A moment of silence goes by before it registers as to whom she's referring to.
"Oh! It's that guy I burned. . ." I said as I rub my chin.
Suri stops eating momentarily . . . then continues to gorge herself,
Hien shrugs his shoulders "Not my problem. . " he says,
"YOUR A HORRIBLE SQUAD LEADER!" I said in outrage as I point to him.
"And you've got a short temper." Hien replied as he crossed his arms with a grin.
"You do." Suri agreed giggling at Hien's words.
"What? What does that have to do with anything?" I said flustered.
"This is how people get killed" I thought as my eye twitched.
. . . Corrine Searching the streets of midtown Banju.
"Hozukimaru . . . Hozukisan . . DAMMIT!
You dummy why didn't you say something before we walked off. Corrine said out loud to herself. Sighing, Corrine runs down one block, checks an alley, runs down another, and searches the rooftops. She starts to lose hope as deep pockets of guilt start to open up. She sits on the roof of the tallest building in sector two, as she looks out the sun is a blazing orange red. Off in the distance a lone bird could be seen flying high above the path that separates the forest from midtown. Her wounds sting as she remembers the mornings bout. Corrine clenches her fist at the thought of having lost to Genki.
"I was sure I could beat him, Kajina or not. I trained so hard . . what went wrong?" Corrine sits on the rooftop sulking over her defeat as she remembers the events prior to Genki's arrival.
"Corrine." said a young woman who looked only a few years older than Corrine herself.
"Yes Heikokage- sama" said Corrine as she knelt before the leader of her great ninja village not making eye contact.
The Heikokage smiled sweetly "You have been chosen amongst your peers to be are representative in a new allied force that is to be formed inconjuction with Teisei and Chigakure."
The Heikokage began to move about the large room that was her work area. A desk sat in front of the young Heikokage a closed curtain behind her, neatly stacked books lay close to the desk and scrolls not far from that.
The Heikokage walked toward the curtain, peeking out to look upon her home in the pale moonlight.
"If I may ask Mam what sort of force is being put together and why me, above anyone else?" Corrine said as she continues to kneel.
The Heikokage turns to her subordinate "You may rise Corrine, . . you are best suited to represent us in this endeavor. You embody qualities that make Banjugakure ninja what they are, Tenacious and vicious as well as compassionate and fair, all at once." The Heikokage said as she acted out her words.
Corrine blushes as she sees the Heikokage's passion "Your words are very kind mam, but i don't think I'm any of that." Corrine said as she held her hands behind her back averting her gaze from the young woman in the white and blue kimono in front of her.
"Good, that is exactly why I chose you. Now you will be meeting your squad leader Jikokuwa Hien, tomorrow in the sector two woods, as well as your other teammates from our neighboring islands. Understood?" The Heikokage said as she collected some papers on her desk into a pile and put them into a folder.
She extends her arm holding the paperwork " I understand my lady" Corrine said as she stepped forward to receive the folder she knelt one last time and vanished in smoke out of the room.
The Heikokage flicks off the light switch in her office and opens the curtain fully revealing a beautifully moonlit village. With her arms crossed behind her back she observed her village, taking a deep breathe as though inhaling the serenity.
"Corrine . . you are a good Chunin perform well, and believe in yourself. Heikokage thinks to herself as she continues to watch the hidden Banju village.
Corrine is shocked as she looks over the profiles of her squad mates.
"A Kajina and a Chisuda, this is a chance of a lifetime . . . a chance to test my abilities against the supposed indestructible Kajina clan, and a blood jutsu user."
She almost splits the profiles in her hand from excitement. She calms down and goes into deep thought . . . time passes.
"I have to make it a real confrontation, they have to feel like their life is on the line otherwise they won't fight me like I want them to, . . . hmm I'm gonna need someone else to help me . . ." Corrine thinks as she sits on her bed in her underwear.
She rolls from one side to other thinking of who would be willing to help her in this personal mission.
"Hozukimaru! He'll do it . . . really he'd do anything I tell him to, Maybe I shouldn't abuse his feelings, like that." She pauses in silence for a moment
"He'll understand, I'm sure." She said as she tried to convince herself. . . .