STEP IN TIME ♥ Tsuki's Genin Exam

Tsukishira Chokyoshi requesting a Genin Exam Proctor~!

Exam day! Only a little over a year and a half ago did the village of Hoshi become formally recognized as a shinobi village, allowing the art of utilizing chakra to be legalized. Tsukishira had been studying ever since that time, but at no rush. Only now was she ready to take the test to become a full-fledged ninja. It could not be too hard.
The dark-furred wolf strode into the room alongside the young woman, senses alert. He too, had been looking forward to this day, despite not outwardly displaying his excitement. Despite the academy having mixed thoughts on animals in the building, Tsukishira refused to part with Nyju, and ensured he was to remain at her side at all times. 

Strangely enough, as amethyst eyes scanned the room, the only other person with them was none other than a small child-- one quite a bit younger than she. She opened her mouth to inquire as to where the exam proctor’s whereabouts were, when the boy started to speak, surprising Tsukishira. Observing him with his papers and judging the context of his statement, she was left confused. He behaved in the manner of a Chuunin, though his age made her question it. Was he a shota?

“Nice try, kid. I didn’t know it was ‘Bring Your Son To Work-Day’,” she stated smoothly with the obvious edge of sarcasm, while the wolf at her side gave a suspicious sniff. Smirking and with a lighthearted giggle, she continued. “I’m looking for my exam proctor. Did they leave to take a leak, or am I in the wrong room?”

Tsukishira sincerely believed in her words. The child was there to observe as a parent would conduct her exam, and was either away on a short break of some sort. Nyju’s hazel eyes stared at the child with continued suspicion intertwined with curiosity. What an odd day, already.



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So he was a shota. That was always encouraging to hear. He chuckled, only to be quick to shoot her a nasty glare upon her finishing her statement. She had the right to ask, did she not? Anyone could be suspicious of a child saying they were holding the exam.

He stood up and moved over to shake her hand. Tsukishira eyed it with suspicion for several heartbeats, before finally taking it with her clawed hand and amiably shaking it. “Good to meet you then. I’m Tsukishira Chokyoshi, the one who only half believes your story,” she introduced with a devious grin. “Impressive, but you’ve yet to convince me or prove your almighty Chuunin power. For all I know, you’re just a small kid who talks big.”

Backing away, the lavender-haired girl shrugged. “I better not have to do this twice. If it turns out you’re not the exam proctor, I’ll let Nyju here have you for dinner,” she said in a chipper manner, gesturing towards the dark silver wolf, who allowed a low growl to rise in his throat as his name was spoken. The clever canine at least was expecting an adult to be handling the exam that Tsuki had worked so hard for. Why was a child given the task? 

The eleven year old offered to share some leftover lunch with Nyju, though the canine stayed put. He was not impressed with being fed leftovers by a stranger, pitied like some begging pet. He was a wolf, and had a sense of dignity. The offer was returned with a blank stare as the spirit animal gave a disapproving huff. 

“Nyju will be performing the techniques with me. He helped me learn them,” Tsukishira explained as the large wolf drew closer to her side. Using the dog, bear, and ram signs, the academy student activated her chakra, and took on the form of the person standing before her; Miyamoto Terumi. Her version, however, was from her own imagination. Female, and even younger than he. “No longer a shota; just an innocent loli~!” she chimed, attempting to strike an adorable pose as ‘genderbend Miyamoto’.

The wolf next to her transformed as well, though only assumed the form of a large jaguar, being unable to take the shape of a human. “Uses of the Transformation Jutsu include shapeshifting into the Hogokage in order to sneak into his office to steal his hat while he’s not around, or to shapeshift into the loli version of shota boys~” she explained in a matter-of-fact manner, crossing her arms and nodding to herself. “What’cha think?”



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Tsukishira grinned and gave a satirical bow as the shota commented on her ‘impractical’ use of the jutsu. It was flawless, in her mind, and she silently hoped he was just hiding slight embarrassment with her choice in a female version of himself. “I mean, I could go from female to male, but this one’s more fun…. Oooh, hey look! Tsuki’s in charge!” the girl said in an amused voice as Miyamoto transformed into her own human form. “Finally someone worth listening to around here~!”
 
Her amusement was short lived, however, as she heard a low growl coming from the mammal standing beside her. The canine turned jaguar did not approve of the other ‘Tsuki’ there, who obviously was not the real one. With a poof of smoke, he reverted back to the form of a large silver wolf, baring his fangs at the proctor of their exam. Without warning, before Tsukishira could stop her companion, Nyju lunged for the Chuunin disguised as the lavender-haired girl, claws outstretched and jaws ready to snap down blindly.
 
Tsukishira reached out to tackle down her spirit animal, but only managed to grab his tail weakly, while losing her transformation. “Nyju, it’s okay! Stop this,” she insisted, attempting to catch the attention of her companion, who was set on destroying the carbon copy of the human he was bonded with. It was too late-- her words would not reach the instinct-driven wolf.



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Amethyst eyes stared worriedly at the boy, currently disguised as her. Fortunately, he did not seemed fazed at all by the wolf attempting to pierce his shoulder. So, was this the power of a chuunin? Rather impressive for such a tiny kid. How did he ever grow so strong?
 
“Right…” Tsukishira trailed off, no longer in as much of a joking mood. If Nyju was the reason she did not pass the exam, she would be infuriated-- no supper for the canine that evening. Sighing, the lavender-haired girl shot a glare at her wolf companion, who was supposed to be aiding her in her jutsu, and not pathetically failing at ripping a small boy open.
 
Using the handsigns necessary, the academy student generated a clone to stand beside her. Witnessing this, Nyju let go of the boy still transformed as Tsukishira, and glared at the clone with disapproval. Too many Tsukis in the room for comfort, and only one of them was his comrade. Angered that he was unable to hurt Miyamoto, Nyju lunged for the newly-made clone, attempting to rip it to shreds. Naturally, like any clone, it vanished in a poof of smoke the instant that the silver-furred wolf made contact with it. 
 
Irritated, Tsuki did her best to not shout at the wolf or cause a scene, and at least have some maturity in the presence of the child before her. Hopefully, her proctor had seen the clone before Nyju destroyed it, and would not ask her to create it again. In the meantime, the wolf only huffed in slight satisfaction and took his place, perched at the Chokyoshi girl’s side.



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