Kirugetsu stared blankly at Maruki Hyuga as the kid went on a tangent about the Clan, his grandfather, his uncle, and all the other crap that the Hozuki Jounin had already expected. But then the kid said not only that he forgave Kirugetsu, but was honored to be his student?! Bullshit. And then, Kirin decided to pipe up about things. First, Kirugetsu's gaze moved to the young man. [B]"Kid. Your grandfather wasn't so much a diplomat as he was a master swordsman and an even more focused killer than I was back then."[/B] The restaurant staff seemed reluctant to take the orders of anyone near the newly-formed squad of ninja, as tensions were rising among them.

Then he turned his attention to Kirin. [B]"And when would you prefer he find out? On a mission where an enemy knows who I am, sees a Hyuga, and casually drops the fact that I killed a few of them in the past?"[/B] He stared at the girl and shook his head. [B]"I didn't think so, either."[/B] ... a few minutes went by without Kirugetsu saying a word to any of his students, and when he finally spoke up, he chose to address all of the Genin under his wing. [B]"Shisen. Kirin. You both pass part one of your test. Maruki, you fail."[/B] Surely they would all wonder what their tests were... and Kirugetsu was not one to keep them in the dark.

[B]"Maruki. Someone of your heritage and potential should be outraged that one born of an outside clan and country would so brazenly gloat about slaying your kin. It would have been foolish to attack, of course. However, anger is a powerful weapon for the ninja who knows when and how to use it."[/B] A few moments of silence occurred before the older man continued speaking to the child. [B]"Don't worry too much. You only failed part one of your test. But if you fail one of the following two parts, you will fail the test as a whole."[/B] Unfortunate, of course, but there was such a thing as extra credit... and Kirugetsu wasn't about to let his first squad in nearly twenty years fail out on him.

[B]"We're all going to finish our meal, and then the three of you will go home. That is when part two of your test will begin. This afternoon, evening, and night... you will prepare for an attack. You won't know when exactly it will come, but it will come in the near future.[/B] He smiled a bit, exposing his shark-toothed grin to the Genin. [B]"Part Three will also begin after you get home. I am in posession of something that I know each of you will enjoy having for yourselves. Your objective it to get it from me. I won't have it on my person, so a direct theft attempt won't work. This will likely seem like the most difficult of the tests... but I assure you it is the most simple."[/B]

A few more minutes passed, and the meals arrived at the table. [B]"Oh, and you all forgot to tell me about yourselves. Please do so now."[/B] Said the Hozuki as he crushed the main body carapace of the crab with his powerful grip