<div class="floatleft">(http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20121014202010/betterbleachfanfiction/images/9/96/Tia_halibel_arc.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Azura Terumi<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Waterfall Canyon; Halfway to Kirigakure<br/><strong>Doing:</strong>Guiding her team<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Karin, Tsuneo, Nanase and Takeshi<br/><strong>Warning:</strong><br/><hr/><br/>After breaking up camp, they had a relatively peacefull 3-days of traveling, ending the last in some comfort of a local inn. During those 3-days, Azura had taken the time to get to know her pupils a bit better, taking each one aside to have a little chat. She would demonstrate some of her water jutsu in return for getting to know their capabilities a bit better. This allowed her to evaluate each of them.<br/><br/>As they were approaching the Waterfall Bridge, she heard Karin speak up to Nanase,<strong><em>"Can you see this, Nana-chan?  I've never seen this much water before!  It's almost unnatural!"</em></strong>The girl exclaimed in awe to her friend.  Azura stepped up, joining the two.<strong>"Yes, it is quite impressive isn't it..."</strong>she said, laying a hand on each shoulder.<strong>"...you know they build the mighty bridges so that they could even hold the weight of the mighty Saiken"</strong>She said, trying to teach the girls a little bit of lore from her homeland.<br/><br/>Then, Azura sensed something was off. Someone not of these parts might have missed it but normally, this time of year, the canyon would be filled with the chittering of the local birds that nest in the steep canyon walls, eagerly calling out for a mate. However, now it was dead quiet, except for the thundering roars of the waterfall. With this in mind, Azura tuned her senses and detected the vague chackra of nearly a dozen people hiding within the veils of the mist. From what she could sense, she was confident her team could handle it if something were to happen.<br/><br/>Azura suspected the girls might have missed this detail, but glancing over her shoulder, she believed at least Tsuneo also had noticed something was wrong. She decided not to say anything and simple observe, hoping her students were just as aware of their surroundings as she was. It would prove a good test.<br/><br/>As they continued their way across the bridge, once they reached the halfway point, they were suddenly ambushed by a a group of masked men. While everyone was moving and taking positions, Azura remained calm and standing still with her arms crossed, staring at the man with a big red number one painted on his mask.<em><strong>"You're outnumbered, woman.  You had your chance to join the Bloody Mist, but ignoring that signed your death warrant.  None of you will make it off this bridge alive."</strong></em>He said full of contempt. Ignoring the man, Azura spoke up, adressing her students.<strong>"Alright, I'm confident you four can handle the situation. Consider this a test and I'll be observing your performance, individually and as a team. Make me proud."</strong><br/><br/>Then Azura moved. It looked like she was only taking a single step, but in a blurr, she ended up directly behind number one, her back facing towards him. Silently, she spoke up only for him to hear.<strong> "You know, be glad I wasn't weilding my blade or you would be toppled in half by now...but that would unfortunatly desecrate this proud and ancient bridge with your filth. Praise yourself lucky I deem you unworthy of my blade. As for numbers..I'm afraid it is you who is outnumbered"</strong>She said. At this point, the gurgling sound of blood could be heard as Tsuneo had already finished one of his opponents. Azura then continued<strong>"So be smart...and retreat...or don't"</strong>With that said, she took anoter step and disappeared in the mist.<br/><br/>Azura landed on the top of a mighty rock column emerging from the canyon roughly 20 meters left of the bridge. Partially hidden in the mist, it gave her a good observing point to check on her pupils. It would also give her a chance to intercept, should something unexpected go wrong and she would need to step in regardless.<br/>