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Post by jedibloo on Mar 27, 2024 23:26:16 GMT -5
"Don't worry, Davis. Your study habits won't end in waste. You just have to work in a different direction to fit the criteria without playing outside the lines." Uryuu assured his Yellow friend. "You, Aaron, and Mayumi will have to work together in order to complete the trials. It worked for me during that time. Only at the end though." He admitted with a half-shrug.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Mar 30, 2024 21:48:18 GMT -5
"Thanks." Aaron looked at his teammates and waived them off. "You guys go ahead. I'll catch up with y'all later."
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Post by wwff3 on Apr 1, 2024 13:34:28 GMT -5
Takashi smiled as he chuckled to himself. "Can't wait to see how they do." He said to Uryuu and Shun.
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Post by jedibloo on Apr 2, 2024 2:38:59 GMT -5
After leaving his younger teammates be, Uryuu stood beside Takashi and Shun. "Watching them grow, I now understood why Asuma-senpai told us not to teach them in the first place. They already have the skills, all they need most is to nudge them in the right direction and have people like us to lean on." He said proudly, his hands behind his back. "Anyway, they'll be alright. As for us, we'll do our own things."
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Post by Mr.Silver on Apr 4, 2024 23:21:18 GMT -5
"Yeah..." Was all Shun could muster as he left, listening to a drastic over simplification from Uryuu. He was somewhat aware of what both iterations of SRS went through and their growth was far more than just a nudge in the right direction, given the team turmoil and the hell Shinsei Toukai along with the Akatsuki have put them all through. He had a snarky comment on the tip of his tongue, but out of respect to his other teammates, he didn't want to 'kill the vibe'. Instead, he departed the group, giving a simple wave before choosing to walk around the village.
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Post by venomizer on Apr 5, 2024 1:10:10 GMT -5
"Damn.. Only one night to prepare? It'd be nice to have an inkling know what exactly is in the course. You know? The homework before the test?" Davis said as he pondered.
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Post by Mr.Silver on Apr 5, 2024 23:33:53 GMT -5
"I can't speak on the specifics of how the Leaf conducts their exams. Although if I were a gambler, I'd focus on studying the history of the village, tactics, tendencies, etc. And I would prepare for combat." Shun explained, giving his best guess after they all left the Hokage's Mansion.
***
After the other Rangers left, Aaron turned his attention to Shizune. "So care to tell me why you're pissed at me?"
"Maybe you should ask Kai.." Shizune spoke with clear attitude in her voice.
"Oh." Aaron shook his head, realizing what this was all about.
"Py got your tongue? I've been trying to help you all this time and not only do you turn to someone else, but you don't even tell me you were about to leave?
"You're... you're right." Aaron conceded. "There's no excuse. I wasn't in my right mind and handled it like shit. I'm sorry."
Shizune was prepared to explode but was blindsided by his contrition. "Good luck with your exam." Was all she could muster as her thoughts began to race.
Tsunade shot the Red Ranger a look, prompting him to leave while the getting was good and the fire shinobi took the hint, leaving before he got torn a new ass hole.
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Post by venomizer on Apr 8, 2024 21:04:44 GMT -5
"Well, its better than nothing at all. Thanks, Shun." Davis said before the green ranger left. "I guess its time to pull some books out of a shelf I haven't read in a while." Davis said as he started to make his way home.
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Post by jedibloo on Apr 9, 2024 3:10:56 GMT -5
"You'll be alright." Uryuu said as soon as he stepped out from the Hokage Mansion with the others. "Good luck for tomorrow. If you need anything, my door's always open." He offered before he took his leave, opting to grab a bite to eat first and foremost.
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Post by FangZeronos on Apr 9, 2024 12:23:24 GMT -5
Mayumi sighed as she walked away from the others, her earlier excitement about the trials gone and replaced with anxiety. The Blue Ranger tucked her hands into her pockets, heading for the market, worrying about failing the trials and being behind the others. "I hope I can live up to this," she whispered.
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Post by wwff3 on Apr 9, 2024 12:44:55 GMT -5
Takashi smiled yet noticed Mayumi who headed off on her own he excused himself from Uryuu and Shun. "I'm gonna see if Mayumi wants company, we may not be able to prepare them exactly but perhaps we can set their mentals straight." He shrugged. Takashi moments later found Mayumi. "Room for a plus one?" He said with a smile. "I noticed you kind of seemed to be inside your own head when leaving the office. Everything okay?"
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Post by FangZeronos on Apr 9, 2024 13:41:45 GMT -5
Mayumi sighed softly, looking at Takashi. "I don't know," she said. "When I took the Chuunin exams, I did it to spite my father and prove our family's name was still honorable after what my older brother, Kazu, had done. Cheated on his own exams and ended up becoming Rogue Nin, and he killed our mom.." She ran her hand over her face, stretching a bit. "But now, with the Jonin exams, I'm not sure if I've earned my spot. I'm still behind Aaron and even Davis sometimes, but...I don't have any confidence in myself for this. I'm afraid I'm going to screw up and prove my father right."
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Post by wwff3 on Apr 9, 2024 15:18:59 GMT -5
Mayumi sighed softly, looking at Takashi. "I don't know," she said. "When I took the Chuunin exams, I did it to spite my father and prove our family's name was still honorable after what my older brother, Kazu, had done. Cheated on his own exams and ended up becoming Rogue Nin, and he killed our mom.." She ran her hand over her face, stretching a bit. "But now, with the Jonin exams, I'm not sure if I've earned my spot. I'm still behind Aaron and even Davis sometimes, but...I don't have any confidence in myself for this. I'm afraid I'm going to screw up and prove my father right." Takashi rubbed the back of his head. "Look at how far you have come in spite of the circumstances. And you can say you did so on your own merit. At the end of the day you shaped your own path and are walking it now. And don't worry where you fall in terms of Davis and Aaron. You are I'm a league of your own in certain regards they haven't grasped either yet. That's why squads are important. Everyone makes up for someone else's area perhaps they need improvement." Takashi nodded. Make sure you three are looking out for another. Jonin Exams are a different and humbling beast." Takashi rolled up his sleeve showing a scar. "Trust me..." He smiled "Had it not been for Uryuu I surely wouldn't have made it."
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Post by FangZeronos on Apr 9, 2024 20:42:12 GMT -5
"Uryuu's been a reason we've won a lot of battles. I want to be as good of a shinobi as he is, and even as good as Aaron. I guess I still have a lot of self doubt I need to work through," Mayumi said with a small smile. She sighed, running her hand through her hair.
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Post by wwff3 on Apr 9, 2024 23:51:06 GMT -5
Takashi nodded. "Self Doubt will always be your worst enemy. So powerful even the Hokages would have been prone to it had they let it manifest... Sometimes we have to get out of our own way. Easier said than done I know." He shook his head a bit recalling moments in his life where he had done just that as even when he went through the exams.
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