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The snake youth waited a few minutes to allow his anger to diminish. His eyes scanned around the room. There were an odd number of students. Which probably meant one of them would be playing this difficult version of dodge ball with their sensei. With his mind and sense clear he walked up to the teacher.

His eyes gave a glance to Karite at first and then a full look over at the newcomer. Her face had given a small smile to the teacher. Her body was robed in winter like clothing. It seemed a bit weird to Shisei because it wasn't cold enough for a scarf or boots. She walked over towards Karite, probably choosing him to be a partner. Well that made who to pair up with easy.

"I will execute the exercise with you, sensei." his voice stated. His main target for the exercise had already found a partner so now Shisei didn't care much who he tossed the ball at. The only other person his palms would have liked to toss one of those metal spheres at was the nameless girl, but she was nowhere to be found. Hurling the weights at a more experienced person may not grant them injury. At least it may mean Shisei could learn more than with his peers.

"Bonzai!!" the noise made his pale head pivot upwards. There was lush of green and tan thing descending quickly upon him and the salty man. "Wait... is that..." Shisei began to think. Yep. It was the jungle drunk.

Karite raised his head slowly from stretching letting his green pony tail slide down the base of his neck. His silver eyes catching the bottom of Akiko's boots and working their way up her slender form. The clothing was strange for this temperature but was soon forgotten when Karite's eyes locked with her stunning features. Standing to his full height he began to studder out his answer before taking a breath. He couldn't figure why he was acting this way. He was very comfortable around the opposite sex but something about this girl was not like the others. Something about her gave Karite a strange feeling in his gut. Not a bad one like she was evil, but a special feeling he had never felt before. He focused and then began to speak like he normally would. "Hi, I am Karite. I would be more then happy to do the exercise with you. It's really simple. I am going to to throw a cannon ball at you and you will have to dodge it or get hit. Then you will do the same to me understood?"

(How did I know I'd get hit first???)

Naoki considered what he said about the padding, nibbling on her lower lip in thought. It assured her slightly, though she still didn't want to be hit by them. She nodded at Shin's suggestion and braced herself, watching how he threw the ball. She darted out of the way...or tried to. In true Naoki-fashion, she stumbled over her own feet. She didn't hit the ground though, and that thrilled her. However, it also distracted her from the incoming danger. The cannonball hit her square on the shoulder. With a cry, she was knocked down, skidding a couple of inches from the heavy weight of the projectile. Rubbing her now tender shoulder, she winced and reluctantly stood up, determined to continue. "I'm alright!" she was quick to assure Shin, so he wouldn't worry about her. She braced herself for the next cannonball, keeping in mind her now sore shoulder so she could try and protect it from a repeat hit.

Throw/Dodge Training - Dodge Cannonball
Use one of the modified cannonballs and take turns throwing and dodging with a partner of your choosing. You must each complete both 5/5 trainings to receive your reward.
1d20 (10)+ Dodge (0)+ Student Help (1)= 11
1/5 Dodge
Fail to dodge: -1 HP
HP: 9/10

"That person..." Shisei remembered immediately of the person. It was that boy who had ruined his catch from this morning. Well now, the serpent youth finally found someone he would prefer to hit rather than Shinobu. His eyes gazed at the shorter youth. With each passing second he became more irritated by their appearance.

A fading for this kid's shoes. Their brown pants also had a bit of the sakura color. Even the their shirt was the pink color. A dirtied pink, but still one none the less. It was irritating and weird to see a male wear so much of it. Light green hair that was in more disarray than a shrub. Worst of all, those eyes with their partial red tint. That was where most of Shisei's dislike for this person came from.

There was no worry or even second thought on the serpent boy's next move. He quickly went inside his pocket and took out the rock that was thrown earlier. His fingers instantly released the stone, not at a threatening speed, but at the same amount as the bully did this morning. It made a small knock upon his cranium that would surely get his attention.

"Hey you, boy. There's your rock back. Don't disturb my training again." his voice was loud enough that it probably got not only the attention of this new rival, but of the grappling teachers also. His gold pupils did not leave the face of the ruffled child.

Detecting Serena's Escape
DC: 11
1d20 + 2 Detect

"You know, you're terrible at sneaking around...." Shisei's voice stated loud enough for the entire room to hear. The gray eyed girl had tried to escape again, but the serpent youth would not have it. He wanted to make sure this girl got a deserved punishment from the rugged teacher. It may have been held off for a few hours because of sleep, but that still would not prevent it.

The dread locked head turned slightly over his shoulder to see the girl trying to creep over a few students. He didn't need to fully see her form to know where she was. Of course this presented a problem. There was the ruffian before him that would no doubt be willing to strike back, even if his back was turned. Yet he still couldn't let the cunning girl escape.

His small body turned sideways so he could keep an eye on both of them. Whoever made an unwanted move would have to be the one Shisei took care of. Although his peers could always get involved too. "Shinobu make yourself useful and detain the nameless girl with the ponytail. You are the star student of today so far. It shouldn't be a problem." the snake boy said to his peer with a slight mocking tone. His brain had not forgotten that the lanky boy was the only one who found the truth behind the first exercise. Hopefully Karite, the new girl and the hooded female would assist their teacher so Shinobu would have to face the requested task alone. It is time to see just how special he is.

Of course Shisei would go after her too if need be. If anything, just to out perform his taller peer. Still his business with the lime haired ruffian may not be finish just as yet.

Karite smiled at Akiko but soon heard the commotion. The crazed girl from before had returned and was already starting something. when he saw Shisei throw a rock at her he smiled. It was his turn for some payback, but he wouldn't be throwing rocks. She tried to kill him with a kunai the night of the festival and it was his turn to return the favor. Turning towards Akiko as he began to pull out his only Kunai. "This may seem a bit crazy but I will explain after class if you would allow me, I would like to take you to the shoreline if at all possible."

Karite took a step forward and rolled his shoulder to warm it up before he launched the kunai. As to be fair he gave her a warning. "Shisei I suggest you move right now. Hey you with the green hair. This is for the night of the festival and calling me an old man." Karite took his right arm and wrapped it around his torso. Letting the Kunai fly he hopped it meet its target. While he was quick enough to dodge hers he hopped she was to distracted to dodge his. It did not matter though after the kunai had taken its intended course they would be even.

1d20 [3] + Throwing Skill [0] + Endurance Modifier [1] = 4

((For throwing a Kunai it says use Endurance, melee says strength))

(I don't suppose I'm missing some addition to my formula that makes running away from these things any easier, am I?)

Naoki gave Shin a look of obvious skeptism. Her, couragous? Had someone hit this boy too hard on the head in training or something? There were deer with more courage than her. She was just too stuborn to let pain bother her... Until the task was over, anyway. Unfortunately, the little cloud Shin seemed to be in didn't affect her. Her attention from Shin wavered as chaos seemed to explode. First there was a girl she wasn't familiar with who was obviously trying to get one of the teacher's attention, though both were obviously busy with each other. Shisei was not only antagonizing that girl with some help from Karite, but also trying to keep an eye on an older student who had apparently been caught spying on them. Even as Naoki tried to sort out the new information, she lost track of Shin's movements. The cannonball he threw thankfully hadn't been thrown real hard, but it did hit the arm of her sore shoulder. She couldn't help the slight cry of pain leaving her throat as the heavy metal jarred the sore limb. I seem to be collecting bruises... she thought dryly, stepping a few steps sideways from the force of the impact as she tried to keep her balance. "I need to focus more..." she muttered slightly, rotating and rubbing her arm. However, she smiled at Shin and said, "Nice throw, Shin-san! You really are good at this!"

Throw/Dodge Training - Dodge Cannonball
Use one of the modified cannonballs and take turns throwing and dodging with a partner of your choosing. You must each complete both 5/5 trainings to receive your reward.
1d20 (1)+ Dodge (0)+ Student Help (1)= 2 crying
1/5 Dodge
Fail to dodge: -1 HP
HP: 8/10