Chapter 6 Team Sakena: Put up or Shut up.

}{ When the sun began to peek its form over the shade of the black mountains casting an orange glow upon the village, Sakena waited at the gates, a lollipop in her mouth.

Here families were still sound asleep with the exception of new Genin walking among the streets at the days first light. The Haruno heir stretched her arms and lazily rubbed her eye. It had been a long day and she had to be at her top for the survival exam of her team to see what exactly they were made of.}{

"Tick tick tick...." Sakena glanced at her wrists adjusting her fingerless gloved waiting.

Tenshi woke up before the alarm clock. She gave Nomaru a sweet kiss before getting dressed and leaving. It had been a funy evening with the girl movie on. Nomaru's mom already was in the kitchen and handed her breakfast.

You will need your energy today.

Tenshi thanked her but frst she apologized.

Sorry for behaving so strange earlier. I'm not used to so much kindness.

Nomaru's mom only smiled.

After breakfast she got a pack full of food, some drinks and a few kunai handed to her. She thanked and headed for the west gate out of the village. Her Sensei was already there when she arrived.

Kenshi woke up by the sound of his alarm clock. It was early in the morning and most people would still be asleep. But he wasn't because he was meeting his team at 7 AM. It was 5 AM now because he wanted to be completely awake when he would go meet his team. After he took a shower Kenshi would get dressed. He put on the clothes that he chose the last night. His clothes were a bit loose and easy to move around in. Perfect for his first day as a genin. He did his hair and then he went downstairs.

Going downstairs as silent as he could so he wouldn't wake up his parent. Without his parents around he had to make his own breakfast. He put together a rather simple breakfast and poured some water into a glass. When he finished his breakfast he put his plate and glass next to the sink and he made his way towards the front door. He was going outside for a little exercise. While putting on his shoes Kenshi saw a backpack next to the door and a note was on top of it.

Kenshi opened the note and started reading. 'Dear Kenshi, I've prepared this bag for you for your first day as a Genin. Good luck with your training and have lots of fun. In this bag you fill find everything you might need. Love, Mother.' It was a short note but Kenshi really appreciated it. This would also give him more time for his exercise since he didn't have to prepare everything by himself. He put the note in his pocket and picked up the bag and went outside. He exercised for a while to loosen his muscles and practiced some jutsus.

Once he was done with that he went back inside to wipe a bit of sweat off with a towel and he splashed a bit of water into his face. 'Alright this is it. Your shinobi life starts today.' He thought to himself and he went back outside. He put his backpack onto his back and he went towards their meeting point. When he arrived at the west gate it appeared that Tenshi and Sakena were there but he didn't see Mana yet. "Good morning." He said as he smiled at the both of them.

Sakena would notice two of the three students arriving and bowed her head, her entire perspective had changed....everything had to change from this point on. She had to wait for Mana to arrive before she would drop a bombshell on her team.

}{ If Mana can not post by tomorrow then I will of course resume the survival training exercise. I also have to apologize for my lack of posting on here. There's some personal family issues going on and I have not been able to get to a computer to post. Sad

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Mana had slept in, well, almost... She ran off towards the training grounds after a quick shower and gathering her gear. She was out of breath by the time she caught up with the others, but hid it well enough. "Sorry Sensei, I'm here!" she bowed to the others, ready to get on with their survival training and whatever Sakena had in mind for them..

"Good, now that you're all here I have a bit of an announcement. This survival exercise is going to be a series of different styles...of combat. "

The Sensei bowed her head to Mana and thought about the conversation she had with Anko Kakashi and the elderly woman. "Let's head out..." Sakena was the first to exit the Konoha gate heading North to an open field. "You can set your belongings down or choose to keep them on you. If you feel the need to take a break you tell me immediately." She had no choice she was going to have to push these Genin to their breaking point....and then some.

Phase One: Her students would notice that Sakena had not prepared a bag or anything on her. "What we are going to do today, is get you ready for the real world. When the time comes and your comrades lives hang in the balance....so...we're going to start out nice and simple." The black clothed Jounin placed her hands together creating a vast amount of rapid hand seals. To the three Genin before her, they would notice a series of clouds forming together. "Let's see how well you are able to dodge." Lightning began to erupt from the sky as she parted her lips tilting her head up towards the sky.

Mana, Kenshi, Tenshi would each confront a lightning bolt controlled by the Jounin to see how they could handle the fine art of Elements.

(combat ready mind)
The attack didn't come as a surprise for Tenshi. As soon as lighting crackled from the sky she tried to dodge it. (Haruno Clan special)
Also looking out for other lightningbolts to strike after the first.

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[Combat Mode Initiated]
[A combat thread shall be created soon in the Battle Section. Please Resume Play there.]

"Alright then, do you guys see the difference in fighting separate rather than as one?" Sakena flicked a speck of dirt off her left glove and glanced at her students.

Tenshi nodded and stood up.
Yes Sakena Sensei. We would have never made it to this point alone.

"Yes I did, we were able to do much more because this time we worked together. And it gave us some good opportunities to strike." He said and nodded. They didn't really have a plan but Sakena probably didn't know that.

"Since Tenshi Chan will be the healer of the trio, foes will usually try to take her out first. Without a medical shinobi You and Mana Chan will stand a harder chance of gaining the upper hand."

Sakena thought it best to share with her students what she had gone through with her team mates when they first graduated.

"Not saying that in any shape or form that you are not up to the challenge Tenshi Chan, but teams are only as strong as their weakest link....NOT that I'm calling any of you weak... it's just that....one stance...one jutsu...one phrase usually can mean the choice between walking away from a fight....or dying from it. So in the chance that you encounter an enemy...someone must always ALWAYS scout the land, and one must always scout the opponent. The third Shinobi must always be prepared to strike first in the chance that the opponent comes after you first."

Sakena bowed her head and spoke directly to Tenshi, "As you progress...you will be able to mix potions to help Mana Chan and Kenshi Kun.... I will do my best to stock you guys up in herbs and techniques."

Tenshi smiled a bit weary. She exactly understood what her Sensei meant.

I will be more carefull Sakena Sensei. I already learned that attacking isn't my best chance of surviving. And I don't want to dissappoint Mana or Kenshi.

Kenshi didn't know which one of the three shinobi in a team he would be. The healer spot was taken, not that he wanted that one, and he wasn't really someone that was good at scouting or attacking. But hopefully Sakena could help his with becoming one of those so he could be of more help to the team.
He looked at Sakena and spoke. "I'm looking forward to training with you and the rest of the team. I hope I will be able to learn a lot from you."

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Mana would smile at her team-mates, finally recovering..

"What now Sakena-sensei? Will we start our training now?"

She looked at her team and looked hopeful, in the end they had done it! =But now what?

Quote :: I will be more carefull Sakena Sensei. I already learned that attacking isn't my best chance of surviving. And I don't want to dissappoint Mana or Kenshi.

"Tenshi Chan, it is very difficult to disappoint your team mates, over time and through missions you guys will have a unique bond. Give it time..." She nudged the smaller Haruno slightly playfully, "If you think that you already learned that attacking is not your best chance...think again. I'll explain later."

Quote :: "I'm looking forward to training with you and the rest of the team. I hope I will be able to learn a lot from you."

'I hope you all will learn something important....in the end...we're counting on you guys...' Sakena thought back to the private meeting with Manas father and the elderly old woman just days before. "You'll do great Kenshi Kun. One day you could be Hokage."

Quote :: "What now Sakena-sensei? Will we start our training now?"

"We're going to take a small break for now, rest up....stretch. Get yourselves something to eat. You'll have thirty minutes before we begin the first task."

Hokage? Kenshi wasn't sure if he even wanted to become the Hokage. And he might not be able to reach that position at all. At least right now he wasn't anything near becoming the Hokage. So for now he would just train with his team. "I'll do my best, but I think that becoming the Hokage won't be possible for me." He said while scratching the back of his head.

Kenshi grabbed his bag and opened it. He grabbed something to eat and drink out of the bag. This part of the training was hard for them so he had to rest up a bit. And he has also gotten quite hungry.

Tenshi looked at the older Haruno with adoration.
Thank you Sensei, I look forward too it!

She grabbed her bag and got the lunch Nomaru's mother had made for her. Cross-legged she sat down and quietly at and drank. Looking at her teammates and thinking abut the oncoming tests.

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Mana nodded and sighed... That last fight had gotten a little messy. Though the pass was better than she had expected, a nice revelation. She took a seat, and lay back, stretching slightly. Her aching muscles seemed so much happier now and hopefully by the time their break was over she'd be up for more.

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Their initial trial was over, the three of them were now officialy Genin. But their training had just begun under the guidance of their largely renowened Jounin Sensei, Haruno Sakena, Konoha's Pink Princess.
As the team would rest there together with their Sensei an ANBU would land close beside seeming to appear out of a small vortex of leaves that appeared out of thin air. For the more experienced Shinobi this was a basic combination of ninjutsu and Genjutsu to obscure ones arrival and leave.
The ANBU appeared to be a female with short black hair spread into two ponytails.
"Haruno-san." The ANBU greeted the pink haired Kunoichi with a light bow of the head before proceeding with her message, speaking fast yet articulating each word perfectly.
"There has been a minor emergency in the Village, a group of kids that were getting a tour at the Hokage Mountains had gotten into an accident and are trapped by the rubble. Currently all the medical personel are on missions or tasks and can't respond to this emergency in time. Hokage-Sama asked me to track you down and ask for your assistance." She would say and then glance towards Mana,Kenshi and Tenshi. "Are those three Genin? If so you probably should take them with you, we might need some more help and they could use the experience. Me and my partner would take care of this on our own but neither of us has the required medical skills." She expained and bowed her head to Sakena shortly once more awaiting the pink haired Jounin's reply.

Hearing about the news Sakena nodded to her students. "Of course, let's go." Sakena motioned for her students to join. "Seems like you all will get your first sort of mission."

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The ANBU nodded to the pink haired Jounin and then towards the newly appointed Genin.
"It still is concidered a D-rank mission seeing as no real combat is involved, but it does require medical expertise that I myself lack. Anyway, let's head out before things get worse."

The ANBU would say and then instantly start to dash towards the far end of the Village where the Hokage Mountain was dashing through the village streets at high speed but keeping a pace with which the Genin could keep up. The ANBU member would avoid the busy streets to make sure they didn't have to avoid any civilians on their way before running up the large stair towards the man-made caverns on the inside of the Hokage Stone Faces.

As they would enter they would see 10 academy students aged between 8 and 10 there in the corner crying as another ANBU was next to them trying to calm them down while another one was excavating one of the tunnels which had itself blocked by rubble. It was unclear how this had happened exactly but the cries and screams of kids seemed to be coming from the other end of the rubble as well.
The ANBU excavating was using his bare hands and a kunai to work away the rubble clearly trying to hurry his progress as the ANBU that led them there would join him instantly upon arriving.

The place was dimly lit and aside from the 3 ANBU there was also a Chuunin-ranked Academy Teacher there looking worried towards the rubble.

Once Sakena arrived, and gathered evidence the moment she did arrive she looked to the ANBU who fetched her, "The culprit is near....lock down Konoha....this was no accident." Sakena turned to her three students, "Mana Chan, summon your canines..."
The Jounin Senseis eyes flickered in the light. "I want them to try and sniff out any scent on the remains of the explosive tags used. Someone close by should have the same smell. Once the dogs have it....track them."

She took the explosive tags that were used and crumbled them in her hands.
"Tenshi Chan I want you to tend to any minor wounds...make you sure you bandage up anyone that has a scratch." Sakena would toss a small medical bag from her hip to the Kunoichi and make her way to the blockade where there was someone already at work. "Kenshi Kun, I want you on high alert. I want you three to split up and find any clues outside here that can lead us to the culprit."

Sakena scanned the rubble of rocks more as she approached to make sure there were no other explosives nor would the tunnel collapse if she helped in removing of the debris, the childrens cries were a mess and Sakenas tone became softer than anyone had expected as she called through the rocks, "Don't worry, it's Sakena Chan....I'm here to help you get out okay?" She moved one rock..er boulder down from the top, "Can you tell me your names?" She had to keep them calm in case something else was up she needed it to be silent as possible.

They just passed their test and they were already getting an D-rank mission. But the mission would consist of medical care and Kenshi didn't know anything about that stuff. So he wasn't sure that he could be of any help. Kenshi would just follow the ANBU and the rest of his team towards the Hokage Mountain. Once he arrived he would look around to see what happend here. Soon after they arrived they would get some orders from Sakena. Both his teammate were told to do something but Kenshi just had to stay alert. Kenshi would look around to see if he could find anything.

Everything happened so fast suddenly. They had passed their test. she couldn't believe it! Then the ANBU had appeared and suddenly they had their first mission. D-ranked even!

Arriving at the site was like a punch in Tenshi her face. Panic and suffering everywhere. It almost made her think of... Then Sakena asked her to patch up anyone wounded and she remembered where she was.
Catching the medical bag, Tenshi only nodded, she had a feeling there was going to happen more than this. Still, she would do anything she could to help.
She spoke soothing words to the children and bandaged the wounds, hoping they could calm down and still keeping an eye on her surroundings at the same time.

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