"Uchiha Sarada?" Bakumi repeated thoughtfully, skeptically. Her gold eyes went half-closed and she looked at Yuki expectantly, "Isn't she one of the proctors?"<br/><br/>The girl turned on her heel and looked away from him, apparently in disappointment or disgust at his reluctance to give up any useful information. Then she thought about for a second... "Hey..."<br/><br/>"I've<em>seen</em>those trees." Bakumi turned around and grinned, "Pretty impressive! But I didn't come here to fight Uchiha Sarada... now there<em>is</em>someone you could tell me about." The woman approached him, bringing her hand up and then poking him twice on the chest, "It's only fair, huh? After all, who is to say we have to meet as enemies? We may even end up as allies, huh? And shouldn't allies know eachothers' strengths and weaknesses?"<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Move this to IC 2 after the conclusion of the Kasumi/Makoto scene, if it pleases you.</div></div><br/><hr/><br/>Himawari had an uncanny strength, and didn't seem the least bit put off or thrown off-balance as she bent her legs and held up Azuki by the back and crook of her legs. Easing Azuki out of the bridal carry, the blue-haired Uzumaki closed her eyes and smiled, "Hi!"<br/><br/>With a great sigh of relief, Hiro put the bar back on the rack and wormed his way out from underneath it. Tara put her hand on his back protectively as she suspiciously kept her gaze on the Mitarashi. "Lead the way, Azuki-chan! I hear Kirigakure's sushi is top-notch!"<br/><br/>"Eugh, seafood." Tara scrunched her monkey face up in disgust. Hiro shrugged, standing up and going over to retrieve his scarf and jacket.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">You can move this to IC 2 if it pleases you... though you'll eventually maybe want to finish the scenes with Samui and Hanabi. :P</div></div><br/><hr/><br/>Ruka continued her work as Jin-Ryu spoke and helped her along. "Alright, alright..." She closed her eyes and smiled, "Are you the Mizukage in disguise or something!" Then she reached out and grabbed his cheeks, "Come on, drop the Henge no jutsu!"<br/><br/>When he did not in fact give up the illusion, she paused and slowly withdrew her hands, "Oh... So you really are an outsider, huh? Hmph! Guess that makes you a rarity. Should be interesting to watch you if you make it past the written exam. I heard it'll be tough this year."<br/><br/>The woman put her hands in her pockets and bobbed her head, "There's all kinds participating in the exams this year. Hope you fight as well as you talk." She lowered her chin and smiled.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Can... eventually move this to IC 2, but Ruka isn't exactly convinced yet that Jin-Ryu is anything more than a very curious young man. :P</div></div>