Girl Power?!? Team 9, Gather!

[Tensei Kaori]

((OoC: Miyoko is taking care of things back in Konoha while Kaori is gone. That's why she's in her office. I'll be establishing this in another thread, but for now my writing needs a break. Thanks.))

Adabana Miyoko lounged haphazardly in her seat behind the Hokage's desk, her simple chair balanced precariously on its two hind legs while its occupant allowed hers to lounge in a decidedly unbusinesslike manner across the top of the desk. She took another sip of sake as she perused a paper, before tossing it into a basket labeled - in rather haphazard handwriting - "BORING".

Kaori had instructed her to put anything requiring the Hokage's attention only aside for her to deal with when she returned, and Miyoko was doing just that - with a few additions. Not only were Hokage-specific tasks headed to the "BORING" pile, but anything that could wait a week for Kaori to return. Miyoko knew perfectly well that Kaori wouldn't like that - but chances were that the woman also expected it, and knew that asking her replacement to do so would be inviting chaos. They understood each other quite well, those two women, and a balance existed between them that neither dared tip.

"Mission Request..." she murmured softly, looking over the contents. "Better put that one over here." With a flick of her wrist, it floated gently through the air and landed in the (decidedly emptier) receptacle labeled "NOT-SO-BORING". She would deal with it when she'd sorted everything.

Suddenly, though, something caught her eye. "Aaaah!" she squealed, removing her legs from the desk and allowing her chair's front two limbs to land on the floor with a thud. Papers flew from the desk and landed all over the office, but Miyoko didn't care, because what she held in her hands was something she'd waited for ages to see.

"The new team assignments!" she exclaimed jubilantly, hugging the simple folder before slamming it down on to the desk. "And I'm the first one that gets to see them~!" she sang to herself. It was with a rather maniacal giggle that she opened the folder and perused the contents.

"Hmmmm..." she thought, looking over the pages that held detailed information on every Sensei and Genin that had been assigned to a team as of yet. "Most of these teams are already out doing missions..." she observed, "or on that mission to the Sand...."

A few moments passed in silence, and then....

"Miyoko-sama! What is it?!? What's wrong?!?" demanded the breathless Chuunin assistant who bounded into the office in response to the resounding shriek that had just issued from within its depths. What he found, instead of a possible attack, was an overjoyed Miyoko leaning back in her chair while hugging a piece of paper.

"...M...Miyoko-sama?" he asked tentatively.

"Oh, Hiiro-kun, it's you," Miyoko replied simply after the moment's pause it took for her to notice his presence in the office. She blinked at him. "What do you want?"

"I was... checking to see if you're all right, Miyoko-sama," Hiiro stammered. "I heard your scream, and..."

"And what?" she demanded. "Thought I couldn't take care of myself, huh?" When Hiiro didn't respond - he knew better by now - she continued as though nothing had happened. "Hiiro!" she announced. "This is important!"

"Y-yes?" he asked, eager to be given an important job for once.

Miyoko grinned, brandishing the piece of paper as if it carried the weight of the world in ink.

"Hyouri Fuyu! Yanagawa Mitsuko! Hyuuga Hanae!" she announced, pronouncing each name distinctly to ensure he remembered them. "Find these Genin and have them sent to my office at once!"

"Yes, ma'am!" replied an eager Hiiro, who then bowed and vanished.

Miyoko resumed her relaxed posture, her legs nearly reaching the far end of the desk and her chair just a hair's breadth away from falling over backwards. When she spoke again, it was with an eager grin.

"My new team.... I can't wait."

[UchihaJyounochi]

Fuyu heard a knock at the door to his house. He was up in his room trimming the small bonsai he has sitting on his window sill when he heard muffled noises coming from the front door. As he heard the door close, his mother called up the stairs.

"Fuyu, theres a message for you down here... It's from the Hokage's office!" she shouted up the stairs.

Fuyu leapt off his bed, nearly slicing his bonsai in half in his excitement. He bounded down the stairs, nearly tripping over his own feet in the process. He was partially panting when he got to the bottom and looked at his mother. "Yes mom?"

"There was a messanger for you, he said you were to report to the Hokage's office immediately" she said, trying to hide her knowing smile.

"Did he say what for?" Fuyu asked excitedly.

"No..." she half lied. Fuyu had been waiting for this for nearly two years. His mother cared deeply for him, and it took every ounce of her strength to not blurt out the reason to him. But she thought it would be even better if she let the excitement build up a little more. "But it sounded really urgent, so you shouldn't be wasting any time here" she said, as halfway through the scentence Fuyu began rushing back up to his room. "And don't forget to put on a nice shirt!! And run a brush through your hair too, it looks like you've had a squirrel living in it!!!" she shouted after him.

As Fuyu got to his room, he hastily wrapped the bandages around his chest, hardly caring if they didn't look neat. He picked out his nicest white shirt, threw it on, and was only halfway through wrapping the sash around his waist as he leapt out from his window. As he was sprinting towards the Hokage's office, he was desperately trying to tidy his hairs as well. As he neared the front doors, he paused and set the brush down, looking in a store window to make sure he looked presentable. Quickly letting his excitement overcome his nervousness, he continued his run.

As he got to the front doors, the woman at the front desk looked at him inquisatively. "May I help you?" she questioned.

"My name is Fuyu... Hyouri Fuyu. I was told to come to the Hokage's office..." he said, finally letting his nerves catch up to him. He suddenly felt nauseous.

After a moment, she looked back up at him, "Yes, you may proceed to the Hokage's office."

Much more nervous this time, Fuyu took his time walking. After wandering around for a bit, and actually getting turned around twice, he finally found himself standing outside the doors to the Hokage's office. He stood there for nearly five minutes, pacing back and forth. Finally, he uilt up the courage, straightened his clothes out, and with a final deep breath, knocked lightly two times on the doors to the office.

[Tensei Kaori]

Miyoko bit her lip to prevent an excited laugh from escaping her. Scaring her students would hardly do, and her excited laugh did tend to have that effect.

"Enter," she called in a singsong voice.

[UchihaJyounochi]

"Enter" Fuyu heard calling out from the room.

He took a deep breath, and slowly pushed one of the double doors open. He slowly entered the room, looking at the floor. He saw papers lying all over the floor, and when he finally brought his gaze up to the desk, he saw a black haired kunoichi with her legs propped up on the desk. He swallowed with ome difficulty. He thought her leisurely manner might have been to instill a sense of relaxation, but it only made Fuyu even more nervous.

"Hyouri Fuyu... reporting as instructed..." he said, his voice shakey.

[Hatake Hiroshi]

Yanagawa Mitsuko sat silently on a bench in the small garden behind her family's home, her legs swinging back and forth over the edge of the seat. She heaved a heavy sigh as she continued to knead the fabric of her skirt between her fingers. She wished so badly that she had something to do, but alas, she was alone, no friends, no reason to go out and do anything. Her thoughts were interrupted abruptly by someone calling her name.

"Mitsuko?" her mother called softly from the back door. "I have a message for you...from the Hokage's office."


The Hokage's office? the white-haired little girl thought as she got up and scurried inside. I didn't think Hokage-sama was here... "What is it?" she questioned in almost a whisper, wringing her hands together nervously.

"You've been asked to report to the Hokage's office immediately!" Her mother smiled brightly as she finished, excited that her daughter was getting ready to take the next step to becoming a great ninja. "Go put your shoes on! Hurry, hurry!"

Mitsuko, hesitant, scooted off to do as she was told. After pulling on her ankle boots and straightening her dress, she turned to say goodbye to her mother before heading out the front door.

She arrived at the Hokage's building several minutes later, her heart racing. She knew very well why she had been summoned to the Hokage's office...It had been made crystal clear by the look in her mother's eyes. Walking slowly into the building, she swallowed hard, and approached the front desk.

"Um...Ex-excuse me... My name is Yanagawa Mitsuko. I was told to report to the Hokage's office as soon as possible." She gulped again, digging her fingers into the edge of the desk.

"Ah! Yes! Just down that way."

"Thank you," Mitsuko squeaked, nodding her head once and heading off in the direction the woman had pointed out. She finally came to the door to the office. She bit her lip and shut her eyes tightly as she reached up and knocked on the door. She brought her hands back down to her sides and waited patiently for permission to enter.

[Tensei Kaori]

"Hyouri Fuyu... reporting as instructed..." the young shinobi said, looking more nervous than Miyoko had expected. Trying to put him at ease, she smiled warmly. "Hey, why so tense?" the curvaceous kunoichi asked, pulling her legs off the desk and sitting (somewhat) properly with her elbows propped up on the edge of her former footstool. Crimson eyes looked the boy up and down as she rested her chin on one hand and clicked red-laquered nails on the desk with the other. "You come from a well-known clan, Fuyu-kun, one that's produced some very fine shinobi. Carry yourself with pride!" she exclaimed with a grin.

Proud indeed, she added to herself. He must show quite the potential, for the Hyouri to allow a male descendant to become a shinobi.

"In fact!" Miyoko continued, trying to tone down her usual dramatic mannerisms. "I'm sure you know why I-- Ah!" she cut off suddenly at a sudden knock at the door. "I see Number Two has arrived. Come in, dear!" she called to the new arrival.

[Hatake Hiroshi]

Come in, dear! she heard from inside the office. Taking in a deep breath, she opened the door and poked her head in for a second before stepping all the way in and shutting the door quietly behind her.

"H-hello," she said softly, taking only a few steps into the office before stopping again. "My name is Yanagawa Mitsuko. I'm reporting in as requested." She bowed over slightly, trying to hide her face. The woman sitting at the desk, though beautiful, intimidated her.

I can't back out now she told herself as she mustered up enough courage to scurry closer to the desk and the other young genin in the room. She stood there silently, wringing the fabric of her skirt in her hands in an attempt to try and quell her nervousness. I must become a great shinobi!

[UchihaJyounochi]

"Hey, why so tense?" the kunoichi said, shifting her position so her chin was cupped in her hand. "You come from a well-known clan, Fuyu-kun, one that's produced some very fine shinobi. Carry yourself with pride!" she said with a grin.

Well known for their Kunoichi he thought to himeself, not their male shinobi... we're just dogs...

"In fact!" she continued on, "I'm sure you know why I-- Ah!" she was cut off by a sudden knock at the door. "I see Number Two has arrived. Come in, dear!" she called out.

Number two? he thought to himself excitedly. It couldn't be...


H-hello," a younger girl said, as she took a few steps into the office. "My name is Yanagawa Mitsuko. I'm reporting in as requested."

The girl seemed even more nervous then Fuyu was. This will be interesting.

[Tensei Kaori]

"Welcome, welcome!" sang Miyoko, increasingly worried over how nervous her team were so far. "Yanagawa Mitsuko, Hyouri Fuyu," she continued, trying to warm things up a bit in the suddenly intimidating office. "My name, and why you're here," she finished with a wink, "I'll tell you in a minute."

[Hatake Hiroshi]

Welcome, welcome! the woman behind the desk chimed. My name, and why you're here, I'll tell you in a minute. She winked.

Mitsuko, slightly relieved in the warmness of the woman's voice, though a bit frightened at the wink, loosened the grip she had on her skirt and let her arms fall limp at her side. She kept her gaze low, not wanting to make eye contact with the others in the room...Atleast not yet...Not until she knew she could trust them.

[Tensei Kaori]

Hyuuga Hanae was training outside in the Hyuuga family's residence when a strangely flustered shinobi arrived, asking after.... after her?!?

"I'm Hyuuga Hanae," she told the man, who seemed relieved to have found her. Hanae couldn't blame him; she could have been anywhere within the huge compound, and searching it for her would not have been fun.

"You've been summoned to report to the Hokage's office immediately," the man told her. "That is all. Please excuse me." And with a bow, he was gone.

"I'm summoned to the Hokage's office?" Hanae mused to herself as she ran inside to change from her training clothes into her daily wear. "But Hokage-sama isn't even here right now.... I wonder why I'm...." she trailed off as she entered her room and her eyes fell on the brand-new Konoha forehead protector lying on her desk. Hanae had just earned it herself in the Konoha Ninja Academy's first graduation since the war, and she hadn't even got to wear it yet.

"Could it be?" she asked herself excitedly as she pulled out her clothes. "Oh, I can't wait!" The young heiress was in such a hurry, though, that it took her a couple times to get her clothes on the right way. Finally, it was with great ceremony that she tied on her Konoha forehead protector for the very virst time. And then, at long last, she told her Father of the summons and excused herself to answer, and she was off.

At last, a rather breathless Hyuuga Hanae knocked on the door of the Hokage's office.

This is it!

* * * * *

Miyoko smiled as the last member of the team entered, looking exhited and rather breathless. She must have practicaclly run the whole way here, thought Miyoko wryly. Well, maybe her enthusiasm will spread to the others....

* * * * *

It was with wide eyes and a pounding heart that Hyuuga Hanae stepped into the office. Seated at the Hokage's desk - Why is she sitting at Hokage-sama's desk? That's for Hokage-sama! - was a beautiful yet wild-looking woman whose voluptuous form was, oddly enough to Hanae, clad mostly in well-wrapped bandages. Yanagawa Mitsuko was also there, along with what appeared to be one of the most beautiful kunoichi Hanae had ever seen.

"Kyaa!" Hanae was exclaiming to the older kunoichi before she could stop herself, scurrying into the room to join the group, "Oneechan, you're so pretty!"

[UchihaJyounochi]

Another young girl entered the room, looking breathless. She must've run the entire way here... at least I walked through the building.

"Kyaa!" the girl exclaimed as she rushed into the room, "Oneechan, you're so pretty!"

Fuyu blushed tremendously. "Thank you... your words honor me greatly" Fuyu said smiling. "The name is Fuyu. Hyouri Fuyu, its nice to meet you. And you as well Yanagawa-san. And what would your name be?"

[Tensei Kaori]

"I'm Hyuuga Hanae!" the eager young Genin chirped happily. "It's nice to meet you! And it's nice to see you again, too, Mitsuko-san!" she added to her former classmate.

[Hatake Hiroshi]

Mitsuko jumped, startled as a third genin burst into the room. She looked up to see who it was, and recognized her as one of her former classmates, Hyuuga Hanae. It was nice to see a familiar face, especially one that she knew for a fact wouldn't make rude remarks or taunt her.

Hanae was certainly the most enthuiastic one of the bunch currently occupying the room.

Kyaa! Oneechan, you're so pretty! she squeaked at Fuyu as she hurried into the office.

Fuyu blushed at the comment, the spoke with a smile. Thank you... your words honor me greatly. The name is Fuyu. Hyouri Fuyu, its nice to meet you. And you as well Yanagawa-san. And what would your name be?

Mitsuko blushed slightly at her name being said. It had been quite a long while since someone other than family had addressed her as such, and it felt good.

I'm Hyuuga Hanae! It's nice to meet you! And it's nice to see you again, too, Mitsuko-san!

The white-haired little girl smiled, truly smiled for the first time in months, perhaps even years. It felt so great to finally be around those that seemed to accept her. Maybe this wouldn't be so bad...

"It's nice to meet you, Fuyu-kun," she said quietly. "And it's good to see you again, too, Hanae-chan..."

[Tensei Kaori]

"Well, well, well," said Miyoko happily, smiling as she folded her hands and rested her chin atop her long fingers. "I'm glad everyone's relaxing a bit! I could have sliced through the tension with one of these - " she wiggled her fingers, showing off her long, elegantly laquered nails " - just a few seconds ago. But!" she continued, stretching her arms and then returning them to their original position, "I think we'd like to know why we're all here, yes? Though I'm sure you already know by now."

"My name," the dramatic Jounin stated after a moment's pause, "is Adabana Miyoko. And from this day forward, you three may call me Sensei."