I get a three stone handicap right off the bat- three arrows they just let me shoot, straight up into the air. Placing one black stone at tengen is unusual, but that's how I play and they should know by now that in an arena-type place, having control of the center is just as important as having control of the edge.
Fireworks make a lot of light. Seals need chakra to work.
The battle with the Ino-Shika-Chou takes a long ass time- it goes for three straight minutes. There are long stretches of time where they can't find me- stretches of time where one or all of them are dealing with various flashbang induced blind and deaf dangers. I use traps, stealth, and outright lies to defeat them.
I've never seen Shikaku-sama look so worried before. I've also never punched a full-grown man before.
I made Akimichi-sama vomit. I hope he doesn't hold a grudge about it.
Yamanka-sama is still having trouble walking in a straight line. He's probably not concussed.
I don't think any of them realize that I haven't actually set foot on the arena field.
The proctor calls the match in my favor. I jump down onto the field from the surrounding walls. Shikaku-sama looks bluntly depressed. Akimichi-sama starts laughing. Yamanka-sama is also laughing, but with his mouth closed.
The proctor doesn't quite know what to feel. I'm tired, and ready to just relax for a bit.
My exam's over, I guess.
I'm really tired.
I notice that the ground is rushing towards me and then-