It had been some time since his return to the village. After her loss... no. He couldn't think about that now. He only just kept his demons at bay as it where, dwelling on the pass was only adding fuel to the flames. Flames of hatred, of rage, and of heartache. In recent years, Kaishi had made himself known as a rather capable ninja. Though modest might not particularly describe him, reserved often did. So he simply wasn't one to go around bragging about his own achievements, but he did feel accomplished having made Jounin some time back, and he'd worked up quite the legacy for himself. He smiled, "Yea that's it, think of the good times... not the bad." He said more to himself, than to anyone whom might be around.

Pit-Pat-Pit-Pat

Foot steps echoed through a long, deserted hallway. And droplets of rain fell from the large mans sugegasa; an umbrella shaped hat made of straw, traditionally worn by rice farmers. His steps where long and sharp. Precise. Mechanical. And he remained rather serious, and melancholic as he opened the thin doorway to the Kage's office. Slowly, as to make sure he was not intruding. When he'd stepped through the open door he quickly laid down a folder with paper work inside on the Kages desk. His words came just as sharp and mechanical as his footsteps had.

"Greetings Lord Kage." He said first, with only the slightest tip of his hand, one hand raised and tugged at the front of it as he did so. "I'm requesting permission to tackle this mission for you. It seems we have pirates on our borders, and I won't stand for it. If you would grant me leave?"

He spoke the last bit in a question, and gave the slightest pivot of his leading foot. Obviously, he was in a hurry to get this done, but none the less polite and formal.

Spoiler:

(OOC:Very sorry for the wait.)
Saizo quickly sat up as soon as he heard the door creak open. He had been taking one of the several breaks he scattered between his work. The job was way too much paperwork. Nothing like a jounins job. They had so much more freedom then he did. They also went through a lot more excitement. In from the door only came another quick thing he needed to do. Not as bad as the paperwork but still tedious during rush hour. This guy seemed like a respectable man. He would allow him to go beat up some scum.

"Approved. Have fun."

Saizo wished he could go beat up some ugly sea pigs. Too bad it wasn't his call. Otherwise, he'd be out on the sea taking em out one after the other. He just wanted to mop them all up as soon as possible. Unfortunately, stuff like that toke too much time and money. Instead the jounin would have to do. He seemed more then capable of crunching the pirates.

[Approved]