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"Do you mind if I stick around and watch the others become genin too?", Miyuki asked.

Gaali slid the door to the front of the Academy open... then retracted his wires and walked through it. He was of the opinion that the more one used their skills for anything they do, the better they'll get with those skills. So, opening sliding doors with a wire under a milimeter thick, in his book, was a worthwhile activity.

He pulled out the card that he had been given by his dad- it had his homeroom and other useless information on it. Reaching the second floor, he walked to the appropriate door and slid it open. He stuck his head in the door. "Uhh... Durne Gaali reporting for class...."

Silence greeted him. He walked in and looked around. A standard classroom, pretty orderly, but no teacher and/or students. "Weird..." He turned to the blackboard. It read, "Class outside today."

"Oh." He headed for the stairs again.

((I didn't know, so, it's edited. biggrin ))

A sign reads Academy closed.
--the academy will be open on tues. jan. 22, 2008

"Everyone did very well," ita said. She walked over towards the dummy area. There she set up each student some kunai and shuriken.

"I want you to practice the manipulation thing yagori." Ita said.

She noticed the new student and almost instantly gave him and assignment.
"Gaali I would like you to name the elements of chakra, the hand signs, and the weapons shinobi use" ita said not showing any emotion.

Gaali walked up as the Kazekage spoke to him. "Yes, ma'am." he said, still a few feet out. He hadn't expected a quiz so soon on arrival to class, but this is the Kazekage he was dealing with- she's no pushover for teaching.
"The Five Elemental Affinities are Fire, Wind, Water, Lightning, and Earth." He sketched a 5-star on the ground as he spoke. "Supposedly, according to my dad, each one of these elements has a weakness and a boost. Logically, Water beats Fire, but I don't know so much about Lightning beating Earth." He stood up. "Also, they've got boosts- Wind feeds Fire, et cetera."
He scratched his head. "My dad taught me the handseals when I was... ooh, five or six, as a distraction from... well, certain events." He lightly touched his scar, subconciously. "Anyway, they are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Hare, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Boar, Monkey, Rabbit, Dog, and... Bird." He had gone through them as he spoke, making each seal in turn. "Supposedly, there was a method of learning how to make them one-handed, but I don't believe it's possible."
He took a brief glance around, and noticed his friend Sano. He nodded curtly to the ninja before turning back to the Kazekage. "And a shinobi's weapons, ma'am?" He went to his holsters and withdrew one shuriken and one kunai. "These are the 'signature' weapons of the shinobi, but I prefer to think that anything around a shinobi is a weapon. Logs moreso than other things, however." He cracked a slight grin. "My weapon of choice is these wires." He held up his gloves as he put the other weapons away. "They're unique, and as of right now, I can control them semi-well." He put his hand down. "Is that satisfactory, Kazekage-sama?"

"Oh right ok no problem," Yagorii made a clone of Gaali and smiled a huge smile.

"Eh.. I don't think Kazekage-sama meant a literal "clone of Gaali"..." Gaali trailed off. "Whatever."
Pressing his hands through the seals (which was no easy feat given his gloves), a clone slowly faded into existance next to the original. "It should be faster, I guess..." he said to himself, eyeing up the plain clone. Shadow clones were currently beyond his skill level, but he would like to learn to create them at some point. "Alright," he said, talking to his clone. "You go stand over there, and I'll peg you to the pole." He drew a kunai and prepped to throw.