Susan
"Oh yeah, the war. Right. Forgot about that one."

He said as he rubbed the back of his head, he wondered who the mastermind behind the war was. It was interesting to think about, but he had no time to think about such things. He sighed, and began to press his feet into the ground. He had something to . . Learn, something that would assist him. Two things even, the first thing was something that would . . Not really work well within the confinements of this training, can you guess what it is? 

Yep, poison. "Kazuko, I need to test a poison, here's the antidote. If I start convulsing give me it."

He threw her a small vial of a milky red liquid. It was the antidote to the poison that he was going to ingest. If everything else were to fail and the poison began to kill him, then the poison would protect him. Or rather save him from certain death. If the poison did work however, then he'd be able to lower the strength of others around him. He sighed, and decided it was time for the poison to go right down the hatch. He shrugged, and then said his other technique before doing so.

"Oh yeah, I'm gonna learn another Shurikenjutsu technique, so I'll need your hard bones for that. Tell me what you're learning whilst I do this."

He said as he popped the cork off another vial, this liquid was a milky white one. It was supposed to go into an enemy's bloodstream via injury, but here he was, preparing himself to take it. He sighed, and began to chug it down. It did not taste bad, but as soon as he drank it, he began to feel the effects. His muscles felt loose, as if he couldn't move them well, or as if they weren't as strong. This was good, though he just sat there for a minute, trying to see if he'd begin mutating.

"So far so good . ."
Nola
"Yep, just a war. Nothing to worry about, am I right?" *Kazuko said sarcastically, not really understanding how one could completely forget about such a huge event. People were dying, protecting the village at all costs, or attacking it, and this dumdum right here just had no idea about it at all. But forget that for now, as she had to focus on her training now. Would Take be able to help her with that? It did not seem like it, as he shortly after started to explain his plans for today. Taking the antidote and staring at it for a while.

What was he planning again? Drinking his own poison?! Did he totally lose it now and turned into a full on dumbass or what?* "The fuck you mean? Why would you do that to yourself?" *Her voice was angry per usual, but also had that smallest, faintest and almost not noticeable tone of worry to it. Yes, Kazuko did not want to see a poisoned Take, even if it was totally not lethal. Instead, it was a serious issue in her eyes.

A bit of talk about something something Shurikenjutsu and needing her bones, and he already chugged the white beverage, essentially poisoning himself right then and there.* "IDIOT!!" *Her eyes widened, but they soon went back to normal. His fault. She had not time to worry and just put the antidote inside her pocket.* "I will try improving my Yarijutsu, then maybe learn a Genjutsu. Not sure." *The last words, she mumbled. Not because she was unsure about what to learn, but rather being just kinda worried about what was going to happen to Take. She started training on the dummy next to them, her moves being definitely much smoother and elegant than in the past. She was capable of using her naginata very well at this point, her footwork improving the more she warmed up there, stepping it up after each move.* "Don't die on me." *Another mumble, but this one was even more quiet, as she was really focused on training. It was almost like these words slipped out of her.*
Susan
Take just looked at her after he drank the poison, it didn't feel so bad. Though he wondered if she actually cared . . Well, he'd see if she did if he had felt the adverse effects of creating a poison that didn't work well. He felt something creeping up his body, a heavy sensation if you will. He didn't think anything of it, though he really should have paid attention to what his body was trying to tell him with that sensation that was creeping up his body. He stared at the ground, and then felt something coming straight out his mouth.

He had splattered blood all over the grass underneath him. Blood dripping out his mouth, looks like the only thing that got damaged was his internal system and muscles. He tapped her thighs, seeing as he was still on the ground. He couldn't speak or else he would be drowning in blood, but he did want the antidote so he could actually heal himself from the thing that was happening right at the moment. He didn't have much thoughts going through his mind.

The only thing going through his mind at the moment was that he wanted the antidote, and that was it really. He looked a bit more dirtied now, seeing as he . . Well, vomited blood everywhere. He held his chest tightly, trying to stop more blood from flowing, he just wanted the antidote so it would stop this from happening. So his tapping got a bit more urgent, he'd have to fix that poison later, to try and see if he could actually get it working the right way this time.
Nola
*It was hard to tell by the behaviour Kazuko showed. She really seemed like the only person in the world to be that angry, that filled with hatred and that loud. Seeing one stranger approach her for whatever reason makes her already rage more or less. If said person said anything remotely wrong, and wrong can be literally anything, that exact person will have fucked up. With no means to protect themselves, they will be totally fucked over by her. But Take? He was different. He was no stranger anymore, and even though he may have said wrong things in the past, she still liked him. A friend is a friend to her, and having had literally none in the past, she won't let go of him anytime soon, nope!

She was pretty focused on hitting the dummy multiple times with her naginata, changing the angles, speed and distance very often and quickly. Usually, she would ask him for advice, and she really was about to, but then, her fear came true: Noticing Take tapping her thigh, she first was about to scream at him for touching her like that for no apparent reason, but because her eyes could only see a Take on his knees, the girl just froze on the spot and stared at him.* "TAKE?!" *That blood... He looked so terrible, almost as if he was dying.

The naginata was dropped on the ground almost instantly, and she just fell on her own knees, pulling Take away from his own puddle of blood.* "It'll be fine. Just hold on." *Her voice had more of that caring voice to it than ever before. Kazuko made him empty his throat, patting his back in a strong way. If it hurts, it hurts. Fuck that. She turned him around and made him rest on her laps, pulling out the antidote and opening up the little bottle.* "Come on, take this!" *It was urgent. She helped him drink it even, having changed from her usual angry self to... This. It might be a totally different view for him.* "Fucking idiot. You are so dumb. How can you do this to yourself?! This war won't kill you. YOU will!!"
Susan
As he got pulled down, he took in the antidote. Shortly after, the blood stopped. He felt better, and he was able to breathe. Letting out a shaky exhale, he just kind of looked at her for a moment. He felt like he should lighten the situation by saying a joke or something, but he was also split between genuinely apologising to her for making her worry so much. He simply clenched his fists, and then let them go limp, just laying wherever they were laying, and then he began to speak.

"Ah . . Sorry, sorry for making ya' worry like that."

He said, letting out a cough. No blood, though he did need air, he just basically choked on his own blood and couldn't breathe for a good few seconds. Though now everything was okay. He slowly closed his eyes, man that felt kind of bad. He never wanted to go through that again. He opened his eyes again and his golden eyes looked as if life was breathed into them. They were much brighter than they were before, and he just looked up to her and sighed.

"I should probably invest in some lab rats, huh?"

He let out a little laugh, to try and lighten the situation. It was all sad and scary right now and he didn't like that general vibe, though after saying what he said, he simply turned his head the other way, thinking about what he could do. He did really want to apologise but he felt like that wouldn't be enough. He also realised, he didn't thank her for what she did. So he simply rolled his head over and gave her a lil' hug, mostly because if he went for a big one, she'd attack him,

With a mumble, and a strained tone, he spoke ". . Thanks. Really, I appreciate it."
Nola
*That situation really took some kind of turn. Instead of training with Take, trying her best to improve on herself and perhaps helping him out with his own thing - if possible - the girl would have then called it a day and went eating with him. Wait, no, Bistro day was tomorrow, right? Or nah... Argh, damn it, just forget it for now, Kazuko. Your friend was literally dying for a short moment there. And it did not look like the painless type of death.

The girl was still holding him like that, watching him intensively as she tried to spot any other sign of vomiting. Maybe he would feel bad in another way? That poison was a failure, so could be his antidote. You never know. The body is a living being. It is not programmed to react the exact same way to things like other bodies. When he talked and apologized like that, she remained silent. Her staring was deep as always. No moving, not enough blinking. But also no anger right now. Only when Take tried cracking that joke with the lab rats did she react, but it was just a snort.* "Dumbass..." *It was a miracle that he didn't push, punch or insult him more harshly up until now already.

Nah, instead, she just watched. Kazuko watched and remained silent again, even when he turned his head again. What was he doing? Did he feel embarrassed for failing like that? Or was it something else? It was hard to guess, but she did not break the stare. Just- That hug. That came out of nowhere. Really! Super duper out of nowhere. This made it the second time he hugged her, but this second time, she did not immediately react hostile. His guess about attacking him if he was to give her a bigger hug was... Wrong. Today, at least. Because her reaction was something rare: She was stiff, not moving whatsoever during the hug. The moment he let go though to rest again, she stopped him from that and hugged him back. A hug that was longer than his. He could not see it, but she was staring at the ground behind his back.*

"You are the dumbest person I've ever seen." *Kazuko said, or mumbled... Well, it was a mix. She let go off him, and to make up for that rather weird scene, she gave him a pretty uncomfortable punch on his belly. Her face revealed a rather tiny but happy smile.*
Susan
After he done that, he kind of just went limp for a moment. He didn't know what to do, but he felt something push on him. Was she hugging him? He most definitely was not going to bring this back up to her, as she would literally end his life if he mentioned this anywhere else. Especially where he was situated at the moment. So he decided to just let out a little 'heh' under his breath, nothing too loud, she couldn't hear it, but he smiled as well.

After turning his head, he got a punch to the stomach, letting out an 'oof', he spoke again. "Ow . . Maybe cut some slack for yer' ol' pal who just vomited almost a gallon of blood . ."

He said as he began to push himself away from where he was laying down. He had to fix the poison and learn his technique, as this was still a training session! So what he did was simple, he pushed himself up, ran to the nearby forestry bit, and grabbed a small mouse that he had spotted previously. It was sad . . But he had to test it one way. Wrapping it with a bit of bandages that he always carried with him, he placed it on the ground.

"This may not be right . . But I've got to test the poison another way. If it is right, it should make this mouse unable to move. It'll still live though."

He said as he looked at it, clearly he was a bit insane, as his body and mouth area was literally covered in blood. His clothing was stained blood-red, and it was turning a bit brown as it was already drying. The blood on his skin was smudged, as if he had been rubbing against something. He then looked back over to Kazuko, and threw her a flask of water. He always carried it on him if he wanted a tiny sip of water during times where he was not at his house.

"Wash my blood off your hands. I feel bad for dirtying things, so I guess I'll wash them if you want."

He said as he began to practise his poison again, taking out another vial as he began to pour it on the mouse. The mouse went limp, for a good long while, and then it jolted back to life.

Running away from the two Shinobi.
Nola
*If he is smart enough to only mention it during right situations - which at least means never around other people - then she will spare his life. After all, she basically saved it here. If she wanted him dead, it would have happened right here and now. Though did her dear Take die now? Nah, so she does really consider him a friend. If that is not evidence enough, she wouldn't know what is.

The 'heh' went unnoticed, but she could imagine his train of thought. Whatever, she did not do anything more punchy punch. His oof and complaining made her cross her arms, snorting.* "I know where I punched you and why. That was on purpose, Zucchini." *Kazuko explained, being honestly more patient than before, but also keeping up her 'dangerous' side. More punches were always a possibility, a danger Take had to live with for... A long, long time.

Whatever the case, the guy seemed to be very fine again, vanishing in the forestry for a bit. Meanwhile, Kazuko just looked after him and smiled. A bigger smile she hid from him. What a dumbass he is... Genuinely stupid he looked to her. She sighed. Unbelievable how close the two had gotten, right? While he was still running, the girl stood up and picked up her naginata, continuing with some of her moves. But the flow was a bit over now, with Take having put her in such a weird mood. The blood did not really bother her. To be honest, she was neutral to it, with a tendency towards... Something more positive. Yup, that would be too weird to admit, right? WRONG! Take already knew how much she was into that shit.

When he came back, she looked right at him as her spear spinned around her body in a fluent manner, then came to a halt next to her.* "A mouse?" *She asked, but seemed to be just curious rather than disgusted by his ways. It was much better than killing himself, that much was clear.* "I don't care. Just don't die again." *As simple as that. That was enough worrying for today, and probably for the rest of this week, and more.*

*His offer to clean herself made the girl look down at herself, only now really noticing that she had gotten dirty as well, more or less. She caught the bottle, then cleaned her hands until most of the blood was gone. Looking back up at him, she held it up to him, more to his face.* "You feel bad, hm? Good." *Kazuko said and grinned.* "Wash yourself too. People will start thinking you're some sort of serial killer or cannibal. Or both, which seems like a cool idea..." *Whoop- That was honest right there, by the way! The mouse became just... Dead, but not dead. Then, it ran off like nothing happened.* "So instead of that happening, you literally fucked up so hard that you almost killed yourself? Damn." *Kazuko's sigh was enough to show how annoyed she was with that, but did not say anything anymore.* "Let's do this quickly. Shurikenjutsu it was, right?"
Susan
"So straight up with it, no compassion."

He said as he faked a cry, and then began to look at what she was doing. She tossed him the flask, so he had grabbed it and then doused himself with water. Taking off his yukata and vest, he rolled it up until it was a ball of fabric and began to wipe himself off. A true Shinobi shouldn't really mind this stuff mid-combat, but this was not combat. He wiped the blood off himself and now his clothing was dirtied, so he threw it to the ground and would pick them up later.

"Ugh . . Of course the white shirt gets dirtied."

He looked down and spotted that the white shirt he adorned underneath all that was dirty too, so he decided to take that off and throw it to the side, with the other pieces of clothing he had. Now, what to do? Oh, right, practise the Shurikenjutsu technique. She had reminded him. So he gotten right to what he was going to do, and he listened to what she had to say. He died? Did his antidote revive him from death? That was kind of surprising, kind of interesting if he was not going to lie.

"Interesting. Right, I'm sure I won't die. Harden yourself and try and deflect the kunai with your weapon."

He said as he began to spin, really, really quickly. With that, he took kunai out of his pouch and began to throw them at where Kazuko was going to be. He was extremely quick with the draw, and the kunai came flying in straight to where Kazuko was. If she was good enough with her naginata, she may even be able to deflect them back at him. Alas, she had to harden her bones just incase. Kunai were no joke, and if they sliced somewhere important such as her achilles tendons, then that's not a fun time. 

"Tell me if I'm going too fast."
Nola
*She squinted her eyes and grumbled.* "Should have thought about it before poisoning yourself to the point of..." *A finger pointed at the blood on the ground. No more words needed as she just continued with her training, slicing the dummy up even quicker now, her hits becoming a bit more precise as cuts did not look as random anymore. Rather, they were aimed to be symmetric to each other. Maybe not that clever to waste potential momentum or speed for that sort of thing, but it was just for training purposes. It was supposed to improve the control she had over her weapon.

His complain about the white shirt being dirty went without a comment of hers, as she was too focused on slicing and stabbing. Kazuko was becoming more fit each day. Physically, that is. The training she chose to do the past weeks was heavily focused on her skills that were not really related to Chakra. And no, Take did not die. It just heavily looked like he was about to. Falling unconscious was the first thing he would do, she imagined. When he suggested that training, the girl stopped mid-slice and turned her head towards him.*

"You won't, don't worry. Not on my watch." *Huh, how was she really so sure about that? It was her, after all! She is a strong girl, ready to clap anyone to death if they come near her of her friends.* "Alright, let's do this." *With a little spin for the show, she repositioned herself to be able to fight back. His own spin, which was way faster than hers, was looking very weird, but Kazuko did not let herself get distracted from that. The kunai flying made the girl reflexively harden her bones as a defensive measurement. But that was just her backup plan, because her first idea was to deflect the kunai. Which, despite its speed, happened: The loud clanging noise of the two metals colliding was proof for that. Take's weapon did not really came back flying to him, but instead just landed a few meters in front of his feet. Hm... Close enough, she guessed.*