As Kuroda, Seiyuri, Reina and Kyo began to mull over what to do next with the exam and the girl, a thin keening picked up from the above twilight sky, as star slowly blurred into existence as evening began to fall.<br/><br/>The keening picked up at a slow pitch, and the genin could slowly begin to make out the noise...it almost had the pitch of a human.<br/><br/>A human scream.<br/><br/>No doubt reaching for their weapons now or preparing to weave hand signs, the keening was accompanied by the image of a red bolt plummeting to the ground at breakneck speed. The chilling scream was audible, now.<br/><br/>"KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!"<br/><br/>The Mad Hermit struck the ground with so much force it cracked underneath his feet, dust and leaves exploding outwards from underneath him as he landed perfectly on one knee and one fist.<br/><br/>Seemingly ignorant of the assembled genin, the red-robed grey-haired sennin looked around madly. Standing, he cursed roundly and loudly, words that may make some of the remaining girls blush.<br/><br/>Finally Ikuza, the Mad Hermit addressed the genin.<br/><br/>"She's gone, hasn't she? I'm too late! Bastard Green Shadow probably wanted it to work out this way."<br/><br/>