a bead of sweat rolled down Azumi's face as her breathe quickened. her body ached, her palms hurting the most. the tree in front of her looked as if someone had taken a hammer to it, and simply it it several times, although the mark looked a little bit more smoother than that... as if something with less force had hit it several more times. that thing being her hands. she had been practicing her clans Taijustu technique, although they hadn't thought her how to use it to block chakra points yet, she was still trained in using it, as was every member of the clan. she let out another scream as she threw her palm towards the tree once more. then the other, then the other. she continued going back and forth between hands for awhile until her hands were too sore to continue once more, and she had to stand there and wait until she felt that they were ready to continue. after ahile her hands begin to bleed and she figured that it might be time to give it up for the day, and relax a little bit, she was here on vacation after all. there was no need to push herself so hard on a vacation...

She walked for a little bit until she came up upon a massive lake. she grabbed a blanket out from her backpack that she had carried with her into the forest and laid it down on the sandy beach, then she stretched out on the blanket, and like her mind wander. she was in no need to be focused at all. the Villages had all signed a peace treaty for the duration of the exams, and so given that it was highly unlikely that she would be attacked. her eyes slowly begin to shut themselves as the exhaustion began to catch up with Azumi. it was not long after that she drifted into sleep. so she lay there on the sandy beach of the lake, on a nice warm, clear, sunny day. she would sleep undisturbed for hours, and continue to do so until the beginning of Sun Set if no one would awaken her. at which point she would slowly awaken and then sit up to watch the sun set on the lake.

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Rippa wandered along aimlessly for a time. His thoughts branching out to his current situation only to be interrupted by remembering the heat of the day. It wasn't that his problems lacked any manner of importance to him but the damn heat had been distracting him for hours. Back in Konoha when he thought all was well he would of just stayed in his air conditioned room in his families guest house. Well now if he was able to return home he would be spending that time within the family manor, likely the office or the underground pool. He had always enjoyed the underground pool as a child. Below the ground so it wasn't really ever affected by the heat. Or the cold for that matter. Still just for comfort reasons the room and the water were adjusted to the proper temperature by the servants before he arrived. He used to pretend he was some ancient sea creature sealed into a cave by magic. But truth be told he hadn't been there since before his father took ill. Or before he spent the years as a hermit learning the medical arts before that. It had been a great deal of time since he enjoyed his families home.

Well regardless he decided that he would go swimming. There was the lake nearby that he had gone to before. But that other man had killed men by the dozens there. He didn't doubt the guy had just dumped the bodies into the lake. Last thing he wanted was to be swimming along and come face to face with a rotting dead guy. The very image of it in his mind made him shiver a little bit. Though if you thought about it the probability that at some point some person had died out of the millions of people that had swam in any body of water had at one point rotted.....no he really didn't want to have that image in his head. Then it would get into how likely it was that human remains however minuscule were likely in what he ate or drank and he wouldn't....great now his mind was on a roll. He shook his head and decided he would go swimming anyway...just not at that lake. So quickly he changed into shorts and a tank top with a pair of Velcro sandals in case he needed to move, flip flops would of been bad. The last thing he grabbed was his medical scroll which he slipped into his right pocket. And then he was off on an adventure of sorts to find a different lake.

It didn't take him more then an hour to find a new lake and he sighed in relief. Walking down to it calmly he walked past the girl snoring there without much though to her. If some one was at ease enough to fall asleep out in the open like that he doubted highly they were a threat. Still he pulled off his tank top and wrapped the scroll in it and setting it to the side before taking a stance. He bent at the knee's and built up his chakra under his feet as his blue eyes rang with excitement. And then with a burst of chakra flung sand everywhere and launched him high into the air. With a yell he grinned as he fell back downwards but this time over the lake itself. And with it rapidly approaching he took in a deep breath and then with a mighty crash he slipped into the cool refreshing water. Enjoying the sensation from it in its entirety. A moment passed before he resurfaced with a gasp and a smile. Flipping onto his back to back peddle around a bit.

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a rathe rude awakening form a rather nice dream. as to what the dream was about Azumi would be rather embarrassed and flushed if she were to have to admit it publicly. but the sweet memory and feel of the dream faded rather quickly as she was drenched awake. a wave had not simply just washed up on her, but totally broken on her. the blue water can baring down on her chest and face invoking a rather loud shriek of terror to arise from Azumi's mouth. as she caught her breath and awoke fully, she saw that the water level was no where near her. telling her that the wave that had crashed into her was no natural wave. angry bubbled inside of her as her eyes began to take on the look of death... she stood up, fuming, and scanning the water to find the person who had so rudely awaken her. she channeled chakra to her feet and then angrily walked onto the water, splashing up and considerable amount with each step as she slammed her feet onto the water out of anger. as she walked she activated her byukigan, allowing her to see 15 meters under the water. THERE! she saw the man swimming underneathe her not long after. for some reason knowing that there was actually a perosn here made her even more angry and thus she wanted her revenge... no matter how harsh... she back up a few paces to not be standing directly over him, then she charged her palm with chakra, making set to explode on her command. then she would await for the man to come up for air. once he would she would slam her palm down on top of him, then release her chakra burst justu, causing even farther harm. she wanted this man hurting.... how dare he awake her in such a rude manner.


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Chakra usage
-5 supernatural walking practice
-5 byakugan
-15 chakra burst
-25 chakra total
125 chakra remaining

OOC: sorry for the short and absolutely terrible post... i wanted to get too posting again, but i'm afraid i am a bit rusty XD so forgive me

Total WC: 317 + 386 = 703

Reaction Time training
E-1 -> D 709/675
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Rippa was submerged when he heard something strange coming closer. It was muffled but it sounded like splashing? Had he been followed? Still he was under the surface so until he got closer to coming up for air then it would be hard to locate him. If he came up fast enough he could surface and see what was happening. Even prepare to defend himself. So he quickly approached the surface. He didn't want to be caught too off guard after all. If he was in danger then he needed to not be in such a precarious situation. He needed to be where he could breath. However his blue eyes showed shock as he surfaced. Gasping for air with a girl directly over him already looking at him. She had been ready! It was too late though. Her palm slammed down onto the top of his head and suddenly he felt a wave of force slam him back down. His head hurt. Something about that strike had left his brain scrambled and sent him plummeting deeper into the water. His thoughts dizzy for a moment as he forgot why he was there. Why he was under the water. It felt cold and he wanted to breath.

His thoughts returned to him being hunted. How the people knew he was here. That must be what was going on. They were hunting him again. Trying to end his life. His eyes slowly opened. His right eye turned red with the burst blood vessel from the blow. He was angry. He always tried to be calm and merciful. Directing his anger away from the people hunting him to the people who had sent them. But he was not going to fear for his life day in and day out. He wanted to show them the error of their ways. Show them that he was not to be messed with. They wanted to drown him in water. He would drown them in blood.

For a moment the surface only rippled where she had flung him back under. He was sinking. But then his chakra began to swirl from just under him. And then the surface of the lake began to shift. Ripples of water seemed to lift into waves and then the point above him began to swirl. At first a small circle but it seemed to be expanding rapidly. But something else was happening. The water was turning red. More and more the water began to turn until the majority of the lake for forty meters in diameter around them was swirling red mass. Rippa was angry and tired of being targeted. And now it was showing. But something else was Rising. Something massive in the center of it all Seemed to surge upwards at an alarmingly fast rate. Aimed at the girl that had attacked him. Rippa had released the blood dragon. The surface of the center of the swirling blood lake seemed to rise before breaking to reveal a giant chinese dragons head. It's fangs open as it let out a bone chilling roar. The crimson dragon rose fifteen meters into the air as a blood soaked Rippa emerged. Slowly rising from the lake of blood stained from head to foot as he stepped out onto the swirling surface. The blood dragons tail seemed to be attached to his palm. Cold blue eyes looked for his would be attacker before his shifted his hand in a slow movement. The tail seeming to be pulled to the point of control. And then the dragon turned. It's great maw opening as it seemed to fall. It's massive form chasing her down with the intent of crushing into her and sending her below the surface. Games were for children and Rippa was no longer playing around.

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The smile on Azumi's face as the boy's head surfaced and shock took his face, was unrivaled. she beamed as his head plummeted back into the waters below "Show that Asshole to wake me from my sleep." she said as she turned, deactivating her byakugan and began to walk back towards the beach. she fully intended to continue her little nap. after all she had just spent most of the day training to become stronger and she deserved a little nap without being splashed with excessive amounts of water. Azumi looked up at the clouds admiring the way the floating care free and not bothered by people. she figured it most by nice to be a cloud. sadly she knew that if she ever wanted to complete any goals in her life she couldn't be care free and simply float around. she was gonna have to work hard. day in and day out, for it. whatever it was. what did she want in life? lord only knows, but maybe, just maybe one day she will find that thing she has been looking for, she thought, little did she know as she was staring off into space, the lake had turned a blood red color, and a man had arisen from the lake, summoning a dragon to his aid, and sending it after the unsuspecting girl. this dragon moved at high speeds quickly catching up to the poor girl, who was interrupted mid thought and smashed into water and leaving her with what would be a bruise all over her body as she proceeded to skid a crossed the water,having being launched at the high speed, she was basically like a skipping stone a crossed the surface of the water, finally smacking and tumbling into the beach. she groaned with pain, as her entire body ached, but a fury consumed her, biting her lip in pain as she winced trying to push herself off the sand. finally after a minute or so she turned to face her attack, Rage and Pain consuming her. she was pissed, but that is when the full force of the pain caught up with her. it wasn't just a bruise, but there was some internal bruising and some broken bones as well. her vision went blank as she collapsed on the beach. passing out.


WC: 393

Rippa felt dizzy as he sent out the focused chakra. He was having a hard time focusing. He knew he was fighting and he was able to maintain the focused chakra but something about it seemed off. His head hurt and she didn't seem focused on finding his body. She actually appeared oblivious. But why would she be looking for his body? Was he attacking her for a reason? She must of attacked him first. But she wasn't on her guard...Was that why his head hurt? Had she assumed she had finished him? Or was she just the distraction? Who was she? And when did he get to a blood lake? He had to assume he had done it but he just felt so out of it. Either way the dragon smashed into her and sent up a wave of blood on either side of them. And away she went skidding and bouncing from the sheer force of it all the way to the beach. And well out of range to any consecutive attacks the dragon might of been able to produce. But to be truthful he was struggling to maintain it's shape yet alone to control it. Either way he released it and let it fall into the lake as gallons of blood with a mighty crash that echoed. Or at least seemed to in his head.

His mind seemed to race about between what he had just seen and facts that seemed just out of reach but shouldn't be. His thoughts passed like a traffic jam one moment and an abandoned road the next. But he focused enough to recognize brain damage for what it was. Likely a huge concussion. Had the girl done it? She was the only one he could see anywhere. And he doubted anyone would remain below the surface of a blood lake. Either way he knew what to do. He focused his chakra and for a moment he seemed to hold perfectly still until he began to take on a green glow. It wasn't much but had it been dark out he likely would of been like a glow stick. A healing jutsu that was fairly potent and simple to use. Rapidly his head began to feel better as the damage healed as if it had never been. His thoughts clearing up but the memories still too far gone. So he walked across the surface of the blood lake until he reached the shore. Deactivating his walking practice he knelt down.

His fingers reached out and tapped the girl he had just rag dolled. That much he remembered. He forced chakra through that bridge as a green glow moved through his arm like a pulse and coated her in green. Healing the worst of her injuries. It would gradually heal her every wound. He pulled up her chair and sat on it as he waited for her to awaken. He wanted answers for what had happened. And he decided she was going to answer him. If he had to break her repeatedly.

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pain... Azumi felt a lot of that at the moment. all over her body was achy, but why? she couldn't remember. this was probably due to the fact that she was just waking up. waking up from what? had she taken a nap? is so what was this feeling around her? it felt pure, warm, and good. was it the sun? no, it wasn't the sun... her achyiness what fading. her eyes slowly opened to find a face staring at her. she recognized this face. the last time she had seen it, he was gasping for air. then everything clicked in Azumi's mind... she had hurt him, hurt him bad, and she thought he had been dealt with, but then he came back and blind sided her with lord only knows what. she surged with anger. this man had hurt her. acting on impulse she thrust her palm forward, aiming to hit him square in the face. but this wasn't a regular palm, no right before she had  thrust her palm forward she had activated most of her signature trio combination, razor skin, burning palm, but minus palm thrust. the first coating her skin in fuuton chakra, cutting anyone who came in contact with it. the second adding a burning effect to her hands, these two justu acted in perfect harmony with one another, and made her a force to be reckoned with. well at least in her mind. her palm would travel the short distance to man's face s she planned on messing him up once more for what he did to her. no one should be allowed to blindside her and get away with it unscathed. as she moved to attack her konoha ninja headband would come into view reflecting the last bit of sunlight as the sun disappeared over the mountain in the distance. her headband was around her neck, covering her precious  necklace that she always wore, the same necklace her mother always wore.

WC:333

Chakra: 110
-20 for activation of 2 D-rank
+5 for minor miscalculation in my earlier post when i accidentally counted the activation of my palm thrust as a C-rank activation and not a D-rank

Rippa watched as she woke up. She wasn't as calm as he had hoped or as fearful. Not even a little. No what he saw inside of her was something wild and untrained. A blunt weapon that knew little of opportunity or when it was outclassed. A smart person would of perhaps have assessed the situation and waited out the worst of it to wait for an opportunity. Instead she reacted violently. And without much speed from an inopportune position. She was certainly untrained. Violent as well. Still even from that position she was willing to try. At the very least she had conviction to follow through with the attack. A hyuga by the looks of her. Those eyes being a dead give away. Rippa had known Hyuga to be prideful but rarely wild. After all they were a very precise clan that valued controlled blows over raw power. He supposed it was just as unusual to see one out here not training. As strict as they were they rarely took any extended breaks. Perhaps the opposite of his own clan. But there was that attack she was launching which forced her to basically launch herself from a laying down position.

If anything he had to give her points for creativity. He had never seen anything like those palm techniques. And had she used them to begin with he might of suffered more then a concussion. Still he needed to keep it from connecting. So he let out a pulse of medical chakra. Sending it directly at her. The Chakra reverse pulse technique, Unless she could somehow manage to negate it then it would hit her like a punch all over her and cut off her chakra for a split moment turning off her techniques. Still Rippa raised his hand to brush away the girl by the wrist and with his superior speed and reflexes attempting to direct it away from him. His blue eyes watching her and not missing that Konoha headband. Still he watched her and spoke up since she was awake. His tone harsh as he barked at her.

"Knock it off! Keep it up and next time I knock you out then you will wake up dangling by your feet from a tree bound head to toe. Got it hyuga?"

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Azumi's palm was headed forward, then all of the sudden the wind around her ceased, and she flet like she had been punched, all over her body. a gasp of air was forced, as the man also simply brushed away her palm with amazing speed an reflexes. she was stunned, and very literally breathless, it felt like someone had just punched her straight in the gut... then he spoke. "Knock it off! Keep it up and next time I knock you out then you will wake up dangling by your feet from a tree bound head to toe. Got it hyuga?"  she can't say she was necessarily surprised by his tone of voice, but maybe a little put off by it. however she knew when she had been outclassed, and outmatched. at the reflexes and speed he had just displayed there was no way she could lay another finger on him. "Fine" she said in response, although her words were definitely filled with attitude. she was pissed at him. she sat up angrily, or at least as angrily as someone could sit up. then she glared at him "So why the hell did you have to splash me while i was taking a nap anyways?!? i mean is it wrong for someone to take a little nap after they spent the whole day training?" she turned her gaze away from him after she spoke, and looked over to the spot where the sun had set, the pink light given off by the sun trying to get over the mountains, even though no matter how hard it tried it couldn't, always amazed her, she saw beauty in her surroundings , and this might help her calm down just a little bit. so she would sit there until he gave a response. or at least until she feel asleep again.

WC:310

Rippa watched her for a moment. He was beginning to doubt she actually was capable of killing him. Or that she had intended to try in the first place. His blue eyes seemed to shift at her every movement carefully as she seemed to moodily reply to him with a fine comment. Still he only shifted backwards in the same motion as her sitting up. Careful not to let his guard down as she did so. Still she spoke once more. Perhaps with a bit of attitude but still he was coming to expect that from her. Still her words made his white eyebrows raise. He shook his head as he stood. Looking over at the spot he roughly remembered seeing her before. It did indeed look a little damp still. Though the lake was more of an interesting predicament. The whole damn thing was stained red now with his blood jutsu. Though it had settled down he wondered how long it would take for the blood to dilute out of it. Still he sighed and moved over to fetch his tank top. Catching the scroll in his left hand he used the tank top to try and wipe some of the blood off of himself. After all they were both pretty much coated in it. Like some sort of horror movie. And the closest source of water was basically blood at this point anyways. Enough blood had been pumped into it to rise the water level dangerously close to her things. Still when he spoke he was more patient in his tone.

"That wasn't intentional. And certainly not a reason to attempt to drown someone. Some restraint might be in order next time. Now on your feet. Hyuga. I healed most of your injuries. And I doubt you want your things getting coated in blood if another wave rolls in. Grab your things and then you can introduce yourself properly. Without your fists."

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Azumi watched as he got up and walked over to his stuff. Then she noticed the blood lake. Her mouth made an O in astonishment. Had he done that? how had she not noticed it before? Here was a lake she had been standing on very recently, and it had been very pure and a clean looking lake. Now it was completely covered in blood. He came back up to her without her even noticing really. She jumped a little when he spoke, but stood up and walked over to her stuff to grab it after he finished speaking. As she walked over there she mutter under her breathe with her typical attitude. "That is plenty of reason to attempt to drown someone." She said as she reached down and grabbed her soaking wet bag, and other items and carried them up into the forest a little ways, before setting them down underneath a tree and then returning to the beach. Once she returned to walked over to him and gave a tiny bow, enough to barely signify respect. "My name is Hyuga Azumi. I am a genin of the village hidden in the leaves. I specialize in Ninjustu, and taijustu, as well as have Katon and Fuuton Chakra natures." she said as she stood up from her bow, and then placed a hand on her hip. and looked him up and down, trying to see what she could decipher about him through all of the blood, but it wasn't much. "So what about you? who are you and where are you from?" she said with that hint of attitude back in her voice. At this point it was almost blatantly clear that, that hint of attitude almost never left her voice, but this was a common trait in hyuga's. However, most people rarely classified Azumi as a typical hyuga.

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Rippa watched as the girl turned to look at what he spoke of. It was as if just now she had begun to realize what he had done. The blood lake reflecting in her eyes as her expression turned to one of awe, or perhaps shock. He wasn't sure which. Still as he told her too she hoped up to go fetch her things. Rippa merely sighed and watched her go and do as he suggested. After all blood stains were hard to get out of most colors. Not the ones Rippa was wearing but he didn't really see her as a black and red type girl. Still he himself was dripping blood and smelled of it to. He sighed as he ran one hand through his hair only to come back with more blood on his hand then before. He made a tch sound about it. Getting blood out of white hair was a pain in the ass. Damned girl made him get all sorts of messed up. Still he took a deep breath and calmed himself before she returned. He was after all an adult and could at least try and remain mature about it. What was a little shampoo later in comparison to disliking someone?

Still Rippa looked up at her with those blue eyes as she returned. Having placed her things elsewhere under a tree. Much to his surprise she sort of bowed before speaking. She was certainly willing to tell him a lot about herself. For a moment Rippa just blinked in surprise. It was then that he noticed a small part of her introduction he had almost missed. She was a genin. He had taken a hit from some genin? Almost managed to drown by the hands of the lowest rank of shinobi. Two ranks under him. Here he had been fairly proud of his abilities and now he was suddenly being smacked around by a genin. He let out a sigh as his shoulders slumped. If Lamya or Chisaki or even Sousetsu heard about him taking such a blow he would never hear the end of it. No matter how big he got in his britches they would always return to something like don't let a genin beat you again. Even though he had skipped her across the lake like a rock for hitting him Rippa felt a bigger blow to his pride then before. Damn her for kicking his pride in the groin.

Still he let out a sigh relenting to what was. After all if it had happened it had already happened and it couldn't be altered. If anything she could be commended for landing a blow if not for the reasons she attacked him to begin with. Positioning yourself while the enemy was blind was a good move. Even for such a brat. Still Rippa smiled and spoke in return. He seemed fairly pleasant now that she wasn't trying to sock him in the face anymore. "Ah well now that was good and proper Azumi-Kun. I am Chi Rippa, Head of the Tenshi branch of the Chi clan and a special Jounin of Konoha. Hmm well I suppose it doesn't do any harm to reveal more, I specialize as a medic with medical Ninjutsu but I am also highly capable with ninjutsu and a student of Bukijutsu, While my elements are blood and crimson raiton." With that speech he smiled and held up both his hands palms up. Fluctuating his chakra the blood on both of them turned into tendrils forming into eight blood balls before crimson electricity shot into each balls and made each ball spark with red sparks. With that he pointed to the side and sent all eight balls firing into the lake with concussive force enough for each ball to hit like a cannon. But at least they were clean now. Well any stains remained but the liquid blood was gone from both of them.

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Azumi listened as the man before her introduced himself to her, and explained his rank, and his abilities as well. She was a little bit surprised to see that he was a konoha ninja as well, but then again he did call her out on being a hyuga almost right off the bat. then as he was about to demonstrate his skills the last of the light faded from over the mountain in the distance, and Azumi finally realized the time. she grabbed his arm right after he made the ball of blood. "i am sorry to interupt your display of, possibly amazing skills, but i really must get going. It is getting late, and i need rest if i am to continue my training tommorow." she said looking him in th eyes to be sure that he got that she was actually being serious about meeting up again at some point. His abilities intrigued her, and she had always wanted to learn a little bit of medical ninjustu. He might be the perfect place to start. Also if he was a medic then he might have some access into her birth documents, and who her father was... She gave a quick bow to the man known as Rippa, before she dashed away into the forest. She went and grabbed her stuff from udner the tree, and then she started running back into town Hoping to reach her hotel room before it got any later than it already was.

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Total WC:2300
-2250 for Spd, perception, and endurance E to D
50 words left over

Rippa blinked as the girl reacted to the setting sun. Typically time had little meaning to him. He didn't sleep often enough and to top it off his sleeping schedule was highly irregular. Typically he just trained until he neared exhaustion and took a break. Keeping himself prepared at almost all times for an attack. Even when he slept it wasn't a deep resting sleep but one on the verge of being awake. A snapping twig or a rustled bush was enough for one of his eyes to open and for him to use his senses to survey his surroundings. His dreams were empty moments where he didn't truly feel safe. But that was something he would change one day. He was fighting the boogieman and the boogieman worked with his uncle who wanted him dead. If anything that was what he saw when he did sleep enough to dream. Enaka was his boogieman. His only answer was to kill the man but for the moment he couldn't touch him. Still he was underestimated by that man. His uncle was hiring some rather pathetic mercenaries to take down Rippa but Enaka was staying out of it. So Rippa had torn apart but not killed any of the mercenaries after him. This girl had done more to him then they had combined.

Still when she grabbed his arm and spoke of going back to her place where ever she was staying to rest and he smiled. He recalled the times when he could relax. Back when he wasn't afraid of the dark and half closed doors didn't make him hesitate. When dirty faces and shame filled eyes didn't seem to be people he couldn't help. He missed being there for those who needed him regardless of status. But this girl was training to be stronger. Either to protect someone or to reach a goal. He felt for her and wanted to guide her. They might call him a killer, they might call him a sinner and they might call him a horror. But he truly wanted to see others succeed. He watched her go and felt shame in his soul for the first time in a while. Not because he wasn't strong enough to take down his fathers killers but because he had left so much behind in the mean time and abandoned his duties. He had hidden from his uncles thugs as best as he could, but how many people had been suffering while he saved himself?

With a sigh he made up his mind. He would stop hiding and return to Konoha. He would heal the sick and aid the wounded. He would protect the weak and the innocent. And he would help raise a new generation to do the same. It wasn't so much a god complex. He didn't intend to be a martyr either. The girls willpower had simply touched something in him he had forgotten for some time. It wasn't like him to turn away from all the crap in the world and walk away. A genin had more willpower in just her eyes then he had shown in the last couple of months. She didn't back down out of fear even though he dominated her in power. She stood tall and stared him back into his eyes. And he had felt that conviction. He had felt a moment where he wasn't entirely sure he could overwhelm her. She had the kind of heart a true warrior needed to have. So when he got back she would be one of his students. And he would help her grow.

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