Satomi sat in her seat quietly, feeling rather nervous, which only exasperated her typical quiet nature. Today was their last class. They were going to have an assessment of sorts before the class actually ended, which meant they would all have to perform skills in front of their classmates. It wasn't the skills she was worried about, though. It was performing those skills in front of her peers for a grade that made her a little nervous. She'd done it a hundred times by now, but it still made her nervous.<br/><br/>They'd already taken their last written assessment. Those were the ones she preferred. No eyes watching her, no one to comment on her performance or show off and try to prove how much better they were than everyone else. But she supposed that it couldn't be helped. Their skills were an important part of being a ninja. They had to be certain that every one was ready to graduate and move on from the academy.<br/><br/>"Alright, class. Everyone stand up and head out to the training area. Single file, please." Iruka-sensei instructed them. The small, blue-haired girl stood and lined up with the others, heading outside. She listened to the low roar of chatter from her classmates, most of who were so excited about the fact that this was the end that they didn't bother to worry about this one last assessment over skills they'd done many times over by now. Many were even excited. A few seemingly indifferent. No one else seemed as nervous as she felt. Of course, she didn't seem nervous, really, just quiet and shy as per usual, but beneath her calm exterior she could feel her insides churning, wanting this to be done and over with.<br/><br/>Once everyone had filed out into the yard Iruka had them all line up side by side, waiting until they had all found their places before he spoke again. "Alright, everyone. We are going to be testing your shurikenjutsu. We have a number of targets set up around the yard." He pointed to each target. "Your job is to hit each target as close to the center as possible." he instructed, looking out across the row of students before him. "Any questions?"<br/><br/>He waited for the students to respond before he began picking the first students to go. "Koichi, you're up first." He pointed to the first boy, who came forward and did as he had been instructed, throwing his kunai at each target, followed by shurikens. He hit most of them, even if they weren't all dead center. "Good. Next." Iruka pointed to the next in line and the girl did the same. This went on two more times before his eyes fell on Satomi, indicating that it was her turn. He knew she hated these things, but they had to be done, and he was confident that she would do well.<br/><br/>"You're up." Iruka instructed and Satomi nodded, not saying a word as she approached and eyed the targets carefully. She took the shurikens in her hands first, her blue eyes darting between them quickly, measuring the distance in her mind and trying to take as many variables as she could into consideration before jumping up into the air and throwing them all at once, each of them finding their mark in or very close to the center. Next she took the kunai and repeated the actions, jumping into the air, this time spinning in the air and throwing the kunai at their targets, each finding the center mark. This was something she often did in training in order to challenge herself, rather than something done to show off or prove anything to anyone. She landed gracefully and found her new place in the line without so much as a word.<br/><br/>Iruka gave a small smile and an approving nod before looking to Haruki. "You're next, Haruki." he pointed to the young boy and waited for him to take his place in front of the targets. He hoped the boy would at least do well enough to pass. He had a lot of potential, if he could just focus.