[hr][h3][color=#0086b3][b]Usagi Orihara[/b][/color][/h3][sup][/sup][center][sub][@Odin] [@j8cob] [@Spanner][/sub][/center][hr]

To say Usagi wasn't caught off guard would be a lie. She didn't lean down to pick up the scroll as she knew it could be a trap to lower her guard, but Sakana was quite resourceful and a very quick thinker - he didn't simply avoid her attack, but he saved Kamui from it and managed to stop Tsukiko in her tracks. Thing is, he wasn't attacking - he was trying to reason with her. Usagi was a peaceful shinobi who didn't often vouch for violence, but the moment Tsukiko so quickly attacked was the moment she lost trust in the team as a whole. Everyone fought with the objective of becoming a jounin - and while Sakana was right on the four of them being ragtags, Usagi couldn't help but wonder how long it'd take for Tsukiko to stab their back again.

That and Sakana seemed too smart. Too smart to be good. His positiveness didn't mesh well together with the rest of his... persona. Usagi kept her sword in her hand at all times, ready to flow her chakra into it and move into a fight should the need arise - but for now, it seemed as if the three others were on standby. Eventually, Usagi took a deep breath and sheathed her blade, relaxing her stance and posture in general. Was this it, then? She'd collaborate, even if only until someone else decided to move against their own team. She hoped the fact that she seemed to drop her stiffened stance and sheathed her sword was enough to show that she was willing to work together again. Truth be told, Usagi was alert now - and every suspicious move would unleash her and she wouldn't hold back a second time. A backstabber needs no second chance.[hr]

[center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/dc20883c-05ab-4d30-83f0-f3d0e37367d0.png[/img][h2][b][color=ffff1a]ᒍᑌᑎᗪO, Yᑌᑌ[/color][/b][/h2][/center][right][sub][b][color=black]Time:[/color][/b] One day before the Jounin exam | [b][color=black]Location:[/color][/b] Konohagakure's Forest of Death.[/sub][/right][hr]

Yuu was late. As a result, he moved onto the second part of the exam without competing in the first. As a result, he already had generally lower chances than the rest - at least, that was what he assumed. The change of scenery happened in a flash - in a moment, he was waiting in the arena. At the other, he was in the Forest of Death, with instructions to bring two scrolls to the center in order to succeed. Since he had a scroll of his own, this meant that he'd need to find someone in here and take their own - and certainly, no one would handle their scroll without a fight, so, things must be done, right?

As a result of his intense training, Yuu was particularly agile and fast. Moving through the forest would be quick, but he couldn't exert himself to avoid becoming too tired or to avoid fatigue in general. He'd need everything in order to take someone's scroll. So, Yuu moved carefully - yet at a steady pace - through the woods. For all he knew, there was a possibility that he was being tracked or sensed through some technique or another already, but as long as he was prepared, he could face everything.