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by Icarus Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:23 pmhttps://gladiusrp.forumotion.com/t3459-wandering
Irui found himself once again, wandering along the route designated for foreign visitors. Clearly marked, with vibrant signage, and barrier seals, it was intended to prevent Exam attendess from getting a bit too "curious". Glumly he stopped at the intersection, and looked up and down the side-streets.
"Oh you've got to be kidding me...." He grumbled to himself as he looked dejectedly at a local dumpling shop standing mere feet beyond the barrier. The boy stood before the concrete barrier, arms crossed over his chest, and cast a glance at the sides. Could he squeeze himself through there-- or maybe over there? Would that old lady mind if he carried her groceries to her apartment? His stomach growled, loudly.
"Stupid tourism board, with their stupid rules, and their stupid maps...." He continued to himself and turned on his heel. "I didn't want that stupid ramen anyways! I'll go live off expensive concession food, and hope I die of diabetes. Then you'll be sorry!"
He swept the square, head bobbing from one shop to the next. "Guess its fried chicken.... Again."
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Kitsuiki was standing in line at the local dumpling shop when someone caught her eye. The Kumo Cheat! she thought as she spied him walking away from the Kiri-Only sign. The girl was wearing her typical uniform complete with suit jacket, blouse, brooch, dress pants, and riding boots. Her ultra-curly hair banded and bunched into a series of Afro-pigtails. The girl's Angel peaked out from the bundle of hair occasionally. Kitsuki remembered that this stranger had almost caused Verdandi to fail the exams and she had a mind to punish him for it.
The anger quickly subsided though. The purpose of the exam was to cheat and while she didn't approve of such methods she could not fault Irui for essentially doing what was expected of them. Being from Kumo, it was unlikely he knew better. The girl left her place in line and hopped over the barrier. She quietly followed him from behind and quickened her pace. Her goal was to catch up to him and confront him before he spotted her. If she was successful, Irui would feel a light tap on his shoulder. If he turned around he'd see a young black girl roughly his age. She had her arms folded and a cold expression on her face.
He'd almost certainly recognize her as the girl from the first round of the Chuunin Exams.
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Tap
"Hey Tsu--Oh?" Irui turned to look straight into the face of a familiar dark-skinned girl. She was dressed elegantly, in a form fitting outfit and blouse. Hardly the usual fashion he'd seen in the Hidden Mist, of Haori's and more coastal clothing.
He took a polite step back. "
Ah, I...." Irui paused, spying the movement on her shoulder. "I remember you from the exams! Glad to see you passed!" He said and smiled lightly, offering a handshake with his right hand.
Absentmindedly, he'd been so occupied by the thought of food, he'd forgotten the Mikiri's code of conduct: Be cautious of strangers. His thoughts drifted immediately to home-- what would the Elders say, what would his mother say to this? His expression faltered, and so too did his hand.
"I-I'm sorry, that was overzealous of me." He apologized nervously, and dropped his hand to his side. The Hidden Mist was new, full of cultural unknowns, habits, and traditions. The last thing he wanted to do was offend one of its Shinobi, and as memory served him, a potentially powerful one at that.
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Kitsuki was mildly surprised that he was all smiles when it came to seeing her. She expected him to be the broody and stand-offish sort. At least he had some manners about himself. Kit kept her arms folded and stared at the out stretched hand. It appeared he thought better of the gesture and soon retracted it. He apologized and said his act was overzealous. It was. Although Kitsuki was not angry at him for being over-friendly, she was angry at him for being filled with low-cunning.
"Attacking the polar bear was a bit much....the written portion wasn't a battle, it was a test. I know you did what you thought you had to but try to be mindful of your environment when you act up. The girl whose polar bear you disturbed is a friend of mine and I was concerned she might fail because of your antics."
It might have been unfair of Kitsuki to hold his actions against him, but she wanted to get this off of her chest. Right or wrong venting to him directly was preferable to gossiping about him behind his back.
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I see
Irui nonchalantly scratched the back of his neck, tilting his head as he digested the response. Her forthrightness about the exam had caught him off-guard. Wasn't the exam supposed to be a test of their individual abilities, to make decisions with minimal information? He sighed, and stuffed his hand into his pocket, letting the silence settle in for just a second longer.
She was a righteous one; someone who believed fairness, equality, and justice even in a higher pressure environment. As he recollected, her own chakra signature had been fluttering madly until the last moments of the test. Perhaps using the Genjutsu on the bear, an unsuspecting creature, was low, but this Kunoichi had done something to him. It hadn't been a genjutsu, all he knew was her chakra suddenly burned with the intensity of the sun, with overwhelming ferocity.
His jaw set, and his expression cooled. He'd been pitted against a team of 3 Kirigakure Shinobi, and a squad of Konohagakure Shinobi, and she expected him to apologize? Especially after her own stunt?
"Antics....?" He echoed after a moment. "A test is a test, whether in the classroom, or on the battlefield," He thought back to the the Church and the Mikiri. "There are no rules, only resources. You're welcome to your opinion, but I saw an opening and I took it." Irui contested, an edge sharpening on his throaty voice. The boy tempered himself, knowing full well that this was her Hidden Village, and unlike the Kunoichi, he had no team. Lady Mora had dispatched him to the Hidden Mist on the promise he'd succeed.
Irui sighed heavily, his temper deflating. Sooner or later he'd have to return to the Hidden Cloud, and there was no doubt word had already reached the village.
He angled his face, and jabbed a thumb at the bandage poking out of his collar. Despite the medical treatment from the Exam's proctors, the wounds still stung. "Besides...." He scowled, "If you're looking for retribution, I got mine in the second round."
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Irui was not sorry. In truth, he had no reason to be. He stated his case plainly and logically. No rules only resources... Kitsuki pursed her lips. He was correct regarding how their line of work was conducted but that didn't make it right. Maybe it wasn't his fault that they worked in such an dishonorable profession, but then it became incumbent upon them to change the profession. She knitted her brow in anger that she could not refute what he said even though it did not sit right with her.
He then mentioned that he got his comeuppance in the second round. She spied his bandage and took it to mean that he wasn't moving on to the next round of the Exams. Kitsuki felt better upon hearing that. He was talented but not the sort of person she'd like to see become a Chuunin. He was also from Kumogakure which in her opinion was one of the most dangerous countries in the world. She remembered what the Twins had said and wondered if this strange young man also had a relationship with the infamous Shimiko Chinoike.
"Hmph." She said not moved by his apparent defeat. "You disturbed Verdandi's bear using Genjutsu I assume, if you want to become a better ninja you have to rely on more than just deception" She thought to her deal with Verdandi, Rini, Yui and Yua, as well as Miyu Ryuutei. "Sometimes honesty and cooperation work best. I guess that's what the Exams are meant to teach in the first place. There are many tools in our arsenal but I find its all too common shinobi tend to pick the most unethical ones without even thinking of more just possibilities"
That was more of the WASP talking than Kit.
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She was clearly displeased, and let it show.
Deception was the first principle of shinobi life. Always be thinking one step ahead of the opponent, and always look for an opening. She thoroughly disproved of his use of Genjutsu, that was evident as well, but then did she expect her opponent's to behave in battle? Would opponent's take turns, or perhaps loudly scream their attacks with dramatic fashion? The two of them were clearly at an impasse.
Honesty and cooperation had never been a core tenant of the Mikiri Clan. From the day a child received his first test, they were pitted against one another. Irui never knew when the next challenge would come. One by one, his father said children would fail a test. Fail more than two and the clan's leadership would never send another. It was a way of pruning the Clan of its weakest links, preparing them for the final and most important test of all; a test his own father had failed somehow. So when a man named Morikawa had been chosen to be his Sensei, Irui had naively that thought that fortune had smiled upon him-- the'd receive tutelage from an older Mikiri.
A trap had been set. Where, or how, Irui knew he'd never discover it, but just as quickly as Morikawa had arrived, he'd been relieved of his duties. Partnering with Tsuki Tatsuda had been the closest to cooperation and comradery he'd experienced, and still he'd failed, and been left behind. Now a Kunoichi touted honesty and cooperation, belittling him for circumstances beyond his control. It left a bitter taste in his mouth.
She had the luxury of a team to fall back on, of Hidden Mist shinobi to back her up.
"Unfortunately I've never had the luxury of cooperation, or teamwork," He admitted, but nobody could in their right mind claim the exams fostered ethics. "Don't fool yourself, the Exams have never been about teaching cooperation or for that matter, ethics. The Villages pit their youngest to compete in a sensational bloodsport and you wonder why shinobi resort to deception and unethical modes of combat?" Irui returned.
April 13: Turned into a flashback thread
Irui found himself once again, wandering along the route designated for foreign visitors. Clearly marked, with vibrant signage, and barrier seals, it was intended to prevent Exam attendess from getting a bit too "curious". Glumly he stopped at the intersection, and looked up and down the side-streets.
"Oh you've got to be kidding me...." He grumbled to himself as he looked dejectedly at a local dumpling shop standing mere feet beyond the barrier. The boy stood before the concrete barrier, arms crossed over his chest, and cast a glance at the sides. Could he squeeze himself through there-- or maybe over there? Would that old lady mind if he carried her groceries to her apartment? His stomach growled, loudly.
"Stupid tourism board, with their stupid rules, and their stupid maps...." He continued to himself and turned on his heel. "I didn't want that stupid ramen anyways! I'll go live off expensive concession food, and hope I die of diabetes. Then you'll be sorry!"
He swept the square, head bobbing from one shop to the next. "Guess its fried chicken.... Again."
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Kitsuiki was standing in line at the local dumpling shop when someone caught her eye. The Kumo Cheat! she thought as she spied him walking away from the Kiri-Only sign. The girl was wearing her typical uniform complete with suit jacket, blouse, brooch, dress pants, and riding boots. Her ultra-curly hair banded and bunched into a series of Afro-pigtails. The girl's Angel peaked out from the bundle of hair occasionally. Kitsuki remembered that this stranger had almost caused Verdandi to fail the exams and she had a mind to punish him for it.
The anger quickly subsided though. The purpose of the exam was to cheat and while she didn't approve of such methods she could not fault Irui for essentially doing what was expected of them. Being from Kumo, it was unlikely he knew better. The girl left her place in line and hopped over the barrier. She quietly followed him from behind and quickened her pace. Her goal was to catch up to him and confront him before he spotted her. If she was successful, Irui would feel a light tap on his shoulder. If he turned around he'd see a young black girl roughly his age. She had her arms folded and a cold expression on her face.
He'd almost certainly recognize her as the girl from the first round of the Chuunin Exams.
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Tap
"Hey Tsu--Oh?" Irui turned to look straight into the face of a familiar dark-skinned girl. She was dressed elegantly, in a form fitting outfit and blouse. Hardly the usual fashion he'd seen in the Hidden Mist, of Haori's and more coastal clothing.
He took a polite step back. "
Ah, I...." Irui paused, spying the movement on her shoulder. "I remember you from the exams! Glad to see you passed!" He said and smiled lightly, offering a handshake with his right hand.
Absentmindedly, he'd been so occupied by the thought of food, he'd forgotten the Mikiri's code of conduct: Be cautious of strangers. His thoughts drifted immediately to home-- what would the Elders say, what would his mother say to this? His expression faltered, and so too did his hand.
"I-I'm sorry, that was overzealous of me." He apologized nervously, and dropped his hand to his side. The Hidden Mist was new, full of cultural unknowns, habits, and traditions. The last thing he wanted to do was offend one of its Shinobi, and as memory served him, a potentially powerful one at that.
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Kitsuki was mildly surprised that he was all smiles when it came to seeing her. She expected him to be the broody and stand-offish sort. At least he had some manners about himself. Kit kept her arms folded and stared at the out stretched hand. It appeared he thought better of the gesture and soon retracted it. He apologized and said his act was overzealous. It was. Although Kitsuki was not angry at him for being over-friendly, she was angry at him for being filled with low-cunning.
"Attacking the polar bear was a bit much....the written portion wasn't a battle, it was a test. I know you did what you thought you had to but try to be mindful of your environment when you act up. The girl whose polar bear you disturbed is a friend of mine and I was concerned she might fail because of your antics."
It might have been unfair of Kitsuki to hold his actions against him, but she wanted to get this off of her chest. Right or wrong venting to him directly was preferable to gossiping about him behind his back.
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I see
Irui nonchalantly scratched the back of his neck, tilting his head as he digested the response. Her forthrightness about the exam had caught him off-guard. Wasn't the exam supposed to be a test of their individual abilities, to make decisions with minimal information? He sighed, and stuffed his hand into his pocket, letting the silence settle in for just a second longer.
She was a righteous one; someone who believed fairness, equality, and justice even in a higher pressure environment. As he recollected, her own chakra signature had been fluttering madly until the last moments of the test. Perhaps using the Genjutsu on the bear, an unsuspecting creature, was low, but this Kunoichi had done something to him. It hadn't been a genjutsu, all he knew was her chakra suddenly burned with the intensity of the sun, with overwhelming ferocity.
His jaw set, and his expression cooled. He'd been pitted against a team of 3 Kirigakure Shinobi, and a squad of Konohagakure Shinobi, and she expected him to apologize? Especially after her own stunt?
"Antics....?" He echoed after a moment. "A test is a test, whether in the classroom, or on the battlefield," He thought back to the the Church and the Mikiri. "There are no rules, only resources. You're welcome to your opinion, but I saw an opening and I took it." Irui contested, an edge sharpening on his throaty voice. The boy tempered himself, knowing full well that this was her Hidden Village, and unlike the Kunoichi, he had no team. Lady Mora had dispatched him to the Hidden Mist on the promise he'd succeed.
Irui sighed heavily, his temper deflating. Sooner or later he'd have to return to the Hidden Cloud, and there was no doubt word had already reached the village.
He angled his face, and jabbed a thumb at the bandage poking out of his collar. Despite the medical treatment from the Exam's proctors, the wounds still stung. "Besides...." He scowled, "If you're looking for retribution, I got mine in the second round."
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Irui was not sorry. In truth, he had no reason to be. He stated his case plainly and logically. No rules only resources... Kitsuki pursed her lips. He was correct regarding how their line of work was conducted but that didn't make it right. Maybe it wasn't his fault that they worked in such an dishonorable profession, but then it became incumbent upon them to change the profession. She knitted her brow in anger that she could not refute what he said even though it did not sit right with her.
He then mentioned that he got his comeuppance in the second round. She spied his bandage and took it to mean that he wasn't moving on to the next round of the Exams. Kitsuki felt better upon hearing that. He was talented but not the sort of person she'd like to see become a Chuunin. He was also from Kumogakure which in her opinion was one of the most dangerous countries in the world. She remembered what the Twins had said and wondered if this strange young man also had a relationship with the infamous Shimiko Chinoike.
"Hmph." She said not moved by his apparent defeat. "You disturbed Verdandi's bear using Genjutsu I assume, if you want to become a better ninja you have to rely on more than just deception" She thought to her deal with Verdandi, Rini, Yui and Yua, as well as Miyu Ryuutei. "Sometimes honesty and cooperation work best. I guess that's what the Exams are meant to teach in the first place. There are many tools in our arsenal but I find its all too common shinobi tend to pick the most unethical ones without even thinking of more just possibilities"
That was more of the WASP talking than Kit.
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She was clearly displeased, and let it show.
Deception was the first principle of shinobi life. Always be thinking one step ahead of the opponent, and always look for an opening. She thoroughly disproved of his use of Genjutsu, that was evident as well, but then did she expect her opponent's to behave in battle? Would opponent's take turns, or perhaps loudly scream their attacks with dramatic fashion? The two of them were clearly at an impasse.
Honesty and cooperation had never been a core tenant of the Mikiri Clan. From the day a child received his first test, they were pitted against one another. Irui never knew when the next challenge would come. One by one, his father said children would fail a test. Fail more than two and the clan's leadership would never send another. It was a way of pruning the Clan of its weakest links, preparing them for the final and most important test of all; a test his own father had failed somehow. So when a man named Morikawa had been chosen to be his Sensei, Irui had naively that thought that fortune had smiled upon him-- the'd receive tutelage from an older Mikiri.
A trap had been set. Where, or how, Irui knew he'd never discover it, but just as quickly as Morikawa had arrived, he'd been relieved of his duties. Partnering with Tsuki Tatsuda had been the closest to cooperation and comradery he'd experienced, and still he'd failed, and been left behind. Now a Kunoichi touted honesty and cooperation, belittling him for circumstances beyond his control. It left a bitter taste in his mouth.
She had the luxury of a team to fall back on, of Hidden Mist shinobi to back her up.
"Unfortunately I've never had the luxury of cooperation, or teamwork," He admitted, but nobody could in their right mind claim the exams fostered ethics. "Don't fool yourself, the Exams have never been about teaching cooperation or for that matter, ethics. The Villages pit their youngest to compete in a sensational bloodsport and you wonder why shinobi resort to deception and unethical modes of combat?" Irui returned.
April 13: Turned into a flashback thread
