[color=00a651][center][h1]Taibushi Modobo[/h1][/center][/color]

Not but a moment after their Sensei had entered, the fourth member of their team entered the building. He introduced himself as a Reiji Saikumo. Taibushi turned to get a look at his new squad mate. The tallest of the four, if only barely, and a dark skin tone that stood in stark contrast with the rest of the squad. His eyes and hair however were quite peculiar, platinum blond and magenta respectively. It was quite the combination, and he assumed his squad mate had to be a kekkigenkai possessor. Their unique lineage often lead to the unique looks they had. Fortunately for him, Asuka handled the introductions, which Taibushi added to by simply giving a small wave when she introduced him.

However, the whole squad was in for quite the surprise, as two more genin walked in, announcing they were also part of the squad now. The first was Toko Ling, someone Taibushi had never met before, but had heard of his inability to use jutsu. Though those ninja that can't perform jutsu rarely pass the academy, they are quite powerful in their own respects. The other was, well, Taibushi didn't know, he wasn't overtly unique enough to be a talk of the academy, nor did he take the time to introduce himself.

[i][color=00a651]"Oh well,"[/color][/i] he thought, [i][color=00a651]"we'll have plenty of time for proper introductions later."[/color][/i]

Asuka invited Toko to sit beside her, even used the kun honorific when referring to him. So he had her respect, at least their wouldn't be bad blood between those two. They began a little small talk before Toko greeted both Taibushi and Reiji, then addressed Taibushi directly.

"Taibushi-San, I have been wanting to compliment you on your art for a long time. I apologize for not having done so in the past. I believe everyone at this table is quite astounding in both skill and execution, however I would like to note that your puppet mastery intrigues me greatly," He said with a light smile. Taibushi simply nodded and smiled his acknowledgment of the compliment. The small boy was likeable, and he would like to continue the conversation with him. However, he had just met him, and doubted his ability to do so.

Mao-sensei began speaking once more, it was similar to his introduction back at the classroom that morning, meant for the new arrivals. However, one last little tidbit he said quite annoyed Taibushi. Mao-sensei, on top of being late to the dinner that he wanted them all to attend, had forgotten his wallet, and was requesting them to pay for his plan. With a light sigh, Taibushi raised his hand in acknowledgment to what had been said, and pulled his own wallet out from the inside of his overcoat. Though he didn't like to flaunt it, he and his father were both quite successful entertainers, and profited from it. He looked around the room to get a headcount and estimate of how much this was gonna cost him.

And more just kept coming, This next one however simply beelined for Asuka, hugging her and being quite loud and boisterous. She referred to the rest of the squad as Asuka's "Harem", something that made Taibushi go from ghost white to almost grape purple. Taibushi's head sank down into the collar od his overcoat to hide his embarrassment as he simply stopped caring about the cost. He simply grabbed a wad of bills out, roughly 20000 ryo. He handed it to one of the staff across the counter, [b][color=00a651]"Thisisforhisquadkeepthechangethankyoubye!"[/color][/b] He said in a borderline panic, pointing over his shoulder at Mao-sensei. He wished he could be outside, breathing cool fresh air. He got out of his chair, and slid thought the crowd to the door with relative ease, his small scrawny frame slipping between the other patrons.

Standing outside he collected himself he breathed deep and felt the blood begin to leave his face. It was nice, he was relatively alone. he didn't need to worry about his lack of social graces like this, he took a moment to duck into an ally besides the restaurant. With some quick jumps he leapt atop the dumpster, to the roof of the building next store, and finally to the top of the restaurant itself. He sat atop it, legs dangling off the edge. The moon was rising now, it's soft glow filling the village. Taibushi smiled a little, before the general audio ambiance of the restaurant beneath him was interrupted.

[color=f49ac2][i]"Just shut the hell up, Kanon!"[/i][/color]

Then silence. Than voice was definitely Asuka's, no mistake about that, but anger, that wasn't something he heard out of her yet. It was slightly startling actually, she was very composed and in control of herself, why such a sudden outburst? He looked down to see Asuka followed by another, wearing a coat similar to his. The exchanged quite words to one another, he caught the name Kanon. Must have been the girl who seemed overtly exited earlier. After this brief exchange, the girl he now knew as Kanon walked out and approached Asuka. They spoke for a moment before heading around to the back ally of the restaurant, Taibushi following along the rooftop in muted interest.

Listening to their argument, Taibushi quickly picked up on a quirk of this Kanon individual she was deaf, and still a shinobi. How in the hell was that going to work, she had better have been a sensory nin at the very least. It meant that even Taibushi, with all his lack of grace could simply sneak around her by hiding out of sight. The two went back and forth, apparently arguing over Asuka over doing it with her training. Taibushi had lost interest with the conversation, or at least the meaning of the words, he was enraptured by the way they reacted to one another though. The way that Kanon brought Asuka out of her mood and reassured her. To Taibushi it was beautiful, he was watching with his own eyes what he often tried to replicate through art. The love that ties people together, he smiled as they headed back in, and allowed their actions to be his muse.

He began extending chakra threads from his fingertips, with a whipping motion of his hands, the threw the ends to the far building, attaching them to the other ledge across the street. He began waving his hands, every motion thought out, everything had to be precise or it would be ruined, as threads overlapped, they attached to one another. He was slowly and delicately weaving the image in his mind. After about 5 minutes, the image was complete, though no very visible due to the nature of the threads. he affixed his end to the roof of the restaurant and began channeling his elemental nature into the treads, they began to drip with water, making it seem like the very beginning of a light rain shower on this cloudless night. He focus more, slowly and carefully freezing the water, making some sections transparent, and others opaque. And as a finishing touch, he tugged on certain sections, applying light fractures to the ice in certain spots. The end result was a portrait of ice, refracting the light of the moon. It was of Asuka and Kanon hugging, the light fractures in the ice distorting the light being refracted thought it, focusing intense moonlight into a focal point in their eyes, making them shine. The light filtering though was giving the street below a beautiful appearance, with beams of moon light shooting down, giving it a small light show. 

People going to and from the reasturaunt were looking up in amazement, as Taibushi sat back, remaining out of sight and sighing contently, [color=00a651][b]"Perhaps, friendship is worth pursuing, I suppose I should try to overcome my social ineptitude."[/b][/color]