Choujin:
It was then that Choujin noticed someone walking towards them, their academy teacher Iruka. Choujin placeed a hand on Aoi's shoulder and shook it lightly, "Hey look, its Iruka-sensei."
It suprised him that she woke fairly quickly and seemed to be alert right away.
Aoi:
In truth when Choujin woke her, she gasped and nearly jumped out of her skin. She breathed in for a few seconds and by that time Iruka-sensei had arrived, greeting them with a friendly wave.
"Iruka-sensei? Are you our team leader?" She heard Choujin ask.
"Im not, sorry kids. Im actually here to substitute till another jounin could be found, your assigned team leader was killed on a mission." Iruka said as he started his answer off with a smile which disappeared when he finished.
"That's terrible," Aoi said in her soft voice, with Choujin nodding in agreement with her statement.
"It is." Iruka's somberly voice agreed.
"Was it while looking for the Hokage?" Aoi asked.
Choujin:
Choujin was confused, looking for the Hokage? Is the Hokage missing? He looked to Iruka-sensei for answers who looked almost as shocked as he did, possibly because Aoi knew of the dillema faced by the village.
"That matter is none of your concern." Iruka would only state.
Of course, Choujin thought, if he said yes or no then it would prove the Hokage is missing, but even this answer let on more than he thinks.
"Iruka-sensei, my eldest brother is on one of the search teams per mother's request." Aoi would not drop the subject, she wanted to if there was any danger to her brother.
"Iruka-sensei? Is the Hokage really missing?" Choujin asked.
Iruka sighed, putting his hand to his face. "As long as it stays between us here. No one is supposed to know, it would cause panic and we are vulnerable to other villages." His voice lowered as the other two moved in closer.
"I wish I could help somehow..." said Choujin slowly
"This is a matter for Anbu and top ninja, nothing you genin need to concern yourselves with. When you get stronger you'll be able to go on missions such as this, but that is a ways off. The best way you can help right now is not say anything about this and go about as normal."
"And no, your team leader was killed on a different mission. And as your subsitute, I suggest..." Ikruka suddenly got a cruel grin on his face that spelled doom for the two genin. "... 40 laps around Konoha!"
"NO WAY!" Choujin shouted and Aoi looked a little faint at the idea.
"Go! Hop to it!" he clapped, Aoi and Choujin began their run.
As the genin ran off, Iruka chuckled, "They should be glad Im not Maito Gai, they'd be running hundred lap intervals." |