Beyond Silence

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Deaf mute fem reader. F in the Chat if any deaf got auto corrected to dead. Apparently Apple thinks deaf people don't exist lol. Jiraiya and reader are in a younger era. Early-mid twenties. Based the sign off of asl and I translated it to be less pigeony sounding. Asl doesn't have certain words in it but the brain kinda fills in the spaces where those words are supposed to be when reading sign so I wrote it including those words for simplicity sake. :)

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The sight of the gates was absolutely phenomenal. If appropriate Jiraiya would fall to his knees and thank the gods he finally made it back. A tad dramatic but being with you had worn down all the patience he had.

The whole journey with you was a nightmare. First of all, you haven't spoken a single word to him. Secondly, you ignored him half the time! If you weren't the Daimyo's daughter he would have given you a piece of his mind. How stuck up does one have to be to not even acknowledge their escort? Your life depended on his protection. A little cooperation would've been appreciated!

"Welcome home, my lady." He told you as kindly as he could muster. If he could get away with it he'd be calling you a more colourful name. "Shall I take you to the Hokage?"

You don't reply. He turns to face you with a raised brow. Your absentminded gaze stares at him with no reply. You tilt your head and blink.

It's like talking to a brick. Don't you understand anything?! Or are you purposely being the biggest pain in his ass? He asks again, very clearly pointing to the tower looming over the whole village. It's taking a fair amount of willpower to not pick you up and throw you. Even then if you hit your head it would knock out what little brain cells you have left. You nod.

It's a good thing you're cute. Your refusal to speak to him is irking him to the point of wanting to scream. Are you really so stuck up? Is he so lowly that he's not worth your words? If treating you poorly didn't come with the threat of being horribly reprimanded he would have pushed you into the river hours ago.

You smile. That's all you do. You smile and nod. It's a nice smile sure, but it doesn't tell him anything. Jiraiya sighs loudly before whipping around and continuing his escort to get you safely to your destination.

His lordship wasn't very forthcoming about why he wanted you to live in Konoha. Although it's not hard to guess. His palace had a scare a few months back where his eldest daughter was nearly assassinated the eve before her wedding but the ninja stationed there managed to get a hold of the situation before it turned bloody. By how your father looked at you, he's worried about your safety. You are the youngest daughter and aren't set to marry anyone but you are the daughter of the Fire Daimyo nonetheless. Plenty of other ninja villages wouldn't mind killing you or taking you hostage for their personal gain. Especially those who had just lost the war. By how silent you are it wouldn't be a surprise if they got away with it with no one none the wiser.

Plus you have apparently expressed your desire to adventure on your own. You certainly didn't want to talk about it. Jiraiya spent the whole mission with any inquiries about you getting ignored. You weren't interested in small talk. Guess you are too high and mighty to speak to a commoner like him.

Hiruzen was rather sweet to you. Not surprising considering who you are. He strictly asked yes or no questions. It seemed he knew of your muteness beforehand. A heads up would have been nice. Sure it was an honour and all to be handpicked by the Daimyo and the old man but hardly any information was handed out about you.

"I'll have one of my trusted ninja take you to your new home. Does that work for you?" Hiruzen asks.

You pointed at Jiraiya and tilted your head with a silent question.

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