"And what makes you think that your the leader?", Akado barked.
"If you have a better idea I'd like to hear it."
"Well I think..."
"Heads up guys!", Mari shouted.
The pair turned to see a flurry of shuriken heading towards them. "I've got it!", Shadow shouted while forming a set of handseals. Stepping in front of the other two he shouted, "Fire Style: Giant Fireball!" Shadow exhaled his breath, releasing a massive ball of flame. The fire collided with the shuriken and stopped them in their tracks. A lone shuriken veered off to the right to cut a near invisible string tied to a nearby tree. A wave of kuni flew towards the group like rain. "Scatter!", Akado shouted. The three jumped off in different directions as a pair of smoke bombs landed in the midst of the chaos. The surrounding area was covered in thick black smoke as the Genin attempted to locate each other. Shadow activated his Dark Eye and took a look at the smoke.
"Damn, it's to thick to see through.", Shadow muttered as he wandered around blindly. "Wait a sec...", he muttered as he took a closer look at the smoke, his eyes dissecting the ingredients. "Guys, don't breath it in!", he shouted. "It's laced with a powerful hallucinogen!"
Akado, of course, heard none of this. He started wandering through the smoke waving his hands in front of his face. "Brilliant idea Shadow. Watch this way. Watch that way. Watch anything except the giant mass of pointy weapons moving towards us." Slowly Akado realized that his movements were becoming more sluggish. "What the..?" Finally realizing his predicament Akado tried to run out of the massive cloud. "I need to get out of here. Fast." Suddenly a kuni flew out of nowhere and embedded itself in Akado's shoulder. Akado shouted in pain and went to pull it out. Grabbing at the spot where he was hit, he realized that the kuni had disappeared. Looking around him he spotted a figure in the smoke waving at him. A gas-mask wearing Kesshi gave Akado a smirk before hopping out of sight.
Mari had known what the smoke was from the start and was in no danger of it. Her specially attuned bloodstream wouldn't allow the poison to get far. The problem, however, was finding her teammates before they got themselves killed. "Time to end this." Forming a series of handseals Mari took in a deep breath. "Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!" A whirlwind of air blasted apart the smoke and brought her teammates into view. "Hey guys!", she shouted, waving hello. Suddenly Kesshi appeared behind her, his sword in hand and poised to attack. "Mari!", Akado and Shadow shouted in unison. Mari spun around to face her attacker. Raising her hands she caught the sword inches from her head. Kesshi pressed his sword forward but it wouldn't move. He could see that he had pierced the skin and yet their was still no blood.
"Go for it guys!", Mari yelled back at her teammates. The two took one quick look at each other and rushed forward. The two spun in place and delivered dual kicks to the teacher's chest, sending him flying through the air backwards. Kesshi lay flat on his back, looking up at his students.
"Game over.", Mari smiled. "We win."
