"Got it." Kasumi gave Yuki a wink and a finger-gun gesture... Of course, it was a little scary knowing that those fingers could turn into bullets of heavy water at a moment's notice.<br/><br/>His words only widened her grin. As dangerous as she was, there didn't seem to be any outright hostility...<br/><br/>Himawari smiled as Azuki snaked their arms together. Truly, the Uzumaki princess was too gentle and innocent to see anything in a negative light, even something that might be perceived as possessive or clingy. "Oh, well, hopefully we won't have to fight at all, right?" Himawari replied with closed eyes and a smile. She swayed back and forth as a nervous tic, her breasts almost hypnotically and slowly moving from left to right. Almost everyone was caught in its snare- save Ichimaru, of course. He just pointed his head vacantly into the distance.<br/><br/>"Right, Dad always said I need to make friends everywhere I go!" Himawari added, "That's why Azuki-chan and I get along so well!"<br/><br/>They listened to Jin-Ryu explain his theories, and Kurai poked her fingers together, "You think they put us together for a reason? I mean, a Byakugan user and a blind swordsman... and if Himawari-san has the Hokage's reserves of chakra, then-"<br/><br/>Kasumi's curiosity was piqued, and she instantly asked, "Then what?"<br/><br/>"Oh, nothing." Kurai nervously replied.<br/><br/>Kasumi sighed with disappointment and then said, "Well, I should probably find Himiko and Heikamaro. Maybe with these new teams,<em>I</em>won't get disqualified if they try to kill someone." She shrugged and left, blowing a kiss to Yuki as she sauntered off.<br/><br/>It seemed like it would be a long time before every test was graded, and the teams began to intermingle. It looked like Azuki, Yuki, and Jin-Ryu's place in the second stage was secure so they began to wander a bit.<br/><br/>Makoto was easy to spot in a crowd, as always. That huge puppet of hers was hardly inconspicuous. Yuki found her chatting with a brown-haired woman in a fur vest and shorts. Next to them was a young man with a Kusagakure headband and camoflauged pants over an unofficial armored vest. He wrapped a bandana around his bicep. He seemed to notice Yuki before anyone else, turning around mid-conversation to give him a look. Suddenly, Makoto followed his eyes with her top mounted camera and lit up, her big mechanical legs storming over towards him, "Y-Yuki! Hey! How'd you do?"<br/><br/>The woman next to her put her hands in the pockets of her shorts and looked at him carefully, "We got a hundred, thanks to Naomi here."<br/><br/>Nara Naomi closed her eyes and looked away as if show some modesty... but in truth it looked even<em>more</em>arrogant.<br/><br/>Jin Ryu had a harder time finding Kay... If it was possible at all. Half the size of a regular human, she sure did blend into a crowd well. The long blonde hair of one of the Sand Sisters was visible through the crowd... Moving over towards her, he found her with a boy in a hoodie and sunglasses in his hair who looked rather sheepish and a young woman with long navy blue hair, blue skin, and a rather large bastard sword strapped to her back. She was wearing a sleeveless wetsuit that ended at her thighs, with a Kirigakure headband around her neck and bandages around her wrists and ankles. This one seemed rather curious about Aimi... or Airi, whichever sister it was. She was leaning in close with a hungry look in her crystal blue eyes.