Arashi didn't expect to see Akio sensei at the top, but he was actually relieved to see him. He mustered up a smile in response to his sensei's joke and took him up on his offer of tea. He probably really needed it to replenish himself from his training. He wiped his face to clean some of the tears and sweat before taking the tea. He took a few sips of it to start and listened to Akio. He didn't know that he came up here often. Maybe one day they'd end up training up here together. It would definitely be something intense if their bell training session was anything to go off of.

When Akio said that he was here to say goodbye he wondered why he was leaving and where he was going. Fortunately his mental question was answered by his sensei. He was heading to Kumogakure to help the intelligence division for the war. He wanted to come along and perhaps train along the way, but he realized how stupid that sounded and didn't bring it up. He was surprised to hear that Team 2, Rin, and Izu would be doing special missions as a secretive task force. The thought interested him, but he wasn't even sure they were ready for something like that. Team 2 might be used to working together, but Rin and Izu might not have. Though that was probably why they were training together right now. And here he was trying to train alone.

When it was time for questions he wasn't sure if he had any left. He wouldn't ask if he believed they were ready for this special job since he already knew that he'd say that they were. [color=ed1c24]"No questions. Just good luck out there, sensei."[/color] He took more sips of his tea and placed it down before standing up to stretch. He had almost forgotten that he had his weights on. [color=ed1c24]"I just hope that we all come back from this war safely."[/color] He knew that if he were to look at this realistically this task force of theirs had the biggest risk of danger and considering their low ranks the danger seemed like it would be even greater.

He removed his weights slowly and placed them gently on the ground. [color=ed1c24]"I actually do have questions. Do you think this guy is really Hashirama? How could he still be alive and that much of a threat? Why does he want war against us? I know you probably don't know the answers, but these are still weighing on my mind."[/color]