The real Hiro put his hands together the instant the masked woman appeared at his diversion, ready to blow up the decoy he had sent out to lure her within the range of his exploding tags. He was too slow to respond, however... as she rendered his trap useless. Moreover, triggering it made him lose his concentration on the hiding technique... He appeared in plain view, an exposed target. His eyes widened, and now he knew for sure that he had failed.<br/><br/>The woman appeared right in front of him, and he instinctively recoiled away- yet she was faster, kissing his cheek and leaving the young ninja thoroughly confused. Redness came to his cheeks, even as he cringed away with a panicked look on his face. Was it some kind of kiss of death? He couldn't be sure as he took a step back and looked at the woman standing before him.<br/><br/>He twisted his head when she spoke. So it<em>was</em>a test, then... He dropped his hands and sighed with relief. The woman appeared before them, in her own customary form. The Hokage's very own daughter... He couldn't believe that<em>she</em>would be their new captain. He closed his eyes and nodded, then put his hands at his sides and lowered his head, "No, Uzumaki-taichou."<br/><br/>The Chuunin stiffened his back, and then heard Ume at his side... he narrowed one eye at her words, and then turned to face her, "Yeah, this is the Hokage's daughter. The least you could do is show some respect!"<br/><br/>He turned his head away from her and crossed his arms. Only then, when his eyes wandered, did he realize Himawari's injury, "Oh. Taichou... Ah, we didn't even come close to actually hurting you, did we? And..." Hiro put his hand up to his forehead, "You must have seen me the whole time then." It was like the Chuunin exams all over again... He lowered his arm and shrugged, looking over at Tara. Oh, she wouldn't like this... Not one bit.