[h3] [/h3][hr][h3][color=indianred]Natsuko Rinha[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]Early Morning || Land of Lightning Outskirts[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent] Stifling her giggles with a hand so Hachiro wouldn’t get the wrong idea—which was that Natsuko [i]loved[/i] every bit of this prank—she watched as Koharu tried to calm and help the wild animal that was Minoru. [color=indianred]“Be brave, Sensei!”[/color] she called before covering her mouth so that the giggles wouldn’t escape. Beside her, Hachiro, who’d picked up on the trio’s lack of disapproval, seemed to be basking in pride, probably congratulating himself on a job well done. While Natsuko knew she shouldn’t encourage this kind of behaviour since it’d be to the detriment of Minoru, she also figured that if Kazuhiko wasn’t telling Hachiro off, then there was no reason she should. Speaking of Kazuhiko, the boy looked more amused than he’d been all morning, which was slightly insulting since Natsuko thought she was pretty funny—or, at least, funnier than Hachiro. But, she supposed she was giving Hachiro undue credit since in this case it was Minoru who was cracking both Koharu and Kazuhiko up. When Koharu faked the toss, Natsuko burst out laughing as well, quieting when she noticed how freely, how openly Koharu had laughed. It was precisely the type of laugh Natsuko had been trying to get out of her teammate this whole time, yet Hachiro was the one who’d done so first? Oh, it was on, little man. [h3] [/h3][hr][hider=Jutsu] [hider=Ninjutsu][indent] [/indent][list] [*]Wind Release: [list][*]Gale Palm: technique where the user increases the velocity or density of wind to form a powerful gale capable of knocking over a person.[/list] [*]Dark Release: [list][*]Kusunemasu [Needs Practice]: A basic technique that allows a Rinha to absorb chakra from others and use it as their own. They can do this through direct physical contact or from a distance (Limits: distance-restrained, more concentration required without direct contact) [/list][/list][indent][/indent][/hider] [indent] [/indent][/hider] [h3] [/h3][hr][h3][color=lightsteelblue]Kazuhiko Taketori[/color][/h3][hr][sup][i]Early Morning || Land of Lightning Outskirts[/i][/sup][indent] [/indent] Kazuhiko chuckled when Minoru screamed, the jonin’s whole body flinching back as he tried to distance himself from the nonexistent beetle Koharu had thrown. Surprisingly, though, it was Natsuko who’d calmed down first this time, and Kazuhiko looked over to see her glaring at Hachiro. [color=lightsteelblue]“Everything okay?”[/color] he asked, glancing at Hachiro, who had doubled over with laughter, clutching his stomach as the beetle he’d been holding crawled away on the floor. It wasn’t like Natsuko to be angry about a prank, especially not one that incited laughter. [color=indianred]“Perfectly.”[/color] Natsuko tone didn’t leave room for argument, and neither did the too-wide grin she gave Kazuhiko. [color=lightsteelblue]“Okay,”[/color] Kazuhiko said hesitantly. While Natsuko wasn’t exactly vengeful, she could be petty at times, and Kazuhiko already hated to be at the receiving end of her antics. Still, it was better Hachiro than him, he figured; the kid needed to be taken down a few notches, and he didn’t want to put himself in the line of fire unless necessary. After the guards cleaned up the campsite, the group was on their way again. The guard captain flagged the shinobi down to talk to them about a possible threat: a rogue faction in the Lightning Country that had been vying for the daimyo’s demise. Word is that they’d hired some shinobi of their own to kidnap Hachiro—or worse. The assassins from earlier were likely hired by that faction, and there would likely be more. Kazuhiko, while not happy to hear of the bigger threat, was not completely dismayed; the long string of menial missions Minoru had led them on before this one had been drawn on for too long, and he was glad that he would finally be offered a chance to test his skills as a full-fledged genin. [h3] [/h3][hr][hider=Jutsu] [hider=Ninjutsu][indent] [/indent][list] [*]Lightning Release: [list][*]Thunder: creates arcs of lightning that the user can direct towards a target. [*]Thunderbolt [Needs Practice]: creates arcs of lightning that can hit multiple targets at once. [*]Lightning Strike [Needs Practice]: creates a strong arc of lightning that can hit multiple close targets or be extended to hit a faraway one. [/list][/list][indent][/indent][/hider] [indent] [/indent][/hider] [hr][@Sunflower]