Tsumei had been... surprised, to say the least. What... stupid type of training was this, even? How could it possibly increase their ability? Make them powerful? For a moment, she thought about simply cutting the rope loose and walking off, but showing such a rebellious act towards her sensei wasn't helping her case in anyway. The girl glanced around herself, towards her allies. How unfortunate, even though she was absolutely indifferent towards them, she'd need their help to complete this... mostly stupid task.
"Right." Her voice was sweet. Almost dangerously so. "We'll start.. slow. Since I'm the lead, I hope you two do as I say, clear?" No matter what they said, she took a slow step with her right foot. "See, right first," Then, she moved foward, pulling the rope onward with her body, "Then left."
Nen was angry. He did not hear a word the girl said. Why did he have to be stuck with these guys? They would only drag him down. And on top of that, he gave the girl the lead?
"Sensei, " he said in a grumpy voice "she's going to slow us down..." He let out a sigh, and turned to his two teammates.
"Look, you guys better not slow me down" He put a hand on his head and looked up "How troublesome." Tadashi had stayed silent during this time, trying to think of an easy way out. "Hey geniuses, watch." The boy performed the substitution jutsu, and his body was replaced with a wooden log. "Sensei, you said we couldn't break the rope, you never said we couldn't escape it." With that Tadashi caught up to the older male and walked beside him casually, hands behind his head. Nen looked up at the boy. "You're a genius!" Then he put his hands together to Kawarimi a log in place for his body. "Hehe, stupid sensei" he said with a smirk and Tadashi looked back at Nen and rolled his eyes slightly, he wasn't the brightest bulb was he?
Stepping outside of the rope, Tsumei gave a shrug. "The idea of a task is to complete it the way it is meant to be completed. You can not take easy routes in every task as a shinobi." The faintest sigh was given before she'd return to her usual state of being silent. Nen hesitated for a moment at the girl's words. He looked at the rope now tied with two logs. He scratched his head "How troublesome..." Nen knew that she was right, but at the same time, the boy was right too. Conlficted, he just stood there.Tadashi shrugged, "but it sure makes it a hell of a lot easier doesn't it? We could have easily completed that task anyways, I just made it easier."
The idea of the exercise was for Maasaki to relax himself from his work, to ease himself back into the simple civilian life. That, and probably something about teamwork, and how it was supposed to bond them. Yes, that's exactly what he was going to put into his paperwork. As he hummed along, he heard the distinct sound of people appearing behind him- and not in the "ready-to-kill-you-from-behind" sort of silence- followed by bickering. Turning his head, he found exactly what he'd expected, three students and no rope. "Alright," he sighed, running a bandaged hand through his black locks. "What don't you guys get about rules?" Slipping a scroll from his sleeve, he slowly unrolled it, continuing, "Was it because I didn't give a consequence? Did you think that if you didn't follow rules there wouldn't be repurcussions?" With swiftness, a simple knife was pulled out of the scroll, flashstepping behind Tadashi and striking him in the back, ripping fabric and spilling a faint, clean line of blood He.. he did that to a Genin! Nen thought. He clenched his fist as memories from the past flowed to him. Tadashi gasped, not expecting the speed at which the action happened. He hissed as he felt the stinging cut of the knife. The genin straightened, his face straightening, charming grin gone, replaced with a determined look. "Rules are made for a reason," he commented, walking normally back to the front of the group. "Please return to the rope and try again." The boy nodded, "it won't happen again sensei," he replied.
With a quiet, yet noticeable laughter, Tsumei took a step back, placing a hand against her forehead. "That may teach you why shinobi do not take easier routes often."
Tadashi grabbed the rope and grabbed both of his squadmates, if slightly rough, and tied them together once again. He made sure to be especially rough with Tsumei, "let's just get through this. We're a squad, we have to act like one." Tsumei yelped lowly, mostly because she wasn't expecting to be grabbed by one of her teammates - not so roughly, at least. For a moment, she considered taking a kunai and slitting his throat, it'd fit well with the wound on his back. But some self-control, maturity and the attitude of a shinobi prevented her from doing so. Nen was aghast. The sensei had stabbed one of his students. He trembled. His fist was clenched tight eyes narrowed. "No." He said in a soft voice. He couldn't take it anymore. A teacher who didn't care for a student was no teacher of his. "You BASTARD!" Nen yelled as he unsheathed his Katana, cutting the rope to jump at the teacher. Though, she had just observed a better reason to 'retribute' Tadashi's roughness; she literally pushed the boy away from her and swiftly dashed towards Nen, who was about to do something stupid. Tadashi found himself on the ground faster than he could comprehend, only seeing Nen go after Maasaki, what had caused this? Tsumei was on it from what he could see, as he got back onto his feet. "Can we all just calm down here? I'm sure all the other squads are training already and we're here fighting with each other! We might not like each other but I'm trying to become a shinobi, and I'm not going to let teamwork be the downfall of my misison." He was about to make a move towards Nen but paused when Tsumei took over. Damn, that girl was cold, but she did have a point.
Tsumei, who had managed to grab Nen by his shirt, growled audibly as she stomped her foot against the ground. "Imbecile, what do you think you are doing? If you raise your arms against a superior nin, you've given him permission to defend himself by
killing you." Maasaki had merely glanced over his shoulder at the sound of yelling, not making a move from cleaning the knife he'd just used to try and defend himself. As if on cue, the others stopped the attack in time, Maasa's eyes looking back down as he wiped the last of Tadashi's blood from the blade. "While I appreciate the sentiment, Tsumei," he said, sheathing the knife into his sleeve before glancing back up, "I don't kill children, I discipline them." His eyes snapped to Nen and he added, "As for you, please use your excitement in the mission I set out for you."
Reaching down, Maasaki tied the ends that Nen had cut, politely handing it to Nen, continuing, "And I suggest trying to kill me more discreetly. So that your fellow teammates don't stop you."
As Nen recovered from the pull from the girl he saw his teacher come to him. What confused him more was that now his sensei, instead of attacking him, handed him the rope again. "I suggest trying to kill me more discreetly. So that your fellow teammates don't stop you." What did he mean by that? Was he offering some solace? Or a challege? Nen's head hurt way too much. The girl did have a point though, and so this the boy. Indeed he was not strong enough to take down a jounin, he knew that, and of course he needed to work as a team together, he knew this too. But still, but still... Nen's thoughts drifted. His hand trembled with the Katana that reflected the image of himself.
"Damn it!" He said, as he sheathed his sword. "Damn it, damn it, damn it all!" He yelled.
"Shut up idiot. Yelling won't help your petty cause." With a frown, the girl - who had already released Nen a few moments ago - proceeded to move closer to him. She lowered her voice, quite a lot. "I'm getting quite bothered by this, if you didn't notice. So, tie this stupid rope around us and let us complete this task - not like shinobi, but like the sentinent, smart human beings that we are, shall we?"
Nen looked towards the ground, then at the girl. Then at the boy, and then the teacher. "Yea..." He mumbled in an almost inaudible voice. He got up and turned to his Sensei "Oi" he pointed at him. "I am going to take scum like you down one day!" Tadashi actually facepalmed, dragging his hand down his face, 'this dumb ass is going to get us killed...' He sighed and shook his head. "Now please, can we continue?"
Nen glared at the boy "Gee, way to ruin my moment." He let out a sigh, and then turned around hiding a bit of his smile. "Alright! Let's do this!" He picked up the two cut ends and tied it together, handing each of the ends to his teammates. Tadashi nodded, "finally, maybe we can actually get some work done then." Tsumei crossed her arms over her chest, "let's get this over with shall we?"
