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Post by Jinno on Apr 21, 2012 6:39:44 GMT -5
It was an early morning, and Ichirou had been told about his new team. It had been a while since he had decided to take a bunch of fresh genin under his wing but it was always worth it, seeing the younger generating growing up so quickly was always quite the experience. His students seemed to be an odd bunch, two being from a clan while the other was an unknown, but he didn't care either way, he was just starting to gen anxious to meet them all, of course, where they had been told to meet him wasn't where he was, no, he'd be hiding off outside one of the training grounds, having placed a seal on the ground near the hero memorial so he could give his students a little surprise. It wouldn't be long now, he could just feel it!.
And Ichirou wasn't wrong, one of his first students came wandering up, looking around nervously, she wasn't quite sure on where she should be, and the whole place looked empty. It was like no one was here at all, so she was probably early... Or maybe she was late and they had already left! Stopping right near the memorial stone, she waited and watched, hoping that anyone was going to show up...
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Post by Tenebris on Apr 21, 2012 10:50:43 GMT -5
Katachi walked through the trees. This was it, he was about to meet his team. Squad 3. Though his mostly covered face bore no emotion, inside he was excited. This was going to be the beginning of his new life protecting and serving the village. He was curious who he was going to get as his new squad mates, and had a few hopes on who they may be, but really as long as he could trust them to fight and work along side him he’d bee happy…. Then he saw the first one that arrived.
"Not the Uchiha girl…" He whispered as he approached. Not only was she Uchiha, possibly the least trusted of all clans. But this Uchiha had been renowned in the academy for being next to useless, even gaining the nickname; "Zero". Hiding his frustration he walked over to the memorial stone where she was and asked, "You're not here for Squad 3 are you?"
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Post by Jinno on Apr 22, 2012 8:45:22 GMT -5
Rei was rather surprised by the sudden appearance of the Aburame, one that she should probably remember from the academy but considering that clan was rather secretive and tended to keep to themselves it probably made sense that she didn’t recognize him. Though for some reason she had a feeling he could recognize her, she tended to end up in the spotlight more than she would like, as in, being in the spotlight at all. Though it was never for good reasons either but maybe he didn’t know her enough, even if her nickname had spread pretty quickly through her class.. ”Oh, well… Yes. I am” she smiled slightly and fidgeted with her headband slightly, reassuring herself she was supposed to be here, she had earned it after all. Even with her inherently clumsy nature, she had managed to pass the exam and that was enough for her to keep up her self-confidence even when no one else seemed to believe in her. ”My name’s Rei, what’s yours?” she asked politely, assuming he was here for the same reason she was. They only had one more team member to arrive after this.
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Post by Natsuna on Apr 22, 2012 9:47:17 GMT -5
Natsuna strolled through the training grounds without a care in the world. It was a bright, sunny day, and her mindset mirrored that perfectly. As she began to come up on the memorial stone, she heard some faint talking. Breaking out into a little jog, she arrived fully. There, she saw two people, one of whom she recognized.
She had no idea who Katachi was. She'd hardly ever seen him in classes, and he wasn't a regular sparring partner for her. As far as she was concerned, he was totally new. But Rei, she knew Rei. Remember... remember what daddy said about Uchiha... Her jog died out quickly, and the bright mood she had was replaced with apprehension and nervousness. "Are you... are you two my team?"
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Post by Tenebris on Apr 22, 2012 11:42:31 GMT -5
Katachi sighed inwardly, "I’m Katachi Aburame." Rei, yes, that was her name. Really all he’d remembered was the Uchiha bit. But if he was going to be working with her he should at least try to learn to work with her, but he did feel untrusting of her. "It’s a… pleasure." He said in the stoic, lifeless way typical for aburame.
He turned as the second girl came into view and spoke. He did recognize her face, though he knew nothing about her. 'Two girls? Wonderful' He thought to himself. "I guess so." He answered her, "This is where Squad 3 is meant to be meeting…" He looked around the area, looking for any signs of someone else, "All we’re missing is our leader… I didn’t expect them to be late."
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Post by Jinno on Apr 22, 2012 17:48:08 GMT -5
Rei couldn't read the Aburame at all, he just sounded so lifeless and devoid of emotion. But really it was what that clan was like, though an unknown would show up moments later. Rei recognized her, but couldn't place a name to her face. Well from what she could tell she was nervous just being here, though who's fault it was Rei wasn't sure, that Aburame could be a little scary at times.
"Surely he's not far away, maybe we're early?" she suggested, though chances were he was just late, but little did any of them know he was far from late. With a grin, the blond man activated the seal and in an instant he appeared in the middle of them. "Late? I've been here the whole time." he would announce, he'd be a recognizable enough face to them, being such a charismatic man and one of the villages strongest shinobi. "First things first, let's play nice 'eh?" he said with a knowing smile, ruffling the Uchiha girl's hair. "Alright, introductions! I'm Uzumaki, Ichirou. I'll be your new Sensei! Now, what about all of you? Names and goals! Let's go" he said, looking expectantly at his students, waiting eagerly for their reply.
Rei was surprised by the sudden attack, her hair looking even messier than it normally did when he had finished. Not wanting to be the first to start, Rei was going to let the others have their say.
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Post by Natsuna on Apr 22, 2012 21:36:12 GMT -5
Temporarily forgetting her company, Natsuna perked up at the chance to introduce herself. "My name is Abekobe Natsuna! I wanna be a shinobi so I can send money to my mom and dad back home!" Something tickled the back of her mind, making her think she was supposed to recognize their sensei's name a little better than she was, but she was being introduced to new friends! She looked towards Rei, glancing at her fleetingly. Well, some new friends.
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Post by Tenebris on Apr 22, 2012 22:52:04 GMT -5
Katachi jumped at the sudden flash of moment as their Sensei appeared seemingly out of nowhere. It was Ichirou Uzumaki! One of the greatest, albeit unpredictable, shinobi of the village! He was pleased they where given someone so strong to teach them, but a small part of his mind was worried about this jonin’s unusual practices. Still, it had been decided, and even if he wanted to change he couldn’t.
He wasn’t all that surprised at the question he gave them all. He suspected he’d ask something like that and had prepared most of his answer. However the girl that just arrived answered first, to which Katachi listened with interest. Abekobe? He’d never heard that before. Was this girl and outsider? She didn’t say much, but hopefully she’d be useful to them.
Katachi decided to speak out now and take his turn. "My name is Aburame Katachi," he repeated, "I wish to become a strong ninja who will keep my clan, and the village, safe… I’m also working to create new jutsu based on a breed of kikaichu I’ve designed." He held out his hand as a spider like insect sat on his fingers, and began to slide down on a line of webbing, stayed there for a moment, and ran back up into his sleeve.
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Post by Jinno on Apr 23, 2012 5:22:14 GMT -5
Rei looked to the group as they began to answer, Natusna suddenly breaking out of her shell for a moment to explain her reason to be here. Katachi only seconds after that... leaving her. If she wanted to tell the truth she would have said she was here to prove to her father that she meant something, that she wasn't the zero that he had named her. Despite the fact chances where they knew her already, she felt the need to follow along with the rest of her team. "I'm Uchiha, Rei... My goal is" she paused, apparently not having a goal, she couldn't think of her reason of being here. At least a false one "I want to get stronger, that's my goal" as soon as the words left her mouth she could barely hold back the facepalm. Great, they'd think of her as nothing more than a power hungry Uchiha. She sighed and looked to Ichirou once more, who's grin still hadn't left his face.
"Excellent! Alright then, now we've got that over with... Hrmm" Ichirou thought for a moment, he wasn't sure how he was gonna train these kids. Well there was always one way to check how good a team was, a test he was given once against his old sensei. Of course, he wasn't as harsh as Ol' Kakashi, but he could still have fun. As if out of nowhere, he retrieved two bells. "Alright! These two bells are your ticket to a free lunch at Ichiraku's... Notice there are only 'two' bells... READY SET GO!" Suddenly, he was gone and in his place was a note. With a crudely drawn picture of a mountain... with faces? What the hell could that possibly mean.
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Post by Natsuna on Apr 23, 2012 23:53:47 GMT -5
Free... dinner... Ichiraku's... Her stomach rumbled, demanding she get one of those bells. I could go for dinner... She had hardly realized that Ichirou had disappeared, thinking only of food at the moment. Eventually, her brain caught up, and she looked at the note, and then at her team mates. Well... there's only two... and... I'd really like to have a dinner...
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Post by Tenebris on Apr 24, 2012 6:39:29 GMT -5
Katachi stared for a few minutes at what happened. He was rather surprised that food was their reword for getting the bells. But still what else was he going to give? It was apparent the purpose of this was to test their skill, find out their strengths and weaknesses. While he wasn’t really interested in Ichiraku's, not even he was so up tight to miss a free meal if presented to him.
He was the first to move as he walked forward and picked up the paper, inspecting the crude drawing. He turned to the two girls and was about to ask, 'Do either of you know what this means?' when the answer hit him like a train. He considered his next action, this was apparently a test, but was it also some kind of… competition? It would be almost impossible to take the bells on their own, and they needed to learn how to function as a team. But if that was the case… why did he only have two bells? One of them would be without no matter what happened.
But weather he was going to work with or against them, it still meant knowing what these girls where like would be a huge help. He already knew a little about Rei, but knew nothing about Natsuna. "What can you girls both do? How do you plan to approach this challenge?"
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Post by Jinno on Apr 25, 2012 3:56:53 GMT -5
Rei stepped back in surprise as their sensei disappeared as quickly as he had appeared... What they hell was he thinking? What kind of test was this supposed to be... Seeing the small piece of paper being picked up she moved to have a look too, only to see what looked like a five year olds impression of the Hokage mountain... Maybe that's what it meant? Well she would see what the others thought first. "Well... I'm not good at tracking, but that picture looks like the Hokage Mountain... Maybe that's where he is?" Of course that was where he was, but she wanted to make sure they were all on the same page here. After all there was no point all running off in different directions and getting lost, surely that wouldn't be the goal of this little training session. Though she wasn't exactly the worlds biggest fan of Ramen, she wouldn't mind a free meal.
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Post by Natsuna on Apr 26, 2012 13:28:16 GMT -5
Natsuna tilted her head, and most of her upper body, fully sideways, examining the picture before them. "Hmmm... It looks like a drawing I did once when I was five, so..." He totally stole my picture of my family's cow! That thief! I have to demand he put it back in my picture frame where he got it! Mind made up, Natsuna turned towards the mountain, the supposed location of their odd sensei. "I know lightning techniques! They're really cool ones. I made one of them myself~!" She would turn and look back at the other two, waiting for them to come with her.
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Post by Tenebris on Apr 27, 2012 9:14:54 GMT -5
Alright, Katachi thought to him self for a minute as he looked of in the direction of the village. It was unanimous that the drawing meant the Hokage Mountain. The Uchiha was no doubt little different then from the academy, was good at next to nothing. While this Natsuna apparently knew how to use lightning techniques, even an original one. He needed to watch out for that. No idea what it might do.
He turned to the two girls and spoke, "It would seem that our next cause of action is clear." He then instantly burst into movement as he ran straight towards the village, and in turn the mountain. He dashed past Natsuna and looked over his shoulder calling, "Good luck, girls!"
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Post by Jinno on Apr 27, 2012 9:27:57 GMT -5
Rei watched in surprise as Katachi decided to go off on his own, running off towards the village in a bit of a daring move. Maybe he was really hungry? Though Natsuna hadn't left, even if she wanted to follow him she decided to stay here, and maybe make a friend. "Natsuna-Chan, we should stick together. I don't really know our sensei but he might be up to something tricky." she suggested with a gentle smile for her, from what she had seen this far, the looks she had been given, this girl didn't seem to trust her in the slightest. Of course, she could run away by herself if she wanted, but it wouldn't really show how well of a team they were together, which Rei was sure was the idea of this exercise. But if she couldn't talk sense into Natsuna... well there wasn't anything she could do.
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