Motivation Party

Mission Details:

The students of the up-coming Genin were rather disheartening to hear, but it was something else to see it in person. Ash is tasked to bring some motivation into the academy students, and he took it because Ash figured some pep talk would get them going. However, Ash listens to the instructor teach the class. Even through this small window on the door, Ash could see that the students are just uninterested no matter what the teacher did. It was worrying to say the least. Which means that Ash will have to get creative on how to motivate them. Perhaps a group exercise would work? Afterall, with him as long as he could train or work with his hands Ash was motivated. Granted that’s not to say that these kids are exactly like him, as some are timid, and others are confident.

Eventually, the instructor signaled for Ash to enter the room with a gesture of his hand and begins announcing his presence. That certainly got the students to stir, and so Ash walked into the classroom with a carefree smile on his face and waved to the class. ”As Mr.Aburame says, I am Auro Hyuuga, and I will be joining your class for the day. Now to start off, tell me your names and what your goals are.” He says as he stands beside the instructor. Ash could see a fly or something buzzing past him, but he refrained from clapping his hands on it because he knows that Aburame are sensitive about their bugs. Either way, the students start the name process and each one gave their inputs on what their goals are. It was just introducing Ash to the class, and allows him to evaluate the class as a whole to see what he needs to do.

[1]

Each student roughly held similar goals, although there was one particular student that went by the name of Hakuro Uchiha that was quite the clown. His comment on the goal is that he wants to skip class and go play outside already. A couple of other kids were asking if he was serious or not, and Hakuro appeared to be serious about it. Ash gestured to the door with his thumb.

”If that’s what you want to do, then there’s the door. But know that you’ll likely fail this class if you do. Probably will be held back a year too, but a couple of hours playing outside is worth another year of being in the academy right?” Ash remarked to the class clown who gritted his teeth at Auro. Yet the kid doesn’t move or say anything. After the moment of silence fell between them, Ash changed the subject and directed the topic to the class as whole.

”Now then, today we’ll be doing your typical training drills outside. However, you are going to compete between the boys and the girls. The winner gets to have lunch at the Bangalore Spices, and the winner is determined by a number of factors. Such as accuracy, speed, skill, and most importantly is teamwork. Any questions so far? Mr.Aburame looked over at Ash with a uncertain expression on his face. Yet doesn’t say anything as the students held a mixture of murmuring to themselves and there’s a couple who’s excited about the prize being food. None of the students had any questions, but Haruko was glaring hard at Auro specifically. But Ash’s expression remains unchanged.

[2]

The first thing about the academy training regiments is the running track course. A trio of each gender was selected to be the participants, and Ash lets them pick who they want to take on this course. Naturally they selected whoever was faster in speed, but there was one that wasn’t incredibly fast. But in the end they could maintain their speed throughout the entire 100 meter run. Others slowed down to the point that by the time they reached the finishing line they were doubling over. Their breathing was raspy and heavy. Ash presents a smile as always with a carefree expression to them, and then they move onto practicing with their tools at a lone dummy log.

A lot of them performed adequately enough to pass on a test as most of their shurikens hit their mark. Small numbers among the students however performed poorly, as in out of the seven shuriken they threw only two actually hit the tree. None were able to stick however. Auro watches every student in detail, in how they respond, how they act, and if they display sportsmanship. A couple of them did not disappoint as they helped the students that held poor results. Even running a few practice motions and then actually throwing the shurikens to which both Mr.Aburame and Auro allowed. That’s what Auro wanted to see, and what he hopes every student will learn from this session.

[3]

Eventually they came to the tree climbing practice, and like Auro kind of anticipated most of the students in this class had trouble controlling their chakra enough to climb higher than two meters off the ground. Even Haruko was having the most trouble as he couldn’t even put a foot on the trunk. But if anything the kid is persistent enough to attempt the same thing over and over. Each time Haruko throws slang and seems to hate the feeling of being left behind. Then again, so does everyone else. Mr.Aburame was about to walk up to Haruko, but Auro grabs the teacher by the arm. ”Wait Mr.Aburame. Let him figure it out or learn to ask for help.”

The instructor was a bit confused at first, but then finally the teacher gathered what Auro was after here. The competition was just a ruse to get them motivated, and yet knowing the reward the students are working together. Not that they forgot they were supposed to be on teams, they just chose to help each other out on their own free will. The only one who has helped or asked for help was Haruko. Granted Haruko has been passing the previous tests with roughly flying colors. Yet this test Haruko is having the most trouble with. Eventually, the student dropped to his knees and punched the ground while fighting back the tears.

”Frustrating isn’t it? To try something you fail at over and over again. Only to get the same result every time thinking that it’ll be different.” Auro speaks up to Haruko as he approaches the student this time. The kid doesn’t turn to face him, but Auro can tell that the kid is visibly frustrated. ”What do you know? I bet you aced everything you do.” Haruko snapped with words dripping of venom. Auro shrugged his shoulders before he responded. ”In some areas, perhaps. But I can tell you that I’m not perfect at everything. That’s why when you become Genin, you’ll be working along with any one of these students you have here, or someone entirely new. Either way, they’re to help cover up that part which you lack as long as you cover theirs. They can be your greatest asset in the future, so why push them away?”

”Because all they want is be recognized by the Uchiha… They don’t see me, they just see the fame.” Well that Auro can one hundred percent understand, but he knows this situation requires a delicate hand. One wrong move and this kid could end up in a bad spot or worse turn rouge on Konohagakure in the future. ”That’s always going to be the risk of growing close to your friends, but that’s why you need to build up on bonds. Make them see who you are. Simply by proving through your actions and words of encouragement would be enough to set you on your way. Trust me on that.”

The kid didn’t acknowledge Ash, but it was enough for him. So the Warmonger of Ash steps away and let the training session continue. Eventually the class was drawing close to an end, and the kids thought that they weren’t going to get any food because neither could decide if they really won or lost. However, Auro surprises them as he had ordered take-out ahead of time for specifically every one of the students. Including Mr.Aburame and himself. Though the class was over, they spent a good hour in the classroom eating their food and happily chatting away. Lots of questions were thrown at Ash from what it was like when he was a student like them. When he explained that he started exactly as they did. They changed the question as to why he became a Genin, and Ash simply pointed at them and explained that it’s because to protect the next generation and the future generation of shinobi.

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