Kaguya Kanashia's Story

"GAAAHHHH!!! I'm late!" a shout so loud the whole mansion rattled could be heard coming out of the Uchiha's main household on this beautiful Konoha morning. The cause? Well, most likely the small tornado named Ryu that was rushing around his room as fast as possible trying to get dressed faster than humanly possible. Shrugging his jacket on and buckling his sheath to his back, he ran to the door. Luckily he passed a mirror, and stopped instantly. Slowly turning, he saw he'd forgotten pants. A single sweat-drop falling down his head, he very calmly went back into his closet, put pants on, walked back to the mirror and checked to make sure he hadn't forgotten anything. Then he practically dove out of the room, the door smashing back against the wall. Sprinting down the hall, he heard a few cries of 'Young Master!' as he dodged around (or above) the servants. Going into the kitchen at high-speed, he jumped and kicked off the open door, causing himself to flip upside down and be able to reach down to the counter. Snagging a piece of toast mid-air, he completed his revolution and landed on his feet still running, to the screaming of the head-chef. Jumping out the door in the back, he flew over the steps at the bottom. Hitting the ground, he jumped again, taking to the rooftops.

He was Uchiha Ryu, Great-Grandson of Uchiha Sasuke himself, and Jinchuuriki for the Nine-Tailed Fox. Most importantly though, he was late. Swallowing the toast almost whole, he reached into his pocket. He pulled out his forehead protector, emblazoned with the symbol of the leaf village. He grinned at it before tying it around his forehead. Or rather, attempting to tie it. Unbeknownst to him, it had lightly sprinkled last night, and a certain ladder was still wet when he kicked off of it. The result being that he slipped and dropped the forehead protector.

"NO!" Ryu shouted in panic, diving down to catch it. It looked like he'd reach it, but no! It slipped right past his fingers! Only for him to catch the fabric. He let out a massive sigh of relief, hanging from a ladder with one leg through the rungs holding him up. "AGGH! I'm late!" and off he was dashing again, this time succeeding in tying the protector around his forehead. Grinning widely at the thought that he was a ninja now. Just like Naruto! Looking up, he saw the face of Naruto carved into the mountain. Feeling refreshed by the sight, he rushed forward with renewed energy.

Eventually he arrived at the Ninja Academy, but didn't slow down at all. He charged right through the front doors and dashed straight down the hallways, twisting and turning before he finally saw the doorway he needed. It was closing! Putting on an extra burst of speed, he jumped, knocking the door aside mid-air and rolling to his feet as he collided with the ground inside the classroom.

"SAFE!" He'd made it! He wouldn't be late for getting sorted in his squad. He got there on ti-

"NO YOU'RE NOT YOU IDIOT!" a voice shouted as he was kicked in the face. Morinaka sensei looked downright furious.

"What, but I made it before the door closed!" Ryu got back up and shouted back, totally indignant in the face of what he felt was a great injustice.

"NO YOU DIDN'T!" another kick to the face. "Someone was coming back from the bathroom when you shoved the door open and knocked them over! You're 10 minutes late! So apologize and then go sit down!" Morinaka sensei was breathing heavily as the red in his face slowly receded. He wasn't exactly a rare case. The teachers at the academy have been like this for as long as anyone can remember. Ryu was devastated. Ten minutes late! He staggered toward the seats like a zombie until he kicked was again. "I said apologize first!" getting back up, progressively slower each time, he looked at the person he'd knocked over. Walking over he offered a hand to them.

"Sorry for knocking you over like that." he said, an apologetic grin on his face as he waited for the person to grab his hand.

Waking up Kanashia begins preparing for her day. It wasn't any normal day. Today was the day she would meet her team and Jounin. Needless to say she was excited. She dressed in her standard short sleeved clothes tying her forehead protector around her arm. 'I know it's supposed to go around my head but I want people to know who I am. Who my ancestors are.' After packing her ninja tools into her pouch she runs down stairs to the kitchen. Her parents are there with breakfast ready. She brightly exclaims "Good Morning!" She was lucky to have such wonderful parents. They went against the elder's decision twice keeping her and teaching her the way of her ancestors. They even understood when she asked to change her name to that of her ancestry. They stood by her side protecting and encouraging her her entire life through her time at the Academy and now as she went off to train with her new team. They were proud.

Upon finishing breakfast Kanashia kissed her parent goodbye and went running out the door. "Good Luck Ken!" her parents cry after. Kanashia took her time running to the academy. She could have made it in 3 minutes if she pushed herself but she was already going to be early. She stopped in front of the Kage's Mountain. The face of Naruto smiles over the entire village. She stood there smiling. He was able to change how the people saw the Jinchuuriki she made it her goal to change how the people saw Kaguya. She would become a great protector of the village. She didn't want to be the Hokage. That was to much pressure, she just wanted people to know and respect her.

She reached her classroom and took her seat. Morinaka sensei wasn't even here yet. She began studying her Ninjutsu and hand seals. She was going to be ready. After a time the rest of the class had arrived save for the Uchiha kid. A while into class one of the students left to use the restroom. As he came back into the classroom he was knocked over by none other than the missing Uchiha. Ken returned her attention to her notes. These two were no concern of hers. She'd never get paired with them.

"Thanks," the boy Ryu recognized as Seiji said as he grabbed Ryu's hand to pull himself up. "Next time watch out, wouldn't want you to hurt yourself like that. You could have missed our jounin assignments!" Seiji said with mock seriousness, a deadpan look on his face that was obviously fake. Seiji and Ryu laughed as they went back to their seats. Ryu walked up to his seat in the back row. A couple of kids slightly slid away from him as he walked up in-between the rows. He was used to it. People didn't like the weird way he dressed, and parents didn't like him much. They put up with him for the most part, but people still didn't like a Jinchuuriki they knew nothing about. Not that he cared much, in an odd way, he kind of liked the way no one liked him. As it made his life more similar to Naruto's.

Taking his seat, he settled in, knowing it could be a while longer until the papers declaring the teams actually showed up. Ten more minutes passed. Ten. Grueling. Painful. Suspense-Ridden. Minutes! That's what Ryu felt anyway, as he looked around he saw that most students were just excited at the thought of finally becoming ninja. Except the girl with the white hair, she looked like she barely cared about what was happening around her. She was cute, but as Ryu looked at her, he realized that he didn't really know much about her. Looking around the room once more, he was about ready to ask if anyone had a deck of playing cards. When suddenly the door opened. He stood up in his seat, his whole face shining with excitement. Ryu wasn't the only one either, almost the whole class had reacted in one way or another. One kid had even fainted, but everyone tried to just ignored that.

"Settle down class." Morinaka-sensei said to the class as an official looking person walked in. "Don't just assume it's your team assignments, and even if it is, you should SIT DOWN!" he shouted, launching a piece of chalk which hit Ryu dead center of his forehead protector, knocking him over. He heard a couple of thuds and groans showing that he wasn't the only one who'd been caught standing up. He pitied the people who didn't wear the protector around their forehead.

"Actually, these are the team assignments Morinaka-san." the official said as they handed over a folder to Morinaka-sensei. Ryu hauled himself back up, clinging to the table.

"Hurry, read them!" another piece of chalk hit Ryu in exactly the same place, Morinaka-sensei not even turning to see who shouted. Ryu quickly got up and sat in his chair to the laughter of most the class, looking like a robot such was the precision with which he was composing himself. He'd give Morinaka-sensei no more reason to delay.

Ookami stayed in his bed as the sun blazed through his blinds like a stream of fire hitting him directly in the face. "KAMI! Get up your going to miss finding out who your jounin is and what team your on." Son yelled in a furious matter at Kami "Damnit Son, why do you have to constantly yell. You do know a whisper is just as fine." Kami chimned in as he jumped out his bed and landed on his wooden floor. The smell of fresh rice balls could be smelt all over the main branch's compound.

Here stood the grandson of the hero of the village Ookami Hyuga. The Burning Spirit Of The Hyuga, as he was nicknamed by most members of the Hyuga clan because of his aspiring determination of never giving up and striving to become the strongest Hyuga in the village. He wasn't too far from it seeing as how he was compared to the Genius Neji sometimes.

Kami stood up and quickly rushed through his morning hygene routine, running into his bedroom he threw on a black shirt, long gray pants and placed the 160lb weights on each leg before grabbing his pendant and forehead protector. "So are you excited about finding out who your going to be paired with?" Son asked sounding pretty fired up. "Oh yes, I'm dying with anticipation." Kami laughed as he mocked Son. They were the best of friends, more or less like brothers, since they had been through so much together. Kami ran through the kitchen grabbing a rice ball and dashing through the door at blinding speed with his father just smiling and shaking his head.

Kami raced off the rooftops jumping and leaping as he reached the front of the academy in mere minutes. Son let out a huge laugh when Kami accidently stumbled and almost fell flat on his face. "Seriously Kami, I thought you weren't in a rush to meet your new team." Son said trying hard to control his laughter. "Haha, very funny. And I'm not in a rush I just landed wrong. I just started getting used to these new weights yesterday." Kami replied as he lifted his legs trying to stretch them out. "Anyway Son I might not be talking for a while, well you know why so talk to you soon." Kami could feel Son's answer even though there was no response.

Kami strolled into the classroom looking at everyone feeling a bit of unintrest in being there. Morinaka sensei was beginning the pairings as Kami walked towards a desk second from the back. "Sorry I'm late Morinaka sensei, I had some important to do." Kami said with a smile as most of the girls began throwing hearts at him. Morinaka sensei wasn't impressed but Kami was a good student being at the top of the class wasn't bad but there was no special treatment from the devil herself, Kami thought to himself. "You think that's a good reason to show up to my class late Ookami." Morinaka sensei said as she threw an eraser at his head. "Ouch sensei." Kami cooed as he sat down and noticed Seiji. Even though they weren't related he was never fond of him.

Right after he sat back down in his chair, Ryu noticed the dust cloud about Seiji and realized that Seiji had completely pulverized that chalk that was thrown at him. Ryu felt his fist tighten as frustration took over. He trained so hard, but Seiji already proved that he'd completely passed him by. Ignoring thoughts like that, he focused on Morinaka-sensei. Morinaka-sensei was beginning the pairings, calling off their classmates and grouping them together, then sending them off to meet their jonin senseis, this was when Hyuga Ookami strolled into the classroom. Ookami walked towards a desk second from the back. "Sorry I'm late Morinaka-sensei, I had some important stuff to do." Ookami said with a smile as most of the girls began throwing hearts at him. 'What a show off. Just you wait Ookami...' Ryu thought, unaware of the connection between his and Seiji's thoughts. "You think that's a good reason to show up to my class late Ookami!" Morinaka sensei shouted as he threw an eraser at Ookami's head. "Ouch sensei." Kami cooed as he sat down and locked eyes with Seiji. Seiji only scoffed and turned his attention back to Morinaka sensei. 'Yeah! You show him Seiji! That teme, always outdoing everyone and being so perfect! It really pisses me off!'

"Next team: Hyuga Seiji, Uchiha Ryu, and Kayuga Kanashia. Please report to room Six to meet your sensei."

"Wait, what?!" Ryu said in shock, mouth opening as he wrenched his head around to look at Morinaka. He was however, only spared a passing glare. His team. HIS team. HIS TEAM! Ryu stood straight up, the chair scraping along the floor as it was pushed back. Seiji said something to him, but he was so thrilled, so shocked, he didn't even hear it. He followed Seiji and Kanashia, a wide grin slowly stretching across his face as they walked on down the corridor. Eventually they made it to room 6, and so they settled in to wait for their Jonin. Sejii stood up after a minute, apparently trying to give everyone a chance to get to know the others.

"Well, it's nice to meet you guys, I'm Seiji Hyuga, Konoha's Great Blazing Spirit! I'm a member of the main branch, so no, I don't have the seal on my head. I can use the Byakugan as well as the Gentle Fist. I'm looking forward to spending my days as a genin with you guys. Can't wait to get started!" Seiji said with a smile. Ryu couldn't help but grin, Seiji was the kind of person Ryu felt he could get along pretty easily. Ryu, not to be out-done, jumped on top of a table.

"My name is Uchiha Ryu, Grandson of Uchiha Sasuke himself, and soon to be Hokage as great as Naruto!" Ryu shouted out, giving a thumbs-up with a smile stretching widely across his face. "How about you?" Ryu said to the so far quiet girl, the smile still fixed onto his face.

"Next team: Seiji Hyuga, Ryu Uchiha, and Kanashia Kayuga. Please report to room Six to meet your sensei." Kanashi looked around and saw the two boys that had collided and disrupted class stand with her. 'So much for not being my problem.' She followed them out of the door pausing at the front of the room. "Thank you for teaching me Morinaka-sensei." She gave a slight bow and followed her new teammates to room six.

"Well, it's nice to meet you guys, I'm Seiji Hyuga, Konoha's Great Blazing Spirit! I'm a member of the main branch, so no, I don't have the seal on my head. I can use the Byakugan as well as the Gentle Fist. I'm looking forward to spending my days as a genin with you guys. Can't wait to get started!" Seiji said with a smile.

"My name is Uchiha Ryu, Grandson of Uchiha Sasuke himself, and soon to be Hokage as great as Naruto!" Ryu shouted out, giving a thumbs-up with a smile stretching widely across his face. "How about you?" Ryu said to the so far quiet girl, the smile still fixed onto his face.

Kanashia looked at the two seemingly bored and plainly states. "I'm Kayuga Kanashia. You may call me Ken if you wish. I am currently the only known user of Shikotsumyaku. It is my goal to prove myself to the village and discover more about my ancestral family. I look forward to working with the two of you. I'm glad the three of us can be allies"

Riyo continued her walk down the street, meeting and greeting the villagers as she went. There was nothing out of the ordinary, or at least nothing that Riyo could sense or feel. Riyo passed by a street vendor selling steamed buns. Fresh.. and delicious. Should I? I don't really need to watch my weight.. let's do it. She thought to herself before purchasing a bun from the man. Though it was a plain white roll, Riyo still enjoyed it as much as she would have enjoyed some savory delicacy. Riyo ate away at it in her own unique way - peeling off small chunks and eating it as slowly as she could without seeming too weird to people who were observing her. The Tsuchikage continued her stroll until she reached the end of the street and found herself staring at one of the Stone Monuments erected throughout the village. This monument was no different from the others - a pebble placed upon an intricately designed pedestal, with more pebbles around it submerged in a small pool of water. It represented the Will of Stone, Iwagakure's nindo. She stood at the edge of the pool, looking with a sense of fascination at the monument.
((OOC: Kinda crappy, didn't know what to say.))



As the students themselves were sorted into groups, another official came by and handed each Jounin a slip of paper, detailing the team members and the designated meeting spot. When Mei received hers, the color drained from her face as she read over the names. The one that made her most nervous was "Uchiha, Ryu" - She was going to be a mentor to a Uchiha? The thought horrified her, but in a way such a pairing made sense. Who best to teach a Uchiha the way of the shinobi than another member of the Uchiha clan? Or at least someone with knowledge in the clan's dojutsu. She kept going, learning that she was teamed with a Hyuga as well - a child prodigy that she had heard about multiple times from her peers. It was commonly said in tales by the elders that the Sharingan somehow was derived from the Byakugan, and though Mei never believed such a tale, perhaps this pairing would change her mind. The next name was slightly more shocking - a Kaguya? She had only heard about the Kaguya clan from textbooks. The clan was from the Hidden Mist, capable of a Kekkei Genkai that allowed them to use their own bones as weapons. They were fierce taijutsu fighters, but after the death of Kimmimaro it was believed that the clan had gone extinct. This certainly wasn't true as the clan is back and thriving now, but Mei expected the Kaguya to have returned home to Kiri. However, even if she seemed to be a 'foreigner' of sorts, that didn't mean Mei was going to treat Ken any differently.

After reading that she was assigned to meet them in Room six, Mei turned, locking eyes with Klin and giving her a look that seemed to say 'follow me'. At that, Mei weaved through the crowd, emerging at the other end just in time to see her group leave into the halls. She couldn't help but to wonder what the Gennin would think after seeing that their Sensei was going to be the girl who was famous throughout Konoha for constantly having to go to the hospital. Perhaps they wouldn't even know that Mei had been sick for most of her life. She headed out into the halls, waiting for Klin to catch up before heading towards her meeting spot.

When she finally arrived at the room, Mei found the kids talking amongst themselves already. She smiled to them. "Well, looks like you three are going to be under my care for the next two or more years... I'm glad to see that you're all getting along. My name is Mei, and yes.." She said as she held the back of her hands up to show the Uchiha Clan crest that was printed on the back of her gloves. "... I, like Ryu, am part of the Uchiha Clan. But don't think that means I'm going to go easy on you, Ryu." She added, looking straight at him with an 'i'm not kidding' kind of look in her eyes. "I'm going to be your sensei. Now, before we begin, does anybody have any questions?"

((Fortune, I hope you don't mind that I'm pushing your character along. I don't want to just leave her in the middle of nowhere :P))

Klin was going thought the crowd of senseis and Genin, wondering why she was born so short. Don't worry, You saw where she went, and besides. Its not like this is unusual for you. Nibi said, making Klin groan, she knew Nibi was right, but being obvious was something unusual for her.

Klin eventually found the room she saw Mei enter, and waited at the door, listening to her talk. When she said she had another Uchiha on her team, Nibi only got more protective of Klin, saying to leave like a bat out of hell, which she ignored. Klin was happy, she sounded confident, even though she saw her hands shaking before she opened up to figure out her team. Seeing a friend happy made her happy, so after she asked if their where any question, she opened the door and walked right beside her.

"See, I told you that you would make a good sensei, and so far so good!" She said in her chipper voice, as she took in the squad. A taller girl with two red dots, whom Nibi informed was a sign of a long lost clan, and that she never expected to them again. Also present was a boy with white eyes, a sign of a Hyuga. And finally, was the boy who she saw earlier rushing here, who was also a Uchiha. All three students with rare abilities and blood lines, this woman mus be strong the the Hokage to assign to her. Nibi said, making Klin wonder what sort of power Mei had.

Klin noticed that she hadn't said anything yet and had interupted on Mei meeting her team, so saying something was probably needed.

"Hiya, I'm Klin Delfor. Chuunin of the Hidden Cloud, Jinchuuriki of the Two Tails, and friend of Mei. Make sure to respect each other, and all of that other stuff you learned in the academy.". She said the last part somewhat rushed, unsure on how to address these new Genin, but made Nibi laugh out loud. You really don't know when to stop talking, do you?. She turned to Mei and smiled at her, before turning to smile at the kids. "You got a good team Mei. I can tell."

((No probles Valium))

Kami had sat down allowing the chalk to hit him. No matter how much of a show off he was claimed to be, he knew when to and when not to let things hit him. He had heard Son laughing the whole time. Heh must be pretty damn funny, for you. Kami thought to himself with a smile and a small chuckle. Just then the pairings for the teams began as the jounin were walking in and boy Kami was just burning with anticipation, if he had a shot at fighting a jounin he would jump at it immediately.
"Next team: Hyuga Seiji, Uchiha Ryu, and Kayuga Kanashia. Please report to room Six to meet your sensei." Morinaka sensei stated.

That's what Kami had heard. His expression turned into a straight face as he turned towards the newly formed team. If there was anything he wanted more than to fight Seiji, it now became twice as fun because this was the day that a Hyuuga and Uchiha had been placed on the same team. Surprisingly it wasn't at all shocking to him, instead of just destroying one person he could go for them but why stop there when he could take on their whole squad.

There was a slight hesitation as Kami stood and walked out of the classroom before hearing who was on his team. "Son can you hear me?" "Well no duh, who else are you going to be calling Son" He stated with a gruff. Kami laughed and stopped in the middle of the hall. "I don't know why I just walked out of the room like that." Kami said pondering his actions just a few moments ago. Son yawned and pretended to smacl Kami in the back of the head by moving his hand forward so his crimson fur began to shake. "You do know that sometimes I think your really an idiot right?" Kami laughed again hearing the voice of his "brother" and his joking way of putting things.

"Yeah I know, and sometimes I think you need a bath but hey, you don't see me complaining." Kami said holding his nose laughing. It was moments like this that he enjoyed the joys of being a Jinchuuriki despite what anyone said. To Kami, if you were a Jinchuuriki and didn't accept the demon inside of you as a friend instead of a beast then you were doomed to fail. After a few minutes Kami had began walking once again and entered the nearest room. To his surprise the people he was just thinking about were all lined up with their jounin and another girl.

Making eye contact with everyone in the room Kami felt the passion filled rivalry in the eyes of Ryu. "Hmph" Kami said as he fully stepped into the classroom and leaned against the wall still looking at the team.

"I'm Kayuga Kanashia. You may call me Ken if you wish. I am currently the only known user of Shikotsumyaku. It is my goal to prove myself to the village and discover more about my ancestral family. I look forward to working with the two of you. I'm glad the three of us can be allies." she sounded bored, but Ryu was in such a good mood that he couldn't really find it in himself to care.

"Nice to meet you Ken-chan!" at that moment a woman with the trademark green vest walked in. Probably their Jonin! Ryu hurried and jumped off of the table.

"Well, looks like you three are going to be under my care for the next two or more years," he was right, she was their Jonin, finally, it was all coming together. The big grin was still going strong. "I'm glad to see that you're all getting along. My name is Mei, and yes.." She said as she held the back of her hands up to show the Uchiha Clan crest that was printed on the back of her gloves. "I, like Ryu, am part of the Uchiha Clan. But don't think that means I'm going to go easy on you, Ryu." She added, looking straight at him with an 'I'm not kidding' kind of look in her eyes. "I'm going to be your sensei. Now, before we begin, does anybody have any questions?"

"Not a one, Onee-sensei!" Ryu said, the grin on his face getting downright cheeky. Suddenly another person walked in, judging by age, he'd say she was a Chunin, but not one he recognized.

"See, I told you that you would make a good sensei, and so far so good!" She said in her chipper voice, as she took in the squad. Well whoever she was, she apparently got along with their Jonin. "Hiya, I'm Klin Delfor. Chuunin of the Hidden Cloud, Jinchuuriki of the Two Tails, and friend of Mei. Make sure to respect each other, and all of that other stuff you learned in the academy.". She said the last part somewhat rushed, apparently embarrassed in front of so many people so didn't know. Another Jinchuuriki! Ryu didn't have much time to be shocked however, as she turned to Mei and smiled at her, before turning to smile at the kids. "You got a good team Mei. I can tell." Ryu decided at that moment to jump back up on the table.

"No she doesn't, she's got the BEST team!" he declared loudly to the world, this time flashing a victory sign. That was when Ookami walked in. Ryu went from cheery to ready to throw-down in no time flat. Instantly glaring at Ookami as best he could.

'Heh.' What, was that...?

'Tell Matatabi and the smelly chimp that their better says hello. The first time in over fifty-years this many of us have been together, might as well be sociable.' It was! The Kyuubi barely ever made his presence known, but Ryu definitely knew the voice well enough to at least recognize it. To the others, he would have merely become suddenly distracted by nothing in particular. Looking around at the people here, he slightly blushed as a hand came up to rub the back of his neck. Giving such an insolent message wasn't in his nature. But he wasn't about to ignore the Kyuubi's request.

"Umm, the...the Kyuubi says to say," Ryu took a deep breath to calm himself. "He says to tell Matatabi and the smelly chimp that their better says hello since he feels he should be sociable since it's the first time in over fifty years that so many of us have been in one place." he then gasped in air after getting the whole message out in one go. Realizing he was still on the table, he then climbed down. "Sorry. I don't know what the message means, I was just conveying."

"I'm Kayuga Kanashia. You may call me Ken if you wish. I am currently the only known user of Shikotsumyaku. It is my goal to prove myself to the village and discover more about my ancestral family. I look forward to working with the two of you. I'm glad the three of us can be allies." she sounded bored, almost like she didn't want to be there. Seiji found it odd how... stiff she was.

"Nice to meet you Ken-chan!" Ryu said. "Mmm!" Seiji added, "You should lighten up, we're supposed to be comrades, friends. Being teammates comes after." Seiji said with a smile. For added effect, Seiji slapped her back, giving her a five star that she hopefully wouldn't find offensive. He wanted her to lighten up. For crying out loud, they were twelve... at that moment a woman with the trademark green vest walked in. Probably their Jonin! Seiji was so excited that he forgot to breathe for a second.

"Well, looks like you three are going to be under my care for the next two or more years," Finally! So exciting. Seiji still couldn't breathe, but he was grinning like an idiot. "I'm glad to see that you're all getting along. My name is Mei, and yes.." She said as she held the back of her hands up to show the Uchiha Clan crest that was printed on the back of her gloves. "I, like Ryu, am part of the Uchiha Clan. But don't think that means I'm going to go easy on you, Ryu." She added, looking straight at him with an 'I'm not kidding' kind of look in her eyes. Seiji chuckled. "I'm going to be your sensei. Now, before we begin, does anybody have any questions?"

"Not a one, Onee-sensei!" Ryu said, the grin on his face still bordering on cheesy. Suddenly another person walked in, judging by age, he'd say she was a Chunin, but not one he recognized. Seiji could at least tell, from her forehead protector, that she was a Kumogakure ninja.

"See, I told you that you would make a good sensei, and so far so good!" She said in a chipper voice, as she took in the squad. Well whoever she was, she apparently got along with their Jonin. "Hiya, I'm Klin Delfor. Chuunin of the Hidden Cloud, Jinchuuriki of the Two Tails, and friend of Mei." Seiji gasped. A jinchuuriki from another village. Sure he knew that Ryu had a tailed beast within him, but it was so different when the jinchuuriki was from another village. Almost threatening even, it was strange, Seiji felt odd when it wasn't someone who he knew he could trust. What was she doing with their sensei? Seiji looked on in a small amount of awe as she continued. "Make sure to respect each other, and all of that other stuff you learned in the academy." She said the last part somewhat rushed, apparently embarrassed in front of so many people so didn't know. She then turned to Mei and smiled at her, before turning to smile at the kids. "You got a good team Mei. I can tell." Ryu decided at that moment to jump back up on the table.

"No she doesn't, she's got the BEST team!" he declared loudly to the world, this time flashing a victory sign. Seiji chuckled, but Seiji wasn't detered by his antics, he had a question for the Kumo nin. "I'm sorry if I come off as rude, Kumo-nee-chan, but why exactly are you in the Leaf? Is it for a mission or are you just good friends with Uchiha sensei?" The ninja from the cloud never got a chance to speak, at that point, Seiji's ni-san Ookami walked in. Seiji and Ryu instantly glared at Ookami as best they could. Ookami made a rude noise when he walked in. Seiji's face was beginning to turn red. "Oi, ni-san, this is OUR room for meeting with OUR sensei. Don't you have to meet with your sensei now? Aren't you excited to meet your own teammates? What are you doing here?" Seiji said. It was at that point that Ryu decided to speak up.

"Umm, the...the Kyuubi says to say," Ryu took a deep breath to calm himself. "He says to tell Matatabi and the smelly chimp that their better says hello since he feels he should be sociable since it's the first time in over fifty years that so many of us have been in one place." he then gasped in air after getting the whole message out in one go. Realizing he was still on the table, he then climbed down. "Sorry. I don't know what the message means, I was just conveying."

Rinji woke up before dawn came to the village, he was far too excited to sleep. After many years of trying, he had finally graduated the ninja academy and today he would finally be assigned to a squad. As he rolled over in bed he looked at the forehead guard he had received. He turned it over and over again in his hands, closely examining the fruits of his labor. It hadn’t left his hand the whole night. He tried to close his eyes, he didn’t have to be at the academy for hours. Still he could not sleep. Then he heard the noises of his mother getting the shop ready coming from downstairs. Figuring the time might pass more quickly if he was doing something, we went down stairs and helped his mother set up. The woman was surprised and delighted at her son’s appearance. Thanks to him she was able to finish the daily preparations early, so she rewarded him by making his favorite type of meat bun for breakfast.

After what seemed like an eternity Rinji finally left the house and even though he didn’t have to be at the academy for another couple of hours, he couldn’t bare to wait any longer.

“Rinji!” His mother called to him, stopping him as he was walking out the door to the shop. “You silly little leek. How could you forget your headband?” She told him, referring to his bare forehead.

“I’d never forget that!” Rinji replied with a big grin on his face. Then he turned to show her his left arm, where his forehead guard was tied. “See?”

“Why on earth did you tie it there?” his mother asked him, cocking her head to the side.

“Grampaw said that if I wore it here it’d make me smarter!” Rinji replied confidently to his mother. Who simply shook her head. He grandfather was always telling Rinji silly things like that.

“Fine.” The bun shop owner sighed at her son. “But you know you don’t have to be at the academy for another two hours..”

“I know!” Rinji said, turning and once again starting on his way to the academy. Leaving the area before his mother could respond. The woman simply let out a soft sigh yet again and put down the bag of meat buns she had in her hand. Her son had forgotten his lunch.


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Rinji jolted his head up from the desk, a line of drool trailing back down. He had been awoken by a loud raucous of a student entering the room. As he blinked himself back awake, it would appear he may have woken up too early, he saw that the teacher was chewing out Ryu again. It appeared that he had collided with another student as there were ninja tools sprawled everywhere.

A bit later after things had calmed down Rinji had his head propped on his arm, bored to death in his seat in the very back of the room. Suddenly the door opened, and the entire class brightened. Rinji visibly perked up also. The teacher chucked a few pieces of chalk at a couple of students who had stood up in excitement. However, Rinji was too busy looking over the one who had entered, trying to figure out if it was the one who had brought the assignments. About that time the man identified himself to be the carrier of the assignments. Rinji’s leg bent leg began to bob up and down quickly, due to his excitement. Ryu called out what they all were thinking, telling the man to star reading.

Yet before the man could start, another late student walked in. This one being Ookami. Rinji pivoted his elbow, glancing at the girls who were visibly enamored at Kami’s arrival from his seat in the very back of the classroom. Rinji knew both of the late arrivals quite well. Especially Ookami, since he happened to share a name with Rinji’s favorite weapon. They were both really powerful and Jinchuuriki. Still Rinji figured that neither of them knew much about him. They could both probably beat a Chuunin if they wanted to. Rinji could barley do clone jutsu.

That was when the team assignments finally began. Rinji was ecstatic as he saw Ryu, Seiji, and a girl he hadn’t really noticed before leave the room after being told that they were a squad. He could feel his heart beat in anticipation, the warm feeling filling his chest. However, then the ceremony came to a swift end. Ookami simply left the room. Walked out without hearing his assignment or anything. The classroom went silent. The teacher and man who brought the documents stared at the door which had been left open in complete disbelief. Rinji blinked in confusion, like everyone else completely surprised by what had just occurred.

Flexing her back after Seiji had slapped it Ken hears a new voice and looks up to see a woman in a green Vest. "Well, looks like you three are going to be under my care for the next two or more years," Finally! So exciting. Seiji still couldn't breathe, but he was grinning like an idiot. "I'm glad to see that you're all getting along. My name is Mei, and yes.." She said as she held the back of her hands up to show the Uchiha Clan crest that was printed on the back of her gloves. "I, like Ryu, am part of the Uchiha Clan. But don't think that means I'm going to go easy on you, Ryu." She added, looking straight at him with an 'I'm not kidding' kind of look in her eyes. Seiji chuckled. "I'm going to be your sensei. Now, before we begin, does anybody have any questions?"

'She's our Jounin. Amazing! I can't wait to get started proving myself.' Ken stands and bows slightly. "Mei-sensei it is a pleasure to meet you. I can't wait to work with you and this team."

Before Mei could respond "See, I told you that you would make a good sensei, and so far so good!" She said in a chipper voice, as she took in the squad. Well whoever she was, she apparently got along with their Jonin. "Hiya, I'm Klin Delfor. Chuunin of the Hidden Cloud, Jinchuuriki of the Two Tails, and friend of Mei." Seiji gasped. A jinchuuriki from another village. Sure he knew that Ryu had a tailed beast within him, but it was so different when the jinchuuriki was from another village. Almost threatening even, it was strange, Seiji felt odd when it wasn't someone who he knew he could trust. What was she doing with their sensei? Seiji looked on in a small amount of awe as she continued. "Make sure to respect each other, and all of that other stuff you learned in the academy." She said the last part somewhat rushed, apparently embarrassed in front of so many people so didn't know. She then turned to Mei and smiled at her, before turning to smile at the kids. "You got a good team Mei. I can tell." Ryu decided at that moment to jump back up on the table.

"No she doesn't, she's got the BEST team!" he declared loudly to the world, this time flashing a victory sign. Seiji chuckled, but Seiji wasn't detered by his antics, he had a question for the Kumo nin. "I'm sorry if I come off as rude, Kumo-nee-chan, but why exactly are you in the Leaf? Is it for a mission or are you just good friends with Uchiha sensei?" The ninja from the cloud never got a chance to speak, at that point, Seiji's ni-san Ookami walked in. Seiji and Ryu instantly glared at Ookami as best they could. Ookami made a rude noise when he walked in. Seiji's face was beginning to turn red. "Oi, ni-san, this is OUR room for meeting with OUR sensei. Don't you have to meet with your sensei now? Aren't you excited to meet your own teammates? What are you doing here?" Seiji said. It was at that point that Ryu decided to speak up.

"Umm, the...the Kyuubi says to say," Ryu took a deep breath to calm himself. "He says to tell Matatabi and the smelly chimp that their better says hello since he feels he should be sociable since it's the first time in over fifty years that so many of us have been in one place." he then gasped in air after getting the whole message out in one go. Realizing he was still on the table, he then climbed down. "Sorry. I don't know what the message means, I was just conveying."

'The Kyuubi? This boy is the jinchuuriki? I'd heard it was an Uchiha but I'd have never though it would be this boy. Maybe there's more to him than I thought. This team may not be so bad after all.

Ookami listened as Seiji made his remarks towards him, "Oi, ni-san, this is OUR room for meeting with OUR sensei. Don't you have to meet with your sensei now? Aren't you excited to meet your own teammates? What are you doing here?" Kami looked at him with a grin and simply stated, "When we fight, if you can't hold your own against me for three minutes, then your not worthy to be called a Hyuuga Prodigy." Kami said this in a hostile voice before turning and walking back into the classroom with the rest of students.

Kami was unaware of the faceless expressions he had caused by walking out of the room in such a sudden outburst. There where still some faces he didn't have the manner of knowing but he was sure that everyone in this room he would be fighting sooner or later. One boy in particular was staring at him, and Kami knew him well. "Senju Rinji." Kami said to himself as he sat stood at the side of the desk waiting for his team to be called.

"Next team: Senju Rinji, Maren Yasutora, and Ookami Hyuuga."

Kami looked at his new team, Rinji, the new and upcoming member or the Senju clan, the decendants of the First Hokage, this was more surprising to him than anything. Maren Yasutora, the only man capable of using a kekkei genkai that was comparable to Rock Lee's eight inner gates technique. Kami was in a state of anxiety and joy, this new team of his was more than capable of handling themselves but there was a downside. In areas that they were weak he made up for, chakra control wasn't their strongest thing. "Ehh this is going to be hard to deal with." Kami grumbled as he shuffeled into room nine.

Their Jounin on the other hand was bizzare. She was known as The Great Wind , the reason because her wind nature techniques were immensely powerful. Kami sat down as the rest of the team shuffeled in along with Kanae sensei.

Klin watched in silence as the Genin szed her up, normal considering she had just walke din and declared herself a Jinchuuriki, but she let them study her, and Nibi didn't seem to mind at all, and said that they would not attack her. Klin responded by stating that she could take on a few Genin, which made Nibi yell, Look Klin. These Genin are all very powerful, you could take them, but that would make Mei angry at you, and I don't think you could take her. Klin didn't want to find out.

She chuckled to herself when the Uchiha boy declared that Mei had been given the best team. He reminded her a bit of the stories of the hero Naruto of the Leaf. She grew up hearing the stories, and how he saved the world. Her mom even told her that she had met him when she was a Genin. The Hyuuga boy spoke, "I'm sorry if I come off as rude, Kumo-nee-chan, but why exactly are you in the Leaf? Is it for a mission or are you just good friends with Uchiha sensei?" . The question didn't surprise her, she had walked in, but before she could respond, another boy walked in and he honestly seemed like he wanted a fight.

"Umm, the...the Kyuubi says to say," Ryu took a deep breath to calm himself. "He says to tell Matatabi and the smelly chimp that their better says hello since he feels he should be sociable since it's the first time in over fifty years that so many of us have been in one place." he then gasped in air after getting the whole message out in one go. Realizing he was still on the table, he then climbed down. "Sorry. I don't know what the message means, I was just conveying.". This threw Klin for a surprise as well as Nibi. This kid is the contained for Kurama? Klin, this kid is getting stronger by the minute. And tell him that Matatabi still wants a rematch over the better one Klin decided that she wasn't going to tell hm that, as fighting him seemed a little preemptive at the moment. After the Hyuuga boy yelled at the other Jinchuuriki, he left.

"Alright, some family history I am guessing." She said to attemp to lighten the mood. "And to answer your question, my mission is to assist Leaf Ninja in what ever way I can, and it isn't rude to ask, it is actually pretty smart. Never know what someone is planning, so asking is good. And you," She turned herself to face the Uchiha boy, "If you ever need help learning control over Kurama, don't be afraid to ask." She smiled and then surendered to what Nibi had been yelling at her. "Nibi says she is still looking for a match to see who is the better, she says he fought dirty last time. Don't worry, she is just a big kitty cat." She then turned to Mei. "So you want me to stick around? I could help with your team exercises, although we might start our Genin off a tad differently in the Coud. Do you have giant animals in the nearby forests?"

Hakui crept silently through the forests outside of Iwagakure. He'd heard that Koota and Takezo were heading from there toward the Land of Honey. It had been his idea to meet there. His plan was to hold the meeting silently, in the darkness of night, to discuss a more permanent location. Then, like an ungodly disease, rotting inside the bountiful cities of the Land of Honey, they would leave as an illness does once they were quite finished. Violently. Hakui had to smirk. It was going to be such a good day. He'd started this particular morning with a very successful experiment in Chakra maniuplation. He'd learned that Darkness was the only type of Nature that could hold Chakra's of other natures. That poor little Water type ninja. Hakui had hoped Water would be the most flexible of all the other natures, that it would accept Darkness type. It really was a pity. That poor man, he was in a better place, resting in pieces. Hakui bowed for a moment in silence of his contribution to medicine.

At that precise moment, Koota and Takezo were walking down the path he was hiding in. It had to be them, one of them was wearing an Akatsuki robe. He waited a moment, just to confirm and heard them speaking. "At any rate, my infiltration was a failure, I ran into a woman with a monstrous amount of chakra. The old man then began to babble, I had to make a tactful retreat or waste time talking about his old days. Since we have one success I suggest we head to the Land of Honey for the next meeting, after all a prosperous country such as that would never expect an organization like Akatsuki to use it as a temporary meeting place. My compliments to whoever came up with the idea." The other, not wearing his robes, only nodded, finally donning the black robes that confirmed his status as a member of the new Akatsuki. Waiting till they had past him, Hakui burst from the foliage. "At last," he proclaimed, "Hakui, The Black Scalpel is here! Thank you ever so much for your compliments about my genius. I figured that it would be the best place to plan our permanent location. Finally, when we're done with the place, I suggest we raze it to the ground, as a sign of things to come. The Akatsuki is back, gentlemen, and I think it is time we said 'hello.'"





Kami looked at Seiji with a grin and simply stated, "When we fight, if you can't hold your own against me for three minutes, then your not worthy to be called a Hyuuga Prodigy." Kami said this in a hostile voice before turning and walking back into the classroom with the rest of students. Seiji's cheek's flushed and his eyes blazed with spirit. Seiji burst out the door after him and called after him, "Just because You're a jinchuuriki doesn't mean you can go underestimating whoever you want! Just you wait Ookami-ni-san!"

Walking back into the room, Seiji sat down in a chair, his thoughts were racing, his heart thumping in his chest. "Just you wait Ookami-ni, just you wait..." Finally, after he'd settled down, he heard Kumo-nee-chan speak up. "Alright, some family history I am guessing." She said to attempt to lighten the mood. "And to answer your question, my mission is to assist Leaf Ninja in what ever way I can, and it isn't rude to ask, it is actually pretty smart. Never know what someone is planning, so asking is good." Seiji nodded in response to the compliment, "Thank you."

"And you," She turned herself to face Ryu, "If you ever need help learning control over Kurama, don't be afraid to ask. Nibi says she is still looking for a match to see who is the better, she says he fought dirty last time. Don't worry, she is just a big kitty cat." She then turned to Mei-sensei. "So, you want me to stick around? I could help with your team exercises, although we might start our Genin off a tad differently in the Cloud. Do you have giant animals in the nearby forests?"

At the mention of giant animals, Seiji stood up. "Oh boy! Really? I've been wanting to try fighting something like that for a while! Please Mei-sensei?" For added effect, Seiji even used big fake puppy-dog eyes. It probably wasn't as cute and persuasive as he thought it was though, those white eyes were kinda freaky sometimes, people often told him so.

Mei watched and listened to her pupils as they spoke with excitement to each other. She herself was excited to take them for their first day of training, but she wasn't quite sure what kind of training she would put them through, especially on the first day. When Ryu passed on the Kyuubi's message, Mei had a slight expression of confusion on her face. The tailed beasts knew each other? She knew the whole story about the Sage of Six Paths dividing the Ten Tails into nine massive entities of chakra known as the Tailed Beasts, but she didn't believe it to be true. When things settled, Mei cleared her throat in preparation to speak. "Alright! If there are no questions, then let's head out of here. Follow me!"

Mei headed out of the doors, headed for one of the many training grounds scattered around the village. She still wasn't quite sure what she wanted to do, but the sight of kids running around the village gave her a spark of inspiration. Skill Assessment. She didn't quite know what the gennin were capable of, so perhaps she would let them show her. When she reached the training field, Mei waited for the others. "So I know you've all just come out of the Academy... but the real hard work begins right now. I want to know a little more about you guys though, so we'll have a little fun with this. Let's see who's the first to be able to lay a hand or a technique on me. You may all work individually, or work as a team, but the little competition begins now. Best of luck to you all!" And with that, Mei's eyes began to change from its normal shade of black to a glowing red color. The trademark three tomoe of her sharingan could be seen as she activated the dojutsu. With it activated, Mei's reaction time and perception would be boosted dramatically. It would be interesting to see how the kids would respond to this challenge, and how they would work in order to accomplish the task.

Ken followed the rest of her team and new Sensei to what she thought was going to be training. "So I know you've all just come out of the Academy... but the real hard work begins right now. I want to know a little more about you guys though, so we'll have a little fun with this. Let's see who's the first to be able to lay a hand or a technique on me. You may all work individually, or work as a team, but the little competition begins now. Best of luck to you all!" Ken smiled at this challenge put out by her new Sensei.

Ken darted into some brush on the side of the field and began to formulate her plan. ' She obviously is using her sharingan so a direct attack won't work. If I used a smoke bomb to cloud her vision I could strike from behind with a kuni.' Liking her plan she darts through the brush getting into position. Once behind her teacher she throws a smoke pellet at her feet shortly followed by a kuni aimed for her legs. 'There that ought to do it.'

"Alright!" Mei sensei said after everyone had finished, "putting If there are no questions, then let's head out of here. Follow me!"

Mei headed out of the doors, followed closely by Seiji and the rest of the group. Seiji was literally shaking with anticipation. He was so excited for the first real day of training. Team Mei headed for one of the many training grounds scattered around the village. When they finlly got there, Mei-sensei turned to face them and spoke, "So I know you've all just come out of the Academy... but the real hard work begins right now. I want to know a little more about you guys though, so we'll have a little fun with this. Let's see who's the first to be able to lay a hand or a technique on me. You may all work individually, or work as a team, but the little competition begins now. Best of luck to you all!" And with that, Mei's eyes began to change from its normal shade of black to a glowing red color. The trademark three tomoe of her Sharingan could be seen as she activated the doujutsu. With it activated, Mei's reaction time and perception would be boosted dramatically. It would be interesting to see how the kids would respond to this challenge, and how they would work in order to accomplish the task. Seiji spoke up, "Guys, we should work together! It'll be the easiest way to win. All we have to do is touch her." Just as he was finished, however, Kanashia was no where to be seen. Great. "Alrighty then, Ryu, back me up! I'm a water technique user, if you've got lightning or ice, combo your attacks with me!" Seiji said, activating his Byakugan. Seiji was formulating a plan in his head, however, at that moment, Kanashi darted out from some brush and tossed a smoke bomb at Sensei's feet from behind her. There's the opening! Seiji used the body flicker technique to move back to where Ryu was and formed hand seals as quickly as he could, "Suiton: Tearing Torrent Technique!" Seiji raised his right hand and a ball of water the size of a basketball formed in it, floating an inch or so from his palm. Seiji aimed and fired his rapidly moving stream of water at the place where he could see Sensei's Chakra points through the smoke. Immediately after the water struck, Seiji moved to the place where he could see Mei-sensei's Chakra points, his gentle fist blazing.





Hakui listened in silence as the others spoke. "Hell, four of us here and we haven't even made it to the meeting ground. If I were a conceited upstart I'd think I'm special." Obviously cracking a joke at Hakui, who made a plan in the back of his head to murderize the silly old man. "[b]Though I think I'll play the counter argument this time Hakui. After all that small nation may have deeper pockets than most anyone and never seen war, but messing with it too much will draw attention to ourselves. So a great leveling or conquest this round I must question for the sake of long term benefits. Though I guess this is a great time to voice a couple points that I intended to voice at our meeting: an evaluation of the two man cell, sure it worked for the previous incarnation but we also saw it let them get hunted down. A classic speed versus power debate really. The second point being as you said a permanent base, and my final point being how to we wish to go about this. Our predecessors quickly got all the major nations on their tail, but used a minor village as a base. Should we use our own might to try breaking the major nations up front. Or shall we extort all the minor villages, they should be chaffing under the after effects of the Five Nation Shinobi Alliance. There should be plenty of hatred there for us to extort." Kootta slipped his gloves on before he finished his idea.

"We have power, and they have some resources and a lot of cover...since we have what they desperately need to level the field, I think an arrangement can be made." He wisely pointed out. It was brilliant. Then Takezo spoke.

"The smaller nations certainly hold quite a bit of power if they are united by even a loose alliance. The larger nations would have numbers on their side though the former Akatsuki had a larger force than the Shinobi Alliance as well but we all know how that ended. We would have financial power on our side. With multiple villages that can serve as bases it would be harder for the Shinobi Alliance to uproot us. Also if we can manipulate the Daimyos of those nations then we will have true power on our side." Hakui nodded in approval. They really were a smart bunch. Hakui had to hand it to them He was glad he was finally in a place with his equals.

"Our next step would need to be to break up the Alliance so that war can break out. Peace is bad for our line work so the sooner a war breaks out, the sooner we can get the high paying jobs. Though we could always aim for the bingo book too. I would suggest sparking up a war between the Land of Lightning and the Land of Fire since they have the largest armies in the continent. We would have to disguise Akatsuki as a group of independent mercenaries." Hakui nodded again, it was another master stroke, plus it would keep Konoha, who meddled quite thoroughly in the last Akatsuki's business, off of their tails for a while.

"On the subject of disguise the matter of our pairings is vital. If rogue ninjas pair up in our clothing we will certainly be uprooted quickly. First of all we need to slim the robes down to something that would seem more symbolic, like a headband using copper in for the cloud. That would make us seem as mercenaries who appreciate the Akatsuki for the fact that the old group served as excellent soldiers for hire. Then we need to go straight to individuals. We will not be able to back a massive punch but this will be as we gather strength. Unless a Kage faces one of us themselves I do not think we will have much to worry about." Takezo finished. Again, Hakui nodded silently. Take out the influential figures and watch them fall apart, as long as it was done quickly and quietly, there would be no mess and no Kages to fight. At that moment, another of their members join. The woman shinobi from Kumo.

"Well that sounds simple enough. But wheres the fun in that. There's no blood shed or killing involved with that type of plan. As for the nations and their dealings, well I agree. Exploiting the villages could be our greatest asset seeing as how we could take control of the minor countries, such as the Waterfall village. They have a reasonable amount of supplies and lets just say, when you spill their blood it looks like art." She said with a devilish smile and closed her Akatsuki robe, pulling her hair out and letting it fall onto her shoulders. Hakui pointed at her and directed his thoughts at the others, "I like her," he said. "We should do more of that. In all seriousness, these were excellent excellent suggestions my minio...partners! We should save them, however, until we reach the meeting. Onward!" Hakui finished with a fantastically manly pose, pointing into the distance. "With that, gentlemen, dear lady, let us be off." Hakui finished and took off towards their destination.

"If you ever need help learning control over Kurama, don't be afraid to ask. Nibi says she is still looking for a match to see who is the better, she says he fought dirty last time. Don't worry, she is just a big kitty cat." Nibi? Ryu realized with some surprise that Matatabi must have been the name of the Nibi, and that the Kyuubi had challenged it. But, Kurama? ...must be the name for the Kyuubi over in Kumogakure. How weird.

"Alright! If there are no questions, then let's head out of here. Follow me!" Mei-sensei said, drawing Ryu's attention away from Delfor-san. They were moving out! Finally, the first group endeavor of Team Mei! Ryu bolted out of the door immediately, only to wait for the rest of the group, as he had no idea where they were going. Eventually, after a while of walking around town, they entered a training field and stopped. Ryu noted with some dissatisfaction that it wasn't the same training field that Naruto had taken the first bell test at, but given the current circumstances, he got over it pretty quickly. Ryu looked at Mei-sensei as she began speaking once more. "So I know you've all just come out of the Academy... but the real hard work begins right now. I want to know a little more about you guys though, so we'll have a little fun with this. Let's see who's the first to be able to lay a hand or a technique on me. You may all work individually, or work as a team, but the little competition begins now. Best of luck to you all!" so it was going to be just like the bell test, he noted as Mei-sensei activated her sharingan! Ryu's hand instinctually went up to his sword as his stance lowered a bit, ready to act at moments notice. Suddenly, Ken-chan dashed into the surrounding brush. Going to act like Sasuke did their test. Fine, that hadn't worked then and probably won't now.

"Guys, we should work together! It'll be the easiest way to win. All we have to do is touch her." Just as he was finished, however, he seemed to realize that Ken-chan had run off. "Alrighty then, Ryu, back me up! I'm a Sution user, if you've got lightning or ice, combo your attacks with me!" Seiji said, activating his Byakugan. Right then, Ken-chan made her move, throwing a smoke bomb, probably trying to neutralize the shringan. As if that was all Mei-sensei had going for her. Seiji used the body flicker technique to move back to where Ryu was and formed hand seals as quickly as he could, "Suiton: Tearing Torrent Technique!" Seiji raised his right hand and a ball of water the size of a basketball formed in it, floating an inch or so from his palm. Seiji aimed and fired his rapidly moving stream of water towards the smoke. With his Byakugan, he'd be able to see sensei as if there wasn't een any smoke.

Drawing his sword, he made a single slash, molding the lightning chakra through the blade and out of it as a ball of lightning, which would colllide with the stream, electrifying it. Mid slash he grabbed a kunai and ducked down, sending it flying near the ground right at where Seniji had sent his Suiton Jutsu. Then jumping up, above the cloud of smoke, he reversed the grip on his sword as his made a single revolution mid-air. Completing the revolution, he launched a massive lightning ball straight at where his sensei should have been. Landing in a crouch, all he could do, was hope he hadn't missed completely.