[b]KANA KINOSHI[/b]

Kana stood with his hands in the pockets of the grey-ish cargo pants that he wore. His T-shirt was also an non-descript grey with a tight breathable long sleeve shirt under it the color of dull brown. A leaf head band tied to his right shoulder was the only sign of his position as a ninja. His short hair that fell just past his ears was wavy and swayed in the morning wind.  

He waited patiently for the signal to begin to be given. He could see Team 5 on the opposite side of the field. He did notice that the boys seemed to be enjoying the golden blooms.  No doubt the source of the hill’s name.  Speaking of names, he could not recall any of theirs. It was not because he did not consider them important but because his mind classified anything not medical related as non-necessary for filing in his brain archives. There was no animosity but there was also no sense of camaraderie. Indeed, there was really no feeling towards them at all. One thing was for certain that he would run into a hail of shuriken and pull them out if need be. 

He sideways glanced at his own team. He would do the same for them too. Despite their rough nature, he knew that there were some deep feelings in those two. Very seldom are people so spirited as Hoseki and Mizu moved by weak feelings. Heck, Hoseki even manifested those feelings via his firsts and Mizu could literally build walls around her.  If chakra was the melding mind and spirit then it would not surprise him if those two held deep reserves. Kana was not one to talk however as his feelings were very well kept inside him. They distracted him from the here and now.  He always seemed to manage a smile or two but was not exceptionally good at it.  Perhaps he should practice more. After all, if he was to    become a medic, bedside manner was extremely important.  A crooked smile started to appear on the left side of his face. To any onlooker it would seem like he was having a twitch that left his face comical looking. 

Just like Mizu, Kana wondered why they needed to be here. Surely the best recipe for a successful result to the exam was rest and relaxation. However, he knew that people such as Hoseki would rather expend some energy that be stuck at home. Well, whatever the case, he needed to finish this quickly.  He had promised Akimi he would take her to see the fish at the Koi pond. She really liked the way they gobbled up the pieces of bread he took with him. This time, his smile  was genuine as he felt a warmth for his little sister few would think him capable of. 

The smile almost immediately disappeared. Not because he was ashamed but because a new wave of fear, sadness and anger about Akimi’s condition came to the front of his mind. Few knew this was the reason he was always researching, always perfecting any jutsu that could be connected to medical capabilities. Despite his aloof attitude towards this exercise, he knew that Akimi would reprimand him for not trying hard. Again the smile appeared and it stayed there longer than usual clearly visible to anyone. 

He craked his neck, a sudden sense of commitment towards the exercise visible in his countenance and his body posture. He surveyed the opposing team, as if seeing them for the first time. It would have helped if he had researched and known their abilities but he would just have to learn that on the fly. A plan started to form in his mind. He was no Nara but he was not a complete idiot….he thought…