"I know, Shira." Ryou said, smiling. He had confidence in all of their abilities. His only concern was that Kii would try to play martyr and he wasn't too sure they could actually stop that. Sending [i]all[/i] of them to Konoha?! Ryou sat up straighter in his seat and automatically started to chew on his bottom lip. That... was bad! Bad, bad, freaking bad. That would leave the villages without a significant amount of powerful ninja. What if they were attacked while the jinchuriki were gone? What if Konoha captured them all? What if Shira- Without much thought, Ryou grabbed Shira's upper arm and squeezed. He glanced back up at Kii, before looking over at Shira. "We won't let you go alone." He promised. 

Except Kii had different plans entirely. Ryou jumped out of his seat, reaching for Kii's wrist. "Kii!" He stressed. This was just as bad of an idea as sending all the jinchuriki to Konoha! This would make Iwagakure look bad... as if they were resisting. But this was [i]Shira[/i]; Ryou could understand that anger. But... showing his abilities off was crossing the line. Ryou couldn't allow Kii to do something that made it seem like a threat. But.... but...

This wasn't an adult ninja they were sending on a mission. Shira, no matter how powerful she was, was only a kid. He turned his attention to the man, offering a tiny smile despite how ticked off he was. "We don't want our friend going on a suicide mission." Ryou practically hissed. Because that was what it was- a suicide mission! He took a deep breath, looking towards Shira.

"But, if you want to go. I'll follow you." Because, at the end of it all, they were a team.