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Hisaki flipped the coin over in his hand a few times, and grinned. "This things gotta be worth a fortune!" he mumbled to himself. Hisaki took a deep breath, and looked a little closer at the coin, self-appraising it. In what little antique appraisal skills he had, he could tell that this coin was for real, and that it was incredibly old.

The girl who'd given him the coin signaled that she was going to leave. It was very understandable: The battle outside seemed to have come to a standstill, and good converstation had seemingly ceased to exist in the room. Hisaki stood up, and gave the girl a thumbs up, "Alright, but get your appetite ready for when this place gets a new order of food, got it?"

Hisaki got up, and flipped the precious coin in his hand again, staring at the door intently. "I need..." Hisaki began. He allowed a sizable pause before jutting his hand forward, pointing at the door in an overdramatic fashion, "AN APPRAISER!"

Hisaki dashed for the door, and grabbed the handle. He yanked hard on the door, nearly slamming it on the back wall. With one hand on the threshold, Hisaki winked, and pointed at no one in particular, "Anyone wanna come with?"

The sound of grinding teeth reached the Uchiha's ears, making him look down at Kaala. The phoenix-boy was at the brink of launching himself at the red-head kunoichi, but his loyalty to Notwen made it impossible for him to act against his wishes.
"Master, I do not like that girl..." muttered Kaala through clenched teeth. "Did you hear what she just called me?!" the Uchiha put a reassuring hand on his companion's shoulder, which was very hot.
"I know, Kaala. Sometimes we just have to take life as it comes. There are going to be many people in the years to come that we are not going to be on good terms with."
Notwen watched as Oasis walked towards Hisaki and gave him a coin. Judging by the Hyuuga's reaction, it seemed that the coin was worth a lot. The boy began to shout about finding an appraiser, and left the booth, calling behind his back for anyone interested to follow him.
"Hmmm... I guess there's nothing wrong with getting a little fresh air. Let's go Kaala, you'd benefit from a walk too. Hisaki, we're coming!"

Once he caught up to the leaf duo, Notwen bowed to them.
"I apologize for what happened up there. It wouldn't feel right if i just let someone else cover the damages."

Yuki's cold look became suddenly frustrated as Hisaki basically brushed him off as Notwen followed the two. The Yamanaka shot his friend the same look he usually does when the Hyuuga mocks his mother. "Whatever." He muttered, returning to his usual frosty appearance as the elf asked how he could help.

"Well, we first need to inquire about the value of this coin at an appraiser, whatever the remainder is we can help with via gambling." Yuki stated as he walked with the group. Hisaki and I cannot discuss strategies and tactics with Notwen around. We could trust him with being in our temporary group for the second exam, but mainly because he had to depend on us for success. He is still from outside our country, we cannot trust him entirely. He seems friendly enough, but as I always say, its easier to backstab someone when they can trust you to watch their back...

The blond shook his head. "Hey Hisaki, after you resolve this conflict with your debt, do you mind doing some training with me? I'm still not sure if I am strong enough to continue past this point..." He half mumbled, half stated. It was true that he was anxious about the upcoming battles, for he was unsure of his own abilities against the others. After inferring how much power each genin in the room had, he was scared.

Oasis watched as the robot riding punk attacked Hatsuma, and then her friend surrendered, a good move for sure seeing as she wouldn't be able to hurt him even if she wanted to because he was hiding in a magical box which some how could not be removed as if it were made of some unbreakable material. She sighed quietly, both of her team-mates had lost their matches how disappointing. It then occurred to her, that she HAD to do better on her match. She needed to win for her team, and for the hidden Sand. She looked as Notwen followed the other two Hisaki, and the quite one who's name she hadn't caught. He was talking again about his techniques in such a flamboyant manner. Were they really so dangerous and unpredictable that he had no control over them, if that was the case he was a dangerous shinobi, not for his power but for his lack of control. She closed her eyes for a moment the blue glow lifting from her eyes. She took a few steps and made up her mind as to what she was going to be doing. Oasis walked after the group, maybe when they trained she could settle the score with Notwen's little boot-licker.

Hisaki stopped, hearing Yuki's name being called by the announcer in the stadium. Hisaki's smile flatlined, he actually did want to spar a bit, but it looked like they'd have to wait until later. Hisaki shrugged, "Sorry bud, but you're going to have to test out your skills in the real deal. No training for Yuki!" Hisaki finished it with a goofy smile, then patted the anxious blond on the back, "Don't worry. She's way out of your league, but I have a feeling you'll stand your ground for a bit. I bet you'll pull through with that intellect of yours." Hisaki pulled his arm away from Yuki, then said, "Meanwhile, me and Notwen are gonna hit the antique shop, then train if there's still time."

Hisaki thought for a moment, then said, "And I promise, I'll totally train with you after the exams. We'll get you up to par for sure."

The Yamanaka ran off immediately, and Hisaki shrugged, "Ok, back to the mission at hand. We have to appraise this thing..." Hisaki looked back and forth on the street, "Where is that place again." Hisaki noticed the direction that Kaala ran, and meandered after. Hisaki jogged off, and found where Notwen's friend ended up.

Before him was an ancient looking antique shop whose architecture didn't match any other nearby buildings. Unlike the feudal-looking, wood-post-and-straw-topped-buildings on the market street, this curio shop was built of thick oak wood, and had a very western flair to it. At first, Hisaki thought it had rice paper windows, but after a closer inspection, he saw that the shop had glass windows covered with dust and spiderwebs layered so thick that they were opaque. Hisaki grabbed hold of the thick brass door handle - another western influence - and turned hard. However, the door didn't budge in the slightest. Hisaki frowned and turned hard again, but the knob didn't click or turn. Hisaki let go, and put his hand to the brass knocker on the door. He pulled it back, and knocked a few times. The loud bangs echoed slightly, but after they were gone, there was no sound on the other side of the door.

Hisaki pursed his lips and tapped his foot, then gave it a few more knocks. Suddenly, without warning, the door flew inward. Hisaki, who'd been holding the knocker tightly in his fingers, fell inward onto the dusty floor of the antique shop. Hisaki pushed himself up, and looked at the man who'd opened the door.

Apparently, the shop owner was as old as the collectibles in his shop. This guy was ancient! His skin was so old and grey it looked like it was made of wet paper, and his hair was so white, one might mistake it for a dead-mans halo. He wore

The old man sighed, and said, "What are you doing here... Young man?" Hisaki nodded, and said, "I'm here to sell you a precious antique. A coin of indefinite value, but it's said to be incredibly rare and... stuff." The old man nodded, and with a hand gesture, invited Hisaki an company into the shop.