Wake The Fire Inside Of Me

Hattori's ears tipped forward as he savoured the sound of his native tongue once more. He was fine with speaking in the common language, but it felt far more natural to revert to what his mouth and brain were used to. As though he was finally returning to his roots in both action and speech.

"I am yes. Hattori Hanzō, heir of Iga." As to why he was here, it was a long story, one he didn't care to delve into right now. "Circumstance." And then he switched back to the common tongue, even if only to include the wolf who clearly couldn't understand what they were saying. "So your Father was from Nihon?" It was a natural assumption to make, how else would he have acquired the macaque?