Almost immediately after Sukejuro and I left the ramen stand and that huge mess by it, I started asking him some questions about himself. What got me most curious was the amount-- and the variety-- of the weapons he carried readily with him at all times (or, at least, I assumed he carried with him at all times, considering that he had them when he grabbed that puppet). I expected that he was a shinobi, but his apparel, the nasty, degenerate rags he wore, suggested that he was probably homeless, or a hermit. Considering that Kumogakure had a pretty strict policy on utilizing everyone who could fight or manipulate chakra, I doubted that he was the latter. But it was still curious, and I wanted to see what I could pry at. What was under that mask he wore? Don't you dare say "a face" or something stupid like that, because that was obvious. What I mean is that I didn't understand why he wore the mask. What purpose did it hold? Was he paranoid of people knowing his identity? If so, why? Did he do something wrong? Was he hiding from a particular person? There was a lot to consider about this.
"So, Sukejuro... Well, my name is Jinkotsu Kosei. I was just really curious about you, if you're wondering why I wanted to talk. Are you a shinobi?"
It was a fair enough question. It would certainly answer most of my questions. Shinobi wear masks for different reasons, I knew that. I mean, I was in the ANBU corps. I wore a mask all the time. Regardless, if he was a shinobi, it would give us something in common that I could relate to (so I thought at the time).
"So, Sukejuro... Well, my name is Jinkotsu Kosei. I was just really curious about you, if you're wondering why I wanted to talk. Are you a shinobi?"
It was a fair enough question. It would certainly answer most of my questions. Shinobi wear masks for different reasons, I knew that. I mean, I was in the ANBU corps. I wore a mask all the time. Regardless, if he was a shinobi, it would give us something in common that I could relate to (so I thought at the time).