Arashi looked from Mina Sensei to his side when he heard the barely audible Mia Ayumi speak. She was thanking their sensei for saying that she was proud of them. Mia was a nice girl, but she was really shy. He didn't even understand why. When it came to genjutsu and chakra control she was a genius and even better than some of the top notch students in the class. Then again skill doesn't always correlate to confidence. He hoped that becoming a genin would give her a bit of confidence and less social anxiety. Maybe he could start that by talking to her. For all he knew she could be one of his squadmates.

He whispered over to her saying, "Hey, Mia. Can you believe it? We're finally going to become genin. This great, big journey ahead of us. A story waiting to be told. Maybe a story with you as the star. Yeah, I can see it now. The Great Mia Ayumi: Mind Over Matter." He gave her a genuine smile showing that he really meant the words that he spoke. He hoped that she didn't think that he was pulling her leg or something. He really wanted her to be confident and he believed that she truly could be a powerful kunoichi. Anything was possible really. Even the seemingly pathetic student could prove to be a rather powerful shinobi. He never judged books by their covers. That was the first thing he taught himself when he started writing. People didn't read books for the cover. They read them for the story inside.