Oki, could you step in here please?

[Yuki]

Oki had been summoned to the Hokage's office without warning of what it would concern.

When she arrived, the binds were down, and there was very little light in the office. Sitting behind the desk, as usual, was Tsunade, sipping her hot sake. On either side of the desk were Iruka and Kakashi. Between the three of them, sitting open on the desk was Oki's file. They had obviously been discussing her, but all went silent as she entered...

[Oki]

Oki had been surprised by the summons, to say the least. It couldn't be another mission, not this soon. Nervously, she pushed open the door to Tsunade's office and her insides went cold when she saw the group assembled within. She paused in the doorway.

[Yuki]

Kakashi looked up first, and his mask moved in a way which at least suggested he was smiling as he closed his eye and scratched his head.

"Come in, sit down," Iruka intoned, remaining emotionless. There was a single wooden chair in the center of the office about ten feet in front of Tsunade's desk set out specifically for Oki.

Next, it was Tsunade who responded to her presence. "Make sure you shut the door behind yourself..."

[Oki]

Quietly, Oki pulled the door closed and made her way to the chair. She was beyond nervous as she sat in the indicated chair, but worked to mask it through slow, deliberate movements. She pulled her hair over one shoulder, then folded her hands in her lap. She looked around the room trying to read expressions, her eyes lingering coldly on Yuki for a moment before they fell upon the open file on the desk. She maintained her silence, however, knowing that she would be told what was going on in due time.

[Yuki]

<<There's no Yuki there lol - Just Tsunade, Kakashi and Iruka>>

Tsunade took another sip from her sake and looked up. "Iruka has informed me of a few things that needed to be added to your file Itsuka Oki. Do you know what this concerns?"

[Oki]

Oki's brow furrowed in confusion.

"Nothing comes immediately to mind, Hokage-sama. Perhaps Iruka would be so kind as to enlighten both of us," Oki replied, looking from Tsunade to Iruka.

[Yuki]

Tsunade pulled the file closer to herself and reexamined it for a few seconds - Iruka did not speak.

Tsunade continued. "It says here that after passing the genin exam, you did few missions, and then went off with another genin on a private mission... For four years..." Tsunade looked up at her. "Is this correct?"

[Oki]

Oki bite her lower lip and bowed her head in acknowledgment.

"Yes, that is true. On the last mission I encountered a survivor from my village who was able to tell me a little about my past and my family. I wanted to look further into the information, and Kurado wouldn't allow me to go alone. It took longer than expected to follow up on."

[Yuki]

Tsunade made a few notes on the file. "And was this expidition of yours... A success?" she asked next?

Iruka seemed to be anxiously waiting for Tsunade to get to the point - he didn't need skill to sense Oki's anxiety over the grilling.

Kakashi meanwhile had seemingly ceased to pay attention and was standing a little back from the other two, leaning against the wall and reading one of his novels...

[Oki]

"To a degree," Oki admitted hesitantly. "I was able to go and see what was left of my village, learn who my parents were and that I have, or had, a twin brother. My parents were killed when the village was attacked and destroyed, but my brother escaped harm like I did at the time. I don't know where he went, or if he's even still alive now, but that's a loose end I hope to be able to tie up at another time. I have responsibilities here that I've neglected for far too long, and those need to come first."

[Yuki]

Tsunade seemed pleased with this responce and made a few more notes on Oki's file. She sat back a little further in her seat, taking her mug with her, which she refilled. "Now, Oki, if you would please explain to me how to use the henge technique..." It sounded odd, but she looked completely serious...

A smile emerged on Iruka's face, it seems that they had finally gotten to the point...

Kakashi, meanwhile, was still lost in his book...

[Oki]

Oki looked up in surprise but nodded.

"Of course. Henge no Jutsu allows the user to assume the appearance of another person, animal, or object. This is one of the basic jutsu taught at the Konoha Ninja Academy. Fundamentally, all ninja know this jutsu. The transformation jutsu is considered to be among the more difficult E-ranked techniques, since it requires constant emission of chakra while mentally maintaining the form," Oki replied confidently. Why she should have to explain this to Tsunade was beyond her, but she didn't feel she was in any position to ask questions.

[Yuki]

Tsunade nodded, and Iruka even more enthusiastically so. "That's a very good textbook explanation," Tsunade commended. "But I asked you to explain to me, how to USE the technique. Assume I have forgotten how to use this jutsu - teach me to use it..."

[Oki]

Oki again bit her lip, and thought carefully for a moment.

"It first requires the focus of chakra, which is channeled through first the dog, then boar, and lastly tiger hand seals," Oki explained, demonstrating each of the seals slowly and clearly. "An image must also be held clearly in the mind of what the user intends to transform into, be it person, animal or object. The key to performing the technique successfully is holding the image clearly in the mind while channeling the chakra through the hand seals. When the energy is released and if the ninja is successful, they will have transformed to match the image. The amount of chakra raised and channeled will determine how effective and convincing the transformation is, and it will be dispelled when the user ceases t channel chakra into maintaining it."

[Yuki]

Iruka was beaming with the answer.

Kakashi - may as well have not been in the room.

Tsunade remained stoic. "A demonstration?" She asked, "Of someone in the room, and then, someone who is not..."