A New Path to Walk [closed]

After Jin asked his question, he noticed that Ayumi's eyebrow raised, possibly in intrigue, as she looked at him dead in the eye. His heart stopped and he became very aware of the dampness in his palms. He sat on the edge of his seat (figuratively, not literally, for he was still trying to play it cool) waiting for her to say something, but she just turned away. He felt as though he had been tip toeing on the edge of a cliff, and instead of slipping and falling over, the ground had been pulled away from beneath him like a carpet, forcing him to plummet into the depths of desperation. He shrugged it off and told himself he was being melodramatic.
 
But alas, hope had returned. She looked back at the blonde haired boy and his full attention was hers as he felt like he was waking up from sleep via lightning coursing through his veins. She then went on to speak for more than a couple of words, allowing them to fully appreciate her voice. Their new sensei's answer was somewhat akin to Jin and Kotsuzui's. The consensus seemed to be that the village was like one big family, and even though things don't always go the right way or the way you want them to, at the end of the day you will always have support and people you know care about you. Her monologue made Jin paused for a moment and feel thankful for what he did have in his life. His sister, Auntie Mai, their cozy apartment, his new teammates (even Kisuke), Ayumi, and the village as a whole.
 
When the kunoichi began speaking again Jin snapped out of his mushy break from reality. She stated that she could teach them ninjutsu and taijutsu, appearing to be as vague as she possibly could - probably because she didn't want to share all of her tricks. Kotsuzui said he actually did enjoy beating people up, which reminded Jin of his twin sister again, who would frequently pummel him to a pulp. Ayumi then divulged her expectations, which sounded like they had been made up on the spot. Essentially, she just wanted the trio to get along and for all of them to listen to her instructions.
 

"Sounds fair to me." Jin said, but because he hadn't spoken in a while, and the mint was just soaking in his mouth while he was daydreaming, his voice cracked and he almost drooled a little due to the excess of saliva. Reflexively he  slurped it back up and accidently swallowed his mint in the process. Coughing violently for a moment, he managed to avert choking to death and sent the mint down the right tunnel. "Sorry about that, I'm fine..." he said, horribly embarrassed. Looking up at Ayumi, the Yamanaka went on, "Did you have anything planned for us after this meeting? If not, we were going to spar.".

490//2008

Ayumi started off by answering Jin's question seeing as he had, with no originality asked the same question she had posed the three of them. Her answer was similiar to both that of Jin's and Kotsuzui's answers, with some differences. As Kisuke listened to their sensing answering her own question, it felt as if her response was a direct response to Kisuke's own answer to the questions. Kisuke had answered that the village was an illusion, hiding the true despair of the village. Ayumi response about bonds giving hope when in despair and making you know that your not alone made Kisuke second guess his response. His mind was not changed about his answer but it did make him think it over. Maybe there was more to being part of a village.

She then went on to answer Kotsuzui's question about what she had to offer the three of them, and really her answer could have been expected. Kisuke slightly frowned at the vagueness of her answer. "Well I fucking hope so." He though to himself. "If you were a Jounin who could not teach us Ninjutsu and some Taijutsu that would be pretty damn sad." Kisuke was no idiot and knew that there was something he was hiding from him and his team mates. There was definitely more to her than meets the eyes and she was clearly hiding it. "I'm not much of an up front fighter." Kisuke responded. "I like to keep a distance between my enemies with Ninjutsu and Genjutsu." Kisuke slightly shifted his gaze over to Kotsuzui who was again instigating. "I hope you can back up your words cause you wont know what hit you when I wipe the floor with your face."

Kisuke looked back at his sensei and simply nodded when she answered his question. Getting along with each other may pose to be a problem as he was not too fond of his allies but that was probably something that could be worked on. On the other hand, following Ayumi's instructions and listening to her would only be a problem if she was always quite and didnt give them any orders to listen to and follow. Other than that, Kisuke had no problem with following the orders of his sensei. That's sort of what she was here for. 

Kisuke nodded in disappointment as he watched Jin couch profusely, clearly from joking on the mint he had given him. After he asked if there was anything else planned for this meeting, Kisuke would turn to face Ayumi and crossing his arms he would say "Actually I was hoping you could teach us a few things today before we sparred with one another. My Katon jutsu arsenal is lacking and I would appreciate it if you could teach me some new ones."

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Well as far as Ayumi is concerned, none of them seemed to have outwardly showed any dissatisfaction regarding her vagueness, which is nice because that means she doesn't have to come up with any (lame) excuses for not exposing the extent her abilities. Not that she can do much, but that is another topic. Leaning back onto the chair, the girl was itching to stretch her limbs; She has been sitting in the seat for way too long and she needs to move. Though usually she would have started to fidget, she figured that it may appear rude to the three genin in front of her. Listening to the responses one by one, she nodded slightly. The fact that Kotsutzui seemed interested in Taijutsu relieved her because honestly, if none of them were interested in the things she has to offer, that would be.. uh.. pretty awkward. The kunoichi was, however, quite worried as to whether or not she has anything to offer to the Kaguya considering the fact that he is from the Kaguya clan, which she heard usually specializes in Taijutsu. She could feel a knot forming in her stomach as the worry of not being able to offer anything helpful rises. The Kaguya, on the other hand, continued on as he admitted that the teamwork between the three still needed some work. As for the topic of teamwork, that will hopefully be a no biggie when it comes to the three; What can she say, love can tame even the wildest beast. If they learn to love and understand each other, they will most probably be able to get along with each other just fine.

Taking into account of the Uchiha, she turned towards his direction as he responded to her statement stating that he is more of a long-range fighter rather than one who uses hand-to-hand combat. From his response, that means the only thing she could offer to him, which may prove to be useful, would be a number of jutsu. Perking up her ears at the mention of the word 'Katon', a wave of relief washed over the girl. In Kisuke's case, at least she probably has a few jutsu that he may be interested in learning. So now thais settled, on to Jin. Turning to face him, she raised her eyebrow as he fell into a coughing fit after uttering a sentence. She find him to be quite... peculiar in way; He is just... weird. Looking at him with a slight concern in her eyes, the medic was just about to pull herself up before the male stopped coughing. Sitting softly back into her seat, she eyes the shinobi as he asked whether she had anything planned for the topic. To be quite honest, she didn't. Yes, she literally came with empty hands with nothing prepared whatsoever as she thought getting a (good) first impression of the three genin would do. Looking around the room, she knew that they will all be kicked out of the place if she were to throw a random physical test for the trio. Plus if she was sneaky enough to be able to throw a mini physical test, there is a big possibility that she may destroy or burn the cafe down which is a no-no because she is not bothered enough to deal with the owner.

Regarding the things she may pose according to her abilities, it is best if a physical test were to take place where a lot of space is available. Places such as the training grounds or the forest. Those two locations would be perfect actually. Rubbing the nape of her neck, she would voice out, "Right," followed by a second long pause, "The current location is obviously not suitable to do anything physical. I'd prefer we take this somewhere where there is a lot more open space. I was actually planning to hold a 'test' for the three of you, but if you were planning to have a spar after this, go ahead~ I may even come and watch your little spar actually." If they were to proceed with their spar, it will actually give her a chance to catch a glimpse of their abilities (only if she were to watch it of course). It will also allow her to thoroughly plan out her 'test'. Double win.

WC: 726 [TWC: 3430]

Kisuke mentioned how he preferred to fight with distance between his enemies and to use both genjutsu and ninjutsu. For Kotsuzui, that would be a problem. He was a close combat fighter. Getting to Kisuke if he was at a distance would be a problem, especially if he was using Genjutsus. Kotsuzui had no knowledge of genjutsus or how to fight against them. But in terms of fighting as a team, they two would probably work pretty well together. While one is doing the damage from afar, the other was doing the damage from up close. Now Kotsuzui just needed to figure out where Jin stood in this. His clan abilities allowed him to fight from afar, but if he used a sword that would mean he also fought up close. If he could do both that would work pretty well. Kotsuzui could not help but grin to Kisuke's remark. If Kisuke was proficient in the use of Genjutsu, then he currently had the upper hand on Kotsuzui. But the challenge excited him and he could not wait to have another go at him.

Kotsuzui began to chuckle when Jin began choking on his mint. This guy was a good source of entertainment. After Kisuke and Jin added what they had to say, Ayumi spoke. She was planning on running some kind of test for them, but she was good with the spar happening and she would just supervise it. Kotsuzui was interested in what this test was going to hold for them, but he was more interested in sparring against his two teammates. "Spar, a test, and learn some techniques from you all in one day. This is going to be quite the day i'd say" Kotsuzui said as he got up from his seat and padded down his kimono pants. "Let's get going shall we?" The Kaguya was ready to leave whenever they were.

316/2046

Jin could see that Ayumi was looking at him as if there was something wrong with him, on a mental level, perhaps. He could feel the blood rushing to his face, and promised himself that he would no longer act like a fool around - voluntarily or not. "Just how bad of a first impression have I made...?" the young blonde haired Yamanaka thought to himself as he scratched the back of his head and an expression of grim horror hung on his face.
 
After Kisuke spoke a bit, their newfound leader went on to admit she had a special test planned for them, but if the three wanted to spar they could do that first. "She wants us to beat each other up before doing her physical test? Sounds a little brutal, but this is my chance to redeem myself. If there's anything I'm good at, it's taking a butt whooping." Jin thought to himself, and could feel his confidence returning bit by bit.
 

Kotsuzui was first to rise to his feet, clearly anxious to get started, and Jin swiftly followed suit. "Yes, let's." The three of them (maybe four, if they were lucky and Ayumi came along) would then make their way back to the training grounds where they had previously met up, but cut their practice session short. Standing in a triangle formation with his other two teammates, Jin's icy blue eyes shifted back and forth from the Kaguya to the Uchiha, wondering who would make the first move. A cool breeze blew by, causing his hair and clothes to sway softly. The Yamanaka's fingers twitched as he excitedly waited for the opportunity to draw his wooden katana. "Who's going to make the first move, boys? Better not trip." Jin said with a smile, trying to psych them out into making a mistake.

307//2315

It appeared that Ayumi and decided to refrain from leaving and actually teach them something. Kisuke was in fact glad as his jutsu repertoire would increase and hopefully this would give him the opportunity to get closer and maybe even learn more about his sensei. "Hmm, a test." He though to himself as he wondered what the test could have been. But if he had to pick between some random test or beating the shit out of his allies, he would pick the latter 10 times out of 10. Slightly grinning in approval of the turn out of events, Kisuke would raised to his feet and simultaneously pulled out his box of cigarettes and silver lighter. "I think the training grounds would be best." He posed as he slipped a cigarette into his mouth and light it for the walk ahead of him. Turning to face Kotsuzui and Ayumi's direction, Kisuke would wave his hand outwards and said "Ladies first." letting them know they could head out and mocking Kotsuzui at the same time.

Once the four of them made it to the training grounds, Kisuke threw his cigarette onto the ground before him and crushed it with the sole of his boot. With a raised eye brow, Kisuke a little confused would turn to see Jin ready and provoking either him or Kotsuzui to start fighting. Running his right hand through his red dyed hair, Kisuke would scratch the back of his head and ask "What, are we learning some shit now or are we fighting first?" Kisuke wanted Ayumi to teach him a few jutsus before they started fighting but if it didnt turn out that way Kisuke wasnt complaining. If Jin wanted to get his ass kicked now instead of later, Kisuke had no problem with that.

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EXIT
Claiming
+11 stats
1000 words for Mist Servant Technique
694 remaining words for B rank summon Sabaku
652 words towards Magen: Jibaku Satsu (652/3000)

A small smile crept up the girl's lips as the trio stood up, ready to go. Perfect. More time for her to plan her (as she like to call it) 'test'. Oh and the spar will also give her the chance to see (some) of their abilities, of course, which is great too. That will allow her to come up with things to teach them. Picking up her folder, Ayumi quickly shuffled the papers together before hugging it against her chest. She wrinkled her nose as Kisuke lit up his cigarette, her head turning the opposite direction. The female isn't exactly a fan of the smell produced by a cigarette, but.. eh she will just have to deal with it for the time being. Upon hearing Kotsuzui uttering his last sentence and followed by Jin's reply, the medic stood up. Fixing her shirt, she signaled the boys to follow her before slowly walking away from them, taking her leave. Hoping that they would eventually catch up, she sped up by a little (though still walking at a slow pace) and exited the cafe. Licking her lips, she head towards the training grounds along with the three men. How typical of her to head to the training grounds. A sigh escaped past her lips as she brought her head up, staring at the open sky. Well at least, she has brought along some company with her today.

[Exit]

TWC: 3666. 
- All WC going towards Sleeper jutsu
- 18 stats converted to 1,800 Ryo

that'll be my EXIT also
TWC: 2046
10 stats
2046 words into Leaf Great Whirlwind

exit
claiming:
11 stats
115 words towards Mind Body Disturbance
1161 words towards vacuum sword
1039 words towards shadow clone