[b]"Please continue, Keita-san. I'm all ears."[/b]

Keita would smile at the other girl, grateful for her support, and nodded. [color=00746b]“Thank you, Isami-chan.”[/color] At least Isami didn’t seem opposed to hearing him out. That gave him courage to offer his thoughts. 

Before he could he heard Takeo-sensei call Momo over to where he was still by the stump. The girl had been strangely quiet throughout since their arrival on the training grounds and he had wondered if she was worried about the test. Takeo had given them their space so that they could come up with a plan but his voice rang clear and the other girl went to him at his request. He watched them exchange words and then became perplexed upon the other girl’s departure, blinking at her back as she got farther away. Where was she going? Had there been a mix-up?

That would dent his plans a bit, seeing as he was hoping that Momo would use her weapon skills for part of it to work but he supposed that he could just find another way around this unforeseen event. He took a look over the trees once more, noting the width between the hill and the forest, the rocks jutting out from the steep incline, the height of each tree and wondering if his ninja wire would be enough. He fingered his pouch, thoughtfully.

[color=00746b]“Okay,”[/color] he said, faintly then would turn back to his leftover teammate. He briefly wondered if the spot would be filled. It would be strange having only two in their squad as usually genin teams consisted of three. [color=00746b]“So here’s the plan--”[/color]

[b]"Sorry I'm late. I got a little sidetracked on the way~"[/b]

Once more interrupted but by the arrival of another male. This one a genin and an overly dressed one for that matter. The arrival of this boy confused Keita until he realized that he was their last team member. Well, that was saddening. He had been wondering what Rima would say upon him getting two girls on his team. The again, just as well since the boy had a tendency to embarrass him. Keita would look the other up and down as he approached, nothing obvious but a quick appraisal of his outfit and the genin’s relaxed state. He wondered if he would be so relaxed once he realized the test that they were to complete. He himself still dreaded the outcome of their results but his semblance of a plan helped to alleviate some of the stress. 

[color=00746b]“Hello,”[/color] he would greet the boy and then would quickly explain the requirements for the test, assuming their sensei would want them to. [color=00746b]“I’m not sure if we are to complete all 40 laps,”[/color] he would say once he finished. [color=00746b]“But sensei seems serious about it, so we can only do our best. I have a plan, though, and it [i]might[/i] work. But... that’s just hoping. I’m not sure if he will attack us or if there are traps in the forest or even on the hills. I do, however, have a plan for avoiding the lake altogether. Er...”[/color] He stopped and wondered if he should introduce himself to his teammates and in turn learn from them? Might be a good idea. 

Momo’s was easily enough known because he had seen her enough times during academy training how well she worked with weapons. But Isami was quiet and this kid he knew practically nothing about. In the end, he decided to introduce himself. Holding out his hand to the other male, he would say, [color=00746b]“My name’s Ryuukaze Keita, by the way. I specialize in ninjutsu, but I also know a bit of taijutsu and have been trained to use weapons as well.”[/color] He would wait for the introductions of the other two before indicating the trees ahead as per Takeo-sensei’s instructions. [color=00746b]“My plan’s to cut one of the trees down in order to cross the lake. If we don’t, then it’d be more than hard to get up that hill while we’re wet, not to mention uncomfortable. ...or we could blow up the base of the tree near the ground to make it simpler,”[/color] he would then say in thought, just having come up with it. He had explosive tags in his pack, so maybe... 

[color=00746b]“Only thing we’ll need to worry about is where it falls, so we’ll have to control the trajectory of its descent so we don’t get squashed. Unless either one of you have a better idea?”[/color] He would add politely, not wanting to take up the spotlight in case either one of the two had something better in mind.