Seeing the fight break out between the two boys Reina moved herself around avoiding their combat to make her way to the downed girl and the medic while keeping the creepy sanin in her peripheral sight. There was something about the medic that set the taijutsu specialist on edge, something that told her that seemingly mild mannered medic was capable of far more then she let on. Medics were trained in the art of saving lives and were, to her knowledge, extremely hesitant to use that knowledge to bring harm - but she didn't get that feeling from Seiyuri. There was something in those serpentine eyes that told Reina she was fully capable and<em>willing</em>to use her skills to inflict harm as she was to heal should the need arise. Rather than not take that chance she crouched down beside the unconscious girl and lifted her into her arms as if she weight nothing and brought her out of the line of fire of the fight, laying her rest at the feet on a nearby tree as she took a relaxed defensive stance in front of her.<br/><br/>For her part Seiyuri only raised an eyebrow at Reina's protective actions, watching her with those unnerving eyes as she moved her patient away from the fight. Even a few of the other genin looking at her weirdly. Taking a deep breath to clear her mind she pushed back the creeping apathy as she dodged a few of the kunai that had made it past Kyo, jumping back and landing near the Sanin. She looked at the Sanin, a question forming in her mind.<strong>"How accurate is the information that says this girl is a spy Izuka-dono? If what you say is true then the security measure shouldn't have have been able to pick her up to begin with if she would have just read off as a civilian."</strong><br/><br/>Reina heard the question and understood where the medic was going. Not taking her full attention away from the fight she glance in Izuka and Seiyuri's direction.<strong>"You mean to say something else tripped the sensors?"</strong><br/><br/>Seiyuri nodded.<strong>"Given the condition she was found in she had been trapped in that pit for days at least. A good spy would have learned the terrain and would have known to avoid the forest given all the stories about it. There are numerous of other ways she could have left the village than coming through here. So that suggest several things; 1) She is an accomplice that was tricked into coming out here to unwilling become a scapegoat. 2) She is not an accomplice but rather someone that could have been lured out by the actual spy and thrown into the pit while the spy used a henge to transform into the girl and leave her to take the fall once she is discovered by tripping the sensors when they had what they came for. This, I feel would be the more likely scenario Izuka-sama, supported by the fact that everyone was accounted for when the test started - no one was missing, everyone had to check in at the guard station before meeting at the designated starting point.<br/><br/>Then there is the long shot but still the unlikely but plausible option 3) She came out here on a dare, got lost and fell into the pit."</strong><br/><br/>Reina nodded. Those did seem like credible explanations.<strong>"Those are all well and good but how do we know if this is the real Hermit? for all we know it could someone else disguised in his likeness."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"We don't."</strong>she said. Reaching behind her she unsheathed her combat weapons<strong>"But I am leaning towards not. If this was Izuka-sama he would never have given us such an opening to get out this exams for there are no shortcuts when it comes to being a ninja."</strong>Like Reina, Seiyuri's stance was relaxed, deceptively slack and poised even just waiting for opportunity to react. It took the medic a few moments to piece together a few things but she believed she had a working understanding of the situation - though she could be wrong and this was acutally the Hermit Sannin standing before her. But she was willing to take the chance if it meant what her gut was telling her was right.<br/><br/>It all seemed a little suspicious that just as they got their team work together and they come across the injured girl they are attacked by those strange wooden creatures controlled by a strange unknown ninja who bore the leaf insignia but was one that she never seen before. Then out of the blue 'Izuka" shows up and orders them to kill the girl on the ground of her being a spy with little to no proof other circumstantial evidence much less offering proof authenticity of his identity. But then again this was an exam and there were never any guarantees. But still, Seiyuri studied the man before her hard raking his form with her eyes attempting to see anything that would give away this person was fake.<br/><br/>Reina shook her head focusing her attention more on Izuka, watching for his reaction.<strong>"Then we will ensure her survival and hand her over to our village authority. If it is true that she is a spy then it is vital that that information be extracted from her. If she is not then she must be protected until she is able to tell us how she came to be in her situation for there is to little to go on other than the word of someone who may or may not be who they claim to be. It would be too easy for the true guilty party to disguise themselves as someone we would normally answer to without question and use us to cover their own tracks."</strong><br/><br/>((sorry it took so long, hope you enjoy))