The Matsuo Household

[Taiki-kun]

<sup>A beautiful and clean but small building is ahead. It has the same average architecture as all the other builds, but this one had a clean and beautiful feeling to it. It definitely had to be, the household of the Matsuo's.

In front of the House, was a garden. Half of it(left side of house) was filled with beautiful roses, tulips, daises, sunflowers, and Bonsai trees. The other half(right side of house) had dying plants that were used for ointments and poisons. It was evidence Taiki's playground, experiments, and herbalism skills.

The front door had a sign hanging on it. It said, "No longer gardening for money. Out becoming a shinobi."
It was written and signed by Taiki. Usually, Taiki would be working on his two gardens or on other peoples gardens, but because of with work with his genin cell, he's occupied.

Inside is Sakura Matsuo, Taiki's mother, and she is awaiting any company. She seems to be very bored.</sup>

[Tenko]

After the Konoha Household

A busy man was what they knew him as, but this man had always found a use for a leisurely walk amongst his towers of paperwork and his responsibilities as Kage. Despite all the things he had to do, the Sandaime was curiously inclined to keep an eye on his genin - to look after them, raise and shape them from a distance.

After failing to control his own students, perhaps his mind was forcibly inclined to ensure he could aide Konoha's genin as he had his own children.

The problem with getting to the Matsuo house was that it was exceptionally hard to find a free path amongst the litters of gardening done in its sharply contrasting grounds; assuming he'd found a pathway, the Hokage was sure to avoid the plants with great care, dead or alive, wondeiring how spit-fire Matsuo Taiki would react if his plants were disturbed.

It took him a short while, but Sarutobi found the door; knocking on this carefully like any other person and smiling absently at the sign, he called out for the Lady of the house, who was doubtless awaiting him.

"Sakura-san?"

[Taiki-kun]

<sup>An average sized lady came running to the front door of the Matsuo Household. She was a beautiful adult lady. She's in her md thirties, but appears to be in her late twenties. She opened the door and was in shock. It was Sandamie Hokage!
"Why, hello Lord Hokage!"
She opened the door wider as a sign to come in. Deep inside, she was worried. What was she to expect from the Hokage coming to /this/ house. She also let out a small bow of respect.

In the household, was many portraits of all the 'important' Matsuo clan members. One of the portraits had a picture of Taiki in his earlier years. He has made history as being the first male as the only remaining member of the clan, and possibly the future replinisher of the clan. Farther back was the living areas of the Household. The first room is where all the important documents and clan information is held.

"What bring you around here, Lord Hokage?"</sup>

[Tenko]

The familiar brunette hair and bright green eyes that greeted the Hokage made him smile all the more; the thirty-something year old woman, with reddish ends to her style and the glow of someone much younger, was most definitely no one but Matsuo Sakura, the mother of the raging genin Sarutobi had met earlier that day.

“Sakura-san! It seems that every time I see you, I can find nothing but the radiant young girl Matsuo Obana married.” With a light laugh, the Hokage questioned, “Do you know, I wonder if Puranto-sama wouldn’t be jealous that you weren’t his daughter, my dear?” Tapping the ground with his walking-stick he gazed up patiently into Sakura’s lovely face.

“May I come in, Sakura-san? I’d like to speak to you about… well, about Taiki-kun, if that’s quite all right.”

[Taiki-kun]

<sup>Sakura made nice hand jestures as if she was directing traffic. It was a signal to come in.
The pictures were in the following order: First Hokage, Matsuo Puranto, A Few Other Clan Leaders That Are Rarely Know(They served little importantance. All they did was run the clan and nothing signifigant.), Obana with Sakura, and last but not least... Taiki himself.

"So, what about Taiki-kun? Did he do something wrong? Is he in trouble with the village?"

Sakura-san seemed worried about what Hokage-sama would say. She knew that Taiki never took anything for granted, and she knew he had a fiery and 'have it his way' additude.

"By the way, would you like some tea. Taiki grew the tea-leaves himself."</sup>

[Tenko]

“Ah – no, not quite, Sakura-san,” the Hokage responded, shaking his head cheerfully as she guided him through. He took the time to admire the portraits of the Shodai and Nidaime, whose presence amongst the portraits he considered simply as dedications to the Matsuo creed. Just as the mention of the Shodai’s scythe had caused him to reminisce at the Konoha household, their portraits of his old sensei made the genin side of him swell with pride.

“Tea would be wonderful, though I wouldn’t want to put you to any trouble,” he told the woman calmly. “I merely wanted to know a bit about your boy, now that he’s a genin, and technically to be one of my shinobi… Discuss a few things with you, that’s all, Sakura.” Reaching into the folds of his robe, he grasped the hitai-ite he’d brought with him and pulled it out, considering the thing in the light of the house. “He’s quite proud, I think, to become a nin like Obana.”

[Taiki-kun]

^{"It won't be a problem... excuse me."
Sakura ran to the small kitchen and made a pot of tea. SHe handed hokage-sama a porcelin cup with a daisy painted on it. She slowly poured him some tea and did the same for herself.
"Take a seat, make yourself at home, first of all."
She pointed to a comfy looking couch right otuside the entrance room with the portraits.
She then proceded to talk about her son.
"Well... it all started after Obana's honorable death twelve years ago, against the Kyuubi. Taiki was only two, but after he learned, he became severly depressed. Taiki began doing things so that it would be perfect. I really don't know why, but I think it is because it kind of suppresses his depression. It probably gets his mind off the subject. It's how he developed his additude."
The truth is, what Sakura said was true, but a father figure in the home could fix that. Taiki never really had a father figure though.
"I am concerned about somehting else aswell... isn't the kid with the Kyuubi sealed in him, in Taiki's class? I am afraid he'll take physical action against the kid..."
After a few minutes of talking, she allowed Hokage a chance to speak. She has one of those talkative additudes. It is how she first met Obana. Obana loved conversing.}

[Tenko]

Left alone momentarily the Hokage seated himself and took his leisure in examining his surroundings; he hadn’t been to Matsuo house often at all, not since the hype of Obana’s death had finally simmered down. Perhaps that was where he erred; in doing all he could to find Naruto a father figure, he had neglected those who had lost parents otherwise and were not old enough to properly grieve. But then again, Naruto always had – and still did, Sarutobi believed – a harder hand to deal.

When she returned and offered him the porcelain cup he took it graciously, sipping eagerly at the contents. “I’d almost forgotten how well you make it,” the Hokage stated, as though it were a fact. “Thank you Sakura.”

Knowing the woman for a talker, he waited patiently as the woman worked herself into giving him an opening, faintly charmed by her nature. “...No, Naruto is younger than Taiki, I believe,” Sarutobi responded at last, shaking his head. The only danger I foresee is if their genin teams come into contact with one another, or if conflict arises for them during the Chuunin exams – that is, if they take it at the same time.” He took another taste of his tea, enjoying it immensely.

“Two years old? Of course, it would be hard for such an infant to explain the sudden absence of his father; but perhaps your own feelings on the matter were more influential?”

[Taiki-kun]

^{"Hokage, I loved Obana very much. We were perfect together. We completed eachother. I guess I might of taken it to hard. I was expecting him to come back and walk in the door and give me a hug. I didn't expect another shinobi to walk in with the flower he puts in his hair, and a speach of how he died. I admit, I am probably the one who rubbed off on him. It was so bad, that he didn't even want to see his father's funeral. Today I believe that he regrets his unintelligent decision as a child."
Sakura's eyes started to water up. She peeked into the next room at the portrait of her and Obana. Luckily she did not bust into complete tears. She may not be a shinobi, but she is a tough woman.
"I still miss him..."}