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"Giglamesh failed three. You and I including." The pale-haired boy answered quite bluntly to Cronos's inquiry, smoothly cutting across the conversation coldly. "And quite a lecture he gave on not using such useful Academy techniques." There was a note of contempt in his voice now but as quickly as it was there, it blended back into a smooth monotone. But it was not so easily dismissed from effectively sombering the conversational atmosphere. And it was quite apparent that Shinratsu found the Iwa Academy a waste of time.

"Well...It was basically a test." Katagi remembered when he took the test two years, the writing part was tough none the less. "It's obvious that you had to use the skills you earned...Bunshin, Taijutsu, ranged and Kawarimi to dodge any attacks would get you four points." The silver haired Genin explained to Shinratsu and the others. "not utilizing the simple ninjutsu can get you killed in a mission....But i'm sorry that you two didn't make it." He wondered how the hyper active one actually made it to Genin?

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Before he had realised it he had alreayd made it to his aparment complex. Instead of walking insdie he would look up the wall. ....and simply begin to walk up the wall as his desginstation was the roof anyways. He walked up the wall as if he had never heard of gravity, for the moment he was focousing on the wall waling instead of his thoughts, but still he thought of them showing how high his skill was in ninjutsu. Many belived giglamesh reiled souly on his katanas, but all that have fought him know otherwise as he specilise alsomt as much on ranged and ninjutsu combat as he does katana's. He was the poster boy for Lunar cycle blade, As most of the things he did always pertianed to it teachings. The main teaching was everthing came full circle, which he would begin to recite from time to time and did so when he walked up to the roof. "Like the moon the blade is to come full circle as everthing does. With life comes death, and with death comes new life. The straightest line is always is guided by a cicular path, just as there can be no circle with out the line, there can be no line with out the circle." He would recite more but as he got up so high on the aparment complex wall it became to hard to tell with his low deep voice.

"Many here seems to forget it's how effectively techniques are applied that matters. Not being forced to use them simply for simulation purposes. The opposing shinobi will never hold back from utilizing what's effective...what's currently taught often leads to naivety." Shinratsu spoke with his usual empty, quiet monotone, cold blue-gray eyes resembling the very color of a freezing winter night fixed on Katagi. It was as if he was justifying for injuring Cronos so terribly. But six hundred years ago in Kiri, any Student like those two would've...well... "My home village... Of course, a secluded village in the mountains would never have heard of that particular practice of the Hidden Mist..." Shinratsu said quietly, almost gravely now.

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Giglamehs would make it to the roof, rubbing the back of his head as it began to hurt from the fall. It he hadnt been s distracted by himself he would of been able to catch himself, however he was just that heavily distracted. As he got to the rof he caled the lagre eight foot mesh fench to jump on to the roof. There he would begin to strech himself, holding arms straight up and pulling arm to oppsite side, squating on lne leg keeping other straight apliy pressure to knne to streach it some as well. All of this he did simply to be able to memorize foot working.

One of the greatest reasons giglamesh was so effecinet at killing as his coleages were always trained on the anatomy of all things. The reason why they were tought this was to better know the bodies workings, and depending on the student how to most effectily kill, or how to most effectily imcapticate. Giglamesh in his use was ruthless no mercy to woman or even children any that opposed him would lay in puddle of there own blood, but since coming to iwa he has changed deeply he no longer has desirses to kill any that oppose him and if he cant help it wont kill under most circumstances. To lessen the risk of death he even had two new katanas made, which he didnt realise they were done and alreayd at his home the other day. what was speacil about these new blade was the fact that the blades was reversed.

Reguardless he was here to help give himself inlightenment about the anckle and foot working. He would do this by moving self certian way and memorisng how the lead foot was placed, this would give him the information he nedded to master the water version he evneloped in to the technique, and apon master that portion master the actuly land based technique.

((Eh-heh... Sorry about the killer post... xD))

"And halfway smashed, nonetheless." Came his simple reply at Roy's challenge. The Earth Master was a temperamental woman which became her greatest miscalculation in facing an equally temperamental village. From what Shinratsu had heard during his long journey to Iwa, the Fire Master was the calmest among the Go-Ryu Master and always in control of his temper, the Wind Master with a bit more forceful in his ruling, and Mistress...that woman really knew how to manipulate people's fear. The very reason was that how the Water Master was different in terms of personality affected how differently the people of Kiri reacted to Mistress's invasion than Iwa did to the Earth Master's.

Which was why Kiri fell so quickly once Mistress disposed of the village leader. Being a primary power for six long centuries with its seclusion had indeed greatly influenced the island village's feeling of 'infallibality' and safety from invaders, which certainly was disproved after Mistress sent the kage fleeing off into the main continent, current whereabouts a mystery. But one thing did not change...and perhaps the greatest fault in Kiri's failure to be prompted to rebel. The 'Bloody Mist' was famous for teaching absolute loyalty at an early age to its young shinobis...thus was why the Mist had the first hunting-nin squad to track down rebels/renegades. And so, after Mistress settled in, most of the village eventually simply come to think of her as the new Mizukage rather than as an unwelcome invader. His clan as prominent as they were in the Mist, had failed to prompt the village to rebel no matter how they tried... The villagers simply weren't interested.

The greater power always devoured the lesser. One value, now questionable as virtue or vice, had never changed for the people of the Mist.

It was amusing how easily insulted Roy was though... Indeed, Iwa shinobi was stubborn, quite fitting for their village's reputation. And a stubborn village won't go down so easily to a persistant invader. However, Shinratsu's appearance had always been a sore spot. It was sickening how many would mistaken him for a girl or near always comment that he looked like one during first meetings. The long hair...well, that'll be his clan and their formal traditions. And as clan heir, his father made sure he didn't get away with tradition. Wait, why didn't he cut it after he came to Iwa...? The answer was simple, Shinratsu had better things to do.

"That is fine." Was his simple reply to Roy's offer. He displayed no annoyance nor irritation at Roy's insult over his appearance. Simply a blank, empty mask of an expression. Either way, if even Giglamesh wasn't able to hammer it into the young clan head's skull to USE the Academy Jutsus, Shizuka especially would probably be wondering how this petite shinobi would.

Roy...usually wasn't this short tempered. Well he was but eh vary rearly let it be known to others. He was usuallyt he quiet kid that sat in the back. Course those were teh ones to watch out for now weren't they?

Roy looked to Katagi and scaned his face. He had been around master Masks like Kinami FAR to long. he read Katagi's face but said nothing about it. He simply shifted his eyes back to the Shin kid and sighed. He was letting way to much get to him right now and it was showing. He did a fw handsigns...no actual jutsu being performed. It was something he did to focus and concentrate. A distraction of will if you will. He looked to the kid and scaned his face. He was one of those bastards that had no emotions to hide. He simply was a blank book.

"What a sad face..." he didn't say it to be spitful or as a retort. He was really taking a look at this kid. He showed no emotion...no care. Was this really how Kiri was? Was this what they drilled into their students? To live as though life had nothing to experience but battle and obedience. Roy looked to him and got a little closer..."What's it like to not have any emotions? I've always wondered why someone would want to kill off their very humanity? Sure, it makes you more effective in battle...statisticly speaking but what's that got to do with life itself? Sure, you look good on paper and you become a good lap dog for the government and your superiors but since when the hell did people become born simply to become dolls?" Roy was rambling again. A bad habbit he had when things plauged his mind.

With a sigh, he simply shrugged and looked to the kid. He wasn't telling the boy to cut his hair because he was being mean, he was doing more to see he reaction. It got none and thus it was usless. A bad deal to be sure. "Hmmm scratch the hair thing. If I beat you I want information about you and Kiri...and one more thing..." he didn't say what it was.

He simply walked back a bit and turned to the kid. He zipped up his jacket as a cold chill ran through the air. His coat collar covering everything fro his nose down. HIs hands rested in his pockets. "Ok Playboy (his new nickname for the kid), come at me."