The Teamwork Test Part 1:
It had taken you less than a day for you to get everything together, and it made you smile when you saw their faces when you gathered this bountiful subject of not only jutsu, but of treats that these young children would most assuredly listen to.
At Training Ground 12, you were sitting down, waiting with your bag, as you smiled at them. They had prepared well enough for this fun little expedition.
The Obstacle course you had created was one that got progressively harder, and one that could only be completed by a team working in tandem and together, communicating with not only their eyes, but in their trust, and many of these obstacles required… teamwork.
Kakashi may have his bell test, but you have the ability to shape the world around you. And that was always something better than tradition.
Team 3 was, well. They were just as expected. "Come on Sasuke, at least try to not act like a brooding emo."
"I am not an emo." He said with a very tactful and forceful tone, as if he was hearing it again, for a short time. And a repeated time. "Are you obsessed with that phrase, or is that how you show affection?"
Yakumo for her part, was giggling incessantly at the two boys annoying each other, and was very happy. She had even changed into far more suitable attire for this obstacle course, a short sleeve shirt, some shorts and a new pair of sandals. "You two really need to lighten up."
"Indeed." You replied as you laid out the rewards on the table. "Welcome to training ground 12, or as I call it, the Obstacle Course of Doom." Well maybe not that, but the looks on their face as they saw the whirling, living contraption that would be their obstacle course was something that warms your heart.
They were not prepared for this sort of dramatic stuff from you, so they were quite literally throwing themselves off the cliff to make sure they could fly.
The Twelve items caught their attention. "It's that a coupon for Ichiraku's Ramen?" Naruto salivated at the mouth when he saw that. "An all you can eat coupon?"
"Yes." You replied.
Sasuke saw the Jutus scrolls. "Jutsu Scrolls?" He asked.
"Yes." Your smile was there, and it unnerved them. Good, you loved to see you were still in total control of the situation.
Yakumo was scared to ask when she looked at the last voucher. "Equipment?"
"Yes. Some of you are lacking in High end Ninja Equipment." Everyone looked at Naruto, who was looking at the coupons to that Ramen place with total focus.
He looked at everyone. "What are you all looking at?" Completely oblivious to your briefing. Oh that boy was going to be the death of you if he couldn't shape up.
"And while the Standard Equipment will serve you fine… oh who am I kidding, trying to get anything through the Quartermaster is impossible and that's why I'm willing to side step that, and help you with getting you what you need." You saw the two clanners chuckling at that.
"But." That sucked the energy from them. "That is your reward." You then pulled up a blindfold, and a large, comically large, set of ear muffs. "For you will be subjected to a loss of senses, while you pass my obstacle course."
"Sasuke, you will be blind." Those words nearly caused Sasuke to become Physically ill. He seemed revolted, and recoiled at the thought. "Thought so. Sasuke, one thing I have learned is that sometimes, your eyes don't work, and they become not only a hindrance to you, but also a liability. You have eyes that entire nations will kill for. So you must learn to operate, in an emergency, without them."
You then turned to Yakumo. "Sometimes we will not be there to reassure you, to bring you back from the Beast's clutches with our words and our actions. Sometimes you will be alone, and without our help, unable to hear. You will have to be the one who brings yourself back." You then threw both items to the ninjas, and they caught them. "Put them on, and on tight, I will know if you are cheating."
"What about Naruto?" Sasuke asked as he looked at the orange traffic cone. He was waiting.
"Yeah, what about me, taking away my taste with a seal? Clogging up my nose with tissue paper like Iruka does after a bloody nose-"
You were devilishly smiling… And the color left the young Uzumaki's face. "You my young genin… You will be silent."
Naruto looked like he was about to protest, but you countered. "Naruto. A ninja is precise. A ninja walks with his comrades." You then slapped a piece of Ninja duck tape onto his mouth, preventing him from speaking more. "A ninja, when the time calls for it, is silent."
"Now. Pass my obstacle course, and all will be yours." You stated.
You gently… forgot that if they failed in their teamwork, or broke the rules and used the senses you took away, that you would take a random item away.
They didn't need to know that.
"Begin!" You shouted, and the three of them followed each other, slowly holding eachothers hands as they walked into an uncertain hell.
How closely do you monitor their status from the trees?:
[]Closely: You will watch them with your usual vigor. So if they cheat… you will know. (Genin suffer a +20 to their rolls, and you will take away only a few items)
[]Very Closely: Eh, trying to make them ready for the Chunin Exams won't hurt too much. You're going to punish even the slightest breach. (Genin suffer a +40 to their rolls, but they will lose all but one of their items)
[]Relaxed: Eh, you have better things to do. Like trying to talk to that ROOT Agent watching you. (Genin have no roll bonus, but they will gain their items)
Who joined you watching them:
[]Kakashi: He seemed intrigued by your little obstacle course idea. "Mind if I join?"
[]Asuma: He was smoking and he tried to avoid blowing smoke into your face. "Sorry about that, I've been a bit busy. How's it been?"
[]Shiro: He was looking out into the distance. "You know that there is a betting pool on your team passing right?"
[]That Root Agent: He stood next to you. "Tenzo… Lord Danzo, wishes to speak to you. Now."
[]No one: Finally no one with ulterior motives is coming to bug you.
ANL Enjoy, and plan format please.
