Red Fox

Naruto : The Rise of The New Generations

@Team Six: Lilly and GuySenpai, I have posted with Hiroshi - we are going on our next missions. I am not really spending any time at the interwebz this week, I am all outside, so this is the best my schedule allowed me. Once You two make your posts, I will post with both Sayuri and Hiroshi.

Thank you for your understanding *bows his head*

Naruto : The Rise of The New Generations

Hiroshi Hon
Konohagakure Jonin-Sensei, Team Six

Hiroshi was once again sitting in his special dojo, the one with the animals painted on the ground. He was preparing it for one of his future trainings with his team, but it was still not ready. He was willing to take the time it needed to be prepared, for he believed it would give his team a great lesson. For now, he was leaning above three scrolls of paper, finishing the messages for each members of his team - their next mission was already prepared, and they will head out for it soon. It was not a mission that he was very fond off, but even this kind of missions had to be carried out. He looked once again at the scroll that contained the mission details - only to turn away from it with a sight. He finished the last letter and quickly wrapped all three of them with red thread. He stood up up and walked to the door and slid it open - just in time as a Wolf Guard member arrived." You asked for me, Captain Hiroshi?"

" Yes, thank you for coming on such a short notice. Make sure that Akira Kurasawa, Hinatsu Hon and Sayuri Cho receive these letters - I would like you to depart now. Time is off the essence." The Wolf Guard member did so without saying a word, disappearing in a puff of some with the Body Flicker technique. Hiroshi slid the door closed and walked back to the middle of the room. Biting his thumb a bit and forming the necessary seals, he summoned Hirudora by slamming his palm on the ground. The tiger appeared with a puff of smoke, curiously eying Hiroshi." Hiroshi. How can I help you this time?" Hiroshi bowed his head in respect before replying." I am sorry for calling on you without an advance warning, but this situation calls for quick actions. I am in need of your tracking skills." Hirudora returned the bow of the head, before looking deep into his eyes." Very well. I will help you, old friend. When do we leave?"

" Very soon, Hirudora. And I would like you to meet my team on this mission."

Hiroshi´s Letter

Dear students of Team Six,
We have just received the details of our next mission. Since time is off the essence, I am sending these letters via a Wolf Guard member. As soon as you receive these letters, grab your gear and come to the Hon Compound, to the dojo not yet in use. Pack your gear lightly - we need mobility this time. Also, there is somebody I would like you to meet.
Hiroshi Hon

Naruto : The Rise of The New Generations

Masami Hyuuga
Konohagakrue Genin, Team Hiron

Masami was a bit shocked at the outburst from Shikaroku, but thinking about it now, it was completely justified. Looking at her bloody palms, she realized the mistake she made - rushing in without her teammates was not a wise idea, especially after Hiron-Sensei made it clear after their first mission that he was not satisfied with their teamwork. She was worried a bit about Shikaroku but as he calmed down, so could she - and as she listened to his ideas - and listening to them, Masami saw the genius behind his speech. He learned all their capabilities and included them in a strategy, an approach that could allow them to succesfully complete this mission in the given time. She wanted to ask how he was capable to work with such a wast amount of information in such a short time, but they had more pressing matters to do. She remained silent for a few seconds one he told them his master plan and with a deep breath, she spoke up.

" I guess you .. you are right, Shikaroku. I acted without thinking or consulting it with you and ... well, I paid the price for it. And I may pay it once, depending on Hiron-Sensei´s mood. Your plan is a sound one, Shikaroku." Masami looked around, back to the trap that just injured her." I think I can spot those traps from a medium range - I was standing about thirty meters from that tree and I spotted them. I think I would be able to do better, but for that, I would need to be stationary - and not moving in a mission when we have to hurry is ... not good. Masami cursed herself for not training her eyes enoguh in the past - her mind flashed back to her training with Kiyomi during the events at the Hon Estate." But I think I can do it even while moving, Shikaroku. We can´t move forward without rising up to a few challenges. So ... Mia. Masami turned to her teammate." I say we give this plan a try. What do you think?"

Naruto : The Rise of The New Generations

Ryoku Samidare
The Amekage

Nodding at the readiness of the others, Ryoku turned to face the beast. Indeed, his massive dragon did only slow down the Four Tails for a while, and it got visibly angried than it was before. Way more angrier. The roars and attacks were not the only things that made that clear. The entire area was surrounded by so much killing intent, Ryoku felt pressed into the earth by it. His breathing getting a bit heavier, he reached to his belst - he placed all four of his water containing seals on the ground and formed a quick succession of seals, while trying to boost the present Ame shinobi." My fellow Shinobi! Remember when we fight for the freedom of our beloved village! We prevailed by standing firm, by standing together! I now ask you the same - stand with me, this time not agaisnt oppression, but annihilation! Feel the same strength that you felt back then! Stand behind the Amekage!"

Not waiting for the results of his speech, he slammed his hands on the seals, two at a time. An enormous amount of water was released in the vicinity, to compensate for the water being evaporated by the Four Tails. The beast would surely be slowed down by the amount of water, but that was only temporarily as well." Eiji! I will try and restrict its´s movements! As soon as I succeed, I want you do slow it down with any technique you can! If I fail, hold the line for a while!" He then turned towards Hoshi." Lady Hoshi ... I am counting on you now." After forming a quick series of seals, Ryoku started to roar as he was gathering his chakra for a huge scale Water Arms technique, in order to try and slow down the beast. His hair was starting to stand up and he was surrounde by a visible aura of chakra.

Raising his hands above his head, two huge hands emerged from the water. Ryoku felt strained by the amount of chakra he poured into the technique, but the fate of his village was at hand. He clasped his hands and the water hands did the exact same motion. He looked at the Yonbi and roared at it as his throat allowed them." My village is my family! I will do anything to protect my family! You hear me?! Anything!" The two hands made contact with the beast, but it was yet to see if his move would succeed. He felt his legs shaking a bit, his breath becoming faster and more rugged.

" Eiji! NOW!"

Naruto : The Rise of The New Generations

Sayuri Cho
Konohagakure Genin, Team Six

What does it mean to be a shinobi? What does it mean to be a kunoichi

This question was racing in Sayuri´s mind since they finished their mission and Hiroshi-Sensei gave them the task to think about these words. Her first thought was that the difference was in the gender, but she scratched that quickly. She was laying on her back, staring at the cloudless sky above their house. She read a book about shinobi, and she found out something interesting - the word shinobi meant endure. Surely, they had to endure hard and sometimes grueling training regimes in order to become shinobi. As far as she noticed, the training had two results - not only did her physical abilities changed since she started her training, but according to her surroundings, her mindset changed as well. She thought about asking her aunt, but she was surely busy and Sayuri did not want to bother her with something so trivial - no, she wanted to figure out this one by herself.

Shinobi means endure, and shinobi have to endure too. She thought back to the Forest of Death - they had to endure being surrounded by hostile territory, under hostile conditions, in a place where eerything wanted to eat them. And then, there was the spider-ka-bob. No, they had to endure something else there - that unpleasant, creeping feeling she felt without actually realizing it. And they somewhat endured and triumphed - a victory that allowed her to become an official kunoichi. Is it about enduring hardships? Maybe, she thought. Endure the reality that they had to kill, in order to protect the village and it´s interests, their friends, family and loved ones. Disliking the thought but unable to find a better answer, she laid the question to rest for a while. With a smile on her lips, she knew what to do. Standing up and streching a bit, she looked towards the village.

" I know what to do! I will ask Chinatsu about it!"

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Masami Hyuuga
Konohagakure Genin, Team 9

Activating her Byakugan despite knowing that it would be futile at finding the papers, it might help her in revealing the traps. Their chances increased a lot as they started to work together. Looking arround for any traps she might find just as Mia released her Shadow Clones to scout the area before her ninken would. Masami tried to focus on them, and just as they started to disappear, she spotted the traps and a possible opening. Mia´s clones triggered only one of the launchers, two still remained in place - together with some tags, most likely explosive ones. It was dangerous, but she thoght that it is within her abilities to pull it off. And while scolding herself for ignoring teamwork, she decided not to waste an opportunity. Her hand shot up like a lightning bolt, pointing towards the spot.

" Mia! Shikaroku! There!"

Dashing off in the direction, she ran as fast as she could. But at the same time, she cautiously checked the area arround the tag. Getting close to her objective, she leaped, triggering the kunai launchers. Pouring chakra into her palms, she thought about an alternate use of her defensive technique. Now that her hands were coated in her chakra, she thought she can deflect the kunai at the explosive tags, neutralizing them and safelly getting the tag. Masami did so, but the results were not as she desired them - while she deflected the kunai from their original trajectory that would pierce her hands, she suffered scratches on both of them. To top it off, the explosive tags started to activate. Cursing a bit, Masami landed near the tag and retrieved it - without no time to check it out, she ran up on the trunk of the tree she stood upon and used it as a springboard to get away from the explosion - that still managed to throw her ballance off. Landing into a forward tumble, she did several of them instead, stopping just at the feet of her teammates. She looked up at them, breathing heavily, but smiling. Extending her hand, she gave them the tag she just retrieved.

" Guys ... please ... never let me do something this reckless again ... thank you. Take a look at it. What ... what do you think?"

Naruto : The Rise of The New Generations

The second part of Team Six´s Forest of Death mission

Great thanks to LillyDove. Enjoy reading.

Forest of Death mission - Part two

" The most I can do right now is about three or four arrows. Not that much, but we will have to make them count."

Sayuri carefully applied her Red Flash seals on Chinatsu´s arrows. When combined with her prowess in archery which are still yet to be seen, they could achieve some huge surprises. And deadly of course. So far, nothing attacked them and that was a good sign - she heard stories about giant snakes, spiders, bears and other nasty animals living there, nothing too friendly." I think we are doing fine. Not that we did anything, but we were not attacked by some bloodthirsty animal so far. And Hiroshi-Sensei did not find us either. Oh, and ... yes. Thank you for that apple from earlier. It was delicious." After that, she applied the last seal - four arrows in total." Four arrows full of surprises. How about your clone?"

Chinatsu watched carefully as she prepped the seals on her four arrows that would indeed make him quite surprised, she had also stressed the importannce of her getting those four arrows back. She was not keen on losing four of her arrows, sighning, she listened to Sayuri and gave her that lofty smile of hers as she was thanked for the apple. " Yes, my clone," Chinatsu said, performing the needed hand seals for the crow clone and watched as it materialized in front of them. "I think I heard my mother once say that Hiroshi-Sensei loved surprises, he should be thrilled with our little surprises for him, dont you think?" she asked, mischeif was evident in her eyes.

Sayuri chuckled a bit at the thought." I think he will. But then again, I heard from my aunt that he´s got some skill at combination techniques. No matter what, we cannot let our guards down. I think that while he said he will not use fatal techniques, he will not go easy on us either. But I think ... yeah. We should be able to surprise them. But also ... the fact you don´t want to lose arrows means we can´t go with my Explosive tags seal. But I think we will manage without that." Just as she finished, she started to have a strange feeling. As if she was being watched by ... something. And watched not by two eyes, but by eight of them - eight cold, black eyes. The spider lunged at them without giving any warning, and Sayuri was able to dodge at the very last second. It landed a few meters behind them, crushing some branches by its large weight. As soon as it landed, it was ready for another lunge.

" Why the hell does it have to be spiders?! JUST?! WHY?!" Sayuri was afraid of spiders, and this one was not an exception - it was about two or three times as tall as she was. Her legs were shaking, her breathing quickly got out of control, but she was not going to run. She was thinking about a way to get rid of it, but she was interrupted by the sound of the spider stomping towards them." I-I think I know how to get rid of it! We n-need to avoid attacking it from front and reach it´s belly! Once there, we can use my explosive tags. Any o-objections?!"

All while his team was in peril, Hiroshi was watching from afar. While his team was in peril and he was ready to rush to their aid in the blink of an eye, he also had faith that they could do it. His chakra moulded and prepared to unleash a technique at the spider at any moment, he waited and observed his team for now.

"Well, if he get him out in the open and one of us or a clone has him distracted, we should be able to put enough force on him to be able to get close enough to get a bell, now as I said, I can put up a good fight from a distance and I have some- ," Chinatsu stopped in the middle of what she was about to say as she saw the spider launch itself at them. Quickly scrambling away from the horrible thing, she looked at Sayuri who was shaking. In a second or maybe two, she had her bow readied and an arrow nocked ready to be put to use. "Spider, you will die, for interupting our planning!" Chinatsu said, her tone was laced with venom. At the same time, she was listening to Sayuri explain her idea and thought that it needed a distraction so she could attack it from under neath. "Do spiders like bad poetry? I think I could keep it busy while you get under it, does that work with your plan?" Chinatsu asked, keeping her aim on the spider and staying focused on it as well.

" Not sure about spiders, but bad poetry makes my head explode! Let us - what is that?!" Upon taking a closer look, she tried not to shook too hard. Lots of tiny spiderlings were crawling on the legs of the large one, and it was getting dangerously close - to top it all, the small ones started to leap towards them. Quickly pulling out her sword and cut one of them in half and ducked to dodge another one, she started to move forward, cutting through any of them in her way. Sayuri hoped Chinatsu will watch her movements carefully. Cutting through several more of them, she was now in reach of its front legs - and that is when Sayuri multiplied into three. One heading straight towards the head of the spider, two for it´s legs.

Chinatsu eyes widened as she saw what Sayuri was seeing, her lips were now pressed together in frustration at how the situation was turning out and she recalculated where she wanted the arrow to go. Finally, she let the arrow fly and was moving as soon as it was in the air, the arrow shot through several small spiders, leaving little spider bodies on the arrow as it pierced them in the center of their body. Catching the arrow as it descended, she used it to whack a few more away from her as she got to where Sayuri was and then made a disgusted face at the mess on her arrow. "Ok, so we need this spider to die and we need to get it from under neath, so what is your plan now?" Chinatsu asked, having have let her arrow fall to the ground as she was readying her bow once more.

" I am! Kind of! BUSY NOW!" Sayuri shouted back as she cut through several more spiderlings." Help my clone attacking it´s head - distract it! Whatever! However! I don´t care if you will recite the legend of the Sage and his six paths!" Sayuri now started to evade the spiderlings instead of just cutting them, and was running past his legs - slicing deeply in them to hinder the spider´s mobility. Hearing an angry sound reminding her of a roar, she drew the spider´s attention from Chinatsu, creating a perfect opening for her.

"Stay calm, I am sure it is not as bad as it looks," Chinatsu said, casually putting her arrow back in its sheath and putting her bow back as well. "Roses are red, violets are blue, oh how you bled, look I have your babies goo," Chinatsu started to recite in a lofty tone. Mean while, her hands were performing the ram hand seal as she was infusing her hands with lightning chakra and then she counted five steps in front of him to where her hands were level with his eyes before releasing a blinding pillar of light in the spiders eyes. It would not last long, she was simply using the jutsu as a distraction for Sayuri. But while it faded, her hands were moving again, performing the needed hand seals for another jutsu, one that would leave it quite stunned.

" Splendid!" The spider was totally blinded for now, and Sayuri went for another two legs, not cutting them off but greatly limiting the spider´s mobility. Deciding to go for a safety measure in case her main plan fails, she leaped to the second side of the spider. Cutting and dodging a few more spiderlings on her way, she almost laughed out at the poem she just heard from Chinatsu. Getting two more legs seriously wounded, she was now at five out of eight. This regained the attention of the beast and Chinatsu was free to continue her move again.

All the time, Hiroshi had his chakra moulded and ready to jump in - but so far, he saw no need for his direct interference. Both Chinatsu and Sayuri were holding their gound marvelously so far. He felt like his team would not disappoint him at this moment. With a smile on his lips, he kept watching.

With her chakra now infused with its lightning nature and moulded, she flicked her right hand in the direction of its right front leg, as she did a blue whip appeared as it headed for the leg of the spider, the sizzling blue whip wrapped around its leg. It certainly sounded like something was sizzling now as the whip shocked the spider, leaving it temporary paralyzed due to the lightning but only for a couple of minutes. Mean while, her clone was was sent to help keep the spiderlings off of the real Sayuri so she could focus on the situation at hand. "Spider, Spider on the wall, see now how you cry, with no one left to call, so sorry spider, spider on the wall," Chinatsu recited in a now sing song voice.

Now was her chance! Leaping away from the leg, she now had a clear shot. Dashing through the space under its belly. Arriving straight to the middle of it and fending of one more spiderling, she cut open the skin of the spider and reaching for her scrolls, she showed it inside. Immediately after doing that, she started to run from underneath it, not wanting to get caught in the blast. Making no attempt to fight the spiderlings, only to dodge them she was out from under it quickly, yet she wanted more distance - just to be on the safe side." Chinatsu! Run! I´m going to blow them up!" Waiting a few more seconds, she undid the seal on the scroll - six explosive tags were now inside the belly of the beast, and a second later, they blew up. An enormous explosion rocked the vicinity and spider goo and body parts splattered all over the area. Sayurin was knocked down, falling face forward and covering her head with her hands. A dead silence fell over the area.

Chinatsu had just gotten in the tree close enough to her when explosion rocked the forest and the tree she was in, unable to quickly regain her balance, the explosion sent her tumbling towards the ground. Barely in time, she quickly adjusted her position so that she would land in a crouch on the ground instead of on her back or worse, her head. Muttering something under her breath, she got up and glared at the remains of the spider, her shoes had spider guts all over them. "I hate spiders," Chinatsu muttered, looking over at Sayuri who was on the ground as well. With a sigh, she went over to her arrow that still had the bodies of the dead spiderlings on them and picked it up, making a face at it. "Hey Sayuri, want a Spider-ka-bob?" she asked, waving the arrow in front of her face as she got to her. Crouching down, she put a hand on the girls back gently and patted her shoulder. "Its dead now."

" Take! Them! Away from me! Now ... " Her back was covered in goo, and after feeling Chinatsu´s hand on her back, she managed to sit up. The area was covered in body parts of the large one, as well as several smaller spiderlings. The silence was unsettling. Catching a few deep breaths, she laughed out." We did it! We did it, Chinatsu! I swear on The Sage, this was wicked ... why always spiders? Why can´t it be something cute and cuddly? Why ugly, nasty, deadly spiders? I can´t believe ... oh, yes." She stood up and turned towards the remains of the spider." Be sure to tell your friends not to MESS WITH US!" She shouted her frustration at it, in a way of blowing off her feelings." Now ... what will we do now?" She asked with a smile, but the answer did not come from Chinatsu.

" Fire Release: Great Fireball! "

Like a strike of lightning from a clear sky, Hiroshi was bearing down on them. The Fireball he sent was not a particulary large one, but it had to be avoided. He himself was heading towards Chinatsu, going in with some Taijutsu to test her moves. Arriving with a sweeping kick at the height of her chest, he was not about to give them time to breathe-

Her head snapped up at the sound of Hiroshi-Sensei, seeing him and a big fire ball heading towards them, she did several back flips to get away from the fire ball, but not enough to avoid Hiroshi-Sensei. Only having enough time to pull out a kunai, she swiped it at his ankle, hoping to make conatact with him. Leaping away from him, she reached for her bow and grabbed an arrow or two, she nocked them together as she aimed her arrows at him, she took several steps back. Prefering to not be so close to him when he was attacking, she had an idea. "Sayuri, do you have any more explosives?" Chinatsu asked. Once she had calculated where they would go, she let them fly, both flying towards his lower body to hopefully immobilize him.

Sayuri dodged the Fireball with a quick leap and landed on a tree, sticking to it with her chakra. Hiroshi-Sensei appeared from nothing and was pressing them even harder. While Chinatsu did a great job of narrowly dodging the kick aimed at her and managed to strike back, Sayuri was preparing to dash back into the action. Hearing the question, she was glad that Chinatsu fired the arrows regardless - both of them had the Red Flash seal on them, so the red headed Cho reached into her pouch with a smile. Taking out the two scrolls with the net, she let them fly and as the arrows were next to Hiroshi. He himself was in the middle of getting back to Chinatsu and to continue his Taijutsu assault. She teleported both scrolls, feeling a decent piece of her chakra chunked off in the move. As soon as they puffed, she undid them with the Seal of Confrontation.

Hiroshi was caught by surprise in the middle of his move, but he was from from running out of options. He let himself to be captured by the two nets, curios how his students will react. Before he could catch up, Sayuri dashed from the tree and was at his back. Landing on his back, she tapped his shoulder and used her hand as a support, while her second hand was reaching for his belt. She looked at Chinatsu, her mind focused only on one thought." Now, Chinatsu!"

Chinatsu smiled, nodding she looked to her clone and motioned for her to go forwards, the real Chinatsu was performing the ram hand seal, infusing more lightning chakra nature as she approached Hiroshi-Sensei, she got directly in front of him and said "how bout a little light?" Unleashing the blinding pillar of light once more, but this time it was twice as strong and it stayed longer as the clone darted for the bells on Hiroshi-Senseis belt.

Both Sayuri and Chinatsu were clsoe to touching the bells. With a puff of smoke, Hiroshi changed into a wooden log - as there was plenty of them scattered around, he used the Substitution Technique. He was satisfied with what he saw - the effects of the flash still fresh in his eyes, he made his way away from his team. They were able to work together and almost got to the bells after their first try. Coming up with a strategy - trapping him into a net and then blinding him was a splendid combination. Satisfied with what he saw, he stopped on a tree, when he was sure enogh distance was between them. Their odds of passing the mission.

" I ... can´t believe ... this. We almost had him and ... we do not have him. We blow up a spider to bits, we almost have the bells ... but we did good." Sayuri was laying on her back, her breath quickened from the action before. But she also smiled. They survived the spider, blown it to bits and they almost had the bells." We are doing well ... I am starting to like you, Chinatsu. How about ... some rest? And eat up? Just not spider-ka-bob please."

She blinked, not once, not twice but three times as she could not believe what just happened, the slippery little devil got away! She was so mad at him, they were so close to getting those bells then just like that, poof and he is gone. "I think Hiroshi-Sensei would love some Spider-ka-bob for his next meal? Surely he must be hungry, I will shove it down his throat," Chinatsu said, closing her eyes as she took a deep breath. She reached into her pouch and took out two green apples, walking over to Sayuri and holding one out to her. "How bout an apple?" she asked with a lofty smile. "I thought you already liked me," she said, pouting a bit.

" Thank you. " Reaching for the apple, she took a bite and upon chewing and swallowing it, she looked at her teammate." I think it is impossible not to like you. Those apples are briliant. So much better than the spider-ka-bob ... I am not sure if Sensei would like it. They are too ... crunchy. I mean the spiders. But ... I am not sure if you noticed it ... but I managed to leave him a surprise. I think we will find it useful when we encounter him again."

Hiroshi could not help but smile at his team. Their spirits were high despite him escaping at the very last moment." Yuck ... I will pass that spider-ka-bob, Chinatsu. Too crunchy for my taste. But you done well. Next time, I will not go easy on you ... in fact, you just made me go seriously against you and Sayuri. The outcome of that encounter will determine this mission ... keep up the good work, you two." Smiling once more into their direction, he leaped from the branch he was sitting upon, making his way deeper into the forest.

Naruto : The Rise of The New Generations

The Unpredictable Due appears!
Chinatsu Hon´s and Sayuri Cho´s meeting!

A collab between LillyDove and Red Fox
Team Six assembles after a long time and head out to their first mission without any more delays. A show of the dynamics between the two students, as well as Hiroshi´s return. Great thanks to LillyDove for participating, enjoy reading.

The Forest of Death mission - part 1

" What do you mean?! Of course I can name swords! It´s a precious gift from the best aunt in the world! And what is with the apples?!"

Sayuri´s eyes were wide as she looked at her teammate - she only barely managed to keep her jaw from hitting the floor. What´s with her? As she was about to say something more, taking a deep breat ... and she remained silent, looking poutingly at Chinatsu." It means a lot to me. I will take the red apple ... " Reaching forward, she took the apple from her open hand, further waiting for surprises from her. Then, she turned to Hiroshi - who was just as puzzled by the first meeting of his team. He scratched his head as he tried to come up with an answer. After a few seconds, he gave it up." Well ... I am glad to see you two ... getting ... getting along. I think we should do some proper introductions and we can start our first mission. So, Chinatsu - please, take a seat and we can start."

Sayuri was still looking at Hiroshi, then she shifte to Chinatsu. The girl was unbelievable - or was she? After the initial shock of her first impression wore off, she found a strange curiosity rising inside of her to learn more about the girl. And questions started to pop up - questions to which she somehow already knew the answer. So, after letting out a deep breath, she took a bite from the apple - and it tasted wonderfully. Turning her head, she awaited for her teammate to react.

Chinatsu winced at her team mates reaction to her statement, although she was curious to about who this aunt was and why she never got the chance to meet her. Making a note to ask who it was later, she watched as the girl took the red apple and said nothing as she took a bite of the green one that was left. She was rather pleased with her team mates choice and was even more pleased with her immediately taking a bite from the red apple. They were already sharing a snack together. "I think a proper introduction is a good idea, I dont know what to call my team mate. Oh, you never did tell me your name," Chinatsu said after a few minutes, taking a seat. Although, it was hard to tell that she was interested in knowing more about the red headed girl from the almost disinterested look in her eyes and her lofty smile that was almost always present as well.

Sayuri returned a disbelievin smile towards Chinatsu, stopping to chew on the apple. The girl was unbelievable. Swallowing her bite, she took a deep breath." Fair enough. My name is Sayuri, Sayuri Cho. I grew up and spent my entire life here in The Leaf Village - from my early training to my academy days. I prefer a combination of Ninjutsu and Kenjutsu - and well, I am not fond of long range combat. If somebody has trouble with me, they should come up close and tell that argument to my sword ... or kunai ... or my fists. Oh - yes!" Her face lit up in excitement like a Christmas tree." I also have a Space - Time Technique! Well, not finished, but I am already developing it. I call it the Red Flash! With that, I hope to become a great kunoichi just like my aunt is! Oh, yes ... and I like apples. Thank you."

Hiroshi carefully observed Sayuri as she made her introduction. The girl was not lacking enthusiasm and seemed to high on her spirits, despite pouting only a few minutes ago. That was a good trait - the will to always move forward was much needed for all persons who decided to spend their lives as ninja. But seeing that Aiko was her aunt, she had all that inside of her from a young age. And he was also curious to see her Space - Time technique in action. Now, he turned his attention towards Chinatsu.

So, the red headed girls name was Sayuri Cho and surpisingly enough, Chinatsu liked the girls name. "My name is Chinatsu Hon, I grew up in the Hon Estate outside of th Leaf Village, in fact, I just recently moved to the compound last week. I was trained in the Estate and I am long range fighter. I am also good with ninjutsu and dabble in kenjutsu. To be honest, I would rather shoot an arrow in someones throat than stab them, anyone can stab someone but it takes skill to shoot someone," Chinatsu said airly. She nodded to the last part of Sayuris introductions but did said nothing to it and looked back to Hiroshi-Sensei.

Sayuri glared at her team mate once again, raising her eyebrows in curiosity." It takes skill in self control not to react." She though this as she took another bite from the apple. But then again, seeing a bow as a weapon of choice for a shinobi was so rare that she looked forward to see her in action. Also, seeing she was a Hon she was sure to be skilled - Sayuri met several members of the Hon Clan, and their prowess never ceased to amaze her. Now that she made her introduction, Sayuri turned her attention towards Hiroshi - Sensei. The man in question noticed this and gave her a warm smile, and after taking a deep breath, he spoke up.

" I see variety is not lacking from our team. Now that you made your introductions, it will be fair to made my. I am Hiroshi Hon, son of Yamato Hon, The Captain of the Wolf Guard, also known as The Yellow Wolf. I have my own past - complicated past, but that is for another time. I fought in The First War as a young adult, I fought at the recent occupation and I survived. I am a Jonin for The Leaf Village for about two years, and I am continously honing my skills and provess. I established the Hon Compound after we liberated our lands, and I am staying in the village instead of the Hon Estate to help and strengthen the bond between the clan and the village. Any questions you have for me, you should feel free to ask them."

Staying quiet for a while to let the last sentence sink in, he then continued." We will start our missions right away, and with a mission not what you would except. It will be a thorough test of many things - I will leave those things to you to figure out. I except nothing less from you than to give it your best shot. Chinatsu, you are my niece - of you, I have high expectations. Sayuri, you are the niece of Aiko-sama - the same goes f or you. I have complete and utter faith in your abilities - now, you have to show me that my faith is not mistaken. Any questions?"

Chinatsu caught the glare from Sayuri, although her reaction was not likely to be approved of, she simply smiled a bit arrogantly and flicked her eyes back to Hiroshi-Sensei. She had heard about him, his accomplishments and his name from others in their clan, with a shrug, she took another bite of her apple and chewed it slowly, thoughtfully. She would rather see her uncle in action then listen to him tell them about it and she was also rather curious to see Sayuri in action as well, it would give her a better gague of how they could function as a team. "So what is the mission exactly?" Chinatsu asked, eying her Sensei.

Sayuri rolled her eyes observing Chinatsu´s reaction - it almost overshadows her amusement from Hiroshi´s introduction. He was surely a man to look up, and Sayuri could not wait to start her training - which according to Hiroshi, will start pretty soon. This time, she could not help but wonder about Chinatsu´s question." Same as with Chinatsu. What will be our mission, Sensei?" Curiosity is what Hiroshi wanted to see from them. Standing up and walking to the door from the dojo, he mentioned them to follow him. He started to walk outside from the compound." We will not be training in the dojo or the compound, nor any of the training grounds out there. Our training field will come as close to the situations you will face in the future as it can. I will tell you everything once we arrive to the place. Follow me!" With that, he leaped and headed towards the outskirts of the village.

She shot a grin over to where Sayuri sat, even though it was to be expected of her to want to know the same about the mission, Chinatsu found it nice that they were agreeing on something. "At least I dont have to worry about shooting you, huh, Sayuri?" Chinatsu asked, covering her mouth with her left hand to muffle her laughter at something her team mate would not quite get. Seeing Hiroshi-Sensei gesture for them to stand and follow him, she did so silently. Listening to her Sensei talk about where they would and would not be training at, she did find it odd that none of the expected training places were not where they would train at, it only made her even more curious to find out where they would be training at. When he told them to follow him, Chinatsu still said nothing as she obeyed silently. Every now and then she would glance at Sayuri before looking forwards again, it was only when she saw that they were approaching the Forest of Death that she narrowed her eyes but ever so slightly. Her expression changed from disinterested and somewhat curious to rather impatient and very curious as they arrived.

Sayuri gritted her teeth not to respond to Chinatsu´s remark as they headed out and made their way towards their destination - only Hiroshi knew it at that time. She will have to do her best to work as one team with Chinatsu - something telling her it would not be that difficult as she seemed it now. The few minutes they spent moving to their location were completely silent and only when they arrived at their destination did Sayuri give a look to Chinatsu and seeing the curiosity on her face, she felt her own rise - together with excitement and some fear from the Forest of Death. As they landed a last time, their teacher turned towards them.

" This is the place where we will be training, the infamous Forest of Death. It offers us with all the conditions you will face as fully fledged shinobi out in the field. You will have to be mindful of your surroundings, learn how to use it in your advantage - and not the least, how you will survive in it. In our first mission, you will be facing me." Reaching into his pouches, he pulled out two bells, holding them out for Chinatsu and Sayuri to see them." I have two bells that will be attached to my belt. Your objective is to obtain the bells from me - there is no time limit you have or restrictions to bind you. Any last questions?"

Sayuri had plenty of them, but she seemed to be unable to ask any of them. How are they to take the bells from a Jonin inside of a place where everything, maybe including her own team mate is up to something nasty? Instead of asking all the questions, she placed her hand on Chinatsu´s shoulder." None from me, Sensei. Are we ready, Chinatsu?"

"Of course there are no restrictions on us, we are new genin and you are a well known Jounin, it would only make sense to not limit us. But what about you? Are you restricted? Surely some of your techniques would be fatal if they were to even land on us?" Chinatsu asked. She was already trying to form a plan of attack, or strategy to get the bells, she would not simply get hers but Sayuris as well. Then she would give the bell to her team mate, just like sharing a snack, they would share victory in this mission. Of course, it was not going to be that simple and she would do everything she could to prove to Sayuri that she was a reliable team mate. Giving Sayuri a reassuring smile, she nodded and looked back to Hiroshi -Sensei.

" Of course I am not limited, Chinatsu. It is not my aim to land fatal techniques on you - my aim is to train you. And if anything would threaten to endanger you and it will be above your capabilities, I will have no choice but to step in and protect my two students. The inhabitatns of the Forest would not hold back from using fatal force on you, so I must defend you with equal force. Now, that smile is what I like to see. The mission begins now!" After forming the Ram seal, Hiroshi disappeared in a puff of smoke.

" The Body Flicker technique. He might be already in the middle of the Forest. I guess we should head out too, Chinatsu. Hiroshi-sensei might be a Jonin, but we can still do it. If we will work together, we will achieve the goal of the mission." Giving her the same reassuring smile she received earlier, she walked up to the gate they were standing in front of and opened it.

Oh yes, she had to also worry about what lurked in the Forest of Death, making a note to not dismiss any unusual sounds she might hear as nothing she followed Sayuri. "Can you make a well made clone? I would like to have our clones- or just mine, if you cant produce one, to cover the peremeter of the forest. If Hiroshi-Sensei is hiding, it will force him to move," Chinatsu explained her idea. She adjusted her bow even though it was fine, if either her sensei or Sayuri knew why they would know that she was nervous as she began to fidget with her sheath as well. " We can head directly to the center," she added after she stopped fidgetting.

" I never actually tried the Clone Jutsu, but I think I could do it. Covering the perimeter is a great idea - hands down in that. Before we do anything, you should let me apply my seals to your arrows. We could use them to prepare some surprises for Hiroshi-Sensei. My Space-Time technique is not that awesome yet - but I can use the seals to teleport scrolls or other objects to him for a nice surprise. Now, let us get moving." Taking the first steps in the forest, the palce already gave her the creeps. Taking a deep breath, she uttered something under her nose, but loud enough for Chinatsu to hear.

" We have entered the den of the lion, without knowing where the lion is. Let´s give it our best, Chinatsu."

Corrected & Connected

I am away for a while ( well, a little long while ) and there is kidnapping and all kind of things. Why is that everytime I am absent somewhere, things tend to happen?

Naruto : The Rise of The New Generations

Sayuri Cho & Hiroshi Hon
Kohohagakure Team Six

" Come in!"

Hiroshi´s response was reacted upon by Sayuri immediately. Opening the door, she spotted her next teacher and eyed him with unhidden interest - something that Hiroshi was better at masking. Sayuri took a few uneasy steps into the room, feeling a bit weird - the man sitting in front of her was Hiroshi Hon, the one her aunt mentioned a few times when talking with her uncle, who happened to be the curren clan leader for the Hon Clan. Does he know anything about her nature? Or her sharp tongue? Instead of continuing brooding in such questions, Taking a deep breath ,she stood in her full weight and felt several bourdens to fall from her shoulders. At first she thought she was in the wrong room, but there is no mistake about it - the man in front of her was Hiroshi Hon. Sayuri just stood there unable to introduce herself. Despite just shaking herself from her insecurities, she was just unable to introduce herself. Hiroshi followed it with a warm smile on his face and decided to break the silence.

" I knew my team would not be late. Come closer and take a seat with me, please. We shall wait for our second team mate and then head out immediately." A puzzled Sayuri made the few steps and sat down next to him."T-thank you ... I take it that you are ... your are Hiroshi-Sensei? My name is Sayuri, Sayuri Cho. It´s a pleasure to meet you. My aunt mentioned you a lot - well, from time to time ... sometimes. Oh - yes! My aunt - you sure know each other, her name is Aiko Cho." Hiroshi was a bit surprised, but managed to react swiftly." Ah, yes. Aiko-Sama. We did a couple of missions together. A great kunoichi, she is. One of the finest people I know. I am curious to see how she aided in your trainign, Sayuri-chan. Now, we shall wait for our second team mate, introduce ourselves and we will start with our training right away. What do you say?"

Sayuri nodded, a bit surprised. But then again, Hiroshi is her Sensei - he is bound to be informed and know a thing-or-two about her, especially if he met her aunt." Yes, Hiroshi-Sensei. We trained together when I was younger and she gifted this sword, Dragon´s Bite to me. She is the greatest aunt there is and I want to be like her one day!" Hiroshi smiled at the words he just heard." Having dreams is important, Sayuri-chan. We will introduce ourselves as soon as our team members arrive." Sayuri nodded, seeing the point. Introducing themselves together will help them to form the basics of the necessary bonding."I guess you are right, Hiroshi-Sensei. I am curious, I can´t wait to know her." Hiroshi chuckle a bit, but replied immediately.

[center]" Oh, my niece Chinatsu? You two will get along great ... of that I am sure."