Give it Your All! Team 9, Training Starts Now!

[Tensei Kaori]

Miyoko lounged happily in a tree overlooking the Fourth Training area, humming to herself a popular song from a once-infamous idol singer. She had to work to keep herself awake - this tree was such a perfect napping spot, after all, and the cooler evening breeze was just starting to pick up. She could easily have dozed off there - and completely stood up her team. So stay awake it was. Besides, it was almost six o'clock - meaning that the Genin trio would arrive soon, and she would be due to make her entrance.

A mischievous grin spread across her face as she scanned the area for any sign of her team. It would be no good, after, all, if she missed her opportunity to dazzle them with her carefully choreographed entrance.

[UchihaJyounochi]

Fuyu's heart was already racing as he left his house once again. He was just about due for his first training session with his teammates, and his stomach was in knots. As he raced down the path leading out of his clan grounds, he double-checked to make sure he had all of his gear. As he crossed under the arched doorway marking the exit, or entrance depending on your view, of his clan, he shot into the air.

The crisp evening air was slightly refreshing as it whipped his long strands of hair about behind him. I think they said we were meeting up at the Fourth Training Area, Fuyu reminded himself as he touched down on the roof of a small clothing store.

As he drew closer and closer to the training areas, the buildings began to thin out, and soon, it was far more practical for Fuyu to just walk, as his surroundings changed to thin trees, which soon changed to more dense foliage. The path he was on soon opened into a small clearing.

I guess I'm the first one here... just gives me some time to stretch. Fuyu began going through his basic warm-up, while he waited for the others.

[Tensei Kaori]

Hanae could hardly contain her excitement as she raced towards the Fourth Training area. Today had been so amazing - she'd been assigned a sensei she already admired (even if the woman did sort of scare her a little), and teammates she had already come to consider her best friends. The wind streaked through her long blue-black hair as she came ever closer to her destination, her heartbeat hastening just a little with every step she took.

At last she arrived, just in time to see that she was not alone. "Fuyu-kun!" she called, skipping up to her teammate. "Hi!"

[Hatake Hiroshi]

Mitsuko was bubbling over with excitement as she hurried towards the Fourth Training Area, her soft, stark white hair fluttering behind her as she ran through the bustling streets, dodging villagers and vending carts. Upon clearing the busiest parts of the village and coming to the edge of the forest and the path that led to her destination, she clapped her hands together in a seal, chanted out a jutsu and vanished. She reappeared at the Fourth Training Ground and took a quick second to look around. Fuyu and Hanae had already arrived. “Hey, guys!” she chirped, taking a few steps towards them. “...Where's Miyoko-sensei?”

[Tensei Kaori]

"I dunno," Hanae told Mitsuko-chan. "It was only Fuyu-kun and me when I got here...."

Miyoko couldn't help but chuckle wickedly to herself as the three Genin met up in the training area. They were all there, now, and talking amongst themselves. "Ehehehe," she giggled, her long fingers elegantly forming hand seals for one of her favorite jutsu, "this is gonna be great! Katon: Okibi no Chou no Jutsu!¹"

Swirls of fire twisted forth at Miyoko's command, swirling into a giant butterfly shape. "Scatter," she commanded, feeding the great flaming monolith the chakra it needed to complete its task. With a brilliant light one large flaming butterfly became a great number of smaller ones, each speeding off towards the genin trio - not to hurt them, of course; the butterflies wouldn't come anywhere near close enough for contact unless one of the Genin charged right at them. No, these were just there to fly around for dramatic effect.

"And now for the final touch! Ninpou: Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"

Her jutsu completed, Miyoko hopped down from her resting place on the branch to land on the back of the summoned butterfly waiting below. This particular summon, one of her larger ones, already knew this drill from meeting several other genin teams. When the time was just right, it shot out from the cover of the trees, carrying Miyoko with it almost straight up into the air. By the heat of the evening sun on her back, the Jounin could tell that she would be silhouetted against the sunset - just the way she'd planned.

"Worry not, my darlings!" Miyoko called out across the training grounds, making sure her Genin would be able to hear her clearly. "Miyoko-sensei is here!" Another quick seal, a whispered "Kai!" and the summoned butterfly vanished in a puff of smoke, while the blazing ones below dispelled in a shower of red crystalline sparks. Miyoko, now falling towards the earth at one may consider an alarming rate, turned a simple flip in the air and landed poisedly on one knee before standing with a dramatic flip of her long black hair.

"You called?" she asked, grinning mischievously.



¹Katon: Okibi no Chou no Jutsu - Fire Element: Blazing Fire Butterfly no Jutsu
OoC Note: Yeah, Miyoko's such a showoff. XD

[Hatake Hiroshi]

Mitsuko tilted her head and pursed her lips to one side as she shrugged slightly. She hadn't totally expected Miyoko-sensei to be there right away. She was, after all, taking over for the Hokage temporarily. Perhaps something had come up.

She was just about ready to take a seat in the dirt to wait, when suddenly a swarm of flaming butterflies came hurdling towards them. Mitsuko, slightly startled, threw her arms up to cover her face. She had expected the butterflies to attack the group of genin, but they fluttered right by and swirled in the air around them.

Just as the Yanagawa put her arms down, a giant butterfly burst from the forest and shot straight up into the blinding sunlight. She shielded her eyes and attempted to make out who was perched atop the butterflies back, but the sun was just to bright.

Worry not, my darlings! Miyoko-sensei is here! In a puff of smoke, the giant butterfly disappeared, and the small fiery ones that still lingered in the air around the group burst into into bright, vivid red sparks. Miyoko landed only a short moment later, crouched gracefully on one knee before standing up straight and flipping her hair. You called?

Mitsuko grinned, waving timidly at the black-haired woman. Their new sensei most definitely had a flare for the dramatic.


_{OoC: Ok, definitely not the best post in the world, but this thread needed to be prodded back into activity.}

[Tensei Kaori]

Hanae gasped in amazement when a huge swarm of flaming butterflies burst forth from the forest! Thinking it to be some sort of a test, she quickly activated the Byakugan, realizing a moment later that she had wasted her chakra. The butterflies were just for show, apparently, and soon a giant butterfly shot out into the clearing.

She would take great joy later on in describing the marvels of Miyoko-sensei's entrance, though in truth she was quite stunned during the whole thing and couldn't really do much other than stand there and watch. It wasn't until Miyoko-sensei spoke that Hanae was able to express herself at all, which she did by grinning ear to ear and clapping appreciatively. It was certainly going to be fun, getting to spend her time as a Genin with all these great people!

[UchihaJyounochi]

Fuyu couldn't completely hold back his shock, as a swarm of flaming butterflies burst from the edge of the surrounding forest. He took a step towards his teammates, not exactly sure what to make of the situation. His tension eased slightly as the flaming creatures sped past and around the group, staying out of arms reach.

Rustling from the some more foliage shifted Fuyu's attention as a large butterfly, this one made of the things a normal butterfly would be made of, shot out from the tree line, only to disappear with a cloud of smoke. His new teacher fell quickly to the ground, saying something. Fuyu was far too distracted, and disbelieving to really make out what she was saying.

There's no way that all of this was just her way of making an entrance, Fuyu thought astonished, but his disbelief vanished as she stood up, proud and imposing in front of them. Fuyu couldn't help but smile a bit, scratching his head. Well... at least things won't get boring.

[Tensei Kaori]

Miyoko grinned at her students' reactions. Mitsuko smiled and waved, Hanae actually applauded, and Fuyu smiled in what seemed like bewildered astonishment. It was a good sign that none of them seemed bored or angry; one student she had once had chewed her out for nearly killing everyone. Not exactly a good omen for a new team, she'd thought at the time. But these three had Miyoko more excited than she had been in some time; she could tell right from the beginning that they were going to be one of her favorites, if not chief among them.

"Well, I trust everyone had a good afternoon, right?" she asked with a grin. She paused, waiting a moment for a quick reply, and barreled right along. "And everyone's back here in one piece. Good, good," she said with a nod. "So now, we're ready to get started! Before anything else, we're going to stretch. It's vital to prepare your body before doing any sort of exercise or strenuous activity; it minimizes the chance of injury and maximizes the benefits you'll reap. Everyone, follow along with me!"

And with that, she plunged right into the stretches. She took it slow, of course, allowing everyone enough time to both get used to performing the stretches and to actually get a decent stretch out of the various positions. She talked as they went, explaining what each stretch did, how to do it properly, and why it was important. Just mimicking someone's movements without knowing why was useless, she told the team. One has to understand the significance of something before he or she can even hope to do it well, or even right. That was a point she was sure to emphasize - that and, if any of the three ever wanted to know why something was done a certain way - or at all - they were free to ask. If she couldn't answer for whatever reason, she would say so.

"Questions are nothing to be ashamed of," she explained as she finished the last stretch and instructed her team to relax for a second, "especially at you're level. You three are rookie Genin, brand-new to active service as Konoha Shinobi. You're not expected to know or do a whole lot - practically nothing, in fact, since what you learned in the Academy is just the surface of a very, very deep ocean. That's the whole reason we're together: I'm here to teach you, and you're here to learn from me - and each other. Beyond that, there's much you can only learn simply by doing and experiencing. But whatever I can help you with, I will. That being said, does anyone have any more questions? Hm?"