Kaya remained a picture of quiet indifference as her name was mentioned by the crazy hermit, with the only acknowledgement a hand on her hip and a trivial "hmpf". An act which may have been viewed as obnoxious by some -- as if the result of the Chuunin exams was expected by the young Uchiha. It was an odd reaction considering she had only just managed to scrape by the final test, with those against the promotion arguing that she hadn't shown nearly enough ability...<br/><br/>Kaya's last battle involved herself and a member of her own clan, a clash which was predicted to be an easy win for her opponent. The Uchiha she faced not only wielded an impressive array of fire-techniques but could completely negate her speciality, genjutsu, through the use of a fully developed sharingan. And so the battle began as expected, with Kaya being forced to frantically duck, dodge and dive as the field was swiftly lit in searing flame, until she was nothing more than a ragged mess and barely able to catch her breath. Much of the audience had almost nodded off by that point as the losing Uchiha made one last desperate attempt to strike back, by activating a genjutsu. It would have been seen as futile by most and Kaya could even hear a light chuckle from the audience as her smoke enveloped the arena but, as the fog abated, the young Uchiha soon had the entire stadium enthralled and gasping. There, at her feet, lay her unconscious opponent.<br/><br/>Some had admitted to hearing a brief tussle after their view had been clouded but nobody had expected the result. Even now, the other Uchiha continued to insist that she caught him off guard with a sharingan of her own but had yet to prove it.<br/><br/>Such thoughts bothered Kaya however and so she focused on the present with the limpid black of her narrow gaze gradually shifting from one person to the next as the names of the other promotions were mentioned. Having been an unintentional loner dedicated to nothing else but work, training and the odd spot of trouble, both in and out of the academy, Kaya found that she barely knew most of them. She had attempted to socialize at several points but few in the academy really gelled with her "unique" personality. Thankfully, she managed to squeeze together a few titbits on what she had seen and heard over the years.<br/><br/>The Inuzuka she had heard a little about as it didn't take long for the incident from the academy (which was really just too gross to mention) to do the rounds. There was the possibility that it was just a rumour although the teen did appear a little wild to her, especially with that loose, shaggy, hair of his and those crimson fang tattoos adorning the sides of his face. Not to mention the person she knew to be the victim of the story seemed to keep some distance between himself and the Inuzuka. She also remembered Kegawa being fairly lively as far as academy students go with an apparent need to impress (at least for<em>some</em>of his fellow students) and an adorably faithful pup which seemed to follow his every step.<br/><br/>Katashi was the next on the list (after herself), a young man whose appearance she might've mistaken for an Uchiha if not for those gentle, earthy, eyes of his. He was the tall, dark and handsome sort, with an average build, a light complexion and... with little else that Kaya could really remember as she stopped herself short from obsessing over nothing more than the nin's outer shell. After mentally berating herself for knowing little more about the guy than how he looks, the Uchiha moved on to the next victim of her thoughts and opinions.<br/><br/>Kyosuke, a chuunin of the famed Nara clan - and someone Kaya would NEVER have guessed capable of passing the exams - also stood amongst the crowd of graduates. This was the boy she'd spotted countless times either sleeping or gazing wistfully into the clouds and yet here the redhead was, having just been accepted as a chuunin. It was both a source of shock and amusement for the Uchiha, especially as she remembered how stunned everyone else was by the lazy teen's success. At the very least Kyosuke 's body showed some hints, even if subtle, of training. Or perhaps he was just naturally built that way. For his team's sake, Kaya hoped it was the former.<br/><br/>And then came the wildcard, or at least that's how her dad liked to put it. "If you're ever in a tight spot and you have Shimura by your side," her father would say, "Kick him in the shins and run for your life. If half of what my friends say is true, it'd be almost like throwing a bijuu-charged bomb at your enemies." Of course her dad was joking (or at least Kaya hoped so) but she had to wonder if there wasn't some truth to the rumours of Senju's volatility. She'd heard that he'd caused quite a bit of damage at one point but had never been able to verify it. He certainly didn't appear to be the sort of person who could snap within a moment's notice, even if he was quite the loner.<br/><br/>Finally there was the Hyuuga, a clan her father liked to pretend the Uchiha had a healthy rivalry with. Just hearing the name of the Byakugan-users was enough to cause Kaya to feel lethargic as memories of the conversations she'd caught around Konoha flooded back. There seemed to be an endless debate amongst the villagers and nin on which bloodline was stronger; as if the purpose and person behind the eyes didn't matter... Beside a little history on the clans however, Kaya knew little of the Hyuuga heiress directly. She normally found the shy chuunin engaged with books or scrolls of some kind, either reading or scrawling, but she'd never wandered close enough to see what exactly. At the very least she gathered Kayo had some ability, judging by the remarks of teacher and student alike.<br/><br/>And with that, it looked as if the ceremony had come to an end. As the mad hermit offered his final words, Kaya unsheathed the wakizashi she had across the small of her back, before turning its polished surface to face her. She wasn't normally concerned about her appearance but it was a special day and so she thought it better if she at least attempted to look semi-presentable before meeting the other chuunin.<br/><br/>At a glance, Kaya's short raven-black hair bore the faintest signs of recent activity, with her single, shoulder-length, braid hanging casually over her collar while the rest of her dark tresses roughly framed her face. She wore an outfit dominated by sandy-browns and a chocolate-coloured fringe, with a simple long-sleeved ninja top (opened loosely to form a V and cut short to bare her midriff) covering a lycra turtleneck. Her short skirt was similarly coloured with two long side slits and a Konoha headband for a belt. For protection she wore a pair of matching arm and shin guards while her feet fit snugly into two, flat, toe-less shoes.<br/><br/>It was a fairly plain outfit which suited her just fine. Pleased with her appearance, she slipped her blade back into its place. By the time she finished, the mad hermit was done and scampering off, along with the ANBU and some of the crowd. All in all a joyous occasion with Kaya having only one small gripe. "Our team name bites," she stated flatly, to nobody in particular.