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"Mm!" Aya said, rubbing her tummy. "I'll definately join you tonight, but after my training with MommaKage," she told him as she finished up her lunch. "I haven't had ramen in a real long time!" Aya said, trying to remember the last time she did hae ramen. Looking over to Koro-sensei, she wondered what they were going to do for the rest of class. To be honest, she wanted class to be over with so she could run home and train.

Sano looked at where Koro-sensei was standing not only a few seconds earlier. "Yes sensei." He took a small bow infront of him and turned away. "I think I am going to go I really don't wish to be wet during my Ninjutsu training. So see yah everybody." He turned his head back at them and smiled as he head off back to his house so that he could change qucikly.

Shinichi arrived at the bamboo forest, picking his way through the clusters of bamboo plants that had recently sprouted due to the rainy weather. If it weren't for the trickles of water than flowed in one general direction, he probably would have not found the river so fast. The boy pushed aside some fern and stepped into the small clearing that came just before the body of water that rushed quickly through Kusagakure. He stepped to the side and waited for the others to arrive, already dropping the makeshift scabbard and arm protectors he carried. Shinichi glanced over at both the girls, shifting behind a thick group of trees to take off his clothes. It was better to do it now that to wait until Izuki-san got here and... Well, he preferred not to think of it.

Oh, so she wouldn't even bother stripping down, would she? While it was true that swimming in your own clothing was way more realistic, Koro-sensei had often said that training was much different from real battling and that students needed to practise getting the basics before "diving" into more advance tactics. So, while he would be practising proper strokes and endurance, Aya-san would just be wasting her energy trying to swim in regular clothing. .... Did that mean that she'll grow stronger than him? Shinichi bit his lip, trying to find the right answer. Well, he was planning to train after class so it was best to conserve his energy for more important exercises right now. Yeah, it was way better this way. He slipped into the shallow water, ignoring the sudden rush of cold.

The long awaited teacher arrived at their little meeting spot by the river. It seemed Izuki didn't want to swim today. He did have troubles the first time they did the exercise and Koro was afraid that he might drown today. "Alright," the teacher said happily, walking over to the water. As casually as he would walk on ground, he stepped on the river's rocky surface as his eyes squinted upwards in a smile. He had thrown his mask back on for particular reason. "I'll be watching each and every one of you. If you start to go under, I'll grab you out of the water and set you back on shore to get a good breath of air. It'll be up to you to decide your limit. I'm not going to tell you to take a break or to stop. That's your responisibility today," the teacher told them all. "Let's make this a race, hm?" Koro said. He liked to make things competitve since it made students work harder. These bunch weren't negative competitors to his knowledge, so it seemed ok. "Go," the teacher spoke, signalling the beginning of training.

DC: 12 (Increase due to weather)
1d20 + Swim(Str)
Trian: 3/3
If you dice total hits 0 - 5 Koro will pull you out of the water and you have to start the training over.
For every failed DC take away -1 Hp.
Rewards: +1 Expereince +1 Swim
Special Rewards: +2 Extra Experience and +1 extra Swim.

He moved his arms in the proper position until the a strange current pushed him under. Shinichi grimaced, trying to fight the underestimated power of the river as well as trying to desperately maintain his breath. He couldn't allow Koro-sensei to help him. No, that choice was only if he was truly in danger of dying. Slowly, the boy pushed himself upwards, his chest aching. He broke through, allowing the water to drift him back to his starting position. That was so embarassing. Shinichi avoided the others, then pushed off the riverside into the waters.

1d20 + Swim 0
Success: 0/0
HP: 7

Koro was over by Shinichi within a second as the boy first was carried away from the tide and then pulled under. He scooped the boy up like one would do a dog or cat and then set him gently on shore. Koro didn't do anything cutesy, like pat his back to make him cough, instead he let the boy cough out the water on his own. "Alright?" he asked, with a thin layer of concern. "Still want to keep going?" he asked.