<em>The village hidden in the leaves main square. Watched by ANBU members at all times from various parts of the village, overlooked by the Hokage's tower, surrounded on all sides by ramen stalls and various shops selling miscellanous ninja goods. In the centre, a large dusty space with small plaques dedicated to previous deceased Hokages on each side.</em><br/><br/>Currently, a large dias was raised in the middle of that dusty square. On it stood various assembled jounin, smiling, flanking a red-clad figure stood in the centre holding a scroll. Ikuza, the Mad Hermit, was one of Konoha's elusive Sannin, and today he was pleased to be viewing his villages most recent graduates to the position of chunin, on behalf of the Hokage, Wasaji, who couldn't be present for...reasons unknown. Having listed the names, the successful graduates, flushed from their success, now stood before him, some grinning, and some looking on into space.<br/><br/>Unrolling a different scroll, the vellum seemed to glow in the afternoon sunlight. Harrumphing dramatically, Ikuza the Mad Hermit cracked one of his infamous insane-looking grins and began talking again in his croaky voice.<br/><br/>"So...you're all keen to know whose on the new teams...you'll know I'm not one for melodramatics. Just sake and kippers." Ikuza twitched noticeably. "But you little nippers are more interested in Teams Shout and Vision than kippers, so I'll get to it.<br/><br/>Team Shout. Inuzuka Kegawa. Uchiha Kaya. Katashi.<br/><br/>Team Vision. Nara Kyosuke. Senju Shimura. Hyuuga Kayo.<br/><br/>Congratulations to those of you who made mission-capable teams. Commiserations on your future losses, as well, both spiritually and physically. I suppose you'll wanting to be celebrating, but don't get too fat on ramen or sloshed on sake, coz you'll be called up soon no doubt, Green Shadow's got plans for you."<br/><br/>The Mad Hermit cracked another grin, bowed, and stepped off the dias, followed by jounin who dispersed to other tasks or went to commiserate the chunin who didn't make one of the new teams.