"For a few days at least." Tenten grumbled, looking at her leftovers. She'd run out by the time he went on the second stage of the Exams, if he passed the first... then she'd be right back where she was, penniless and stuck with a bunch of useless weapons.<br/><br/>She listened thoughtfully to his response, sighing when he conceded that he might leave right afterwards... but questioned her on why she would ask such a thing, Tenten's back stiffened. The Jounin closed her eyes and dismissively waved him off, "Oh, no reason! No reason!"<br/><br/>In truth, she was going to need to rely on the kindness of others if she was going to make it through this month in comfort. She hadn't foraged or hunted her own food since the old days when she still went on missions and even then, it was all so gross! Nothing like freshly steamed dumplings! Jin-Ryu could sense a bit of the desperation in her voice.<br/><br/>She groaned and leaned back, looking up to the sky as she complained aloud, "How am I going to make it the whole month? Nobody wants to buy any of my weapons, and nobody wants to hire a Jounin for C-rank missions..." In Jin-Ryu's experience, B-class missions were quite rare, and A and S-class ones were a myth. The world just wasn't as dangerous as it used to be. Tenten was<em>too</em>qualified for a job here, which ironically left her destitute. It probably would have been bad for her reputation too if she took on a genin-level mission just to make some quick cash...<br/><br/><hr/><br/>"Shame on you!" Sarada gently punched at his shoulder, though it bore with it a lot more force than he'd expect from such a petite kunoichi. "That's still an unfair advantage." She pushed up her glasses, "I take my duties as the proctor of the Chūnin Exams very seriously! Telling you something like that could get me fired."<br/><br/>"Besides, what kind of example would I be setting as a Jounin of the Hidden Leaf if I gave away some information like that?" The woman huffed and stood up, pulling Yuki up to his feet with her. He towered over her by over a foot. "Hmph. Nice try, Yuki-chan."<br/><br/>She put her hands on her hips, then brought her fist up to her mouth, clearing her throat. With closed eyes, she smugly said, "I could have sworn you'd ask me out on a date or something, but that'd be just as inappropriate as helping you cheat! ...Uh, I mean... that's good that you're so... uh, gentlemanly."<br/><br/>A beat.<br/><br/>The Jounin opened her eyes and dropped her hands, "I'm not...<em>scary</em>, am I?"