The Outcome

Having been able to simply walk up to the kage's office, it was not unreasonable to say he was now standing just outside of the Kages' secretary's office door. No one else had arrived with him, or before him, aside from the Kage, cho, and kinzo... those three in the Kage's office.

Shinoskay had chakra suppression active as well as he had his none chakra suppression breaking Silence Shoes active as well so that his approach would be completely undetected as he made his way to the door. Upon reaching Miko's office door he could hear the conversation because the Kage never closed her office door.

"You don't fight for me, you fight for your allies."

As he heard the obscure sounds of the situation transpire.... and the sound of the blade cleanly drawn... he feared his teammate was been executed. A rush of panic lurched through his chest in fear for her.

"Whatever team you were a part of, whoever your old mentor was, those days are over. You'll be given until the end of the day to pack your things, then you'll be moving in with him, he should be able to set you on the right track."

'Wait, what?' In his thoughts, the boy couldn't understand this.... it sounded directly contradicting to what was just said... if she was to fight for her allies, why take her away from her team? Her source of comradery... her sense of fellowship... it didn't make sense to him. In his mind he continued to mull this over as the scene transpired, what could he do?

It was at this time he would try to open the door to the office as quietly as he could in order to open the door before passing through the doorway to find a suitable seat in the office where he could wait and listen before approaching the situation.

Cho was still alive, the rest could be figured out from there.

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As Kinzoku stood there motionless, his senses were nearly on high alert listening and watching all that was going on. Risako got straight to the point asking the same question Kinzoku had asked but not received a reply for. He was interested in what the Aburame had to say. The Jounin was caught off guard by her response as she stated she had done it for the Hokage, the village, and the nation. He found that to be quite ironic considering she had just killed someone who belonged to the very same village and nation she claimed to fight for. But it was for the Hokage to respond do and she did so beautifully.  

However before the conversation proceeded any further the Jounin picked up on the presence of a newcomer approaching the door just outside the office which led to the secretary's desk. He could not sense a chakra source nor could he hear the very distinct sounds of footsteps. These two missing sounds alone made it very clear that someone who did not belong was trying to sneak about the building. But that alone would not be good enough, for the Jounin's trained ear could still pick up on the rustling of his clothing, every inhale and exhale he took. Whether it had been an intruder or merely someone coming to give the Hokage a message, it would not due to have the current situation interrupted.

As Risako continued with the punishment and retrieved the katana from it's sheathe, Kinzoku exited the office closing its door behind him. In the blink of an eye he was opening the next door before Shinoskay took a hold of the nob, revealing himself to the Genin. He would close this door shut as well, ensuring Shinoskay did not enter as well as try to block out any further talking he may have already overheard. But most importantly the Genin would not have gotten the opportunity to see what was going on at all.

"You're currently intruding" Kinzoku said, getting straight to the point. "Sneaking around the Hokage's building when you do not belong here is an offense deserving of a punishment." He took a slight pause before continuing. With both doors closed he knew the blonde haired Genin would no longer be able to hear what was going on inside the office. The Hokage was already handing out a punishment to one Genin, perhaps she did not wish to hand out another one. "If you have business with the Hokage or anyone else, go back to the receptionists desk at the entrance or wait outside. But you can't be here." Kinzoku would wait until the genin left the premise, waiting as long as needed. Any reply or sign of resistance, Kinzoku would simply ignore. If the Genin decided to insist on his staying, the Nazar would escort the blonde out himself. By force if need be. But he was hoping it did not come to that.

Either way, Kinzoku would eventually return to the office and shut the door, both actions being as silent as ever to not disrupt what was going on inside. He continued to watch silently, as Risako had done what she deemed necessary and Cho had remained to continue the conversation. Although Kinzoku was more focused on the surrounding area, making sure no one tried their hand at intruding once again.


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If everything went as detailed in Kinzoku's post, then things would continue as planned. Ris would leave a scratch on the back of Cho's neck, while cutting off a lock of hair before dismissing the two new partners.

Before this bother removed itself from her presence entirely, it had decided to turn around, hoping to inquire about the Chuunin exams. Risako thought it was fairly obvious what the result of the girl's actions would be. "You're disqualified." Her head began to sway left and right, signaling her disapproval. "Most likely barred from entering the next one, depending on where you stand when the time comes."

If that was all, the Hokage would nod at the two before returning to her desk and sitting down.

Cho griped and bit her lip with a ton of anguish, and enough force to draw blood. She rose to her feet, turned to face the Hokage with her fists were locked into place at her sides. She was staring maniacally at the lock of her hair that lay dead at her feat like it was her beloved child. Her skin began to crawl, and the hundreds of tiny insects dwelling within her were responding to her rage. The kunoichi's loose hair was blocking her face from sight, even from Risako who stood before her. But just when she thought her emotions were about to bubble over,

She took a long, deep breathe.

"Understood." The young Aburame had quelled her anger and soothed her insects in one fell action. She had learned her lesson in the value of control. She would never make the same mistake again. Moreover, now was not the time to lash out in anger against the leader of the village where she rested her head at night. No...Not yet. That time would come when she was ready. For now, Cho could admit that she still had room to grow and improve, and so, she would turn and head toward the door after standing toe to toe with the only ninja that the kunoichi not dare bare her fangs at. As she left she thought to herself, 'What does she know, anyway? About loss and suffering...' tears began to form in Cho's eyes as she got closer to the door. She thought of her late parents who were killed in a war with the Mist ninja. A war that was started because Risako's poor leadership. 'Damn you...I'll remember this day. I will never see eye to eye with you, Hokage-sama. Unlike you, I will never be afraid to cut down someone who stands in my way!!' She open the door and door to see Kinzoku and her now former teammate Shinoskay.

She walked past without a word.

Once she was outside of the Hokage's office, she sat on the stoop and began to comb her hair in preparation to rebraid it. The speed in which she did so would be impressive to say the least. Risako's blade had given her bangs, but only on one side of her face. Cho twirled a kunai around with her finger from one of her pouches and cut her hair delicately. Just enough so that the bangs matched on both sides. When she was done, she used the same knife to draw blood from the palm of her hand. She let her blood drip for a second, and then splattered it across the buildings front entrance.


"That's the very last time ANYONE touches a single hair on this head. I swear it" 

"You're currently intruding"

The words snuck up on shinoskay as skillfully and silently as the source of the words, a much larger than the genin black-clothed man with a metal arm... Like a wraith, he appeared in the open doorway and it was like his words passed from its space of origin to his ears like an expert ninja sneaking up on its pray who was making the kill. The precision of the words where like electricity, he began to a startled kind of jump, as he was caught sneaking, back from the door. Mid-jump he deactivated his boots and landed with a small thud... eyes wide open and staring at Kinzoku the boy's hands dropped down to his sides in a position of attention.

"uh-um, I-my...." Sneaking around the Hokage's building when you do not belong here is an offense deserving of a punishment The boy stopped talking and quickly thought over the situation...

Cho wasn't just his ally she was his teammate, he wasn't going to abandon her, whatever she was going through... The young genin knew he wouldn't want to be abandoned, he was forced away from his family only to watch one adopted parent after another murdered in the heat of war... He knew what it was like and felt that if he was in a position to save someone else from the pain of loss even close to what he went through then he should do what he could. She was meant to be with kinzo, she was assigned to him now, would they tell Shnoskay that the two were done with each other period?

For this moment, he was been asked to wait out in the reception area regardless of his business, he would slowly turn so to face more towards the way he came from but still somewhat looked towards the Jounin "Cho is my teammate... " This was all he really managed to summon out as this large wraith of a man bore a very adamant presence to reinforce his demand. Still, the words rang and echo'ed in the boys mind, he felt it resonates within him as if he was reminding them that regardless of what they said... This was how it would be... That even as he turned to obey, he didn't care what they said or did, that he would remain considering himself such. Shinoskay would start to make his way back toward the reception area as instructed and wouldn't notice the Aburame as his back was to her at this time.

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Unlike the Aburame, the blonde haired Genin posed no resistance to Kinzoku as he told him to leave. Though just as the he was leaving Kinzoku heard him usher a few words. Something about Cho being his teammate. Cho was his teammate. But not anymore. He could have told the Genin, but he figured he would leave it to Cho to do so. However, due to the intrusion of the boy, Kinzoku never made it back into the room for the conclusion of the meeting. He was still able to get the gist of what happened, being able to hear what had gone on in the other room. Even though he hadn't seen what happened, it was pretty clear what occurred once the Aburame stepped out the door and walked right past him.

Her hair was considerably shorter, the long pony tail she had moments earlier now gone. The Nazar also noticed both the slight cut on the back of her neck as well as the seal that had been placed there. Without a word she headed down the same hall her teammate currently went down. Kinzoku silently followed her as it was now his task to do so. As a result he observed every action she took from restyling her hair to cutting her hand and smearing blood across the front entrance. It was pretty clear she held a lot of resentment towards Risako at the moment, maybe even the village. What was she expecting? She just killed one of her own. With a slight sigh, Kinzoku adjusted his hate before eventually leaving with the girl to show her to her new quarters. His house. He was going to have a lot on his plate with this one.

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Shinoskay and Kinzoku had barely got to the end of the hall when Cho stepped out and made here way down the hallway.... the very first thing he had noticed was her hair.... her hair... He knew for her that her vanity was extremely important and her well cared for and groomed to grow body and that it, as well as her 'minions' where the two most precious things to her and now the village took away part of that hard work and diligence. He could only imagine what was going through her mind right now, The boy tried to process this as he stared in shock towards her as she made her way through the hallway. At least she was alive, this was one thing, but the boy was a complete and utter loss as to what to do now.....

She was making her way towards him, his teammate was alive and yet shamed and she was making her way down to where he was standing... what does he say? how does he... and then she walks past him like he isn't even there 'wait' he says in his mind, his own shock stuns him in this moment for a second but then he speaks out "wait". It is spoken in a meek tone but it was enough two of them could hear him. The words barely actually registered in the boys own mind, after a few seconds hesitation he would turn around to look at his teammate... his former teammate?... While the situation was entirely unclear, for him she was still his teammate. Even if the kage was going to tell her otherwise, even if she was going to accept that this was the situation, he was told by yen that konoha was about serving the village. The kage said that the shinobi served the people.

They said one thing, and then order something else, they say it is one way and then they do things otherise. This village made no sense but in his gut he felt like Cho needed more than this, in his gut he felt that with all she was losing that someone had to be in her corner. He knew had that felt, to lose and lose and lose... to have everything burn and die, to get taken away, to end up forced again and again. He had gone through this in a much more extreme way and so maybe he was been too empathetic now but he couldnt help it. A fire deep inside of him burned for him to do this. If she stops, and turns his way, "Cho, are you ok?" the lamest question he could have ever asked, who asks that? relly? to a shinobi of all thing? who the hell asks that? It was all he had.

If she didnt stop, if she continued on, he would silently move to follow her and Kinzoku.

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