Nagare sat inside of the flying fortress, which he had discovered over five years ago when he helped Reika while she was sick. It had since then become a place that he came to when he needed to unwind and rest, as almost no one else in Kumogakure no Sato knew of it. But now, he had decided to train his new squad in it, which would effectively reveal the fortress' location, but he wasn't worried; he would swear them to secrecy. So, like with his previous students of Squad Samsara, he sent a ninja messenger to each of their houses, with directions to this fortress suspended between the mountains.

From what he could tell, his squad would just be two, along with Kenji, who was still transitioning into becoming a Sp. Jounin himself. The first was Juyo Dākuchairudo, a relative of his ex-girlfriend. It's not that their relationship was broken off badly, it just never really worked out after they grew distant. Now that her cousin was going to be his student, he planned on treating the guy with utmost respect. Kirā Wani was the next new student, some guy he had no idea about. He'd never even heard of him, but he supposed he wouldn't need to research as they were meeting today.

The Fortress was silent and calm, until Nagare heard the resonating of footsteps clanging on the metal. Finally, they were here. He smiled with anticipation, not only at meeting them, but also at the training they would soon receive...

Juyo slowly walked down the metal hallway of the Flying Fortress.  Being so high in the mountains in such a huge complex was daunting.  He had never known that such a place existed until a messenger-nin gave him a note with directions to it.  Supposedly, Juyo was to meet his Sensei, who was to be the squad leader that Juyo was assigned to.  He was excited to be getting involved in the village's ninja squads, hoping he'd be able to have more excuses to stay out of his clan's business.  The anticipation was killing him, so Juyo took out a bean jam cake out of his pocket to settle himself.  The only problem would be if one of his clan would end up being in his squad, or worse, the squad leader.  Juyo prayed silently that this would not be the case as he entered a large, expanding room.

There sat a spiky, dark-haired man with dark clothes, but his red eyes shone as Juyo noticed them carefully watching his approach.  The guy looked just a bit nerdy, but his red eyes and smile at Juyo made him more towards creepy.  Juyo had a feeling this guy wasn't one of his squad mates, but the leader, so as he finally got near the red eyed man, he introduced himself.  "The name's Dākuchairudo, Juyo," he said, holding a half eaten bean jam cake in his left hand, the other hand hiding in his jacket pocket.  "You're the squad leader right?  Don't look the genin type."  He took another bite and looked around the room.  "Where is everyone else?"

Post WC: 277
Training Ninjutsu C-->B 227/1500

A chilled gust of wind ran through Mayumi's hair as she aimed her bow at a target roughly 100 meters away in the courtyard of her father's home. The dark clouds above threatened to burst at any moment, and it wasn't going to be a light shower either. "Target 200, you will be mine." Mayumi pulled back the cable as a bright green chakra arrow began to form.  Mayumi released the arrow and it instantly burst through the target she had been firing at for the past half hour.  Mayumi lowered the bow, slightly pulling on the cable.  Mayumi said in a hushed tone, ”Perfection...” After saying these words it began to rain and thunder, Mayumi turned around and started walking inside of her home.  Where she saw her father preparing sushi for an afternoon snack.   Mayumi shook the bow as it compressed into a much smaller shape.  Mayumi walked to her father greeting him as she removed her shoes.  “Mayumi you have been working hard, that is good.  A messenger came by not to long ago, with this note.”  Mayumi's father grabbed a note from the counter and handed it to Mayumi.  Mayumi began opening the letter, as its contents were mainly directions to some location within the village, the message indicated it was for a particular meeting.

Mayumi flew to the flying fortress on the Sky Brother: Yuucho.  Mayumi began giving directions to Yuucho while he interupted her, "So Mayumi, any ideas on where we are supposed to go."  Mayumi saw a fairly large building, suspended by two large cables.  Mayumi replied to Yuucho's question, "Apparently this is where we find out.  Yuucho descended down to a balcony near a large steel door.

Mayumi dismounted Yuucho as he dispesed.  Mayumi began walking around the corner through the large metal frame of the building.  To find two figures inside, Mayumi was skeptical about what was going on and kept her guard up.  Mayumi approached the two males and Mayumi recognized one of the males.  The man was Nagare Soseji the village Sannin.  Mayumi knew a great deal about Nagare, but why was she summoned here?

Mayumi ignored the other boy as he was of little importance at the moment.  Mayumi asked Nagare,  "If I am correct, you are Nagare Soseji, Sannin of Kumogakure.  I am Mayumi Kyodara, and I assume you are the one who summoned me to this place, correct?"

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OOC: Sean, you can't just RP with Summons unless you app a summoning scroll and actually spend chakra. I'll let it slide this time, but remember that.

Nagare watched as Juyo, the first member of his squad, entered and greeted him politely, saying, "The name's Dākuchairudo, Juyo. You're the squad leader right? Don't look the genin type. Where is everyone else?" Nagare smiled at the kid, whose green eyes shimmered almost as brightly as Jishin's blue eyes.

"Just be patient. They'll be here momentarily, and if they're not, then we'll just start training without them." he said, as he turned again to face the door. Within minutes, another figure appeared in the distance, flying in on some sort of bird and landing within the fortress before dispersing the summon. It was a girl, by his surprise, with bright green hair the fell far down, almost near the ground. Looked like he got his third student; Kenji must have finally been promoted. She approached and greeted Nagare with a stable tone, completely ignoring Juyo.

"If I am correct, you are Nagare Sōseiji, Sannin of Kumogakure. I am Mayumi Kyodara, and I assume you are the one who summoned me to this place, correct?" Nagare merely nodded at her. She seemed pretty stern, with a monotone voice and a glare in her eyes.

"Yes, I'm that Nagare. Hello, Mayumi." and within seconds, the sounds of footsteps could be heard from a side entrance as someone came in. Must've been Kirā. Surely enough, a blue haired guy walked in, and approached Nagare.

"Wani, Kirā of Seikitei Clan." Seemed like this guy was even more serious than Mayumi. Well, those were his three students. Now, for the same thing that he did with his last squad...he kind of wanted to make it different this time, though.

"Hello, and welcome to Squad Samsara. We all seem to know each other now, Juyo, Mayumi, and Kirā," he pointed to each of them as he said their names, "And now we get to the fun part. Firstly, you shall not disclose the location of this fortress. It's a hidden landmark for a reason; it's a secret. So, if you tell anyone about it, I'll personally torture you myself. Next, I've chosen this place to train because it's very spacious, and we're starting today with a bang; I want to see each of you battle, firsthand." Yes, this time he would make them fight. But not each other, oh no. He would make them fight him. Of course, he would go easy on them, but it would help him figure out how much potential they had...

"Let's learn a bit more about each other before we get to the fighting, alright? Each of you tell me what you specialize in, what nature releases you have, your goals as a ninja, and what you think is your best quality." honestly, Nagare was bored, and needed to rest a bit more, so this little "getting to know you" thing was just something to do before they all started fighting. He waited for one of the Genin to start answering.

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Training Water Eel Jutsu
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Sweetness filled Juyo's mouth as he finished the last of his bean jam cake.  The other two Genin made their appearances as he sucked the last tiny bits of the cake from his fingers.  One thing that caught his attention was what the green haired girl, Mayumi was her name, called this red haired man.  Apparently he was one of Kumogakure's Sannin.  The fact that this guy was his squad leader made Juyo grin.  How many people would get to say they were trained by a Sannin?

Once a blue haired boy came in and introduced himself, the Sannin spoke up, "Hello, and welcome to Squad Samsara. We all seem to know each other now, Juyo, Mayumi, and Kirā," he pointed to each of them as he said their names, "And now we get to the fun part. Firstly, you shall not disclose the location of this fortress. It's a hidden landmark for a reason; it's a secret. So, if you tell anyone about it, I'll personally torture you myself. Next, I've chosen this place to train because it's very spacious, and we're starting today with a bang; I want to see each of you battle, firsthand."

Juyo's smile grew bigger at hearing the word battle.  First day and he's letting us have some fun? Things were definitely looking up for Juyo with this squad.  Nagare continued his speech, "Let's learn a bit more about each other before we get to the fighting, alright? Each of you tell me what you specialize in, what nature releases you have, your goals as a ninja, and what you think is your best quality."  Juyo was a bit disappointed to say the least.  He was already preparing for a fun fight, and now he had to put that hold a bit longer.

"Ah, fine" he sighed.  "Well, I specialize in Genjutsu and Ninjutsu.  My two chakra natures are Raiton and Suiton.  As for my goals...I haven't really thought that far ahead.  Whatever deals with killing would suit me just fine." A crooked smile spread across his face as he spoke. "But as for my best quality, I'd say it's my pearly whites!"  Juyo laughed a bit, trying to lighten the mood.  These guys seemed alright to him, so it was fine to be friendly with them.  People of this village are so much better than my piece of crap clan members he thought, trying not to wreck his good mood with a thought of his relationship with his clan.

Post WC: 431
Training Ninjutsu C-->B: 277+431=708/2000

Nagare her now sensei, planned on them all teaming up against him for training apparently and apparently this would be their secret .  Mayumi was always ready for action, she never let her guard down, always ready for a fight.  Just as Mayumi began reaching for her bow that she kept on her left thigh, Nagare mentioned one more thing.  Apparently the three genin were required to share there information with eachother.  Mayumi sighed as this would be a nuisance, but she would comply as those were orders.

Mayumi took a look at the boy apparently known as Juyo, giving his information to their "team."  Juyo was a Genjutsu user as well as the standard Ninjutsu user.  The boy claimed he was experienced in the Lightning and Water style, an absolutely superb combination.  Mayumi saw something in Juyo that she couldn't quite explain, which caused her to sligtly blush, but soon snapped out of it.  The boy began laughing when he said he had no goals, Mayumi though it was not like her decided, she would help him make a goal.

"I myself, am an Archer like my father and a summoner like my mother.  I specialize in Lightning Style and Fire Style.  As for my goals i wish to become nothing more than the best shinobi from Kumogakure, almost like you Nagare Sensei.  As for my best quality, though rumors say it is my looks, I say it is my ability to lead and intellect."

After Mayumi added her own information she took a look a boy with blue hair and dark skin. The boy looked a little older than her but maybe no more than a year.

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Each of his students answered, and he took them in one at a time, analyzing carefully. Juyo was a Genjutsu and Ninjutsu user, who also utilized Lightning Release and Water Release. He didn't have a set goal, he definitely wanted killing, though, and finally, his best quality was his teeth. All good answers, Nagare had already taken a liking to the kid. Killing could definitely be fun...Next to speak was Mayumi, who looked over to Nagare and talked straightforwardly. She was an archer and a summoner...Nagare knew he couldn't teach her much of archery, but he could point her to Zetsume, who had been his sensei back when he was a Genin. As for summoning, he could teach her a lot, and based off of the bird that she flew in on, they could probably have a one-on-one mid-air training session with Birds vs. Bats. He played with the idea for a minute or two while she finished: she used Lightning Release and Fire Release like he did, and her best quality was her intellect.

Finally, Kirā spoke up, in the same voice he had held before. It was an interesting tone that kept Nagare listening. The guy was a Taijutsu user of the Seikitai clan, as well as a "dabbler" in fuuinjutsu. Fair enough, that combination could prove useful in certain situations. He began to explain his clan a bit, and Nagare lost interest...but finally, he ended with his best quality being his keen eye. He then asked if Nagare would answer the same questions. "You didn't explain your nature releases, but I suppose you could do it after we train. As for me explaining myself, I'll do so now....

"My name is Sōseiji, Nagare, as Mayumi said before. I'm skilled in Kuchiyose, as for a time, it was all that I studied. I also know plenty of Ninjutsu, and I've recently learned Bukijutsu, although I don't really have a sword that I use in battle as of yet. My nature releases, in order of which I learned them, are Katon, Raiton, and Suiton. My best quality is my independence and self-sustenance." He sat there for a moment, quietly taking in the situation. Was it time to fight now? He was sure they were all very excited to see each others' skills. He supposed he shouldn't leave them waiting any longer. With the usual blank expression he had, he said, "Without further ado, let's battle. This is going to be simple: no killing, no fighting each other. The goal here is to do your best to hit me. You only have to do it once, and you pass. It's an individual test of skill, meaning that if a team member gets a hit, it means that they pass; you still need to hit me yourself in order to pass. I give you one hour. Those of you who can't manage to hit me within the hour will have to go through another, much less-fun training session 4:00 AM sharp, tomorrow morning. Got it? Now come at me."

He waited eagerly for a student to step forward.

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Juyo stood quietly, listening to the others answer Nagare's questions.  Mayumi was an archer and summoner that was prominent with Raiton and Katon chakra natures, while Kirā only mentioned his mastery of Taijutsu and hobby of Fuuinjutsu.  It seemed like this team could be quite interesting to work with, but Juyo couldn't stop thinking about the upcoming fight.  His mind raced with different situations the Sannin, Nagare, might make them fight in.  Caught in his own thoughts, Juyo grinned without knowing, and barely managed to catch himself as Nagare was speaking.

"My name is Sōseiji, Nagare, as Mayumi said before. I'm skilled in Kuchiyose, as for a time, it was all that I studied. I also know plenty of Ninjutsu, and I've recently learned Bukijutsu, although I don't really have a sword that I use in battle as of yet. My nature releases, in order of which I learned them, are Katon, Raiton, and Suiton. My best quality is my independence and self-sustenance" he told the three of them.  Juyo was amazed, as he noticed Nagare had said he had three specializations and could use three chakra natures.  The Sannin continued speaking, "Without further ado, let's battle. This is going to be simple: no killing, no fighting each other. The goal here is to do your best to hit me. You only have to do it once, and you pass. It's an individual test of skill, meaning that if a team member gets a hit, it means that they pass; you still need to hit me yourself in order to pass. I give you one hour. Those of you who can't manage to hit me within the hour will have to go through another, much less-fun training session 4:00 AM sharp, tomorrow morning. Got it? Now come at me."

Juyo grinned even wider, finally!  This was better than anything he had thought of yet.  To test his skills against one of Kumo's Sannin was almost too much for Juyo.  A little overeager to fight, he jumped up, and forward at Nagare.  He clapped his hands together, creating a bright flash of light from his body.  Right before the flash, Juyo took note of where Nagare was standing, and closed his eyes to prevent being blinded by his own jutsu.  He spun in a front flip, his right leg outstretched, coming down hard on where Juyo had noted Nagare was right before the flash. Here I come, Sensei!

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Post WC: 416
Training Ninjutsu C-->B: 708+416=1124/2000 + 938 = 2062 TRAINING COMPLETE
(Adding WC from this thread)

OOC: Sorry, squad. I must be off to Konoha. We'll continue this when I return, which shouldn't be too long from now.

Almost as soon as Nagare finished his sentence, Juyo ran forward, emitting a flash of light. The light was so bright that all the Sannin could see was pure white, and nothing else. Shit, Juyo was trying to blind him. And of course, it had worked, only that Juyo wasn't expecting a fast response. He made a fast string of hand seals, and Raiton chakra burst forward, blasting out around him and throwing Juyo back. "A good attempt, but don't use Taijutsu so quickly unless you're skilled in it. All that will do is get you too close to your opponent to defend yourself..." The sound of knocking on the metal entrance of the fortress interrupted him. A man walked in, wearing a Kumogakure Flak Jacket. "Nagare, you're being sent on a mission to Konoha. There's trouble with multiple groups of missing ninja, and they need support from us. Who better to support them than a Sannin?" Nagare sighed, and nodded. "Alright, I'll go. One moment."

He turned to face Juyo, still a bit blinded and unable to make out much but shapes. Maybe he wasn't even facing Juyo. He could've been facing a wall for all he knew. He directed his next comment to all of his pupils. "I'm sorry, we're going to have to cut this training session short for now. I'm needed in Konoha, but we'll meet as soon as I get back to continue where we left off. Take care of yourselves while I'm gone."

And with that, he followed the footsteps of the other Kumo-nin, and disappeared from the fortress. It was disappointing that he couldn't get the training session over with, but he needed to leave, so it wasn't under his control. It was off to the Land of Fire for him.

(Exit Thread)

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Water Eel Jutsu
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