.  Leaving the compound behind and a letter informing his Kiyoko that he would be away for some time.  It was how he usually informed Kiyoko that he would be away on a mission back when he was a member of ANBU.

It didn't take him long to arrive outside the doors of the Mizukage's office wearing his traditional shinobi attire, minus his old ANBU gear that was confiscated from him after he retired.  His jounin vest and forehead protector were displayed proudly on his chest and his forehead respectively.  An unlit cigarette was wedged between his ear as he rapped his knuckles against the wood door.  He would await permission to enter before he would do so.  Once he was before the Mizukage he would greet her in his own fashion.  Going to one knee, he bowed over and placed his right fist on the floor.

"Katsuro Senju at your command, Mizukage-sama."

Katsuro knew the Mizukage disliked being referred to as such, preferring the less formal use of her first name instead but Katsuro was here on business and as such his personality demanded the use of proper terminology when referring to the Mizukage. And as such when she motioned him to the chair he took it as a command and moved himself over to it where his buttocks found the cushion like a magnet. And then came the formalities. Light conversation followed by the actual reason, one of the many things Katsuro hated about bureaucracy. He preferred to get straight to the point and not dally on words, that is unless he was with his darling Kiyoko. Then he would mince words as long as she liked.

"Not at all Mi...Kali-sama. Just some physical training to keep my mind and body entertained as I await my next mission or for my Kiyoko to come back from whatever mischief she is causing today. And no need to apologize, Kali-sama. My life is yours to command," saying this he brought his right fist across his chest to the left pec and bowed his head for a moment. And then he heard the mission. A young genin was missing. Possibly kidnapped, possibly a runaway or possibly simply on an adventure. As to the name of the child, it was unfamiliar to him, but then he picked up the Mizukage's file and began reading it. An older female Genin. Short height. Low weight. Blonde hair. Green eyes. A pretty girl and a ripe target for kidnappers. Father killed and adopted by a baker in the village. Went and graduated from the academy.

"Hard life," he said as he looked through the pages a third time. He was in the process of memorizing the file as he had done many times over his career. Even going as far as to know making a few private ones himself on key members of the village, such as the Mizukage and her family.

While he dreaded leaving his sister behind one more time, the village demanded the use of his specially honed skills to recover an asset of the village. Normally, he would think of her as a member but if she was trying to desert it would make it easier to think of her as an object rather than a person if it resorted to violence. Something that the average person would probably frown upon, especially his Kiyoko.

"She should be joining her squad soon and will understand that the village still has use of me even if I have retired from the organization. As for the mission, I accept and will begin immediately. No questions, just a request. I would like a scroll with the Mizukage's signature detailing my duty as a diplomat working to establish trade routes. This should give me access to most of the hidden villages, if not the Kage's directly themselves. I will also need to speak to the guards who were on duty around the time she disappeared."

it was a simple ploy to remove suspicion from him. It would allow him to publicly be a member of Kirigakure while also gaining access to Hidden Villages if she defected. Of course he would come up with an excuse as to why he would need to leave if he didn't find her. Probably a death in the family. If he did find her he would automatically get an excuse to leave while forcing a random genin to leave with him.

Katsuro nodded.  He hadn't expected there to already be a document to be made that would assist him in his mission.  He also didn't expect the Mizukage to be so forthcoming or for her to expect everyone else to be as forthcoming.  What he did expect, however, was for her to listen to his advice and write out a scroll that would provide a smokescreen for him to operate in.  After they were slid to him, he decided to pocket them both without bothering to read them.  If what the Mizukage said about the scrolls was true then he was sure he going to be able to accomplish the mission if there was a way to accomplish it.

"No, Kali-sama, I have no further questions.  If it is possible to bring her back, then I shall bring her back."

Before standing up to leave, he pulled Miuu's picture from the file before rising from the chair.  Once he was standing, he immediately went into a bow and back to his full height.  Turning on his heels, he marched to the door before opening it and walking through it.  As soon as the door closed, Katsuro disappeared on the other side.  Tatsuya Ichibana and Junko Hira better have a good explanation as to why the let a genin leave the village without an escort.

{{Exit}}