OOC EDIT: Time is something I'm short on, so I won't be able to join. If I'm lucky I'll be able to keep up with the RPs I'm already in, so I can't take any new ones. Sorry about that.

OOC: Perverted Hermit! Someone be the perverted hermit! He's the best author EVER! *Flees before Tergopants kills him*

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You go to an academy, where you learn how to be a ninja (konoha)

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Konoha is the name of the village, not what you call a ninja (Konohagakure = Hidden Leaf Village). Unless you meant 'Konoha-nin', which means 'Leaf Ninja'.

(bit of a Naruto brainiac)

Anyhow, I'm already busy Naruto-wise (writing a story), but I'll be glad to help out by clearing up some questions and whatnot for anyone who's curious.

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Perverted Hermit! Someone be the perverted hermit! He's the best author EVER!

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Jiraiya: You mean me? Well...if you want me to train you...you must...TRANSFORM INTO THAT SEXY GIRL! (shot by Tergonaut)

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You mean me? Well...if you want me to train you...you must...TRANSFORM INTO THAT SEXY GIRL! (shot by Tergonaut)

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Sexy jutsu rocks.

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Konoha is the name of the village, not what you call a ninja (Konohagakure = Hidden Leaf Village). Unless you meant 'Konoha-nin', which means 'Leaf Ninja'.

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Friggin' smartass. Just kidding. Yeah, I meant
Konoha-nin

Basically, the class is about to graduate to Genin...I think that's what it's called. Ask Ultra, since he knows more than me about it. If you have any questions, I found a great website. www.narutofever.com.

I'm still working out the details, but the following is what I have so far.

Your own characters. Fill out the profile.

Name:
Age:
Gender:
Likes:
Hates:
Appearance:
Personality description:
Favorite Jutse type: (See my last post)
Special jutsu: (Shadow Clone, Sexy Jutsu)

After you graduate, You're split into groups of three, and led by a Jounin. He's like your teacher...just armed with shuriken.

The whole idea of this roleplay is to kind of veer away from high action stuff, and more toward a controlled school type. Not that there won't be really cool action.

I hope this is okay for all of you, and I hope it's right so Ultra doesn't have to come back and make a bigger ass out of me .

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I hope this is okay for all of you, and I hope it's right so Ultra doesn't have to come back and make a bigger ass out of me .

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Nah. I'm just trying to be helpful.

And in case anyone's curious...

Cadet = Student at the Ninja Academy.

Genin = Graduate from the Ninja Academy (and one who passes the test of their Jonin sensei); basically a rookie.

Chuunin = Second-level ninja who has passed the Chuunin Selection Exams, thus qualifying to lead their own teams during assignments, teach cadets at the Academy (like Iruka), and to partake in more dangerous missions.

Jonin = Elite ninja; these ninja are the most qualified of all ninja, and are entrusted to teaching Genin graduates and preparing them for becoming Chuunin. The most powerful ninja of all.

That is, if you don't count...

The Hokage (means Fire Shadow) = the leader of Konoha, and bar none the most powerful warrior in the entire village.

As for missions...

They are ranked from D to A, with D being the easiest and safest (like retrieving a lost cat or helping farmers) and A being the toughest and most dangerous (like assassinations, or escort for political figures who expect to be targets of enemy ninja).

Genin can only participate in D and C-rank missions (mostly D, until they rack up enough successful missions to be more trustworthy).

Chuunin can participate in C and B-ranked missions.

A-rank missions are for Jonin only. No exceptions. 😛

I was going to post Friday, but complications with my internet kinda led to crap. Anyway... I have three characters I wanted to enter, though only one of them is my 'true' RP character.

My Character:

Name: Riko Chakuya

Age: 12

Gender: Male

Likes: Reading, practicing his already excellent chakra control, Bo staff, Akura, Ramen with cheese

Hates: Injustice, fighting, bigots, sparring with Genonosuke

Appearance: Slightly pudgy kid with blue, spikey hair that hangs down, and green eyes. Often wears a loose-fitting blue gi. After graduation, wears forehead protector backwards to protect the back of his head.

Personality description: Nice guy who tends to be quiet when around people he doesn't know. Friendly, but has few friends due to a combination of factors involving his weight, reluctance to socialize, and disinterest in fighting. Enjoys reading books that detail ancient chakra focusing techniques.

Favorite Jutse type: Ninjutsu

Special jutsu: Suiton; Suisuberu no jutsu (allows Riko to skim the surface of the water, moving much faster than he would on land), Chakuya Clan Demon Sealing Technique (technique created by clan that allows for banishing of low-level demons from the mortal realm)

His Cousin:

Name: Genonosuke Chakuya (That's Gen-oh-no-skay)

Age: 12

Gender: Male

Likes: People, girls, training with his katana, fighting, irritating Riko, leaping through trees, making traps, swimming up waterfalls, reading old samurai novels, sparring with Riko, and sushi wrapped in boiled bacon.

Hates: Know-it-alls who act like they're better than everyone else, waiting around, school, broken weapons, tuna, Riko's ninjutsu

Appearance: Smooth, black hair tied back in a ponytail, and blue eyes. Very athletic. Often wears a black vest, white shirt, and grey pants. Wears forehead protector around left leg after graduation.

Personality description: Impulsive, flirtatious, friendly, and downright popular with everyone, Genonosuke seems to be an odd one to hang around with his cousin Riko. In fact, Geno doesn't actually hang around with Riko unless he's at home, or he drags Riko and Akura on some exploration.

Favorite Jutse type: Taijutsu

Special jutsu: Custom Taijutsu (incorporates use of katana in taijutsu techniques), Chakuya Clan Demon Sealing Technique

Riko's best friend:

Name: Akura Bachiwaka

Age: 12

Gender: Female

Likes: Riko, watering plants, reading, ramen with cheese

Hates: Her appearance

Appearance: Waist-length white hair, red eyes, and very pale skin. She is extremely frail, and struggles to lift anything heavier than her purse. She often wears a purple dress. After graduation, she fastens her forehead protector to her blue purse.

Personality description: Akura is very shy, and treats everyone, including children and animals, with respect. Constantly apolegetic, she is grateful for any kindness she is shown. All throughout her childhood, she was tormented for her appearance, as the Bachiwaka clan traditionally has blue hair and green eyes. She has a reputation as a "freak" or "possessed". Not until she met Riko did she have any friends, though her friend count yet remains small, limited to Riko's friends. Her low self-esteem causes her to suck at everything she does, but her indomitable will allows her to try again until she succeeds.

Favorite Jutse type: Genjutsu

Special jutsu: None as of now

Try a Japanese-English translation tool.

If you want your jutsu names to sound more 'authentic', to quote the Naruto otaku, try this out. For instance, 'Water-glide Jutsu', being a water element jutsu, would equal 'Suiton; Suisuberu no jutsu'.

About elemental jutsus...

There are five main elements in the Naruto world: Fire, Water, Earth, Wood, and Metal.

Fire = Katon

Water = Suiton

Earth = Doton

Wood = Uddo

Metal = Kinzoku

So for instance, there's a jutsu called 'Water Dragon Blast' (where someone forms a dragon out of water that strikes the enemy). It would be 'Water Element: Water Dragon Blast!' or 'Suiton; Suiryuudan no jutsu' in the original Japanese.

Name: Shiranui Izumo (Izzy)

Age: 14

Gender: Male

Likes: Girls...lots of girls...and girly magazines...mmm...

Hates: quiet people...they're always up to something
Appearance: Wears a black long sleeve shirt and army geen pants with black boots. Pretty plain. He wears his headband on his head and sometimes wraps it around his ankle or leg. Alsoo when people say his last name.

Personality description: He's kind of a class clown. Very funny and charming, he can get even his worst enemies to laugh with him instead of at him. He's also a bit flirtatious.

Favorite Jutse type: Doesn't really have one. He's well balanced.

Special jutsu: None really

I changed his name.

Thanks, Ultra! I've been looking for a page like that for a while now...

By the way: Question! We're not in Naruto's year, right? I believe that being there would cause complications in the storyline. =P I do know there is a time jump of two years at one point, but my foresight knowledge of the series is quite small.

The time jump you're referring to is actually one of about three years, where the main character Naruto is away training with the Perverted Hermit Jiraiya (and also increasing in age from 12 to 15).

Also, I should make it clear that no Wood-element or Metal-element jutsus have been unveiled in the manga or anime as of yet. When I chose the names for Wood and Metal, I went with those that were short and would sound good in front of a jutsu. Like 'Kinzoku; Kinryuudan no jutsu'...or 'Metal Element; Metal Dragon Blast' in English.

I'll read this rp fully later on and consider posting but at the moment I would like to ask whether we're supposed to put forward one character and be teamed up or put forward a team of three?
and what are the rules on advanced bloodlines and sharingan?

POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHOY!

The Sharingan (which means Copy Wheel Eye) is an Advanced Bloodline Limit (Kekkei Genkai) that is unique only to members of the Uchiha clan (of which Sasuke is a member). The only exception is Kakashi, who had his left eye replaced with that of an Uchiha clan member who he was close friends with as a kid.

The Sharingan (picture) is a powerful Bloodline Limit that allows the user to copy the jutsu of the enemy opponent. To do this, the user must SEE the enemy performing the hand signs (like Rabbit, Tiger, Horse, etcetera). Plus, the Sharingan cannot copy Bloodline Limits.

The Sharingan's highest form is called the Mangekyou Sharingan (Kaleidoscope Copy Wheel Eye), and it has only been utilized by two people in the manga thus far (Sasuke's brother Itachi and Kakashi, although how Kakashi attained the power of Mangekyou is a mystery, as it was said to be available only to those who were of the Uchiha clan). With the Mangekyou Sharingan, the user is capable of not only copying enemy jutsus at a faster speed, he is also capable of using special techniques.

Amaterasu (Divine Illumination) is a ninjutsu technique that uses the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan to create black flames that can destroy anything they touch. This techique has only been used once in the manga; when Itachi used it, it was noted that he was considerably more weak afterwards.

Tsukiyomi (Underworld Moon Illusion) is a genjutsu technique that uses the power of the Mangekyou Sharingan to subject the enemy to an extremely realistic illusion. The power of this technique is such that all aspects of the illusionary 'world' the victim is trapped in are controlled by the user. To the victim, this means several days worth of torment can pass in an instant (Itachi once used this jutsu on Kakashi; although only a few seconds passed in reality, to Kakashi, three days had passed...and over those three days, he had been cut repeatedly by blade-wielding clones of Itachi). This powerful genjutsu, like Amaterasu, however, is a considerable drain on the power of the user.

Kekkei Gekkai in general are special genetic characteristics that belong only to members of a certain bloodline (hence the term Bloodline Limit). This includes the Sharingan, or the Byakugan (a Bloodline Limit of the Hyuga clan of Konohagakure). For instance, a Kekkei Genkai could be considered the ability to change the density and elasticity of your cells, thus allowing your body to stretch (like Luffy of One Piece). Mastery of Bloodline Limits usually comes with experience and age.

It should be noted that some jutsus that are taught only to members of a certain clan (like how Baika no jutsu - or the Multi-Size jutsu - is used exclusively by the Akimichi clan to which Chouji belongs) are not necessarily Bloodline Limits, as it is possible for other people to learn them.

I don't know how pairing up in threes is gonna work, but I don't necessarily have to have my characters together if the topic creator doesn't want it. Akura generally does better if she's with Riko, though... Akura, Riko, and someone else seems a likely combo with Akura and Riko being nigh opposites in skill level. Genonosuke is about as skilled as Riko, even with his area being more geared towards combat than ninjutsu... so putting him with Akura and Riko would unbalance things, really. Riko and Akura can't fight well, though, so if they were paired, they'd need a Taijutsu user.

Well, whatever. Akura would severely hinder a group that does not contain a person named Riko Chakuya.

late now, so sorry, but I have to postpone my post

oh and ultra sonic, I knew but forgot sharingan WAS an advanced bloodline, what I didn't know was most of the plotline involving the uchiha clan (only seen a few eps after the whole bridge builder arc) so thanks fer spoiling that mkay?

I guess if you haven't decided on teams of three etc yet I'll just formulate a team and if you decide differently I'll pick my favourite of the three

I tend to go a bit overboard when explaining things.

But seriously though, I only touched on a few things that could be considered 'spoiler-worthy', those things being:

1) Itachi and Kakashi both have the Mangekyou Sharingan
2) Itachi used Amaterasu on Kakashi
3) How the jutsus work
4) How Kakashi got his Sharingan

Aside from that, I've spoiled relatively little. It's not like I explained the entire plot, thus spoiling EVERYTHING.

I'm not hugely bothered by the spoiler, it was just that it came without warning, doesn't really matter there are probably way bigger things you could do to spoil it.

So when are we going to start the RP? It doesn't look like too many people are interested. =/ I participated in a MegaMan RP for almost two years that had only five people in it.

Ultra sonic, ignpore my blindness-ness, just realised you did give spoiler warnings, sorry for seeming hostile

Name: Diao Shiake
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Likes: peace and quiet, creeping people out, laughing inaproprately, showing people who's boss
Hates: time wasters, people who don't admit to fear
Appearance: long pale blue hair, purple eyes with skulls for pupils, wears ragged black shrouds and striped lilac and black clothes, carries a pair of scythes with moons on the blades and wears her forehead protector around her neck like a choker, she also carries a broken hunter nin mask as it is her ambition to become one
Personality description: superior, calm and dignified
Favorite Jutse type: Genjutsu
Special jutsu: banmoku Kon no jutsu (the first stage of an advanced bloodline technique of the shiake clan allowing the user to gaze into the opponents soul and find their fears translated it SHOULD mean "many eyes of the soul" but it prolly doesn't)

Name:Kai Shiake
Age: 13
Gender: male
Likes: taking his sisters dignity away, making light of a situation, proving he's better than anyone else
Hates:loudmouthed showoffs (oh the irony)
Appearance: long wild pale blonde hair in a topknot, a dragon tattoo wrapped around his torso, wears cow patterend forearm guards, he wears two large poleaxes with him on long chains attatched to his belt and his forehead protector is tied to one of the crisscrossed straps across his chest
Personality description: loves finding humour in serious situations and knocking people down a few pegs
Favorite Jutse type: weapon compat and earth jutsu
Special jutsu: Doton; Dotonoonyuudou no jutsu ("earth giant" Kai forms huge hands out of the earth to grab his opponent)

Name: Suki Nyoda
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Likes: most things
Hates: wasabi
Appearance: long red hair in an intricate braid using her forehead protector to tie her hair back at the top, wears a halter bikini and shorts with ribbons down her back, she wears fishnet material on her arms and legs and she carries two shortspears
Personality description: very positive and always strains to try harder
Favorite Jutse type: Ninjutsu
Special jutsu: Suki as mastered the Fuuma Shuriken (shadow windmill) which requires no hand seals but is perfecting the Katon; katonkazagaruma no jutsu (Fire pinwheel technique) as she believes every ninja should have their own technique

Post an intro later if you have no problems with these characters

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Ultra sonic, ignpore my blindness-ness, just realised you did give spoiler warnings, sorry for seeming hostile

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Nah. I added them after your post, in case anyone else didn't want to be spoiled. And you weren't hostile. So it's cool.

You know, the more I think about this, I might as well join up. If possible, I could be the Jonin who ends up teaching one of the new Genin graduates.

If that's okay to you, supershadow70.

OOC: The Rico version I did work up for Naruto, damn good anime BTW I'm not that into subtitles but I think I'm to like 115 on those episodes now, Rico is... very unique. He probably more even MORE blended than the Kydane version. Take the original, doesn't matter if you make him some kinda runt Kyuubi or turn him human, and add Chakra instead of magic. Not hard but it gives some very nice opening for things. Unfortunately he falls into the lots of power and little understanding category. So he's very naruto-ish and its hard to break him from the canon blondie as far as abilities. Of course his personality is different.

Rico is an oddball, it'd be a spoiler to explain it. He's not ninja material. Weak physically, relies completely on chakra for feats of strength and fighting, if you add power to Neji and remove strength thats kinda what I'm refering too. Thats all I can say, you tell me if you want him in or not, and if you want a Runted Kyuubi or Human version.

EDIT: Oh yeah, he's pretty old to be a Genin in Konoha if he HAS to be a ninja. If you want him in and he has to be a ninja, probably Chuunin. He's pretty adept at strategy but his fighting ability isn't at the level of a Jounin.

OOC: Uh-oh. =O Riko and Rico?

I am going to join, Just give me time to cobble together a profile. Haven't actually seen a whole lot of the show, hope that'll be alright.

Doubt it'll be a problem personally as the person running the RP has apparantly seen only 3 eps.
I think we vary, I've seen 20 or so eps and ultra seems quite the expert.

OOC: Sorry guys. I have alot on my plate right now. I have to juggle school, parents, sickness, friends, girlfriends, skating, my skate team, sponsors, cops, and my roleplays. Give me a day or two to sort it all out. I'm not even s'posed to be online right now, but I had to let you guys know it might be a few more days. Now is an apropriate time to go ahead and start. You can tie in with some other people, just not my character. Thank you for yourcooperation and understanding throughout this uber confusing time of my life.

OOC: Alright, I shall take the plunge!

And just to let everyone know, there are no TVs, or guns in the world of Naruto. However, there is modern medical equipment that uses computers with life support systems. Contradictory, no? 😛

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Konohagakure. The Hidden Leaf Village.

Located in the Fire Country, Konohagakure was widely known as one of the most powerful shinobi villages on the planet...if not THE most powerful.

Surrounded by a large wooden wall on all sides, the village seemed to come straight out of a Japanese book...except the ancient city of Edo did not possess electrical power poles or street lamps. It was a surreal mix of past and present; electricity and modern-day appliances mixed with the atmosphere of Japanese folklore.

We pause at the center of the village. A small mountain range is situated there; it sports four faces. These faces were those of Konoha's leaders: the Hokage. From left to right, from first to fourth. Currently, the one serving Konoha was the Third Hokage (aka, the Sandaime): Sarutobi.

The Fourth Hokage...the Yondaime...well, he was dead for reasons I'm sure you're aware of.

However, we must turn to one figure standing atop the head of the Shodaime's (First Hokage) rocky bust. This figure wore a black jumpsuit with leather shoes, complete with a green Jonin vest. His left arm was covered by a long black sleeve...but his right was covered by a large, metallic gauntlet from elbow to fist. The strange, silverish gauntlet looked slim and curved, complete with yellow trimming. Small, spiky brown hair covered his head...and he wore a Leaf hitai-ate over his eyes.

He tilted his head downward, his covered eyes staring directly at the Ninja Academy down below. The cadets finally graduated...

A grin crossed his face.

Fresh meat.

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More info.

The Hokage is the name of Konoha's leader. However, there are currently four Hokage in the history of Konoha (later on in the story, a Fifth Hokage will be revealed). The following are the names used when speaking of the Hokage.

Shodaime/First Hokage/First

Nidaime/Second Hokage/Second

Sandaime/Third Hokage/Third/Sarutobi

Yondaime/Fourth Hokage/Fourth

Of the four Hokage, the Third is the only one whose name has been revealed.

Also, a hitai-ate is basically the headband protector all ninja wear (you know, the headband that Iruka gave Naruto in episode one).

Take it away folks!

Riko studied himself in his body-length mirror. His dark blue gi was straightened, and he had his hitai-ate, that is, his forehead protector, properly secured. Backwards. Riko smirked, thinking that the metal plate would better protect a soft spot he couldn't see, rather than his forehead. "Riko-kun!" Akura's voice echoed through the Chakuya clan's house. Riko turned as the door flew open, and his friend rushed in. Akura Bachiwaka was clothed in her usual purple dress, with her white hair swirling wildly behind her. She was usually shy and introverted, but it always seemed exactly the opposite when she was with Riko. "Akki, you don't have to be so... formal, you know." Riko sighed. It seemed like he had told her this several times already, and indeed he had. "Sorry, Riko-kun." she said, as she bowed in apology. Riko decided to ignore it as he picked up a set of two keys.

These keys were a very special type, as one was made of wood and the other was of an emeraldish metal. Riko concentrated his chakra and formed a hand sign, transforming the keys into his personalized Bo Staff. It was a very weak and defensive weapon, which was why Riko warmed up to it. See, the Chakuya clan requires that its members take up weapon training at the age of eight. While Riko's cousin Genonosuke chose the katana as did most of the clan, Riko crafted a defensive bo... that managed to be split time and time again by Genonosuke's blade during sparring sessions. The bo itself became the wooden key when the jutsu was activated, but the green key was more... special. Riko specifically infused the bo-staff with his chakra, and sealed it with a combination of jutsus and a steel ring that had been forged with some of his own blood. The only effect this had besides the addition of the ring and key (as well as a slick green stripe swirling down the staff), however, was making the normally fragile wooden weapon unbreakable. Even with all of this, Riko never used his weapon often, and was incapable of doing anything with it besides defending himself anyway.

He transformed the Bo back into a set of keys, and pocketed them. "Riko-kun..." Akura said softly, with a hint of contained excitement, "I passed... I can't believe it! I never thought I was ninja material, but here I am!" Riko smiled, and shook his head. "I keep telling you, Akki, it's all in your head. Your chakra control is fine, but your self-esteem is keeping you down. Now, let's go or we're going to be late!" They hurried downstairs, but as Riko cleared the last step... SHIP! Riko suddenly found himself hanging upside down in one of Genonosuke's ankle-biters. "Riko!" Akura exclaimed, but Riko formed a hand-sign and the ropes came apart... resulting in Riko landing directly on his head. "Ow..." Genonosuke's laughter echoed through the house, and he suddenly appeared the kitchen. "You never learn, do you?" they had both said at the same time. "Anyway..." Genonosuke said, "I'm running ahead of you two today. Can't keep my friends waiting, you know." Akura lowered her head at this, as Geno hurried out of the door. "That Genonosuke..." Riko murmured. He then pocketed the rope, because, hey! It was rope, and you never know when it might come in handy. Together, he and Akura quickly left Riko's house and ventured forth towards the school. Already, Riko could tell it was to be a rather interesting day.

OOC: I'm restarting my whole intro. I'm gonna use Riko a little bit.

IC:

Izzy woke up and stretched and yawned. He walked over to his calendar and looked at the present date. TODAY WAS A SCHOOL DAY! "I totally forgot!" He threw off his boxers that he slept in, and put on some new ones.

"WHERE'S MY SHIRT?!" He yelled. He found a white T-shirt and got his black jacket and threw it on over him. Then his head protector, which he felt like wearing correctly today. "That was easy."

He walked out the door and took a few steps when he noticed a neighborhood girl pointing and giggling at him. Then it hit him....he had no pants on. He blushed a little bit and covered his...area. "Hi!" He gave a nervous smile, then dashed back up to his room and put his army green pants on. "THERE!"

He ran down the street and stopped at Riko's house. Riko was his buddy. They've been friends, since their infant days. Knowing the normal routine, Akki was probably already up there taling to him.

Izzy summoned up chakra and jumped up to Riko's window, sitting on the window sill. "Hey Riko! Good morning to you Akki! You all better hurry up. We're going to be late."

Ryu Kanshisha woke up and swung his legs over the edge of his bed, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. Glancing over at the clock on his wall, however, snapped him completely awake.
"I'M LAAATE!" He yelled, leaping up and rushing to his bedroom door... before he stopped and turned around. "Clothes! Right!" He whispered to himself, dashing to his dresser and nearly slamming into it, tearing the drawers out and tossing them haphazardly around the room, finding nothing suitable. Eventually he sighed and made a handsign, and in a puff of smoke was completely dressed. He leapt down the stairs and rushed past his family, grabbing a roll off the breakfast table and cramming it into his mouth. "No time. Late." is what he probably intended to say, but what actually came out of his mouth was "Mmfmfff. Gmfff!" He picked his head protector out of his pocket and quickly slipped it onto his head on his way out into the street, in a mad dash for the academy.

(EDIT: O.O @ supershadow's post and mine being so similar. I never read his before I posted.)

OOC: I'm assuming this RP takes place between the attack of the Nine Tailed Demon Fox (also known as Kyuubi) and where the anime begins (Naruto's graduation).

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As the gauntlet-wearing Jonin watched the newly-graduated cadets happily walk along towards the Ninja Academy, his thoughts went back to his meeting with the Third.

"So...Yagami Hiroto...what do you think of your recruits'?"

The Hokage nodded as smoke slowly trailed upward from his pipe. "I advise you not go too far this time, like you did with your first group of recruits. You're going to be undergoing a 'unique' experiment, so to say..."

Yagami Hiroto sighed as he scratched the back of his head with his left hand. "Unique indeed..." The experiment in question...was having more than three cadets training with him.

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OOC: Unless someone's going to introduce another Jonin, I want to see what'll happen if everyone trains...under my Jonin character. 😛

And here's something else. In the original Japanese, characters go by the last name first...and the first name last. So instead of 'Naruto Uzumaki', like in the English anime, it's 'Uzumaki Naruto' over there.

AMERICAN = JAPANESE
Kakashi Hatake = Hatake Kakashi
Sakura Haruno = Haruno Sakura
Sasuke Uchiha = Uchiha Sasuke
Hiroto Yagami = Yagami Hiroto

So in my posts, I'll be calling your characters using the Japanese format, a la Chakuya Riko instead of Riko Chakuya.

OOC: Psst, a reminder. Riko and Akura have very few friends, though Izzy's welcome. Also, only Riko calls Akura 'Akki'. o_o Sorry I didn't mention that.

OOC EDIT: Also, I find it relevant to mention that Riko lives with Genonosuke's family, as his parents were killed. This might get developed as the story presses on.

IC: Suddenly, Riko heard a noise that sounded somewhat like yelling. Turning back and looking at his house, he noticed Izzy standing on his windowsill. "I'll be right back, Akki." Riko said, and ran back down the sideway.

"IZZY!" Riko yelled, almost making the boy fall backwards. "You're late!"

Akura stared at Izzy for a moment, once again feeling the cold chills she felt around others. Even though Izzy was one of Riko's few friends, she felt as nervous around him as around everyone else, since she didn't know him that well. As a result, she acted just as quiet when Izzy was around as anyone else...

Kai laughed as the scythes whistled past his ear, he focused chakra into his feet and repelled himself high into the air as the other scythe shuddered into the wall he'd just jumped on top of
"get back here you brat" Diao yelled as Kai stuck out his tongue. waved her Hitai-ate and took to the rooftops, Diao ran up the wall retrieving her scythes as she went and followed him
"guuuuys!" Suki yelled "we're gonna be late, cut it out!"
when she jumped to the rooftop kai and Diao wer running across clotheslines spanning the alleys, she sighed, they hadn't heard her, at least they were heading towards the academy

OOC: Oh, yeah. There aren't any cars/modern transportation either, right Ultra?

OOC: Nope. Only walking. However, in certain countries, there ARE old-fashioned locomotives (like in the Snow Country that was seen in the first Naruto movie); also, for water, most people can use a simple canoe or raft. However, for large shipping companies that specialize in delivering cargo, they have larger barges. Also, messages are delivered by air, via pigeon or eagle.

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It was now noon.

At the Ninja Academy, all of the cadets that had graduated had been separated into teams of three and had gone off with their respective Jonin commander.

All except eight.

Chakuya Riko. Chakuya Genonosuke. Bachiwaka Akura. Kanshisha Ryu. Shiake Diao. Shiake Kai. Nyoda Suki. And Shiranui Izumo.

Izzy frowned as he looked at the group around him. Weird...everyone else has left by now, even Tenchi...gah, everyone's being too quiet! He decided to pass the time by measuring up the females of the group: Suki, Daio, and Akura. Hmm...Suki's got the best figure. Especially her wardrobe...fishnets and halter tops! Yowza! But Daio's eyes are nothing to fret about...but Akura's hair. You don't find that kind of hair often!

Riko suddenly noticed Izzy oggling at Akura, and he gave him a glare that said 'Look away, or your testicles pay'.

Izzy wisely looked away.

Ryu irritably grumbled, "GAH...WHERE'S OUR JONIN?"

Kai frowned for two reasons. One, because Ryu was shouting when there was no need to. Two, because the aforementioned shouting was hampering his thoughts. Only eight of us left...and we weren't separated into teams...weird...

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OOC: If no one's going to introduce a new Jonin commander, I'm going to go ahead and have Hiroto teach all eight characters (though for practical purposes, another Jonin would be neccessary to help keep the story moving along. What say you all?).

OOC: Great, if someone can show up. ^_^;; Also, I don't have a problem with people RPing other characters (or mine, at least), but shouldn't we obtain permission first?

IC:

"Dammit, I'm bored!" Genonosuke leaped out of his seat, and begin practicing with his katana. "You're actually bringing that thing on the test, Geno?" Riko asked in a half-interested fashion, "What, kunai and shuriken aren't good enough for you?" Genonosuke threw a sour look at his cousin, and replied, "You can do more with a katana than you can with simple kunai and shuriken, idiot!" Riko smirked, and asked, "Yeah? Like what?" Genonosuke stared at him blankly. "Uh... it erm... eh... c..uts. Yeah, that's it. It cuts with extremely fast strokes and unmatchable power!" Riko sighed, saying, "You've never even used them outside of the academy, have you?" Genonosuke didn't respond.

Riko stood up at this point, removing some shuriken from his bag. Holding three between his fingers, he suddenly snapped his hand at Genonosuke and dozens of shurikens flew out. "D-d-AAAAAAAAH!!!!!" Genonosuke freaked out and crouched as all the shuriken simply flew through him. Riko smirked again and held up his hand, which had the same three shuriken in it as before. "Shuriken Bunshin no Jutsu." was Riko's reply as he pocketed the shuriken again. Riko stood for a minute, and sighed. "Darn it, Geno, now you have ME bored. I'm gonna practice basic techniques and a few others until our Jonin-sensei arrives."

Riko focused chakra into his feet and did a flip out of the seating benches. "Let's see. First up is... Henge no Jutsu!" Riko formed a handseal and smoke wrapped around him. Suddenly, in his place was a second Genonosuke. "Riko, you idiot!" The real Genonosuke yelled, waving his katana, "That doesn't look a thing like me!" "Actually, he looks exactly like you." came a reply from somewhere in the seats. "He still... grr... That's it, Riko! I'm not taking this lightly!" Riko took on the exact same facial expression as Genonosuke, and yelled in an exaggerated tone, "ARE YOU ASKING FOR A CHALLEEEEEEENGE?!" Genonosuke sweatdropped and fell over backward. A puff of smoke later and Riko had assumed his normal form.

"Ok, next is... Bunshin no Jutsu." Riko frowned. As useful as ninjutsu was, the cloning technique seemed only good for evasion, as the clones couldn't do techniques on their own. Attacking wasn't as big of an issue since Riko wasn't one to fight, but it'd still be rather nice... I remember reading about a Ninjutsu called Kage Bunshin no Jutsu that's improved... Unfortunately, it's a difficult technique, but most Jonin seem to know it. Riko concentrated, and formed another hand sign. Suddenly, he split into five Riko's, who just stood there. No battle, and they don't have form, so nothing to do, really... The four illusiary clones disappeared into smoke with a wave of his hand.

Ok... Next is Kawarimi no Jutsu... The replacement technique. Riko hadn't realized he thought this instead of saying it, and Genonosuke had gotten back up. "How about I just string you up to where you can't use your precious hand seals, huh?" Geno grabbed the back of Riko's gi, and lifted him into the air. Suddenly, Riko turned into a log. Which ended up on Geno's foot.

(Pan out to window view of school)

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH!"

(Classroom view again)

"Riko, where did you get that log?!" Genonosuke said, with a vein throbbing. "...It was in the corner. With the rest." Riko pointed at a pile of logs that had been brought in for the express purpose of Kawarimi no Jutsu training. "You're making me look like an idiot today, Riko." Genonosuke muttered in a not-too-happy tone. "But wait until we get onto the field!" Genonosuke's mouth curled into a smile at this. "You've always sucked at fighting, Riko. When WE face off against each other, I'll make sure you feel inferiority!" "Whatever, Geno. Now hold still, there was this Earth Jutsu I've been trying to do ever since I read about it..."

ooc: I don't have a problem with anyone rping my characters

Ic: Kai yawned, stretching out his arms and nonchalantly punched Diao in the back of the head, she span round and hissed at him "what you you think you are doing?"
"surprise attacks" he smirked
as the squabble broke out suki groaned, then stood up and went to an unnoccupied corned, with a flick of her wrists her two shortspears unfolded, and with a quick aplication of chakra she fused the two together into a long bladed staff and began spinning it around, transferring it from hand to hand, rolling it across her back while still spinning it etc
ooc: this is a kind of peaceful meditation for Suki

OOC: Oops... After checking several resources, it seems I might be mistaken on what Genjutsu is. Any help with this in regards to my post, Ultra?

EDIT: Many thanks. ^_^

OOC: If you mean Shuriken Bunshin no jutsu, then it would be Ninjutsu (as it is an offspring of Bunshin no jutsu, a ninjutsu technique in and of itself). Genjutsu is the art of illusion; tricking the senses into believing something is real when it is not in reality (for instance, changing the appearance of an object [a hole into a patch of ground] so that anyone else who saw it would see the ground...but the user would see the hole). Genjutsu mostly revolves around making people hallucinate, or making them perform actions against their will (hypnosis).

Ninjutsu is kind of hard to define; basically, anything that doesn't fall under the illusionary arts of Genjutsu or the physical arts of Taijutsu is Ninjutsu.

Come to think of it, seeing as how Bunshin no jutsu merely creates clones that are fake (once touched, they dissipate), it COULD be considered a genjutsu (several sites differ on this), so it all depends upon you. I personally classify it as ninjutsu, as it isn't as 'illusionary' as other genjutsu techniques.

And by the way, there is a REAL technique called Shuriken KAGE Bunshin no jutsu; it is basically replicating one shuriken into dozens of real copies. The Hokage is the only one in the anime/manga to use this technique so far...but seeing as how yours was just Shuriken Bunshin no jutsu, it's understandably less lethal. 😛

And by the way...if anyone wants a list of all jutsu techniques used in Naruto thus far...

Go here! WARNING POTENTIAL SPOILERS.

And there you have it. 😛

And I'm waiting for the others to reply before moving ahead with Hiroto's entrance; I want their approval first.

Ryu looked around the classroom with a bored expression on his face as he surveyed the others, wondering exactly when the sensei was going to arrive. He wasn't normally a reserved person, but now he sat silently in the corner of the room watching the others go about their business.
Hius attention slowly drifted over to the window and he began to whistle absent-mindedly. It wasn't long before a small flock of birds was perched on the branches of a tree just outside, a few of the bolder ones even flying through the windowsill to perch on Ryu's outstretched arm. Being a member of the Kanshisha family, Ryu had of course learned the gift of Animal Speech when he was very young. He whustled a short message to the birds before taking out a few crumbs he had saved from gis spartan breakfast and otssed them out the window, sending the birds off. It was then he turned back to the classroom and realized that everyone was staring at him.
"What?"

(I'm going to introduce another character in the next coupla' posts, but I'm going to have to clear it with the Owner of this RP first.)

OOC: Oh Ultra, the way you played off my character checking Akura out was priceless. I kind if wanted my character to be kind of a slightly perverted guy and you set it all up for me. Oh and Wonderbat, you can make a new character.

Just don't make so many that you can't control. That applies to all of you.

And what I was thinking is that we could have eight students under the Jonin and separate them into two groups if another Jonin comes along. That's just my idea though. Your welcome to give me any other ideas you might have.

OOC: Okay...without further ado...

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Suddenly, the door opened, much to the surprise of the eight graduates inside. Genonosuke yelped out of surprise. "WHA!"

No one was on the other side. Izzy scratched his head confusedly. "That's weird."

"Indeed it is."

The adult voice came from within the room. Everyone looked around, finding no one but themselves. Izumo yelled, "Show yourself!"

Ryu's eyes narrowed as he looked around...then he spotted another bird on the windowsill, looking at him quizzically. Hmm. Another hungry guy. The Kanshisha male calmly fed the bird some bird crumbs as he said, "Show yourself...whoever you are."

"Gladly."

Ryu blinked as he found the source of the voice: the bird.

The creature burst into smoke, startling everyone in the room. When the fumes vanished, a brown-haired Jonin with a hitai-ate over his eyes and a metal gauntlet on his right arm could be seen. A wicked grin covered the man's face. "The transformation technique: Henge no jutsu." He waved at the bewildered students. "Yo!"

The eight graduates blinked. Silence emanated throughout the room. Finally, Riko muttered, "Are...you here to pick three of us for a team?"

The Jonin smiled. "Well...not exactly. I'll tell you once we get to the right place. And since I like being dramatic...BOYS!"

Suddenly, eight copies of the Jonin ran into the classroom, wielding thick burlap bags. Before the eight students could do anything, they were bound inside the darkened sacks.

"Good work! Let's go!" yelled the Jonin as his eight clones followed him out the window.

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Atop Monument Range...

All of the graduates blinked as the bags they were in suddenly opened. Akura mumbled, "Um...where are we?"

Beneath them was hardened rock. Above them was the endless blue sky. In front of them was the small forest that covered the mountains. Behind them was the village of Konoha.

Standing in front of them were the eight clones...and behind the clones was the original. "You are atop Monument Range. Okay guys. Dismissed."

The eight clones disappeared in a puff of smoke. Chakuya Riko blanched out of astonishment. That...was Kage Bunshin no jutsu! The Shadow Clone technique! HE knows that jutsu!

It was at this time that Suki spoke up. "Wow...never been this high up the mountains before."

The Jonin's ears twitched. "Alright...now listen up kids. My name is Yagami Hiroto, a Jonin. First things first; I want all of you to say your name. Starting on the left."

All eight graduates said their name.

Hiroto grinned as he glanced in the direction of Akura. "So...Akura...you like the view from this high up?"

Akura blinked; she wondered how this man knew where she was; he had his eyes covered! "Um...I like it. It's very nice."

"I see...if you like that view, then you'd better start liking the view of the other seven children with you. And that goes for all of you." The sudden seriousness in Hiroto's tone offset some of the graduates. Diao muttered, "What...are you talking about?"

"He's talking about us. Duh," replied Kai with a smarmy look on his face. Diao retorted, "Shut up brother!"

Hiroto twitched.

One second later, the other six graduates immediately backed away out of absolute awe and shock. Kai and Diao were shock still.

Hiroto was right between them. His left hand held a kunai knife that was right next to Diao's jugular vein. A curved blade had sprouted from the Jonin's gauntlet, and it was right next to Kai's neck. The two graduates didn't dare move. Genonosuke paled. So...so fast...I didn't see him move...is this the power of a Jonin?

Hiroto growled, "Stop acting like idiots. I'd hardly advise treating each other like that...after all, all of you are part of an experiment, entrusted to me by the Third." And that other guy if he ever decides to show up. Or she. Sarutobi didn't really tell me who the other Jonin was. Yagami Hiroto calmly stood up, pocketing his kunai and retracting his arm-blade going back into the gauntlet. "Unlike other graduates, this will be an experiment with large groups of shinobi: a squad that can split up on missions that covers a lot of area, or has a lot of objectives...all eight of you will be on the same squad. At least, that's what the Third is hoping...because I'm gonna test you all first." He walked towards the edge of the mountain; as it turned out, the students were sitting upon the head of the Fourth Hokage. "So...tell me what you all think."

The first though in Izzy's head was this: YES! I'M WITH ALL THREE HOTTIES!

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OOC: This is pretty much your last chance to introduce a Jonin people.

Izzy woke up with a surprised look and a little bit of drool on his face. "Wha? What's up?" He wiped off the drool and opened his eyes a little bit more. Riko was sitting next to Izzy and Akura was next to Riko. "What's goin' on Riko?"

OOC: Sorry; I pressed enter too early. Reread my post.

Riko thought to himself, trying to play the events that had just happened over in his mind. The strange Jonin; the sack attack; being part of an experiment, and now the Jonin's incredible display of skill...

I can't believe what I saw... Riko thought, I've heard of some peculiar transformations, but I've never heard of one as small as that bird... and his usage of Kage Bunshin no jutsu was impressive, as well. I didn't think I'd be seeing it so soon... Maybe I'll be able to do it one day...?

Riko looked around the mountain range, and sighed. There was no body of water this high that he knew of, unless one existed within the forest. Somehow, this made Riko uncomfortable. I'm a Konoha-nin of the Country of Fire, but for some reason, I've always liked water... That's probably what caused me to teach myself how to move so quickly over it. Riko thought for a moment, then realized he had never actually performed an elemental jutsu not related to water. The earth jutsu he had mentioned earlier had been a teasing comment... Even then, I've only been able to glide and make water hop into the air... Maybe, after today, Riko would try more advanced water jutsu, and...

"What's goin' on, Riko?"

"Huh?" Riko looked over at Izzy, and shrugged. "Just thinking."

"'Bout what? Akura?" Riko's face turned red, and Akura jerked to attention when she heard her name. "No, not that... I was thinking about... water."

"...O_o? That water gliding thing again? I don't see why you like that stuff."

Riko shrugged, and looked down the cliff face. It was funny, seeing these grand faces from such a different angle. Riko glanced back at Izzy, and muttered, "About Akura... Eyes off." Izzy sweatdropped as he quickly dropped his gaze from Akura again. "She takes your staring a different way than you mean it."

Genonosuke grinned as he surveyed the area. "Heh, I wonder if we're going into the forest?" he said with obvious earnest. Riko glanced, then sighed. Genonosuke would probably show off if they went into the forest, as he was extremely adept at leaping through tree branches. Both Riko and Genonosuke could run up the sides of trees, but Riko disliked staying in them, while Genonosuke simply preferred to leap into the branches from the ground. Body performance enhancement practically the only usage of chakra I've seen that knucklehead do, besides when practicing our clan's technique. Riko smiled, thinking that if Geno were to show off in the forest, that the Jonin might give him a surprise as he had did to the quarreling siblings from before.

Akura, oddly enough, wasn't paying attention to Riko anymore. She was focused on the Jonin; wondering what exactly he had meant by "liking the view of the other seven children with you". She had no particular distaste for anyone, though she sympathized for Diao, whose eyes she found almost as disturbing as her own. Perhaps he meant getting to know them? I... do not think that will happen. she thought, sadly. No one besides Riko has really understood me... I appreciate the fact that my peers do not taunt me, but the little children and the older ninjas have always treated me with contempt... Is it because of my looks that they called me 'possessed'? Other ninja have had white hair... Others have had red eyes, though not of my hue... Are the two together so bad? I don't understand... Perhaps if I'm more polite, more respectful...

Riko caught Akura's glance, breaking her thoughts. Without realizing it, tears had been forming in her eyes. Coughing a little, she said, "I think some dust from this mountaintop got in my eyes." Riko knew better than this, but others who had been paying attention accepted it. However, Riko was not a mind reader, so he didn't know exactly what was on Akura's mind, though he did know something had disturbed her. Riko nodded at her, and she felt her tensions easing. Now, the two were facing the Jonin, and once again thinking their seperate thoughts about him...

Riko thought for a moment. So we're test subjects, huh? I don't suppose that's bad. This Jonin, even from what little I've seen of him, seems to be incredibly skilled and not afraid to display his power. I could learn much from him, maybe... Riko stepped foward, and dropped to one knee, folding his hands in a sign of respect. "Hiroto-sensei, I am eager to learn." There was a chuckle or two from the back, probably from Genonosuke or Izzy, but Riko ignored it.

Riko-kun seems to think highly of the sensei already... Akura followed Riko's lead and dropped to one knee beside him and folding her hands. "U-um... Hiroto-sensei-san, I-I too am eager to learn."

Genonosuke frowned as he eyed the two. Cornballs. He stepped next to Riko, unsheathed his katana, and swung it around. "Yeah, I like it! More people in the squad gives me a better variety of people to practice with! Let's do it!"

OOC: I know Izzy's question was meant to have a different answer, but Ultra had edited his post, so this makes a little more sense...

OOC: Remember, I'm using the Japanese format (last name first, first name last), so it should be 'Hiroto-sensei', not the other way around.

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Hiroto looked down at Riko, his lips contorted into an expression of slight amusement...and exasperation. "The words are nice, but the bowing ain't. Makes me feel uncomfy, and it makes me think of suck-ups. And I HATE suck-ups." Suddenly, without warning Hiroto threw Riko into the air.

"RIKO-KUN!" shrieked Akura. Genononsuke angrily pointed his katana at the Jonin. "WHAT'D YOU DO THAT FOR?!"

The elite ninja looked at Genonosuke oddly; his covered eyes made the expression seem more penetrating than it would have otherwise. "Say. Does wielding that blade make you feel big? Or are you merely compensating for certain 'deficiencies'?"

Hiroto suddenly fell on his back as Riko descended...and he raised both legs.

The young Chakuya male landed softly on both of Hiroto's feet. "O.O;;;"

Hiroto chuckled as he suddenly began shuffling his feet, making Riko spin in place like a ball. "Listen you three; I'm not one for seriousness when it's not called for. That's for adults to do, as it makes you lose your childhood all the quicker. Only when I say a mission begins do I want you to shed your childish shells and become true ninja." Although whether or not they know what it means to be a true ninja is debatable. "So...in the mean time, just relax. Scowls were not meant to be worn by children."

Hiroto stopped moving his legs and lightly launched Riko into Genonosuke, sending the two down to the ground. Riko gurgled as Akura rushed to his side. "@_@ Oooh...spinny..."

The Jonin turned towards Kai, Suki, Ryu, Diao, and Izumo. "What about you five? Think you can handle being under my command?"

Genonosuke glared at the Jonin with rage as he stood up. That jerk! Who does he think he is? The Hokage? Some nerve...

Riko's head was still spinning, but he was able to concentrate enough to focus his chakra. Regulate the blood flow... Uh, focus chakra to brain for the senses... The world suddenly came into view, and Riko stood up easily. Despite his embarrasment, Riko knew the Jonin didn't mean to hurt him. It seems I've had my first lesson... Riko felt something within him spread and grow, until he couldn't keep it in anymore. "..heh. Hahah... Hahaha!" Riko had started laughing, shocking Genonosuke, who hadn't seen the ever-serious Riko laugh in years. Akura was equally confused, wondering what to make of it all.

Riko finally calmed down, and smiled as he looked at the Jonin. He's nothing at all like what I expected, and yet he's everything and more. There's definitely some things I can learn from him, and I'll be damned if I let him do that to me again!

ooc: Dai actually wears her forehead protector around her neck, but it doesn't matter

IC: Kai, Suki and Diao blurred and were standing next to each other
"Hai, Hiroto-sensei" they chorused simultaneously
skilled jutsu being used like playthings? This guy was either very stupid or very very smart, and you probably don't pass exams with the former attitude

Yagami Hiroto smiled. Heh. They already know their place. "Good." At that moment, Riko's laughter reached his ears...and without even looking, he could tell the blue-haired Chakuya was looking at him. Heh...he's grinning...he's already set his sights on me. That kid's a go-getter, I'll give him that...now I just need to knock that Genonosuke kid down a few notches...

He looked in the direction of Izumo and Ryu. "And you two?"

OOC: Ignore my last post, I'll retry that. I figure everyone'll probably just miss it so I'll make a new one.

IC:
Izzy stared at the Jonin's face and cocked an eyebrow. "What about us two?" He gave this confused, helpless look to Akura and Riko, and looked back at the Jonin.

Hiroto's brow furrowed as he leaned down. Izzy blinked; he could see his own confused expression in the polished metal of the Jonin's Leaf hitai-ate.

The brown-haired ninja sarcastically said, "Oh, I don't know...let me just say that, A) You decide to become part of this little team, or B) you forget about becoming a Genin."

An audible gasp came from everyone. Genonosuke roared, "WHAT?!?!"

Shiake Kai protested, "But we already graduated! We're Genin now!"

"BZZZT! Wrong-o!" interrupted Hiroto. "The graduation was just a way to find those who have the potential to become Genin. Those who failed to pass the exams either give up, or are set back another year. If you truly want to be a ninja so bad...then you have to come with me. That's the way it is for all graduates."

The full weight of Hiroto's words finally hit: if they didn't go with him, they had no choice of becoming a Genin.