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It was now two days after all of the formalities of graduating from the academy which was so far the worst part of becoming a genin. It had actually put him in a state of depression... the image kept on playing in his mind... He'd be sitting in the seats with everyone else who was graduating. When someone had their name called to get their headband, everyone clapped, and there were a few people who clapped louder then the rest. This was mainly because it was their child whcih made scence. He was also watching their faces. Excitment and joy to each name being stated, them chatting about thier children to one another. When it came to his time how ever he could sence a suttle change. The audiance wasn't chatting about thier children at that him Makoto was up getting awarded his headband, but instead they were all mumbling about him, using their clapping as a way to break most noise. He sat back down in his seat and looked at the ground, memories of his mother and father before each of their accidents.

It was now half a week later. By now, he should have been with a team and getting started on missions, but with the low graduating classes it seamed that there wasn't enough for fair teams so several teams were made, but he wasn't in one as they were waiting on the Kage's desition on where he should go team-wise. He laid ontop of the Ramen stall, just looking up into the sky, headband container in his hands as he just laid their, thinking and looking up at the clouds. It was about then he could hear some banging and felt a slight vibration on his back. He rolled over to the edge and looked down. It turned out to be the cook that took too long to cook his rabbit.
"Eh! kid, get down here for a sec alright?" The cook said as he came around front and set up two chairs. Makoto just shrugged his shoulders and rolled off the side only to land on his feet. When he was down, the cook invited him to sit and also grabbed something from behind the counter. It was a warm bowl of Ramen, with small chunks of meat in it.
"First of all, that's for graduatin' the accademy." Makoto was silent as he looked into the bowl and at the reflection in the broth. "Kid, listen to me ok. I knew your parents, and they would have been proud of you. This is not a time to get down in the gutter though alright? I also have something else for you." Makoto looked up at the cook slightly puzzled. So his parents were known by a few people at least. But what else did this man have to offer him? even when it wasn't his place to be on the recieving end of it. "Well, the truth is I have nothing else but some information. Your dad use to work with me and also the weapons smith around here. So with the connetion that your dad had, I was able to convince the weapons smith to start a project for you. Now as money's been tight around here, I can't offer you any money or anything and he can't not charge you for this, but once you have a decent amount of ryo, just pop in and look at what he's got for you. I know you'll love it." The cook grinned and started to chuckle slightly. "Let's just say... I tried to do what you do, and it's a lot harder then I thought. Anyways, customers are lining up, but enjoy ok." The cook smile and started to head back to his grill.
"Um... thanks, for everything. you know you didn't have to though" Makoto said, finally looking over to the cook.
"I know... but I saw you at the graduation, and figured that you could use the boost" And just like that the cook was back into the cooking area and started on his next order. Makoto sat there for a moment, then smiled. Someone, at least one person was their for him. With the confedence boost, even though small, he started to eat the ramen.

Once he finished, he placed the bowl on the counter and was about to leave. As soon as he was not even two feet from the doorway however, his old proctor stepped in the doorway and grinned at the sight ig Makoto.
"Good afternoon Makoto, I wasn't expecting to find you here. Since I did however, The Kage would like to see you now. I believe you should go there... fast He stated as he was now walking past Makoto and headed for the counter himself. Makoto just stood their for a second but then nodded very slightly and rushed out of the door. He was moving as fast as he could, running though the back allys to save time. He got one block away from the Kage's building he stopped and looked at the box he was still holding. He thought for a second then ripped it open and took the headband inside. Instead of putting it on his head though, he wrapped it around his left arm and tied it tight, then started walking again. It wasn't even five minutes until he was at the doors to the building. He stopped and pondered on who he might be teamed up with but he shrugged and knew that if the kage thought the team was good, it probably was. So with that, he opened the door and started to head for the kage's office.

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The building was really big looking on the outside and the inside of the Kage building was even larger looking. It was a wounder why anyone needed a building 'this' large. The thought quickly removed itself when the reseptionist started to give him a little bit of an odd look. He looked back and couldn't blame her. His clothing gave him the appearance of very grubby looking but it was all clean. He always made sure of that. Makoto moved over to the receptionist and was just about to ask her where the Kage's office was. It was that point in which she noticed the headband was on his arm and she gave a slight sigh.
"The Kage's office is in the back on the top floor." She stated as she moved her long light brown hair from her face and pushed her glasses a little closer to her face. Makoto smiled and nodded as he started to move in the general direction she had mentioned. There weren't many levels to the building by the levels themselves were vast enough so that a small army of shinobi could hide out in the building itself.

Once on the top floor besides the roof, he noticed a desk beside a large door and a waiting area with a female who appeared to be the same age as he was waiting. He looked at her for a little bit longer then when to the desk. He informed the person of the meeting he was suppost to have and the person behind the desk pointed over to where the female was situated and was told to wait there until called. With a nod, he started to walk over to the female who was waiting for a meeting as well. Was it the same meeting? or a different one? a possible team-mate maybe? He questioned himself until he got closer and started to study her just on her appearance. She had long hair, long dark hair with white eyes. Wait a second, white eyes? there was something people with white eyes were known for in this village, just like his own abilities just in a different village. He pondered for a second but was thusly interupted by the female asking a question. "Yes, I was just informed a little while ago of this meeting and not exactly sure what it is about... I'm guessing you have a meeting with the kage yourself. Mind if I ask what your meeting's about?" He went directly back to looking her over and studying her. It was a force of habit in studying things he didn't know that well, including people. Wearing a kimono of sorts with rolled up arms and long skirt, sandles and socks. It was all free flowing clothing for fluent movements. He continued to ponder on trying to read her but he'd need to have a full conversation with her before he could make a judgement on her.

Makoto nodded to her wish of it being a team assignment. It would be good to get some work in. He remembered the ramen cook saying to meet with the weapons smith once he had some cash. A mission or two could really give him some cash in which to see what that guy was creating. He still didn't know what he ment by 'you will like it' but he couldn't continue on with his thought as both him and the female his age were called into the office. He sighed very lightly into his mask and started to walk into the office with the female after she'd made a remark about going to see what the meeting was for or something along those lines. As they entered the office, Makoto was still trying to figure out what type of person this female was but had it on the back burners as he wanted to pay as much attention to the kage as possible.

Aya filed into the office and looked around the room as she enter, a little in awe as she looked around, and then her focus was draw to the Kage as he spoke up, looked at him and then her focus was locked to him, until he mention Makoto, so the person she had meet only moments ago was name Makoto, that would be good to know, as the Kage went on to inform them that they would be teammates, she was joyed to hear so, this meant she would be able to take another step towards her dream, it was a little weird the set up they were given, the village must be short handed at the moment, or they really need the money the village gets from the mission they would do, during the meeting Aya hadn't been able to speak up much a little because of fear a little because awe, a mostly because it seemed rushed.





After being moving out of the office Aya had landing on the ground, she hadn't been excepting the being thrown out bit and had fallen over while being thrown out, she soon got up and looked at the sheet she had been given, the first page was basic information on what they would need to do if they wanted to get something from the village, the next page the ninja team application form, that show her and Makoto were now a team, and the last page was a mission request, saying the Ramen mission had been assigned to them, Aya looked to Makoto and held out her hand to him, the two of them now heading down stairs to the main office. "Hi again, I am Aya Hyuuga, looks like we will be working together". Aya said in a gentle tone as she smiled a little, once in the main office Aya handed over her papers and was given a small scroll by the woman at the desk.

"It a mission scroll is had a brief on all the missions that are in you rank ranges, and what you will get for them, as will as how many are available, once you finish a mission get it signs, depending on the payment type, you might need to bring it back her to get paid for your work". The brown hair glasses wearing woman said as she, went about her work, but she made sure to looked at Aya and Makoto while she spoke and took they papers, adding them to a pile she had already forms, and was slowly working though.

Aya got up and looked at her new teammate Makoto, she smiled a little as she got up fully and with with him to the main office, she was liking that she could now do mission, but as Makoto they have been rushed though a little fast. "Yeah it was, I think he is busy, an also forming a team like this seems more then a little reckless, if I had to guess I think their has been a influx of missions and their need someone to take the lower missions, so full teams can do the bigger ones". Aya said as they got to the main office and smiled a little as she looked at him, as she completed her paper work and got a mission scroll.

"Yeah that sound like a plan, this first mission seem like it will be a lot of fun, you can lead the way, I'll follow you this time alright". Aya said as she walk beside Makoto, holding the mission scroll, at the moment she was more or less following Makoto to the Ramen shop.

"Yeah that is the way it looks, it also seems that this mission was meant for another team too, seeing as it was requested by a Jonin, judging from the brief, it seem the Jonin seems to be using they team to pay of a bill the Jonin had racked up". Aya followed Makoto and kept her speed to a similar level as Makoto's, as she as she followed after him she kept a little behind him, seeing as she was following him, it made sense to be a little behind him, also as Aya hadn't been to this part of the village very much, Aya was a little confuse by the back alleys as she followed after him, from time to time she would lost him, with her bugs she was able to find him again without much trouble, she followed after him scaling the wall in a similar manner to Makoto, an followed him to the roof, then over to the shop.

"Yeah, let get this done and then we can take a break and get to know one another". Aya said with a smiled as she and Makoto headed into the raman store, the air fulled with the smell of boiling broth fulled the store, and Aya nose as she stood next to Makoto.

Aya smiled a little as she looked around the shop, it had a nice atmosphere to it, it wasn't a huge place, it only had six tables in the restaurant part of the shop, and long bench where customer could sit and look as they food was made, but the shop was a little crowded at the moment, must be the lunch rush. Their was something getting to Aya why would a Ramen shop deliver, ramen was basically a boiling hot fluid noodles and some other sides to increase its flavor, it made no real sense for it to be delivered.

""Well in terms of things, I would say that your a little faster then me, and we have a similar level or basic muscle development, so it am fine if you want to go all out, but from the looks of the orders we are getting I would have to say we are going to be going to different places". As she stood with Makoto as they stood in the kitchen out of the way from the others in the kitchen making the food.

Before a man looked at them from behind the counter and called them over to him, he had a couple of bags next to him, each with a large bowl in them and a lid with seals on it to keep it in place. "You two are the delivery ninja right, these are your first lot for today, the addresses for them are only the lids, get going before it get cold". The man said before turning around and taking a few more customers orders.