1 We Are A Squad? [Riss/NK/Private] Thu Aug 06, 2015 10:36 pm
Yasutake
D-rank
The first stage of the Chunin Selection Exams was beginning within the next few days. All he felt was anticipation. The words Nozomi had told him echoed within his mind whenever he happened to have free time, apparently taking advantage of the time he took for himself to train harder than he ever had. The possibility of injury was always present, he realized that when he had been training the previous day after parting ways with his sensei the past evening. Surpass me... They echoed, his swings became swifter, his body twisted and rotated as he maneuvered past invisible opponents in order to get to his target, his feet carried him smoothly, it was like a choreographed dance. It felt as if his feet floated over the ground based upon how smoothly he moved, his feet barely touched the ground for a moment before they were moving again, changing his stance and position within an exhalation of the air, and then his arms reared backwards and he delivered the two handed strike upon the tree.
Potential...
He breathed heavily. In his mind's eye countless enemies had dropped down to either side of him, leaving him behind the bodyguards of some indistinguishable important figure. The tree had taken on the shape of his target, and he exhaled the hot breath from his mouth onto the face of his mission as he dropped to his knees, Yasutake's blade slipping out of his chest naturally as the angle he had inserted it in was forced to push it out. There wasn't a touch upon the metaphysical form of Yasutake, his opponents had missed every single chance to harm him, simply because he had been too quick. The physical form of the Kiri ninja was unharmed as well, mostly because it had never been threatened except by being exerted to an excessive amount.
He had been training mere minutes away from the Hidden Cloud Village, and once the tree had been penetrated by his blade, his day dream had begun to fade around him, and with a single palm, he pushed away from the tree, some odd sap upon the upper half of the blade, leaving it glinting in the dwindling light. Turning around, he jogged back to his things, and as soon as he threw his pack over his shoulders, he had picked up his cloth and had begun to wipe down the blade as he headed back to the Hidden Cloud. He had spent the majority of the day training. It was dangerous to push himself to such limits in one day, especially with the Exams so close, but it was a worthy risk to hurt oneself, or to bring recognition and renown to yourself and village...
Victory.
A small smile appeared on hsi face as he gave his identification as a visitor and a participant of the Exams to Kumogakure's Gate Guards, and within a moment he had been ushered inside and had begun to head towards the Inn that the majority of Kirigakure's shinobi were staying at. They had sectioned off an entire inn, simply for their own shinobi, and when he had first heard of that, he had snorted in response, but he had soon come to be corrected when they had arrived. His disbelief had come to pass when they had been a few hours away from the Hidden Cloud.
He remembered how he had entered the Inn and had seen the red / orange tinge colour of his squad mates hair. It was Uzumaki Riss, and although he held no ill will towards her, he also didn't like her, and he believed that if they were upon the same squad then they may as well get to know each other, right? After all, Nozomi-sensei had said she had something in store for the team's composition, and in anticipation of that, he wanted to get to know his team's way of thinking and point of view on things before their sensei's surprise came to pass.
He had said her name, and he had asked her to meet him at the resort at the top of Mt. Ikkyu to go the hotsprings. He even remembered assuring her that it wasn't anything more than to get to know each other before she had even given a response. Thankfully, she had accepted and that's how we got to be here.
His well endowed body carried his consciousness to the top of Mt. Ikkyu. He had left his main weapon, the Odachi and his other weapons back in his room in the Village now behind him, but had still deigned to bring some form of protection in the form of his ninja pouch. Once he had gained admittance to the resort, he passed through the buildings following through on the directions, and then soon enough, he had arrived at the changing rooms and he had entered after a few moments of looking around, wondering if he'd catch a glimpse of Riss down the hallway doing the same, but alas he didn't and he pushed through the doorway and entered the changing room. Once he was ready to enter the hotsprings, he realized there were two doors. One that was exclusively to a single sex, so in his case, 'Male,' and the other for the option of those who were like him, and were no doubt on their way to encounter someone else. Or maybe they simply wanted to be there for the opportunity to mingle with members of the opposite sex, Yasutake couldn't take a guess, nor did he care, he had only asked Riss there for a day of relaxation and to get to know one another before the Exams had begun. It was also a reason for him to stop training before he hurt himself because he had been pushing himself over his limits and was thus injured, preventing him from taking part.
He pushed open the door that would take him to the 'mixed' hotsprings, burgundy bathing suit concealing his lower body down to his knees, and he folded his towel and placed it into one of the many 'cubby holes,' and entered the water where it was relatively free of people, ebony gaze flickering over the people in the hopes of finding Riss within the next few minutes.
WC: 1070
Potential...
He breathed heavily. In his mind's eye countless enemies had dropped down to either side of him, leaving him behind the bodyguards of some indistinguishable important figure. The tree had taken on the shape of his target, and he exhaled the hot breath from his mouth onto the face of his mission as he dropped to his knees, Yasutake's blade slipping out of his chest naturally as the angle he had inserted it in was forced to push it out. There wasn't a touch upon the metaphysical form of Yasutake, his opponents had missed every single chance to harm him, simply because he had been too quick. The physical form of the Kiri ninja was unharmed as well, mostly because it had never been threatened except by being exerted to an excessive amount.
He had been training mere minutes away from the Hidden Cloud Village, and once the tree had been penetrated by his blade, his day dream had begun to fade around him, and with a single palm, he pushed away from the tree, some odd sap upon the upper half of the blade, leaving it glinting in the dwindling light. Turning around, he jogged back to his things, and as soon as he threw his pack over his shoulders, he had picked up his cloth and had begun to wipe down the blade as he headed back to the Hidden Cloud. He had spent the majority of the day training. It was dangerous to push himself to such limits in one day, especially with the Exams so close, but it was a worthy risk to hurt oneself, or to bring recognition and renown to yourself and village...
Victory.
A small smile appeared on hsi face as he gave his identification as a visitor and a participant of the Exams to Kumogakure's Gate Guards, and within a moment he had been ushered inside and had begun to head towards the Inn that the majority of Kirigakure's shinobi were staying at. They had sectioned off an entire inn, simply for their own shinobi, and when he had first heard of that, he had snorted in response, but he had soon come to be corrected when they had arrived. His disbelief had come to pass when they had been a few hours away from the Hidden Cloud.
He remembered how he had entered the Inn and had seen the red / orange tinge colour of his squad mates hair. It was Uzumaki Riss, and although he held no ill will towards her, he also didn't like her, and he believed that if they were upon the same squad then they may as well get to know each other, right? After all, Nozomi-sensei had said she had something in store for the team's composition, and in anticipation of that, he wanted to get to know his team's way of thinking and point of view on things before their sensei's surprise came to pass.
He had said her name, and he had asked her to meet him at the resort at the top of Mt. Ikkyu to go the hotsprings. He even remembered assuring her that it wasn't anything more than to get to know each other before she had even given a response. Thankfully, she had accepted and that's how we got to be here.
His well endowed body carried his consciousness to the top of Mt. Ikkyu. He had left his main weapon, the Odachi and his other weapons back in his room in the Village now behind him, but had still deigned to bring some form of protection in the form of his ninja pouch. Once he had gained admittance to the resort, he passed through the buildings following through on the directions, and then soon enough, he had arrived at the changing rooms and he had entered after a few moments of looking around, wondering if he'd catch a glimpse of Riss down the hallway doing the same, but alas he didn't and he pushed through the doorway and entered the changing room. Once he was ready to enter the hotsprings, he realized there were two doors. One that was exclusively to a single sex, so in his case, 'Male,' and the other for the option of those who were like him, and were no doubt on their way to encounter someone else. Or maybe they simply wanted to be there for the opportunity to mingle with members of the opposite sex, Yasutake couldn't take a guess, nor did he care, he had only asked Riss there for a day of relaxation and to get to know one another before the Exams had begun. It was also a reason for him to stop training before he hurt himself because he had been pushing himself over his limits and was thus injured, preventing him from taking part.
He pushed open the door that would take him to the 'mixed' hotsprings, burgundy bathing suit concealing his lower body down to his knees, and he folded his towel and placed it into one of the many 'cubby holes,' and entered the water where it was relatively free of people, ebony gaze flickering over the people in the hopes of finding Riss within the next few minutes.
WC: 1070