Kosei shifted in his weight in the chair, took a sip of the tea, smiled up at the younger of the two girls across from him. Both were substantially shorter than he was... not that he was a giant or anything. He found that most women in the village were shorter than he was, even though there was the occasional tall woman who would put him in his place. It's not like being five foot eleven was a huge deal, but when most of the people you know are three or four inches shorter than that, you get used to thinking that you're a pretty tall person. Facts would show, however, that he was only about an inch taller than average height.
A smile found itself on Kosei's face when Kaoru said she was going into the ANBU branch, HIS branch. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't biased... he LOVED the ANBU, despite the sheer sweat, long hours, and low pay sometimes associated with the job. The thought of being able to stop the crime in Kumo, save the lives of it's citizens, and other things like that... it was like the ultimate thing you could do for your village! And, when you got assigned to the unit that Kosei was in, you got the privilege of protecting the Raikage himself! It was a humbling honor... as much as Kosei disagreed with the pacifistic ideals that Shin had. Still... protecting the most powerful and important Shinobi in all of the Lightning Country gave a little weight to your name... not that anyone was supposed to find out who you were. Within the branch, it did, at least.
However, Kaoru seemed a bit... small. Perhaps she just seemed young. Of course, Kosei had been nearly as young when he joined the ANBU, so maye it just seemed weird now that he was much older. He was addressed by the elder kunoichi, who inquired about his rank after stumbling over her Chuunin rank. "I'm a Chuunin... best rank so far!" he said, a smooth grin on his face. Chuunin was his main branch rank. The thing about being in the ANBU corps was that you couldn't let people know. Your identity had to be kept a secret, otherwise people who you've arrested, hitmen, and other nasty bad guys started coming after you. "Are you sure you'd wanna go into ANBU? I hear that it's hard."
A smile found itself on Kosei's face when Kaoru said she was going into the ANBU branch, HIS branch. It would be a lie to say that he wasn't biased... he LOVED the ANBU, despite the sheer sweat, long hours, and low pay sometimes associated with the job. The thought of being able to stop the crime in Kumo, save the lives of it's citizens, and other things like that... it was like the ultimate thing you could do for your village! And, when you got assigned to the unit that Kosei was in, you got the privilege of protecting the Raikage himself! It was a humbling honor... as much as Kosei disagreed with the pacifistic ideals that Shin had. Still... protecting the most powerful and important Shinobi in all of the Lightning Country gave a little weight to your name... not that anyone was supposed to find out who you were. Within the branch, it did, at least.
However, Kaoru seemed a bit... small. Perhaps she just seemed young. Of course, Kosei had been nearly as young when he joined the ANBU, so maye it just seemed weird now that he was much older. He was addressed by the elder kunoichi, who inquired about his rank after stumbling over her Chuunin rank. "I'm a Chuunin... best rank so far!" he said, a smooth grin on his face. Chuunin was his main branch rank. The thing about being in the ANBU corps was that you couldn't let people know. Your identity had to be kept a secret, otherwise people who you've arrested, hitmen, and other nasty bad guys started coming after you. "Are you sure you'd wanna go into ANBU? I hear that it's hard."