[H1][Center][b][color=0072bc]SHINYA ABURAME[/color][/b][/CENTER][/H1]

Shinya watched as Lin brandished a kunai around. This was...problematic. Minor altercations as before were one thing, but this was a potential unwarranted attack on fellow members of the leaf. Leaving this alone would not do, it would be a waste of resources at worst and possible incapacitation of potential fighters at best. Shinya concentrated and willed his chakra to give the signal to the parasitic insects nesting within him. Killing would not be warranted just yet. Incapacitation was the intention. A hundred or so of the insects should suffice to incapacitate by draining Lin's chakra. He raised his arms, the parasitic insects already buzzing inside the sleeves of his coat, and—

[colour=ee6262]“You guys are too easy,"[/colour] Shinya saw Lin remark as he put away the kunai, the threatening look on his face disappearing.

...Shinya willed the parasitic insects back to his own body. He could feel the insects were agitated, they had been called upon from their slumber in this cool air to feed, only for Shinya to rescind the order. Shinya sighed, as he poured extra chakra into the nest as compensation to mollify the insects. It was a jest in poor taste on Lin's part, but a jest did not warrant incapacitation. He then walked away from the scene, wondering if it would be in the purview of his role as a fellow student to report Lin for behaviour that would disturb harmony and unity, and thus not conducive to the wellbeing of the whole group.

Shinya was ready to go home. Curl up under the sheet and get a good sleep. Unfortunately, Lin seemed to have a different idea, as the boy ran up to Shinya.

[colour=ee6262]“Hah! What’s my problem he said. Did you see that?”[/colour] Shinya's unwanted companion of his walk home said. Lin then continued, [colour=ee6262]“You going home or what?”[/colour]

Shinya turned to Lin and answered, [color=0072bc]"Yes, I am walking back to the Aburame Compound. I assume your destination is in the same general direction? In regards to your question...I did see that, yes. However, I have to say that I could not perceive any merit from said actions. Why? Because doing so accomplishes nothing but risking enmity against you at best and retaliation at worst. If I am to be honest, were you to 'drop the joke' a few seconds later, I would have incapacitated you."[/color]
 
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[H1][Center][b][color=fff79a]HIKARI HYUGA[/color][/b][/CENTER][/H1]

[color=fff79a][i]'Yes. Most definitely a problematic issue down the line, and a red flag for his psych evaluation,'[/i][/color] Hikari thought as she saw Lin take out a kunai.

Everyone except Mu appeared to be ready to retaliate as well. Kasumi and Shinya in particular were already flaring their chakra to defend themselves. Good reactions in the face of a real perceived threat. Rean, meanwhile was more passive but had his hands on a kunai, and threw bravado instead of preparing to strike. Somewhat naive, but still understandable. The problem was Mu. He perceived the threat to be real enough, but instead of responding his too shaken instead. Like, Lin, this could also prove problematic down the line though on the other side of the spectrum.  

In any case, all the students down there seemed to take Lin's threat seriously. To Hikari's eyes, however, it was clear that Lin had no real intention to strike. Despite his status as a troublemaker, below that rambunctiousness, lay a calculating intelligence. Lin Way was a student who displayed a good aptitude for deception. This very act of convincing the rest of the students was a testament to that. Hikari, however, was not an Academy Student. The Hyuga clan members, in particular, were well-trained to read minute body language to take advantage of their long-range vision that could see through walls as scouts. As such, Hikari was sure that this was but a poor jest on Lin's part. Perhaps once he refined his ability in a few years he would stand a chance to fool Hikari, but as of now? His intention was clear to Hikari's eyes. A deduction that was proven correct seconds later once Lin dropped the threat.

Still, that manner of jest was problematic and something that Hikari should report. At the very least, his Jonin Instructor should be informed. Therefore—

Hikari's train of thought was interrupted as she noticed an anomaly at the edge of her vision. On the outskirts of Konoha, suspicious groups of people were in hiding. With the way they were dressed and how they moved, they were clearly not a civilian. Peering through their clothes, Hikari could see they were carrying equipment typical to be carried by Suna shinobis...How had they got past the sensory and barrier corps? It was fortunate that the academy was located close enough to the edge of the village that Hikari managed to get a glimpse of them—and that she possessed excellent use of the Byakugan that the only one that surpassed her Byakugan range was her father. They were just at the edge of her 360-degree radius vision, at around 794 metres from where she was. Were Hikari a little bit further away from them, she would not have noticed.

[color=fff79a]"There are intruders at the outskirts of the village, 794 metres away from here, to the northeast. Please inform the Hokage Tower. I am moving to intercept,"[/color] Hikari said to her colleagues as she stood up. Without waiting for a response, she approached the windows, opened them and disappeared, using the Body Flicker Technique to race through the rooftops. Hikari stopped once she reached a tall enough building that could serve as a vantage point where the intruders were in the range of her bow. She would have used her Divine Wind Arrow technique, but doing so would reveal immediately that it was her they were facing. Besides, at this stage, Konoha would not want escalation and her accidentally killing them. Therefore, the less lethal and conspicuous pick was bows and arrows. Hikari unfurled the scroll containing her bow and arrows as she brought the weapons out. Just in case they had sensors, Hikari suppressed her chakra and weaved the signs for the Hiding with the Camouflage Technique, as she started to turn invisible.

Hikari pulled on the bowstrings, imbuing the arrow with her wind chakra. Non-lethal shot. Incapacitate. Those were the two prerequisites for this shot she was about to make and so...From 500 metres away, the intruders would suddenly find themselves being shot at with high-speed arrows, all aimed at their knees.