There's no "I" in "Team!"

[Orpheus]

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Hideo frowned again, his thoughts returning to the revelation that had come to him this morning. It had been a normal day, but then he'd received a letter informing him of the grim news.

He was being arranged and placed into a team.

He sighed softly, shaking his head. It had been decided that he was cooperate in an active Genin team, a thing he'd been dreading for a long time. He could no longer run his own show, do his own missions, and live on a schedule of his own pleasing.

The truth was different though: Hideo was afraid of the demands of a team, and being able to keep up, although he'd never admit it.

He crossed through the gate into the old play-yard of the Academy. It hadn't changed a bit since his years away from it. The sun waned high in the sky, evening was only a few hours away so nobody would be around at this time. He pulled out the paper again, reread it, and put it back into his belt. He was supposed to meet one of his new possible team-mates here around this time.

He found a perch at one of the tables, made himself comfortable and waited. He pulled a small piece of bread from his pocket and chewed on the tough crust. He was hungry lately, no matter how much he ate. The bread also helped him distract himself from how nervous he was.

"I wonder who it'll be..." He said quietly to himself, shaking his head again.

Ever since he'd graduated from the Academy he'd kept a low profile among his peers. He rarely spoke to anyone unless he had to, especially genuinely. The past couple of years following his initial training had been quiet, but particularly lonely. Now his responsibilities as a Ninja had caught up to him, he'd have to adapt to it.

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[cs=2] Great! A Fricken' team! Just what I always wanted!
[cs=2] Maji strolled through town, a slip of paper gripped tightly in his gloved hand. He had gotten a letter the night before, from the guy who was supposed to be his 'leader', though he had never even seen the jerk's face. Or Mask...or hide, nor hair at all. Anyway, he had gotten a note from the jerk saying that he'd be assigned a 'team'. Lovely. He just hoped that at least one of them could handle themselves in a fight. Preferably an up close one. A Gen user could be handy too. And a medic as well. Maji himself could more than handle any ninjutsu they needed. The young man strolled through the village, frustrated to no end that this jerk would be a no show for who knows how long now, and wouldn't even have the common decency to tell him the news himself instead. NO! The coward had left him a note! Why, when Maji got his hands on him, he would pluck the jerk's eyebrows, sew his mouth shut, and mummify the rest of him. And without even asking his consent, that jerk forced a team on him! But there wasn't much point in bothering himself over it now. He'd just barbeque him later. And by barbeque, Maji wasn't kidding. He would incinerate him, reduce that...that-that meat-thing to little more than ash and a char mark on the wall. Eventually, Maji found his way the supposed meeting place, the Taki academy. "Teammates, bah humbug!" The young mage 'shinobi' said, leaping on top of the low fence surrounding the school, then leaping onto the grounds. He glanced about the grounds, looking for this supposed 'teammate' At least at this late hour, with the sun setting, all the little 'scamps' would be home. "Oi!" he exclaimed, spotting a lone figure, not too far off from his age, "Why're you here? Waiting for someone?" he asked, his tone tinged with his frustration.
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[Orpheus]

Hideo gobbled down the last pieces of the bread. It had been somewhat stale, but he wanted to be doing anything other than brooding about his situation. He shook his head, scrambling up the last of the crumbs. He probably was a fool Hideo thought. Likely all of his team mates would be pompous tools, propped up on their family pedigree that somehow entitled them to be ninja

"They've likely never had a hard day in their lives." He muttered softly.

Just then he heard the steps. He looked up at its origin. He noticed a figure come into the yard, stop and look around. He got to the distance of a short stone's throw. Hideo squinted, looking at the figure. He seemed rather heavily dressed for the weather.

""Why're you here? Waiting for someone?"

He heard the figure call this out.

Oh no... Hideo thought. This has got to be him.

He straightened up in his seat on the table. He called out back to the person.

"I'm waiting for someone, a fellow shinobi. We're meeting here!" He couldn't see the fellow's face from here, and with his hat as wide as it was. He might not be the one... I can't tell if he has a headband on. He might just be wandering around. Hideo thought this over, he reassured himself.

"No, can't be." He muttered quietly, barely over a whisper. This was just some villager who'd been exploring around, more than likely. The ninja he was to meet was likely not even going to show up.

[dawnlight]

Dawn had always been a team oriented person but all his friends from the academy had already formed team by the time he had wanted to ask. So when his father delivered the letter to him. He was over joyed that he would finally have his own team.

Of course his father clocked him on the head telling him not to dishonor the family by being the weakest on this team of his. Commanding him to do his best and make his mother proud.

Dawn immediately headed out of the door for the old academy. He jumped up to the rooftops of the houses leading to his destination. He was overly excited.

" I wonder if they are taijutsu or Ninjutsu Shinobi? Or even Genjutsu?" Dawn said as he thought to himself imagining what each might look like. " I wonder if the are boys or girls? Are they cute boys?" Dawn whispered as he neared the meeting place.

He push off the last roof top with enough force to propel him almost over the wall of the academy. He grabbed the ledge and hauled himself over the side and down into the academy.

He saw two figures on on a table the other somewhat quickly approaching. Both seem to be at least three to four years older than him.

"Dang it I am the baby of the team." Dawn said with dampened enthusiasm. He slowly made his way over to the duo expecting the inevitable.

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[cs=2] Great! A Fricken' team! Just what I always wanted!
[cs=2] He's waiting on someone too? Goody, looks like this guy's it. Maji looked down on the kid, looking him over a few times. He looked...capible enough. Judging from his build, he was probably a specialist in taijutsu. Goody. At least, if this kid was indeed his new teammate, Maji wouldn't be saddled with frontlining it. With a flick of his wrist, Maji straightened out his paper, and tossed it on the table, "Couldn't what?" He asked, as stereo-typically angsty as a shonen protagonist. Maji turned towards a new set of footsteps approaching them. Speaking of kids he mused to himself. "So!" He said, looking over the high collar of his coat, "what brings a shrimp like you here?"
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[Orpheus]

Hideo took in the figure as he approached closer. His face remained impassive while he looked him over, he wouldn't let-on what he was thinking. The fellow was clothed heavily from head-to-toe, and the most Hideo could make out was that he was pale skinned and dark haired.

What's with the damn hat? The scarf too? I can barely get a look at him.

"Seems like you are the one I was supposed to meet. I'm Hideo."

He said the words evenly, straightening up in his seat while a hand brushed a strand of his long hair away from his eyes. He lowered his palms to his knees.

What a weirdo. So this is who I'm going to be saddled with?

His senses picked up on a figure climbing down into the Academy yard, he came closer to them in a series of steps.

"You supposed to be here?" He said casually at the boy, whom he guessed to be easily a few years younger than him.

No, no. Don't tell me they threw a fresh young newbie out of the Academy at me. And here I thought this couldn't get any worse.

[dawnlight]

Dawn could clearly see one of them now that he was closer . He was defiantly looked physically stronger then Dawn or the stranger. Dawn then looked over at the other oddly dress guy. The guy had to be sweating up a storm in those clothes, though it did give him an eerie affect.

"So!" He said, looking over the high collar of his coat, "what brings a shrimp like you here?"

"You supposed to be here?"

Dawn let out a sigh at hearing the question getting a little frustrated. He had to let these two know he wasn't just some kid. He pulled the letter out out his pocket balling it up he threw at the two.

" I am your third member ." Dawn said moving the blue strands from in front of his eye. " I a not a shrimp no matter what I look like on the outside I am a force to be reckoned with. I am Dawn. Who are you?"

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[cs=2] Bah! I'd rather have moogles!
[cs=2] Maji glanced at the two, his hidden eyes flickering back and forth between the two. "Maji," he said, extending a gloved hand to the one at the table, this 'Hideo'. "My name's Maji Burako." With his off hand, he caught the ball of paper, finding one of it's four corners. With a flick of his wrist, and of his chakra, he straightened it out. Enough to be read, at least, though it still bore the scars of being turned into a sphere. After Hideo shook his hand, or refused to, Maji would place the paper on the table and stuff his hands into his jacket's pocket. "So why are you two dressed so light? It's winter, in case you haven't noticed." To illustrate his point, he pulled one of his hands back out of his coat and held it out, palm up. Using his chakra, he condensed water vapor in the air to form a small, jagged ice crystal. Suddenly, he clenched his fist, grinding the crystal into snow and ice-dust. A gust of wind blew it from his hand. After shaking off what remained, he stuffed the hand back into his pockets. "Forget it," he said after a while. "We're teammates now, right? So what can you two do?"
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[Orpheus]

Hideo took the hand of the heavily dressed man, gave it a peaceable shake and his arms returned to cross over his chest. His eyes took in this other individual too.

He certainly seems spirited, we'll see.

"Like I said, I'm called Hideo. Hideo Kishimoto." He said the words quietly.

He watched Maji preform the rudimentary trick in his hand. It let-on more than he'd like realize. His let out a thin smile at the situation.

And this one... He's still a mystery. He had the aptitude for water and ice techniques, at least.

"Yes, it is winter. I like the evening air on my skin."

Hideo decided he wouldn't press the man's unique clothing any further, the sooner they got to the meat of things - the better.

"Yes, we're to be in a team. My specialty is close quarters combat, stealth, and offensive ninjutsu. What about you? What can you do, Maji?"

Hideo hopped off the perch he'd been on, he stood now before the two of them. He straightened up, and held out a hand to the younger fellow named Dawn.

"What about you then? What makes you such a force to be reckoned with?"

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[cs=2] Bah! I'd rather have moogles!
[cs=2] "Hehehe," Maji chuckled. Stealth? Well, at least he can handle the frontlines. "Me?" he asked, "I bend the elements to my will, channeling the arcane energies at my command to twist the fabric of reality, warping the natural order of the universe to serve my ends." He smirked behind the high collar, "In short, you could call me a ninjutsu master. I hold claim over seven different releases." Maji then turned towards the other one. The one who had thrown the paper ball at him, "And you? What can you do?" Well, hopefully he could use medijutsu, or genjutsu.
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[dawnlight]

Dawn shook the hand of Hideo lightly. He watched slightly amused by Maji's parlor trick. He preferred the cold air "it toughened him up" in the words of his father.

" At the moment I am focused on defensive Ninjutsu but I am equipped to handle a wide range of Jutsu." Dawn said placing his hands on his hips posing in a Diva like fashion.

These two had some experience on him but that didn't intimidate him. He felt that he could keep up with these guys if need be. The only thing that concerned him was Maji. Maji seem to be a power oriented person he felt nature would bend to his will. No good would come of that but how could he just judge him like that having just met. Dawn felt the need to keep an eye on him at all time still though.

Hideo seemed to be the most level headed one in the group. He looked like the kind of guy you want to have your back.

" So what do we do now? Who is our team leader?" Dawn asked after looking over both of them.

[Orpheus]

Hideo slightly quirked a brow at Dawn.

He's certainly rather effeminate.

He leaned up against the edge of the table, his right hand coming to rub the bottom of his chin. He was quiet for a moment, his eyes looked from Dawn to Maji.

"Well, there are three of the four we'll be here. So there's still an unaccounted for member. I'm sure he or she isn't here for some reason."

He probably didn't bother with any of this. I envy him.

"As for our team... I suppose we could discuss who'll be our leader. We definitely have the secret arts covered with you two, I'll be in the thick of it. I hope our fourth has some skill in the healing arts. Dawn and I can look into Genjutsus for the future."

He smiled thinly at the two of them.

"We'll need a suitable name too. What do you two have to say?"

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[cs=2] Bah! I'd rather have moogles!
[cs=2] Maji walked over to one of the seats next to Hideo and sat down roughly, dropping onto the seat and shaking the table it was connected to. "Names? Leaders? I don't care. Just don't name it anything stupid." His tone was as rough as usual. Great, he complained in his head, At least they could handle illusions. But what's the point of that? Why screw with someone's head when you can just blow it off? A medic's what we need. Someone to heal whoever's on the front line. And to heal anyone dumb enough to get caught in the crossfire. Or more accurately, anyone dumb enough to get in the way of one of Maji's attacks.
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[dawnlight]

"Dawn and I can look into Genjutsus for the future."

"I am actually hoping to get into learning some Genjutsu soon. Maybe we can train together Hideo? That is if you want. We will all be training as a team anyway right?" Dawn annouced.

Dawn's eye seem to get huge at the mention of a fourth member. His hoped it was another guy or a very manly girl. He then wondered what type of Shinobi they would be.

Dawn then moved his arm's and hands so that they crossed behind his head. He stared up into the winter sky pondering the other question at hand.

"What about Sugureta Chikara? Superior Force!" Dawn said jumping with joy having come up with an amazing name as far as he was concerned. " With all of our combine power we will be an unstoppable force above all others."

Dawn said looking between the two Ninja in front of him gauging their individual reactions. Hoping they would like it he waited for their responses. His hands returned to his hips.

[Orpheus]

"That'd be the idea, actually."

I can't believe I'm advocating this.

"We should start doing things together from now on... Training, missions, spending time with one another. We'll all become accustomed to each of us, get a feel for our individual talents, traits, and whatnot."

Hideo held his thin smile, he shrugged his shoulders slightly.

"That's the idea at-least."

I've got to make the best of this that I can. I suppose these two could be worse, much worse.

"Team Superior Force? I don't know, it doesn't flow that well."

He shook his head slowly.

No, that wouldn't do...

His green eyes turned from Dawn to Maji.

I didn't expect to meet someone more difficult than myself, but this one will be a mystery I think... He's powerful, I can sense it - but he seems to be rather short-sighted.

He broke his reverie, taking his eyes away from the seated man.

"We could be... Team Black Sun.. Team Hellfire... Team Hideo.."

He couldn't help but chuckle at the last part.

I've got to find the humor in all of this somewhere...

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[cs=2] Bah! I'd rather have moogles!
[cs=2] "Team Black Sun?" Maji questioned aloud, "Team Hellfire? I thought I said DON'T chose something stupid." Maji let his eyes glaze over as he began to think. None of those suggestions were worth their weight in salt. I'd rather have just a generic number than any of those. Now lets see... Maji began to reach into his knowledge of Latin, words he had learned to help translate some of the older books he had gotten his hands on. "Hm...What about Dies Nox et Omnia? Actus Noctis Erebea? Incendium Ghenna? Sim Fabricatus Ab Incendio? Agilitas Fulminis?" He thought a moment more. "Or maybe something in old greek," he said while trying to remember Greek Grammar, "like 'Tastrape Uper Ouranou Mega Dunamene'?" Another word rumbled around in Maji's head, as the young man searched through the tomes of linguistic knowledge in his head, "Or maybe Gestalt? It's a German word meaning 'Shape' or 'Form'. In English it can be used to refer to something that's greater than the sum of it's parts." Maji blushed slightly towards the end of his last suggestions, though it remained unseen under his thick winter garbs.
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[Orpheus]

"Gestalt, huh?

I think I like that... Yeah, that isn't half-bad at all.

"I think we should go with that! The word sounds fine enough, and the meaning is true to the idea of a team."

Hideo smiled, this time more genuinely. He straightened up, crossing his arms over his chest. He peered up at the sky, the evening orange was giving way to violet and crimson. It must've been the odd magic of twilight, for Hideo later could not explain why he said what he was about to say.

"Also, in regards to a leader... I suppose I can fufill that role unless anybody is against it. I'll go to the office tomorrow morning and get all the paperwork in order, and find out who are mysterious fourth member is.."

He shook his head, blinking.

Oh my... What did I just volunteer myself for?

Hideo suddenly felt very exposed, and thoroughly surprised at the brashness he'd displayed.

"So, what do you guys think? We should wrap this up quickly before it gets too dark out."

[dawnlight]

Dawn slightly pouted but decided to let it go. He seem to let out a sigh letting his has raise in defeat. " Team Gesalt it is. I still say we should have went with something more exotic." Dawn announced less than enthusiastic .

I still don't trust that guy. Can you say chills. Dawn thought glancing over at the thick layered Maji. Hideo's words breaking his train of thought.

"I agree to that. You seem to have the look of a leader. You have my vote," Dawn said eyeing Hideo befor looking over to Maji to see if he would fight this.

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[cs=2] Bah! I'd rather have moogles!
[cs=2] "Go right ahead," Maji said roughly as he stood up. "Just be prepared to earn the right to lead." He turned around to face them both, "Go to 'The Black Coat's' if you need me." The Black Coat was the tailor's that his parents ran. His parent's talent in seamstry being one of the things he picked up from them. "If there's nothing else, I'm going to get going." He looked over the two and reviewed his situation. The kid and the boy were his new teammates, by force, due to that blasted jerk of a Jounin. There was an enigmatic '4th' member of their usually three man cell. This, combined with his supposed overseer's practical nonexistance pointed out that this was going to be an all-genin team. Lovely. That 4th better make this interesting. "By the way, short stuff," Maji said, directing his attention to the short one, "what exactly is so 'exotic' about the same language almost every single jutsu's name is in? Greek, Latin, German, at least they're not as common as Japanese or English."
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[Orpheus]

Hideo smiled.

At least we are able to decide on things.

"The Black Coat, huh? Maybe I should get some new clothes made..."

He chuckled softly, glancing at Maji then to Dawn.

"Where can we find you, Dawn? I live alone in a flat across from Okamoto's grocery, you all know where that is?"

Hideo pocketed his hands, they were shaking slightly.

I haven't spoken to anybody... In years. This is honestly so much, everything is changing.

He smiled thinly, he didn't want to let on his reverie.

I can do this. Now folks will be counting on me. I need to do this.