>>5795735>>5795749>>5795758>>5795763"Why did you pick us three, specifically?" You ask.
"Non-specifically, every jonin needs to lead a genin team at some point. It's a career requirement. I have other reasons."
"Oh, me! I have a question! How did you get so pretty?" Masami acts.
"I maintain a skin care routine. I will teach you. You will be a beautiful young lady."
Naoki now. "What's your specialty?"
"Fire. Water. Sealing. Genjutsu. I'm a jonin. I have broad competencies."
Back to you. "Was the slip about the jewels intentional?"
"Yes. The theft was real though. You have my thanks for returning the merchandise. I will apologize to that vendor later. Incidentally, the scenario was based on something your friend Katsuro got caught doing when he was a young man. I've read your files. If you hurt him, I was going to use that fact to berate you about your lack of empathy and then shame you ruthlessly."
Masami: "What kind of training are we going to do?"
"Any I deem necessary for your development, young lady."
Naoki: "When do we start?"
"When I feel like it. Tonight, if you consider a mandatory dinner at my home 'starting'. It will be a potluck. I will provide chicken karaage and chicken karaage related sauces."
Once more, your question: "What were you testing us on? With the time trial and the demands?"
"It wasn't your teamwork. Your class has stronger bonds than normal, I've been following your progress closely for over a year and testing those bonds would only have been necessary for problem children. It was a simple test of your character when you're put in a position of duress. Ninja who do not place the needs of their people above their own are scum and I had no desire to work with such types. I doubted you would fail. I picked you deliberately. However, the test is over and from now on you will do as I say. I am not demanding or unreasonable."
"Who was that asshole guy you transformed you into?" Asks Masami.
"The man I transformed into was my father, though his name was not Hikaru. He was overly stern and I've learned what not to do from his example. Sometimes hard choices are necessary, but not as commonly or to be made as recklessly as he believed. He died for you in a confrontation with missing-nin, young lady. Forgotten by most."
"Was I actually late by a quarter of a second or were you just messing with me?" Naoki asks, a little ashamed.
"You were three quarters of a second early. I lied when I started the countdown with 5 when you actually had 6. I wanted you and the others afraid of what I would do if you didn't bow to my demands. A stern and unforgiving example was part of the ruse."
>Anything else?>What are you going to provide to the potluck? You can probably cook with Masami or Naoki. 