Herbert
"Its not just the fact I failed the exam. Look let me give you some context, my farther had an injury when he was a child so couldn't become a shinobi. When I was born I became the vessel for his dream. He taught me everything he knew about being a shinobi. Like a good daughter I did it and I did it well. He brought some shinobi friends of his round to teach me more when his knowledge ran out. I did that well too."

*She took a moment to breath before continuing.* "When he told me I need to improve my ninjutsu I did just that. Not only did I improve but I graduated the academy with skill in two elemental releases. I didn't fail, I didn't have the option to fail. My father wouldn't allow me to fail. He would tell me almost everyday that failure is not an option."

*Her eyes closed for a moment as she shook her head. Now she was wondering just how much she should tell her. She guessed she could say a little more.* "And now I'm hearing rumours that.. Im hearing rumours that the person who won the last tournament was strangled. What if I win? Am I going to get attacked too? Will I be killed if I do too well?"
Mary
"Do you think you're the only shinobi who doesn't have the option?" Miya asked back when she finished listening to what Chinami was saying. "Do you really think failure it's just that, failure? We learn more in failure and defeat than we do in success and victory. You need to understand that you're going to fail, you will, as surely as we'll all die someday. How you grow from that failure it's what makes a difference."

Miya's words were straight and to the point, probably even harsh-sounding because of her naturally emotionless voice, but they were true, every single one of them. At least, that's what Miya believed. 

"It's better to fail here, when it's not mission-critical, than out there when it is." 

It didn't surprise her that Chinami brought up the topic of last year's tournament, especially with these year's edition right around the corner. Many people, most of them shinobi, were upset with the current leadership of Nora. Was Chinami like that too? 

"You're missing a lot of context in that statement." Miya stated plainly, her icy blue eyes staring straight into Chinami's. "What happened last year happened not because the person won, but how they acted in front of our Kage."

The chunin paused for a moment just to let her words sink in for a bit. "Winning the tournament doesn't give you the right to disrespect anyone, especially someone older and higher ranked than you. There's a lot of room to how the situation could have been handled, I'm not arguing that, but you shouldn't be afraid without knowing the full story."

Even after two years, Miya wasn't sure how much was known about the second stage of her Chunin exams. She would never disclose that information, especially with someone as green and, obviously, insecure (in her eyes) as Chinami.

"Just be glad you don't go through what my generation went through."
Herbert
"No you're missing the point. I don't care if I fail, I understand its a learning opportunity. My father however views it differently." *She had to admit she was getting a little frustrated. She was trying to open up to Miya and now she was getting lectured? As for context, well she didn't doubt she was missing context considering where she was.*

"Oh I'm missing context? You are right I am missing context because I was away fighting in the war, just like many others. All I know is what I was told by the people who were there." *She stopped, her eyes narrowing as her face revealed a very serious look.*

"A few days ago I encountered a village. Do you know what I found there?" *She waited a few moments to give Miya a chance to respond before continuing.* "Corpses, loads and loads of civilian corpses. Yes I know there are casualties but this was a slaughter. Am I missing context there too?"

*She sighed, calming down a bit. She knew Miya was only trying to help her even if it did come across as blunt.* "Sorry perhaps you are right, I don't know exactly what your generation went though but it probably is lucky that I didn't. That doesn't mean that what I'm going through doesn't affect me though."
Mary
If Miya was anyone else, any shinobi that was different than how she truly was, she would have berated the genin in front of her and reminded her of the difference between their stations. Miya wasn't an easy person to offend and she respected anyone, regardless of who they were or what their rank was, but only if the proper respect was shown in return.

"So you think hiding away at that cabin instead of facing your father and telling him how you feel is the solution?" Miya asked rhetorically, her unchanging voice and stoic expression making it impossible to know if she was upset, neutral, hungry, anything really.

Once more, Miya's reaction didn't change as she listened to the genin's story. Once more, had she been anyone else, Chinami would have been getting a while different lesson with how she was talking...

"Were you there when it happened? Do you know who did it? Why do you assume it was Nora and not some other faction." Miya asked as she ignored the rhetorical question Chinami had asked. "It's easy to reach the wrong conclusions when one doesn't have the whole story."

Miya could understand that Chinami was under a lot of stress, not just from the war and the chunin exams but something else too. Her instincts told her there was something else going on, what exactly she didn't know.

"You're entitled to feel how you feel, I've never said otherwise, but judging or trying to guess what will happen to you if you win or not without knowing everything is wrong."
Herbert
"I'm not hiding from him... I.. No I wasn't.. I never said I assumed it was Nora.. I.." *Her mind was struggling to keep up she had answers to each question and if she was in a more stable state she could have answered them. Her already stressed and fractured mind unable to function with so many thoughts going on. A hand raised to her head in attempt to try a physically slow down her mind, of course it had no effect.*

"It shouldn't happen at all we should try to stop it.." *No she wasn't in the wrong here, despite never saying she assumed it was Nora it was the only logical culprit. If it was the ERF or any number of Nora's other enemies they would have used it as propaganda.* "Why he lie? Lying makes everything more confusing." *Her head throbbed, it felt like it was ready to burst.* "I.. I'm sorry. I've been so disrespectful. I.."

*It took all her effort to stay standing. Why had this happened? Why had her day of simple training turned into this? She knew she was over reacting but she could help it? All she could feel was her bodies flight or fight response going like mad. Was she in danger? Where was it coming from why did she feel threatened? Her eyes darted around looking for the best escape routes as well as the potential threats.*

*Then it came to her she realised why she felt threatened. She had accidentally said he.. Without thinking she took a step back and looked up at Miya hoping that she wouldn't ask about it. Hope is all she could do. Where her hand was once casually resting on the hilt of her blade it now gripped it with such tightness it almost felt as if it was being crushed. As she looked at Miya the was one emotion clear in her eyes fear.*
Mary
Any shinobi not as experienced as Miya might have missed. The single mention was barely there to begin with but with battle reflexes also often came a sharp mind and Miya had heard it as clearly as she'd heard everything else said so far.

*'He'*

It also didn't take someone very perceptive to notice the change in Chinami's behaviour, especially the way the genin seemed to be gripping her blade. Chinami's fearful eyes met Miya's icy blue, emotionless ones. The Akagaki's stare would probably feel as if the chunin was staring into the genin's mind.

"He?" Miya asked plainly, her eyes unloving from Chinami's. Something felt odd with everything that was happening right now, the way Chinami was reacting, the drastic shift in behaviour, it all felt odd. "Who is he?" Miya asked. The chunin's tone didn't change, yet this time it became obvious there was no dodging the question.

Miya glanced at Chinami's hand on the blade, almost casually, before she focused back on the genin's eyes. "I suggest you release that blade." The voice had an authoritive feel to it, threatening too maybe? "Release it and explain, Tsumetai." Addressing Chinami by her family name... Now the situation was serious.
Herbert
*Chinami looked down at her hand releasing it. She hadn't even noticed how hard she was gripping it. Calm down Chinami, just what would Anju do? She took several deep breaths.* "Please you can't hurt him. He's just bitter against the village because of what happened to him in the past..."

*She couldn't believe what she was doing but in the end her father was not a good man and it had to be done to protect Nora. It was for the greater good. Her voice was shaky as she continued to explain, partially from the shame of what she was doing but mostly due to fear of Miya.* "When I was training as a child my father told me a lot of stories. He made me promise not to repeat them, but please he doesn't know what he was saying, I didn't know what he was saying! You are the first person to even question me about it.."

*Tears began to form in her eyes but it wasn't because she might be dooming her father, no she was crying because she hated lying. She really was an awful person after all.* "Please... My mother never said anything like this, it was just my father during our training sessions"