Chapter Ten: Izami Proctor! Round One Begin!
"I'm not afraid to try again, I'm just afraid of getting hurt for the same reason."Anurag Prakash Ray
Izami during the month that was supposed to be spent training, Izami spent it going over the rooster, and arguing with Tsuande on how to proceed. To say the least, the two very opinionated women disagreed on alot. Mainly, on what to do about this round. Out of the one-hundred and forty seven individual Genin that went into the forest of death, only forty-six individuals passed.
"We may need to hold preliminaries. That is alot of Genin to scheduled fights with Chunin." Izami sighed heavily. She really did NOT want to proctor over both the preliminary round, and the regular round.
"I..." Izami's words fell short, however. Did she really want to over see forty-six battles?"I guess that is all we can do."
"Good. FIrst, I want you to weed out those who don't want to proceed. If there is still anymore than twenty Genin, I want you to proceed with the preelimanries. Got it?"
"Yes, Lady Tsuande."
"Good. Now get on with it."
"Yes, M'lady." With that said, Izami disappeared in a cloud of smoke.
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All the Genin were already waiting for Izami when she arrived. Honestly, the room was packed. But in her mind, that was a good things. She would see exciting battles. Even if she was more than reluctant to do more than she really needed to do. She sighed again, and then began speaking.
"Well, I hope you all got some good rest, and some good training in, but due to the amount of you passed the last test, preliminary rounds are in place. Before we get to that, those who feel they are not up to par, and cannot go any further, please feel free to quit right now. Keep in mind from here on out, these are individual fights only. Your choice will NOT affect your teammates. Make your choice now coz there's no going back after this." Izami paused as the Genin talked among themselves. Some began quitting, and walked out after giving out their names, and identification badges. Only Thirty remained.
Still not enough. Damn.
"Ok, last warning. Anyone who wants to quit, go now." But nobody else moved. Sighing, Izami continued." Ok, well, it seems like we have to go on with the preliminary round. Ok, first off the bat let's establish the rules before we begin. Follow the rules, and we will all get along, and nobody hasta get into trouble, got it? Alright. First off, no unauthorized fighting. Those who start, or engage in a fight outside of what's permitted, will be disqualified, and will not be allowed to continue in this years Exams. Second, under no circumstances is anyone allowed to interfere with the fights. Third, no unfair hits. If your opponent has been knocked out, he or she will be removed from the area, and the winner will be announced. Those who advance will go on to the last part of the Exam. Know that if the fight gets out of hand, we will be forced to step in. Medics will be assisting those who re badly injured. No one is to leave this space until the fighting is over. Understood? Ok, that is the ground rules. Now, for who will fight who." Izami looked at her rooster, her green eyes scanning the page for a moment, and then she looked up." Alright, will Airi Mizmaki from the Sand please step forward." A girl with long black hair straight as a board, and violet colored eyes stepped forward. She had pale skin, and wore a brown shirt that dipped down to above her rather ample cleavage for a fourteen year old girl. Under the shirt was a mesh shirt. The shirt also tied with a white colored sash around her waist, and the hem of the shirt stopped at her hips, where a black colored, loose fitting skirt that was knee length on her right side, and knee length on her right side met the met. She had black colored ninja shoes on. Her ninja forehead protector was tied around her neck. On her back was a set of three , rather large, scrolls.
Puppet Master. Kankuro-san had taken in this one from what Lady Tsuande told me. Quiet talented as well.
Izami thought, and then continued.
"Alright, Airi-chan, you're opponent will be..." Izami scanned the rooster for a appropriate, fitting Genin for this one to find." Haruto Daisuchi from the Stone. Haruto-kun, step forward."
Haruto was a boy of thirteen with curly, black as night, hair, and dark colored eyes that had very pronounced eyelashes. He wore a dark blue shirt, black, baggy shorts, and red shoes. His red ninja forehead protector was in its proper place. He specialized in tricks of the mind. Not genjutsu, but rather something very similar to what the Yamanka clan used, only different in certain areas. Izami was excited to see how this would play out.
As soon as both Genin faced each other, Izami disappeared into her spot to watch the match from a safe distance.
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It's best not to start off with my Mind Techinuque. I need to analyze her movements. Get to her weakness first. Obviously from the scrolls on her back, she's a Puppet Master. She's also from the Sand. Meaning she must have been trained by the Kazekage's brother, Kankuro. One of the best Masters out there now. Means she's also a long range fighter. Weakness is diffidently a close range battle. I can't disable her hands because then the battle would be boring. Ok, I have to make a move soon.
Haruto began weaving signs for a clone. Airi prepared herself by releasing her four puppets. She connected a string to each with one hand, and the other hand she used to prepare for whatever the other had to throw at her.
He was watching me like some kind of freakin' hawk. I have to end this quick, and fast, and not disappoint Kankuro- sensei. I told him I wouldn't make him regret the decision to train me. Here he comes. C'mon, Red Bird, don't let me down.
Airi moved her first puppet in front of her to block the attack that Haruto's clone attempted to make at her. She then surrounded herself with each puppet.
Ok. She's better than I thought.
Haruto frowned slightly, trying to decide what to do next. However, Airi moved before he had a chance to react.
"I'm not letting you get the best of me!" She yelled out as she retracted three of her puppets. The fourth, she moved the finger she was controlling it with, and out popped a few blades." This is a special puppet I came up with on my own. Don't be so scared, I won't hurt you...Too bad anyways." With that said, the blades shot out towards Haruto. His grey eyes widened, and he quickly bounded away from the weapons.
"Shit!" He yelled out as he scrapped his knee. Airi glared, and moved her second puppet towards him.
"C'mon, work for me Blue Musket." She whispered as the puppets hands moved out to capture the boy.
"Think again Puppet Freak!" Haruto yelled out, kicking his legs out, and breaking the arms that threatened to capture him. Airi growled, feelings hurt over having her work broken.
"Damn you! You're going to pay for that!"
Dammit...I have to end this fast! I don't have time to play these stupid games! Ok, just break her puppets or just use my jutsu, and get this over with...I'll use THAT technique. Yeah. That'll end it fast!
Haruto began weaving signs, staring at Airi, who looked at him in suspicion.
What is he planning? Better be on my guard.
"Secert Jutsu: Third Eye Techique!" Airi gasped as her body was seized up. Her body began to numb up as Haruto's body laxed in the arena.
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"They haven't moved in five minutes. Shit." Izami sighed, and ran her fingers through her hair." Do I have to stop this fight? Damn, I should not have let him use that technique, but it's not supposed to be dangerous. So, what course do I take now?" However, as soon as the words left Izami's mouth, Haruto seemed to wake up from whatever trance he was in, and then began to prepare for another fight.
"Now that I know all your secrets, I'm going to end this here and now!" Airi gasped slightly, and moved her puppets in a seemingly protective manner around her, each then spread out and weapons displayed. Haruto's eyebrows shot up in surprise, and then he shot out his jutsu.
"Fire style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" With that, Airi dropped her puppets, each falling to the floor, breaking another puppet, and jumped to miss the flames." I anticipated you'd do that!" He yelled out, reaching into his pocket, and throwing kunai at her. Airi quickly reached out to her only working puppet, and quickly blocked the attack. Izami felt herself being impressed, and sat back to watch the match continue on...
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By the time the match ended, Haruto was the clear winner. Airi was more concerned about her puppets than herself, but she had no serious injuries. She was deemed fine. Izami then announced the next pair to advance.
"Alright will Sasuke Uchiha of the Hidden Leaf and Hotaku Daisuchi of the Stone, please step forward." Although she acted cool as she needed to act, inside she was nervous. She glanced at the young boy that stepped forward. He couldn't have been more than twelve years old, and then she glanced at Sasuke.
Hotaku Daisuchi. Younger brother of Haruto. They were in the same team together. Hotaku is training to become a medic ninja. He doesn't look like much. I can only hope he does well against Sasuke. And I hope Sasuke doesn't do anything too extreme against the kid. I'll just have to trust him.
"Alright! Begin!"