[center][color=moccasin][h2]Tsukiko Umene[/h2]
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Among the crowd of Jonin prospects, Tsukiko made no effort to stand out. This wasn't a social event nor did she care for the idea of showing off to spectators. This was merely another step forward, another mission for her to complete. Being promoted to Jonin was one more thing to conquer. For starters it would allow her access to greater challenges along with greater pay, but the prestige of joining the elite was not lost upon the young woman. Tsukiko could feel that many of the others around her wouldn't make the cut. Her instinct told her that the weaklings surrounding her would fail, either by their own nature or by getting in her way. Only a dozen or so stood out in her eyes. The rest were fodder or obstacles that foolishly believed they stood a chance.

But still she kept her silence. Despite performing her daily workout routine this morning she still knew that she had to conserve her energy and her efforts. She had to remain sharp just as much as she had to remain fit and prepared. Perhaps a few may recognize her, but the majority of the participants surely couldn't know much about Tsukiko. And it was for the best, lest she accidentally become a priority target or plans be made to handle her. If anything it would be a boon for the rest to think she was weak or unassuming. To have no expectations of her, a blank slate, would give her the edge for victory. She hadn't spoken a single word to anyone by the time the Hokage finally arrived to explain the first part of the exam. There would be six teams with their own unique challenges, and any team that did not have a scroll would go on to a consolation round to thin the herd.

[i][color=moccasin]Alright, that sounds simple enough,[/color][/i] she thought to herself, bringing a hand to her chin as she scanned the rest of the Chuunin. If she was going to pick a team it had to look good. Joining weaklings would reduce the odds of moving on in the Exam. Though it wasn't her eyes that found what she was looking for, but instead her ears. [color=black]"We should try and take another scroll so we finish with two scrolls. Fire first.. and if we have time, a second scroll."[/color] Tsukiko turned fully to face the direction of this brilliant idea, finding the culprit to be Sakana. He was explaining his idea to another young woman, Usagi. Though Tsukiko did not recognize either of these two offhand, her intuition was telling her that these were her kind of people.

[i]Hunters.[/i]

Another young man joined the team as Tsukiko approached, identifying himself as Kamui Uzumaki. He was blunt and unceremonious about recruiting himself to their cause. As it should be. The team taking the fire scroll was shaping up to be a real group of winners. With a confident smirk Tsukiko herself now stepped forward to the crew. [color=moccasin]"I will be joining this team as well. Tsukiko Umene,"[/color] she introduced, before directing her attention to Usagi to answer her question, [color=moccasin]"And we [i]can[/i] do that, physically speaking."[/color] By now her smirk was long gone and her new teammates may have a hard time thinking she wasn't already angry. A resting bitchface did her no favors. They didn't hardly have any time before the Hokage spoke up again. After another brief speech he let his "assistant" come in and create several seals on the ground underneath the various teams that had formed. Tsukiko was immediately suspicious but ultimately decided to take no actions as the floor began to glow and envelop her team in light.

When her vision returned she found herself in a new room with only her teammates. As the Hokage's voice explained a little bit further her eyes locked onto the door with the fire symbol. Tsukiko didn't even wait for the voice to finish before she began walking towards the door ahead of her team. There was no need to sit around and waste time. If they could complete this task and get their scroll in a quick manner perhaps they could encroach on another team's challenge and take their scroll by force. The doors surely led outside judging by how the Hokage explained they were on an island. If the challenges were not all fully separated by the different islands being far apart then surely this strategy would be plausible. Once at the door Tsukiko considered just ripping the paper seal off herself but held on with a bit of patience, instead turned to face her approaching teammates. [color=moccasin]"It's time."[/color]