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[Color=Fuchsia][u][i][b]Takayuki Mekakushi[/b][/i][/u][/color][/center]
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Taka remained largely silent as his Genin introduced themselves, content to observe the first sparks of a team ignite before him as he steeled himself for what would come next. Even so, he couldn't help but flinch as Rashiku's past came to light; it was all in the boy's files, of course, but he knew better than most that knowing something and hearing it first-hand were very different things. His heart went out to the boy, truly it did. For a moment, a flash of guilt ran up his spine, but it was quickly silenced. These kids had come here today expecting to be [i]tested[/i], and he had every intention of giving one to them.

He smiled broadly, taking care for it not to reach his eyes, and stood up, stretching his back lazily as he regarded his students. 

[color=fuchsia]"Wonderful! Thank you all for being so forthcoming. A good team [i]must[/i] communicate in order to succeed..."[/color] He trailed off, fixing the Uzumaki girl with a cold stare. [color=fuchsia]"Uzumaki-chan."[/color]

Taka's hands blurred through seals, a crackling aura of lightning enveloping his form, and, in a flash, he'd hauled the girl out of her seat and pressed her to himself with an iron grip, a kunai gripped in his off-hand. [color=fuchsia]"Tell me, Ami, just when were you planning on sharing the beast in your stomach with the class?"[/color] A vicious snarl crept onto his face as he regarded the others, who'd jumped to attention with a start. [color=fuchsia]"In case the two of you didn't know, this [i]creature[/i] has a tailed beast sealed inside it, just waiting to get out."[/color] 

He turned to Rashiku next, fixing him with a steely glare. [color=fuchsia]"That was a wonderfully convincing sob-story you gave us there, Rashiku! I almost believed it!"[/color] A mirthless laugh spilled across the room, and his arm flashed slightly upwards, aiming the kunai at the vase on the table. [color=fuchsia]"The Hokage tells me you're loyal; I want you to prove it."[/color] He shook the girl in his arms, (taking care not to actually hurt her), and grinned. [color=fuchsia]"This thing isn't leaving here alive. I won't risk another rampage in my village, so you're going to kill her. Run her through, and I'll teach you and the other brat everything I know. Disobey my orders and I'll blow us all to kingdom come; that vase on the table is full to the brim with primed explosive notes. One false move and I'll lob this kunai straight into it."[/color]

His expression flattened into one of cold indifference. The stage was set. 

[color=fuchsia]"Prove your loyalty, or we all die. Your choice, Mist Boy."[/color] He let the room fester for a moment, before firing a figid glare at Akira. [color=fuchsia]"If I so much as see you breathe, you'll lose your head, capische?"[/color]