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Finally posted with Kyoko :)

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Kyoko Suzumori

She listened to each of the Genin's introduction in turn and looked at the three of them with a small smile. It was clear the three boys had clear goals and were focused. Kyoko wanted to see just how determined they were, but only time would tell.

The first two to introduce themselves were the Inuzuka and Uchiha boys. Both names were of clans she knew well, who were important to the village for the kind of exceptional shinobi they produced. Her interest went up when the third one spoke and said he was still searching for his clan. She didn't recognize his last name, so she assumed it was one she was unfamiliar with. Though it was clar that his determination was on par with the other two. Crossing her arm, she stepped away from the desk.

"Well Nori, Daichi, Seiji," she started, looking at each of them. "I'll do everything I can to make sure you reach your goals. As my students, I expect you to work hard, no matter how tough things get. I may not look it, but I can be pretty harsh when I'm passionate about something, or I see someone give up when they haven't reached their limit yet. Patience and perseverance are key, and I have a feeling that's something you three have. You'll need it."

She reached into her hip pouch and pulled out a small black box. She tossed it into the air a few times, catching it as she thought about her next words. "Even though you three all graduated and are officially Genin, there is one more... "test" of sorts that I am required to give you. In this box will be the reward for those who pass." she told them, smiling and putting it back into her pouch. "If the curiosity is not enough to make you want to pass, there's something else." she would continue, though the smile on her face faded and she gave them a serious look. "Whether you pass or fail this test determines if you will continue on as a Genin, or return to the Academy." she let that sink in for a moment before making a thumbs up.

"Alright, let's head out to the training field. I'll be giving the test there." she would say, turning and walking towards the door.

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A loud yawn escaped Kyoko's mouth as they arrived at an available training field. This particular area had a large grassy clearing like all the others, but just like the others, it had some unique quality to it. This one was to the west and north, a large, thick forest, but to the east, a vast rocky expanse with large boulders and a hard, dry ground. There was no pond, but the sound of water was faint, as if there were a small stream nearby. Konoha did great with using the training grounds to accurately portray fields and such, which was always a great thing for training. As Kyoko yawned again, she brought a hand up to cover her mouth before turning to her students.

"That was a far walk, wasn't it?" she stated as a question. Though she didn't expect an answer, she paused briefly before continuing. "I'll be administering the test here in this area. Should be plenty of space for us to play, yeah?" she said, giving another look around before starting to stretch her arms out. "Well, the rules are simple. You three have to fight me." she stated simply. "Though, there just a bit more to it than that." Again she would reach into her pouch, but this time, she pulled out two small bells attached by ribbon, and twirled them around in her hand.

"Your goal is to get these bells from me, and I'm not allowed to make it easy. During the test, I'll be carefully watching how the three of you do in stressful situations. In this instance, combat. I'll be looking at how well you can work together, but also, how you are different. Show me what makes you special." she said, giving them a wink and smiling. "Oh, but only two of you can pass, hence the two bells. One of you will, unfortunately, fail. This is to weed out the weakest one of the group." she added nonchalantly, tapping her chin afterwards. She thought for a moment, wondering if she forgot anything.

"Time limit is sundown. So you have quite some time to try and get a bell. If none of you manage to get one then... well, I suppose the Uchiha, Inuzuka, and Onoda produced an incompetent shinobi. In which case, you three will probably end up disgracing your clans. I've done it, it's not so bad. Just the constant feeling of never being good enough nags at you." she said, taunting them. She hoped those words would light a bit of fire in them. They'd need it.

Reaching up, she tied the thin ribbon with the bells on it securely around her neck, making a double knot at the end. "The worst thing you can do here in underestimate me. I'm going to be piecing you three back together if you don't come at me with the intent to kill. And, I'll admit, my medical skills aren't good enough to reattach full limbs." she told them. Her left hand went to the lower part of her sword where she kept the handle. Normally, people would keep the handle of their swords at the top, but facing downwards always made it easier to draw in her opinion. Her fingers tightened around the cool surface of it.

"When you're ready, you may begin."

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*was writing her post and suddenly her laptop shut off and all was lost*

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XD MaoKyo?

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MAO X KYOKO NEW OTP

@Jay Kalton

Im laughing so hard XD Is it bad I agree with you? x3

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@OneWayOut

I'm also open to the restaurant idea Kalton suggested, that would allow us to include the third squad as well. Maybe even do a combination of the two?

@Izaka Sazaka

same. I think its a good idea to try and include everyone :)

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@OneWayOut

So I'm thinking after both squads get done with the bell test we organize a scene where my/your character challenges the other to some kind of squad related competition, making them into rivals?

What do you guys think of this idea?

@Izaka Sazaka

Hm... its a good idea, surely something Nagisa would do. I'll have to think of something and get back to you on that.

*starts writing her post for Kyoko*

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@Jay Kalton I'm done with you XD

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Cool, so we'll see them in a few days ^^

@Shard

Hey now! I just posted! >.<

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Nagisa Hana

The exchange between her students was an unexpectedly heated one to say the least. As the two boys gave each other a piece of their mind, Shingetsu stepped up and demanded the two save it for the field. Nagisa liked the girl's natural instinct to keep the other two in their place. When they all apologized, Nagisa just smirked.

"There's nothing wrong with being proud of who you are." she told them, stepping past the three and going to open the door, reaching out and sliding it open. "Rest assured, every day from this point on, you'll only get better. But to do that, you'll have to learn to work as a team. No shinobi can progress without help."

She looked out of the door, cautiously waiting as if she was looking out for something... or someone. She gestured for her students to follow her out of the room and she began to make the walk to the front entrance of the Academy. When the doors came in sight, she sighed happily and rose the cigarette in her hand to her mouth. Maybe next time she'd have a chance to-

"NAGISA!" she heard from down the hall, the familiar woman's voice made her speed up in her walking until she felt a heavy object hit the back of her head. She stumbled forward but kept on her feet, though her cigarette was knocked out onto the floor. Angry, she turned around, ready to yell at the woman behind her.

"What the hell--" she started, but was cut off by a ruler hitting her square in the face. It left a bright red mark in the center of her face, though she didn't care about that. Blinking, she glared at the short, chubby woman before her, pissed that the hag had to show up at such a time. The woman had hair that matched hers in color, with a few long grey strands mixed in, though the hair on the woman was so long that it dragged on the ground behind her feet. Though... that could be attributed by her short stature.

"Hello mother, just the person I was avoiding." she said bitterly.

"You ungrateful child! After all I've done for you! I birthed you, raised you, fed you, everything you needed, I did for you, and now that you're all grown up, you can't even manage to come and visit me anymore! I'm old! I could flop over and die soon, and you won't even come to see me!" the woman complained, taking the ruler and whacking Nagisa a few times.

"Cut it out! I don't have time for this you old hag! I'm busy these days!"

"Busy!? Lee tells me all you do is sleep and eat all day! And you call me an old hag again, I'll rip your tongue out your throat."

"Hn. When have you even seen Lee?" she said, crossing her arms.

"Unlike you, he come's by for dinner every so often." the woman said, pouting and turning, seeming to then notice the three Genin. "Hm, what are these three doing here?"

Nagisa sighed and looked sadly at the wasted cigarette on the floor before kneeling to pick it up. "These are my new students. I'm a squad leader now. This is Tao, Ozuko, and Shingetsu." she would say, gesturing to each of them. Her mother gave them a look over and shook her head. "I wish you three the best of luck. You're going to need it." she would say, starting to walk off. Nagisa glared at the woman's back as she walked away.

"Come by for dinner tonight," she called. "I'm making you're favorite stew."

Blinking, Nagisa turned and crossed her arms. "Fine. I'll be there by eight."

Looking at her students, she waved them forward. "Sorry about the delay, let's head out."

Walking out of the school ahead of them, she dropped the dirty cigarette in a nearby trash can and started to walk towards the training fields. As Lee spotted her, he pranced over to her side and looked up at her.

"It's time now, isn't it?" he asked her, and she nodded.

"Yep. Time for you to earn your keep, damn cat."

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As Nagisa led the three students to the training field, she noticed that her area was gifted with a pond. Nice for her students if they utilized it well. The area was wide and had a good amount of surrounding trees, and the next training field was surely at least a few hundred yards away away, given these places were very spread apart. This would give the students a good example of an actual battle field and an idea of how little space would be available when in the field. The perfect place to test their skills.

"I always wonder how they keep these fields so well maintained. You wouldn't believe how many people have wrecked this place while training." she said, mostly to herself, but loud enough for them to hear her. She stopped at the center of the clearing and turned to the three. "Alright twerps, here's how this shit's gonna work," she started. She reached into her hip pouch and pulled out a small collar, though in her hand was also a pair of bells connected by a thin ribbon. She held them up for her students to see as she continued, stepping closer to them. "Not sure what the official name for this is, but this will be your official final test. See, you three may have graduated from the Academy, but as your sensei, you'll need my approval before you're truly considered ninja. This will be your final test, and if you pass, you'll get to train under me. If you fail, then its back to the Academy for you." she smirked. "So I suggest you pay attention, cause I won't be repeating myself."

She knelt down and gestured for Lee to come to her, which he did, leaving his place next to Tao's leg. She reached out to pet his ears for a moment before tying the two bells to the collar and securing it around the ninneko's neck. As she stood, Lee hopped up onto the center of three logs that were used for target practice, and sat there casually.

"Right, so here's what we're doing." she said, taking a step back and standing between them and Lee. "You have until sundown to get those bells from 'round Lee's neck there. Seems easy enough, since I think he just plans to lie there the entire time. Two bells means only two of you get to move on and train under me, and the one who doesn't get a bell will be sent back to the Academy. Thing is, it won't be simple as that. You'll have to go through me if you want to get a bell, but I am fairly certain that alone, none of you will even be able to touch me. So, I advise you to work as a team." she told them, cracking a grin.

"Fun right, working together even knowing one of you will fail and be sent home? This kind of thing gets me really pumped." she said, letting out a laugh after. "Oh, and I would tell you the rules..." she paused, thinking for a moment. "If at sundown, none of you have attained a bell, you'll all be sent back to the Academy. If at sundown, only one bell is taken, I will still send all of you back to the Academy. That means that both bells must be taken by sundown, else all three of you will fail and be sent on your way."

"That's harsh." Lee said, stretching out on the log and closing his eyes.

Nagisa turned to him and scoffed. "Ours was worse."

"True." he said simply.

"Any words of advice?" she asked him.

The black cat opened one eye and looked at the three. "Nagisa is afraid of water." he would say, closing it back and seeming to fall into a cat nap.

Blinking, Nagisa's face turned a bit red. "That's hardly something useful." she mumbled, looking back at her students. "Right then, when you're ready, come at me with all you've got." she would say, pushing a bit of hair back from her face. This was going to be exciting.

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