Chapter 13 - Aftermath
Usually after a long and harrowing fight, one gets to go home and rest. But it seems like although I'm mentally calm since we had another day and a half to get there, life had other..."plans".
It turns out there's a camera in every clearing. Lord 3rd and Bastard-sensei watched not only the beginning but also the middle with the Hyuga and the End. Talk about privacy, huh?
Shikaku-teme starts us off: Well look at what the rabbit holds as his trump card. A little godly light that one holds and carries and pulls the sheperd forward, one tiny step at a time. Your squad performed well.
Miho: We didn't kill the last dude, but this little light knife, now that it's out in the open, is the only thing that potentially saved me. And for that I'm greatful.
As Hiruzen observes our conversation he can't help but remark:
H: It's been a long time I've Seen such Grace in ironically UnGrace if that feralness was so well hidden in your style. You remind me of Uzamaki Mito. She never needed the Kyubbi to be fearsome. The Craft that you have channeled your feralness into, albeit with a messy start has led to potentially a future Swan in the making. I look forward to Seeing what happens.
I bow to the man, politics aside, for the remark felt Pure like it came from the Professor of Ninjutsu rather than Lord 3rd. A Master not a Governor.
Miho: As much as I like to say I've gotten Somewhere I haven't, I've just found a safe haven for myself in this crooked world all the same. It's the only place that provides shelter from the Rain outside.
Ironically, it's only partially cloudy but that doesn't make it less true.
Miho: I still have plenty of issues but at least I found a place where my fangs could be put to rest for sometime. Lord knows I needed someplace safe for I have no true "home". Regardless I would like to hear your take.
Lord 3rd: All 3 of you had an excellent ambush in the waiting, if only poor luck with regards to team selection.
Roja, you may not have much but your creativity in taunting and willingness to aggro the small-minded was needed, for if not this could have differently, and I think you know it.
*Roja himself nods to that comment
Lord 3rd: Akame, in terms of support and positioning, you're easily Chunin level with your unique jutsus and formations. But I have yet to See from either you or Roja whether on an individual level you can compete when an opponent knows who You Are.
*Akame herself nods to that as well.
Lord 3rd: Last but not least, we have the light-giver. For all but 7, there's no doubt you're likely elite chunin. That style of yours might be feral and downright disgusting to others but you've got to start Somewhere and for all the herky-jerkeyness there is to the hip movement, the Rawness can't be helped nor Faked. But as you now are aware, the cheap tricks other kunoichi would be able to get away with won't Work anymore. It was Effective was surprising, but you're not going to catch others off guard in such a manner.
*This comment stems to my own writing "style" which is herky-jerky all the same.
Besides that, your "light" blade, for all intents and purposes is also what Saved you. For without it, you'd be a sitting duck, hiding like a mole throughout it all. All the more reason to NOT Rely on it. Before you may have had no choice. But if you become a chunin in the big boy leagues, your tiny 7 year old body doesn't have the Capacity to hold onto it. That being said the off-Angle twirls that combined this seemingly broken style of yours is perhaps your saving Grace. I'm not the Only one who had access to the cameras, and Onoki grumbly saw fit to deem you "Twirlerina".
Onoki, although pissed at losing his, let's face it elite chunin squad, took the loss with a chin and nothing else but a loud grumble.
*As Lord 3rd chuckled, I couldn't help but scowl, manners aside, for being targeted.
Lord 3rd: I know what you're thinking, technically that squad wouldn't kill you guys, they're just sent to gather infomation for finalists. If every village started assassinating top talent, no chunin exams would ever Truly Occur in the First Place. They didn't know they'd run into you either. I kept my Eye on that squad along with Aki and Yugito's. You've got tough matches to prepare for. Good luck.
