Team Kino's Training Session {Private}

Kino, which is short for Kinominki, everyone had called him Kino, or had started to due to his long name, and people seemed to not want to put in the extra effort to say a simple name, was sitting in the branch of a tree, twenty meters away from where he was supposed to meet his genin squad. He had delivered a note, sometime in the middle of the night, and told the genin to meet him here. After a quick breakfast, he headed over here, around four A.M. He had been waiting there since, thinking of what they would do for training. He considered having them spar each other, though one of them would have to fight Kino. Another idea was a certain test Kino had in mind... He had a few different idea, though he decided on a certain test he would be capable of doing easily, the genin may enjoy it also. They also may hate it, but it was no concern of Kino for whether or not they liked it or not, it was meant to train them, usually people don't like having to train, more so when someone else is designing the training system.



Kino waited, the powerful rays of light being blocked by the overhead leaves from the branches. Few rays of light got through, lightning up the forest floor, allowing it to not be completely dark. Where the meeting was, there was open sky above head, allowing for a lot of light to get through, a more perfect place to train. Kino waited, for the three genin to arrive, the training would begin then.

Mezurashii looked at the letter she had been given, smiling slightly she adjusted her goggles and walked out the door. She wondered what their teacher would throw at them, but she was sure her team could handle it.

When she reached the meeting place she looked around, seeing no one she looked up and spotted him sitting casually on a branch. She waved slightly before jumping up and joining him on a branch slightly higher, she stretched languidly before relaxing against the trunk.

"Morning sensei" she said simply as she closed her eyes to rest. She was a bit tired because a rather nasty nightmare, but the letter cam around the same time as she woke up so it helped her get it off of her mind. She began humming a little tune to keep her awake enough to actually be away of her surroundings but otherwise continued to rest her eyes and circulate her chakra.

Itami yawned and poured himself another cup of green tea. It was too early for his taste. His brain was still half asleep and he barely registered the fact that he was supposed to arrive at the team meeting place in half an hour.
He dragged himself up the stairs, sipping his tea and wondering why their sensei thought it would be a good idea to meet up as soon as the sun came up. Who, besides birds was even up at this hour?
Finishing his tea upon entering his bedroom, he pulled on his black pants and fastened the weapon holder on his right leg. He reached for a random shirt from his wardrobe and put it on, absently. Without a second glance at the mirror, he headed back downstairs to get his weapon pouch and jacket and then left.

It took him longer to get to the forest than usual, due to walking at a snail pace. He didn't care if he was late, as they would surely wait for him.
He spotted two people sitting on a branch and got closer, trying to see if it was anyone from his team.
He was in luck. Kinominki and Mezurashii were waiting there, one completely awake and the other singing, her eyes closed.
Itami stayed down, which was quite odd for him, given how he loved height. He just thought the branch would get too crowded for his taste. He valued his personal bubble over his love for heights. Greeting the two, he sat down, leaning on the trunk of the tree and decided to rest his eyes a bit, until Nakara arrived and the team would commence the training.

After the events of last night with his test, Nakara would have woken up in his bed with multiple types of bandages that could be seen from his neck down. He had a small bandage on his right cheek, but he was otherwise fine. Getting up out of his bed slowly he was brought a letter indicating that his team was training in the forest. Of course Nakara was late but he really did not mind. Once he had gotten up, his bandages were changed and he shortly got changed. Instead of his Black Kosada, it was replaced with a white one with black sleeves and his clan symbol was still on the back but drawn in black instead of white. His sword was on the rack near him, grabbing it and setting it on his back along with his Wires, which were now only two per arm, he would walk past his father,"Can you handle things while I go to my team meeting anything else needed to be done upon my arrival back home I will do," his father would bow as Nakara walked out of the house, smiling as the sun hit his face. he would run to the destination designated in the letter, taking to the rooftops first, then jumping down to the streets would run into the forest. Jumping into the tree he would get there in no time as he landed into the tree and using the tree walking jutsu to hang upside down, his sleeves hiding his arms as he crossed them. Looking to the three of them he would smile,"So am I late or did I screw up somewhere," he was in an incredibly happy mood and was eager to do some training," Mezu-chan, Itami and Sempai....are we going to have some fun or what," releasing the chakra from his feet as he dropped to the ground landing on his feet looking at them. While he waited for their response he would already be preparing himself, making the hand signs for the substitution technique in his sleeves, something no one would see.
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Kino began to move, figuring the genin were almost here. He sighed, moving closer. 'Morning sensei.' He heard, as he stood on a branch closer to the meeting area than he had wanted to go. all well. he sighed, in his head. "Morning, Mezurashii. How are you this morning?" He would ask, they had been the only two here. Kino had a training plan worked out, he had notified everyone in the letter that today would be training, whether they skipped over the fact depended on their own patience to read.


He waited for the next two, Itami showed up not too long after Mezurashii had. "Hello, Itami." He would say, greeting the young genin. Two of three genin on his squad had been younger than Kino, they were Itami and Nakara. Mezurashii was older. He sighed, Itami had seemed slightly more quiet than normal today.



When the final genin had arrived, he had noticed him talking. It was a slight surprise, Nakara didn't talk too much in their last meeting. 'Are we going to have fun or what?' was what Kino had heard. "Or what." He said, chuckling for no longer than a second, then growing a more serious face. "We'll be training today, as I mentioned in my last meeting, you three will be learning first hand why my students will always call my drills bloodless battles, and their battles bloody drills." He said, looking around, noting their responses. After he took note, he would sigh, and smile, "Though today I'll be going slightly easy on you. A simple test, Konohagakure genin usually take now a days." He said, he had studied this test for a while. "We will be taking the bell test. Well, I shouldn't say we." He said, "You three will be taking the bell test." He corrected himself. Kino wouldn't be taking this test, instead he was going to keep bells away from the three. "I'll give you lot time to prepare, come for me, hunt me down, and attempt to take these two bells." He said, looking at the three genin. "Two of you will succeed, the third, will go through training. Brutal training, more horrible than any of you will receive under my teachings." He said, his facing remaining serious the entire time. "Now, prepare." He said, jetting away from the lot, allowing for them to prepare themselves for the worst.

Mezurashii tensed at the prospect of the dreaded bell test, she jumped down to her friends when their sensei left.

"This test is about teamwork, papa had told me how he did the same test" she stated bluntly, she didn't want to risk wasting time when there might be a time limit they don't know about.

"Any ideas on how we can get the bells?" she asked, though she didn't know if they would cooperate. But she couldn't think of that right now, she looked at the two, waiting for an answer.

Itami stood up as Nakara arrived, nodding to him in a greeting. He was too tired to keep track of conversations that followed, but as the jounin mentioned the bell test, his senses perked up and he started listening with more focus. He tilted his head a bit and took in the instructions and watched their sensei disapear.
Just as he was about to hide, Mezurashii spoke to both him and Nakara. He was a bit sceptical about the whole teamwork thing. There were only two bells, how were they to decide which one ends up without one.
He cared for Mezurashii and didn't want to let her down so he decided to first listen to what else she had in mind, and then decide if he was going to do this alone or not.
"How do you mean to devide the bells though Mez, even if we get them?" he asked and turned to Nakara. "What do you think we should do?"
Itami scratched his head then and said to the both of them, his tone apologetic : "I think it would be best we do this alone, except if you guys really have some brilliant idea that would work."
Bitting his lip, he waited for a response but mentally already started working on his plan to get one bell, just in case he didn't like what he was about to hear from his teammates.

Nakara would crouch and listen to Kino as he spoke, the blade tilting to the left as he listened,"We'll be training today, as I mentioned in my last meeting, you three will be learning first hand why my students will always call my drills bloodless battles, and their battles bloody drills," Nakara would only look for the moment as the thought,"this should be nothing then...," fully sitting down now with his legs crossed he would wait for him to speak again,"Though today I'll be going slightly easy on you. A simple test, Konohagakure genin usually take now a days," would silently scoff as he looked at him again his thoughts trailing,"What is the lesson if you go easy on us..more like you are mocking our skills," as he trailed off to describe what they had to do and only two of them would pass he would stand up as he disappeared and listened to his teammates first before finally speaking," I agree with Mezu-chan we need to work as a team and when we do get the bells we will decide then, not a moment before," as he lifted up his finger," We either live as a team or die as a team...either way we will pass this test..together of course," as he ran his hand through his air he would scratch where the bandage on his face was and smile," This would be the perfect opportunity to see what we all can do united, although Mezu-chan we will have to come up with something special seeing as our elements do not mix," and that was what he was concerned about.

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Mezurashii nodded at Nakara and smiled encouragingly at Itami, even thoug he seemed reluctant. She sighed and raised her hand.

"Just in case I'm wrong and this is a fight for yourself test then you two can have the bells, plus I need the extra training since I mostly have tricks" she finished before turning and staring in the direction their sensei ran off to.

"Itami, Nakara. If I remember your more of front liners, while I usually hide in the shadows and surprise my enemies, we can use this. Itami you'll be the main distraction, after thirty seconds Nakara will join in but I want you two to make it look like your competing. Give him reason to believe that we've chosen to do this separately, once that happens then I'll swoop in and drop a smoke bomb and a sense fooling bomb mixed together and join in the fight. Once that happens we'll need time for the bomb to take effect and that's where Nakara's wires will come in handy, and Itami and myself will make sure he can't get close to you or each other. How does that sound?" she finished with the question.

Mezurashii didn't know if this would work and their were a lot of variables and ways this could go wrong, but they didn't have time for doubts. So with her mind made up Mezurashii waited for their replies.

'What is the lesson then if your going easy on us...more like you are mocking our skills.' He smiled as Nakara said that. "What skills?" He said, winking to let them know he was joking. "I mean, the test will be easy. It allows for me to develop an idea on your skills. I wouldn't throw you into something you wouldn't be capable of handling, would I? If I would, and you took one of my tests, you would presumably die." he said, his face growing more serious as he dashed away, none of them stopped him.


Kino got quite the distance, he didn't know whether or not they were following him right now. They could still be planning, or they could be debating, arguing, going their own separate ways. He smiled, the test was designed for them to plan. How they did it would be another question, and how Kino moved depended on their plans. He couldn't do any planning, he simply, waited.


Thinking, he began to take a few precautions. He performed a few hand signs, and then a poof of smoke appeared just a branch below Kino. Out of the smoke, Kino appeared. It was tangible, an enhanced version of the E ranking academy technique, one of the three all academy students were required to know. The Kino that had appeared from the poof of smoke climbed down, onto the forest floor, and began to hunt down for the genin. It had appeared the same as Kino, and had two bells hanging from his belt.




{Since Mez's post doesn't effect me, she can either repost it, or just leave it, and after Naka this round, we'll go back to it being Me, mez, Itami, then Naka.}