Training a New Squad

So he was finally going to get to be squaded up with some another Genin and a Chunin who was going to, hopefully, be able to teach him and help him to improve himself as a shinobi. Despite the rather unexcited look on his face, Furozan was extremely excited; it was a nice change of pace from the constant low ranked missions he had been forced to do. Cleaning was not exactly the most exciting thing in the world, but, he had been earning quite a bit of Ryo which was nice. He was eye balling a new Katana that he had not quite pulled the trigger on. Mostly because he was not sure how well he could wield the weapon. He guessed practice would help him and he was not sure why he had been putting it off for so long. After all, he could afford it, but he guessed the frugality was passed down from his father. 

He was dressed for the occasion, lightweight clothing including a simple black t-shirt that was skin tight, and matching black pants that offered better mobility. The skin tight shirt was not exactly flattering on the youths appearance as he was quite fragile. He lacked muscle and it showed. He looked even smaller than he normally did with baggier clothing but he did not care. What he lacked in strength he made up for with speed and jutsu. Or so he thought. He had been coming to realize that he was nowhere near where he wanted to be when it came to his skills which was why he was excited about the prospect of getting training from someone who had more experience. 

Walking into the training facility, which he was more than accustomed to by now, he looked around for his trainer. Arcanis was his name and he had a brief description of the man. His eyes darted around the training area for someone who looked to match the description. A man was spinning some sort of leather ball on his finger and Furozan noted that he looked to be who he was after. The bright white, spikey haired, genin approached him and bowed as a sign of respect to the man. 

“Arcanis?” He said in both a question and a statement. “Furozan Yuki. It is an honor to train under you.” He lifted from his bow and took a step back and placed his hands behind his back. He kept his gaze forward and awaited further instruction. Furozan was many things but patient was one of the top. He rarely found himself uncomfortable waiting around or having to be quiet. In fact, deep down, he kind of enjoyed it. 

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An average 15 year old boy swung the door open, the dreary Kiri sky not changing the light level at all for the time the door was open.  The brown haired kid was clad in normal dark combat pants, a tight combat tshirt, and a loose padded vest.  He slung the backpack he was wearing off and set it to the left of the door, reading the room in front of him.  He wasn't sure what type of training this was to be so he had come prepared, but it seemed the others were in a more athletic setup right now.  He shrugged off the padded vest, tossing it on the bag, and jogged over.

As he did, the short white haired person turned a bit from his greeting to the other, taller ninja.  Tenshi recognized him!  This was that other genin! The one he had seen in the courtyard!

"Yo! Yuki!   I see you made it onto my team!  Congrats, we're gonna be the top squad in all of Kiri, so thats a lucky break!" Tenshi grinned and gave a thumbs up as he jogged over, greeting the older boy perhaps a little more familiarly than was called for.   After the niceities, as he arrive to where both figures were standing and came to a halt, his grin turned to a quizzical look as he gave the taller dark haired ninja a scan from top to bottom.   "Hmmmm...... and you're joining us too?  Lets see......"

Tenshi took a combat stance, not threatening a strike, just a balanced martial stance one might take before a match.  "Yuki, did you test him yet, make sure he's ok?"

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His eyes glanced over to Tenshi as he appeared in the room. Appeared was an understatement as he swung the door open and almost immediately started yapping away. For a moment, Furo felt a tinge of impatience wash over him, but at the same time it was calming in a way. He could not quite put his finger on it but he guessed it was the boy’s youthful excitement. Something Furo had lost long ago and not because he did not want it. There was something about it that he wished he could embrace and yet something inside of him held back. 

The prospect of being the top squad in Kirigakure had not crossed his mind. He wondered just exactly what his ambitions were. Did he want that? Did he wish to be part of the top squad or did he want to blend into the background and barely be noticed? He was still unsure of himself and what he wanted out of this whole shinobi thing. “Figured I would wait on you,” Furo said in response to whether he had tested the man or not. “Teamwork makes the dream work, right?” Really, he had no interest in testing the Chunin. He had already been tested by the village and given the appropriate rank. No reason to question it. 

His eyes turned to the man referred to as Rook and his eyes scanned him over and widened a bit. It was nearly like looking into a mirror and he mentally scolded himself for not even seeing the man as he approached. That was the kind of stuff that would end up in ones death if they were not careful. He tried to hide the shame in his face as their leader ushered them to the training room. He had not properly utilized this room and was interested when Arc noted that it was all a simulation. 

As they walked in, the man continued to hold the leather ball in his hand, Furo wondered if there was significance to it. He doubted he was carrying it around because he genuinely enjoyed having it but he pushed it off for now. He mentioned that it was time to test him and Furo wondered just exactly what Tenshi was intending. Did he want to attack him and test his mettle as a shinobi? Well, they were in the stuff now, so he guessed he might as well create a distraction and hope that Tenshi took advantage of it.

Furozan looked to Tenshi and he nodded his head, indicating that he was ready to test their new leader. Without saying a word, Furozan jumped backwards, and he reached into his weapon pouch and pulled out one of his kunai. While he was leaping backwards he threw it at Arc. He felt a tinge of guilt as he threw it as hard as he could, but, if he was truly a Chunin then dodging a kunai should be of little difficulty. Besides, the tossed kunai was more of a chance opening for Tenshi to do whatever he wanted to do. 

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Attack :

Furo and the new guy both acknowledged his comment, but neither physically acknowledged his stance, which stung a bit.  People should be scared when a proper ninja gets serious.  Tenshi slowly shifted back to standing while Arcanis continued to talk.

Rook will be the THIRD teammate, hmmm? Tenshi thought, his brow furrowing just a bit.   Then this guy doesn't just think of himself as leader, he doesn't even see himself as part of the team.

Tenshi was a bit annoyed at having to grab all the stuff he just set down, but easily threw the vest on over his head and grabbed the pack, jogging back over, even attempting to fistbump Rook as a greeting the first time they got in range of each other.

They all stepped into the room and Arcanis explained himself.  Tenshi looked at Furozan to see if he understood, but Furozan just nodded, no help there.  Tenshi gazed around the empty arena again and then his hand shot up.  "Umm, what test *exactly* are we supposed to be..."

He never got to finish the sentence as a kunai whizzed past him, from the short serious Yuki to Acrcanis.  Tenshi took an involuntary, off balance step backward from the close projectile. "Woooah...WHAT" He stammered as he finally caught his balance after another step.

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His shoulders slumped and he let out a sigh as he realized that his head nodding to Tenshi had not been enough to get him to react. He was, however, surprised to see that Arc had easily blocked the attack with his leather ball and was even more mesmerized to see that the kunai had essentially done nothing. In fact, it seemed to make the ball spin even faster, which was curious to Furo. There was something up with that ball he could tell. Rook did seem to take his hint and kicked out at Arc but his foot was caught followed up by an immediate flip backwards. 

This man was far superior to the three in the room. 

He spoke to them about the letter T. He wondered which one he was. Trickery, perhaps? He was the one who had thrown the kunai at him. Ah, so stealing the ball from him was the goal. A goal that none of the three would be able to accomplish on their own. It was going to require teamwork, which he guessed, was the point of the drill. He assumed that most people would want to get the ball on their own for their own personal glory, but, Furo cared little of personal glory. He had a mission, it was to get the ball, and he would figure out how he could accomplish it. 

Furo moved backwards a little bit and tried to formulate a plan. He stood about 15 meters away from Arc and his eyes glanced around the room. There was nothing that would benefit him here. He was a water user and there was nothing he could source from. All of his jutsu was going to have to be created himself which would wear him down quicker. But, maybe he did not have to use jutsu, maybe there was a trickier way to get the ball. He guessed it was appropriate to lean into the trickery nickname. 

“Rook, Tenshi, come on lets game plan!” He motioned for the two of them to join him towards the back of the training area. Once they arrived, if they came, he would lower his voice to a whisper. “We will have to work together to get the ball. First question is, who wants their dinner paid for tonight?” He would look at the two and see who would volunteer. Furozan had his own money and he could afford his own. “I will pay for dinner for whoever doesn’t get their hand on it. Deal?” 

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Just as he finally caught on to what was happening and prepared to rush forward, it was over, and Furo was becoming him away from the instructor.  Tenshi dropped is pack and begrudingly headed over, keeping on eye warily on Arc.

"Aww no one cares about that stuff, Yuki."  Tenshi blew off the idea.  "what we need to do is go out there and embarass the heck out of him.   Now I say I he doesn't look so tough, I run at him and keep him occupied with my taijutsu might and you two grab the ball while he's got his hands full.  Ready?  Break on three."

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