It was only a few hours before Tetsu had to report to the Chūnin Exam Area, he sat on his shiki futon with his legs stretched out to the wooden floor. The floor was cold on his bare feet as he wiggled his toes, trying to stretch them out with little effort into the matter all together. Standing himself up, he wore nothing but his boxer shorts. A green style, with the Leaf Ninja's symbol stitched all over the shorts. Clearly, he was a young man with a promising physique about his body; lean and toned muscles, with a hit of girth still attached to them. The light from the sun shown through his window and emboldened the many scars around his body. Small pecks and red lines trailed throughout his torso and into his abdomen, while the bulk of scars laid on his forearms and wrists, large ragged cuts that lingered on the skin leaving behind a pink coloring to a crumpled part of his skin. Countless time practicing with his ninjatō had gave birth to the field of damage to his skin, he wielded the blade backwards so it gave guard against his forearm, instead of using it as a offensive weapon.  He gazed down at his forearms and his hands, opening and closing them. He could feel the skin tighten and the muscles relax as his face gave off a small frown and his eyes turned serious for a moment. " Chūnin, they day has finally come. I feel a bit nervous though, racing through the thoughts of, 'what if,' I didn't pass the exam or if I even died during it." He thought to himself, rationalizing the beating of his heart and the growing tension on his brow.<br/><br/>" I wonder what Yoshimoto-sama would think of me now." He muttered to himself as he started to slip on his newly aquired ninja attire. His attire consisted of black cover sandals, with a tobi tucked into the tops of the pants. While his belt line and torso were covered in a long sleeved, tall necked tactical shirt. On top of that rested a very thin harness, clipped to it were various slots for shuriken and kunai, as well as scrolls and pouches lined the waist line. Pushing on his final piece of attire, a hip-long leather coat with custom designs built into it and the Leaf Ninja's metal headband piece sewn into the base of the neck of the coat. Zipping the coat up, he grabbed his ninjatō and carefully slid on the wrapping of the sheath, so it could be clipped onto the back of his belt line, to dangle carefully. Tetsu walked towards the door and opened it up, as he walked out he turned to gaze at his empty apartment. His eyes caught in a glimpse of the past when he thought this was luxury, and now as time has passed and he has grown accustomed to it. It feels as if it was meant to be there, his hands were still dirty from his past. Bloodied and stained with the liquid of opium, he could feel the urge coming on. " No... No, not right now." He thought to himself as he could feel his hand began to shake with desire. Lowering his eyes, he gave a small sigh and closed the door behind him, heading for the Deep Hallowed Forest Examination Area.<br/><br/>As he arrived, he could see that there was still time before the masses gathered at the spot. He could see Ikuza the Mad Hermit, gathering himself inside his red robe on the distant tree stump to observe the gathering Genin. It was an odd thing though, Tetsu had thought he would have to wait another year before he had a chance to prove himself as a Chūnin, but with the recent rash of recruitment and the desire to have more able Chūnin on the field. It was a surprise that the other land did not have any Genin showing up from the exams, it was possible that the current Hokage fenced off these exams, only to show what kind of power we had to the other villages. Tetsu could not wrap his head around the thought of this many exams in such little time, was it to catch the eye of the other villages or was something else going on? Perhaps the civil war in the Land of Waves was a reason for this act. Was it something more than a civil war? Was the Land of Fire to be involved in these matters? Tetsu could only guess at this point in time, but none the less he would prove himself an able ninja for any task that was desired of him.<br/><br/>Approaching closer to Ikuza, his eyes wandered a bit and spotted Akuro Yotie, a rather quiet child or what Tetsu knew of him. Three years younger than himself, Yotie had always seem to shy away from the other children and never wanted anything to do with anyone. Although, Tetsu did notice his abilities with Genjutsu during the Academy Exams and was impressed to see him specialized in that field. Tetsu was never one for the illusionary arts, but he practiced them none the less to improve his abilities with them. He doubted he could match up to Yotie's skill, but aside from that knowledge Tetsu did not know anything else about the boy. His feet dragged along the dirt and grass that swayed so easily in the breeze, " Yotie-san, it's been awhile since I last saw you." He would give a respectful smile and add to the gesture with a bowing of his head. " I haven't seen you since the Academy, how are you fairing these days?" His voice is a calm and deep tone, indicating his development into maturity.