All Work And No Play...
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Chapter Cover: Tobasu is resting on a tree branch while his three genin work in a nearby field.
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Tobasu drank a cup of the Saki houses ginger ale. Their brand of ale was very popular in Konoha, and a staple at weddings.
"I have to admit, Ren. On hot days like these, ginger ale really hits the spot," he said, raising the cup.
The sun beat down on the three genin in the field, plowing, making holes in the ground and planting seeds.
"So Tobasu, did you just convenintly forget about D-rank missions?" Ren shouted over the fence where her sensei was sitting. He looked up from his writing, then looked back down, smiling sheepishly under the hat he wore.
"I should've spit in his drink," she said, poking another hole in the ground. Sanjuichi pulled the plow, and Anadoru dropped the seeds in and covered the ground.
"It's not so bad,"Sanjuichi said. "You could be pulling the plow."
"The only reason you're doing it is because you're the guy." Ren said.
"Tobasu-sensei told me to, I didn't volunteer or anything," he stopped, placing the plow down. "You wanna switch though?"
Ren studied his face, which was dirty and heavily glowing from the sweat he'd poured out while pulling. She and Anadoru were sweaty, but relatively dry compared to him.
"Uh, I'll pass," she poked another hole in the ground.
The day passed, and the sun was at it's highest point in the sky, meaning that it was time for a break. Sanjuichi quickly let the plow hit the ground with a thud. Anadoru and Ren walked to the fence, where Tobasu was waiting.
"Well, the sun deicded to spend some time with us today, huh?" Tobasu said, leaning over the fence. Ren looked away, and out at the expansive field, which was halfway done.
"Well, you can have your food, Tobasu said, producing two small boxes containing the meal.
"So, who do you think should get them?" he asked.
"Well, I'm the hungriest," Ren piped in, grabbing a box, then looking back and forth at Anadoru and Sanjuichi. "What?"
"Mmmm... Ren, maybeyou should think it over," Tobasu said.
"Saki, out of the three of us, you did have the least amount of work to do," Anadoru said, looking down, poking her fingers together.
"If anyone is the hungriest, it should be me," Sanjuichi said, grabbing the other box, leaving Anadoru without. Ren looked down at her box, then at Anadoru. She gulped before handing the box over.
"I wasn't that hungry anyway," she gruffed, sitting on the fence. She began to smell the food, baked salmon and rice. Involuntarily, she looked over the boxes, then looked away as Anadoru looked up.
"I don't want any," she said. Anadoru, oblivious to Ren's reply, held out a piece of fish.
"I told you - "
"B-But Tobasu-sensei didn't say we couldn't share," she said. Ren looked back at Tobasu, who shrugged. Sanjuichi pasued while he ate, then scooped up some race from his plate, then put it on the fish Anadoru held out.
"Just so you won't complain that I never gave you anything," he immediately went back to eating. Ren flared her nostrils, relucatanlty taking the food perched on Anadoru's chopsticks.
Anadoru happily ate her lunch, and all seemed quiet until Tobasu spoke up.
"Very nice, but I think it was to be expected from a group like this."
"What was to be expected?" Ren said.
"Teamwork," Tobasu said. "Anadoru and Sanjuichi could've easily ate their meals without thinking about offering you any. But, since you are a member of their team, and you did contribute, they didn't want to leave you out."
"Oh," Ren looked down, being the first to finish her impromptu meal.
"And,"Tobasu added. "Remember the little skirmish with Achisuto's genin?"
"Yeah. But I told you before, she got lucky." Ren said.
"That's not the point,"Tobasu said. "When you fought, you didn't consider your teammates. You just wanted to fight on your own."
"But they - "
"A good ninja fights to get stronger,"Tobasu said. "But a smart ninja fights with their team, as a team."
"So, you mean I could have had Ana and Sanju help me fight Tachi?" Ren asked. Tobasu nodded.
"Or, you could have simply took the time to think about your actions and consider that your teammates didn't want to fight."
"Wait," Ren said. "So are you going to relate this to rght now?"
"Exactly. See what happens when you take the time to think? It can save you the embarassment ,"Tobasu said.
"She was still lucky," Ren mumbled. Tobasu patted her on the head.
"There there," he said. "You just know what to expect next time."
The meals were finished, and the genin were back to work. Tobasu watched the trio work with renenwed vigor as Ren and Anadoru switched places. Slowly, but surely, this team was beginning to shape and form. Anadoru, Sanjuichi and even Ren began to show their value to the group, and as individuals.
Maybe this team wasn't as bad as he first thought.
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Shinobi Profile Shichigatsu Sanjuichiand Yumiko Kosoku
Name: Shichigatsu Sanjuichi
Shichigatsu - July
Sanjuichi - Thirty - One
Hobbies: Playing Tag, training with Yumiko
Best Friend: Yumiko Kosoku
A little about him
Unlike Ren and Anadoru, Shichigatsu doesn't have a dominant part of his personality that shows immediately. Astrology may play a part for him as well, since he wasn't actually born on July 31st. From his hobbies, you can see that Shichigatsu likes to play tag, which factors heavily into his fighting style. Not to mention, it is the opposite of his friends as well.
Name: Yumiko Kosoku
Yumi - Bow and arrow
Ko - big, large, great
Kosoku - speed of light, high speed, high gear
Hobbies: Training with Shichigatsu, not much else known
Best Friend: Shichigatsu Sanjuichi
Soif Shichigatsu is a close-ranged person...
Then Yumiko specializes in long-range. Hence, the family name. I haven't specified on how big his bow is as well, but its in between. not too big, or small, about three feet. Anyway, the team he is with works well, as he is on the same team with Ran, who idolizes Ren, making for some interesting competitiion down the road though not in this volume, sorry He also loves the color yellow as well. Not sure why...