The sun slowly peeked through the blinds of Alessi’s room. It was morning, and a rather bright one at that. Alessi was lying face down on her pillow. Her covers were all bunched up to one side, leaving the other half of the bed exposed. She slowly inched her way closer and closer to the edge of the bed. Being only half awake wasn’t a particularly good feeling. With one final movement, her feet hit the ground and she sat up on her bed. Rubbing her eyes, she stood up and stumbled to her bedroom door. Slowly making her way to the kitchen, she continued on to get the mail. Her parents were both still asleep, so the house had a rather eerie silence to it. Of course Alessi was too tired to notice it. Once she was outside, he reached into the mailbox and pulled out the letters. Heading back inside, she sat down at the kitchen table and yawned. Lazily scanning over the mail, she noticed that one was made out to her. Opening the letter and glancing over it, she could only make out a few lines due to her grogginess.

Her eyes immediately widened and a surge of energy seemed to rush through her once she had gotten to a certain part of the letter. Hopping off of her chair she rushed to her room and quickly got dressed. Cleaning herself up, she ran full speed past the kitchen and out of her house. It was rather amazing on how a simple letter could completely erase her signs of sleepiness and get her motivated enough to head off in such a hurry.

As she ran throughout the workings of Iwa, she dodged passed the people commuting through the city. Eventually making it to Waterfall Point, she headed straight up the path and was quickly nearing the summit. Stopping before she reached the top, Alessi took one deep breath and exhaled to calm herself down. Now walking, she went to the top and had full view of the waterfalls. After a quick moment of taking in the sights, she walked around. Finally seeing a man sitting right beside the body of water the waterfall came from. Slowly walking towards him, she grinned slightly as she spoke. “Hello?”

Seeing that the man stand and tower over her somewhat, she took a step back to give him a bit of room. Once the man mentioned her name, she straightened up slightly. This man was undoubtedly her new sensei. It took her a fair amount of willpower to not freak out due to her eagerness to meet the man. With a smile and a nod, she quietly answered, “I’m Alessi…”

The man then began to introduce himself and state that he was indeed her sensei. Alessi listened to his explanation of why he wanted to meet her here, as well as how he didn’t bother of looking at her file. She wasn’t angered about the fact that the man didn’t read about her, she was actually rather glad about it. Allowing others to talk about themselves is a better way of getting to know them anyways. Hearing that Nanashi also had an interest in the medical field gave Alessi the impression that her sensei was also skilled in Medical Ninjutsu. At that point, she wanted to lose it, but she was still surprisingly able to keep her cool. Finally, Nanashi asked Alessi to tell him about herself. Just when she was about to think about what to say, her new sensei motioned her forward.

With a quiet and nervous exhale, she took a few steps forward and stood directly next to Nanashi. He was definitely a lot taller than her. He had her by about a foot. Looking up and tilting her head slightly, she thought about what she could say. “Um… Well…” Her voice was slightly shaky and obviously nervous. “I… I’m not sure what to talk about Nanashi Sensei…”

Alessi exhaled softly. She was rather glad that her sensei was going to give her a bit of an example. It was definitely her nerves that were holding her back from talking about herself. Thankfully, Nanashi’s example was about to clear out a majority of her nervousness. She made sure to stay quiet as her sensei spoke and listened to every single word he said. After he was done, he gave her a few words of encouragement and put his hand on her shoulder. With an silent inhale, she began.

“Uh… My name is Alessi Kazako. I’ve just recently turned sixteen, and am a chuunin of Iwagakure. I’m equally good at Taijutsu and Medical Ninjutsu, but I prefer Medical Ninjutsu. When I’m not doing mission… I’m usually reading. I like to meet new people and try to make others happy. Even though I’m training to be a decent combat medic… I don’t like being called short… and I don’t particularly like blood… or death… I’d rather someone get knocked out than die.” Alessi seemed to shiver slightly when talking about death. Just the thought of it made her a bit squeamish. Shaking her head for a quick second, she focused back on her description of what she enjoys and what she is truly like. “I thought I was pretty useful to my last team… considering I was able to heal or defend them in most situations. I’m still looking through some books of mine to see if there’s some sort of fighting style that I can use with Medical Ninjutsu… but I haven’t found anything yet… I might have to figure something out… maybe…” Tilting her head to the left to think, she came up blank. “I’m not really sure what else I can say…”

Deciding that what she said was the best she had, she started to focus more on what Nanashi said about himself. Mainly aiming the conversation on the “combat medical division” bit of his little speech, she started to ask a few questions about what he meant by it. “What gave you the idea for wanting to establish a combat medical division…?” Alessi sounded rather interested in it due to her ability to fully fight AND be a medic.

Beginning to wonder whether or not telling her new sensei that she had distaste for blood and death was a good idea, Alessi’s mind began to wander about what could possibly come of it. She knew that being a medic entailed much death and blood, but she had a better time of dealing with blood than death. Thinking nothing more of it, she moved on to her “short” comment. She wasn’t embarrassed of her shortness, but did happen to get aggravated and even a bit angry when being harassed with the term. Again, she would just have to see where her comments left her. Alessi began to think about what her sensei was like. He seemed rather kind and supportive. Even giving her a comforting squeeze to calm her was unneeded, yet greatly appreciated. This man was interesting, and Alessi rather enjoyed his company. He made everything seem calm when she was around him. Though that could either be him, or the soothing sounds of the waterfall nearby. Whatever the case may be, she was still excited to have him as a new sensei.

Alessi started to listen to Nanashi’s long and detailed speech on how combat medics were possibly one of the best types of fighters there were. She definitely felt the enthusiasm behind his words. When he reached a part about Chakra Scalpels, she immediately smiled. Having tried them out during a few training sessions, as well as on a mission, she knew that it was a jutsu to be reckoned with. Chiming back into the conversation, she listened to more of the idea. The overall thought was a bit odd to hear at first, but with a bit of reasoning and possibly examples behind it, the thought could quite possibly become a reality. It was a reality that Alessi would definitely want to be a part of. Alessi grinned once she was asked for her input on the subject. With a grand amount of excitement and hopefulness behind the voice, she started to speak with an upbeat tone. “I love it!” She paused for a second, yet still kept her smile up. It seemed like she was unsure about what she was going to say next. Her voice quickly grew quiet. “Do… do you think I could help you with it…? I mean… I just thought… since I’m striving to be a combat medic and all…”

Alessi was happy to hear she would be a part of Nanashi’s plan. He had a good vision for the future of Medical Ninjutsu. There was no doubt in her mind that her sensei would help her further her goal of being a full-fledged combat medic. Although her and her sensei had their differences, they would probably do well together. Alessi had a few enjoyable thoughts about where she would end up in the future. Bringing her attention back to the conversation, she noticed that Nanashi had yet again put his hand on her shoulder. There wasn’t a problem with that though. She already got the feeling he was using it as a way to relax her. Intently listening, she noted that Nanashi wanted the highest amount of effort given in his teaching. Knowing that wouldn’t be a problem, she nodded every time she heard something she was fully capable of doing.

“Yeah… I guess I am a little hungry…” Tilting her head slightly, Alessi began to think about what she was in the mood for. Going down a list of her favorite foods, she finally stopped on ramen. It had been quite a while since she had some, so she had a slight craving for it. “I could go for some ramen actually…” She definitely started to sound more calm and relaxed. “I guess it’ll be your turn to ask me some questions once we get some food.” With a quiet giggle, she turned to walk off of Waterfall Point. Of course she wouldn’t go running ahead. Alessi would stay with Nanashi and match his pace, whether it is fast or slow.

((OOC: Sorry for the shorter post… My brain is getting a little too tired.))

As the two walked towards the ramen stand, Alessi felt the need to put both hands behind her head as she walked. It was a bit of a habit, but she normally did so when she was relaxed or content. Sooner or later, her sensei would notice her doing this in the future and immediately match it to how she felt. Entering the seating area, she noticed that Nanashi had gone right ahead and pulled a chair out for her. This was just adding more and more points to Alessi’s thoughts of how he was a kind and supportive sensei. She wasn’t too concerned with him ordering the same thing as her. Alessi just assumed it was because he hadn’t eaten ramen in a while. Luckily, she ordered something that was rather tasty for nearly everyone that had eaten it.

Now it was time for questions. The first being about her clan. ]“Kazako is the name of my clan, yes. We’re not really a connected clan though… Most of our members are scattered among the nations. I’m told we don’t number very much, and the majority of us are in Iwagakure. It doesn’t really bother me that we’re all disconnected though…” Pausing her explanation to watch the chef cook their ramen for a moment, she tried to think about what else she could say about her clan. “My clan mainly specializes in Taijutsu, but there is a fair amount of us that have been trying Medical Ninjutsu. Me being one of the first to try.” Right after she was finished with her description of her clan, her sensei then asked her about her old clan. It was somewhat difficult to give a reason for the spilt, so she tried her best at stating it. “I’m actually not too sure why we split up… I became a Chuunin while the rest of my team stayed as Genin… And with the new Tsuchikage coming up, he might have just wanted a bit of a change… Again, I’m not too sure… I haven’t really kept up with my old teammates though…” Alessi started to sound a bit disappointed that she hadn’t seen her friends in a while, but she quickly looked at Nanashi and grinned to show she was alright.

Just at that moment, the chef put out two medium sized bowls filled with ramen. The presentation of the food made it rather good-looking. Grabbing a pair of chopsticks, Alessi broke them apart and set them up in her hand. Looking over at Nanashi, she gave a light smile as she waited for him to get ready himself. In her mind, it would have been rather rude and un-ladylike if she started digging in. The smell of the ramen quickly filled the air and seemed to drift around the two.

Hearing that her new sensei was proud of her being somewhat of a trend setter, she turned and gave yet another soft smile. “Thanks.” Leaning back slightly, she started to think about any more questions she might have had for Nanashi. There happened to be a few that were drifting around in her head, but she would have to wait till she had eaten. It was a bit harder to think on an empty stomach. After receiving a few encouraging words pertaining to her surpassing her teammates and having to deal with the consequences of improving one’s self, Nanashi gave a bit of a signal to eat. Taking a small amount of ramen from the bowl, she blew on it before eating to make sure it wouldn’t burn her mouth. It was rather tasty and made her wonder why she hadn’t had ramen sooner.

As she ate, her sensei began to tell an interesting story about where he was before he came to Iwagakure. It was fascinating to hear how he was once a geisha and where his roots lay. Alessi occasionally ate a portion of her ramen while listening to Nanashi talk. Unaware that her ramen was slowly disappearing, she continued to listen. There wasn’t much she could comment on after he was done though. Although his story was quite curious, she really couldn’t think of anything to say as a response. Luckily Nanashi was able to ask a question and allow her to avoid a follow-up question.

”Um… Yeah. I’ve actually tried using chakra scalpels during a fight once, but I don’t see them as a reliable combination with taijutsu. The amount of chakra they drain is too much. If a fight lasted a while, the scalpels would either drain me too quickly, or the opponent would find an easy opening when I would try the hand signs for it… It might just be me though…” Alessi sighed and started to poke at one of the fish cakes in her bowl. “I’ve poured over a fair amount of medical books and haven’t found anything that would work as a connection between the two… I’m not giving up on it though.” With a soft sigh, she picked the fish cake out of the ramen and ate it. Looking down into her bowl, she noticed she had already finished her ramen. Placing her chopsticks down inside the bowl, she pushed it forward so the chef would have an easier time of reaching it. Guessing that it was time for her questions, Alessi looked over at her sensei and tilted her head. “You mentioned you had a girlfriend?”

With a few more statements about them being equal and her learning everything Nanashi has to offer, Alessi grinned at each point being made. She was certainly glad that her sensei would be focusing more on them learning from each other than him barking orders at her. She really liked that about her teacher.  After a quick talk about the upcoming spar, Nanashi handed her an address. She took the piece of paper and slid it into her pocket .

The meeting was coming close to an end, and Alessi could feel it. Surprisingly, she was right. Nanashi asked her if she had any remaining questions and then the meeting would be over. With a happy tone in her voice, she answered her sensei. “I can’t really think of any more questions… It was really nice to meet you Nanashi. I’ll see you tomorrow for the spar.” With those few final words, Alessi got up and left. She only turned back for a quick second to grin and wave before fully heading back home.