[center][h2]Team 9, Tsuyoi Sairen[/h2][/center]

While others were excited by the ceremony that was taking place, Tsuyoi... was as well, through he believed it was for somewhat different reasons then his classmates. Granted finally being finished with the academy was a refreshing breath of fresh air, Tsuyoi was looking forward to seeing the Hokage in action more then anyone! From what his grandmother had told him, the Hokage's 'Friendly Grandpa facade' was one of the best she had ever seen and he was more then thrilled to see it for himself. 

Watching in silence as the ceremony started and proceeded with only a minimum of interruptions (The arrogant fool who couldn't keep his opinion to himself was an acceptable loss that benefited Konoha as a whole; Those who were unable to comprehend the great game had no business trying to play after all), Tsuyoi couldn't help but smile a little. Grandmother was right, the Hokage truly was a master of presenting himself in a positive light in order to inspire loyalty in those that followed him. If he didn't know better, he might have been fooled into thinking the old man actually cared about him and those around him in a manner beyond that of tools to be used and if need be discarded for the future of Konoha. 

Glancing at the crowd while the formalities were being spoken (part of the song and dance after all), Tsuyoi managed to spot his Grandmother somewhere near the back; Kireina was a beautiful woman who had aged with regal grace and if the look on the face of the gentleman next to her was any indication, she was putting that regal grace into practice; He could only guess at her motivations for doing so through. Maybe she was doing it just to practice her skills? Hard to say.

At long last the formality was finished with and the names of the teams were announced alongside who they would be learning under. Listening closely as his team was listed, Tsuyoi took the time to look around at each person who would be working alongside him. 

Ryo Uchiha, rumored host of a tailed beast and rather pleasant to hang around with (the fact that he was effeminately cute didn't hurt). 
Rouka Shinami, the lightning obsessed dumbass who was driven by emotion and instinct rather then any recognizable logic and until proven otherwise was to be considered a meat shield to be used and sacrificed as required.   
Haitani Hyuuga, calm and mellow with the ever useful Byakugan. His blindness was a possible weakness and he doubted that he would survive the politics of his clan over the next few years without assistance, but there was potential. 
Kohaku Gushiken, the outspoken 'anti-bully' of the class who at times didn't know when to keep her mouth shut but with a rare talent of being a sensor. 

While he didn't have high hopes for Rouka, Tsuyoi found himself nodding a little to himself; It was a solid team and he could work with it.

As the ceremony came to an end, Tsuyoi offered a wave to his Grandmother who promptly returned it before the both of them turned away in order to deal with their own matters. They would talk and celebrate later on. Instead, Tsuyoi felt the need to start making some ground work as he walked up to Ryu, offering him an easy smile as he playfully placed his arm around the Uchiha's shoulders in a friendly manner. "[color=00a651]Well Ryu, I for one am more then happy to be having you watching my back. I know that I'll be watching yours.[/color]" 

Taking a moment to glance around to see if he could spot where some of their other teammates had gone, he calmly asked "[color=00a651]So do you want to take off to meet our sensei together or do you want to rope some of our teammates into walking with us?[/color]"

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