Ryoko awoke with giddy excitement. It should be her first-day shadowing Shikaku around. Looking at her wardrobe, the woman realized that it will be a long while before she can wear her usual ANBU uniform, if ever again. Everyday jonin attire was not appealing either as Ryoko wanted to show clearly her changed position. On the other hand, considering her new job alongside Hokage, political machinations sounded like something very likely to happen, which would require for her to keep an appropriate image as well.