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This chapter is for:
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Shinyz.
Shinyz, there's no real pairings in this, yet, but we may have a KazemiXGaara pairing. Maybe. And we're working on Kazemi! Seriously!
And now, to our a-mah-zing chapter with Ibiki's test (part one).
"What? It starts now?" Raikura's astonished voice echoed out over the trees.
Ibiki looked faintly amused at the expressions on the girls' faces, "Well, you're all here, right?"
"Well, surprise is bad for the throat and stomach, and doing exercises without warming up will make my umbrella go back to the land of the grates, so here goes!" Reika started jumping up and down, cartwheeling and doing exercises. "Everyone exercise, or you'll pull a hamstring or something!"
Hokura grinned, despite her concern, and joined the other girl. Raikura and Kazemi shared glances, but got up to stretch minorly.
"ACK! $%*!" Hokura exclaimed as she tripped over her feet and fell to the ground.
"My, my, Hokura, where did you learn such language?" Anko asked.
"None other than Kaiki Raikura herself!"
Reika pretended to be shocked, but couldn't resist a very un-Reika giggle. "Hehe. I have to remember that one, Hokura, for in times of need."
"All right, our first is doing thirty sit-ups slash crunches in a minute." Ibiki rumbled. Anko rolled her eyes, "You kids had better get this."
Hokura brightened. She was okay at sit ups and push ups. She noticed her sister wincing and remembered that Raikura had gotten kicked in the stomach the other day and still had a pretty bad bruise.
Kazemi cracked her knuckles and lay down on the cold ground. She shifted over a particularly wet patch, preparing to get herself hyper enough to get through this. This type of thing is pretty easy… only thirty push ups…
The other three girls lay down and began their sit ups. They all passed, Reika and Kazemi doing the fastest and Hokura in the middle. Raikura was last finished.
Raikura touched her belly, wincing. The lovely black, blue, purple and green bruise was burning in pain. Determination overrode this. She wanted to gain respect from her senseis. R-E-S-P-E-C-T, all it means to me…
Kazemi smiled slightly as she noticed her team mate slapping her head. I wonder what Raikura was thinking about…
Reika shook her head to get her black hair out of her eyes. Mmm. That wasn't bad at all. I wonder if I get this over with quickly, I'll have enough time to go to the sushi shop near my house...
She glanced quickly at Kazemi and the two other Genin. Maybe I could invite them too... Of course, they'd probably refuse- I am a tad on the kooky side, after all...
Ibiki let them take a thirty second break and then barked out the next part,"I want to see fifteen push ups, two arms, in a minute and then… five one armed push ups. The five don't have to be consecutive."
Gre-e-at… Raikura moaned in her head. Stupid, d*mn push ups… bleargh…
Heh, Kazemi thought. One armed push ups.
"Begin."
The four kunoichi began their push ups.
*time skip*
All of the girls were panting, bruised and sweating - including Hokura, despite her usual hyperness. She had surprisingly low endurance, but was still working on that. All of them had passed the tests. Ibiki checked the "excercises" off the list, looking mildly impressed. It was now late in the afternoon and he decided it had been enough. They were only twelve, after all.
Anko was sitting there, bored,"Ibikiiii…"
"Shut up, Anko."
"Meh."
Raikura attempted to get up and failed. The bruises ached even more than when they were first inflicted. "Ow."
"NEE-CHAN! ARE YOU OKAY?"
"Sakura just kicked me, Hokura. I'm a-ok-HOLY SH*T SENSEI THAT HURTS!" the resulting screech from Anko probing the wound gently sent birds flocking from the trees and for Reika to cover her sensitive ears,
"Raikura, screaming is bad for your head!" Reika frowned slightly. Her teammate looked like she was in awful pain.
"Sorry, kid. I think you just have some bruising, maybe a cracked rib."
"Lovely." Raikura snorted.
"It could have been worse." Anko said seriously, helping the girl up.
Kazemi decided to make herself more social and helped Raikura limp over to where Reika was unrolling bandages and some odd looking salve in a blue jar. Hokura watched wide eyed as the hyper girl made her twin turn and pull up her shirt.
Reika bit her lip as she examined the collection of bruises. "Crap. This is going to hurt a teeny bit.."
There was a steady stream of cursing and grunts of pain coming from the black haired girl as her umbrella user team mate put on the salve and then wrapped the bandages around her ribs tightly.
"There we are!" Reika said excitedly. "That should feel better soon!" I won't tell her that this special salve kinda smells funky after a bit, but it does heal well!
"F*ck… thanks, I guess…" Raikura moaned.
"LANGUAGE, NEE-CHAN!"
There was a thwap as the black haired twin smacked her other twin in the head, "Shut up, Hokura."
"Nee-chan, that was mean! What would Naruto do if he saw?"
"Laugh." Raikura responded. Kazemi chuckled.
Raikura rubbed her head, closing her grey eyes for a few moments. Worrying about Naruto now was certainly not helping her. Friggin' migraines… ow…
Reika patted the girl's head,"Ibiki just told us to go. You zoned out. Zoning out is good for you."
"Okay. I'm gonna go talk to Naruto or train or something…"
"I'll train with you, Raikura."
"Oh. Thanks, Kazemi."
"I'LL WATCH!"
"…Thanks?"
As the four girls left to train together, Hokura took it upon herself to try to befriend Kazemi. Save for several people, who were all now deathly afraid of her, Hokura got on well with most everyone. Kazemi was one of those antisocial types, and therefore the type Hokura scared the most. But a challenge was a challenge, even if it was one you gave yourself while hopping up and down repeatedly and being overly hyper: I'm going to make Kazemi-chan be my friend! she thought. She approached Raikura and Kazemi, who were walking in total silence. Reika walked in the back, fiddling with her umbrella. l
"HI! HI!" Hokura exclaimed, running up beside them.
"Oh my Jashin-sama, Hokura-nee-chan, how can you still run?"
"I dunnoooo… But HI KAZEMI-CHAN! My name's Hokura! And your name is Kazemi. ….Are you emo?"
"No."
"Are you sure about that?"
"Yes."
"Positive?"
"Yes."
"Are you absolutely sure on all levels that you are in no way whatsoever emo in any way?"
"I AM NOT FRICKIN' EMO!"
"Mm'kay!" They walked in silence for a little while.
Reika snickered. She said to herself, "I think Kazemi's in need either of a box of sushi or a hug."
Kazemi considered her new teammates. She had always been a bit of a loner, but she could already feel her teammates cracking the wall of antisocial-ness she had built around herself. When her mother had joined the ANBU and become so distant and detached from her, she had lost the last of her family she had really had. She had no clue where the rest were, apparently they lived far away. She and her mother had never really been that close, but still, having a mother that doesn't talk to you ever and is super-detached is no fun. At least she still loved nature. She inwardly smiled as she brushed a loose strand of her blue hair out of her face, and they kept walking… er, limping. All supporting each other, falling on each other, even laughing a bit with each other. When they reached the training ground, Reika opened up her fan. A pile of strange junk fell out, and she exclaimed joyously, "LOOK! It's the china tea set from Okaa-san (A/N: So sue me if I spelled that wrong…) I've been looking for that for a month now at least!" Raikura, Hokura and Kazemi sweat-dropped.
Reika laughed in glee. "There's even a tad bit of exotic crushed crystal-and-mint tea left in it!"
"…"
"…?"
"…!"
Kazemi sighed, "Tea's good. Does it have caffeine in it?"
Reika looked up with huge, scary smile, "Yeah, why do you ask?"
"Just warning you guys. Hyper is scary," kazemi didn't exactly want them to know about the multiple personalities she has, but if hyper got out she wanted them to be prepared. She had been serious like this for a long time. Caffeine was probably going to ruin that.
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"Caffeine? Where?" Hokura jumped up excitedly. "I just LOOOOOVE caffeine!" Raikura anime sweatdropped at her sister. "Kazemi, please oh PLEASE for the love of Jashin-sama, don't mention caffeine around my sister. While it is a holy salve of greatness, Hokura-nee-chan goes a little beyond just liking it. So never talk about caffeine about her, or take caffeine from her. Ever. Or we will all be very very sorry. It's like taking chips from Chouji."
"RAIKURA-NEE-CHAN! DID YOU TAKE MY CAFFEINE? I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT TAKING MY CAFFEINE? HOW. DARE. YOU." Hokura's eyes took on a more red color, and she balled her fists angrily.
"Erm…. meep?"