[center][b]Katsuko Moto[/b][/center]

The teenager sat on his bed. He was fully clothed, and in fact just finished putting on his shoes. He seemed as ready as ever. Next to the orange-haired kid lay a sleeping white cat. With his clothes on, Katsuko only had a few more things to do. He stood up and silently walked over to his dresser. On the top of it lay a worn Konohagakure headband. That of his father, Jinkama. He picked it up and looked at it for a moment. It was older than he was, after all. And though his father's death was nearly seven months ago now, it was still fresh in his mind. Katsuko gripped the headband tightly, before carefully putting it on. With that, he opened the dresser and withdrew some bandages. Slowly and carefully, he wrapped the bandages around his knuckles. With them nice and tight, he clenched his fists and turned to look back at his bed. His cat, Hana, still remained motionless and asleep. With a sigh, Katsuko turned toward his door and exited his room.

Outside the Moto Estate's main house was a small dojo. The sun wasn't quite up yet, but Katsuko was hard at work. Inside the small training area, Katsuko began practicing. Some aerobic and callisthenic warm-ups, Katsuko began practicing his taijutsu on a dummy set up. Though he felt he didn't need practice at this point, having developed to the point of challenging his father, but he could still hear the voice in his head telling him to continue practicing so he wouldn't get dull. By the time he was done with this, the sun was up and he had worked up a sweat. The dummy was relatively new before he began, but now it looked rather destroyed. The bandages around his knuckles were a bit dirtied as well, but he paid no mind. Now it was time for kenjutsu practice. The teenager walked over to the sword rack on the back wall of the dojo. Eight swords, all displayed in glory on the wall. With hesitation, Katsuko chose one and unsheathed it. While he was admiring the blade, he heard the door to the dojo open.

It was his mother. [b]"Kat, I made you breakfast. You better hurry and eat it before you arrive late to your meeting,"[/b] she remarked. Katsuko looked over his shoulder at his mother, before looking back at the sword. He re-sheathed it and placed it back on the wall. This time, when he turned around, he had a smile on his face. [b]"Great! I'm starving and half certain I'm going to be late anyways,"[/b] Katsuko joked, following his mother back to the house. Ten minutes later, he was bolting out the front door. He was right about being late and didn't realize it until he had seen a clock while eating his mother's pancakes. The Moto Estate was several kilometers from Konohagakure, but Katsuko made it in no time. Once he was a block away from the tea house, Katsuko stopped and calmed himself down. After all, he didn't want to look like he ran all the way there. Rather casually, Katsuko walked the rest of the way and approached his team. Ryo was absent, but Yumi and Tsubasa were there. [b]"Sup guys,"[/b] he greeted them with a grin, before taking a seat next to Tsubasa. Upon looking at the two, he felt a bit strange not wearing his flak jacket, but the feeling soon passed.