If there was a need to name the thing that Souma specially hated in his life, it undoubtedly had to be rain. If he had to name a thing more unpleasant than the cold dampness that he could feel spreading through his skin, numbing his sense of touch, it would undoubtedly be the way that the overwhelming sound made by the dropping rain constantly tickled his mind, nonchalantly menacing to deprive him of his focus due to its sheer immutable constancy - there was undoubtedly nothing unbearable to the point of being comparable to the omnipresent sound that passed to haunt him even in his dreams since coming to this village... That is, excluding the way that the Shinobi of this cursed place felt in the right to wake him up during his day off for the sake of taking care of a few refuges - something that they absolutely could handle by themselves.

In despite of his easygoing personality, Souma couldn't hide that he felt some serious annoyance when faced by the cold - and considerably moist - reality, nonchalantly ignoring both, his team and Sakana's, as he walked besides Sakana while trying to ignore the overwhelming urge to ignore the situation and go back to his bed. [color=8493ca]"Mhm?"[/color] He couldn't help but mumble in an indistinct way when faced by Sakana's question, nodding as if accepting his words yet completely oblivious about what the younger Jounin was trying to say, as his previous delusions has long managed to steal his attention away from the subject brought up by the conversation. 

[color=8493ca]"I suppose that you're correct. There is no point in showing mercy for criminals, their life wouldn't be worth damaging our relationship with other villages."[/color] It took a while for him to sort his drowsy thoughts to the point of formulating an acceptable reply to the other Shinobi's statement, and they were already nearing their destination when he finally did so, recognizing the logic behind his fellow jounin's thoughts as they reached the clearing that would serve as a temporary shelter until the so called refuges arrived. [color=8493ca]"Still... I'd rather not abandon my fellow villagers of the hidden leaf to their own fate. It would huet my nationalist self." [/color]The sarcasm in his voice was evident as he turned his face towards the six gennin that accompanied him and Sakana, stopping for a second to face Sachi - the sole other native of Konoha in the team - before he signaled to his team, conveying a simple order - that could be interpreted either as "Get Ready" or "Don't die" - through his gestures before once more turning his gaze towards the side from where the refuges would arrive.

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It didn't take long for the targeted group to show themselves, leaping  away from the forest while looking absolutely wasted, showing clear signs of exhaustion and even some wounds as they approached the center of the clearing, clearly in guard and unsure about what should they do next. Meanwhile, Souma immediately approached Sakana as soon as he got a clear view of the other group, whispering a few sentences to the other jounin while making sure that they couldn't be heard. [color=8493ca]"Check it out, Black-Eyes, can you see the mark in the Hyuuga guy forehead? It's a brand. He's from the branch family."[/color] He tried - and probably succeeded - to sound confident when passing the small piece of info, hoping that his fellow jounin wouldn't make too many inquires about this fact, as it was merely a piece of info that he managed to acquire due to the fact that he had a Main Family Hyuuga as teammate during his period as a genin and once asked the girl why some Hyuuga were so obsessed with covering their foreheads. He never managed, though, to make her tell the reason behind marking their branch members - even after they got pretty... Intimate - and had even promised not to divulge the meager amount of information he got - what he already kind of did in the previous moment... Well, not like he was one to keep promises for long anyway.

He passed the next moments curiously watching the situation that unfolded in front of his eyes, boldly winking to the female Hyuuga as she turned to face him in the middle of her attempt of convincing them - a small act that was almost instinctive for the mischievous jounin - before he moved his gaze away from her, licking his lips as he watched the now visible group of hunter-nin mom that offered their side of the story.
 
He waited for quite the while before talking again, listening for the end of the explanations and waiting for Sakana's - and one of his inpatient genin's -  opinion before he finally felt like talking, cutting the female genin in the middle of her harsh reply. [color=8493ca]"Listen to the adults before talking, Sweety. Relying in emotion over reason in a battlefield is asking to die."[/color] He somehow managed to maintain his carefree tone even when scolding the girl, quickly turning to Sakana as soon as he finished telling her off, purposefully lowering his voice and blocking the view of his mouth so the other group couldn't infer what was he talking about. [color=8493ca]"I agree with you, Black Eyes. Hyuuga would be an important acquisition for our military force. Still... You should be careful with the woman and child. While they aren't exactly suspicious we still can't discard the possibility of the woman being a spy."[/color] While he seemed to be serious when suggesting the possibility of the situation being a ploy, the effect that was immediately broken by his next phrase - that was said in such a mischievous way that even made it hard to infer what he really thought about the situation... That is, if he thought something about it at all. [color=8493ca]"In fact, we should put her under my personal watch. She can even live in my home during her stay with us."[/color]