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Meistu received her scroll and quickly pocketed it and then looked around at all the others within the test area she wasn't sure how to even start she even recognized Rizu from before, but that was little to no help since she was terrible at reading faces she was rather knew to the more covert ops sides of the ninja world all this time in her training she had been a solider to her master so the lying and deceptive thing was rather knew their style had been fist over mouth, style of doing things so now she needed to rely on her own skills and she remember no jutsu where aloud to be used to alter people's thoughts or feelings towards one another so she wouldn't have to worry about that though she was sure she could see any jutsu coming a mile away, she was always smart enough to spot them.

Meistu made her way a bit away from everyone and bite her lower lip looking around again for the viewing area she was more worried about Zagula than the people she was supposed to be studying, but she did use her peripheral vision to keep a slight eye on the contestants but there was no viewing area in sight she linked back to her close who was still simply walking about with Zagula apparently there was not a pre seating area available, Meistu came back to herself and sighed before looking back at the task that was before her, she noticed a larger group was gathering of three men and one girl, Meistu wondered what that was about but she did not approach she simply watched she also Kept and eye on Rizu, she figured he would either be obvious or the hardest to read since he was the only one she had interacted with prior to the exam, this was going to be no easy task, Meistu light gray eyes shot around the room looking for any kind of signle some kind of tell her master had always loved playing poker but she had never gotten to but she did know what a tell was.

Notwen's eyes closed half way, a gesture signifying he was annoyed, when Hatari said it was better to be upfront than to keep secrets.
Riiight... he thought, almost rolling his eyes, but then his interest sparked up when the samurai declared that he knew it was the dark-skinned blonde that had taken the street urchin from his grasp. Notwen's interest faded when Hatari tried justifying his cruelty by saying it taught the kid to be confident, and was a means of unlocking his true potential. He then continued to try to recruit the dark-skinned blonde to his team, something that was in the back of his head in considering at that point. The test said nothing about a time limit, and i don't see how it would take ten days for all of us to group ourselves into teams. Maybe a few hours, but not ten days. Shaking his head, the crippled Uchiha looked Hatari square in the eyes. "I don't believe in using such perverse methods to inspire people to do wrong. As for joining up with you, i'll take it into consideration, but am not really inclined to doing so." Notwen turned around and saw that several other participants had started mingling. Turning his face so he could see Hatari from an angle, the crippled Uchiha waved at him with his right hand and said, "Happy hunting!" with a smile before walking away.

By now a small group had formed by the hut. It included the white-haired guy with the mask, the girl from the Hidden Sand, and a kid with blue skin who appeared to be making a move on the girl. Notwen walked up to the small cluster. "Hey, kid with the mask. I'm not sure if my eyes were deceiving me, but i think you were checking me out earlier. Like what you see?" he asked, brushing back his blonde hair with his hand. This movement caused the pendant hanging around his neck to catch the light and glint brightly.

After getting the directions to the village gate, he was given directions to a rather small hut in which many shinobi from all over were gathering. There was a small line up as everyone was slowly filling it. He knew that Mayu would be behind him shortly so there was no need to be worried about her, plus she seemed to have a pretty good handle on what to do in sertian events. As he slowly entered the doorway and looked around. He walked in the line and then looked at a table with a message on the wall behind it. The table had scrolls on it, so he desided to read the message behind the table to get an idea on what to do, then he started to review it in his mind. So they were to read their scroll and then follow it's instructions. This seemed to be simple enough, so he moved forward, grabbed his scroll then moved to a part of the hut where there was enough room to read this scroll alone before anyone else could sneak in and take a peek. He looked down in his hand at the scroll and figured it was time to start. "Hayato" He stated in a natural toned voice in which unlocked his scroll. Once unlocked, he quickly read the contents of scroll then dipossed of the now blank scroll. So this part of the exams was about information gathering. He nodded lightly as he looked up and into the crowd of shinobi. This was going to be interesting, seeing as lying and figuring out if someone was straight up playing you for a fool was what most shinobi should be able to do quiet well. This was later on in skill though, so this early on Hayato figured it would be a challange into who was trust worthy and who wasn't. Who he'd need to lye to and who to speak the truth to.

After the voice had finished announcing the event and the requirments Kira walked to the area which held the scrolls. Scanning through what was left he found his name and removed it carefully. After reading the contents he placed it back. 'Hmm.. This could be tricky..' Kira took a quick glance around the room and tried to see who all he could recognize.. then again those who were recognizable could also be his worst enemies because he already had a base trust that could be utilized if they were invaders. 's**t this is going to be hard.. Who the hell do I trust.. How am I going to do this.' Suddenly a light went off in his head.

Kira thought for a moment, weighting what could happen if his plan went through.. either people would trust him, or they wouldn't. It would be up to them.. He went to the center of the room and took in a deep breath, picked up the scroll again (though he couldn't read it) and spoke loud enough for all to hear as he pretended to read the scroll.."So I'm an Ally?.. Who wants to be in my team?"

Kyu's eyebrow raised as a new ninja came to question his intentions. As his right hand was still out in a greeting, Kyu amplified his speach with his left hand. He flourished his hand, but never wavered his intense eyes from the girl as he spoke, "Pushy? On edge? Not me, bro. I simply wish to find a beautiful kunoichi to share the afternoon after the group clears out. Someone to share the sights and experiences of this most exotic town with. Or... Something like that. I'm not sure if you've ever done the math; but generally, to every one kunoichi, there are two male shinobi. And only so few are as unique and beautiful as the desert flower before us."

"And when I see such a rare sight... no wall, invisible or otherwise, will get in my way. Understand me, bro? No deceitful comments and whispers will strike me down, whether they are thrown from another ninja or inept zephyr. I simply will not allow it."

“I see…” she commented as the sudden influx of individuals around her appeared. “it is going no better than moments earlier, I do know three variations of karate among other forms of martial arts though Karate is not my strong suit I’m surprised you could detect such muscle variations with just a glance…” She explained nonchalantly answering both of their comments in order of presentation being sure to look to each as she spoke. “I’m not sure if the two of you have had interactions before but your squabbling is childish and hardly suits the requirements behind this exam…” she continued as she watched the two another male approached the person who had one arm. “You seem to be from the desert but your headband states otherwise… that makes you questionable to me however desert folk have reasons for their actions so you will not be counted out.” She commented bluntly before turning her attention to the blue boy as he commented on her appearance. “Though your comments are flattering and I appreciate the gesture Kyuzaku Hoshigaki it isn’t going to aid you in winning over trust from me, in fact it might even have brought forth more suspicion to your character… however if we all intend to team up we should establish methods as well as exercises to evaluate ones intentions…” She explained not really picking up on the almost painful attempts made by the blue one to hit on her. “I am Kidomaru Hatsuma of Sunagakure, that is all the information that is needed for now…” she stated introducing herself in a rather hasty manner. She had come to a conclusion, regardless of the rules she would simply seek out the best potential team mates based on their skill sets rather than analyze deeply into trying to find the false roles that were applied to these people, though if they followed them well it would be blatant as to who she should and should not trust. So far the blue individual seemed reliable in regards of drive though his motives were a bit askew, the masked individual certainly valued secrecy, the man with one arm certainly had passion for his task, and these were all important qualities and would certainly be beneficial as a team, though any of them could be the ‘enemy’ at this point. She would wait and analyze these individuals further to confirm if they were suitable comrades. She had yet to see Oasis and intended to partner with her regardless of her assigned role because she knew in reality the girl’s reliability.

Notwen's comment seemed to have little to no effect on the masked boy, but he had an interesting way of turning jokes aimed at him on other people. the dark-skinned blonde chuckled to himself.
An insult prism... Pretty darn unique! The white-haired boy went on to voice that he had seen a necklace 'awfully' similar to the one around his neck somewhere before. That statement caused several warning bells to ring in his head. Chances are that he could have had contact with Novvus, but i'll bring it up later.

Apparently Hatari seemed to have interest in the blue-skinned shinobi that was hitting on the dark-skinned kunoichi from Wind Country. He walked up to him and started asking him why he was so pushy all of a sudden. Kyuzaku, as he had been addressed as by the samurai, replied without averting his gaze from the girl. It amused Notwen how he incorporated math in the present situation, saying how the ratio of male to female ninja was two to one and also commenting on the girl's looks. At that point some kid near the center of the hut announced that he was an ally and at the same time inviting people to team up with him. There was also a hoot from somewhere close to the center from a kid who was apparently one of Kyuzaku's friends. Kira, the kid who announced he was an ally, got together with the boy who had tried to spur his friend's efforts and started having a chat.
These guys must be from the same village or something... observed Notwen

Now the girl began to talk, apparently having had enough of what was going on around her. She began by saying that the squabble between Kyu and the masked-kid was childish. Then the girl moved on to address the crippled Uchiha, saying how he seemed to be a desert native but that the fact that his headband showed otherwise made him questionable. To that she bluntly added that 'desert folk had reasons to their actions' so he wouldn't be counted out. Notwen raised an eyebrow in astonishment.
This girl... Nothing escapes her... he thought while scratching the back of his head. The girl then shot down Kyu's attempts to woo her, and said it was a reason for suspicion to be put on him. After a final statement about establishing reasons and exercises to gauge the intentions before forging a team, the girl introduced himself as Kidomaru Hatsuma of Sunagakure.
"Nice to meet you Hatsuma. My name is Notwen of the Uchiha Clan. Your assumption of my origins are correct. I do, in fact, hail from Wind Country." said the dark-skinned blonde, strtching his arm out for her to shake.