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"Alright boy, keep up with me. Do not stray off." Shizoni would protect him, but he wasn't going to carry him. He best stick near the Swordsman, straying off would be bad for the boy.
The Swordsman then ran not to far behind Taka, who was already pretty far ahead. He decided to take a detour to the Academy to get the other kids, while the teachers handled any threat that could be within the area.

[Exit to Academy.]

Athletics DC 20
Keep up with Shizoni on the way to the Mizukage Office
Ends when Shizoni reaches the Mizukage Office

Andou smirked at Taka's mention before taking one of the last bites of his ramen. No sooner had he done that did the ANBU appear. The speed of his actions fluttered Andou's fringe hard into his eye, and he had to wipe it aside while listening to the urgent message. Years of shinobi training brought him to his feet, even as the foodie part of his mind protested at leaving the ramen unfinished. It would be discouraging to Shippo... And Taka hadn't finished his meal either!

Said Taka's authoritative voice caught Andou off-guard and he nodded. His instructions made sense. And while a younger version of him would object to Bumu disobeying orders, right now he found her spark of character quite admirable. He was already moving out of the shop and hurrying to catch up to her, and together they hurried to the academy. Andou only left a parting instruction to Shippo to evacuate to the safe areas and an apology for interrupting their meal.

[exit to Academy]

Mizuiro looked at the food as it was being served to him, and pondered what this ramen would taste like, never having it before. Well, he would eat it all out of respect for his new sensei, because he had taking a liking to her.
"Thank you, sensei!" He then grabbed the chop sticks and began to chow down on it all. He ignored any tastes he didn't like, and tried to concentrate on what was good about it, and just kept on eating.

"We will, next time, lets team up!" He whispered back to Tensei. Mizuiro just had a feeling that teamwork was very important, they had to make sure to do that next time. He kept on eating his ramen, which was nearly finished, but he conserved it a little, making sure the tastes would last.
"So good." He mumbled to himself, as he devoured the last of his meal, and drank the last of the liquid from the bowl.

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TABTABGenin
TABTALevel: 8
TABTʜρ: 112/112
TABTIϹρ: 112/112
TABTMHp: 96/96
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Endurance training? Oh boy... I hope it's not a lot of running... He was starting to hate running, but it was training and something to do. He pushed his bowl to the middle, saying he was finished. He was completely unaware of what was going on with Yuri-sensei. "Is this training going to involve running? I really don't care for running. We don't seem to get along very well..."

d20 + Awareness (9) = 23 vs. 38 Fail

Hp: 630　/　630
Cp: 840/　840
MHp: 780　/　780
On the side Yuriko smiled, while the boys hadn't been looking she had quietly gulped down her entire bowl of ramen all at once and could now feel a feeling of warmth coming from her stomach. Most people didn't exactly approve of her method which is why she often chose to do it stealthily. "It won't be running... when people run they miss all the flowers and that's no fun." Before she could explain what it was Mizuiro threw his own idea into the ring. "Well I suppose survival training is good... and this training will help you survive..." she was about to continue when she heard someone calling her name.

"Tsubaki-senpai? Tsubaki-senpai?"

"Over here." she called out.

A man, whom she guessed to be a Chuunin based on his uniform approached her. He whispered something into her ear and she nodded. The chuunin then handed her a scroll. "Please go tell the Mizukage that I will wait here for the new genin." she told the man. He nodded and then left.

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TABTABGenin
TABTALevel: 8
TABTʜρ: 112/112
TABTIϹρ: 112/112
TABTMHp: 96/96
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He was slightly relieved to hear that it wouldn't involve running. They didn't have a very good track record. Mizuiro mentioned survival training, which didn't seem all that bad. Survival he could handle. "Sounds interesting." When the Chunin came and spoke with Yuri-sensei, he was intrigued, So we have someone new on our team? Not a moment later Byakuran came strolling into the ramen shop. Tenshi still had his suspicions about him. Especially with his 'mission' he had to do, which was interrupted by the attack earlier. He mentioned how he fought at the library. Tenshi didn't have enough strength to go fight, but he managed to do his part of it at least. He turned his attention back to Yuri, "So who is the new genin?"

Byakuran Usotsuki
LV. 9
Experience: 207/500
Hp: 144
Cp: 234
MHp: 117
Dodge Bonus: 20

Being an Otobe, if anything was said in same general area as himself, he tended to hear it lest he was incredibly distracted, this led to Byakuran nearly falling off his stool as this was said, then non nonchalantly trying to play it off as though it was nothing.

"You alright there young man?" Shippo inquired with a slight laugh. "and here I thought Ninja were supposed to be coordinated." again he gave a light chuckle, Byakuran playing off his reaction with his more usual smile.



"Heh, well we all have our moments." he said straightening himself in his seat and pretending he hand't heard this revelation. "To be fair, I'm not really the sort've person who believes a headband makes a Ninja anyway."

Shippo raised a brow at the boy, looking rather bemused at this as he prepared the boy's rather sizable order. "Oh really? I'm surprised. Most young shinobi are all to ready to lay claim to the title..." he gave the young man a teasing lift of the brow. "Are you afraid of the responsibility."

Byakuran merely continued his blissful smile. "Heh, not in the least...it's more... I do not believe that I really know what being a Ninja means to me, as of yet." Shippo actually seemed to looking more surprised then bemused at this response. "I understand what other people believe a shinobi to be, and I of course understand what I am told to believe it is...but from what I have seen, being a Ninja is something has a different meaning to every person...and I have not really made up my mind yet. I'm not so reckless as to lay claim to a title I don't rightly understand."

Shippo seemed be mildly...impressed with the boy. "Hn...I see. You seem to have given this a lot of thought. How then do you plan to figure it out?"

Byakuran spun slightly on his stool, it a much better mood now at the news he'd been assigned to a team, even if he hadn't officially been told as such. "Have you heard the old story about the farmer who became a demon?"

Shippo seemed to be wisely stirring the noodles now, a knowing glimmer in his old eyes. "Hm hm hm, ah...you refer to the farmer who walked down a hundred roads and became a traveler...and the traveler fought a hundred battles and became a warrior....and the warrior who slayed 100 demons...and became a demon."

Byakuran gave a rather approving nod. "The very same. I have decided that I will not understand what it means to be a ninja, nor call myself one, until I have slain 100 Ninja." he said all this with a rather cheery attitude. "By then I expect I'll will be worthy of the title...or at the very least understand what I think it to mean."

"Hmmm," Old man Shippo gave a slight nod, setting three bowls before the boy. "And what if in doing so...you find that after what you've become, becoming a ninja is impossible?"

Byakuran seemed to find this new angle amusing, his naturally mischievous eyes opening over his seemingly blissful smile.



"I suppose I shall settle for being a demon, then." he gave a lighthearted laugh that didn't fit the nature of the statement. "Thank you for the food." he clapped twice over the bowls and began eating, back to smiling blissfully.