It was finished.
As for the answers to the final question he would wait until later to read the responses. Today had shown him all he needed to see. Like some of the kids may have expected, Field Day wasn't just Field Day. It had indeed been a test. One of cooperation and compatibility. Shusuke performed well as expected and showed them all something that day, a hint of what was to come. Shishiwakamaru continued to impress with his quick thinking and resourcefulness. Haniki was the one he knew the least about before today and also the standout of the day. Even-headed, intelligent, and able to keep the other two grounded and on task. The perfect balancing factor they would need. The foundation of something was laid today, only the future knew if that would be built upon. After seeing Shishiwakamaru collapse the instructor strode up to the boy without hesitation and gathered the youth in his arms. "Great work today, team. Gotta go." he would bid the other two students farewell and in an instant— he was gone. Just a swirl of leaves in his place.
Making his way along the rooftops of the village towards the Byoin he was joined by Wara-san hopping alongside him. A cloud of smoke erupted midair dispelling the Transformation Technique and from it burst forth a caramel-skinned young man around Daiji's age, red slowly fading from his eyes. "I assume this means we're even now Gotō?" he asked, deftly removing an antidote bottle from a hip pouch and taking a drink as they moved. The sensei simply smirked and nodded. "We're square, Ōta." Some previous debt between acquaintances seemed to have been settled for now. "If you ever stop skulking around in that mask and teach a class maybe I'll be your scarecrow next time." For a minute after they bounded forth in silence. "Daiji, that boy..." 'Wara-san' continued, whatever needed saying seemed to pass without anything more. "I know." Darkness was something the chūnin was all too familiar with. This Yamanaka prodigy of his treaded a dangerous path. And it was up to him as his sensei to steer him in a better direction. Or if he couldn't... at least help guide him along that well-tread road.
"You should get that shoulder checked out, looked like one nasty cocktail." he added before the duo nodded goodbye and split off from one another. Shishiwakamaru's condition didn't seem serious and he would make sure to drop in on the boy again in the future. As for himself... he had a few other things to take care of before this plan of his could be hatched. Some growth of his own, if not in skill then in responsibility. "And just when that scroll was getting good..." he thought to himself and sighed, shaking his head as he the Byoin came into sight. There were going to be some long days ahead.
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As for the answers to the final question he would wait until later to read the responses. Today had shown him all he needed to see. Like some of the kids may have expected, Field Day wasn't just Field Day. It had indeed been a test. One of cooperation and compatibility. Shusuke performed well as expected and showed them all something that day, a hint of what was to come. Shishiwakamaru continued to impress with his quick thinking and resourcefulness. Haniki was the one he knew the least about before today and also the standout of the day. Even-headed, intelligent, and able to keep the other two grounded and on task. The perfect balancing factor they would need. The foundation of something was laid today, only the future knew if that would be built upon. After seeing Shishiwakamaru collapse the instructor strode up to the boy without hesitation and gathered the youth in his arms. "Great work today, team. Gotta go." he would bid the other two students farewell and in an instant— he was gone. Just a swirl of leaves in his place.
Making his way along the rooftops of the village towards the Byoin he was joined by Wara-san hopping alongside him. A cloud of smoke erupted midair dispelling the Transformation Technique and from it burst forth a caramel-skinned young man around Daiji's age, red slowly fading from his eyes. "I assume this means we're even now Gotō?" he asked, deftly removing an antidote bottle from a hip pouch and taking a drink as they moved. The sensei simply smirked and nodded. "We're square, Ōta." Some previous debt between acquaintances seemed to have been settled for now. "If you ever stop skulking around in that mask and teach a class maybe I'll be your scarecrow next time." For a minute after they bounded forth in silence. "Daiji, that boy..." 'Wara-san' continued, whatever needed saying seemed to pass without anything more. "I know." Darkness was something the chūnin was all too familiar with. This Yamanaka prodigy of his treaded a dangerous path. And it was up to him as his sensei to steer him in a better direction. Or if he couldn't... at least help guide him along that well-tread road.
"You should get that shoulder checked out, looked like one nasty cocktail." he added before the duo nodded goodbye and split off from one another. Shishiwakamaru's condition didn't seem serious and he would make sure to drop in on the boy again in the future. As for himself... he had a few other things to take care of before this plan of his could be hatched. Some growth of his own, if not in skill then in responsibility. "And just when that scroll was getting good..." he thought to himself and sighed, shaking his head as he the Byoin came into sight. There were going to be some long days ahead.
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