Shen blinked when Tenkuu turned away the help from the Crested. Was she playing at something? They needed all the help they could get, and Kenjiro was a friend. What would turning him away look like? Would it seem as if the Stealth is turning away all help now? Would other nations take that as the Stealth being weak, or...breaking away from the Vallies? Shen blinked and looked at Etsu when she said she got a splinter. He gave a small smile and knelt down again, but then stopped and blinked. Woah...serious deja vu, he thought, before shaking it off and taking Etsu's hand before gently plucking out the splinter. He gave her a smile. "There ya go." He stood up and went over to one of the tables with drinks on it, taking a bottle of water and wetting a napkin, then putting it on her finger. "Hold it there for a little bit," he told her, before taking a drink from the bottle of water he'd just taken. He didn't realize how hard he'd been working himself until that moment. He'd been picking up most of the heavier things on his own. Maybe it was his way of coping with things.

Etsu smiled. "Thank you Shen," she said as she hugged him. "I'm going to go finish working," she told him. Skipping away, she went to the other side of the building and picked up a paint brush. She had no idea that she had forgotten to get her water. She slowly begin to paint the side of the building, and before she knew it, she was paining stars and flowers and what looked like a little girl and a older boy. She giggled with her childish little laugh and continued drawing across the building, using it as her own personal canvas.

Kaoru felt like Suri. They had only come to help, and though Tenkuu had been nice about it, her attitude towards her own ninja showed she didn't want them around. Kaoru looked at Suri as he headed out and then to Kinaga. "For once Suri is right, we'd better go and report back to Kenjiro." She then started out of the village.

Ivan smirked in secret. Had Tenkuu lost her mind? She was giving up help from the Crested. Looks like she's going to break eventually. I wonder if we'll have the same outcome as the Snow. I'd hate to be ruled by a psychotic little girl. Ivan casually approached Shen. "Excuse me, Shen right? If Lady Tenkuu okay? She seems stressed." He had a concerned look on his face. "Turning down the Crested's help is a bold decision, with the state we're in that is." A pause. "It's not like the infamous five are offering to help." Ivan sounded genuinely annoyed by that.

Shen looked to Ivan as the chuunin came over to him. "Yeah, that's right," he said lightly when he asked about his name. He paused when Ivan asked if Tenkuu was okay, then took a breath. "Things haven't been going well for the Stealth lately, of course she's stressed. I plan on talking with her about the Crested ninja of course. Don't worry about things for now. They'll be taken care of," he assured. Shen wasn't entirely sure why he was being so guarded. Something was off, usually he was pretty open with Stealth ninja. It might've been the wars that have recently been taking place, or it could've been something entirely different. Who knew what was going on with Shen. Or maybe it was just this kid in front of him that put him on edge. It was either instinct or idiocy at this point.

Katsu started to sneak out the entrance since everyone else was talking she was going to go to the forest and relax.Katsu looked at Ivan and Shen to make sure they were still talking to each other.She then grabs her guitar and sneaks out the front entrance. Half way to the forest she goes back to the village to get bottles of water. After she got her water she head back out to the forest to relax.

Ivan spotted Katsu sneaking out. He gave an internal grin and then followed after. "What are you doing out here?" He asked. He had a kind smile upon his face. "Tired of working already?" Ivan could be kind if he wanted to, that was how he portrayed himself, but it was just an act, and a damn good one at that.

Katsu looked up at Ivan as he came and asked her was she tired of working already" I was just getting out the way so everyone could rebuild and i won't mess anything up."she told Ivan "what are you doing out here are you taking a break from rebuilding?" she asked as she slowly inched away from Ivan.She had a unpleasant feeling about Ivan.