The sun's warmth beamed down on his face as Yorudan meditated in the garden that he made upon his arrival into the Squad 9 barracks. While he sat and pondered the universe at large he could feel the energy of the cosmos flow through him and everything around him. The silent songs of the trees and rocks around him resounded in a glorious symphony he could slowly feel his own Reiryoku begin to meld into world at large as he could feel himself begin to decypher the grander mysteries of heaven and earth, when the one thing he had hoped would not happen, happened.

[i]"Lieutenant Rosu! Are you out here?!"[/i]

The voice of the unseated fresh out of the academy seemed to resonated throughout his entire being as the once loud and harmonious music of nature abruptly faded back into silence. As Yorudan once again regained 'consciousness' he turned and gave the new recruit a glare that would turn normal men into stone, and judging from the horrified expression that the new Shinigami was now displaying, Yorudan assumed that the look just so happened to have had the desired effect. The breeze blew through Yorudan's long flowing beard as he stood up begrudgingly dusting off his hakama and tieing his Gi back into the accepted manner.

[b]"Yes, what is it that you need recruit?"[/b]

The stuttering and bumbling of the recruit only served to irritate Yorudan further as the towering hulk of a Buddhist came to stand in front of the terrified recruit, his Gi could barely contain the bulk of his muscles as his eyes narrowed in on the quaking individual in front of him, causing the three vertical dots on his forehead to wrinkle up in frustration. The new recruit finally gathered enough of his wits in order to convey the message he had been sent to deliver,

[i]"The...uh...Hakuda Tournament will be....uh starting soon and...uh...the other...uh...other squad members were going over to compete and we wanted to know if you wanted to come with us?"[/i]

Yorudan searched the recruits eyes for a moment to see if he would falter from what he had said. If Rosu was being honest with himself, he rather enjoyed his size and stature along with the fact that he was a lieutenant gave him enough clout to mess with the minds of the lower seated officers of his squad. He had gotten over being interrupted minutes ago and now was fighting the urge to burst out in laughter, finally giving into the urge and belted out a loud belly laugh and grabbed the young Shinigami by the shoulder to reassure him.

[b]"Don't worry young one, you have done well. Go and gather the others that wish to attend and I will join you as soon as I am able."[/b]

Yorudan left the stunned Shinigami in his wake as he made his way out of the barracks and into the street that ran in front of them. The hustle and bustle of the every day people going about their daily lives brought a smile to his face as he watched children play in a grassy area just up the road, pretending to fight Hollows in an epic struggles with their zampaktous made of wooden rods. Although the walk to the Squad 7 barracks was not a long walk, it was enough to re-energize his mind and soul. As he arrived at the barracks of Squad 7, Yorudan was just in time to watch his squad mates step up to sign into the tourney.

Once the group had subsided he saw the face of Squad 7's lieutenant in a furrow as per the norm that he could tell. Yorudan couldn't dwell too much on it though, she was in charge of organizing this entire event and was having to deal with some of the unruly members of the Gotei 13. In a calm and casual manner Yorudan approached the obviously stressed shinigami and greeted her in a similar voice.

[b]"Good day to you, Lieutenant Kita. Would there perhaps be any room left for the Hakuda tourney?"[/b]