Chapter 2

Jin had watched the two of them, his face turning an ugly purple color until, finally, he could take it no longer and he mustered up his courage to interrupt them before they progressed too far, only to barge in after the two had shared a kiss. Fully sliding open the door, Jin stuck his head in, making sure to keep his voice level and friendly, after all, it made no sense for the prey to be aware of the predator before the hunt even began. "I'll kill you for stealing her from me Nageshima. I'll kill you for taking my Chou" Jin thought to himself as he turned to the side, making room for Chou as she rushed out of the room, her face bright red with embarrassment as she concluded that Hikaru had rejected her. Hikaru soon followed, however, he moved slowly, sluggishly, as if all the energy had been extracted from his body, as if he were just on the edge of falling into unconsciousness. Walking alongside him, Jin looked Hikaru up and down, judging both his appearance and his abilities. Hikaru was larger than Jin by a considerable amount. While Jin stood at 5'7, Hikaru was, at Jin's estimate, around 6'4 tall. While Jin was wiry and lean with muscle, Hikaru was a mass of muscle. Cursing himself under his own breath, Jin accepted that Hikaru was rather attractive, with those piercing blue eyes and a body that told the tale of 100 push ups a night. "Ah well, not like the exam is all about Taijutsu" Jin thought to himself just as he and Hikaru made it in time for the examiner to call out Hikaru's name.

Hikaru was a million miles away, his mind frozen in the moment where he realized that despite all his years of effort he had no control over himself when he desired something. Despite all his hard work and self-evaluation, he was still a uncontrollable man with uncontrollable urges. He was nothing like his father, he was not one of those who would become a great Shinobi. The thought was disheartening and distracting, so much so that Hikaru didn't even notice that he and the rest of the class had moved to the outskirts of the village, where it was forest than civilization. When he finally regained enough composure to be listening, Hikaru found that the Examiners were just about to begin explaining the process of the Genin Exam. "Well. The exam will be rather simple. It will be a retrieve and maintain type of exercise. Everyone will be given a necklace, with a either blue crystal, or a red one. Your partner, will have a different color than the one you possess. If you are given red, then you are to attempt to travel through the forest, and find your partner, who will be looking for you. Each of the necklaces that you began the exam with are worth four points each. However, to receive the points, you must be within close proximity of your partner, within ten meters, when the exam is over. You need ten points to pass the exam. So how do you gather more points? Well, the best method would be to steal another person's necklace, which is worth two points each. The end of the exam will be signaled with loud and bright flare bursting in the sky. Now then, Aya, the necklaces, if you please" the male examiner finished by indicating to his fellow examiner, who was a female. Hikaru stared down at the necklace he had received, it was a simple length of twine with a red jewel hanging from it. "All those with blue necklaces, please follow me" the woman examiner shouted, and Hikaru watched as half of his classmates disappeared. "Now then, those who possess a red necklace, with me".

Hitori could never tell what exactly it was that informed him he was being watched, but something always did. When he realized he was being watched by hostile forces, he began to notice things that he would, otherwise, miss with ease. He noticed just how wide and broad his back was, how much a target he was, how much noise he was making and just what could make whatever noises he was hearing. Aware that a fellow Jonin, one from the Hoshi Clan of mind readers Hitori began to think clearly, and calmly, utilizing words so that she would grasp exactly what he was planning. "Kana, there are enemies nearby. Enemies that even I will have trouble defeating. I want you to take the children and walk back towards the village, move slowly. Make them believe that you are unaware of their presence" Hitori explained utilizing nothing but thoughts, he was pleased when the young Jounin followed his instructions to the dot, and began informing the children that the trip was over, making sure to move and speak with, at least, a semblance of relaxed behavior. When they had fully disappeared from the area, Hitori allowed his chakra to envelop him before he began to alter it. Applying both Fuuton and Raiton to the chakra, Hitori reformed the Chakra into a unique release that only his father's clan, the Sunba Clan, could create and manipulate. With that done, Hitori pressed his left wrist to the spot just over his jugular vein, thus, completing the tattoo combination needed to summon his weapon of choice.

Nageshima Hitori was exactly as the young man remembered him. Kaito found himself admiring the body of his rival, noting that the thirteen years had been kind to the man, allowing him to grow into an even more impressive body. He stood at 90 inches, by Kaito's estimate, the muscles all across his body strained to break free of the simple white tunic he wore and the cat-like grace that he wielded his weapon was clear to the eye. It was an impressive piece of work, that was not something that Kaito could, or ever would, deny. He noted that the envy that he had developed for Hitori during the Jonin exam all those years ago was still there. He wanted the body necessary to wield the "Konpaku" blade. It was huge. At least seven feet long and 12 inches wide at the base, the ability to effectively wield the Konpaku blade was Hitori's most impressive trait. "I'll take care of him for now. The rest of you, get to work on that barrier around the Kirigakure No Sato" Kaito instructed as he made his way out of the foliage as his subordinates and partner made their way towards the village.