[He'd gotten the letters, illegible and waterlogged and torn as some ended up by the time they made it to him, and he'd kept them in a neat collection, sealed away in a piece of paper in one of his desk drawers. On receiving an unfamiliar symbol on his scroll and getting a new missive from her that way, he'd taken them all back out and reviewed them, doing his best to line them up in chronological order by dating.
He made sure the security on his response was as private as possible on his reply without being above her possibility of being able to open it.]
Ashiko,
One thing you never needed to do for writing me, at any time, personal or not over the years, has been apologize. You sent me apologies many times in your letters over the last months, and the only real reason to apologize for any of them is in leaving me no way to reply to you when when seemed to need someone to speak to.
All the same, I'm relieved that you've found some sort of peace in those months, and have come to a decision on the matter that is plaguing you. I hope, that in the future, you do not so dramatically fall out of contact with me.
I can also honestly say that I am relieved to finally know what, exactly, your connection to Orochimaru is through parsing your prior letters with your question. The information would be invaluable, especially in light of the situation breaking out across the continent, though I must ask what you would need of me for this to come to pass.
You never struck me as a woman who needed much in the way of money, after all.
May 22nd, morning
He made sure the security on his response was as private as possible on his reply without being above her possibility of being able to open it.]
Ashiko,
One thing you never needed to do for writing me, at any time, personal or not over the years, has been apologize. You sent me apologies many times in your letters over the last months, and the only real reason to apologize for any of them is in leaving me no way to reply to you when when seemed to need someone to speak to.
All the same, I'm relieved that you've found some sort of peace in those months, and have come to a decision on the matter that is plaguing you. I hope, that in the future, you do not so dramatically fall out of contact with me.
I can also honestly say that I am relieved to finally know what, exactly, your connection to Orochimaru is through parsing your prior letters with your question. The information would be invaluable, especially in light of the situation breaking out across the continent, though I must ask what you would need of me for this to come to pass.
You never struck me as a woman who needed much in the way of money, after all.
Uchiha Obito