Meet the Grass!

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Miharu gathered her genin and took them to train. Of the three chunin, she was given a pretty cooperative group. The oldest shared the same name and age as her: Yamashita Miharu, but she was called Yama. She was a tad smaller than Miharu, but was incredibly hyper. She wore a pink robe with red bow tied to the back. Her hair was in braids and she wore a white and red headband, which bore the Grass logo. She carried a bag that had many shoes, but she usually stuck with her red slippers.

Next in age was Sarutawari Kazuki, who was sixteen. He usually hung around Taiki, who told him to join becoming a shinobi when he was ready. What made him so different was his sheer size. He stood a solid five foot five, and weighed over two hundred pounds, very unconventional for a potential ninja. Though he wanted so bad to be speedy like the others, Miharu spent most of her time teaching him to use his great strength. Out of the group of Grass guests, only Kaito was stronger, and he had to work twice as hard just to reach that level. Kazuki trained harder to become faster than anything.

"If I am fast … no one will be able to touch me." He said. Miharu liked his spirit, but she hoped he would learn to use his size to his advantage. Zakuzi wore a black shirt and green shorts with matching shoes. Instead of wrapping the band around his head, he tied it around his wrist. He also wore bandages around his tree trunk like legs.

Her final genin was also the most cynical. Endoh Ayumi wasn't related to the more childish Shun or the deceptively nice Takeh. She was the second smallest though, andKazuki sometimes chided her for this, just like she made jokes about his weight. They evened each other out. Ayumi's small size and expression made most people think she was older than she was. She was only 13, but much like her mother, she was very smart and could sometimes outthink her opponents and end matches early. Her best weapon lay in her advanced bloodline: the use of sound.

Usually, to use sound, one would have to train extensively just to convert energy into sound. Ayumi had no trouble at an early age, creating and manipulating sound. She even knew how to throw her voice. She had fun with this trick until the elders found her out. From time to time, she'd use it still. She wore a white robe with black pants and a pink bow. She wore her headband around her neck.

Miharu was handed quite a group, but they weren't as troublesome as Taiki's. Shun was too playful, Takumi was too disinterested to make progress, and poor little Michiya was being ignored because Taiki spent so much time trying to keep the two boys in order.

Morita Taiki wasn't exactly the most solid guy either. He was five eight and weighed about one fifty. Ever since Miharu moved to Ritsu and met him, he'd always act strange and ask Miharu so many questions. The village admired him for his great attitude and helpful ways. His ability to help out, even on the most difficult tasks is what got him a spot as a chunnin. He was a very agile fighter who created his own jutsu: bird jutsu.

Chikoi inspired him, he told Miharu. He developed the Eye of the Sparrow and a various showoff moves normally saved for performing arts. Though he was a well-liked person, he would show signs of instability and inconsistency. He would shy away from confronting his genin should they do anything wrong, and in times when he needed to make an important decision, someone always stepped in to make it for him. He also seemed cold and aloof at times.

Miharu had to admit though, he wasn't given the most accommodating people, save for Fujiwara Michiya. At 15, she was always a pretty good girl who seemed to be a stabilizing force in her group. She was one of the few that knew the real Takumi. She even admitted that in academy school, he could figure out the toughest problems with ease. Michiya's parents were incredibly athletic throughout their lives, and it was passed down to her and Endoh (Sarai). They both took dance, and even thought they stopped, their fighting styles showed signs of it. What really made them special was their charka ability, an ability that was passed down through generations. She and her younger sister Endoh, could replenish their charka without consequence. This allowed them to stay in battles longer and outlast their opponents. The only drawback, if there were any, was that the charka ability wasn't an advanced bloodline.

The ability was a super-super secret series of hand signals and signs that no one had ever seen save for a few Fujiwara's. The mother decided to let them learn it, but told them under any circumstance, NOT to let anyone see it. Ever. In fact, to make it so, their mother Ankai, gave them a simple jutsu to use just in case someone wanted to see. For a skill like that to get into the wrong hands…

Also, Michiya was a hardy fighter like Shun. She wasn't as eager to start fights, but she surprised her opponents, even without her charka replenishing. She didn't use speed as much, but she was adept at finding and setting traps and dodging attacks. She wore a blue shirt and black pants with a navy blue headband with black shoes. An interesting group indeed.

Kaito was the oldest of the three chunnin, and probably the coolest. He wrote all sorts of stories and poetry, and wasn't as concerned with his genins strength as he was their minds. He frequently tested their mental skills with riddles and quizzes, much to their dismay. Espcially Matsuo Asuka.

She was actually Taiki's size, standing about five seven and had a toned build, a little odd for a 16 year old girl. She liked taijutsu the most because of the mainly physical nature. She looked up to Wuta Sutari, who liked the same jutsu. Sutari focused more on running than anything. She ran for both speed and distance, becoming fast enough to speed through traps. She used taijutsu, but most of the damage she dealt was built around gathering enough speed to make a difference. Asuka was more of a close range fighter, but knew a few ninjutsu here and there. She wore a white shirt with red stripes and blue pants and white shoes with blue stripes. She wore her band around her right bicep, and bandages on her left forearm.

Endoh Takeh, the smallest of the Grass genin, was probably the smartest. He was under five feet, and 11 years old. He relied on making his opponents make a mistake that he could exploit. It was how he frequently beat his older brother, Shun. He was very quick, and liked to set traps the most. Asuka would fight with him frequently to see how to combat traps. He wore a blue jacket with white shorts, with his right leg bandaged. His band was around his waist.

The youngest of all the genin was probably the most difficult to figure out. Fujiwara Endoh was only ten, and great at wandering away from – everything. Anything caught her eye and she asked about it continuously – probably the only thing that grated Kaito's nerves. As a shinobi, she showed potential, but not enough to warrant a nomination to be a chunin. She wore a pink striped shirt and pink pants with pink shoes, wearing her headband the traditional way. She, like her sister wore glasses.

Wara Sutari rounded out the gang of young people. She actually used to look after Taiki, and when Taiki was younger, he had a massive crush on her. She took after her mother, who was a well-known chunnin who never tried to be a jounin. Having four daughters can do that to a woman. Sutari was the second oldest, and probably the most athletic, and in her family, that meant a lot. She wore a red shirt under her black robe with a red ribbon tied around her waist. She carried a sword on her back as well.

Thirteen people, thirteen different personalities and thirteen different goals.