"Hey guys, good morning!" called Kakashi as he arrived at the training ground.
The three genin didn't bother to rise from where they were sat in the clear zone at the edge of the heavily wooded training area. They were back to back, each with their legs stretched out in different directions. Shikanenai's reaction to Kakashi's arrival was the most expressive - he checked his watch and said: "Ten past ten," before pulling a couple of coins out of his pocket and passing them to Neshan. Katsu followed suit.
Kakashi raised his eyebrow. "I'm so glad that you're all here on time and ready to go," he said cheerfully. Then he giggled. All three genin stared at him, Shikanenai and Katsu turning their heads to do so over Neshan's shoulders. "When I tell you what this training's about you're all gonna flip," he predicted confidently.
"Final exam," Shikanenai said drily and turned back to examining his arc of the forest.
"Failure rate above sixty-six percent," Katsu added in an identical tone and followed suit.
Kakashi blinked at their matter-of-fact responses. "Apparently not," he conceded. "Okay, should I tell you what the exam is, or do you know what it is already?"
"Might as well make it official," 'Nenai suggested dismissively.
Kakashi whipped a clock out of his backpack and set it on a tree stump. "Okay, this is set for noon," he said, setting the alarm as he spoke. "Here are two bells." He held out a pair of bells to demonstrate. "Your task is to take these from me before noon. Those who cannot get a bell by noon, get no lunch. I'll not only tie you to one of those stumps but I'll eat right in front of you." To his disappointment, none of the boys looked terribly hungry. The smug little gits had evidently ignored his advice. Oh well. "You only need to get one bell. There are only two, so one of you will definitely be tied to a stump. And the person who doesn't take a bell fails. So at least one of you will be sent back to the Academy."
"You can even use your shuriken," he added. "You won't succeed unless you come at me intending to kill."
"When do we start?" Katsu asked bluntly.
Kakashi shrugged. "Now?" he offered.
Neshan and Shikanenai were on their feet in an instant, neshan entering the forest only a few seconds behind Shikanenai and obviously on the same route. Kakashi turned his eye on Katsu, who had leapt for the water instead. Splitting up already, not a good sign, the jounin mused. Then he saw the complex series of seals that Katsu had almost completed while he mused and his eye widened. "Crap."
D for Drakensis
You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.
The three genin didn't bother to rise from where they were sat in the clear zone at the edge of the heavily wooded training area. They were back to back, each with their legs stretched out in different directions. Shikanenai's reaction to Kakashi's arrival was the most expressive - he checked his watch and said: "Ten past ten," before pulling a couple of coins out of his pocket and passing them to Neshan. Katsu followed suit.
Kakashi raised his eyebrow. "I'm so glad that you're all here on time and ready to go," he said cheerfully. Then he giggled. All three genin stared at him, Shikanenai and Katsu turning their heads to do so over Neshan's shoulders. "When I tell you what this training's about you're all gonna flip," he predicted confidently.
"Final exam," Shikanenai said drily and turned back to examining his arc of the forest.
"Failure rate above sixty-six percent," Katsu added in an identical tone and followed suit.
Kakashi blinked at their matter-of-fact responses. "Apparently not," he conceded. "Okay, should I tell you what the exam is, or do you know what it is already?"
"Might as well make it official," 'Nenai suggested dismissively.
Kakashi whipped a clock out of his backpack and set it on a tree stump. "Okay, this is set for noon," he said, setting the alarm as he spoke. "Here are two bells." He held out a pair of bells to demonstrate. "Your task is to take these from me before noon. Those who cannot get a bell by noon, get no lunch. I'll not only tie you to one of those stumps but I'll eat right in front of you." To his disappointment, none of the boys looked terribly hungry. The smug little gits had evidently ignored his advice. Oh well. "You only need to get one bell. There are only two, so one of you will definitely be tied to a stump. And the person who doesn't take a bell fails. So at least one of you will be sent back to the Academy."
"You can even use your shuriken," he added. "You won't succeed unless you come at me intending to kill."
"When do we start?" Katsu asked bluntly.
Kakashi shrugged. "Now?" he offered.
Neshan and Shikanenai were on their feet in an instant, neshan entering the forest only a few seconds behind Shikanenai and obviously on the same route. Kakashi turned his eye on Katsu, who had leapt for the water instead. Splitting up already, not a good sign, the jounin mused. Then he saw the complex series of seals that Katsu had almost completed while he mused and his eye widened. "Crap."
D for Drakensis
You're only young once, but immaturity is forever.