[center][h2][color=Crimson]Senju, Hotsuma[/color][/h2]
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[sub][i]Tiger of Konoha
En route to assist Team Konoha[/i]
[@Hillan] - [i]Shimodaruma Reisei[/i]
[@Angel Eyes] - [i]Oichi Tsubaki[/i]
[@Raijinslayer] - [i]Yoshida Shizuka[/i][/sub][/center]
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Hotsuma kept mostly silent as the three behind him shared information on their individual abilities. Though, he couldn't help but wince a bit at Reisai's tone when it came to the young man's assessment of his own abilities. [color=Crimson][i]"Tough crowd, huh?"[/i][/color] Hotsuma thought, noting that a whopping [i]two[/i] out of three in the squad didn't exactly seem to take kindly to him. Though, he could hardly blame Kiyoshi at least. And while he would have liked to believe that his little years-long globetrotting "vacation" was done with the greatest of intentions, he knew saying as much would fall on deaf ears. After all, he'd come back empty-handed after [i]four years[/i] of being gone. Showing up in Konoha after all of that time with nothing to show for it but a five million ryo fine definitely wasn't a good look. And, to top it all off, Hotsuma hadn't even been there for his own brother's rites. 

It certainly didn't help that he was now taking them on an obviously dangerous mission. And certainly one that was more than a little beyond Kiyoshi's paygrade at the moment. Grabbing a branch and vaulting, Hotsuma landed and seamlessly kicked off of another branch in quick succession. He was trying as hard as he could to pace himself at the moment, still getting used to the idea of having a team at his back again. [color=Crimson]"Uh… Alright. I know that I might not seem too trustworthy at the moment, but bear with me. It's gonna take a little bit of time for me to get used to shinobi life again, but I'm gonna try my damnedest to make sure you get outta this mess in one piece."[/color] he remarked, peeking back over his shoulder.  The dossier Mawari had slapped together for him to read yesterday had informed him of their abilities beforehand, but the catch-up earlier was a nice little refresher. With two shinobi practicing medical ninjutsu on the team, they'd make an effective rescue crew. And should Kiyoshi manage to improve on his archery and sealing abilities, he'd soon prove to be an effective source of cover fire while they accomplished the task. The boy may have been down on himself, but he was far from useless even now. Perhaps one of the other two would be able to show him that, however, as Kiyoshi almost certainly didn't want to hear it from him.

[color=Crimson]"We might encounter some heavy resistance if the Kumo guys managed to get word back to any potential reinforcements, so be on the lookout. If you guys can help it, I'd prefer if you didn't need to engage the enemy right now, but if it comes down to it, know that I'll have your back. I'll remind you, though, that our primary focus is getting Mawa- …. Lady Hokage and her squad out of there."[/color] he added, grey eyes watching the three of them before he once again turned ahead, picking up the pace just slightly.