His mouth began to conjour words as Izuka the Mad Hermit, sprang from his peacful tune and position to the outburst of shurikens from his body and the sudden expanse of jutsu from his fingertips onto the floor. Tetsu turned to face the oncoming threat as a shuriken pierced into his shoulder, ripping through his leather jacket and into his skin. The shuriken stayed in place as Tetsu grabbed for it with his left hand, his face cringed with the rush of pain. It had been awhile since Tetsu had the displeasure of feeling pain, for a great deal of the time his body had experienced total bliss and happiness from the effects of his Dream Stick. His mind recaptured one of those moments, as the shuriken's tip pierced through his muscle, grasping for the peace it once had. His body told him similar, it begged and pleaded for an escape from the pain while his mind attempted to force the thoughts from his mind. Focused on the shuriken and finally pulling it from his arm, his eyes opened to the large mudslide impacting him and forcing him to one of the far side of the area.<br/><br/>Crushed and bruised, Tetsu picked himself up while the other regrouped near the tree line of the open field. His left hand wrapped around the still bleeding would, as he gazed over at the other Genin and noticed the skill of the other ones. " They're barely scratched." His mind spoke to Tetsu, grieving his current situation. His eyes turned back to Izuka the Mad Hermit and started to ponder why the sudden attack. While he was still a, "Mad Hermit." A Sannin would not attack it's own village, if they still lived and worked in it. His eyes widened, as a thought emerged to the top of his skull. Izuka had attacked, because this was the Chūnin Exam, for five days and nights we had to run and successfully avoid Izuka's attacks or be destroyed by his might. Yet, while it was a solid idea, there was little facts to support it. His eyes transfered over to the girl with the dead eyes and the mask. He could see her widened eyes as well, perhaps she knew something more about what happened. Perhaps that was another part as well, aside from survival inside the forest and escaping a higher power's wrath. We were to determine why this had been happening, gathering information and fighting the others to obtain this information. No doubt some of us here are from other villages and some might not even be Genin for that matter. A show of strength and a truth within a truth. Still, only an idea though.<br/><br/>Bringing himself back from his thoughts, Tetsu dashed towards the other Genin that he recognized in his near forming group. " Yotie-san, Jun-san, you two!" He didn't quite have time to recall their names at this point, but he recognized them from the Academy and he felt he could trust them in this situation. Griping his arm tighter, he looked towards the girl who was giving medical attention to the other boy. " This isn't the time for aid, what we need to do is leave the area quickly! We can't stand toe to toe with a Sannin, let alone all of those from other villages. We need to regroup in the forest, I'll explain everything once we get inside and away from here." His voice was breathless at the beginning, as he waited for them to stand themselves up. Tetsu was attempting to be a leader, at this point.