[table][row][cell]Hideo Sarutobi[/cell][cell]"Compromise is a lie told to abdicate duty."[/cell][/row][row][cell][sup][color=#2E2C2C]_______________________________________________[/color][/sup]
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[cell]Hideo crossed his arms and indicated towards the genin, [b]"If none of you have Earth release, I can attempt a controlled-"[/b]

[color=#E34234][b]"I'll do it"[/b][/color], Ari interrupted, tapping her bicep with her other hand, [color=#E34234][b]"A few rocks aren't anything for an Ayaname."[/b][/color]

Hideo smirked vacantly and indicated the cave-in with his head. Ari rubbed her hands together, made a short series of hand seals, and placed them on the rock wall. Very quickly, they started to become deep glowing red and began to melt. Hideo took a breath and nearly choked. By that point, the team was far underground, but the air was so dank and moist that you could taste the sulfur, the soil, the sea... If there was sulfur, then there was natural gas or volcanic fumes. Dangerous. Not that he was going to stop the girl from melting those rocks. In truth, Hideo could have dealt with the rocks with ease, but he'd assessed that it was more important that his skills remain hidden than for any of them to remain alive, himself included, and that was that.

[b]"That was a nice little speech you gave to the children. Have you thought about retiring and having children of your own"[/b], Hideo mused off-handedly, [b]"You only have one life to do what you were actually meant for..."[/b], he trailed off at the end and his face fell a little, as if he was a wind up toy that had run out of steam, [b]"I'll bet your children would be..."[/b], and then fell asleep completely, leaning against part of the cave wall, arms still crossed.

[color=#E34234][b]"We're through"[/b][/color], chimed Ari excitedly, [color=#E34234][b]"Piece of cake!"[/b][/color]

Hideo emerged from sleep as if he hadn't been asleep in the first place with a wide grin on his face, [b]"Great! Let's goooo....!"[/b]

He stopped in his tracks. In front of him was a trio of shinobi who, by Hideo's estimation, should have been easy to kill, but would still be far stronger than any of the genin. For one, none of them were twelve. They were all solidly teenagers. That Botan had mentioned that most of the hired help was of C rank. These seemed to fit that perception. He fell back and whispered to Mizuraki, [b]"Hypothetically, how long would it take you to defeat these three on your own? I can take the children past them, if you distract them... Teamwork."[/b]
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