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[COLOR=black][sup][b][img]https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/naruto/images/d/de/Konohagakure_Symbol.svg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/18?cb=20090830222821[/img]    Konohagakure no Sato | Chunin-going-on-Jonin | Edgelord Supreme[/b][/sup][/COLOR][/center][hr][INDENT][sup][COLOR=lightsteelblue][b]TIME:[/b] [i]Present Day - Morning[/i] | [b]LOCATION:[/b] [i]Konohagakure - Exam Stadium/Fire Challenge Room[/i] | [b]INTERACTION:[/b] [i]Usagi Orihara - [@Project], Tsukiko Umene - [@J8cob], Kamui Uzumaki - [@Spanner][/i][/COLOR][/sup][/INDENT]

Sakana looked at his team members as they spoke, carefully weighing the suggestions they put forwards. When Kamui sent his clone forwards to attempt the first suggestion Sakana had made, he made sure to watch closely, seeing the clone disappear into the fire. [i]“It siphoned the chakra from the clone,”[/i] he mentioned, then looked towards Kamui. That was a waste of chakra. [i]“Let's not waste any more of our chakra on it, then. I'll just go get it.”[/i]

Without much time for the others to argue with him, Sakana stepped backwards and made some distance, before running at the giant pillar of earth that Tsukiko had summoned on the fire. Nimbly, he jumped on top of the pillar, and was now much closer to the fiery scroll. Once there, he glanced at the scroll once before looking down at the ground. He formed handseals rapidly, bit his thumb to create some blood and then slammed down his fist. A moment later he was covered in a cloud of thick smoke, which slowly cleared out to reveal an axolotl, quite large in size, barely being able to sit on the platform. The axolotl shifted eerily from side to side while it found it's footing, before looking around slowly. [i]“What's this?”[/i] he asked curiously. [i]“The exam?”[/i]

Sakana didn't answer, but only nodded, gesturing towards the scroll that was on fire. [i]“I've got my gloves on, I just want you to splash some water on my hands just in case. I don't think the fire is actually hot, but I'm not sure.”[/i]

The axolotl hummed in agreement, and moved it's head forwards slightly towards Sakana's hands, which were held up in a cup. After a second of molding chakra, the creature spewed forwards a large quantity of water from it's mouth, which soaked Sakana's hands entirely in water. [i]“Hoy, there we go. Good luck now, huh?”[/i] it said, glancing towards the scroll itself while Sakana made himself ready. There was no confirmation from the black-eyed boy as he stepped back and prepared to jump for it. 

[i]Thud, thud, thud.[/i] His footsteps resonated in the entire room, as he jumped up and got some extra air by using the axolotl as a stepping stone. [i]“So much for that will of fire,”[/i] he'd yell, his voice bouncing off the walls of the room. He sailed through the sky, straight at the scroll, and then grabbed it straight from the sky. 

In the case that the fire would start coming up his arms which were entirely covered in his long gloves and despite the gloves and water, he'd quickly try to take it off and throw it aside, ensuring that he'd do whatever it took to get rid of the fire while holding on to the scroll. 

If he managed to 'complete' the test and grab it without running into problems, he'd simply let himself fall onto the floor with a simple but effective landing, before looking over at his team and tossing the scroll towards Tsukiko. [i]“That was a good idea,”[/i] he'd tell her, nodding at her in acknowledgement of her theory. Credit would be where the credit was due.